yesterday started off with a trip to sneaky dee’s to catch a performance of atlanta’s coathangers. i was welcomed by a free glass of rum and coke and the catchy, playful tunes of the all-female band just starting into their set. their songs are all pretty silly and irreverent, but that’s not to say that they shouldn’t be taken seriously; rather, their tightly-wound post-punk practically demands it—they screech and harp at some of the most mundane topics imaginable— making them all the more endearing when they yell “STOP STOMPIN’ AROUND!!!/ STOP STOMPIN’!!”
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Filed under: Concert Review , 2009, king khan and BBQ show, lee's palace, mika miko, no age, north by north east, NXNE, sneaky dee's, the coathangers, the dead science, toronto
[note: i'll add more to this later. the end needs to be fleshed out a bit more.]
prior obligations and a lack of interest in any of the bands (aside from jaguar love and patrick wolf) that played on wednesday night kept me from exploring what NXNE had to offer on day one.
on day two, however, things got off to an early start as i headed to NXNE HQ to pick up my wristband around noon. there i got to see alan cross hold a panel discussion for his “explore music” show. the panel consisted of some guy from vice records and cole alexander from black lips, who was entertaining to say the least. their discussion revolved around a rather beaten-to-death topic — “the state of the music industry”— but nevertheless it was cool to see alan cross do his thing, and quite entertaining to see his lack of control over the hyperactive alexander.
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Filed under: Concert Review , 2009, HEALTH, king khan and BBQ show, NXNE, NXNE Day Two, spookey ruben, the burning hell, the legendary horseshoe tavern, the united steel workers of montreal, young and dundas square
