Drowners drowned me in despair, but Bully made it worth the experience.

I was totally stoked about this concert because of Drowners. I saw them back in May (Read more about it here) and they were great! So of course I was expecting this concert to either be the same or even better. But oh boy, 5 months can really change a band. I'm going to assume that being on the road for 5 months is restless and that's why they were disappointing for me.


It wasn't their performance that was disappointing, that was pretty much the same as the last time I saw them. Only difference was a band member, but like I said, it didn't affect their performance in anyway. What disappointed me was how they treated the fans. Now I can see why they, more like Matt, treated the fans as if he were scanning them out in a grocery store. However whatever the reason might have been he should've put up a front. It felt as if he was trying to just either take a picture, sign merchandise, or both, then get to the next person.


I was incredibly disappointed, but I guess as the audience grows so does their ego. While their time and gratitude towards the fans just decreases. I guess I shouldn't be too harsh though. Maybe they were just trying to get to everybody, I mean, it was a pretty big crowd who wanted to be with them. I think what irritated me the most was when the fans were waiting for them to come out. They took forever, and like I said I understand being restless and not wanting to do something, but when your whole career is based on a group of people it's best to satisfy them and give them what they want. Not everybody is going to be as understanding and forgiving.



Despite Drowners being a complete disappointment, Bully was pretty good. I had never heard of them before till that night. They were the opening act and I have to say their set was pretty short. They played about six or seven songs. Majority of their songs were fast and had a punk feel to it. The music reminded me of a band from the 90s. I can't put my finger on who they sound like, but it's very familiar. Alicia's, the lead singer, voice also kind of sounded like the lead singer from Moonpools & the Caterpillars (a short lived 90s band that is worth the listen). They're definitely a band to check out. Especially if you like 90s type of music, which I happen to love.

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Stasia Onyx

Temples and Drowners

Aggh, I was super happy when I heard that Drowners were coming to Dallas with Temples. I found it a bit strange that they were touring together because Temples are a bit more psychadelic-y and Drowners are a bit more punk-ish. However, it didn't affect their performances in any way.


Personally, I went to the show to see Drowners. I heard Long Hair during the Summer and fell in love with it. I also figured that I'd enjoy all their songs. So I was pretty much going to the concert for that one song. But boy were my instincts right! Their whole set was great! They were SO energetic, charming, and very charismatic. I had a blast and it seemed that I wasn't the only one. Everybody in the crowd was pumped with such great vitality, all caused by Drowners.

When Temples came up on stage the crowd didn't seem to digress. They were still wild and fueled with energy. Especially this one girl in front of me. You could clearly tell she went to the show to see Temples. She knew ALL the lyrics and at every song they played she danced (insanely). To the point were I had to step back and leave the crowd, I was getting sandwiched by her and a guy behind me, which was incredibly unpleasant and very awkward, haha. 

While I was watching the show, far away from the crowd, I noticed that the lead singer from Drowners was like literally about 10ft away from me. I was gushing and completely freaking out! I was having a discussion with myself, trying to decide if I should go up to him and ask him if he could sign my album (I had just bought it that night). I had no idea what to do, nor how to ask him to sign my album, I had never done that before. 

Something came over me though. The next thing I knew was that I was right beside him, semi-pretending that I was trying to get a good view of Temples. Then, I don't know how, but he had bumped into me (It was fate) and he was apologizing for it and I was (perhaps trying to) acting all calm and cool. He then carried on, and I then turned back around and I asked him "Hey, could you, umm, sign my album, please?" I'm pretty sure I failed at trying to be extremely subtle about it. However, he smiled a gorgeous smile and said "Yeah sure. You have a pen?" I literally (figuratively) almost died when I realized I didn't have a pen/marker for him to sign my album. But like I said before, It was fate. He found a Sharpie and was able to sign it. I was in complete shock, I couldn't even hold a steady conversation with him when he was trying to talk to me. I thanked him and I went back 10ft away from him, gushing and trying to recollect memories of what just happened. 

I left the concert when the show was over in complete bliss. I enjoyed (almost) absolutely every moment that lead up to my favorite of them all. It was a great concert because I was able to share a moment with Matthew.

It's not to say that it wouldn't have been a good show if it weren't for that moment because it would've been close enough. Temples were equally as great as Drowners were and I'm pretty sure if I was that girl who was in front of me during Temples performance, I would've been saying that, just alone seeing them play on stage, was my favorite moment.

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Stasia Onyx