Happy Halloween to all of my spooky friends out there! I kicked off my somewhat uneventful Halloween weekend in the best way possible, which left me in good spirits for the remainder of the weekend. My friends in one of the coolest pop punk bands in Edmonton, Calling All Captains were opening up a show on Friday night in the basement bar of the Starlite Room, Brixx Bar & Grill, which ended up being a really wild show.
The guys asked me to take a few behind the scenes shots of them setting up their gear for their set, so this being the first time I've ever really done something like that at a show, I tried my best to not get in the way while they prepped and primed everything before show time.
It was so refreshing to see people reacting so passionately to local music, and supporting their local scene in ways that everyone did on Friday night. It's not often that you see people stage diving to local bands... But it's certainly a wicked sight to see when it does happen, especially when the venue is packed full of people. Things like that always give me hope for our local scene, despite its constant fluctuation, I believe we've reached a plateau of healthiness in terms of supporting our local musicians all across the board.
However, Calling All Captains crushed all expectations I had for that evening, and I couldn't have been happier to be there to freeze those memories for them. The guys played one of the best sets that I've ever seen them put on, and that just makes the pleasure of being there to catch the action that much sweeter.
