HPX/MX weekend
...so, after waiting all week for the Friday night Pop Explosion show at the Marquee, it finally arrived. and it did not disappoint. well, The Holy Shroud and The Arcade Fire didn't, anyway. can't really comment on the Wax Mannequin performance, since i saw it from the comfort of the smoking lounge, deep in the throes of conversation with someone i could talk to all day. the lounge at the Marquee is so great: there are screens showing what's happening on stage and the performance is piped in. did see The Organ, but i was not terribly impressed. i suppose you could chalk it up to their reported stage fright, but i'm just not taken with the staring-straight-ahead, "we're so bored by everything" style of performance. especially when their performance was book-ended by Holy Shroud and Arcade Fire, two bands that deliver so much energy and intensity. seeing The Arcade Fire live is like attending a revival meeting - they have a message they want to get out, it's urgent, and they want you to join in their ecstasy. fantastic show.
...but on the subject of the Marquee, i was irritated by a few things. for instance, if it's a cold and windy night, and some of the attendees have advance tickets or passes, why does everyone have to stand in the ticket purchasers' line? and isn't there some minimum amount of space necessary in front of the stage to make it worthwhile for that frat boy to knock you over while he's getting there? part of my enjoyment of a concert involves breathing. and i assume that there is some design flaw in the glasses used, making them impossible to hold, since they all end up broken under my feet. but enough vitriol...
...brunch on Saturday morning was fun, as usual. i was there way too early. after getting to bed around 4am the previous night, i was on a bus to Hfx by 9:30am the next morning. it was Lisa's birthday, so we all wished her well, and continue to do so. Lisa's mother was there as well, and suggested that Jim was a "stud muffin", which is complicated on many levels (see photographic evidence here).
...Saturday night was the Mock Explosion show at Gus' Pub. Jeremy Gara (backed up by members of Arcade Fire!), Death by Nostalgia, and the Sweet Tenders played. the Jeremy Gara set was an improv on upright bass, violin, drums, keyboard and electronica. very enjoyable, and the improvisation was fairly seamless. DbN rocked the mike well, with the boys looking so precious in their glam makeup. Matt had an expression of irritation on his face for much of the set, not sure if he was or not...? the Sweet Tenders played a pretty tight set, the crowd loved them - they were calling for encores before the last song was even played! the band was coerced into two encores, and then shut it down, although there seemed to be some dissension in the band about whether they should play on. as i see it, if you're not willing to play anymore, thank the crowd, shut off your amps and start putting away your equipment. the crowd will get the idea.
...tonight (Sunday) will be movie night, and this week it's Good Bye Lenin!, which looks like it will be fun.
...but on the subject of the Marquee, i was irritated by a few things. for instance, if it's a cold and windy night, and some of the attendees have advance tickets or passes, why does everyone have to stand in the ticket purchasers' line? and isn't there some minimum amount of space necessary in front of the stage to make it worthwhile for that frat boy to knock you over while he's getting there? part of my enjoyment of a concert involves breathing. and i assume that there is some design flaw in the glasses used, making them impossible to hold, since they all end up broken under my feet. but enough vitriol...
...brunch on Saturday morning was fun, as usual. i was there way too early. after getting to bed around 4am the previous night, i was on a bus to Hfx by 9:30am the next morning. it was Lisa's birthday, so we all wished her well, and continue to do so. Lisa's mother was there as well, and suggested that Jim was a "stud muffin", which is complicated on many levels (see photographic evidence here).
...Saturday night was the Mock Explosion show at Gus' Pub. Jeremy Gara (backed up by members of Arcade Fire!), Death by Nostalgia, and the Sweet Tenders played. the Jeremy Gara set was an improv on upright bass, violin, drums, keyboard and electronica. very enjoyable, and the improvisation was fairly seamless. DbN rocked the mike well, with the boys looking so precious in their glam makeup. Matt had an expression of irritation on his face for much of the set, not sure if he was or not...? the Sweet Tenders played a pretty tight set, the crowd loved them - they were calling for encores before the last song was even played! the band was coerced into two encores, and then shut it down, although there seemed to be some dissension in the band about whether they should play on. as i see it, if you're not willing to play anymore, thank the crowd, shut off your amps and start putting away your equipment. the crowd will get the idea.
...tonight (Sunday) will be movie night, and this week it's Good Bye Lenin!, which looks like it will be fun.
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