Everyone’s attending a backyard pool party having the time of their lives all smiles and looking their best. Tom Flynn produced a clip so breathtaking that it's made an unforgettable mark on the band and everyone else invited for it: a shining example of what a young summer day spent in Long Island suburbia. The “Night Swim” video dropped it was the most magnificent thing I seen last year. They became Sunhaven, and this time they drifted away from their beastly metalcore / hardcore sound and more towards melodic pop-punk. Imagine my surprise when last summer I learned that there was a third incarnation of the group. That was the last show I went to before the entire world closed down. Everyone had fun, we took pictures, posted them on social media - you know - 2020 stuff. Tobasco and her friend Pez Dispenser showed up and so did Keith’s bestie Kryssy who worked with us. The bar was packed and the turnout was high. (They’re now Pariah.) The last time I seen them was right before the pandemic at the Amityville Music Hall, Long Island’s hardcore haven. They’ve changed their sound without sacrificing their power - and also their band name, too. None of that stopped them and their replacements from chasing the dream. They had their falling outs with other members involving domineering drama-queen girlfriends and embarrassing answering-machine messages. I was totally into what they had to offer and saw them play a few more time. Champ was a five-piece metalcore / hardcore hybrid that everyone came to see play and they blew the roof off. A few of us also attended and so did Keith’s friend Tobasco, who I later realized was my town librarian. He invited me to come see his band, Champ, at Rockville Center’s Vibe Lounge where our other co-worker Rich was a part of. I followed Keith Ginex’ musical path when we were co-workers at a mafioso supermarket jack outfit.
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