I’ve been over the moon since last night. If you’ve been around long enough then you know how I felt about seeing Fall Out Boy live. It was one of the best nights of my life. I had been listening to that band since I was 16 years old. Well, if you thought I was too excited about Fall Out Boy, then you have no idea. I can trace my history with Panic! for as long I can with Fall…
Our first music event of the year dropped into our lap courtesy of Sander’s boss. He had tickets to the Bastille Avoiding Tomorrow Tour and could’t make it. Instead he gave the tickets to us. Needless to say we were over the moon! I listened to Bastille a thousand times over when their Bad Blood album dropped in 2013. I’ve been a bit too busy to listen to their 2016 album, Wild World. That didn’t stop me from leaping at the…
We actually went to see Halestorm before Chvrches but it’s taken me forever to find a good time to share about it. Sander has been a long time fan of Halestorm, a rock band with origins in America. Halestorm was touring California when we were getting to know each other . I remember calling him and telling him his favorite band was in town. He was so jealous that he couldn’t attend. Sander’s wanted to see them live for a long…
There’s something about seeing an artist live that gets my heart racing. It’s about feeling the music. The vibrations flow out from the speakers and vibrate through the audience. And in that moment it’s you and the band. The rest of the world doesn’t matter because all you can hear is the music. We haven’t been fans of Chvrches for too long. I discovered them after moving to The Netherlands. I had been searching for upbeat music to listen to…
Fall Out Boy, live at AFAS… How can I convey just how long I’ve waited to see these guys live? The lights dimmed and a beautiful CG ocean popped up on the big screen with a timer in the upper right corner. The audience didn’t even wait to start screaming. Once the timer had dropped to zero, a voluminous sheet descended and the band emerged from within. I have three bands that I adore and would follow forever. Fall Out…
The lights dim and the intimate crowd of about 100 people begin to scream. Figures creep onstage amid ultra violet lights and swirling fog. There is silence for a moment before the room vibrates with the low mumblings of a bass guitar. And then we are standing in an earthquake contained within the walls of our hall. This is what we came for, to listen to Pale Waves. I discovered Pales Waves off of a Youtube recommendation (who would have…
Music is a cultural experience that needs no translation. I’m only about 3 months into my Dutch courses so I’m far from fluent. However, when people come together, despite their differences in language or origin of birth, that is a truly magical experience. There’s no need to understand anything but the beat of the music and how it rocks the soul. I feel like every live musical experience is the same and different simultaneously. It’s a group of people getting…