freesome

well the controversy over the giraffes has *mostly* boiled away over the weekend, and so with that I proceeded to Harbourfront last night to catch Out Hud, playing as part of the Breaks, Beats and Culture there all weekend. I seem to remember being one of oh, 3 people who took in Junior Boys' afternoon set on the Star stage at this same event last year, so I wasn't sure quite to expect with this one. Dance music and outdoors don't always mix-at least in the daytime.

arrived to find the band just getting going, as Ben informed me that they had some tech. problems that delayed getting things going. the next 50 min. or so was sort of a surreal mix of dance groove numbers, with notable electric cello and mostly machine-produced percussion. it was absolutely strange to see parents grooving to it right by the stage with their babies in tow-and a fair shake of seniors filling out the seating area. this is a free show mind you which brings out all kinds of people evidently.

frontman Nic Offer practically stood on his head to get the somewhat mobile crowd more active, but it sort of all felt kinda out of place on a still sunny saturday evening (as mark noted, 'so temperate!'). Offer took a turn upstairs above the stage, hands clapping, but we felt even more concious that they could see us, sitting, not shaking.