BUFFALO MUSIC SCENE

I know everything already knows what I am going to say. Last night me and a few friends attended the Saosin and Armor for Sleep show at XTREME wheels. Out of all the shows I have been to there (and that is a lot) I have never seen SO MANY PEOPLE there. First I guess we can talk about the bands. They were not as good as I remember them being. Maybe bands new material just doesn't speak to me, or maybe the whole genre of "emo" or "scene" music or whatever just doesn't really do it for me any more. Who knows. What does surprise me though, is that most of the bands I liiiiived for in high school, are still together and still playing the same songs that I felt described my life so well. It is impressive that these bands have not " sold out" especially with the current explosion of this type of music in the main stream. So overall it was fun pushing my way up to the front of the crowd and screaming at the top of my longs to songs that I haven't sung or heard in literally years. On the other hand, what sucked about the show was the crowd. This is just getting ridiculous. Now, I am the first to admit that I went to shows because I loved just hanging out with everyone and all my friends would be there, so of course I would go. But I mean usually the music was the main reason we were all there. And yeah I might look a little better then normal when I go to the show, but by the end of it, I usually look like I rolled out of a dumpster in the middle of a 90 degree day. The whole point of going to shows is to have fun, and listen to the music. Right?! And seriously. I don't care how old you are, because I started going to shows when I was 14 or 15 too, but I never tried to fight with the older kids, I always looked up to the cool older girls that just chilled in the back. They always looked so pretty and awesome. WTF is with these kids today. They think that because they liked this band for a couple weeks and they downloaded the songs up on their myspace,that they are the coolest people in the whole world and they can bitch at everyone and punch and shove everyone out of their way when the band is playing, even if they don't even really like what they are hearing. And doesn't anyone know pit manners, yeah they are real, DONT LET STUPID YOUNG BITCHES START SHOVING PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WANT BOYS TO NOTICE THEM. It is ridiculous the way girls are acting at shows. They put themselves right in the middle of the pit, and yeah, its cool, but then they get all pissed off if a guy accidently pushes them or they fall. What do they think happens in a pit?! I'm glad that these bands are finally getting the attention and the amount of fans they deserve, but seriously, they should be able to be treated with a little more respect then this younger generation is showing, it is kinda embarrassing because technically I am in their generation, but why do they have to act so ridiculous. It sucks that they have to ruin the experience for everyone else that is there. It is impossible to enjoy the music or get up to the front to sing your favorite song, without having someone screaming in your ear, or some getting pissed at you because you know how to get up front and they don't. It's not the venue or the band, its the obnoxious little kids that are going to bring the underground and indie scenes down, but keep the mainstream music industry going. It is pretty sad that these kids have the power to do all that.