Several years ago I immersed myself in the gothic and metal lifestyle and I’m still a part of it. As soon as I started hearing more about the underground aspect of it, I knew I had to investigate. In the gothic and metal lifestyle, no subculture is the same since each genre is like an umbrella, something different always beneath the next. On February 7, 2014 the opportunity arose for me to attend my first underground Darkside sold out concert in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club at 10:00 pm, which is one of their venues for their world tour. Other places they would be touring in are: Canada, Switzerland, Italy, Belgim, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Ireland, UK, Australia and China. Interestingly enough, their next show February 8, 2014 would be in New York at Terminal 5, between 34th and 59th street. This venue has 5 distinict environments and can hold up to 3,000 people. Just a few nights before the concert one of my friends called me and asked me if I wanted to go since they had an extra ticket available. I immediately said yes. For the days after I had accepted I waited in anticipation; where I come from concerts and subcultures barely exist. Even if they do exist they are kept in secret. After an hour later of driving my friend and I immediately decided get dinner. It took us about half-hour to find a place that was within walking distance of the venue. We ate at Brown Sugar Café, a Thai restaurant; it was treat to try something new. However, it took me a long time to decide on what I wanted, which caused my friend to get a bit antsy with me. Eventually, I decided on the lemon chicken. It was cooked to perfection, crispy and tender; the flavoring was balanced out perfectly, very light on the spices and sea... ... middle of paper ... ...amiliar, except for my friend, made quite the adventure. It wasn’t difficult for me to blend in terms of being an outsider and it didn’t hinder my efforts at all. Everyone I talked to was very welcoming and informative. Embracing new like made didn’t make me afraid at all causing my courage to immediately fade away after I immersed myself. In fact, my presence around others didn’t change their behavior at all. as I described earlier, Darkside and the audience combined as one. After all of this, I learnt that Darkside’s concerts are the only place where a subculture like this can be observed. It’s extremely hidden and only a certain amount of people know of it, and it will remain that way for now. There are still more questions to be answered. But, as of now, immersing myself like I did helped me to understand why Darkside is the “darkside” of the subculture world.
Debra Rathwell is the Senior VP for AEG Live. Rathwell oversees the active New York office of AEG along with being a force in national touring. Rathwell has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and her dedication inspires me. I know she is well respected in the industry and I think it is impressive that she books on average 800 shows every year. Being a woman in the music industry is a big challenge, but Rathwell proves to me and the world that being hard working will help prove yourself. The first step that really started Rathwell’s career was during her last year at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Rathwell was Harvey Glatt’s assistant and went on to work as Bass Clef Entertainment, which partnered on shows with Canada’s concert leaders. This introduced Rathwell to the industry and the rest was like a snowball effect, one job led to another. Another step Rathwell took in her career was pivotal was joining Donald Tarlton for 12 years at DKD. With DKD, Rathwell managed a staff ...
...great addition to the Remlinger brother’s band. Super Black Market continues to grow with their songwriter Joseph who enjoys exploring new premises and personal experiences in written form. Vampirism goes hand and hand with underground music-these boys next door bring the gore in artwork making the booklet full of distinctive imagery. The dirty images are not grotesque, but are snippets of truth since black markets are not known to be socially responsible souks. This type of musical aka black economy or black market is enlarged like a Costco allowing all illegal activities to be enjoyed by their clientele or concertgoers. Goods and services are not taxed on the black market and attending a gig is not taxing, but revitalizing. Sonny brings his own beautiful light and his brother Joseph is proves country boys really are the best…at least to some gals in the audience.
On Monday March 25, some members of the baseball team, my girlfriend, and I traveled to Murray State University to watch a concert performed by Nelly and the St. Lunatics. It was a terrible night to go anywhere because it was raining and storming the whole way, but there was nothing that was going to stop us from going to the concert. We where all so hyped up about it and couldn’t wait to head out. My brother, who attends Murray State, had gotten us excellent seats about seventy-five feet away from the stage.
So we figured everything out and and figured that Alex Kramper, Tori Main, Trevor Waller, Kristen Kesler, and me were going to the concert, the next day we met at Alex’s house to all ride in the concert together in Trevor’s truck, it was a planned booze cruise through St.Louis. So I woke up early in the morning for the Saturday concert and did my chores early in the morning so I wouldn’t have to do them the next day all hungover. I finally finish all my chores and then take a shower and head out to Alex’s house dressed in rock concert material, with a Captain Morgan handle and a case of Stag.
