“One of my favorite traditions is that my sisters and I, we all wear the same pajamas. I’ve even still got some from when I was 6. Also, I’ll always remember cooking together in the kitchen and that no matter how busy our schedules are, we are all together for Christmas.”~ Bailee Madison
I think that I got supremely lucky to have the opportunity to have two out of ten bands in my pocket performing all on the same stage.
But I did have to wait several hours in between the two performances.
Although during my wait I was able to get me some merchandise. The count has already begun. Some free, some paid for. But that’s for another post after this craziness is all over.
The excitement level went through the roof as I was about to see CASKET OF CASSANDRA on stage again. To be able to watch them play and then kind of look over the crowd for their reaction is always fun.
I would find that this was no usual performance from them. Band members were jumping on stage and doing their sound check …. in their pajamas.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over??
Some of them had super hero themes, others did not. But it was all bedtime sleepwear. 
The only thing that I could think about was that it was similar to Slipknot with their track suits. But each member of CASKET OF CASSANDRA had their own thing going on. Individuality doth rocketh!!
The thing with CASKET OF CASSANDRA is that there’s this strange, personal attraction to the band’s music that both entertains and scares the shit out of me. And there is no even balance between the two. Either I am totally floored with impression or I wanna run out of the building and go to my happy place.
How they do that, I will probably never know!!
CASKET OF CASSANDRA is constantly evolving, constantly growing, and continues to be impressive.
It is always great to be sitting right up against the stage when they are playing. To be able to hear Amanda Maddera’s vocals as it pours from her mouth even before it reaches the microphone is a cool experience. To be that close to…. well … uncertain death (so to speak) can give quite the thrill. Or scare.
Amanda Maddera
But I am not mocking them in the least. All of them are supremely talented. Its just that the band as whole with their music, lyrics, and stage presence can be quite intimidating.
To this day, Maddera is blowing minds that she has the vocal capability to perform as she does. I heard so many people afterwards totally tripping out about her vocal talents and abilities. I kept thinking to myself “Welcome to the world of the Casket.”
Considering that most of the members came from California and implanted themselves for their career in Texas says a lot about their passion and dedication for their specific craft.
However on this day, it was like watching a brand new band.
The pajamas, the music, the stage presence, the ending… was all new to me.
inches away
At the very end of their set, they played my favorite song, “Solitaria.”
I also love “Bury You” and “The Kraken’s Reign” so I had three options of favorite songs that they could have played. They played my most favorite of theirs.
And I kept thinking as Maddera got closer and closer and closer, coming off the stage and standing on these very unstable bar tables and just inches from me. I knew something was going to happen. I just hoped that she wasn’t going to crash in the process.
I abandoned my digital camera and attempted in vain to stabilize the tables that Maddera was standing upon.
Then it suddenly dawned on me about what she was about to do.
Maddera shouted to the crowd without her monster vocal tone and then went into a crucifixion pose. She stepped to her right and one step away from being directly in front of me. And then she dropped while finishing off the song.
An official (or unofficial, whichever) CASKET OF CASSANDRA stage dive. Something I had never personally experience from them. It was pretty bad ass though.
So I don’t know when I will be seeing them again. I hope its soon. I don’t know if they will abandon the pajamas. But I think it worked with great entertainment value. So kudos to CASKET OF CASSANDRA.
Check them out!!
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