Interview with Better Times!

Finally got an interview with these guys! they're an awesome band, check em out.

So who are the members and what do they play? Frank-Vocals Jason Times-Guitar Youth Drew-Drums Cody-Bass

How did the band start, and did you ever expect it to progress? We've all been in bands before that have played with each other, and we all knew each other from the scene. Our old bands broke up and decided to start up something new. We were writing songs that we liked and wanted to play. We got a really positive reaction from our demo and we just kept writing songs.

What does the name better times mean to you? How was the name established? We actually wrote our song Better Times before we had our name. It's about looking forward to better times, and pushing past all the shit that you have going on. If something is going on in your life that you don't like, change it. If you want to do something, do it. It's easier said than done but no one said life was easy. The lyrics to the song pretty much sum it up.

What are your influences? What kind of sound are you going for? Insted, Floorpunch, Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Straight Edge ect. We're definitely influenced by youth crew bands and that's the sound we're going for. The faster the better.

Has anything really crazy ever happened at one of your shows? Lots of crazy shit has happened at our shows. We played behind our friends screen printing shop in this little storage room thing with no windows in the middle of the summer and it had to be 100+ degrees inside. Kids we're tossing streamers through the rafters and throwing binders and anything they found in the room. It was the coolest show we've ever played. Our friend Jamie Moore moshing with a shopping cart at our tape release show, pool noodle mosh, multi-room circle pits at the Funeral Home, Kyle taking over for Drew on drums while Drew moshes during our Stop and Think cover, lots of awesome stuff going on in Buffalo.

What's in the future for better times? Can we all expect plenty of new jams in the upcoming months? We're writing a lot of new songs right now and we are looking to release a 7" soon. Looking to do a bunch of weekends and play out of town a lot.

What did you expect when the band started? Did you ever think it would go anywhere, or was it kinda just for fun? We started it for fun and we want to go as far as Better Times can take us.

Lastly, any shows coming up soon? Possibly anywhere near southern Cali? We're playing with Comeback Kid on the 25th of this month, and then Cleveland, OH and Marlton, NJ on the 26th and 27th. We would love to tour out west some day.

You can download all of our music for free at www.betterxtimes.bandcamp.com Our online store: www.betterxtimes.storenvy.com Shout out to Buffalo Straight Edge, BSHC, Malfunction, GCW, Brainwreck, Easy Way Out, Outlast XXX, Ages and everyone who has supported us.