Gage records second album

When Steve Gage saw the fun his friends had as musicians, he knew he had to make it to the stage as well.

“I saw the energy of the crowds locally, and it looked really fun and exciting,” he said.

Gage, 20, has carried that ambition all the way to his sophomore CD, “When We Were Infinite,” which he recently released under the auspices of October Nites. He selected the name because he believes it will catch more listeners than his own, much like one of his musical heroes, Chris Carabba, works under the name Dashboard Confessional.