Bassist Nick Ghanbarian of punk rock band Bayside took a moment to speak with The Daily Orange about the band’s performance at The Lost Horizon, playing in college towns and the band’s future plans.

The Daily Orange: What did you think of tonight’s Syracuse crowd?

Nick Ghanbarian: It was exactly what we want in a crowd. We’re a very energetic band. It might not be the most recognizable thing when you hear our albums, but when we play, we like to put all of our energy into it and jump around. When the crowd is going nuts, singing and dancing, that’s the perfect show for us.

What does an intimate venue like The Lost Horizon bring to a show?

It’s exactly that word: intimate. You can see and hear people right in front of you and give them a high five. Being able to connect to people is something that gets lost. When we played the Syracuse K-Rockathon in the summer, someone asked me today what we like better: the big festival things or the small things. We like them both. They are both different and bring different things to a show. Nights like these are fun because of the energy of the show. You can’t beat that.

Bayside is a frequent visitor of Syracuse. What does that tell you about the Central New York fan base?

It’s cool. I’ve been in the band for seven years, and we’ve come here a bunch. The vibe is cool in a college town like this one. For a couple hours between Rochester and Buffalo, we play here and the people are super stoked. It’s why we decide to keep coming back.

You guys are about to go on a big co-headlining tour with Saves the Day, what’s next for Bayside as a band when that tour wraps up?

I’m really not sure. We have a couple holiday-type shows that we’ll be announcing soon. Our Saves the Day tour is our big venture for the rest of the year. We have plans for next year — international stuff. And we’ll start writing for a new album. I don’t know if we’ll do another big headlining tour, but we’ll be around for sure.

drbleckn@syr.edu

Published on September 20, 2011 at 12:00 pm