Heather Curtis

the casbah is awesome!

Tonight, I went to the Casbah to see City Sirens. First band I'm going to talk about is Social Silence. Social Silence is a hardcore band from Hamilton Ontario. They look really young, so their sound really surprised me. The riffs the guitarists were pulling off were amazing. They were so energetic and so much fun to watch. Lead vocalist Tyler D'costa never stood still. He jumped up and down and ran around the stage. He looked like he was having so much fun. This band has really great chemistry and they work really well together on stage. I could totally see them headlining huge shows and having a moshing crowd. Watch out for this band, they are going to make a huge splash on the Hamilton music scene!

Next up is City Sirens. City Sirens is a band I love going to see. All the times I've gone to see them I have such a great time. My favourite song of the night was Silence Over Sound. It's totally meaningful and has really deep lyrics. City Sirens sound keeps maturing while they play more shows. Like 40 Sons and Daughters, they get better and better after each show they play. On their cd it sounds like they record at a fancy expensive studio it is so well done. If you listen you would agree with me. They have an incredibly polished sound, but it is also extremely fun to listen to. They had another top notch show that they should be very proud of.

Meet You At The Well is an amazing hardcore progressive rock band from Hamilton Ontario. I have seen numerous times at different venues and think they are amazing each time. Me liking them so much is a bit strange because I normally don't like that kind of music. But this band draws me in. They are so much fun to watch. I have never seen a band get so into the music and interact with the crowd in such a way. Their sound is so unique, and fun to listen to. It fills up the room and pulls everybody in. Singer Kyle had the ultimate stage presence. He looked like he's been on stage for his whole life! Next show is June 10th at the Casbah. You guys should go!

If anybody knows of any good shows, please tell me:D

the stickup and silverstein

As some of you may remember, I have seen tons of Stickup shows in the past two years. I've seen them at the Underground and in different places in Burlington. They were a huge reason that I am so into indie music now. They came to this show to play their last show ever. I almost didn't get in to see them, and I was pretty heartbroken. But, thank goodness I got into the show, and saw the band do their thing.

The Stickup have grown such a strong fan base over the years. The second they started a huge moshpit started, and I knew the show was going to rock. All of these guys have such stage presence. You can tell they love the music, and love playing it for so many people who love them so much. My friend and I didn't stop jumping around once. We were having so much fun getting into the music, and it seemed like the rest of the crowd felt the same way. They played all my favourite songs that I remember waiting to hear at the shows two years ago. When they were playing these songs like; Speaker Takes the Stage and Dance Class Disaster, I had flashbacks from when we would see the Stickup at least 3 times a month. I really miss this band, but seeing this show gave me enough memories to go on with their shows:) I miss you guys. Thanks for playing!!

Next band I'm going to talk about is Silverstein. Silverstein is a super famous band which plays all over the world. Silverstein is full of super nice guys who really relate to their fans and respect them. By the way they interacted with the fans on stage, you could tell they respect them. You can tell everybody in that crowd loves Silverstein. There was a huge moshpit, people jumping, dancing and screaming the words. Silverstein played all the fan favourites like Smile in your Sleep, My Heroine, and My Heart Bleeds No More. It was such an intense set. I loved every second of it. Silverstein sounds even better than the last time I heard them. Hopefully I get to see them again!

my blogging break

As you guys can probably tell, I haven't written a post in a while. From April 22nd to the 27th I think I was in Boston on a school music trip. We met amazing people, saw amazing musicians, and had a great time.

My favourite part of the trip was getting to work with Benjamin Zander. Benjamin Zander is a world famous musician who conducts the Boston Philharmonic. Professional musicians from all over the world would do anything to work with him, and we did. He had a concert that night which we were going to. On concert days he has a strict routine which he NEVER breaks to get ready. He broke it for us to come in and give us a clinic. Being in the same room with him was extremely overwhelming, scary, and really exciting all at once. Everybody looked up at him with wide eyes listening to every word he said.

We saw amazing concerts. We went to see the NEC the second night. The NEC is the New England Conservatory. This band was full of talented young musicians who have great careers ahead of them. We saw the Boston Philharmonic too. I saw a lot of young people who were probably around 17 or 18. It's cool to think that such young people could be in such a great orchestra.

On this trip I learned so much from our clinicians. It was an amazing week, and I will never forget it.

If anybody was at the Sauce Rock-it show on April 26th how about posting pictures:)?  Thanks!