HOUSE 77 Xmas EDITION

For me, the school year has finally begun. I just got back from one of the last bus rides home and like...it felt good to be out and about. I hadn't been home for fourteen hours. That is a fucking lonnnng time. And its ironic because it made me feel like I WAS home. Or home at school again. If that makes sense. Yah, and for the first time ever, I heard no cars on the walk back. No cars, just crickets and wind in the leaves. Fucking wicked feeling!

I just got back from my concert that was in lieu of first pub. First off - within like thirty seconds of getting off the streetcar I sold my tickets basically at cost. I sold them for slightly less just cuz it was a nice rounded number.

First band was Boys Night Out. Jesse and I had no fucking clue who it was at first but eventually Jesse figured it out. They sounded sort of like some strange mix of Offspring, Gob, and then all the other emo bands there that night. They were okay, but the lead vocalist wore make up like a clown. Sooo that was just too ICP-ish for my liking.

Then Hopesfall hit the stage. And oh my did they ever hit it. Like a freight train. Loud, screaming, huge guitar playing. Just loved em, I was super impressed despite my mixed feelings from what I'd previously heard of them (which I admit wasn't enough) The absolute control over the teen-bopping, all black tshirt (seriously, I made a crack about how all the kids outside the El Mocombo wore black...and then every single last one of those pre-teen or early teen fuck ups at the concert wore black too - Jesse and I were honestly amongst the absolute oldest in the audience) audience. It was awe-inspiring to see.

Moneen. Best emo band ever live. haha they just rock my socks. They have an undeniable energy, enthusiasm and positivity that no other band can equal. They played nearly all my favs cept for Wrath of the Donkey. ...yah....I cant describe to you how good they are. If you ever get the opportunity, see Moneen live. Kill people to obtain tickets if necessary. The life imprisonment will be well worth the goodness of their live set. If nothing else, the humour they have is fantastic - they freaking like....stage dived onto one another, haha, its hard to describe, just see them and find out.

Alexisonfire were also very, very wicked. They opened with Accidents, and played basically all of my favourites, including Happiness by the Kilowatt, Polaroids of Polar Bears, No Transitory, and of course Pulmonary Archery. The crowd was basically kissing their feet they loved em so much. They played well, were very energetic, and their banter was quite amusing.

So overall, a fantastic evening. Totally worth going to see. And Saturday, ladies and gents - is that very special day. So really, the year has finally begun for me I feel.