Okay. By now you all should know that the legendary post-hardcore/emo band Texas Is The Reason is reuniting for one show at NYC’s Irving Plaza on November 25th. Supposedly the show is an attempt provide a little closure (they abruptly broke up in early 1997 while on tour in Germany) for both the band and the fans.
“The one thing we all agreed on, even back then, was that our last show should have been in New York City. We’ve had reunion offers in other states, but we turned them down. This show has been in the back of our minds for a long time.” – guitarist, Norman Brannon
That much is fact. What I’m not so sure about is the rest of the story. It just seems to me that there might be more to this reunion than just one show. For example, their Myspace page has new press photos of the band from the past few months. They are an official member of the Riot Act Media promotions roster. And their official site indicates “full website coming soon.” These actions (to me at least) are not those of a band that has been apart almost 10 years and plans to remain that way. Am I crazy, or might I be onto something here?
I have heard zilch if this reunion is a one-off or not. I’m glad they’re doing at least one last show. Who knows, they might do what Lifetime did with reuniting.
i really think they are doing all of this “marketing”, if you will, to see what kind of buzz gets going about the band. my thoughts are, maybe they’ll make some sort of decision on if there will only be the one show or an upcoming tour.