Concerts

  I recently went to a concert and I didn't know any of the bands that were playing there, I just went because some of the money went to charity. There were five bands, Elsewhere Road, 3 Way Ricochet, Signal Ahead, Dime Store Novelist, and Stay Wild.
  The opening act was Elsewhere Road and they were a lead vocalist and a pianist. Their songs were very good and her voice was amazing. She did a cover of My Immortal by Evanescence and she did it absolutely perfect, because she sounded a lot like Amy Lee, vocalist for Evanescence. She also sang this song dedicated to her friend who was a firefighter and had passed away, and it was an amazing song and very sad.
  3 Way Ricochet was the second band and also my favorite performance. They're a psycho/rockabilly band and they were made up of an upright bass, guitar and drums. Tommy, the guitarist was amazing at singing and at playing guitar. also, his guitar, was absolutely stunning. At the begging, Tommy stood on Demonica's, the bassists, bass while she was playing it, laid on it's side and he played his guitar, it was awesome. Towards the end, the drummer, Jimmy, and Demonica were playing the bass together, but Jimmy was playing it with his drum sticks, it was really awesome. My favorite song from them was called Strange Condition and before they played it, Tommy said it was for anyone who's ever dated a psychopath, the lyrics and how he sang them went together just perfectly.
  Signal Ahead was more of a laid back band, made up of a lead vocalist/guitarist, drummer and bassist. I really liked their songs, they were very catchy. My favorite lyric from one of there songs was, "Don't let your guard down, she'll rip your heart out." What I got from that is, it's about girls who date guys for certain things other than because they actually like them, and then afterwards, she brakes his heart.
  Dime Store Novelist, the fourth band, won a contest for Rolling Stone magazine, and after watching them perform, I could see why. They were phenominal. The lead vocalist/guitarist, Charles, also played the harmonica! They put on such a good performance. My favorite lyric from them was, "That's a nice badge there officer, but I got things to do." Everyone in The Dime Store Novelist were completely amazing, no doubt about it. After there last song, they threw out bracelets and shirts, it was so cool!
  The final performance of the night was, Stay wild, and they really were wild! They seemed like more of a peace group like, Rise Against. The first song they played was about girls who have gotten raped and the lead vocalist/bassist, Jahiah said he has actually heard women say, "I remember the first time I got raped." and Jihiah said there should never be a first time, and you could tell from the very begging that the whole band was very serious about it, and I thought that was amazing because you don't see a lot of people speak up about things like that everyday. Out of all the bands, they were the wildest and craziest, which is awsome! I loved all there songs. Their drummer, Robby, was amazing. Honestly, he reminded me of Travis Barker, the drummer for Blink-182. He moved his arms so fast and looked so concentrated, I was blown away. If I could get drum lessons from him, I totally would. The guitarist, Nick, was a really great guitar player, and his guitar was beautiful.
  Everyone from all the bands were really nice, I got to meet most of them and get pictures and it was awesome. I diffinetly recommend seeing all of them in concert if you ever get the chance.