Hardcore invades Erie, music scene flourishing
A variety of bands play to a group of 150 people on Peach Street
by Tim Holsopple
Asst. Enleruliwnent Etliwr
Over ISO people attended the
local hardcore music show at the
Perry Hi-Way Hose Co. on
Friday, Feb. 21, proving that
Erie's local music scene is
flourishing.
Kids of all ages semi-packed
the Hose Co.'s fire hall, a new
location for local music shows.
The hall, located on Peach
Street, was used because the
usual venue for local concerts,
the Continental Ballroom, is
currently closed.
Opening hands Contradiction
and Abstain, both based in Erie,
were insecure and unpolished.
This is mostly due to the fact that
they are relatively new hands. I
hope they continue to practice
and play more shows because the
more they play with one another
the tighter they will he.
Both of these hands play
hardcore, with Contradiction
using stop/start structures and
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melodic. The drummer for
Contradiction seemed to not want
to be there. He was either very
nervous or very bored. Both
singers went ape -nuts, trying to
bleed their wounds dry.
Overall, I was uninterested, but
with time and patience these
hands can improve.
The next band to play was the
Ohio-based Chalkline. They were
not scheduled to play, but they
put on perhaps the best
performance that night. They
played all of the songs from their
two seven inch vinyl singles.
"One Person Revolution," "In
Memory 0f...," "Crimson,"
"Torn" and "Parade" were
among the songs they played.
The lead guitarist handled his
muse with poise, seeming totally
immersed in the baptismal music.
Their singer also went ape,
convulsing and writhing on stage,
as red began to fill his face with
the color of exhaustion. The
'stays crunchy in milk' tunes the
hand concocted were melodic-
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tinged hardcore, with interludes
verging on noise punk.
Next up was Envy, a Buffalo
punk/hardcore hand. They did not
impress me at all. Their singer
looked more like a stand-up
comedian than a singer, and his
voice did not fit the hand's sound.
Their music weaves some-kind-of
core with pop-punk segments,
usually not fitting together and
decompressing in the end to flat.
uninspired performances.
Last to play before the
humongous local crowd was
another Buffalo hand, Despair.
These guys played out-and-out
hardcore. Crushing heats,
pounding bass, and coarse guitars
piloted this hand's two lead
singers did not trade off lines, a la
311 or Beastie Boys. Rather,
they were content to sing the
same lines in unison. In this way,
both sides of the stage had a
vocal presence. I felt that I had
heard all of this before, so once
again I was not impressed.
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the intensity of the crowd. The
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Despair perfectly, mimicking
their straight-up. in-your -face
style.
Overall, the show was not very
good. I could not get into the
hands, probably because I have a
phobia of mosh pits and I am an
emo-wuss (jargon for a person
who prefers emotional, melodic
hardcore to slamming, intense
hardcore). I was impressed with
the turnout, as I have not seen
one this big for a local show
anywhere. I think the same
number of people showed up for
this show as for the Earth
Crisis/downset show in Cleveland.
Bands and vendors set up tables
all along the walls of the fire hall.
I took advantage of the low prices
and picked up a couple of seven
inches and a CD, for less than 14
bucks. It's not the money that
matters; it's the music.
This was my first local music
experience in Erie. If the
oppurtunity presents itself again, I
will certainly go.
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Thursday, February 27, 1997 The Rehrend College Collegian - Page 5
STEPPIN' UP AND ROCKING OUT: The lead guitarist and
singer for Chalkline step up and rock the house.
STEPPIN' IN AND GETTING DOWN: The crowd that attended
Friday's hardcore show was phenomenal. The kids packed the
Perry Hi-Way Hose Co.'s fire hall.
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