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REVIEW: NONPOINT, CANDLELIGHT RED, & DIGITAL SUMMER 1/26/2013
Contributor - Erin H.
Every once in a while, the Rock Gods will bless those of us that live in Southern Colorado and bring a good show to Colorado Springs, so those of us down here don’t have to drive all the way up to Denver. Saturday night’s show brought us Florida’s Nonpoint, Pennsylvania’s Candlelight Red, and Arizona’s Digital Summer to the Black Sheep. For anyone who has never been to the Black Sheep, it is a tiny venue with a max capacity of 400 people and definitely gives you that “dive bar” feel. It’s a great venue to get up close with the bands that play there, and it has cheap bar prices. Tickets are usually significantly cheaper than the Denver shows, with this night’s being $12 in advance and $14 at the door. The venue started out only about a third full and was about half full by the time Nonpoint came on. So, it wasn’t too crowded, but I was expecting more people with a bigger band on a Saturday night.
Contributor - Erin H.
Every once in a while, the Rock Gods will bless those of us that live in Southern Colorado and bring a good show to Colorado Springs, so those of us down here don’t have to drive all the way up to Denver. Saturday night’s show brought us Florida’s Nonpoint, Pennsylvania’s Candlelight Red, and Arizona’s Digital Summer to the Black Sheep. For anyone who has never been to the Black Sheep, it is a tiny venue with a max capacity of 400 people and definitely gives you that “dive bar” feel. It’s a great venue to get up close with the bands that play there, and it has cheap bar prices. Tickets are usually significantly cheaper than the Denver shows, with this night’s being $12 in advance and $14 at the door. The venue started out only about a third full and was about half full by the time Nonpoint came on. So, it wasn’t too crowded, but I was expecting more people with a bigger band on a Saturday night.
Digital Summer
The doors opened at 7PM, and the show kicked off at 8PM with Digital Summer. I first heard them on Sirius XM Octane with their single “Forget You”. They were a great opening band and started to get the crowd going. One of the unique things of their show was they brought a 12 year old name Austin up on stage. He played drums for them for about three songs. Austin was from Oklahoma. The band saw videos on YouTube of him and decided to bring him along on a few dates of the tour. After their set, the band hung out at the merch stand, Austin included, saying hi to everyone and signing posters for people who bought merch.
 Digital Summer |  Ryan Hoke of Candlelight Red |
Candlelight Red
Next came out Candlelight Red, another band I’ve heard on satellite radio with their single “Demons”. The crowd really got into them, and two people got thrown out for fighting. The sound quality was great, but the lightning was terrible. The band was kept in the dark with the exception of strobe lights that often played through the entire set. This caused for poor pictures. One of the interesting things about them was their drum set sat sideways on stage versus facing the crowd. They also hung out at the merch booth after their set and had free posters.
Elias Soriano of Nonpoint
Headlining the night was Nonpoint. They were great, as always, and played a good mixture of their old songs and new from their latest self-titled album. Lead singer Elias Soriano was awesome with the crowd and kept a decent mosh pit going for their entire set. They ended their set with their most popular single, “Bullet with a Name”. The band also hung out after their set taking photos with fans.
Overall, it was a splendid rock show that came through Colorado Springs in a small intimate venue that allowed us to interact with the artists.
Overall, it was a splendid rock show that came through Colorado Springs in a small intimate venue that allowed us to interact with the artists.
Nonpoint
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