At St. Brendan’s I like to think that musical taste is varied and people respect that. When I walk into college you can kind of make assumptions about what music people listen to according to fashion sense, of course I shouldn’t do this, but it’s unavoidable and I’m sure everyone’s guilty of it.
I don’t like that some peoples musical taste seem to take over their lives in that, they have listened to one punk band and now they are like right, I’m punk, forever. Nothing else.
Similarly this can be said for the Goths, metalheads, emo, scene kids and indie scenesters. But why is it like this? With people mixing outside there music taste why doesn’t an indie kid take a Goth to see The Long Blondes? Can an emo be taken to see Metallica by his long haired friend? To try and spur people to discover new musical genres I have written a guide to an indie gig for the inexperienced.
1. Dress for the occasion.
Similarly this can be said for the Goths, metalheads, emo, scene kids and indie scenesters. But why is it like this? With people mixing outside there music taste why doesn’t an indie kid take a Goth to see The Long Blondes? Can an emo be taken to see Metallica by his long haired friend? To try and spur people to discover new musical genres I have written a guide to an indie gig for the inexperienced.
1. Dress for the occasion.
you're trying too hard
Yes you may just be going to a concert but trust me unless you can pull off effortlessly cool and underdressed chic it would be good to put in a bit of effort. You will understand why when you see the Hoxton/Shoreditch wannabes and you realise that you haven’t washed these jeans in four days and you can see a soup stain. There’s nothing worse then getting the evils of the Thekla/Lousiana fashionistas. Don’t worry about anything like at Bristol Academy, nobody cares and you will get beer on you at some point. Although one thing to remember is don’t go over the top, you don’t want to end up looking like Peaches Geldof.
2. Decide where you are going to be and stick by it.
2. Decide where you are going to be and stick by it.
If you are at the back, stay at the back, if you try and make a break to the front you have to have some level of skill at pushing. If you are near the front middleish then decide who is going to
handle getting the alcohol and nessecery provisions.
handle getting the alcohol and nessecery provisions.
This is so when you have to get back from the bar you can use the classic line ‘My friends at the front’. Looking as embarrassed and peevish works well too. Always finish your drink before the main band come on, because it will get knocked all over your face and it never looks classy licking it off.
3. Avoid the Mosh Pit.
3. Avoid the Mosh Pit.
Sometimes at Indie gigs at the Thekla people get this crazy idea that the band is really heavy metal dude and they have to start a half arsed mosh pit. The half arsed mosh pit is a dangerous thing, if it was a real one everyone who didn’t want to be in it would form a neat circle around. A half hearted mosh pit is like a black hole, from nowhere one will erupt and you will dragged into it by a middle aged balding man (it’s always him).
Although it sounds like I’m making it sound like a bad thing it can be very fun when it’s the right band and atmosphere, for example I was in a very enjoyable mosh pit for Be Your Own Pet (R.I.P). However if you are following this guide and have brought a Goth, emo, scene kid or metalhead then do not let them near the pit. They will either sneer at the pit all night or want to jump in and show all the stupid indie kids how it’s done, and most people will do the latter. Then get chucked out.
4. Don’t stand near Jeff.
4. Don’t stand near Jeff.
For the LOVE of God don’t stand near Jeff.
look the other way, it's jeff
2 comments:
Jeff is a legend i want his babies!
no no no.
jeff smells and looks like quasimodo haa.
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