FairySari

Thanks guys. One more video, this one's from Buffalo: R6QsJpDgY_U

Some photos too... drive-by truckers by fairysari, on Flickr drive-by truckers by fairysari, on Flickr drive-by truckers by fairysari, on Flickr the whole set here.

Here's another from Waterloo: R-8eRwxGmHI

If you are camping there, I HIGHLY recommend splurging for the premier camping. It is worth it for the shuttle alone - you don't have to hike up the hill, plus you get to skip the line-up into the venue.

I saw quite a few shows in 2010: Jan 16 - Diesel Dog - Ragin Cajun, Hamilton, ON Feb 23 - Wilco, Califone - Hamilton Place Mar 12 - Dexateens, Ian Blurton, Huron, CATL, Isla Craig & the Continental Drifters - The Comfort Zone, Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON Mar 24 - Fruit Bats, Blue Giant - Horseshoe tavern, Toronto, ON Apr 1 - Shelby & Elmo & friends - Gallaghers, Hamilton, ON Apr 2 - Budos Band - Pearl Company, Hamilton, ON Apr 6 - Drive-By Truckers, Langhorne Slim - Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON Apr 7 - Drive-By Truckers, Langhorne Slim - Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON Apr 10 - The Hold Steady, The Oranges Band - Westcott Theatre, Syracuse, NY May 8 - Col. Bruce Hampton, Diesel Dog - This Ain't Hollywood, Hamilton, ON May 21 - Diesel Dog, Snow Heel Slim & the Boogie Infection - Ghost Town, CTMF, Durham, ON May 22 - The Ascot Royals, Stumbleweed, The Idlers - Ghost Town, CTMF, Durham, ON May 23 - Sisters Euclid, The Baudelaires - Ghost Town, CTMF, Durham, ON May 29 - Deadmau5, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The Hold Steady, Miike Snow, The Posies, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, Portugal. the Man, Mumford & Sons - The Gorge, Sasquatch Festival, George, WA May 30 - Booka Shade, Massive Attack, Public Enemy, Pavement, Fruit Bats, LCD Soundsystem, Tegan & Sara, Kid Cudi, They Might Be Giants, The Long Winters - The Gorge, Sasquatch Festival, George, WA May 31 - Ween, MGMT, Band of Horses, The Mountain Goats, Dr. Dog, Passion Pit, Drive-By Truckers, The Temper Trap - The Gorge, Sasquatch Festival, George, WA Jun 4 - Diesel Dog - Jamland Jun 5 - Diesel Dog, Rose Garland, Harvard Mouse, The Strays, Must Stash Hat, Raph, Schwa - Jamland Jun 17 - Hollerado, Monster Truck - This Ain`t Hollywood, Hamilton, ON Jun 19 - Lonesome River Band - Tottenham Bluegrass Festival, Tottenham, ON Jul 1 - Dark Star Orchestra - NLQP, Gratefulfest, Garretsville, OH Jul 2 - Dark Star Orchestra, Moonalice - NLQP, Gratefulfest, Garretsville, OH Jul 3 - Dark Star Orchestra - NLQP, Gratefulfest, Garretsville, OH Jul 11 - Old Crow Medicine Show - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY Jul 16 - The Hold Steady, The Whigs - Phoenix, Toronto, ON Jul 17 - The Hold Steady, The Whigs - Bluesfest, Ottawa, ON Jul 22 - The Flaming Lips, Fang Island - Artpark, Lewiston, NY Jul 29 - Ween - Kool Haus, Toronto, ON Aug 6 - Deer Tick, Mountain Man, The Warped 45s - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON Aug 13 - Deep Blue Organ Trio, The Numero Group - Mass MoCA, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA Aug 14 - Wilco, Mavis Staples, The Numero Group, The Baseball Project, On Fillmore, Vetiver, Sir Richard Bishop, Brenda - Mass MoCA, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA Aug 15 - Jeff Tweedy (plus guests Sir Richard Bishop, Baseball project, Avi Buffalo, Nels, John, Pat), The Numero Group, The Nels Cline Singers - Mass MoCA, Solid Sound Festival, North Adams, MA Sep 3 - Mark Wilson & The Way It Is, Gruve, Diesel Dog - Ghost Town, CTMF, Durham, ON Sep 4 - Fat Cats, Days of You, Blind Mule, Wax Mannequin, Alphie Smith Duo, The Strays - Ghost Town, CTMF, Durham, ON Sep 7 - Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON Sep 10 - King Roller - Jamland Sep 11 - Must Stash Hat, Diesel Dog, The Strays, Anne, Schwa - Jamland Sep 15 - Roger Waters - ACC, Toronto, ON Sep 24 - Bluebudzz - chez Marge, Hamilton, ON Sep 25 - Elliot Brood, Young Rival, Supercrawl, Hamilton, ON Oct 12 - Belle & Sebastian, Zeus - massey hall, Toronto, ON Oct 16 - Hollerado (surprise guests Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald...), Foxy Shazam, Free Energy, The Reason Oct 22 - The Hold Steady, Great Bloomers, English Words, Bike Rodeo - Paragon, Halifax, NS Oct 23 - Young Rival, Tokyo Police Club, Cuff the Duke, Ghostkeeper - Paragon, Halifax, NS Oct 30 - Garaj Mahal, Fat Cats - Casbah, Hamilton, ON Nov 5 - Joel Plaskett (with Bill Plaskett), David Myles - River Run Centre, Guelph, ON Nov 20 - The Hold Steady, Company of Thieves - The Strutt, Kalamazoo, MI Nov 27 - Stumbleweed - This Ain't Hollywood, Hamilton, ON Dec 9 - Arkells, The Sweet Thing, Huron - The Studio at Hamilton Place Dec 11 - Huron, Sequin Kit, Bun - This Ain't Hollywood, Hamilton, ON Dec 30 - Drive-By Truckers (with David Hood) - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY Dec 31 - Drive-By Truckers (with David Hood, Kelly Hogan, horns, & the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus)- Terminal 5 - NYC

