It was a homecoming of sorts for CIVILIANA at Fernando香蕉视频直播檚 Pub on Saturday night.

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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香蕉视频直播檚 show at Fernando香蕉视频直播檚 marked the first time the group was able to come back and rock their hometown crowd.

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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 香蕉视频直播渙bvious香蕉视频直播� 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 香蕉视频直播楢香蕉视频直播� at the end of the band香蕉视频直播檚 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香蕉视频直播攇iving CIVILIANA its own modern twist on a guitar-driven sound.

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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香蕉视频直播檚 well-versed in.

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Trentini describes the narrative of the songs by placing Void first, symbolizing the loss of 香蕉视频直播渄irection and meaning as the result of a relationship,香蕉视频直播� which then moves into Carry a Light, which describes the post-breakup phase of 香蕉视频直播渓onging for what you once had and not being ready to do anything else.香蕉视频直播�

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

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CIVILIANA doesn香蕉视频直播檛 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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