There was some ringin' in my ears...

So a couple weeks ago, I went to 5 concerts in 7 days. I wrote a blog about the first one, which was The Used, Alexisonfire, Underoath and No Warning or something like that.

It went something like this (gotta love the cut and paste):

Last night was The Used and Alexisonfire. Opening for them was No Warning and Underoath. I didn't get to see No Warning because we got there too late. Underoath started to play as we rolled up... but we got a little hung up on the way in from the parking lot... so i only got to see half of their set. From what i saw, they were really good. The keyboardist was the most entertaining to watch by far. He was rocking out. There was a creepy guy standing next to me, who was impressed by the guitarist on the left 'cause he kept spinning his guitar around his neck... i was like coool... i'ma move over here now...

Alexisonfire took the stage, shortly after a change of equipment. I'm not sure how long they played for, but it was a good length. they played alot from their new album "Watch Out!" and a couple of their singles like "Waterwings" and "44 Caliber Love Letter". The sound was awesome. They sounded alot like their album except with a whole lot more energy... you know, the kind you can't get from a little spinning disc. They played my favourite song, "Control." I liked it on the CD and it made me love it even more live.After another change of equipment and a rush of excitment from those i was with, the lights dimmed and everyone piled into the mosh pit. Now, i have to mention that earlier in the day, while playing my first game of ultimate frisbee, i rolled my ankle running. yup, just running. (p.s we won! Deliscious!)

Continuing on, lights dimming, mosh pit crowding, then it goes pitch black. Next thing, there's drumming and 3 dudes come into the blacklight, and they're just beating the heck outta those drums... and aluminum cans... fire extiguishers... and mufflers? It was "chido". They put down some pretty awesome beats. This band, they were not The Used as everyone was expecting, but the Street Drum Corps. I had heard about these guys earlier this summer in something from the Warped Tour. The "SDC" is made up of guys from other punk bands that got together in April of 2004. They played a couple of shows with the Warped tour this year, but didn't make it up to Calgary, which is the one that i attended. I'd have to say, this was a highlight for me. Their music was so tight and entertaining. I could have watched them for a while. Plus, they were fun to dance to :) The Used opened with Take It Away (I totally called that) and even more people crowded into the stage area. I lost all the people i came with, which was expected- I usually get lost at shows anyways. I found some people at the back and continued to enjoy from there, where i had a lot more room. There was so much energy coming from that stage, which is the reason i've become a live show junkie. The Used, like Alexisonfire, played alot of their new album and quite a few of their old songs too. My favourites were, as always, Box full of sharp objects and the Taste of Ink. I was kinda disappointed because the set seemed very similar to the one they played at Taste of Chaos (March 2005). There were a few changes of course, but i guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? I still had a good time.

Up next in the concert series was Rufio, Moneen, and Yellowcard. I had to stand in line for quite a while so I missed most of rufio’s set. I still managed to make it in there for “Above Me”, which also happens to be my favourite song of theirs. I was disappointed that I had missed most of their set, because last time I saw them (Warped Tour ’03), I really enjoyed it. I bought a T-shirt.

Moneen was 2^nd for the evening. They had a pretty entertaining set. At one point, they had the crowd doing a sing-along. They split them down the center and had the one side going “touch my booty!” and the other said screaming “NO!” I laughed.

Yellowcard’s set was pretty remarkable. they played some songs… it’s kinda what they do…. Including Way Away, AWOL, Cigarette, and their encore: Ocean Avenue, which they said they’ve only played once before. Ya ok. The one song I wanted them to play, but they didn’t, was Something of Value. That woulda made this concert amazing.

Concert Number 3 was Corb Lund and The Hurtin’ Albertans at Louis’. They started playing at 1130pm and went for a good 2 hours. The show sold out so it was packed in there. We managed to get some good spots, although there were stupid drunk girls ‘dancing’ behind me and kept bumping into me. The music, well it was excellent. There was a drummer, a guitarist/banjoist/slide-guitarist/etc/etc, and upright-bassist and Corb Lund, who played an acoustic guitar with some duct tape accents. Everyone there was right into, it was great. He played "time to switch to whiskey", "five dollar bill," "buckin' horse rider," and "the truck got stuck" (his latest single). I was gettin really tired so left aroun 1am, it was a thursday night and i had an 830am class the next morning. apparently that was a bad move, since i missed Mr. Lund play THE HOCKEY SONG, with NEW verses! everyone who saw it, said it was the greatest thing ever. i believe it too.

Friday night brought The Reason, Comeback Kid, Bane and STRUNG OUT to Louis'.
The reason: good.
Comeback kid: really good
Bane: the lead singer looked like he had down syndrome. My friend was doing security for the show and he was leaning against teh front of the stage. The lead singer of bane was singing to the crowd cuase some of the kids knew every single word. the singer was right next to my friend's head and reached around his neck and gave a little squeeze amd wrapped the mic cord around him too! what a jerk.
Strung out: awesome as ever! they played new stuff, they played old stuff. they played velvet alley and bring out your dead. Apparently they were jerks to the staff working there.

Saturday night was the CD release show for the "stories from the bridge city" 8 local bands played. Adolyne (with my favourite rocker Lando) were 2nd in line. they had a pretty powerful 25 min set. I bought a t-shirt. it says a bad word on the back. haha i love it. Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z, Adelade and the Ultimate Power Duo all had awesome sets. They were short but sweet. haha

Anyways, that was my week of concerts. it was a long week and it was a great time. I can't wait til Nov 6 for Bad Religion and Anti-Flag (with a possibility of PENNYWISE!!!!!!!!) and i can't wait even more for circa survive, MCR, and THRICE!!!!!! Both announcements of those shows made me jump-up-and-down happy.

Pz.