It seemed like just any other day, I was casually walking to school listening to music on my phone. I put my music on shuffle and about two or three songs in I hear an unfamiliar song and I was like “What the…”.I brushed it off being that I have upwards of 1,000 songs on my phone so it may have been possible that I simply forgot I downloaded it. It wasn’t a completely terrible song either so I just skipped it and went on with my day.
Turns out that unknown song that came up on shuffle was one of the songs from U2’s latest album Songs Of Innocence. Apple gifted every single iTunes user their very own copy of U2’s latest album. Thanks Apple? To be completely honest I had never even heard of U2 until I went on twitter and read about apple’s very controversial gift. My whole timeline was filled with people outraged by Apple automatically uploading an album without anyone’s consent (of course there was the usual “UGH I DON’T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL” tweets but 99% mentioned either Apple or U2.). There were those who were grateful for the unforeseen gift, others who were absolutely outraged, and the ones who had no idea nor interest what was going on AKA me.
I decided to be Team Switzerland on this one, I don’t really care much for the album but I’m not mad at apple for downloading it onto my phone. I tried to see the good in it. Apple is rumored to have spent over $100 million on this deal so hey the least we could do is pretend we like it. It’s kind of when your distant aunt and uncle show up for Christmas with a hideous sweater and you have to stand there smiling pretending you absolutely loved it. It’s the thought that counts right?
Apparently not everyone is like me (yay for individuality!) because the whole thing became so scandalous that Apple had to create an entire support site with detailed instructions on how to remove the album from your phone. Just imagine buying someone a one hundred million dollar gift only for them to hate it and have to tell them how they can get rid of it! We all sound like a bunch of spoiled kids, complaining how much we wish (legal) music was free and when we finally get it, there’s screaming and crying because it isn’t the one you wanted. #FirstWorldProblems
Webster Hall to what is probably the most intimate concert I have ever gone to, I mean there must have been 30 or 40 people tops! I went to see Dresses who are not that well known so I shouldn’t have been shocked but still they’re such an amazing band it baffles me. I went with two of my closest friends and of course we were the youngest people there, as always, granting us a few stares. I went mainly to see Dresses, which is this happy, upbeat lover duo which are featured in my summer playlist which you can find 
It turns out that there were three opening bands, which was honestly pretty cool. I genuinely feel terrible for not remembering the first act’s name but they were alright, they had a catchy bass line but nothing that really caught my attention.
Jared Ryan Maldonado & Timothy Heller, the lovely couple that make up Dresses have such talent, their voices are truly out of this world. And for all of you wondering no, they were disappointingly not wearing dresses, they were surely dressed up though! *bud um tss* If you thought I wasn’t going to include a pun in this article then you surely do not know me, I mean how could i resist? Dresses were so amazing it pained me that so many people were talking while they were preforming. They’re the headlining act for crying out loud, it was downright rude. The lead singer Timmy was really bothered by it but I think my friends and I along with a couple other people from the crowd made up for the rude adults by belting out lyrics to all of their songs. Aside from preforming most of the songs from their debut album “Sun Shy” they covered “Houdini” by Foster The People and “Thinkin Bout You” by Frank Ocean and both renditions were beautifully done. Their chemistry on stage was beautiful as well, what a lovely couple and their love for each other really translates to how they preform together on stage. I had the pleasure of meeting them after the show and chatting with them. They’re such nice and genuine people, I love the band even more now!
ly I could have properly heard it.
but my expectations were blown away. OutKast seemed to have worked everything out because from the moment they walked on stage, they seemed genuinely happy. I heard there were over 20,000 people waiting to see the legendary duo and from what I saw almost every single one of them was dancing and singing along to all of OutKast’s biggest hits. OutKast definitely had a theatrical entrance which set the tone for the rest of the two hour set. Andre 3000 and Big Boi couldn’t stop smiling and enjoying themselves on stage. The highlight of the day for me was just seeing everyone dancing and just having the time of their lives when OutKast was preforming one of their biggest hits “Hey Ya”. OutKast even brought fans from the crowd onstage to dance along to Hey Ya including special guest Janelle Monae.
The headliners for Saturday were Jack White and Skrillex. Since Saturday was mostly DJs and all around upbeat bands I wanted to continue that spirit by finishing off the night by watching half of Skrillex’s set. I watched Jack White for a little while which was an amazing experience but decided to party with Skrillex for the rest of the night. Everyone was definitely partying that night,maybe a little too much.Walking home on the bridge someone almost threw up on my feet so that basically sums up the party atmosphere on Saturday.
s you dancing and singing a long the whole set without a care in the world. They had a varied set playing some of there classics such as Liztomania where I swear not a single person on that island was not belting out the lyrics as well as some their new songs from their latest album “Coming of Age”.
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On May 20th the Neighbourhood played one of their biggest shows yet, selling out Rumsey Playfield also known as The Summer Stage. I had the incredible opportunity of not only attending this show but I also got to see them back in October of 2013, with the original drummer Bryan Sammis at Terminal 5. I arrived around 4:00 PM (an hour before doors opened) and joined thousands already waiting in line to see the band. The large venue comfortably accommodated the 5,000 eager souls waiting to see The Neighbourhood. There were three opening acts: DJ Born Casual who not only opened up the show but took over intermissions as well,Little Daylight, and Danny Brown.
last October but at the same time I was feeling a bit uneasy due to the fact that drummer Bryan Sammis wasn’t going to be there and a stranger would be in his place. That, on top of the fact that I thought all of their old songs from The Love Collection were replaced with new ones had me a bit worried that my expectations weren’t going to be met. Let me tell you, not only were they met, they were surpassed. Before The Neighbourhood even came onstage, the crowd was roaring. I felt bad for the neighboring buildings! The crowd was on edge waiting for them to come out, and as soon as they stepped foot onstage they received a crazy New York City welcome.
back to their normal set including their newer singles and mix tapes as well as songs from their signature album I Love You. and even songs from their I’m Sorry. EP. They even played A Little Death from their single Thank You, which they didn’t play at the last show I went to, so it was a pleasant surprise.The true highlight of the night was of course when they played Sweater Weather, I don’t think there was one person in that crowd that was not singing along. The off-key, yet beautiful screams of the crowd singing along overpowered Jesse at times but it was a beautiful moment. Jesse kept looking at the crowd with a huge smile plastered on his face, the whole band seemed in awe at the reaction as soon as the opening beat for Sweater Weather started playing. I think that’s my favorite part about concerts: The intimate connection between the band and the fans who’ve finally got the chance to come together and enjoy one of life’s simplest pleasures, music.
How time flies! On October 30th, the hit Broadway musical 
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