{"id":105,"date":"2011-04-07T23:25:11","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T03:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/popcultureroadtrip\/?p=105"},"modified":"2011-04-07T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T03:25:11","slug":"a-band-that-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/popcultureroadtrip\/2011\/04\/a-band-that-matters.html","title":{"rendered":"A band that matters&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this, the eve of the tour, I thought I&#8217;d share this.<\/p>\n<p>Back in January, I interviewed Claudio Sanchez about\u00a0Coheed and Cambria&#8217;s upcoming tour &#8211; \u00a0going back to their roots, playing &#8216;The Second Stage Turbine Blade&#8217; in its entirety (along with a special acoustic set and an additional electric set).<\/p>\n<p>It was a for a Noisecreep.com piece I was writing and my son, a very serious Coheed fan (who got me into the group) was with me.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the amazing music, what always impressed me about this band is how they treat their fans. The shared loyalty and dedication is a fantastic thing to watch. Coheed makes the experience so interesting for its fans &#8211; keeping them involved and rewarding them with some of the most intense, inspired concerts being played today &#8211; and a thoroughly interesting, eclectic and challenging body of work.<\/p>\n<p>To this awesome group of musicians &#8211; best of luck as you hit the road &#8211; and for the fans, here&#8217;s hoping you enjoy this part of our conversation.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Untitled\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22107542?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this, the eve of the tour, I thought I&#8217;d share this. 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