The Valley Arena is a band of a dying breed. If you can think back far enough - back before Hot Topic and the Warped Tour - there were groups who played challenging and innovative guitar-based music just to play. Sure, the Valley Arena's kindred spirits, Drive Like Jehu and Burning Airlines never sold a ton of records nor were plastered on teenage girls' lockers, but their music continues to inspire and evolve, long after their members have hung up their instruments.