Last week I had the utmost pleasure of seeing A.C. Newman (of The New Pornographers) with opening band "Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele" at Lee's Palace.
The opening band although having the word "Magnificent" in their name were anything but. For starters, they played what seemed to be a 4 hour set (it was actually roughly an hour) The entire set list consisted of what sounded like the same exact song played over and over at various tempos. Murphy and I chalked it up to sounding on par with being trapped in a looped soundtrack to Adam Sandler's movie "50 First Dates"
Thankfully Dent May had to eventually make way for A.C. Newman to take the stage. Newman and his band of cohorts wasted no time in letting concert goers know why they purchased a ticket. From the get go they ripped into a high energy show that was equal parts his new album "Get Guilty" and his 2004 release "The Slow Wonder." A Canadian by birth (now residing in Brooklyn, New York) Newman shared some on stage banter with the crowd and had some pretty good one liners and self deprecating jokes as well.
Overall A.C. Newman in all his gingerly glory put on a terrific show. Great set list, clean sound, and tight musicianship made this a concert to remember. To make the night complete, Newman performed a stellar live version of "On The Table" as their closing song. With falsetto like vocals throughout the track and some fairly tricky piano work I feared that "On the Table" might be a little difficult for the band to pull off in a live setting. I was wrong. It was a superb live showing of one of my favourite Newman tracks. To add to the overall nights success, Murphy generously purchased the first piece of vinyl (Get Guilty) for my up and coming collection.
Next up - The Appleseed Cast @ The Horseshoe Tavern.
7 comments:
Not only did I buy Trainspotter his very first vinyl LP, but I also paid for all his drinks, food and Go Train fare home. Why? 'Cause he left his wallet in "another jacket." Folks...the man who regales you with his weekly tales has a 15% chance of showing up without his wallet (and a 65% chance of showing up without chlamydia) to any planned event.
Hahaha!
What I didn't forget Murph: Your robust waist size.
Spotter! should I send you a daily reminder to take your Zithromax?
Yes Elbow Grease that would be greatly appreciated. Since you have the free time maybe you could remind me to take my Zidovudine, Didanosine, Zalcitabine, Lamivudine, and Stavudine as well.
You good sir are a great friend.
I find free time to read your blogs.I'm sure I can squeeze in a reminder.
You should be careful of the pathogens you might catch while you make that coffee table book.
You're on a lot of Meds!!
I'm not afraid of the Pathogen's I will catch nearly as much as the ones I will leave. Being a Host is tougher than it sounds.
Not unlike 80's & 90's fashion trying to make a resurgence, I will be doing my part to make the Bubonic Plague a household name once again.
Ahhh so the coffee table book will not be about unique, and memorable restrooms. It's about which one's to avoid!
I hope the 80's & 90's fashion makes a come back, looking forward to wearing my "Beat It" jacket once again.
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