Traditions are passed on generation to generation in every culture. The U.S-Mexico border consists of numerous customs that have lived for hundreds of years. This essay examines Jose’ Pablo Villalobos and Juan Carlos Ramirez-Pimiento essay “Corridos and la pura verdad: Myths and Realities of the Mexican Ballad” which discusses the corrido. Chapter six, “Everyday Border Heroes” of Patricia L. Price’s book Dry Place which illustrates the reasons to the devotion to unofficial saints. Futhermore, this essay reviews five of the twenty myths that Aviva Chomsky confronts in her book “They Take Our Jobs!”.
Some of the preconceptions that was challenged was my belief that all the food was going to be French. Majority of the dishes were French but some of the dishes had some American influences. The menu was mostly in French but it was also translated into English. The waiter was really friendly but he was surprised to see my friend and me there. Most of the costumers where middle aged or late 20’s adults. In addition the customers were pre-dominantly white. My friend and I were neither. What I learned about this experience was that cultural differences doesn’t necessarily have to be about going to a different ethnic place, but also seeing variances in different economic places. To clarify, Fashion Island can be a high-priced, and so this experience was more in regards of how my interaction would be through an economic lens. My friend and I weren’t dress in any fancy attire, and it was a little alarming to see how other individuals dressed well during a weekday. I felt there would be some social inequality present if there were people who wanted to eat there who didn’t look more formal or had nicer clothing. During this cultural plunge experience, I noticed the interactions of the customers and I even saw the Head Chef in one of the tables talking to a costumer. Their interactions seemed natural, and it was a different experience in seeing a Chef talking to the customers, the reason being is that I never
The first cultural immersion activity that I participated in was going to St. Charles Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday (March 5, 2014). I had a friend who was catholic attend the church with me so I would have a better understanding of what to do and not stand out so much. In addition, I asked my friend to attend with me so I would not do anything in church that was disrespectful. Before going to the church, I thought that I would have to dress up in dress clothes but my friend told me that it is not necessary to dress up for a catholic church, which surprised me. When we first got there, my friend used the holy water and kneeled before entering the pew. I did not do these things because I felt like I would mess up and it would be disrespectful to the religion to mess up those things. Another thing I noticed was when everyone was entering after they have found their seats they would kneel and pray. Later I asked my friend what everyone was doing and she said it was praying to catch up and talk to God about things that has happened since the last time you talked to him.
Being on the cutting edge of bizarre, alternative music is an elite privilege, complete with buzz words to exclude the mainstream. The music makes or breaks the scene. One rave deejay explains to Rosen and Flick (1992), "A great rave or techno record is like a religious experience. A bad one will give you a headache
A hand full of the most popular music festivals in the world are based in the United States of America. Today ultra is one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Spreading its roots to other countries you could call ultra a success, that was not so fifteen years ago when creator...
The late seventies and early eighties saw the beginning emergence of the Goth subculture: a group of social misfits that appear to always find themselves on the outskirts of mainstream pop culture. It is a complex subculture with great depth and beauty where many of its citizens share a profound connection with the darker aesthetic, are predisposed to depression, and are often willing to explore interpersonal and sexual relationships with little inhibition or regard for societal norms.
Over this semester, I attended two concerts. The first concert I went to was a performance done by the Swedish band Graveyard at the 9:30 club in DC. The second concert that I went to was at the George Mason Center for Performing Arts. This concert was a jazz competition between bands call The Battle of the Big Bands. Both concerts were performed very well and kept the audience, myself included, very entertained throughout the entire show. In this paper, I will be discussing each individual show in depth, and then continuing on to compare the two concerts.
I met this "different person" at the periodical section of the Good Library of State College. After asking the person for my article that I had requested I ask his name, he answers with his Indian accent, "Ajai Ahulalia." I say, "What?s that?" "Ajai Sanhi," he responds back. "What?" I say, being embarrassed because I cannot understand his name. "Ajai Ahulalia" he tries for the third time. "Oh Ajai," finally I understand. I ask, "Were do you live?" "Yoder First" he answers, then I fell a fool again, "Really, me too." What has happened to Ajai?s life when he lived in India and now here in the U.S.?
Rawlinson, J. (2013). Music Festival Tourism Worldwide - International - June 2013. Retrieved 02 28, 2014, from Mintel Report: http://academic.mintel.com/display/643783/
As the dark stadium filled with fire, with the sounds of guns and bombs exploding everywhere, the crazed fans yelled at the top of their lungs. The enormous stage was rumbling with the sound of a single guitar as the band slowly started their next encore performance. Soon after I realized that I was actually at the Sanitarium concert listening to Metallica play "One", I thought to my self, "Is this real, am I actually here right now?" I had a weird feeling the entire time because I had worked all summer to simply listen to music with a bunch of strangers.
I had never really been to a big concert that had a well-known band. A couple of weeks before the concert I got some information about it, but really didn't think much of it. I talked with some friends about the band and we all casually decided to go get tickets for it. Little did I know what an absolutely spectacular time I would have.