The document describes the author's experience attending a concert at the House of Blues featuring several heavy metal bands. The House of Blues is located in Houston and hosts concerts promoting a variety of musical styles. At this particular show, the author enjoyed performances by New Years Day, Ice Nine Kills, and the headliner Falling in Reverse. They appreciated the musicians' stage presence and costumes relating to their albums' themes. While not all bands appealed equally to the author's tastes, the event highlighted music's power to bring diverse audiences together.

2. HOUSTON MUSEUM DISTRICT
• WALKING UP TO THE HOUSE OF BLUES GAVE A
SENSE OF HOUSTON’S CULTURE. STONE
BUILDINGS HAD CARVINGS THAT REMINDED ME
OF THE ROMAN BUILDINGS IN OUR TEXTBOOK.
ARTWORK THAT LINE THE WALLS GIVE
REFERENCE TO THE SOUTHERN MUSIC STYLE
THAT THE HOUSE OF BLUES WAS CREATED FOR.

3. ENTERING THE BUILDING
• THE HOUSE OF BLUES HOSTS MANY CONCERTS,
SHOWS, AND EVENTS. IT HAS MANY LOCATIONS
AND A RICH HISTORY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY DATING BACK TO 1992 IN
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

4. HEAVY METAL MUSIC
• THE BANDS THAT PLAYED AT THE HOUSE OF
BLUES HAD HEAVY, DISTORTED GUITAR RIFFS
AND SCREAMING VOCALISM. THIS GENRE OF
MUSIC IS ONE THAT I ENJOY. I WAS SURPRISED
TO SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE THERE,
YOUNG AND OLD. MUSIC REALLY BRINGS PEOPLE
TOGETHER.

5. NEW YEARS DAY
THIS BAND WAS THE OPENER FOR THE LINE UP
OF SHOWS. I ENJOYED HER MUSIC BECAUSE
THERE AREN’T MANY FEMALE VOCALISTS THAT
CAN SCREAM LIKE HER.

7. FROM ASHES TO NEW
I WASN’T REALLY INTO THE MUSIC OF THIS
PARTICULAR BAND. I FELT LIKE THEY WERE
TRYING TO MIMICLINCOLN PARK.
I DON’T HAVE VIDEO OF THEM SO HERE IS A
YOUTUBE LINK SO THAT YOU CAN HEAR THEIR
MUSIC
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=K0A
9A8PUPRA

8. ICE NINE KILLS
THIS BAND PUT ON QUITE A SHOW. THEY
WERE PROMOTING THEIR SILVER SCREAM
ALBUM, WHICH CONSIST OF STORIES ABOUT
HORROR MOVIES. MY FAVORITE SONG WAS
THE ONE ABOUT JAWS. THEY BROUGHT OUT A
SHARK COSTUME.

10. FALLING IN REVERSE
THIS WAS THE HEADLINER OF THE EVENT AND THE
MOST POPULAR OF THEM ALL. THEY WERE PROMOTING
THEIR NEW ALBUM WHICH DID NOT HAVE MY FAVORITE
SONG BY THEM. THEY DID AN ENCORE AND SANG
SEVERAL OTHER BAND’S MUSIC LIKE SMASH MOUTH'S
ALL-STAR AND ESCAPE THE FATE’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH
FOR TRUTH IN CLICHÉ
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GJFRH-
5OQTY

11. MUSIC
THIS IS JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE MUSIC
I LISTEN TO, BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE
GENRES THAT I ENJOY. CONCERTS LIKE THIS
OF MUSIC AND COSTUME ARE JUST TODAY’S
VERSION OF THE RENAISSANCE. MUSIC IS AN
EXPRESSION OF NOT ONLY ONE’S SELF, BUT
ALSO A FORM OF ART AND STORY TELLING.

12. WORKS CITED: PICTURES AND INFO
HTTPS://ICENINEKILLS.COM/
HTTPS://THEHELLIONROCKS.COM/2015/07/11/GETTING-TO-KNOW-MA-BRANDYBERRY-OF-FROM-ASHES-TO-NEW/
HTTPS://BALLZBEATZ.COM/PRODUCT/FALLING-IN-REVERSE-BAND-LOGO-VINYL-DECAL-STICKER/
HTTP://WWW.HOUSEOFBLUES.COM/
HTTPS://WWW.PINTEREST.COM/PIN/464574517789824640/
HTTPS://WWW.HOUSEOFBLUES.COM/ABOUT
HTTPS://WWW.CAINSBALLROOM.COM/EVENT/801157-FALLING-IN-REVERSE-RONNIES-3-TULSA/
HTTPS://STEAMCOMMUNITY.COM/SHAREDFILES/FILEDETAILS/?ID=1550433964
HTTPS://LANCASTERONLINE.COM/FEATURES/ENTERTAINMENT/RAP-ROCK-GROUP-FROM-ASHES-TO-NEW-TO-RETURN-HOME/ARTICLE_1282FCC4-0C92-11E6-8933-4BDB7792C0C6.HTML
HTTP://WWW.BLABBERMOUTH.NET/NEWS/NEW-YEARS-DAYS-NEXT-ALBUM-WILL-BE-QUITE-HEAVY/
HTTPS://MUSICALINSIGHT101.WORDPRESS.COM/2013/09/16/RENAISSANCE-MUSIC/
A FEW PHOTOS AND VIDEOS AT THE BEGINNING WERE TAKEN WITH MY PHONE