sat-e-day
I first got the feeling last year when walking into the westin on the saturday morning-tired, somewhat hungover, but nonetheless looking forward to another day of various music-related bizness. and so it happened again this time, though it's a hell of a lot more convenient to get down to the 'york, and they have nice hand towels too!
steve schnur from EA was nothing less than a revelation, with great stats on the gaming market, and when you hear that someone like Peter Jackson is more excited about the future of gaming than films, that messes with you a bit. the afternoon was otherwise pretty lull-y, but got to catch up with a few people in an around the hotel.
word is there was a packed house for mathew knowles, and that that very house was indeed packed with a bunch of morons asking shameless, inane questions about his daughter etc. though I had been interested in seeing him initially, I'm ultimately glad that I missed it. the overdraught was much better.
the generosity of ET lead to Uncle Jimmy & I getting out to the aporia records party at the post-honeymoon drake, featuring Madrid and Beneath Augusta. Madrid was maybe the surprise of the night, with interesting new deal-esque shoegazing grooves and some vintage synth action. I was a little disappointed in augusta though, but perhaps my expectations were a little elevated on them. also ran into JR, as well as Blair from endearing - both great guys with great things happening for them
at healey's we caught the end of liam titcomb, who was much more country than I remembered, and sort of comprised a weird mix as the Telepathic Butterflies are definitely more in indie pop realm. we flipped over to reverb and caught some of the junction, whose live show is indeed an enjoyable/adorable experience, esp. with free jag shots floating around the bar. things were less festivious up in holy joe's, where Leah Abramson was very very quietly moving through her set. good mix by Timmy!
and we had enough, but after the requisite amato run we found ourselves stumbling upon a quite illegal house-music house party near augusta, where the kids had 'just moved in' and unlimited free liquor (after a $20 cover) awaited us and...we moved on.
in osgoode, maybe the best musical moment of the night, as the busker picked out an extremely ethereal 1979 as I stumbled towards the escalator. yah!
steve schnur from EA was nothing less than a revelation, with great stats on the gaming market, and when you hear that someone like Peter Jackson is more excited about the future of gaming than films, that messes with you a bit. the afternoon was otherwise pretty lull-y, but got to catch up with a few people in an around the hotel.
word is there was a packed house for mathew knowles, and that that very house was indeed packed with a bunch of morons asking shameless, inane questions about his daughter etc. though I had been interested in seeing him initially, I'm ultimately glad that I missed it. the overdraught was much better.
the generosity of ET lead to Uncle Jimmy & I getting out to the aporia records party at the post-honeymoon drake, featuring Madrid and Beneath Augusta. Madrid was maybe the surprise of the night, with interesting new deal-esque shoegazing grooves and some vintage synth action. I was a little disappointed in augusta though, but perhaps my expectations were a little elevated on them. also ran into JR, as well as Blair from endearing - both great guys with great things happening for them
at healey's we caught the end of liam titcomb, who was much more country than I remembered, and sort of comprised a weird mix as the Telepathic Butterflies are definitely more in indie pop realm. we flipped over to reverb and caught some of the junction, whose live show is indeed an enjoyable/adorable experience, esp. with free jag shots floating around the bar. things were less festivious up in holy joe's, where Leah Abramson was very very quietly moving through her set. good mix by Timmy!
and we had enough, but after the requisite amato run we found ourselves stumbling upon a quite illegal house-music house party near augusta, where the kids had 'just moved in' and unlimited free liquor (after a $20 cover) awaited us and...we moved on.
in osgoode, maybe the best musical moment of the night, as the busker picked out an extremely ethereal 1979 as I stumbled towards the escalator. yah!
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