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yesterday was quite madness from beginning to end, as it confirmed the wiseness in skipping out early of the indie awards on wednesday-which were shockingly short, by the way, and one has to wonder maybe what the point is of such an event when so very few of the artists are there to accept anything.
anyways, was down at the 'York for the conference yesterday and the early buzz is THE ROOMS ARE TOO FREAKIN' SMALL. state of the industry panel? jammed. A&R session? ridiculously over capacity. though I much appreciate the more centralized surroundings of the new location, some bugs are in place, and one wonders if the whole deal might end up in the sheraton next year (as was the original plan). in honour of today's guest of honour, the rest of this post will be typed HIS way!
as for shows, rockit had some serious PA issues but wintersleep still managed a very capable and well-received set. can't wait to see them in a REAL club.
onlyforward was ok, but I'm not sure if I'd peg my future on them, dare I say it, a little too hyper? gotta play it COOL, like Guitar Wolf! who were pretty wild and crazy and the crowd seemed absolutely IN LOVE with them (as perhaps respected members of the press also in attendance). as my friend James pointed out prior, isn't it CANADIAN music week? I figured seeing one set of legendary japanese punks was offset by the previous 4 canadian bands that night-not that bad a ratio. andre 3000 was also in attendance (as at the indie awards), sans entourage, and seemed to be really into the antics of the 'wolf. ALSO: lee's seems HUGE now post-reno.
I'll be firing off soon to steve earle et al at the conference, LET'S GO.
yesterday was quite madness from beginning to end, as it confirmed the wiseness in skipping out early of the indie awards on wednesday-which were shockingly short, by the way, and one has to wonder maybe what the point is of such an event when so very few of the artists are there to accept anything.
anyways, was down at the 'York for the conference yesterday and the early buzz is THE ROOMS ARE TOO FREAKIN' SMALL. state of the industry panel? jammed. A&R session? ridiculously over capacity. though I much appreciate the more centralized surroundings of the new location, some bugs are in place, and one wonders if the whole deal might end up in the sheraton next year (as was the original plan). in honour of today's guest of honour, the rest of this post will be typed HIS way!
as for shows, rockit had some serious PA issues but wintersleep still managed a very capable and well-received set. can't wait to see them in a REAL club.
onlyforward was ok, but I'm not sure if I'd peg my future on them, dare I say it, a little too hyper? gotta play it COOL, like Guitar Wolf! who were pretty wild and crazy and the crowd seemed absolutely IN LOVE with them (as perhaps respected members of the press also in attendance). as my friend James pointed out prior, isn't it CANADIAN music week? I figured seeing one set of legendary japanese punks was offset by the previous 4 canadian bands that night-not that bad a ratio. andre 3000 was also in attendance (as at the indie awards), sans entourage, and seemed to be really into the antics of the 'wolf. ALSO: lee's seems HUGE now post-reno.
I'll be firing off soon to steve earle et al at the conference, LET'S GO.
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