Last night, 9.16.09, two hundred and thirty people witnessed a band say their final farewell to that town. Have Heart, a band that has played the Syracuse/Rochester/Buffalo area a dozen times over the last 7 years, said goodbye on their Syracuse leg of their final tour.

Have Heart means a lot to me personally, more than I will ever get into on a public forum. But I will say this, I have never witnessed a band that had more passion, more drive, more integrity than Have Heart. I cannot say there has been a Have Heart performance that I didn’t enjoy, whether it be at the Westcott or in a larger venue. They made the Westcott seem like an arena and larger venues seem like living rooms. Seeing Have Heart as much as I have over the years, last night was a fulfilling conclusion and end of a chapter in my life.

So where does that leave us? It’s time for band to take their place and evoke the same amount of passion in a crowd as Have Heart did. Two bands that could easily do the same are Forfeit and Cruel Hand, both of which played with Have Heart last night. It will be an interesting time for punk/hardcore. There’s dozens and dozens of hardcore bands that are awesome, but will any of them touch my life the Have Heart did....we’ll see.




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