Not pictured: Michael (skipped picture day) · Photo: [credit]
We're four guys from Portland who still love the music we grew up on, so we started a band and play it loud.
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We're CARD3N, a four-piece from Portland, Oregon. Graham sings and plays guitar, Andrew plays lead guitar and sings, Kramer plays drums, and Michael plays bass and sings.
We play the pop-punk and emo songs we all grew up with, mixed in with songs we wrote ourselves. If you know the words, sing along. If you don't, you'll probably know them by the end of the night.
[Origin story: how the four of you met, the year CARD3N started, and the moment you knew this was a real band. Two or three sentences.]
So far we've played Dante's, Brujos Brewing and Cooper Mountain Ale Works, and we're always up for the next one. Check the Shows page to see where we're playing.
[What's next: new recordings, a release date, or the next big show you want people to know about.]
A quick hello from the four of us.
A few questions for each of us. Some of us took them more seriously than others.
Q. Which lyric do you never get tired of screaming?
[Answer]
Q. What was the first band poster on your bedroom wall?
[Answer]
Q. Hardest song in the set to sing?
[Answer]
Q. The cap: lucky charm or just a bad hair day?
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Q. Worst thing that's ever happened to you mid-song?
[Answer]
Q. First riff you ever learned all the way through?
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Q. Pedal you bought and immediately regretted?
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Q. What was your AIM screen name? Be honest.
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Q. Guitar solo you'd play at your own wedding?
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Q. Who takes the longest at load-out?
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Q. How many sticks do you go through in a night?
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Q. Who in this band rushes the tempo? Name names.
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Q. Which song in the set wrecks your arms?
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Q. Who made your Myspace Top 8?
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Q. Describe the view from behind the kit in three words.
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Q. So… where were you on picture day?
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Q. Bass players never get the spotlight. Discuss.
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Q. Dream rig, no budget. Go.
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Q. Most-played burned CD in your car, circa 2005?
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Q. What do you yell into the mic when the room's too quiet?
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Now meet them at a show.
