Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.

As most Canadian hardcore fans know Mike Froh left The Holly Springs Disaster awhile back. The band posted an instrumental version of I D.A.R.E. David Bowie To Drive Drunk for download so that THSD hopefuls could submit vocal auditions. Recently they posted an instrumental version of King Kong. The song is a newer song i.e. is not on Motion Sickness Love and the more I listen to it, the more bummed out I get. I've heard their new stuff live but was reserving my judgement until I heard the recorded versions. I personally can't fully appreciate live music unless I hear it over and over, which usually requires either A. lots of money to go to shows or B. a recording. Most of the song is a complete deviation from everything I love about Holly Springs. I was disappointed when Mike left and knew that the next vocalist will not be able to duplicate his sound, but I'm confident that they'll find someone talented that will be a good fit for their band. I always expected amazing instrumentals and was/still am waiting on pins and needles to hear what this talented band will come up with. I am slightly disapointed as the instrumentals of King Kong remind me more of a cheesey video game then they do of the band I have grown to love. These guys are super talented and I really hope that they make an amazing comeback although I am skeptical. I'm still waiting hopefully, which is a measure of how much respect I have for these guys as musicians. Good luck and here's hoping guys...


The Holly Springs Disaster Being Dirtbags.<3

Michael, Aaron and I began the epic journey of watching the Showbread DVD last night. I don't think I have ever watched a band beat and shoot each other more then these guys did. I also don't think I've seen as many animal friend's in a DVD as Showbread has. We're pretty sure that Ivory didn't leave the band and that they killed him in some bizarre hot sauce incident. The one section of the DVD was a staggering 2 hours with much more left on disc 1. Then over to disc 2 which promises to be quite a treat.

I teach kids at The School of Rock for all of July (yes I am that lucky!). We have a solid group this week and we came up with some pretty sweet band names and logos today so I'm excited to see how the rest of the week goes. Hopefully no one gets too carried away!


Showbread @ Cornerstone Music Festival

Last night we did our civic and environmental duty and ripped down all the posters we put up in Port Perry for the show. When I was putting up two posters on a hydro pole near the high school an old man gave me the world's most evil look and stared at me quite obviously through his living room curtains. Those posters were both already gone when we went to get them. They were stapled and taped to the pole so I can only conclude that as soon as he was sure we were gone he went out and ripped them down. I was tempted to knock on the door and thank him for his support and inform him that thanks to him we not only raised two boxes of food for the food bank, but we also created a safe and positive environment for youth to hang out. Hats off to you old man!

Pop-Rock band Emarosa has a concert coming up at The Reverb this Friday. I've noticed lately that a lot of Emarosa fans are less then thrilled with Jonny Craig's addition to the band. I saw them when they played Kool Hause with A Day To Remember and The Devil Wears Prada and have to say that his vocal performance was the band's only redeeming quality for me. His voice is raspy-sweet/pop-punk goodness overtop of melodies and beats I've heard a thousand times before. Don't get me wrong, the band is ok but they're just not doing anything different that stands out to me. They do have a lot of really devoted fans though and are a hard-working band so good for them. Craig's vocals remind me vaguely and not-so-vaguely of Courtney MacPhaden of Markham's The Diverse Attraction. TDA is always a treat to see live. If you're a fan of hardcore, pop-punk, both, or anything inbetween be sure to give them a listen at the link posted on the right. They have a bunch of older songs posted and someday soon we'll all be able to listen to their album that has been long in the works...hopefully.



The Diverse Attraction @ Markville Mall

So this is now going to be a not-so-secret place for me to post about whatever's going on that is neat or things that are not interesting at all.

The show last night was amazing. We got a couple boxes full of food for the food bank along with some new sweat-soaked t-shirts that people apparently no longer wanted. Thanks to everyone for coming out. Every time we don't lose money it encourages us to do another show.

All the bands were amazing but, as always, Lifestory:Monologue stole the show for me with their amazing live performance. I have never been disappointed when I see this band live and I'm currently at 6+ times within the last 10 months. They describe themselves accurately as "A visual display and musical experience." The vocal harmonies mixed with passionate shouting make me so happy. The instruments sound like they're all dancing together! The bass solo at the end of Dancing and Kisses always makes me happy. Newcomers and old friends to the band are always impressed to discover what an electric guitar sounds like when played with a bow and the xylophone at the beginning of Wolves Behind Me is always a fan favourite. The band has been playing a lot of new songs too which are quickly finding a place in my heart, but with songwriters as amazing as these guys that isn't too hard. These guys from Guelph are totally here to stay. I've posted a link to their myspace on the right hand side of this blog so go and give them a listen. Oh joy, What Fun!