Why I Love Pandora

I don’t actually own very many songs, because I find buying them on Itunes or pirating them to be too much of a hassle. So I rely on Pandora for all my music needs. What I enjoy about it the most is that it shows me the hidden gems of bands I know and love, as well as great songs from bands I’ve never heard of. I actually have a list of songs from relatively unknown bands which I love and hear regularly on Pandora. This list includes Paperthin Hymn by Anberlin, Say This Sooner by The Almost, and Call It Karma by Silverstein. I know Silverstein is a pretty well known band, but I don’t like very many of their other songs, although I do need to give them another chance I think I could grow to like them. And there’s always something special when you here a song you know and love in a place where there in no guarantee of that song coming up.

So what do you think of Pandora, or music in general? Let me know in a comment!

An Epic Concert

I spent last night screaming my lungs out at the Rise Against/A Day to Remember concert in Bakersfield. I was standing two people back from the very front. I was able to hold on the the front railing, a privileged I payed for dearly. Staying that close to the stage is a constant battle, people get vicious.

But enough about that, it was an incredible experience to know every song word for word each band played. My voice was completely shot after a couple Rise Against songs, but every time a song came on that I absolutely loved, I was filled with energy I had no idea I still had. Another thing that helped my voice was the water I so deliberately brought with me. I have been to a Rise Against concert before, so I knew how unbearably crowded this concert was going to get, and how desperately I needed water last time. This is something that would seem to be common knowledge, but the glares I received as I pulled out my water proved otherwise.

I know it seems mean that I didn’t share any water, but in general admission, it’s every man for them self. Another thing I enjoyed very much about the concert was the stage energy that both bands possessed. A Day to Remember’s stage energy was much more apparent, the lead singer of a day to remember got into a giant inflatable ball and ran around on the crowd.

I know the quality is awful, but it felt like I was trying to catch lightning in a bottle. Rise Against also did a very good job getting their audience riled up. This is a concert I will never forget and I’m incredibly grateful that I was able to go.

What do you think of Rise againt, A Day To Remember, Concerts, or music in general? Let me know in a comment!

A Dream Come True

although you can’t really tell from my blog posts, music is a pretty big part of my life. There are few things I enjoy more than coming home after a long day of school, plugging in my Ipod, then blasting Escape the Fate, Rise Against, or A Day to Remember to melt away the problems of the day. So what could be a better addition to my dull life than a concert featuring two of my all time favorite bands? I have to wonder why a band like A Day to Remember is opening for Rise Against. A Day to Remember is easily big enough to do their own tour, but hey, I’m not one to question a good thing.

Sam and I have been to a Rise Against concert once before, and it was absolutely epic to say the least. We were very close to the front of the crowd, and I knew every song they sung by heart. My throat was sore and my ears were ringing for the next couple of days. We are not getting to this concert as early as we did the last, so we probably wont be as close as we were last time, but if we and very persistent I am sure we can get to a good spot. As I’m writing this it’s hard to picture that tonight I’m going to be screaming my lungs out at an incredibly amazing concert, but it is indeed the case. Well until I actually go to the concert I don’t really have much else to write about, so until then.

What do you think about concerts, A Day to Remember, Rise Against, or music in general? Let me know in a comment!