I love this album! I think I'll listen to it right now, too.

Yep, he speaks the truth. We're going to both the Brooklyn Bowl and Terminal 5 shows.

Sorry, I guess I've had a few bad experiences with pre-orders lately ETA: Apparently it doesn't matter what I think, QQC just bought the pre-order for us anyway

Just a heads up - don't expect this record to actually show up on the day it's released. I pre-ordered the deluxe package for the Big To Do, and I got it like a month after it was released. Not to mention there was a problem with the first pressing and they had to ship out replacement vinyl which took even longer. I definitely plan on picking up the album from my local record store, though.

Sorry, but I didn't sign up because I already use last.fm, which keeps track of more than just what I listen to in itunes (like 8tracks mixes for example). And my friends already use it, too.

Thanks for the review. I really wanted to be at that show, but I was home sick instead . Wasn't Vetiver on the bill too? How were they?

Here's a video I took on Friday at the Paragon: And some pictures from Friday & Saturday at the Paragon: English Words: The Hold Steady: Cuff the Duke: Tokyo Police Club Young Rival: more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fairysari/sets/72157625110881389/

It wasn't totally empty, but it went from packed with a lineup outside, to maybe 50 people by the end of the night. YR played from 1:15 to 2am so it was kinda late. Halifax has no idea what they missed! That was the second weekend in a row i was so close to seeing Huron but didn't . (the weekend before was because of hollerado who i first heard about because of seeing them open for huron anyway)

It was a really similar set in halifax. they didn't play ascension blues, but i happened to be standing outside the venue when they played it for soundcheck, and could hear it really well. sweet payne, chicago, and banging camp, though, those i am jealous of... halifax setlist: hornets! hurricane j status constructive hot soft light the swish sweet part rock problems you can barely breathing stevie nix you gotta dance sequestered stations we can get together dj's! weekenders southtown girls chips ahoy slapped actress encore: positive jam hoodrat stay posi

hey, we were in a lot of the same places at the the same time last weekend. I flew in and landed around 4pm, took the shuttle to my hotel. There was a ton of traffic and it took like two hours. Went for a walk to find the Paragon, heard the hold steady soundchecking (Ascension Blues!) then found some food, and headed back to the Paragon. It was freezing cold but I waited with a bunch of dudes for doors to open, and found my perfect spot right in front. The show ended right at last call, and I just wandered around for a few hours because i was too wired & excited to go to sleep. Saturday I checked out the zine fair that was part of the festival. i wish it was in a bigger hall, everything was too crowded, but i found some hilarious xmas cards and an awesome necklace with a pirate-dinosaur with pegleg arms saying 'raRRr'. Went back to the paragon saturday night, got there right before Ghostkeeper, and it was EMPTY. Turned around halfway though their set and it was PACKED. Ghostkeeper were good, I would have bought their album if they hadn't left by the time i made it to the merch table. Cuff the Duke were next, they were great. The crowd was going crazy for Tokyo Police Club, I thought they were ok, but kind of generic rock, nothing that really stood out. Then the place cleared out for Young Rival, who were so so good. I saw them for the first time at Supercrawl in Hamilton about a month ago, and picked up their album about two weeks ago, so i was looking forward to seeing them again, and they didn't disappoint. dave-O, if you saw a girl in a hold steady t dancing up front during young rival, that was me .