If you’ve never been to one, what musical artists would you love to see perform live?
Have you ever been to a concert? If not, who would you most like to see play live?
In the highly visual article “Preschool Punks and Dancing Mommies at the Linda Lindas Show,” Melena Ryzik writes about the Linda Lindas concert at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. For many of the attendees, it was their first show:
Most punk shows don’t have an audience that can comfortably fit under the lip of the stage. Or fans that headbang atop the shoulders of heavily tattooed men who happen to be their papas. But that’s the scene at a Linda Lindas show. The California quartet of girls, ages 12 to 18, broke through last year with the viral song “Racist, Sexist Boy” and proudly cultivate a school-age crowd. “Kids to the front!” is the band’s opening mantra, and at one New York City gig this summer at Bowery Ballroom, the first row stood on tiptoes and rested their chins on the stage, gazing up at their idols. The memory-burning thrill of a first concert reverberated from child to parent. “I want to see it through their eyes, and my own,” said Paola Maina, a teacher, who came with her husband and 9-year-old daughter, Lola. And, she added, “I warned her: Mommy’s dancing.”
In matching merch with their kiddos, moms and dads got emotional, too.
“I cry at almost every show,” said Justine Delaney, better known as the D.J. Justine D., who has taken her daughter, Aoife Vitt, to see the band in New York and Chicago.
“It’s like you’re in a dream when you see your favorite band in person,” Aoife, 9, gushed.
Students, read the entire article and look at the photos, then tell us:
Does the Linda Lindas show look like one you would want to go to? Why or why not?
What was your first concert? Describe the experience in as much detail as you can. Who did you see? Where did they perform? What did you wear? Who did you go with? What was your favorite song? Did you dance? What was the feeling in the room?
What musical artists would you love to see perform live? Why? What do you think they would be like in concert?
One concertgoer, Aoife, 9, said seeing your favorite band in person is “like you’re in a dream.” Do you agree? Why do you think this experience can be so emotional?
In the highly visual article “Preschool Punks and Dancing Mommies at the Linda Lindas Show,” Melena Ryzik writes about the Linda Lindas concert at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. For many of the attendees, it was their first show:
Most punk shows don’t have an audience that can comfortably fit under the lip of the stage. Or fans that headbang atop the shoulders of heavily tattooed men who happen to be their papas. But that’s the scene at a Linda Lindas show. The California quartet of girls, ages 12 to 18, broke through last year with the viral song “Racist, Sexist Boy” and proudly cultivate a school-age crowd. “Kids to the front!” is the band’s opening mantra, and at one New York City gig this summer at Bowery Ballroom, the first row stood on tiptoes and rested their chins on the stage, gazing up at their idols. The memory-burning thrill of a first concert reverberated from child to parent. “I want to see it through their eyes, and my own,” said Paola Maina, a teacher, who came with her husband and 9-year-old daughter, Lola. And, she added, “I warned her: Mommy’s dancing.”
In matching merch with their kiddos, moms and dads got emotional, too.
“I cry at almost every show,” said Justine Delaney, better known as the D.J. Justine D., who has taken her daughter, Aoife Vitt, to see the band in New York and Chicago.
“It’s like you’re in a dream when you see your favorite band in person,” Aoife, 9, gushed.
Students, read the entire article and look at the photos, then tell us:
Does the Linda Lindas show look like one you would want to go to? Why or why not?
What was your first concert? Describe the experience in as much detail as you can. Who did you see? Where did they perform? What did you wear? Who did you go with? What was your favorite song? Did you dance? What was the feeling in the room?
What musical artists would you love to see perform live? Why? What do you think they would be like in concert?
One concertgoer, Aoife, 9, said seeing your favorite band in person is “like you’re in a dream.” Do you agree? Why do you think this experience can be so emotional?
