{"id":592,"date":"2015-07-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/07\/14\/headstones-come-to-rapids-theatre\/"},"modified":"2015-07-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T00:00:00","slug":"headstones-come-to-rapids-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2015\/2015\/07\/14\/headstones-come-to-rapids-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Headstones come to Rapids Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday July 10<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: 20px;\">,<\/span>\u00a0Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls was introduced to one of <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/2020\/08\/25\/street-pharmacys-ryan-guay-and-giant-panda-guerilla-dub-squads-james-searl-talk-activism-in-canada-and-america\/\">Canada&#8217;s<\/a> best punk rock bands, the Headstones. The Headstones were a staple in the music scene since the late 80s. They disbanded in 2003 and decided to regroup and restart in 2011. Now they are back with vengeance and ready to make a name for themselves again, and they did just that when they came to town.<\/p>\n<p>First act up of the night was a last minute wild card that I had never heard of before, Radio 9. Front women Patsy Silver had tons of energy on stage and was all smiles the entire time. I had to take a double look on stage because I could have sworn Mick Mars was their bassist; nope it was just doppelganger Joey Cristofanilli.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-80444 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0670-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0670\" width=\"455\" height=\"303\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have heard nothing but wonderful things about local legends Klear and finally had the opportunity to experience them live. Lead guitarist Bruce Wojick just left you with your jaw dropped to the floor and singer Fred Shafer wowed the crowd with his strong vocal presence and captivating lyrics. They have become one of my favorite local bands, hands down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-80466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0777-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0777\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next up was the Headstones and they brought such a powerful dramatic performance. They started off the set with \u201cBin This Way for Years,\u201d then a little more than a quarter into the show vocalist Hugh Dillion stopped the show to call out all the irresponsible crowd surfers. He wanted anyone who was crowd surfing to be completely kicked out of the show for the remainder of the night. His reason was he didn\u2019t want anyone to get hurt. The crowd roared with agreement and the show continued.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-80454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DSC_0831-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0831\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What I noticed all night long was Hugh constantly kept lifting his mic stand in the air and slamming it down onto the stage. I was not familiar with such a gimmick, it more or less gave off a sense of attitude. As the show was coming to a close they decided to play a brand new song called \u201cFuck It.\u201d I could certainly see where the title came from. The only song I knew by them was one of their last encores called \u201cI Smile and Wave,\u201d and this seemed to be the crowd favorite by far. Every time the chorus was sung the entire crowd waved towards the front of the stage. I must say Headstones are back and they are here to stay this time. 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