Hellogoodbye Show and Me Showing my Age

Hellogoodbye plays one hell of a good show. It was awesome. I highly suggest giving them a listen and catching them when they come into town, and if that town is Portland you should give me a ring because for sure I will already have my tickets and the night planned to a tee. Cute is What We Aim For was also very good. They also had some awesome stage presence and really got the crowd into it, and I could say the same for Dave Melillo. The whole show was excellent except for Reggie and the Full Effect, which made me want to vomit just so I could concentrate on something else.This all started out as a concert recap but I think this will be the time to comment on what I have noticed at all these events, I am old. I go to these concerts and I find that I am getting closer in age to the parents accompanying their children than the median age of the crowd as a whole. I swear I am older than 90 percent of people there. Most of the people I hang out with listen to about the same music as I do or at least a few of the bands they will know and enjoy, but where are they at these shows? Something needs to change because I am sick of the girly squeals, the middle school saliva swap for the duration of “their song” that gives the true feel of their three week relationship that will last the length of the current bands CD, and the group of 13-year-old boys are trying so hard to be cool in their band attire and studded belts at the show. It just reminds you of how happy I me to no longer in secondary education and to be free of all those insecurities that drive this insanity. I guess I could just take refuge in the 21-or-older section of the show, but what is the fun in that. If I wanted to sit back and listen to music I would do it in the comfort of my own room with cheaper beer and no fee at the door. I guess I will just have to learn how to deal with these problems that plague our society because lashing out at these youth would be counter productive, because soon they will be just like me. So I guess I will just have to wait for these bands to age and move into different venues that will not let little ones in to ruin a good vibe, but at the same time are they part of the vibe? I guess this is a conundrum for which I will find no answer, and I do no think there is one. It will not slow me down but recruiting some friends to try and offset this youthful average might make my frustration be bearable. So let me know if you would like to join, as of now the next shows I plan to attend are The Shins and the Cartel show so drop me a line.