Tomorrow my little bro, Dan, and I (note: I will always call him my little bro even though he’s 22) are heading to Lowell, MA for the Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace & Flyleaf concert at the Tsongas Arena. I went to school at UMass Lowell and had a craptastic part-time concession stand job at the Tsongas yet I’ve never seen a show there! Do you have ANY idea how annoying it was to work in a concession area that had no clear view of the stage? I’m usually a top notch employee but I ended up getting at least 2 written warnings because I kept leaving my station to watch the shows.
Back to the point of this post! The best part is Dannyboy hooked us up with Platinum VIP passes that include a meet & greet with the bands. As much as I love neo-soul & hip-hop I’ve been hooked on rock music for the past few months; I tend to go through waves of genre bias sometimes. I picked up the new Breaking Benjamin and Flyleaf and still have them in constant rotation bewteen Erykah Badu, Bad Rabbits & Mystic in my car.
Flyleaf is technically a Christian band (and some say 3DG & BB are, too) and some people steer away from them because of this but it really makes no difference to me. I’m not a religious person at all but that doesn’t mean I can’t listen to gospel music, right? I actually enjoy listening to the different kinds of lyrics a Christian band puts out because there are all sorts of different ways to interpret the song’s meaning(s). Plus, last time I checked a guitar chord had no religious affiliations. Lead singer, Lacey, is fan-freaking-tastic, too, and her voice sends shivers up my spine. Such a cute, diminutive chick with a powerful voice = I’m in love.
We’ll be posting photos and videos from the meet & greet and backstage so check back for the next update!
-Lori
