Crazy Good Summer

A couple of weeks ago I scored some tickets for Pop Tarts Crazy Good Summer. The concert was at South Sude Ballroom Dallas, Texas. It was my third time being at that venue and to be honest it's growing on me. At first I didn't like it much because the stage is a bit tall, or more like I'm too short, haha. But anyways, I'm really starting to dig the venue because of how close you can be to the stage and even if your not up close  you still can get a great view. 

Crazy Good Summer is a concert series with some of today's hottest acts. This is it's third annual series. With three hot acts performing at three different cities. The acts are Demi Lovato, Jasmine V and Emblem3. Jasmine V had her free show in LA, Demi in Dallas, and Emblem3 in Chicago. 

As I said before I went to the Demi concert. I got there pretty darn early and I'm not even a real fan, but that was because entrance was not guaranteed. Nonetheless, I had a good time and enjoyed the artists performances.  

Ryan Beatty

I've never heard of Ryan Beatty before, but that's because I don't listen to pop or  the pop radio station so I wasn't up to date with him. So, I went on his website and read up in him. He is seventeen years old from Clovis, CA. He has built a remarkable amount of followers and buzz in the entertainment industry. He has built a great amount of fan base with over 30 million views on YouTube and 230,000 subscribers. He has a pretty solid fan base. 

When Ryan Beatty came on stage the crowd cheered him on and welcomed him. To me his voice reminds me of Jesse Rutherford, the lead singer from The Neighbourhood. Beatty's style is very- Pop-ish. If that makes any sense, haha. I really like his voice though, perhaps because it reminds me of Jesse, but it also has it's own uniqueness and is different from Jesses' voice. 

He did a cover of Drakes song "Hold On, We're Going Home", which I really enjoyed. He sang the song with a very strong- or better yet, there was a mature sound in his voice that made me really enjoy this cover. I might just have to buy that cover because gosh, it sounds so good, and I can't listen to a 45 second video recording forever, haha. 

Demi Lovato 

The performance practically everyone was waiting for finally came on stage. Demi was welcomed by screaming fans yelling out "I love you, Demi!". All the young tweens ran to the front pushing out anyone in there way. People were just crowding around to get a better glimpse of Demi. 

It took her a good while to come out, but when she did you could barely hear her over the screening crowd. She started off the set with "Heart Attack". Throughout the whole concert her voice never failed to not sound strong and confident.

In the middle of her performance she gave a speech about how thankful she is for her fans, bullying and getting support from friends or family to help get through it, woman empowerment, and thanking Pop Tarts for giving her the opportunity to play. Oh, and don't be surprised if Pop Tarts comes out with a Red Velvet flavored Pop Tart- it was her idea. She continued on with the concert after her inspiring words. 

I never knew how loving and appreciative Demi is to her fans. She seems like a well-rounded women who knows how to just get back up and try again. And for that I see her in a different light than before. She's a very inspiring young woman, and even though most of her fans are Tweens I feel like I could find myself within her- I could feel her inspiring me and making me want to go out and accomplish my goals and dreams. 

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Stasia Onyx

Summerland Tour 2014

  

 Spacehog

"All they're gonna play is 'In the Meantime' for their whole setlist.", that's what the guy behind me said. I was suppressing a chuckle, but in my head I was thinking "That's a bit of a douche thing to say."- which is very much true. Although their only hit was "In the Meantime". It doesn't mean that they didn't/don't have other good songs. It just means they weren't good enough for airplay. So when the band came on stage I pitied them because let's be honest what the douche said is what everybody (who didn't know other songs of theirs) was pretty much thinking. Even I was thinking it (so I was the douche too). Then to make matters awkward was that they didn't even start the setlist with one of their songs. They did a cover of Boomtown Rats "I don't like Mondays". The cover was pretty good though. I'm not trying to say that I was expecting it to be bad or anything, but I was a bit surprised. They then played three other old tracks of their own. Which again were actually pretty good. They then played a new song from their new album, As It Is On Earth (2013). The song, Love is a Curious Thing, is the second track on the album. The song sounds good enough to get some airplay, or at least some online airplay. Of course the last track had to be "In The Meantime". And of course everybody started singing along. All in all though they gave a pretty good show. They exceeded my expectations- I should definitely start listening to them. 

   Eve 6 

The next group to come out and rock the stage was Eve 6. I only really listen to "Inside Out". Don't get me wrong I've heard other songs, but uh, I don't remember the titles of the songs. There was this one lady who was a devoted fan. She had an injured left foot and was on this (cool) scooter thing. Throughout the whole concert she was singing and jumping around like she was about to jump off that scooter thing. Haha, but she didn't. Now, she wasn't the only one into the concert, but she showed that she was the biggest fan there- from what I saw. Mostly everybody knew their songs and were signing along. Especially to the last song, which was "Inside Out"- of course. Eve 6 gave a good show, but I have to say that one fan took the spotlight and she's what I remember the most about their show and when they joked about "Inside Out" being known as a one-hit wonder. After the whole concert though the front man (Max Collins) for Eve 6 autographed my ticket. So, that was pretty tight. 

