Montreal, je t'aime
August 19th:
Montreal is pretty much the coolest city in Canada. I think if I was going to live anywhere outside of the maritimes, it would have to be in Montreal. It's got style, it has endless things to do, and it's almost cheap to live there. It just seems to have an energy to it--as though the city itself is alive. Parts of Toronto have that feeling, as does much of Halifax. But Montreal seems somehow more vibrant, more full of whatever that energy is.
L'Hemisphere Gauche in Montreal marked our final show of the tour outside of the maritimes. It's a bittersweet feeling, knowing that our escape from real life is almost over and we'd be returning to our jobs in just a couple of days. But on the other hand, sleeping in my own bed, knowing that I'd have regular access to a shower and a washing machine and seeing all of our friends again was starting to become very attractive.
I think that the Montreal show was the one that we were all most excited about. In addition to it being in a fun city, there would also be a ton of friends and family in attendance. We were playing with our friends The Stolen Minks (Halifax rock-a-surf-a-billy band extraordinaire), our friend Heather who was staying in , and most exciting for me, it would be the first time my sister Jane would get to see us play (plus a surprise visit from my cousin Amanda who was returning back to Manitoba after a trip to Paris. Woo!)
And basically we killed. It was easily on par with our performance in Guelph, maybe even better. Except for a faulty patch chord from the DI to Matt's amp (and since it was post-DI the audience didn't even notice the problem), it was pretty much a problem-free set and about as tight as we've ever played ever.
Cameromance opened the evening up. It was almost a surreal performance; orignally it was going to just be Gab, but he called up his former bandmate Martine up to the stage to sing on about half of his songs. So we were treated to a reunion of sorts. It was sweet, awkard and a bit touching. I don't know if it means they'll be getting back together or not though.
The Stolen Minks rocked the joint. I think they were a bit nervous playing out of town, and they made a couple of mistakes, but it was a fun set and it got a lot of people on the dance floor and no doubt made some new fans. Then it was back to the other side of downtown to my sister's place for sweet sweet sleep. Nothing beats a good lie down after a busy day of driving and rocking out.
Montreal is pretty much the coolest city in Canada. I think if I was going to live anywhere outside of the maritimes, it would have to be in Montreal. It's got style, it has endless things to do, and it's almost cheap to live there. It just seems to have an energy to it--as though the city itself is alive. Parts of Toronto have that feeling, as does much of Halifax. But Montreal seems somehow more vibrant, more full of whatever that energy is.
L'Hemisphere Gauche in Montreal marked our final show of the tour outside of the maritimes. It's a bittersweet feeling, knowing that our escape from real life is almost over and we'd be returning to our jobs in just a couple of days. But on the other hand, sleeping in my own bed, knowing that I'd have regular access to a shower and a washing machine and seeing all of our friends again was starting to become very attractive.
I think that the Montreal show was the one that we were all most excited about. In addition to it being in a fun city, there would also be a ton of friends and family in attendance. We were playing with our friends The Stolen Minks (Halifax rock-a-surf-a-billy band extraordinaire), our friend Heather who was staying in , and most exciting for me, it would be the first time my sister Jane would get to see us play (plus a surprise visit from my cousin Amanda who was returning back to Manitoba after a trip to Paris. Woo!)
And basically we killed. It was easily on par with our performance in Guelph, maybe even better. Except for a faulty patch chord from the DI to Matt's amp (and since it was post-DI the audience didn't even notice the problem), it was pretty much a problem-free set and about as tight as we've ever played ever.
Cameromance opened the evening up. It was almost a surreal performance; orignally it was going to just be Gab, but he called up his former bandmate Martine up to the stage to sing on about half of his songs. So we were treated to a reunion of sorts. It was sweet, awkard and a bit touching. I don't know if it means they'll be getting back together or not though.
The Stolen Minks rocked the joint. I think they were a bit nervous playing out of town, and they made a couple of mistakes, but it was a fun set and it got a lot of people on the dance floor and no doubt made some new fans. Then it was back to the other side of downtown to my sister's place for sweet sweet sleep. Nothing beats a good lie down after a busy day of driving and rocking out.
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