Say It Stranger, Chet,
and Run Chico Run
Apr 2, 2006
@ Le Divan Orange
part of April 2006 update
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Montreal's Say It Stranger took the stage first after a series of
delays, performing to the best of their abilities, which
(fortunately) are very high. This is great, memorable pop with a lot
of guitars (the plural there is key) and good rock edge. They ended
with "The Scary Part" and it satisfied me to my core. If you haven't
already, get your fat face to their
myspace
page and check out their songs.
Chet, the pride of Victoria, BC, was the band I was least
interested in seeing - and while they did manage to stifle my qualms
to a decent extent, I wound up feeling like their songs were a bit too
long. Still, the singer has an incredible voice and a good stage
presence, and the music is catchy - especially if you've already heard
it before. Definitely worth a glance, but I doubt I'd go see them
unless they were sharing a bill with some other notables.
Myspace.
Okay, Run Chico Run rule. These guys, also from Victoria, are
simply awesome... it's a shame the floor seemed to clear out a bit
before they performed, because their brand of Quasi-like
(quasi-Quasi?) keyboard-infected pop is absolutely impeccable live. My
favourites were the amazing "Fucking Up Can Be Fun" (which is
practically their theme song in my mind) and their second-last song,
which boasted a wonderful climax finale. If you get the chance, see
these guys play ASAP.
Myspace.
Matt Shimmer |