Teen Gothic

Wow. Such an underappreciated band. They mix deathrock and batcave goth music with aspects of horror punk and dark cabaret. and they're GOTH CLOWNS!!!!! Please, give them a listen, they're a criminally underrated bunch of people.

The ticket price wasn't bad. It was $ 25. There was a cover band called Ghost Fetish, which I had never heard of, but are apparently a new band from Seattle. I was blown away by the entire experience. I can't accurately describe what I was feeling in words but the music really deeply stirred me.

I am glad I decided against wearing one of my Gothic lolita dresses. I went with a pair of New Rocks, which allowed me to see (since I am very short). She Past Away is one of my favorite bands so I was glad I could catch them here in the states especially. The venue was great, not too big or intimidating.

I can't dance but I was doing that side to side dancing in place dance and apparently so was nearly everyone else there. I think they said they would be back since the turnout was pretty good.

I am trying to get more involved in the local music scene (and probably along the west coast). I've been googling for similar upcoming events. Not sure where to start since I guess I'm new to the music scene.

And let me tell you, it was absolutely sick. I got the barrier since I've been at the venue (Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette) since 2:30pm, the doors opened a little before 8pm. The support act, The Virginmarys, were sure not goth at all but still very good (I talked to them a little bit after at their merch booth and they were really nice guys, they even signed my CD), I listened to their albums beforehand and loved them, especially King of Conflict, so I was really excited to see them too. And then the Sisters of Mercy came on stage. Andrew didn't just stay static in front of the mic stand, he took the mic and went around on stage, doing little dances and robot-like moves. It was my first goth concert so I was really, really excited for it. And also, something incredible happened. At a moment, Ben Christo was playing in front of me, we had our hands raised, like a lot of people do at concerts, and… he handed me his guitar pick. I'm still so shocked. It's the first time I ever got a guitar pick from a concert, so it made my little black heart so, so happy. I'll cherish this pick and this moment forever. To sum it up, this was an incredible experience for me, and an absolute honor to see a living legend live.

https://youtu.be/feZanLStvg8