Kamtin Mohager
09/12/04, 12:41 PM
Home Grown/Denver Harbor/Adelphi/Halifax @ the Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO - 9/11/04
www.homegrownonline.com
Attending the show the previous night, I knew what to expect from these band's. After a horrible performance by some local band, Halifax graced the stage to end up stealing the show from everyone else. Being the second time playing Denver within the past month, their fans showed up in full force to sign along to all their songs. Blasting through tracks from their EP's, and throwing in some new songs (which sound amazing), the band had all the energy in the world. Full of guitar swings, solo's, and powerful drum attacks, Halifax made sure they let everyone know that they know what they're doing. Without any doubt in my mind, they were the best band that night.
Seeing Adelphi the previous night, I unfortunately knew what to expect from their performance. Being one of the newest band's to sign to Drive-Thru Records, you can tell that the band isn't fully ready to be on tour and playing such large venues. As a whole, the band seems like they still aren't used to playing with each other. Their performance was cliche, and their between song jokes were even worse. That was probably the worst part about their performance. They continued to talk between each song saying the lamest jokes and I was ready to go up on stage and throw them off. They gave us a sample of what's to come from their debut DTR release, and by the sound of things, it won't be a good record. Once again, they were the worst band of the evening and I hope I will never have to see them live again.
Denver Harbor came out on stage being the most professional and experience group of the bunch. Full of talented musicians, including Will Salazar of the late Fenix TX, the band displayed an arena rock sound mixed with pop punk. Their set was jam packed with energy, great stage presence, and a flawless sound. They even threw in a fan favorite by playing "Threesome" for all the old Fenix TX fans. Playing tracks from their upcoming full length (which gets released on October 12th), everyone got the hint that Salazar has fully moved on from his last project and is ready to rock the fuck out.
After a short wait, Home Grown stepped on stage playing "Cross My Heart," a song from their recently released EP, When It All Comes Down. The band sounded a little off at the beginning. The entire crowd just sort of stood there, not looking like they were enjoying the set. But it might have just been since it was a new song, because they quickly moved into "I Love You, Not," as the crowd jumped up and down to the tunes of the band. As the sound got better and their energy became noticable, people began to enjoy the band's set. Their set list was a very diverse one as they played tracks from all their albums, including the oldie but goodie, "Wannabe." I was impressed with Home Grown's set, but I've definitely seen them play better.
Score: *** (3/5)
www.homegrownonline.com
Attending the show the previous night, I knew what to expect from these band's. After a horrible performance by some local band, Halifax graced the stage to end up stealing the show from everyone else. Being the second time playing Denver within the past month, their fans showed up in full force to sign along to all their songs. Blasting through tracks from their EP's, and throwing in some new songs (which sound amazing), the band had all the energy in the world. Full of guitar swings, solo's, and powerful drum attacks, Halifax made sure they let everyone know that they know what they're doing. Without any doubt in my mind, they were the best band that night.
Seeing Adelphi the previous night, I unfortunately knew what to expect from their performance. Being one of the newest band's to sign to Drive-Thru Records, you can tell that the band isn't fully ready to be on tour and playing such large venues. As a whole, the band seems like they still aren't used to playing with each other. Their performance was cliche, and their between song jokes were even worse. That was probably the worst part about their performance. They continued to talk between each song saying the lamest jokes and I was ready to go up on stage and throw them off. They gave us a sample of what's to come from their debut DTR release, and by the sound of things, it won't be a good record. Once again, they were the worst band of the evening and I hope I will never have to see them live again.
Denver Harbor came out on stage being the most professional and experience group of the bunch. Full of talented musicians, including Will Salazar of the late Fenix TX, the band displayed an arena rock sound mixed with pop punk. Their set was jam packed with energy, great stage presence, and a flawless sound. They even threw in a fan favorite by playing "Threesome" for all the old Fenix TX fans. Playing tracks from their upcoming full length (which gets released on October 12th), everyone got the hint that Salazar has fully moved on from his last project and is ready to rock the fuck out.
After a short wait, Home Grown stepped on stage playing "Cross My Heart," a song from their recently released EP, When It All Comes Down. The band sounded a little off at the beginning. The entire crowd just sort of stood there, not looking like they were enjoying the set. But it might have just been since it was a new song, because they quickly moved into "I Love You, Not," as the crowd jumped up and down to the tunes of the band. As the sound got better and their energy became noticable, people began to enjoy the band's set. Their set list was a very diverse one as they played tracks from all their albums, including the oldie but goodie, "Wannabe." I was impressed with Home Grown's set, but I've definitely seen them play better.
Score: *** (3/5)