Lantzville Hall, Feb 6, 2009.

Hello again cyberspace,
I must apologize for my lack of diligence.

I got slammed with a wave of being really lazy/very tired.
& I had the misfortune of misplacing my notes...=(

Unfortunately The Perfect Trend, was too busy to have an official chat with me, but I have a little review of the show...
& the best pictures of the night have been posted on the Inerti-A Deviant account. (Link at the bottom of the page)

The night started fairly uneventfully, I arrived at around 5:45 pm, to find out that the doors weren't open at 6:30, but 7pm! Thankfully knowing one of the bands got this girl out of the cold and into the fun inside. Namely, Chasing Satellites, complete with wife and kids setting up to start the show.

As the first group took the stage, there was a certain anticipation running through the room and the excitement was written on every face as Chasing Satellites began playing. Along with Incura, Chasing Satellites were definitely a different sound for the regulars of the Nanaimo music scene. A complete throwback in time, with their simple rhythms and catchy hooks, Satellites are a grass roots rock band that brings you right back to the garage. Don't get me wrong though, these guys aren't what you'd hear in your neighbor’s garage on a Saturday afternoon, no Satellites are very mature musicians, in both their instrumental skills, as well as on stage as performers. The group possessed a good stage presence, as friendly rivalry between the members erupted and helped to fuel crowd involvement and enjoyment.
As Chasing Satellites' set came to a close, a special guest joined the group on stage. One of the little boys, who arrived with Satellites, presumably the son of lead singer Daniel Bryant, accompanied the band, playing the song on his mini guitar, but still rocking out just as hard as the rest of the group. Definitely a highlight of the show, it also went to show that a members of a band can in fact balance both a "rock star" lifestyle and a family life and have each have a positive influence on each other.
In all, Chasing Satellites put on a very enjoyable set and set the bar for the following four bands.

Following Chasing Satellites was the pop-punk anthems of Everyone Everywhere, a feel good, make you want to pogo and get really stoked on life, band out of Victoria. Right away the crowd went wild moshing and singing along to every word.
The energy of EE and all the fans in the room held-fast through the entire set. No room for "emo" kids here.
The set included a new song entitled "Wonder bread", which was definitely a hit with the crowd, as well as other hits like "Left Behind" & "You & me to the moon dude." as well as a cover of popular Taking Back Sunday song, "A Decade Under the Influence."
As the EE's set came to a close Drew, the lead singer, encouraged everyone to pick up an EE CD stating, “it's cheaper then two lattes." Which I digress, isn't walways -that- cheap.

Though smack dab in the middle, On Call Heroes were the real stars of the night, as this show was their Nanaimo CD release for their first studio album, All Roads End Here. The room was full of anticipation for this relatively unknown band, who’ve been on the scene for less then a year and all eyes were on them as they started the set off strong. Heroes ran through a string of songs with good hooks, catchy choruses and entertaining bantering in between.
The songs to note for the evening included a rock version of the Mario theme song, which garnered an ecstatic crowd response. A humorous rivalry between Chris' (Guitar) song 'Apollo', a passionate rock-ballad, highly reminiscent of early Angels & Airwaves, & Bronson's (Lead Vocals/Guitar) 'Death to Maximus', which has a heavier feel and sound, highlighting the skills of Bass player, and Bronson's twin, Blaine.
But in the end, On Call Heroes pulled out all the stops for one of the best received songs of the night, a crushing cover of recently reunited, Blink 182's, 'The Rock Show'. Very quickly followed by an overexcited fans collaborative announcement about the return of Blink 182 as a three piece to present at the Grammy’s, which only served to fuel crowd excitement more. ( At the time of the Feb. 6th show, Blink had not yet officially announced their return.)

Fourth on the docket, you hate them or love them, it’s never in-between, were The Perfect Trend, D.I.Y. experts and one of the more seasoned groups of the Island music scene. These four guys always put on a good show complete with a personally controlled light show, which this evening was controlled by Carly, 'mother' of the band and girlfriend of lead singer Liam.
In a new twist TPT began the set with their usual closing song and crowd favourite, 'The Opposite Corner' a hard hitting, high energy, rock song whose studio gang vocals encourage live crowd participation. 'Opposite Corner 'was followed by 'Aaryn', another crowd favourite off their third studio album, "In Unison" and the newest song to TPT's ever-growing repertoire, entitled 'Separation'. In addition to a new song, the group had prepared a new cover, Thrice's 'All That's Left', an old favourite off one of Thrice's most popular albums, Artist in the Ambulance.
As is quickly becoming tradition, The Perfect Trend had the biggest crowd of the night and almost every song; the kids were simply a sea of moshing bodies, getting really stoked on the music.
The intensity brought to the stage by Liam (Vocals/Guitar), Cam (Drums), Josh (Bass) & Peter (Guitar) continued right to the last song, 'This town (is slowing me down)' where the crowd created an impressive death wall that pushed the moshing through right until the end of TPT's set.

Last to play was Vancouver Band, Incura.
Definitely a wild card in the mix, Incura is a Metal/Prog-Rock Band who landed the 2008 CFOX seeds Platinum award in Vancouver thanks to fan support and sheer talent.
The crowd response on this evening, though not as large as that for The Perfect Trend, was very impressive.
As the crowd warmed up to the band, the band, in turn, warmed up to the crowd and became very talkative and enjoyable between songs.
Songs played included radio hit "Here to blame" And "I'd give anything" For which the band shot a video late last year.
The vocals of the group, (Kyle), bring to mind those of Davey Havok from A.F.I. but the backing instrumental was much darker, true to the heavier genre that they classify with.
As the show came to a close and the instruments were packed away once more, this photographer left with a renewed faith in the Island music scene. This scene will only die if we let it, & I for one don't intend to.

& that's time.
-Amy Inertia