Hello, internet!! This is Daniel, the guy who plays the guitar, updating y'all.
Well, I'm sure all of you out there are excited for the end of the semester or, if you're done with school, the oncoming doom of the Christmas holidays. Actually, I only found out today that it's the last week of classes, I guess I really pay attention in school.
Anyway, last week Pete started a job contract with a marketing group. This is super awesome and we're very happy for Pete. However, due to some family matters (remember that show? yeah, me neither) on Chris and my side, we couldn't get together to practice but know that new song is coming around and might be done by the end of the year.
As for me, I had a pretty boring week at school. On Tuesday, I went to CMC Electronics as part of a class field trip (yes, we have those in university, apparently) and it was pretty cool to see engineers work in industry...I guess I should mention I'm in Mech Eng...anyway, yeah, that was early in the morning, so I hated everyone. I also received an exam mark back from Dynamics of Systems (remember that course? Basically find mathematical models of mechanical, electrical and/or hydraulic systems and finding the output equation using Laplace Transforms and then adjusting inputs and variables accordingly? Transfer Functions and Block Diagrams? Well...it's easier than it sounds) and I got a 96%!! Which (considering I'm a solid B student) I was very pleased with. Also, my geography class is stupid.
PLUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws6zba8sTVw
Anyway, I think that's it for me. I have to get back to either watching Dexter or playing some Donkey Kong Country 2.
Keep it real!!
-Daniel
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Show videos posted!
A lot of people have been asking me about this, and I had no idea it was up so I thought I would take the innitiative to let you all know that the videos to our first show (at Clyde's) are all posted on our youtube page so go check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/koalasband
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/user/koalasband
Enjoy!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Another week starts..
Yo People, this is Pat-the-piano writing (first blog experience ever).
So yeah sunday, it was instrumental band practice (Ben was...somewhere...)
We started jamming on a new song idea Daniel-the-guitar brought along and it is sounding pretty epic! You should've seen our faces will doing the intro (which kicks ass): we were all smiling and looking at each other (and it kinda became awkward after like five minutes) but yeah, just to say, we're pretty excited about where this song is going!!
Tonight, i was suppose to go to a café-philo in Valleyfield. The theme was «Do we need religion?». But i had no car, so the plan fucked....instead i went with my sis' and 'rents to watch the latest Harry Potter. ''Pretty geek'', some will say... well... Fuck off! i found it awesome and can't (but will) wait for the second part coming in July!
Ok i'm off going back to do some reading for one of my essays for uni: «Do we need words to think?»...got any ideas i could use.
Peace
Pat
So yeah sunday, it was instrumental band practice (Ben was...somewhere...)
We started jamming on a new song idea Daniel-the-guitar brought along and it is sounding pretty epic! You should've seen our faces will doing the intro (which kicks ass): we were all smiling and looking at each other (and it kinda became awkward after like five minutes) but yeah, just to say, we're pretty excited about where this song is going!!
Tonight, i was suppose to go to a café-philo in Valleyfield. The theme was «Do we need religion?». But i had no car, so the plan fucked....instead i went with my sis' and 'rents to watch the latest Harry Potter. ''Pretty geek'', some will say... well... Fuck off! i found it awesome and can't (but will) wait for the second part coming in July!
Ok i'm off going back to do some reading for one of my essays for uni: «Do we need words to think?»...got any ideas i could use.
Peace
Pat
Monday, November 15, 2010
Long Weeks Pass Slowly
EYOOOO!! It's Chris and I have no idea how to blog anything.
A week has gone by since our first kick-ass-rock-your-sock show. We haven't really had a chance to jam since most of us are restarting with midterms. I got my last midterm tonight in Advaced Auditing (yeee can't wait). I can easily tell you that from my point of view, last week just kept dragging and dragging.
I just started watching the new show "The Walking Dead", which is amazing! Very well produced, you should ALL start watching it. The third episode played last night and each episode is about an hour in length.
