It was a homecoming of sorts for CIVILIANA at Fernando害羞草研究所檚 Pub on Saturday night.

害羞草研究所淒id we say how good it is to be back?害羞草研究所� asked the band害羞草研究所檚 lead vocalist and drummer Calen Trentini to the pub packed with family and friends. 害羞草研究所淏ecause it害羞草研究所檚 really good to be back.害羞草研究所�

The members of alt-rock group CIVILIANA all grew up and found their musical roots in Kelowna before starting the band in Vancouver in 2015. Saturday害羞草研究所檚 show at Fernando害羞草研究所檚 marked the first time the group was able to come back and rock their hometown crowd.

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害羞草研究所淧laying a place where you害羞草研究所檙e from, you definitely get a warmer crowd,害羞草研究所� guitarist Adam Wilson said. 害羞草研究所淎 place like Fernando害羞草研究所檚 isn害羞草研究所檛 a big venue, so you fill it with your friends and family and it just ends up being a big party.害羞草研究所�

Trentini added, 害羞草研究所渋t feels a bit different in Kelowna. In Vancouver, we grind away, we market our shows hard and try to pull in as many people as we can. We come to play here and it害羞草研究所檚 kind of like an exhale moment. Like, 害羞草研究所榣et害羞草研究所檚 just play in front of these people that we grew up with and have a bit of fun with it.害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟

The band is formed by Trentini and Wilson, alongside bassist Spencer Daley and guitarist Daniel Ponich, who all met while attending school in Kelowna. Trentini met Daley in Grade 7 music class and starting a band was 害羞草研究所渙bvious害羞草研究所� for the two rhythm section members. Trentini and Daley played several shows in Kelowna as a bass/drum-duo before being introduced to Wilson who rounded out the band then known as Civilian with some guitars.

The friends all went their separate ways after high school and reunited once they all eventually ended up in Vancouver. It was there that Ponich and the 害羞草研究所楢害羞草研究所� at the end of the band害羞草研究所檚 name were added and CIVILIANA was born. In the four years since they started playing together again, the group has taken a more synth-based approach to its classic rock inspired riffs害羞草研究所攇iving CIVILIANA its own modern twist on a guitar-driven sound.

害羞草研究所淭he city and the esthetic of being in a big city makes you less just want to play straight ahead rock and roll and instead incorporate something like maybe a synthesizer; something that害羞草研究所檚 a bit more widely accessible by somebody who would live in Vancouver,害羞草研究所� Trentini said.

害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 think that was the primary driver of why we started incorporating a ton of electronic stuff into our music, but when I look at Vancouver, I think our music now is more represented by it than our older stuff.害羞草研究所�

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The group has been going strong for the past three years, releasing its first EP Out the Window in 2016 and following it up with singles Carry a Light and Void this year. The singles outline the story of navigating a relationship throughout your twenties, which Trentini says he害羞草研究所檚 well-versed in.

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Trentini describes the narrative of the songs by placing Void first, symbolizing the loss of 害羞草研究所渄irection and meaning as the result of a relationship,害羞草研究所� which then moves into Carry a Light, which describes the post-breakup phase of 害羞草研究所渓onging for what you once had and not being ready to do anything else.害羞草研究所�

The third release in the narrative is Melt, a yet-to-be-released song about being ready to move on.

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害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 the fun part,害羞草研究所� added Trentini. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 when you害羞草研究所檙e ready to move on and you害羞草研究所檙e looking for those new connections. And the messiness and trickiness that comes along with it.害羞草研究所�

CIVILIANA doesn害羞草研究所檛 have any future show dates set yet, but be sure to keep an eye on its to find any other information and see where the hometown boys end up next.

michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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