From Sept 17-21, I saw four of the best concerts of the year so far. Following is a lengthy but brief account of U2, Lal, Peoples Republic, Saul Williams, Amina, Sigur Ros, Annie and Royksopp live in Toronto and Hamilton over four sweetly consecutive days.
My first review for the silhouette this year.. I whipped it up while waiting for the internet to arrive last afternoon without actually getting the CD out of the shrinkwrap. That’s how hardcore I am. Idlewild – Warnings/Promises Oh, copy control. Thanks to you this CD might “encounter playback problems” on my CD player. Yay! [...]
Holy good goddamn. There are a lot of shows (that is, concerts) coming up that I really want to see. Yes. Some I want to see more than others. Some I already have tickets to. Italicized shows have been attended. (Parenthesized shows mean I probably won’t go, but are noteworthy). Starred shows I have tickets [...]
This is actually the best mix CD ever (ed: at the time of this writing). I’m not just saying that because I made it myself. It just is. I’m actually completely unbiased on this and often quite self-effacing in general.
Holy fuck I’m awesome.