From Blown Speakers

Saturday, July 16, 2005
one evening

I heard (but couldn't see) Feist last night. When Ms. Leslie comes back to town in September I'll happily lay down the money, but I really couldn't justify spending the $40 to attend FolkFest, when I had little interest in anyone else on the bill. That being said, sitting on a bench amongst the rabbits that are everywhere at Jericho ain't that bad a way to take in a show. She played a couple of new tunes, and also "covered" an unreleased song by her other band.

download: Broken Social Scene - Major Label Debut (live on XFM)

Speaking of the Scene, the Brooklyn Vegan, Chromewaves, Pop Wherry, and ILM all talk about two members' legal troubles in New York this past week. I don't even recommend buying pot at the corner of Granville and Robson, doing it in NYC is a definite no-no.

Local musician-come-political-blogger, Matthew Good is set to release his forthcoming retrospective, In a Coma, on September 20th. Word on the street is that it will include three cds (one of which contains newly recorded acoustic recordings of older songs) and a dvd. Look for the requisite cross Canada jaunt, and possibly Matt making a solo trek to show off his songs in a more stripped down setting in the Fall.

Finally, if you're not working like me tonight, I suggest heading over to the Railway Club to check out Boompa's presentation of the Ladies and Gentlemen, Catlow, and Bontempi. Apparently the Railway has tasty food now too. Apologies for not mentioning it earlier, but I didn't find out til today.

now playing: the Ladies and Gentlemen - Threw It All Away (streaming from their website)

posted by Quinn @ 12:11 p.m. Comments:7

7 Comments:

When did BSS perform that session for XFM?

By Anonymous, at 2:47 p.m.

Here's a link to an article about the Ladies and Gentlemen on PopMatters:

http://popmatters.com/music/nowhearthis/ladies-and-gentlemen-050712.shtml

By Anonymous, at 4:25 p.m.

thanks for the link.

i'm actually not sure of the date of the XFM session, this is the only song I have from it.

By Quinn, at 1:19 a.m.

actually.. the ID tag on the mp3 says nov. 13/03

By Quinn, at 1:22 a.m.

the garnish at the railway club is really something to behold.

By Anonymous, at 9:06 a.m.

how so?

By Quinn, at 2:20 a.m.

the chef does this thing with shredded beets and carrots that's just so pretty... it's like a little bird nest of colour on your plate! and also, the ladies and gentlemen are hot. evan dando was at the show and even he thought they were hot. in fact, he said, and i quote, "wow!"

By Anonymous, at 3:06 p.m.