Wolf-something::
Friday night where were you? It doesn’t matter that it was a long weekend you should’ve been at Barrymore’s. Playing for a polite yet eager crowd Holy Fuck, Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade banded together to perform the rock show of the month (yes, I've prematurely declared it!).
First up was Holy Fuck (Toronto). I first saw them play at Kosmic 2005 and was impressed by their creative collaborations of obscure and traditional electronic devices (many of them) ranging from mini-keyboards to analog sound editing machines. Their dance-worthy anthems had the crowd (and the floor!) moving by the end of the first song – unusual for most opening bands! They didn’t disappoint and even managed to prompt the audience to cheer for an encore performance – which inevitably didn’t happen.
Soon after Frog Eyes (Victoria) took the stage. I had heard a little bit of buzz surrounding them but nothing that really stood out so I waited in anticipation...and waited...and waited…and about after the first few songs I was taken.
{1. “v. taken: To get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice, especially: a. To capture physically; seize: take an enemy fortress…” }
Lead singer Carey Mercer was intense! His unconventional vocals added depth to the already layered sounds of bassist Michael Rak, Drummer Melanie Campbell and keyboardist Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade). In fact, Carey was so engrossed by his own music that he barely even glanced at the crowd while performing until he stopped to tell everyone it was the eve of his 5 year anniversary with wife/drummer Melanie – *cheers all around*. Finally there was Wolf Parade. I don’t know what to say about them that you haven’t already heard so I’ll just tell you about how amazing they were. They were amazing. During their set they spoke very little if none inbetween songs and overall they sounded great but their performance was a bit uneventful – no kicking or breaking things...basically, no drunken madness - but they did play some new songs! Nonetheless, the entire showcase was fabulous and what could only make that anymore wonderful…..Melos, baby!
HearMORE:: Wolf Parade on Myspace + Frog Eyes on Myspace + Holy Fuck on Myspace
ReadMORE:: ‘Pitchfork’ articles Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Holy Fuck.
SeeMORE:: my photos on Flickr
Friday night where were you? It doesn’t matter that it was a long weekend you should’ve been at Barrymore’s. Playing for a polite yet eager crowd Holy Fuck, Frog Eyes and Wolf Parade banded together to perform the rock show of the month (yes, I've prematurely declared it!).
First up was Holy Fuck (Toronto). I first saw them play at Kosmic 2005 and was impressed by their creative collaborations of obscure and traditional electronic devices (many of them) ranging from mini-keyboards to analog sound editing machines. Their dance-worthy anthems had the crowd (and the floor!) moving by the end of the first song – unusual for most opening bands! They didn’t disappoint and even managed to prompt the audience to cheer for an encore performance – which inevitably didn’t happen.
Soon after Frog Eyes (Victoria) took the stage. I had heard a little bit of buzz surrounding them but nothing that really stood out so I waited in anticipation...and waited...and waited…and about after the first few songs I was taken.
{1. “v. taken: To get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice, especially: a. To capture physically; seize: take an enemy fortress…” }
Lead singer Carey Mercer was intense! His unconventional vocals added depth to the already layered sounds of bassist Michael Rak, Drummer Melanie Campbell and keyboardist Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade). In fact, Carey was so engrossed by his own music that he barely even glanced at the crowd while performing until he stopped to tell everyone it was the eve of his 5 year anniversary with wife/drummer Melanie – *cheers all around*. Finally there was Wolf Parade. I don’t know what to say about them that you haven’t already heard so I’ll just tell you about how amazing they were. They were amazing. During their set they spoke very little if none inbetween songs and overall they sounded great but their performance was a bit uneventful – no kicking or breaking things...basically, no drunken madness - but they did play some new songs! Nonetheless, the entire showcase was fabulous and what could only make that anymore wonderful…..Melos, baby!
HearMORE:: Wolf Parade on Myspace + Frog Eyes on Myspace + Holy Fuck on Myspace
ReadMORE:: ‘Pitchfork’ articles Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Holy Fuck.
SeeMORE:: my photos on Flickr
posted by Ravalette at Tuesday, August 08, 2006
1 Comments:
sounds like it was a good concert
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