Heather Curtis

faber drive

Last night, I saw Faber Drive live in concert. It was at the Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place. The atmosphere was growing with excitement and intensity. The lights went dark, and loud music started and the crowd knew: Faber Drive is coming. The whole crowd burst out into screams and cheers. The guys in Faber Drive jumped onto the stage, and the music started.

This show has to  be the loudest show I have ever been to. Throughout every song, every single person screamed the lryics. You could tell that most of the people there loved Faber Drive, and appreciated their music and what it means. Singer Faber blew everybody away with his chops. His voice gave me goosebumps on my arms. For the song Tongue Tied, the music is quiet and has Faber singing. All you could hear were all 500 people screaming at the top of their lungs right along with the singer. Being on stage and hearing so many people appreciate your music must be an amazing feeling.

They sang a song called You'll Make It. This song is about all the children living in poverty, and that we should be trying to help them. Before they started the song, Faber started to talk about how important the charity World Vision is to them. You can tell Faber Drive is passionate about those who are in need of assistance around the world, and helping them in any way they can.

Faber Drive is perfection in the music world. They have a clean, polished sound, and passionate lyrics that pull the fans into the music and help them relate. I'm sure Faber Drive music has helped countless kids through hard times, helping them realize that the bad times won't last forever, and that it will get better. If you haven't heard Faber Drive yet, give them a listen. You won't regret it.

Crush Luther!

Friday night I got to go see Crush Luther at the Casbah. There were other great acts there too. First band I'm going to talk about is Slow Motion Victory. Slow Motion Victory is so full of energy while onstage it's insane. Singer Toby was jumping around the stage and dancing around. He looked like he was having an amazing time. It is really important for the people onstage to have a great time as well as the crowd. Guitarist Rick was pulling off guitar riffs that left me going, " wow". Most of their songs are really energetic and fast. Perfect music to jump around to and have a great time.

Next band up was Crush Luther. Crush Luther is an amazing band from Toronto. They are a really soft band, but a really fun band. Throughout the whole set my friend and I were dancing around and having like the best time ever. They played a really great song called Slowdance Everywhere I Go. I sung along with singer Luther Mallory on this one, and it was really fun. All of these guys have voices that blend perfectly together. The only other bands I have heard like this are Guilty, and Chasing Mercury. Like those bands, Crush Luther has harmonies that go through all the members, that are perfectly in tune and sound like they've been practicing it for years. Luther Mallory has the best voice I have heard in a very long time. He has a way of bringing you into the music. Make sure you check them out on May 10th back at the Casbah.

Next up was Euphorias Depression. Euphorias Depression always has a good crowd out for him who cheer and sing along. As you may know, he is an acoustic act. Marcio Novelli is a talented musician who puts his heart and soul into the music. He is really confident in himself. You can tell from his attitude onstage he won't care if you don't like his music, because he knows he has a big fan base. As a musician it is really important to be confident. Marcio is not cocky confident, though, which is good. My favourite song of his set was Cerabration. He asked the crowd, "what song should I play next?" and you heard  Cerabration! coming from different sides of the room. It's a great song, with meaningful and important lyrics. Just like every time I see him, he blew me away with his range and his skill. Great Job!

The last band was Holiday. Holiday is super energetic and fun to watch. Jumping around the stage and laughing with the fans. Drummer Roger really brought it all that night. He drummed with such percision and skill, it blew me away. I saw this band a little while ago at the Summerdayze Rockfest and I really loved them, so I was excited to see them again. Singer Vinny is great. He has a cool tone to his voice that is only his own. My favourite song by them is Sniper. They played it and I jumped up and down and took pictures.  It was a lot of fun. If you have never seen Holiday I suggest you go to the Flambourough YMCA on the 26th to see them. It will be a great show!

Futures Past

Last saturday I saw Futures Past at the Underground. Futures Past is a rock band from Toronto Ontario. This  was my second time of seeing them I think, so I was super pumped to hear what they can do. First off, Ricky Gupta sings like nobody I've heard. A lot of singers in bands from around here have unique voices, but his has a huge range, a great tone, and amazing dynamics. My favourite song of their set was ReHabbitz. It starts off with a keyboard, then swingings into Ricky Gupta's melodic voice. This song is hard to follow with the lyrics. If you listen carefully, you will hear some imagery and metaphors in there. It's a really interesting song.

Futures  Past is a band that appeals to every kind of music fan. They have some really poppy parts, some hard rock parts, and some screamo parts. It is very hard to classify their sound, they are just so original and fun. Garth Jullen is such a cool bassist. He has such a cool laid back attitude on stage, but then rocks out for the extra hard parts of the music. He is really fun to watch.

Marr played that night too. Marr is a really hard metal band from Hamilton. Just like Futures Past, Marr is super unique and doesn't sound like any other band in the area. Singer Louis has a cool tone to his voice too. He can do so many different things with his voice, it is really fascinating to watch him do his thing onstage. He is so emotional when he is singing the songs. He really gets into it as well. You can tell he is singing his heart out and working has hard as possible.

Marr is super unique. The have their own style that is unmistakably theirs. A lot of bands can be confused with others in this area, not Marr. The second you hear Louis' voice at the beginning of the songs, you know right away that it's Marr. The rest of the guys work so well together, and you can tell how experienced they are, and how well they work together.