by Maya Tavorath-Dangmann
Music is something I always keep close. I've always got headphones on me, and if I'm at home, I always have it playing out loud. Lately, I've been thinking about that a lot: why do I constantly feel the need to have music on? I do intensely dislike silence, so at first, I figured that music is my way of filling it. However, silence isn't really a problem. My entire life has been spent in big cities, with car honks, ambulance sirens, and people's screams surrounding me, so silence isn't the easiest thing to come by.
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Last Saturday, I got to see Less Than Jake on their Skanksgiving 2016 tour. Well, technically I got to see a whole bunch of ska punk bands, as well as Less Than Jake. To say the least, it was quite an experience.
The night didn't start out the way I had hoped. I hadn't ever been to a show that big for anyone other than a pop-punk band, the friend I was supposed to meet there couldn't make it, and the venue was completely unfamiliar, so I felt lost and more than a little awkward standing by myself. Now, don't get me wrong: I love ska punk, and Less Than Jake hold a very special place in my heart. I just never got the chance to go to such a big punk show before this one, so I didn't know what to expect. The fact that the venue was completely new to me didn't help much with the uncertainty, either. |