Thursday, May 28th at Chain.
Brave Citizens, Playradioplay, Eye Alaska and Lydia.
I arrived too late to see Brave Citizens, but early enough to see the three bands I was really interested in. PRP played some really good new stuff that I'm looking forward to hearing finalized versions of. It was just Dan and a drummer, but I was pretty impressed with their set. As were the many squealing girls in the crowd. lol.
Eye Alaska killed it, of course. I'm glad I get to see their hometown shows still because, especially with Brandon, you an always tell what a great time they're having. I'm sure he always puts a hundred and ten percent into his performance but you can just see how much he absolutely loves it at Chain. They played some new stuff as well, and a really pretty acoustic song with just Brandon and Mindy from Lydia. It was called "Miles Don't Mean Anything" and I kind of loved it a lot. They ended with "Walk Like a Gentleman" and didn't play "Divorce." :( Still a great set though.
Lydia blew me away. I knew they were gonna be great because they're music is entirely beautiful and just ridiculous, but they were ten thousand times better than I'd expected. Somehow they took music that I'm already in love with and made it even more incredible. I was really hoping to hear "All I See," and I really thought they were going to play it during their encore, but no such luck. Still a spectacular set. Great show.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
one hundred and twenty one
April 4th at USC. (Springfest Event)
Most of the bands that I caught were horrendous or just boring. We got there too late to catch Run Doris Run, sadly, and walked around campus for a while after that. Watched the last few minutes of The Summer Set's performance and they were just as sugary sweet as I remembered them. Not bad or anything, just very VERY pop-esque. I don't remember who all played or in what order, but some band called The Lovemakers played and were not very good. Iglu and Hartly were horrendous, almost like listening to 80s power pop infused with rap rock, but somehow everyone there loved it. Their set literally turned into a dance party.
We caught a little of Miniature Tiger's set in passing and they sounded good. Portugal. the Man was rad, but after sitting around all day in anticipation of Brand New, their mellow sound was not helping our moods at all. I'm glad I got to see them live though. Pinback was alright. I probably would've liked their music better had it not been for the overly-outspoken and entirely obnoxious guitarist. He insulted Reggae music and pointed out the Psychic/Fortune Teller's booth by saying, "Oh look, a psychic. Fuck you! FUCK you!" After they played, some guy came out to talk about the event and the stupid guitarist took his mic and kept talking. He just came off as rude and kind of trying too hard to be funny or contraversial, and that just completely turned me off of their music. Plus there was the fact that I'd been waiting eight or more hours to see my favorite band play.
Of course, Brand New had to take a good half hour to set up, but no care ever once they started. It was only a ten-song set, and after seeing Jesse play a ton of my favorite BN songs solo & acoustic, that no song-combo could beat that, but just seeing Brand New at all is always a treat. I told Spencer after the show that it won't ever matter how many times I've seen them before. It's always thrilling for me. Jesse came out wearing a crown of leaves on his head (?) and they played You Won't Know, Sowing Season, Jaws Theme Swimming, The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows, Tommy Gun, Archers, Bride, Degausser, Jesus, and Welcome to Bangkok, but that was a little out of order. I was really pleasantly surprised by Jaws Theme, Quiet Things and Tommy Gun. Degausser and Jesus were both wonderful, and I'm not usually a huge fan of instrumental songs, but when they had the two drumsets finish off Welcome to Bangkok after Jesse and Vin both played the shit out of their guitars, it was pretty fucking epic. They had three sets going when I saw them in November '07 at the Wiltern, but this was still very rad. Vin is crazy, by the way. That guy puts so much energy into their sets that it's kind of mind-blowing. He's hard not to watch the whole time haha.
Anyway. Not the greatest festival I've been to, but Brand New made everything worth it. :)
Most of the bands that I caught were horrendous or just boring. We got there too late to catch Run Doris Run, sadly, and walked around campus for a while after that. Watched the last few minutes of The Summer Set's performance and they were just as sugary sweet as I remembered them. Not bad or anything, just very VERY pop-esque. I don't remember who all played or in what order, but some band called The Lovemakers played and were not very good. Iglu and Hartly were horrendous, almost like listening to 80s power pop infused with rap rock, but somehow everyone there loved it. Their set literally turned into a dance party.
