if you’ve never seen broken social scene in person then you are now officially not as cool as me. actually you never were, but at last i can say that i’ve experienced the bss magic. these canadian superheroes have the power to change my mood faster than any drug or single person. it was unfortunate that my friend rebecca couldn’t make it (she’s allergic to fun now), but it gave me a great sense of joy that i made a convert out of the person i did take. introducing persons to good music and having it stick gives me the feeling that evangelicals must get when they convert a sinner.
the show was opened by do make say think, an instrumental ambient/mood/indie band with a lot of wacky time signatures and tempo changes. they were good enough to make me annoyed with the people talking around me. but none of that happened when the eight-strong crew of bss began their set. the pin-drop silence reflected our deep reverence for this band’s songwriting (in my opinion their arranging is the best in the indie scene) and musicianship (they all played more than one instrument). while favoring the newer self-titled album, they played a few songs from you forgot it in people as well. one of the highlights was “anthems for a seventeen year-old girl” sung by feist herself. “fire-eyed boy” and “7/4 (shoreline)” were amazing as well. and throughout the set they kept claiming that mr smalls theater is one of their favorite places to play in the world, which is cool because it means they will come back some day.
there's been a certain levity and i dare say hopefulness to the posts on this so-called blog, that is discouraging. although my readership has waned recently, i apparently have not missed much. where i ask, is the t. price of yore, who drank alone while listening to scratchy records featuring the four tops? where is the t. price so resolved to remain indifferent in a cool way that he shunned all human contact for three years? i am still partially optimistic that we'll once again see the stuck-in-a-rut like postings that i've so come to enjoy. otherwise it might be time, mr. price, to purchase a new tanning bed and some fine crockery to compliment these lifestyle changes.
ReplyDeletei believe what is most responsible for this recent levity is your lack of posting for three weeks. your own woeful tales weren't contributing to the delicate balance of my life and i almost floated away.
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