Inspired: we are the city

Okay it seems as though amazing events are piling up on me now. We've been here since Wednesday, seen 3 groups of showcases of bands but it wasn't until last night that a group blew the roof off of this place. Until now we've seen acts follow the pop structure, verse chorus verse chorus bridge chorus, and listened to faculty critique the showcases paying attention to priMarily if the song was hooky enough to be a hit song.
   Three nineteen year olds from kelowna who call themselves We Are the City, played a set that made these pop rules seem trivial and almost pathetic. I think Shawn verrault from wide mouth mason put it best when he said that We Are the City seem to inhabit their own universe. I've seen probably 4 or 5 concerts that were as compelling as their set last night. The songs were passionate, dynamic as heck, and tossed aside all the rules of common song writing. Some bands do this but I've never seen one do it with so much integrity, relevance, power and grace. I strive to be a musician because I love creating music but my love stems from the powerful emotional experiences I've had listening to Bands like radiohead, Tori Amos, pink Floyd, the beatles etc etc , the list goes on. We are the city entered the ranks of such greats in my mind last night. 
   I guess what I should explain is that great music has transcendental powers, and I was definitely not alone in experiencing the transcendental powers of we are the city's music last night. 
  I know this is a competition but I must admit that we were all severely out classed last night. And I'm not even jealous. Just incredibly inspired. 

So to Cain, David and Andy, thank you so much. 

Peace 

Dom