We caught a little of Miniature Tiger's set in passing and they sounded good. Portugal. the Man was rad, but after sitting around all day in anticipation of Brand New, their mellow sound was not helping our moods at all. I'm glad I got to see them live though. Pinback was alright. I probably would've liked their music better had it not been for the overly-outspoken and entirely obnoxious guitarist. He insulted Reggae music and pointed out the Psychic/Fortune Teller's booth by saying, "Oh look, a psychic. Fuck you! FUCK you!" After they played, some guy came out to talk about the event and the stupid guitarist took his mic and kept talking. He just came off as rude and kind of trying too hard to be funny or contraversial, and that just completely turned me off of their music. Plus there was the fact that I'd been waiting eight or more hours to see my favorite band play.
Of course, Brand New had to take a good half hour to set up, but no care ever once they started. It was only a ten-song set, and after seeing Jesse play a ton of my favorite BN songs solo & acoustic, that no song-combo could beat that, but just seeing Brand New at all is always a treat. I told Spencer after the show that it won't ever matter how many times I've seen them before. It's always thrilling for me. Jesse came out wearing a crown of leaves on his head (?) and they played You Won't Know, Sowing Season, Jaws Theme Swimming, The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows, Tommy Gun, Archers, Bride, Degausser, Jesus, and Welcome to Bangkok, but that was a little out of order. I was really pleasantly surprised by Jaws Theme, Quiet Things and Tommy Gun. Degausser and Jesus were both wonderful, and I'm not usually a huge fan of instrumental songs, but when they had the two drumsets finish off Welcome to Bangkok after Jesse and Vin both played the shit out of their guitars, it was pretty fucking epic. They had three sets going when I saw them in November '07 at the Wiltern, but this was still very rad. Vin is crazy, by the way. That guy puts so much energy into their sets that it's kind of mind-blowing. He's hard not to watch the whole time haha.
Anyway. Not the greatest festival I've been to, but Brand New made everything worth it. :)
one hundred and twenty
March 25th at Chain. Versa Emerge, the Gay Blades, Ace Enders and Craig Owens.
Versa Emerge was pretty good, though nothing groundbreaking or awe-inspiring. Comparable to Paramore, not only because they had a female singer, but because of the style of music. To be honest, I haven't listened to them since the show, but I did like them. I definitely wouldn't mind seeing them again.
The Gay Blades on the other hand were very original and different and highly entertaining. I liked them A LOT. They were kinda funky at times, but every song literally sounded like a completely different style. They covered a Rage Against the Machines song and killed it. Most of the set was just two guys but they definitely never lost my interest.
Ace Enders was wonderful of course. He played his whole set acoustic and I don't think I saved the setlist, but I know he played "Reaction," "Bittersweet Symphony," "When I Hit the Ground," "Ready Ankles," two I Can Make a Mess songs, "I Want to Hear You Sad," "Ever So Sweet," and more. He is so ridiculously talented and it makes me happy I've been able to see him twice, though I never got to see his previous projects. He's a super nice guy too; we said hi to him outside the show and got a picture (ridiculously blurry because no one in the world knows how to use Ashley's camera properly). Great set from Ace, as always.
Craig Owens headlined and we only stayed for a few songs of his set, but it wasn't bad. The only song I really recognized was "Umbrellas and Elephants" from the Cinematic Sunrise record.
Versa Emerge was pretty good, though nothing groundbreaking or awe-inspiring. Comparable to Paramore, not only because they had a female singer, but because of the style of music. To be honest, I haven't listened to them since the show, but I did like them. I definitely wouldn't mind seeing them again.
The Gay Blades on the other hand were very original and different and highly entertaining. I liked them A LOT. They were kinda funky at times, but every song literally sounded like a completely different style. They covered a Rage Against the Machines song and killed it. Most of the set was just two guys but they definitely never lost my interest.
Ace Enders was wonderful of course. He played his whole set acoustic and I don't think I saved the setlist, but I know he played "Reaction," "Bittersweet Symphony," "When I Hit the Ground," "Ready Ankles," two I Can Make a Mess songs, "I Want to Hear You Sad," "Ever So Sweet," and more. He is so ridiculously talented and it makes me happy I've been able to see him twice, though I never got to see his previous projects. He's a super nice guy too; we said hi to him outside the show and got a picture (ridiculously blurry because no one in the world knows how to use Ashley's camera properly). Great set from Ace, as always.
Craig Owens headlined and we only stayed for a few songs of his set, but it wasn't bad. The only song I really recognized was "Umbrellas and Elephants" from the Cinematic Sunrise record.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
one hundred and nineteen
March Third at the Knitting Factory.
Only Chandeliers played and I wrote a different sort of synopsis for this one, so I'm just gonna copy and paste that over here.
