Heather Curtis

dame at the underground

This past Saturday I went to the Underground to watch the great band Dame in action. Dame is a hard rock band from Toronto Ontario. I saw them one other time when they played with Marr at the Underground. I thought they were an amazing, unique band that is here to stay.

My favourite song by them is called Intervention. It is a really hard, and fun song. This is a perfect song to show off the skill of the band. Kate has a voice way above her years. It is always cool to see really young musicians singing like they've been singing for 20 years. Bassist Faye has such a cool laid back attitude on stage. Shes the kind of person that is not crazy, but you wish you could look like when you play guitar. There were lots of people there to see them and everybody cheered and clapped.

Dame is really connected to each other while on stage. It is really important for a band to have a good vibe with the audience, but also with each other. You could have a great band, but without a vibe with each other on stage, they would be boring to watch. Dame pulled it all off. They are already so professional at such a young age. This band is obviously going to go really far. Watch out for Dame!

www.myspace.com/dameband

Upcoming shows:
Feb. 29: City Sirens and Loaded at the Underground

March 1: Bombing Neverland and The Swiss Army Romance, 169 Gibson

March 2: Rides Again, Hail the Villain at the Casbah

March 12: 40 Sons and Daughters at the Casbah

March 22: Carrion, City Sirens, and Faceless Tomorrow at the Casbah

March 22: Under Amber Skies at the Underground

March 23: Social Code and Sum 41 at the Convention Center

March 29: Marr and Dame at the Underground

city sirens at the underground

(all photos of city sirens/heather curtis/jamilton.ca)

On Friday night I went to the Underground to see City Sirens. I saw a few other cool bands too. The first band I'm going to talk about is Radio Light Science. Radio Light Science is an indie band from Hamilton Ontario. Their music is really laid back, and cool to listen to. Singer Dave Spohn is super talented. He is super unique, his sound really adds to the band's overall sound. When people cheered and screamed after their songs, they looked a bit surprised. These guys definitely do not give themselves enough credit. They have an extremely unique sound that makes you want to listen, even if you have never heard of the band before. Usually during a band, you see people leaving, then coming back. For this band people stayed where they were and listened to the whole set.

The next band I'm going to talk ab out is Rear View, a punk band from Hamilton Ontario. This band is really fun. They have quick fast guitars and hard, upbeat drums. They had a small group of really excited supporters with Rear View shirts jumping around, singing, and taking pictures. They have really interesting lyrics. I like a band more when I can relate to their lyrics and relate myself to what the writer was feeling. I felt like that with this band. They had such energy while on stage. They really meshed well together on stage and looked like they were having an amazing time. Rear View is a band that I will be seeing again in the near future!!!

You may remember me talking about City Sirens. City Sirens is a totally awesome and energetic band from Stoney Creek Ontario. Just like the last time I saw them, they had tons and tons of people there for them. Moshpits broke out various times during their set, and you saw the kids having tons of fun and smiling. Having a hold over the crowd is important for a band, and City Sirens has this skill down perfectly. Mike Dias is so versatile as a singer. You can tell he's the kind of guy who can sing any kind of music and rock at it. Bassist and singer Fraiser Reily wowed everybody with his amazing rapping skills. City Sirens, like another great band, 40 Sons and Daughters, fit together perfectly on stage. If any of the members were replaced by somebody else, the band would not be reaching their full potential.

upcoming shows

Feb 8th: Brown Brigade, Club Absinthe, Hamilton Ontario

Feb 9th: High Voltage, Saigon Hookers, The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario

Feb 10th: Tokyo Hotel, The MOD Club, Toronto Ontario

Feb 10th: The Swiss Army Romance, The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario

Feb 12th: Sauce Rock-it, The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario

Feb 14th: 40 Sons and Daughters, Jeff  Healey's, Toronto Ontario

Feb 17th: More of Less, Hail the Villain, Rides Again, The Casbah, Hamilton Ontario

rockin' pix

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