dave-O Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Oh.My.God. These guys are fucking crazy!!Went to see Akron/Family in Sackville NB last night with fairly high expectations based on the press they've been getting. I have no idea where to start, but everything that's been written about their live show is true. The stage was absolutely littered with props - tambourines, shakers, noisemakers, toys, stuffed animals, kazoos, xylophones, recorders and (literally) bells and whistles. One moment it's a psychedelic noise freak-out, the next it's an infectious clap-and-stomp along chant. A virtuosic guitar solo builds into a wall of feedback. From that wall of sound emerges 4 part Beach Boys harmonies. I have NEVER seen a show with so much audience participation. Never. The entire crowd couldn't help clapping and singing along at points. The drummer might as well have been Andrew Barr, he was that good. Underneath it all was a steady, polyrhythmic beat.For anyone familiar with their split LP with Angels of Light, they opened the show with an a cappella vocal jam > Awaken > Moment. They ended up in the middle of the crowd with an acoustic guitar and a banjo for a bluegrass/gospel number (something along the lines of "Lord give me sweet peace") to close the show. They played for about 2 hours straight, and surprisingly remained seated for the majority of it (minus the big freak-out moments).Needless to say, I was blown away. They were just ridiculous. I've never seen anything like this and likely never will again. GO SEE THIS BAND!Quote of the night, from my completely non-head co-worker - "These guys might just be the Grateful Dead for the next generation. I could see them getting a cult together..."------Like that wasn't enough, Sackville favourites Julie Doiron and Shotgun & Jaybird opened the show. The first section was Julie solo, followed by Julie backed by S&J, then Shotgun & Jaybird (w/ Julie on bass). I believe they're going to be touring soon in that configuration. Anyway, S&J are my new favourite east coast band. CBC Radio 3 has latched onto these guys, you're going to be hearing about them soon. I can't come up with a good comparison for them... in the past I told AD "Superfriendz meets BA Johnston", but that ain't right. Maybe a brooding Crazy Horse meets the Inbreds? I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Damn sorry I missed that one.I highly doubt I will get the chance to see them in Sackville again....Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 where'd they play then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Dave, I've also heard here that their shows are cultish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I heard they were like snakes on a plane.Great little write-up there Rahmer. I have missed those/these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 This is pretty funny. I found my little "review" above cut+pasted on 3 different websites this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 i'd like to see this for sure, sounds great. thanks for the heads-up Davead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 This is pretty funny. I found my little "review" above cut+pasted on 3 different websites this morning.I hope you set them straight! LINK BITCHES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Bit of a late response there bouche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 whatever. I don't answer to nobody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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