The Koalas also have a dinner date with Line Spectra on Thursday. There's this place up in Little Italy called MB Sushi. They have awesome sushi, and on Tuesdays/Thursdays they have a $20.00 special all-you-can-eat. Beats the crap out of Kanda (in price and food quality).
I should get back to doing whatever it is that I was doing (not studying...),
LATA CHRIS!
A week has gone by since our first kick-ass-rock-your-sock show. We haven't really had a chance to jam since most of us are restarting with midterms. I got my last midterm tonight in Advaced Auditing (yeee can't wait). I can easily tell you that from my point of view, last week just kept dragging and dragging.
I just started watching the new show "The Walking Dead", which is amazing! Very well produced, you should ALL start watching it. The third episode played last night and each episode is about an hour in length.
The Koalas also have a dinner date with Line Spectra on Thursday. There's this place up in Little Italy called MB Sushi. They have awesome sushi, and on Tuesdays/Thursdays they have a $20.00 special all-you-can-eat. Beats the crap out of Kanda (in price and food quality).
I should get back to doing whatever it is that I was doing (not studying...),
LATA CHRIS!
Monday, November 8, 2010
The First Show
It might have been the band’s first show but they certainly made it count. Even though they seemed a little bit nervous through the first third of their set, the boys got pretty comfortable, pretty quick. The crowd may have consisted of some family, a lot of friends (including myself) and the odd random (eventually totaling to 120+ people), you couldn’t help but feel like everyone was actually having a good time and not just there for the sake of supporting the band.
Take me for example: I watch local acts every now and then, friends or not, and usually I find myself saying, “I could probably be up there playing a show too.” Not to say that the particular band is bad, it’s just that I feel somewhat underwhelmed. This was not the case on Saturday at Clyde’s. As musicians, the Koalas were so technically solid that I could never see myself being on that stage with them as an equal. They had a very natural stage presence and look very professional while having a pretty damn good time rocking out together.
The highlight of the night for me (well actually two of them) was when the band preformed "Senseless Infinity". I know it’s one of their “slower” numbers but it’s a much layered song. Coming into the show, I was worried that the venue wasn’t going to allow that song to really take off. To my delight, it sounded fantastic live and I still can’t help but be impressed by Daniels guitar work, it makes me want to put down my own guitar for good (alright maybe that’s a bit too drastic).
As for Ben, he was just absolutely ridiculous playing the role as the front man. You can tell that he was just having way too much fun up there, singing and wailing his sweaty heart out. And oh lord, was he sweaty. As for my second highlight of the night (and probably the highlight for everyone else at the show), it would most certainly be the interactive cover of "Fuck You" by Cee-Lo Green. Now, I’m not taking away from the band’s original content, which was fantastic and only got better as the set went on, but that cover was just all kinds of fun.
All in all, the Koalas’ coming out party on Saturday was a success, and then some.
- Stevie
Take me for example: I watch local acts every now and then, friends or not, and usually I find myself saying, “I could probably be up there playing a show too.” Not to say that the particular band is bad, it’s just that I feel somewhat underwhelmed. This was not the case on Saturday at Clyde’s. As musicians, the Koalas were so technically solid that I could never see myself being on that stage with them as an equal. They had a very natural stage presence and look very professional while having a pretty damn good time rocking out together.
The highlight of the night for me (well actually two of them) was when the band preformed "Senseless Infinity". I know it’s one of their “slower” numbers but it’s a much layered song. Coming into the show, I was worried that the venue wasn’t going to allow that song to really take off. To my delight, it sounded fantastic live and I still can’t help but be impressed by Daniels guitar work, it makes me want to put down my own guitar for good (alright maybe that’s a bit too drastic).