  Soul Asylum

Following was Soul Asylum. By this time the crowd was more riled up and every body was excited. Most of the crowd were signing along during the show. They played most/all their hits from the Grave Dancers Union (1992) album. Dave and the whole band in general sounded pretty much the same and did their best. During the show Max Collins from Eve 6 took the mic and sang. Even Art, from Everclear, joined the stage. Singing with Dave and having and giving a good performance. Towards the end of the show Dave was drenched in sweat. To sum it all up it was a real good show and I'm glad I can say be seem 'em live before. 

   Everclear 

The headliner was now on stage. All band members joined at the front of the stage, dressed in black from head-to-toe. They started off the set with "We can live beside the ocean..." Lyrics from "Santa Monica". They played most of their hit songs and similar to when Soul Asylum was on everybody was signing along. They of course also gave a very good performance. The most memorable of their performance was when most of  the performers went on stage to sing with Everclear. I thought it was really tight and a very memorable way to end a concert. Overall, it was a great ending and they all gave a great show! 

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Stasia Onyx

I'll admit I've been a ghost.

   Woah, what is this realm? Why is everything so dusty. I know, I know I haven't posted anything in FOUR months. I totally meant to post something back in March when I went to Spill Over MF, but I never published it.

   Please don't punish me. I've been extremely lazy. I don't know why. I guess it's 'cause I'm realizing I'm growing up and I'm trying to prolong that by avoiding things. I'm in denial. I can't be seventeen and on my way to being a senior. It was just yesterday that I was excited about entering High School. Seeing my friends in that auditorium and going by to sit next to them. Daydreaming about my crush and thinking we'll never be- or I actually was just thinking I'll never talk to him (Boy, was I wrong!) 

   Gosh, what time does. It's absolutely amazing! Makes me wonder what will the next four years be like? If all goes according to plan I'll have a Bachelor or Master (I'll be graduating with my Associate degree. So I knocked two years out of the way) degree in Journalism. Traveling the world, enjoying myself. Or traveling with a band and seeing music live almost every night. Ahh, I can't wait, but then again I don't want to grow up. If I grow up it means I have to take on responsibilities and I won't be able to be lazy anymore. It sucks. I wish I was barely entering High School again. Hahaha, but then again the last three years has been good and a very memorable ride and I wouldn't change much about it. 

   Anyways, I've decided to go to a concert at least once every month. So be expecting a post at least once every month. I might be going to Summerland Tour. I don't know yet, my brother needs to give me my $20 so I can buy the tickets. Summerland Tour is a festival featuring some of the biggest bands of the '90s: Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6, and Spacehog. I'm also a bit unsure if I should go because the crowd will be more mature/older (I assume). And the last time I ran across a mature crowd they were extremely rude and total jerks. So I have to admit I'm afraid to go and face those people. I'm a chicken and I know I should be brave and tell those people to piss off, but I can't bring myself to do that. At least I can't unless they physically harm me or something. Y'know? So like I said, I might go. If I do I'll post something- if I'm not too lazy or 'busy'. 

   However, I will be going to four upcoming concerts. The first is Washed Out w/ Small Black. Washed Out came last year and I wanted to go, but I wasn't that into them. Now I am, so I decided to spend $26 on seeing them and Small Black. Seemed worth it. 

The next concert my friend invited me to, but she hasn't bought tickets so I'm not for sure if I'll be going. We'll be seeing The Airborne Toxic Event. I saw them in 2013 when I went to Edgefest. And I guess you could say I hung out with Noah. We were basically stalking outside where they were so he came over to us and introduced himself properly. So I'm excited to go see them just to see if Noah will remember us. If so, that'd be SO dope I think.

 I believe it was two weeks ago That my prayers were answered. The Arctic Monkeys were coming to the Dallas metroplex area (Grand Prairie). Oh my fucking gosh, that made my the whole end of the month amazing! I'm super stoked and I can't wait to see them in October. I'm going to skip school that day so I'll be able to get a good view of them. Especially of Alex Turner- if ya know what I mean ;) 

The next concert I'll be going to is Sohn. Even though I've only heard one song (Bloodflows)- which I'm in love with, the show is only $12. So why not go, I'm pretty positive it'll be a good show.

I MIGHT go to see Black Veil Brides, but to be honest the only reason why I want to go to that concert is because of Andy Biersack, yesh he's so hot. Haha, but eh I'm kind of doubting it. Unless I come up with $40 before December. 

   So, I'm really going to try to post more often because this is what I want to do for a living. To be honest I don't think I need a degree to write about music, but that's what society wants so I guess I'll put myself in debt. Haha. Anyhow I do need the practice and I need to start some sort of portfolio. So from here on out if I go to a concert or if I want to talk/write about music I'll post. I'll try to post something once a month then increase the amount of posts as time passes.  

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Stasia Onyx