Girl In A Coma Show review

On Friday July 29th 2009 I was invited to attend a show at El Corazon in Seattle to checkout the all girl band who recently started what I believe to be a west coast tour and just recently released their new album “Trio B.C.” released in June of 2009.

The lineup for this event also included Veritas who were headlining but who I also didn’t care for, Rebound who it turns out had two members in the band that knew the person who came with me to the show (who we also missed and was also their last show), Roxy Epoxy who we missed to my regreats, Miss Derringer who put on an excellent show and of course Girl in a Coma.

Miss Derringer put on a great stage performance. I had only heard the band though their myspace prior to the show and was very impressed with what I heard. The lead singer has a sound and stage proformance of a 50 styles burlesque singer with matching out fit.

Girl In A Coma really was the highlight of the show this evening putting on a fantastic energetic and emotional show that I could really tell the fans and other show attendants. I had only recently heard Girl In A Coma recently when they were brought too my attention only days before the show.

El Corazon events always puts on a great show and never fails to impress me by sound quality lighting and just a great space for meeting people. While doing the meet and greet with the bands off the night I also had a chance to meet with Dave of Nickle and Dime Records who came off as a great guy.

We ended the night with several drinks in us and climbing some buildings in downtown Seattle. Unfortunately no one wanted to join us from the show but we did end up having several other people spotting us and joining us on top of a 10 story apartment building. A perfect end to a great night of music!

Bane show review spring 2008

Bane show review, Knitting Factory, Spring 2008 by Roya Butler.

Ah, Bane in New York City’s Knitting Factory: non-stop straight-edge hardcore at its finest. Boston’s Bane plugged their gear in, and from the first force of front man Aaron Bedard’s strong vocals and heavy and energetic 3-chord and punch-packed drum backing from the band, fans were singing along in unison while moshers threw themselves across the floor. Bane made it clear they were excited to play New York City.

Bane’s merchandise booth was jam packed with fans waiving their money and pointing to shirts. Personally, I fell in love with their black shirt with gold glittered ‘BANE.’ Inevitably, Bedard gifted me with a shirt and a hoodie. I can’t express enough how much this band RULES in every way!

As for their performance, spectacular is an understatement. When Bane came on stage, the crowd did not let up. Non-stop chaos ensured, as everyone cleared the merchandise area and packed in around the stage—the pit turned into a whirlwind of bodies kicking around, while crowd surfers toiled to get on stage with the Band.  Bedard was moving like he had caught fire, despite the kids jumping on stage and grabbing the microphone to scream along with him. If there was a lack of snarling from the band, judging from the smiles on the faces, it was because they’re having too much fun to break their stride.

An interview with Bedard proved him to be engaging, witty, charismatic, and incredibly enigmatic. He spoke much of their travels through Europe and Japan, and articulated his love for other cultures as well as for mother America; he determined, though, that nothing beats American Hardcore. He further expressed his strive for forever one-uping each album they create. The Note, out on Equal Vision, 2006, is explosively fierce and should not be missed. Bedard expressed that with the arrival of the drummer’s new baby, the band was only doing a month long tour, which included Boston, New York, California, and Japan.

Being at the Knitting Factory made me realize how much I missed hardcore shows tremendously, and the best compliment I can give to this tour is that, despite the fact that they only played a few cities, they played my favorite one, New York. The energy and love from the fans and band reminded me why these concerts are still worth paying for.