Cleveland band adapts to its own evolving tastes

The band will soon begin work on its next album.
By GUY D'ASTOLFO
VINDICATOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
Cleveland-area emo rockers Between Home and Serenity return to one of their favorite cities -- Youngstown -- Nov. 19 to headline an all-day rock show.
"Youngstown is starting to feel more like our hometown," said Ian Ver, BHAS singer. "We like playing there. The shows are fun."
Local favorites Ten Count Fall and Made In Canada are among the bands on the bill at the Canfield Grange Hall. The show starts at 2 p.m.
BHAS recently shot a video for its song "Tranquility" and has been shopping it around.
The band will head into the recording studio in January to work on the follow-up to its Rust Records debut, "Power Tools in the Complex." The new record will have five or six songs and hit shelves in the spring.
New directions
Success has come quickly to BHAS, whose members are all either 19 or 20. But at that age, change comes quickly, too, and BHAS now finds itself wavering between emo and a more-classic rock sound.
"We're evolving. We're incorporating what we've been listening to," said Ver.
"Kids want something new," he continued. "A new band can become obsolete in a week. So we're shifting our music to a new crowd, but trying to keep our old fans happy."
The screams and frenetic guitar work may soon give way to a more straight-up rock sound, as most of the band members are more than ready to move on.
"I'm probably the only one that is into this style of music," said Ver. "The other guys are more into classic rock."
Ver plans to add a synthesizer and get away from the screaming, but says whatever happens, it will still be BHAS rock.
"What we play is what we play," he said. "As long as we're happy ... we're happy."