I had a really good night and I wanted to share. :)
So once upon a time there was this sweet piano rock band from San Diego called Pistolita and Caity was a big fan. I actually saw them quite a few times at Chain Reaction in Anaheim and they quickly became one of my favorite semi-local bands. They played at the very first show I went to in '04 and I believe the last time I got to see them was in December of '06. (Last time with the original lineup was the first Bamboozle Left in October '06) After the original bassist, Alex, left the band they had a varied line up for a short while and eventually called it quits and I never had the chance to see them again, to my extreme dismay.
Each of the guys ended up doing different projects for a while; Alex has been in a few different metal bands in SD I believe and Cory Stier, the drummer, was in Weatherbox until recently. Justin Shannon has his own solo stuff going on and Conor, the singer/pianist actually moved to Texas and eventually joined up with or formed the band Chandeliers. I think that started sometime last year, but it was only very recently that they left Texas and headed for the West Coast to play some shows.
Tonight (er last night?) I got to see Chandeliers play at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood and it may not seem like a big deal because very few people know them and it's not the same, but for me, this is the closest I will probably ever get to a "final show" or any kind of Pistolita reunion. I got to say hello to Conor for the first time in over two years and Justin came out for the show too. Anyone who knows me knows how terrible I am at talking to people and bands are no exception so it was exciting for me that they each knew who I was and actually came up to me. Conor gave me a cd and I enjoyed the set very much, even if I'm still biased towards Pistolita and seeing Chandeliers made me miss them that much more.
In comparison, I'd have to say Pistolita seemed a lot more tight and comfortable together on stage. Chandeliers is still a fairly young band so far as I know, so of course it will take time for them to leave that semi-awkward phase and really fit together. Some of the songs still sounded a little rough, but I really loved hearing "Ceiling Stars" live. "Window Seat" sounded the best to me from their set, however. Everything just seemed to come together perfectly for that one song and I think those few minutes were my favorite of the night. They reminded me the most of what it was like to see Pistolita and how much I always loved watching them. It sounds ridiculously cheesy but there were a few times throughout the show that I would just close my eyes and pretend I was back two or three years ago seeing them at Chain again.
Anyway. Long story short, I had a wonderful night and it was very cool to see a few guys from a band I once loved for the first time in years. I highly recommend checking out Chandeliers, and maybe even looking up Pistolita's CD as well because it's definitely still one of my favorites.
www.myspace.com/wearechandeliers
Only Chandeliers played and I wrote a different sort of synopsis for this one, so I'm just gonna copy and paste that over here.
I had a really good night and I wanted to share. :)
So once upon a time there was this sweet piano rock band from San Diego called Pistolita and Caity was a big fan. I actually saw them quite a few times at Chain Reaction in Anaheim and they quickly became one of my favorite semi-local bands. They played at the very first show I went to in '04 and I believe the last time I got to see them was in December of '06. (Last time with the original lineup was the first Bamboozle Left in October '06) After the original bassist, Alex, left the band they had a varied line up for a short while and eventually called it quits and I never had the chance to see them again, to my extreme dismay.
Each of the guys ended up doing different projects for a while; Alex has been in a few different metal bands in SD I believe and Cory Stier, the drummer, was in Weatherbox until recently. Justin Shannon has his own solo stuff going on and Conor, the singer/pianist actually moved to Texas and eventually joined up with or formed the band Chandeliers. I think that started sometime last year, but it was only very recently that they left Texas and headed for the West Coast to play some shows.
Tonight (er last night?) I got to see Chandeliers play at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood and it may not seem like a big deal because very few people know them and it's not the same, but for me, this is the closest I will probably ever get to a "final show" or any kind of Pistolita reunion. I got to say hello to Conor for the first time in over two years and Justin came out for the show too. Anyone who knows me knows how terrible I am at talking to people and bands are no exception so it was exciting for me that they each knew who I was and actually came up to me. Conor gave me a cd and I enjoyed the set very much, even if I'm still biased towards Pistolita and seeing Chandeliers made me miss them that much more.
In comparison, I'd have to say Pistolita seemed a lot more tight and comfortable together on stage. Chandeliers is still a fairly young band so far as I know, so of course it will take time for them to leave that semi-awkward phase and really fit together. Some of the songs still sounded a little rough, but I really loved hearing "Ceiling Stars" live. "Window Seat" sounded the best to me from their set, however. Everything just seemed to come together perfectly for that one song and I think those few minutes were my favorite of the night. They reminded me the most of what it was like to see Pistolita and how much I always loved watching them. It sounds ridiculously cheesy but there were a few times throughout the show that I would just close my eyes and pretend I was back two or three years ago seeing them at Chain again.
