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Black Cat sells out Juvenile Actions, Las Cabriolas
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Kevin
Delury
Entertainment Beat |
It is not uncommon for bands to sell out shows
in Boone. Legends has brought acts through that regularly fill the
venue to capacity. From Nappy Roots to Jump, Little Children, the
idea of a sold-out venue is no big surprise.
It did come as a surprise to over 40 people who
came out to Black Cat Burrito to see Juvenile Actions and Los Cabriolas
only to be turned away last Friday.
It came as even more of a surprise to the members
of Las Cabriolas and Juvenile Actions, considering it was the bands’
first venue show.
“We’re surprised it sold out as quickly as it did,”
said Matt Camp, drummer for Las Cabriolas. “I don’t even
think the opening act even got on yet.”
The opening act in question was Juvenile Actions. Without hesitation,
the band kicked off the night with a barrage of furious posi-core
punk rock. Seeming to step up and claim the vacancy left by the
now-defunct Brentwood, the four members worked the audience to exhaustion.
People in the audience sang along and danced as if the band had
been around for years. Part of the reason for their seemingly overnight
popularity is creating hype. After an unexpected 10-month hiatus
while searching for a new drummer, members of the band frequented
local shows and distributed free homemade demos.
“I think it helped a lot,” said Juvenile Actions vocalist
Justin Harvey. “I couldn’t get to everybody, but I tried
to go around and talk to a lot of people and also ran into a lot
of people that said, ‘You guys gave us your CD and we came.’”
Besides their demos alone winning over listeners, Juvenile Actions
is unique in other regards. While the band does not embrace the
label of being a Christian band, they closed off their show by sharing
their belief in Jesus Christ with the audience. Even though they
admit to being Christian, they are very quick to insist they don’t
exclusively write Christian music.
“I think the approach we’ve taken to it has helped,”
Harvey said. “There are a lot of bands out there who like to
preach at kids during shows, and we’re just not about that.
We don’t want to offend, we don’t want to preach, we don’t
want to do any of that. We just want kids to have fun.”
Later in the evening, the crowd seemed solid as ever as the night
took a dramatic shift into the traditional ska stylings of Las Cabriolas.
The kids who were only a moment ago dancing to punk rock suddenly
began to skank, a small feat unto itself considering how many people
were packed into Black Cat and the increasing heat inside the venue.
What remains the most unusual aspect of the pairing of Juvenile
Actions and Las Cabriolas is the difference in genres. While this
could be a recipe for audiences leaving or not giving another band
a chance, it seemed to work in favor of both acts.
“I think for the most part the scene up here is definitely
accepting of all genres,” Harvey said. “It was so cool
that we had kids going crazy for us and then a traditional ska band
comes out and kids go crazy for them.”
Las Cabriolas vocalist Mike Mowry did not have the slightest hesitation
about the two acts playing together.
“Ska and punk have always been incorporated,” Mowry said.
While both bands are different in genres, they both have the same
ideas in mind: to get their albums finished, to tour, and to help
establish a scene in Boone.
“I think what it is, is that kids up here embrace music in
general,” Harvey said. “I think that in itself is going
to help the scene thrive, because there’s not that us-against-you
mentality as far as genres go. It’s like, ‘Hey, let’s
just get together and enjoy music.’”
To find out more about Las Cabriolas and Juvenile
Actions, visit them on the web at the Las Cabriolas Web site: www.lascabriolas.com
and the Juvenile Actions Web site:
www.juvenileactions.cjb.net. |
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