WED MAR 9 -- CINNAMON TOAST RECORD RELEASE those of you who missed it, missed a really good time. sebastian lippa did an opening five-song acoustic set. then the superfriendz played. they played several songs and were as good as i've ever seen them.
plum tree were better than ever. they are *really* fun to watch. i can't believe those amazing guitar solos. and at the end of their set they turned up the amps and belted out joan jett "i love rock'n'roll". a classic moment. but the story of the night were strawberry. they rocked out! it was *amazing*... no more dragged-out folk -- the extra percussionist strapped on a bass, the bassist strapped on a guitar, and they did almost all up-beat versions of their songs. they only did two in their familiar slow, mellow style. strawberry have successfully re-invented themselves. the seven-inch is called plum tree "green mittens"/ strawberry "me"... it's on cinnamon toast and has two songs by each band. SAT MAR 13 there's no way around it -- len didn't impress. they had some trouble starting their set, and didn't really manage to get people interested. hip club groove were fine, but six-two wasn't there! has he left the group? that would suck! anyways, thrush hermit's set kinda sucked as well, and it mostly wasn't their fault. rob's guitar amp was screwy and wouldn't work for him (at one point he threw down his guitar, grabbed the mic, and just sang). ian's microphone was cutting out randomly -- we only heard snatches of things he said/sang. all of this didn't help. another problem, though, is that they only played two tracks anyone who collects their music would recognize: "cott" and "pink is the colour". everything else that they played is either unreleased or unrecorded. and it was a long set, and most people there seemed to be kinda bored. there was no encore. hope things are better for them in toronto next week! celebrity spotting: i saw rick mercer (from cbc-tv's _this hour has 22 minutes_) at the deuce for the hermit gig. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James R. Covey I've seen "Fever" and I've seen "Rain". <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've seen "Justify My Love" that I thought would never end Department of English I've seen "Live To Tell" when I could not find a friend Dalhousie University But I always thought I'd see Madonna again. Halifax, NS B3H 3H5 - Rob Sheffield