Anyway. Long story short, I had a wonderful night and it was very cool to see a few guys from a band I once loved for the first time in years. I highly recommend checking out Chandeliers, and maybe even looking up Pistolita's CD as well because it's definitely still one of my favorites.
www.myspace.com/wearechandeliers
www.myspace.com/pistolita
P.S. Another mini brag for anyone who's been to a record store with me in the past few years. Just for the hell of it, I usually check the aisles for Pistolita's old CD (which came out in early '06) and whenever I find the Artist tab with no albums left, I'm very tempted to ask the store if I can keep it but I've never had the balls to actually ask for fear that I'll get a no. Tonight at the Virgin Megastore on Hollywood Blvd I finally asked and now I've got my very own Pistolita tab. :) Kind of a silly thing to be excited over, but I am. So there that is.
P.S. Another mini brag for anyone who's been to a record store with me in the past few years. Just for the hell of it, I usually check the aisles for Pistolita's old CD (which came out in early '06) and whenever I find the Artist tab with no albums left, I'm very tempted to ask the store if I can keep it but I've never had the balls to actually ask for fear that I'll get a no. Tonight at the Virgin Megastore on Hollywood Blvd I finally asked and now I've got my very own Pistolita tab. :) Kind of a silly thing to be excited over, but I am. So there that is.
Monday, February 23, 2009
one hundred and eighteen
February 16th in Victorville
I saw the Say No to Neon tour two nights in a row, so most of this night was the same as the last show I wrote about. It was AVP's last night on the tour so they were pretty silly. They intro'd one song as "We All Need a Reason to Believe" and dedicated something else to Wapner I think. And instead of "Lisa Marie," they called it "Joshua Marie." Cute. While they were playing, George and Hodge were jumping around on light boxes off the side of the stage. Also amusing.
During Houston Calls' set, the AVP jumped back on stage with masks on and their shirts pulled up to mess with the HC guys. I think some of them had silly string as well. It's always fun to see tour-end antics.
Valencia dropped "Away we Go" and played "Head in Hands," but everything else in their set was about the same. The crowd was much smaller in Victorville than it was at Chain so all the bands were struggling to make the crowd energized, but Valencia made it happen for their last few songs so that was nice to see as well. Once again, a wonderful show.
I saw the Say No to Neon tour two nights in a row, so most of this night was the same as the last show I wrote about. It was AVP's last night on the tour so they were pretty silly. They intro'd one song as "We All Need a Reason to Believe" and dedicated something else to Wapner I think. And instead of "Lisa Marie," they called it "Joshua Marie." Cute. While they were playing, George and Hodge were jumping around on light boxes off the side of the stage. Also amusing.
During Houston Calls' set, the AVP jumped back on stage with masks on and their shirts pulled up to mess with the HC guys. I think some of them had silly string as well. It's always fun to see tour-end antics.
Valencia dropped "Away we Go" and played "Head in Hands," but everything else in their set was about the same. The crowd was much smaller in Victorville than it was at Chain so all the bands were struggling to make the crowd energized, but Valencia made it happen for their last few songs so that was nice to see as well. Once again, a wonderful show.
one hundred and seventeen
Sunday, February 15th at Chain.
Lucky for me, I arrived just after Eudora's set was done so I didn't have to suffer through that. :) Not a big fan of them, I'm (not so) sorry to say. The Break Up played shortly after I walked in and they weren't horrible or anything, but not really good either. They had a chick drummer and singer, so right on to that, but everything from their lyrics to whatever the singer said between songs was mega cliche. One of their songs literally went, "Dance dance dance on a Saturday night." Awesome. They were alright though, just nothing special.
Artist vs Poet played third and I really really liked them. Honestly, I probably would've compared the singer, Tarcy, to the Jonas Brothers if you gave them a few more years to really get control of their vocal styles or whatever. He sounded like he could've been the older older brother, and I totally don't mean that as an insult. I nabbed their EP after the show and have been playing it non-stop lately. It's just good, fun pop rock. My favorite. :)
Houston Calls was up next and I only really had heard two of their songs before seeing them so I didn't have any crazy expectations. I noticed that the singer's voice sounds a little different live than recorded to me, but they put on a pretty good set and were all very entertaining, especially him and Okie, the key boardist. He actually dislodged his keyboar from its stand during their last song and almost dropped it on the floor. That was amusing, but all throughout the set they were calling people out for not being into it and just having a good time. I liked them a lot.
