Got It Made

So for the past few months there has been one event that I've been really looking forward to. And it went down last night at the Kitting Factory. The Theory of a Deadman concert...three bands opened for Theory of a Deadman, all but one were new to me and the last one was one I had somehow managed to have forgotten about...Every one of them sounded amazing live which was great because today it can be hard to find actual gifted artists.

The first to be heard was a newcomer and was one I had never heard of before. Taking Dawn which is all rock rock was really good and got the crowd going.I don't know to much about the band except for they they are new to Roadrunner Records, the lead singer is a joker and is quite funny, and they have good songs and even batter guitar solos. It was a great way to start an amazing concert.

Another new band I was introduced to last night who I am falling in love with, maybe as much as Theory of a Deadman, is Adelitas Way. Adelitas Way was amazing and aside from their great talent, the band members were easy on the eyes too, especially lead singer Rick who also has a dead set sexy voice.I hope they come back real soon because most definitely have to go to more of their shows. A couple of their songs which I particularly enjoyed are last Stand, Closer to You, and Dirty Little Thing. By far an AMAZING group!

The last band to perform before Theory was Halestorm, who somehow managed to slip my mind before last night. A couple of my favorite songs are It's Not You, I'm Not an Angel, and Bet You Wish You Had Me Back. Almost, if not all, of their songs are about a relationship ending badly and are a bit on the depressing side but even so I love the songs and music. last night they really but on a good show and sounded way good as well. When Lizzy, the singer, first came out on stage she started singing slow and mellow and the notes she was hitting were amazing and her vocals sounded stunning. They also did a group drum solo later on which was intriguing and so much fun to watch.

And last but definitely not least was Theory of a Deadman! They were so so so much more than amazing and sound even better live. It was such an incredible concert and words can't even describe the feelings of watching them perform and how much fun it all was. If I had to choose my top favorite songs of the night it would be So Happy, All or Nothing, bad Girlfriend, Hate My Life, and No Surprise. I went to the concert with my best friend/"sister"/roomie and the two of us had a blast rocking it out on the floor, standing about 5 feet from the stage,listening to great bands, and making new friends ha. Best concert I have been to by far!!

Sweet Silver Lining

I do not own the song Hold My Hand
Lyrics by Abbie Johnson(main vocals, guitar), Rachel Davis (vocals, piano), and Amanda GAllivan (drums), music by Abbie Johnson, Rachel Davis, and Amanda Gallivan.


So two, well actually three, "heart wrenching" events have happened within Thursday of last week till now...
... the first involving my best friend who was personally bashed by another friend of mine in a very public and hurtful manner, which set off a lot of people and in the end through all the hurt there was love, support, friendship, and loyalty and it was amazing to see people I know fight against one single person's discrimination. After I had a few days to settle down from everything I remembered a quote that I read a while ago on the back of a record (for some reason I can't remember which one now) and kind of wanted to share it because I think it speaks truth...
"First they put away the dealers, keep our kids safe and off the street. Then they put away the prostitutes, keep married men cloistered to home. Then they shooed away the bums, then they beat and bashed the queers, turned away asylum-seekers, fed us suspicions and fears. We didn't raise our voice, we didn't make a fuss. It's funny there was no one left to notice when they came for us."

And on a brighter note haha...
Introducing Blind Justice. Blind Justice is a newer local band who has a growing following and is made up of Abbie Johnson, Rachel Davis, and Amanda Gallivan. Abbie Johnson is 17, sings, plays guitar, writes own music and lyrics, and is one of my closest friends/"little sister." So band is especially close to me because I am so proud of Abbie and the amazing job the group has done so far. They performed on Saturday night at the Venue in a battle of the bands type thing and it was the first time that I heard them play together. Knowing that someone close to me not only has an amazing voice but also puts so much passion in their music makes me proud.
I heard the song Hold My Hand on Monday and instantly fell in love with it because as usual the song somehow managed to describe everything I've been feeling lately, especially after the special Valentines Day I spent with someone who I am probably in way to deep with for my own good hahaha.