As for Ben, he was just absolutely ridiculous playing the role as the front man. You can tell that he was just having way too much fun up there, singing and wailing his sweaty heart out. And oh lord, was he sweaty. As for my second highlight of the night (and probably the highlight for everyone else at the show), it would most certainly be the interactive cover of "Fuck You" by Cee-Lo Green. Now, I’m not taking away from the band’s original content, which was fantastic and only got better as the set went on, but that cover was just all kinds of fun.
All in all, the Koalas’ coming out party on Saturday was a success, and then some.
- Stevie
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Show virginity, taken.
So last night, The Koalas played their first show ever, along with Line Spectra, and it was *completely* awesome.
I was a little nervous the afternoon before the show, we all were, so we were gonna get together to just run through some stuff before hand. We ended up jamming for about 2-3 minutes and playing Super Mario on wii for 2-3 hours. Probably started a pre-show ritual...
We had a great turnout with about 120 people in the back room of Clydes so it was pretty ballzerko.
Anyway, thanks again to the girls from Line Spectra for helping us pop our show cherry.
-Pete
I was a little nervous the afternoon before the show, we all were, so we were gonna get together to just run through some stuff before hand. We ended up jamming for about 2-3 minutes and playing Super Mario on wii for 2-3 hours. Probably started a pre-show ritual...
We had a great turnout with about 120 people in the back room of Clydes so it was pretty ballzerko.
Anyway, thanks again to the girls from Line Spectra for helping us pop our show cherry.
-Pete
Friday, November 5, 2010
Practice before the first show
Some posts will not be written by the band but will be written by ghost writer, Stefano Manno, and will be denoted as such.
Don’t let the name fool you, The Koalas take their work very seriously and it certainly reflects in their music. For a band that has never had the luxury of playing a live show prior to their November 6th show at Clyde’s, one can’t help but be surprised The Koalas’ sound. This West Island-based group is comprised of some very capable musicians, yet very modest. I have the pleasure of knowing these guys personally and I’ll be the first to tell you how incredibly surprised I was when I first hear their demo. Influenced by bands such as Muse, Dream Theatre and Queens of the Stone Age, The Koalas’ sound is deeply rooted in modern rock with some incredibly melodic sequences. Even though they’re playing their first show in November, this band has been playing together for only a single year, yet, their confidence and cohesiveness gives the idea that they have been playing for several years now. The individual talents of the band members make this band far from your mediocre “alternative” rock band, and it shows in how intricate their work is. The Koalas produce a layered sound that doesn’t sound too busy, highlighted by Daniel’s guitar work and Patrick’s elegant piano riffs. Peter and Chris round up a fantastic rhythm section while Ben’s vocals bring the music all together. While there is still room for a lot of growth in the band, November 6th will defiantly be a grand coming out party for the Koalas and hopefully will showcase what these five men could be capable of for years to come.
-Stevie
Don’t let the name fool you, The Koalas take their work very seriously and it certainly reflects in their music. For a band that has never had the luxury of playing a live show prior to their November 6th show at Clyde’s, one can’t help but be surprised The Koalas’ sound. This West Island-based group is comprised of some very capable musicians, yet very modest. I have the pleasure of knowing these guys personally and I’ll be the first to tell you how incredibly surprised I was when I first hear their demo. Influenced by bands such as Muse, Dream Theatre and Queens of the Stone Age, The Koalas’ sound is deeply rooted in modern rock with some incredibly melodic sequences. Even though they’re playing their first show in November, this band has been playing together for only a single year, yet, their confidence and cohesiveness gives the idea that they have been playing for several years now. The individual talents of the band members make this band far from your mediocre “alternative” rock band, and it shows in how intricate their work is. The Koalas produce a layered sound that doesn’t sound too busy, highlighted by Daniel’s guitar work and Patrick’s elegant piano riffs. Peter and Chris round up a fantastic rhythm section while Ben’s vocals bring the music all together. While there is still room for a lot of growth in the band, November 6th will defiantly be a grand coming out party for the Koalas and hopefully will showcase what these five men could be capable of for years to come.
-Stevie
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