Valencia headlined (first headlining tour for them on BOTH coasts, very exciting) and it just reminded me why they are one of my absolute favorite bands. They put on such a great live show it's ridiculous. I got really excited during the soundcheck because Hodge pulled out an acoustic and I thought maybe I'd get to hear "From the Second I Wake Up," but no go. I did finally get to hear my new favorite, "Listen Up," which was wonderful. They played "Holiday," "Safe to Say," "3000 Miles," "Better Be Prepared," "Where Did You Go," "The Good Life," "Away We Go," "All At Once," "Listen Up," and "The Space Between." I was very pleased overall. :D
Lucky for me, I arrived just after Eudora's set was done so I didn't have to suffer through that. :) Not a big fan of them, I'm (not so) sorry to say. The Break Up played shortly after I walked in and they weren't horrible or anything, but not really good either. They had a chick drummer and singer, so right on to that, but everything from their lyrics to whatever the singer said between songs was mega cliche. One of their songs literally went, "Dance dance dance on a Saturday night." Awesome. They were alright though, just nothing special.
Artist vs Poet played third and I really really liked them. Honestly, I probably would've compared the singer, Tarcy, to the Jonas Brothers if you gave them a few more years to really get control of their vocal styles or whatever. He sounded like he could've been the older older brother, and I totally don't mean that as an insult. I nabbed their EP after the show and have been playing it non-stop lately. It's just good, fun pop rock. My favorite. :)
Houston Calls was up next and I only really had heard two of their songs before seeing them so I didn't have any crazy expectations. I noticed that the singer's voice sounds a little different live than recorded to me, but they put on a pretty good set and were all very entertaining, especially him and Okie, the key boardist. He actually dislodged his keyboar from its stand during their last song and almost dropped it on the floor. That was amusing, but all throughout the set they were calling people out for not being into it and just having a good time. I liked them a lot.
Valencia headlined (first headlining tour for them on BOTH coasts, very exciting) and it just reminded me why they are one of my absolute favorite bands. They put on such a great live show it's ridiculous. I got really excited during the soundcheck because Hodge pulled out an acoustic and I thought maybe I'd get to hear "From the Second I Wake Up," but no go. I did finally get to hear my new favorite, "Listen Up," which was wonderful. They played "Holiday," "Safe to Say," "3000 Miles," "Better Be Prepared," "Where Did You Go," "The Good Life," "Away We Go," "All At Once," "Listen Up," and "The Space Between." I was very pleased overall. :D
Monday, February 2, 2009
one hundred and sixteen
January 31st at Chain.
I showed up just in time for Hello Hollywood, a sweet-as-candy pop rock band from Arizona. The music was alright, but the vocals didn't impress me at all. Plenty of people (mostly pre-teen girls) seemed very excited to see them though. I didn't realize until I got there the the majority of the lineup was literally the closest thing to boy band pop rock you can find. Not that I'm complaining necessarily; I enjoy pop rock, I really do. I'm just not a fan of the crowd at most of those shows anymore, mainly because they make me feel old. :(
Anyway, moving right along. We Are the Arsenal was up next, and really didn't fit well with the roster at all in my opinion. Them and Run Doris Run were both much harder/darker rock than the rest of the bands playing, but for me that was sort of a relief factor so maybe it was a good thing. So WATA was swell, everyone looked and sounded great. It makes me a laugh a little to notice how much more comfortable Alan is on stage than anywhere else, but it also makes me very happy for him to have finally found a band again. Also, Peter is the sweetest and way too cute for life. :)
Run Doris Run was up next, and I was actually very much looking forward to FINALLY seeing them play. I met them once four years ago outside of another show at Chain, when they were still going by Blank Label, and I've always wanted to see them live since then and I just never had a chance to, or it was never under good circumstances. It's been so long and they've changed so much that I actually didn't recognize them while they were setting up, but I was quite pleased with their set. They've grown out of the pop rock sound a little bit and gone somewhat edgier and more in a hard rock direction, but it was still pretty light and a lot of fun to listen to. I'm glad I finally got to see them.
