Heather Curtis

prologic

So, I've been looking forward to this show for weeks. I was totally pumped. Seeing Prologic was a VERY big deal.  Obviously, like any 16 year old I had a curfew. It was totally reasonable and I assumed that I would see Prologic. Well, no such luck. The show was pushed back 40 minutes, and Prologic was pushed from 3rd to 4th. I know, it's rock and roll. Rock doesn't have a timetable. But, something that really bugs me is when the gear is tuned up and ready to go, but sits there on the stage for half an hour. If the instruments are ready, play them!! Well, since I only got to see one song and I was going to review this show, I'm just going to talk about this great band.

Well, my favourite song by Prologic is called Come Back to Me. This song is amazing! It's totally passionate. I feel this song is about losing somebody you really care about, and wanting them back. I like music with meaningful lyrics, and Prologic has that element in the bag. Losing somebody you love sucks. It doesn't have to be a girlfriend or boyfriend, but a family member or a friend.

From the one song I had the privledge of seeing that night, they kicked ass. Guitarist Jimmy is a total rock star. He totally got the crowd pumped and excited, even though they already were. The second the music started a bunch of people pushed their way up to the stage. The first song they played was Losing You. A totally hard in your face song that makes you want to headbang. You could tell they were going to have a pretty kick ass set.

I bought the cd, but I have not had a chance to listen to it yet. I'm totally pumped though. Check out their myspace.. www.myspace.com/rocklogic. That's all for now! Bye!

raggae show:D

Last night I had the urge to go down to the Underground. I went down the stairs I've been down so many times without knowing what music I would hear. The promoter later told me it was a reggae show. I have never seen a whole reggae show so I was really excited.

The first band up was Native Reverb. Native Reverb are two guys with guitars and little bongos. Dan and Kyle have a strong connection onstage. Their lyrics are so strong and passionate. They talk about war, poverty, love and loosing a person you love. For the whole set, both Dan and Kyle's eyes were closed and they were swinging back and forth. I love music that you relate to and you have to listen to the lyrics to understand what exactly they are going through. Native Reverb made me really listen. Throughout the set they would switch up their instruments. They would switch to little bongo drums, to a little wooden frog thing, to a bell thing. Both of these guys are really creative. I can't wait to hear them again!

The next band up was Street Pharmacy from Welland Ontario. Even though all these musicians played the same genre of music, they all sounded so different. Street Pharmacy was reggae/dance/rock pop. Perfect music to dance to and bop your head. Ryan Guay has a really good voice. I really loved hearing his voice. Totally unique, totally his own sound. These reggae guys are all so cool, but so different. None of the bands I saw that night sounded the same. Street Pharmacy had a totally different sound than the other two. Reggae seems to be a really unique style of music. I know nothing about reggae, but I'm definitely thinking of checking out another show.

Mean Tangerine is from London Ontario. Even though there was not a very good crowd, they kept the energy up for the whole thing. A lot of bands do not do that. It is really important to stay energetic because you never know who is in the crowd. Last night there could have been an important record guy wanting to sign them. So props to them for kicking ass. Mean Tangerine have a lot of guitar solos. It's really cool to hear. They switch from a rock feel to totally reggae. I loved their overall sound, it was great. All of their stage presence was so energetic. Jumping around, head banging and just having a great time. Good job guys!

It was an interesting evening. I'm excited to see any of these bands again.

lyrics in music

When people listen to music, some listen to the guitars, or the bass line. The thing I listen to most is the lyrics. There have been so many amazing songs with inspirational lyrics. Lyrics about not getting lost in the world, about true love, and about enjoying life. I like listening to music and feeling connected to it. In this blog I'm going to tell you some of my favourite lyrics and what I think they mean. Okay awesome. I hope you enjoy it.

"I'm trying to figure out the answers to find who I am". These lyrics are from a Guilty song called Find Shelter in These Wings. Guilty's lyrics are so intense. In life, you don't have all the answers. Everybody feels lost and tries to find who they are. Nobody knows for sure. It's a life long process to figure it out.

"We're all lost amongst this world, just waiting to find our way home." This is from My Illusion by 40 Sons and Daughters. Just like how we all are trying to find who we are, we are also trying to find where we fit in. The world is a very confusing place.

"Count down the days untill the end of the world, we sleep but the sky is falling." This is one of my favourites. It's by Hail the Villain, the song Mission Control. I think this is about how the world is all about fighting. We can't solve problems without hurting each other. I think this whole song is very powerful. Make sure you listen to it.

"No one I know can help me, leave me in misery." This is is Glad to Be by Hail the Villain. Sometimes in life you feel like nobody can help you. You are just so unhappy with your life and where it's going that you feel nobody could every understand what you're going through.

"Every get the feeling that you're losing control." Heart Vs. Mind by Mugshot. Sometimes, you feel you can't control what happens to you. Nothing goes right and you have no way to fix it.

So, thats it for now. In my opinion, the lyrics are about trying to connect with the music. To feel what the musicians were going through when they wrote the song. Try to understand the story and what they went through. Next time you listen to your favourite song, listen to the words very carefully!

Sorry to the bands if this wasn't what you meant. Just what I got out of it. Great job writing these amazing songs!

rockin 4 city kidz II

Last night was Rockin 4 City Kidz II. As you many remember from my last City Kidz post I did it a bit differently. I'm going to do it like that again.

Favourite song of the night:
TIE: My Illusion (40 Sons and Daughters) Out of Phase (Sauce Rock-it)

Favourite Drummer on the night:
Matt Goodale Faceless Tomorrow)

Favourite Singer of the night:
TIE: Jesse Daigle (Porcelain Youth) Mike Repic (40 Sons and Daughters)

Favourite band of the night:
40 Sons and Daughters

Favourite bassist of the night:
E-Rock (Sauce Rock-it)

Favourite guitarist of the night:
THREE WAY TIE: Tyler Walker (Faceless Tomorrow) Jesse Daigle (Porcelain Youth) Mike Szpakowski (40 Sons and Daughters)

Favourite head banger/hair swinger of the night:
Matt Goodall (Faceless Tomorrow)

Favourite song to head bang to:
TIE: My Illusion, Waste you call a land (40 Sons and Daughters)

Best energy: High Voltage

LEAST FAVOURITE PART OF THE NIGHT:
Okay, so you all know, at shows kids mosh right? That is just what happens. You can't have a show with 40 Sons and Daughters and have kids not mosh. It's just their kind of muisc. Kids get into it, and that is how they express it. At the show last night, even the tiniest bit of moshing was apparently unacceptable. Even when it was just about seven kids jumping around and bashing into each other. Oh no! Moshing at a rock show! The security guards would pull kids out by the back of their shirt, or by their wrists. These people really have to be careful, somebody might not like being pulled like that by someone they don't know. They even threw a kid out into the blizzard without a coat!

Well, other than that it was an amazing night. We made lots of money for this great organization and had a blast doing it. Great job to all the bands!