Hold My Hand

This life don't last forever

So tell me what we're waiting for

We're better off being together

Than being miserable alone

Cause I would never fall and you would never fall, but together we could be all right

Cause when it gets dark and when it gets cold, we hold each other till we see the sunlight

So if you just hold my hand

Baby I promise that I'll do

All I can, things will get better

If you just

Hold my hand

Nothing can come between us

If you just hold, hold my, hold my

Hold my hand

The nights are getting darker

And there's no peace inside

So why make our lives harder

By fighting love tonight

Cause I would never fall and you would never fall, but together we can be all right

Cause when it gets dark and when it gets cold, we hold each other till we see the sunlight

So if you just hold my hand

Baby I promise that I'll do

All I can, things will get better

If you just

Hold my hand

Nothing can come between us

If you just hold, hold my, hold my

Hold my hand

I can tell that you're tired of being lonely

Take my hand, don't let go, baby hold me

Come to me and let me be your one and only

So I can make it all right in the morning

I can tell that you're tired of being lonely

Take my hand, don't let go, baby hold me

Come to me and let me be your one and only

So I can make it all right in the morning

Hold my hand

Baby I promise that I'll do

All I can, things will get better

If you just

Hold my hand

Nothing can come between us

If you just hold, hold my, hold my

Hold my hand

If you just hold, hold my

Hold my hand

I know for sure that this along with another song can be heard on their MySpace page and I wish there was more out there because I could listen to them forever but as of right now going to one of their gigs is your best shot at experiencing the beauty of their young, raw talent.

No songs have really been on my mind lately, in fact I haven't actually listened to music much these past few days which is extremely out of the norm ( I've been going back and forth between a mix, Marc Broussard and LeAnn Rimes Family CD), so I think I'm going to do something new since my music intuition is lacking this week. On days like this when I don't really know what I'm in the mood to listen to I turn to artists like Marc Broussard who have a settling voice which is what my Lazy Day Mix consists of.
(P.S. If you haven't heard of Marc Broussard I highly recommend him because his music is amazing!)
So I am going to share with you my Lazy Day Mix which happens to have 12 of the 25 most listened to songs on my iPod...

Sleep- Poets of the Fall
The Crow and the Butterfly- Shinedown
Follow Me- Uncle Kracker
More Time- Needtobreathe
Home-Marc Broussard
Beautiful Disaster- Jon McLaughlin
Last Train Home- Ryan Star
Watch Over You- Alter Bridge
The Beauty of Who You Are- Marc Broussard
Little Wonders- Rob Thomas
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
Her Diamonds- Rob Thomas
Good Friend- Nine Days
Drift Away- Uncle Kracker
Heart breaker- Matt Wertz
Here Comes the Sun- The Beatles
Hello Lonely (Walk Away From This)- Theory of a Dadman
Always Will Be- Raining and Ok
Lonly Night In Georgia- Marc Broussard

I am not sure if any of the songs will reappear in later posts, but you never know. I do know for sure that Marc Broussard will show up some time in the near future because I just can't resist.
I lover discovering new artists and hearing new songs so maybe you might find a new favorite as well.

Quicksand

I do not own the song Quicksand or Maybe.
Everly."Quicksand."_B Tracks, Vol.1_. Everly, 2009.
Everly."Maybe."_B Tracks,Vol.2_. Hilasterion, 2009.
Lyrics by Bethany Joy Galeotti and Amber Sweeney, music by Bethany Joy Galeotti and Amber Sweeney.

I have been so drained lately that when it came to thinking about what I was going to post I was going to take the easy way out and pick a song, write a little about it, and be done with it. Then I thought about everything that has gone on this week..So far I have been in an argument that I wasn't even aware was an argument-there was no actual arguing going on what so ever- with a "friend"-we'll call him John- who may or may not be mad at me for reasons unknown-I say this because he has yet to actually talk to me in the 4 times I have seen him since the "argument" and yet he has no problem texting me at god forsaken hours in the morning, and men say we're difficult- which has continued to confuse and infuriate me all week. And on top of that I have spent more time doing homework this week than I ever thought possible, and it was also mom's birthday-which I may have forgotten about until the night before.

So I put some thought in my song choice. I knew from the start of this project that there was one artist who I wanted to hopefully introduce because I find their music inspirational, breathtaking and perfect ha. But then I had trouble choosing which song and there were three that stood out to me in relation to everything. So I chose two of their songs!

