Blessed by the god of above average opening acts this week, and what an insane week it’s been. Glad to be settling back into TO living without the settling part, still catching up with everyone & everything I’ve missed as a truant Torontonian. This is my first chance this month to actually relax, geek out at home, reassess (still processing sxsw - swag, photos, vids, etc…) - or as Kramer told me to do on Wednesday - enjoy the small pleasures instead of freaking over big plans.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday had/s an eclectic hat trick of shows in the city, with venues I haven’t visited in far too long. Standout acts include(d)……
The Drake’s tribute night for Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In an aeroplane over the sea’ wasn’t as jammed as I expected (I’d curse the flighty Facebook RSVP’ers if I wasn’t one of’em), but a respectible crowd was there to catch Montoronto’s brilliantly gifted and original Sister Suvi - they had this messed up slowed down shuffly B-52s-meets-David-Lynch movie vibe, with a uke-on-crack front and centre - strummed by quirky-voiced Merrill Garbus. Link - MySpace that you need to visit STAT.
Mp3′ed fav Sister Suvi song - New Orange Bike (but you should BUY their EP as soon as you can, okay, promise?)
Beach House’s sold out show at the El Mo didn’t get completely sticky until the headliners came ’round, which sucks because both openers - Toronto’s lush, rich sounding Sing Leaf (profiled in Torontoist this week) and The Papercuts - stood out as strong acts in their own right.
Of course headliners Beach House were brilliant in their own moody, ethereal, swoopy, haunting kind of way, but pumpkin time crept up around 1ish and I bailed before they wrapped.
Hunch confirmed, they’re equally awesome live as on the record - I desperately need to start repaying some of the ongoing sleep debt….
This Beach House Mp3, Turtle Island, makes for a good nap soundtrack
Phew. So tonight brings a concert from the beautiful Basia Bulat, who reigned over Austin this sxsw, charming all the public radio pocast’n'day show freegans’n'jaded record store employee-types in Travis County.
Okay. See you @ Lee’s. Rest up.
Peace
Meegs
p.s. - Mike at the Drake sez that there is going to be a 2nd block of tickets going on sale for jen’s combo-show at the music gallery. heads up, cause you could enjoy this in the comfort of your own city, finally:
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