This Century, another Arizona pop rock group, was up after that. Their music was interesting, a bit more funky than the opener, but still very pop-sounding as well. Not bad. The lyrics sounded a little cheesy at times, but nobody's perfect. Other than that, their set really didn't stand out that much. After the show I was sitting outside waiting to see the WATA guys and I guess the This Century singer was not too far behind me because I got sucked into one of those groupie circles of girls waiting for pictures and autographs. :puke: I'll admit, I totally used to be one of them, but at least when Ashley and I waited around those, we were polite and not just standing around waiting to be able to say we had met some band member. And we KNEW who we were talking to too, but I'll get back to that later.
The headliner was yet another Arizona band, but this one I could actually see myself getting very hooked on. The Summer Set ended the show with a very sweet set, including two covers - Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" and Usher's "Love in This Club." Very amusing. Good sound, good vocals, they seem to be pretty talented so I'll definitely be looking into their music a bit more in the future.
As for feeling old at shows, good lord, it's annoying. I realize with the music I listen to, I'm totally asking for it, but I can't help that. Pop rock is too much fun, but the fans are so obnoxious hahah. I was talking to Alan after the show and two girls came up and asked him to sign some stuff, and then proceeded to ask if he was in We Are the Arsenal.. AFTER asking him to sign something. Not only that, but they had to ask him which of the people behind us were also in the band so they could get autographs from them as well. Good lord, people are ridiculous.
Band Links:
www.myspace.com/hellohollywoodband
www.myspace.com/wearethearsenal
www.myspace.com/rundorisrun
www.myspace.com/thiscentury
www.myspace.com/thesummerset
I showed up just in time for Hello Hollywood, a sweet-as-candy pop rock band from Arizona. The music was alright, but the vocals didn't impress me at all. Plenty of people (mostly pre-teen girls) seemed very excited to see them though. I didn't realize until I got there the the majority of the lineup was literally the closest thing to boy band pop rock you can find. Not that I'm complaining necessarily; I enjoy pop rock, I really do. I'm just not a fan of the crowd at most of those shows anymore, mainly because they make me feel old. :(
Anyway, moving right along. We Are the Arsenal was up next, and really didn't fit well with the roster at all in my opinion. Them and Run Doris Run were both much harder/darker rock than the rest of the bands playing, but for me that was sort of a relief factor so maybe it was a good thing. So WATA was swell, everyone looked and sounded great. It makes me a laugh a little to notice how much more comfortable Alan is on stage than anywhere else, but it also makes me very happy for him to have finally found a band again. Also, Peter is the sweetest and way too cute for life. :)
Run Doris Run was up next, and I was actually very much looking forward to FINALLY seeing them play. I met them once four years ago outside of another show at Chain, when they were still going by Blank Label, and I've always wanted to see them live since then and I just never had a chance to, or it was never under good circumstances. It's been so long and they've changed so much that I actually didn't recognize them while they were setting up, but I was quite pleased with their set. They've grown out of the pop rock sound a little bit and gone somewhat edgier and more in a hard rock direction, but it was still pretty light and a lot of fun to listen to. I'm glad I finally got to see them.
This Century, another Arizona pop rock group, was up after that. Their music was interesting, a bit more funky than the opener, but still very pop-sounding as well. Not bad. The lyrics sounded a little cheesy at times, but nobody's perfect. Other than that, their set really didn't stand out that much. After the show I was sitting outside waiting to see the WATA guys and I guess the This Century singer was not too far behind me because I got sucked into one of those groupie circles of girls waiting for pictures and autographs. :puke: I'll admit, I totally used to be one of them, but at least when Ashley and I waited around those, we were polite and not just standing around waiting to be able to say we had met some band member. And we KNEW who we were talking to too, but I'll get back to that later.
The headliner was yet another Arizona band, but this one I could actually see myself getting very hooked on. The Summer Set ended the show with a very sweet set, including two covers - Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" and Usher's "Love in This Club." Very amusing. Good sound, good vocals, they seem to be pretty talented so I'll definitely be looking into their music a bit more in the future.
As for feeling old at shows, good lord, it's annoying. I realize with the music I listen to, I'm totally asking for it, but I can't help that. Pop rock is too much fun, but the fans are so obnoxious hahah. I was talking to Alan after the show and two girls came up and asked him to sign some stuff, and then proceeded to ask if he was in We Are the Arsenal.. AFTER asking him to sign something. Not only that, but they had to ask him which of the people behind us were also in the band so they could get autographs from them as well. Good lord, people are ridiculous.
Band Links:
www.myspace.com/hellohollywoodband
www.myspace.com/wearethearsenal
www.myspace.com/rundorisrun
www.myspace.com/thiscentury
www.myspace.com/thesummerset
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