Everly is a duo of Bethany Joy Galeotti and Amber Sweeney who both have amazing vocal and instrumental skills.

Quicksand

I like to say

I make good use of my time

While you've been away

And It's true

I've been at my piano every day

Thinking of you

They talk around

I hear them whisper

It's the funniest thing really

They think you're gone forever

I know the truth

It's just getting hard to believe it

When they all tell me it's over

Even the stars are aligned

And I...

I follow the signs so clearly

And still I fall in

They quicksand's pulling me down

I follow the signs so clearly

And still they catch me

The quicksand's pulling me down

I'm not the same

I can't sleep nights

And now I'm calling your name when I do

And yet without you

They say I get on better, better, better

When they all tell me it's over

I'll damn the gods until the stars are aligned

And I...

I follow the signs so clearly

And still I fall in

The quicksand's pulling me down

I follow the signs so clearly

And still they catch me

The quicksand's pulling me down

Look at my life and look at my face

Can't you see my heart bleeding down my sleeve

So you're holding my hand and holding my heart

But I just want to feel your breath inside me

So I can breathe

Somewhere in the distance

catch a spark, a grace, a hope

Something that makes me feel like I'm alive

It's never too soon

It's never too late

So I start screaming out

I see your face

I see your hand reaching down

And I yell to you

And I say...

I follow the signs so clearly

And still I fall in

The quicksand's pulling me down

I follow the signs so clearly

And still they caught me

The quicksand's pulling me down

I follow the signs so clearly

And still I fall in

The quicksand's pulling me down

I know you can feel me rising

And I'm on fire

If you keep on pulling me out

Look at my life and look at my face

And look where I've come

To get to this place with you

Be here to sit and lay at your feet

And rest in your arms

And listen to your heartbeat

My favorite lines are: "Somewhere in the distance I catch a spark, a grace, a hope; something that makes me feel like I'm alive. It's never too soon. It's never too late."

The best feeling is that feeling you get when you find something or someone that makes you know that "this" is what life is all about, and makes your life so much more worth living. Having something to live for; something that gives life meaning, somehting that makes you realize ther is more to life.

...a spark-happiness, laughter. Even if only for a moment, it's the little things in life that sometimes mean the most.

...a grace-beauty, serenity. The magic and wonders of life.

...a hope- confidence, faith. Knowing that there is something to look forward to even though your not sure what. You just know.

"It's never too soon. It's never too late." It never being too soon or too late to act on something is reassuring (I like when a song restores confidence in the struggles life has to offer). There's a sense of doubt that everyone gets at some point in time. The hesitation you get when you're in the midst of considering confronting something new(which can be scary) and instead of taking chances and putting ourselves out there we "convince" ourselves that it's too late or that now is not the right time. And then we are left with the what ifs.

Another one of my favorites by Everly is a song called Maybe which to me is the voice of doubt and realization in relation to past choices; coming face to face with the what ifs whan it really is to late. It's the opposite of Quicksand which to me is more about hope.

Maybe

Maybe I was wrong

Maybe I was looking in all the wrong places

Maybe I was wrong

Maybe I was searching all the wrong places

If I knew that you were coming for me I would have stayed in one place

If I knew that you were coming for me I would have made my peace

Maybe I was wrong

Maybe I was dreamless and full of suffering

Maybe I was wrong

Every time you said you loved me I went running on my own

But I can see you now, I'm coming home

can see you now, I'm coming home

Maybe I was wrong

Maybe I was looking at all the wrong faces

Maybe I was wrong

Maybe I was searching in all the wrong places

If I knew that you were coming for me I would have stayed in one place

If I knew that you were coming for me I would have made my peace

But i can see you now, I'm coming home

I can see you now, I'm coming home

I have my life in my own hands which led me through the promise land

Taking what I can and never looking back

But I fell so far, so fast

And all the years of me goning past you in the crowd are catching up at last

And there you are looking at me with eyes full of love

Giving me another chance to come home and dance

I make my peace now

I feel the pain come down

Walk towards the light, thank the Lord, before I say good night