Anyone mind if I gush a bit? B/c I really can't do any kind of a
real review of Edgefest... I didn't arrive til just after the
Killjoys came on (and it puzzles me that both times I've seen them
they played that song from "Grease") and they were ok...
I was planning to go meet all the Sloan people at the murder booth
as designated but everyone sort of came to me...probably b/c Tara DC
was sitting only two seats away from me :). And Adam Rodenhiser was
behind us...and Alex B. came and sat in front of us... and I ran into
Jason Cumming...and I got to briefly meet Carol, D'arcy, Katrina...it
was kind of weird but very cool nevertheless (of course everyone must
have thought i was a freak in that long dress o' mine left over from
the wedding).
treble charger played a good set, but I felt like it was really
short...was it just me? They came out in wigs and stuff...did a bunch
of newer songs...
13 Engines didn't do all that much for me; I was sort of
surprised at how many more songs of theirs I knew than I thought I
would...maybe I was just a wee bit impatient b/c I wanted the Fab
Four to start...
Now I've never seen Sloan live before (and maybe never will again..
. :( ) but they were absolutely amazing...really fun, and they played
almost all *my* favourites..."Same old Flame", "I am the Cancer",
"Penpals", "Bells On" <--- they made my year by doing this one...
truly. And then (I think) it was the Local Rabbits who came on and
did a funky little background dance during "Coax Me", and as a sort
of exit I suppose a bunch of backstage/band people wound around the
stage doing the bunny hop to "I hate my Generation"...and it was sad
when it ended.
Still reeling,
Shanan
