Finally, concerts are starting to appear. This winter has been rather dreary in terms of concerts. In fact I haven't gone to any since seeing 'Stars' last year.
Now, it seems bands are making their rounds in Montreal. Hurrah!
So what's coming up for spring time?
April 7 - Ladytron w/ the Faint @ Theatre Telus
April 17/18 - Yann Tiersen w/ Coeur de Pirate @ Club Soda (absolutely can't wait for this :D)
April 19 - Bell Orchestre @ La Tulipe
April 20 - The Walkmen - La Sala Rosa
May 3 - Mogwai w/ The Twilight Sad
May 15 - Animal Collective @ Metropolis
May 15 - Kinetik Festival Phase 2 - Harsh Industrial(!!!)
May 17 - Kinetik Festival Phase 4 EBM
May 18 - Peaches @ Club Soda
June 2 - NIN w/ Jane's Addiction @ Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto
Now, I certainly won't go to all of these. D: too expensive. But there are some that I'm pretty sure i'm gonna see.
Yann Tiersen - The guy who did the music for Amelie and Goodbye Lenin, among other things. He really makes some magical music :) Coeur de Pirate is also really cute. So I have no doubt it'll be a great show.
I'm considering seeing Bell Orchestre. Some of its members are from the Arcade Fire. I've known about them since 2005 and generally enjoy their music and the price isn't too expensive.
I'm also considering seeing the Walkmen. I've known about them since about 2004 :)
Mogwai finally rescheduled their date here. So Paw and I will be able to see them!
We are also planning to see Phase 2 of the Kinetik Festival as Grendel will be performing.
I don't know Peaches that well. But some of her songs are catchy. So perhaps, if for some reason I have extra cash lying aroung :P
NIN - I have seen 2X before, but word has it that NIN is retiring after this tour. So I think it may deserve a trip to Toronto (hey I've done it once before :P) to see their final gig! At the same time, I can fit in some Toronto perusing or so.
I really like Ladytron, so I'm still not sure if I'm gonna go. I'll see how much work I have at the time. In addition, if I actually do go to Yann- Bell-Walkmen, 3 concerts in a row. My ears will need to prepare :P
In addition to concerts, I've been listening to a bunch of stuff.
One of my favorite releases of the year so far is by Beirut - March of the Zapotec/ Real People Holland. It's a split EP. The first part is similar to his previous work, whereas Real People Holland is a bit more on the electronic side and you can see how Alaskainwinter ended up being the opening act back in September 2007. I enjoy both halves immensely. If I had choose 2 songs on each split:
Zapotec = La Llorona and The Schrew
Real People = My wife, lost in the wild and My night with the prostitute from Marseilles
I only hope this means Beirut will be touring soon in support of this new release :) Seeing them was so much fun.
I've also just recently discovered an artist called Matryoshka. She is from Japan and sometimes her voice reminds me a bit of the vocals of Icelandic band "Mum". The music isn't the same though. Some tracks have really nice piano :)
My favorite tracks from the album "Zatracenie" are "Evening gleam between clouds" and "Tyrant's miniature garden".
Another good listen is M83 - Saturday's = Youth. M83 is kind of ambient/mellow electronic music in some albums. Other times feel like nostalgic alternative music (a la Smashing Pumpkins? kinda 80s/90s alternative feel). This is the most recent album I believe. I also enjoyed Digital Shades Vol 1.
From Saturday's, I generally like the whole album, but I think "Too Late" and "Graveyard Girl" are my favorite. The alt feel is really noticeable in Graveyard Girl.
Miss Kittin and the Hacker came out with a new album - 2. So far it's alright. But i find with Miss Kittin it always takes me a while to like the whole album :) Still a good listen. For the moment, Batbox is still my fave though.
I've also been listening to the Greatest Hits of "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers".
This happened in a funny way - I heard from a friend that Alice in Wonderland was being made into a live action movie. She said that Johnny Depp is playing the Mad Hatter and he looks quite crazy. So I decided to look up the picture and ended up finding the video for Tom Petty's song "Don't come around here no more". In the video he is dressed as the Mad hatter and well the general theme is of Alice in Wonderland. So I decided to listen to the best of.
There are some pretty good songs there. :) easy listening you could say.
Finally, I've revisted A Perfect Circle and Tool after a long non-listening hiatus. I'm glad I still like them - some really awesome songs :D
It is kinda funny relistening though, because the time when I was super into them was 2003 and a bit in 2004. So I've revisited my moods at the time as well...
In anycase, Aenima and Mer de Noms are probably my fave albums from the two, but I still like all the other ones! :D
I guess that ends my music post for the month :P
In other news, I epicly failed at making pupusa's today. Corn flour is kind of hard to work with for it crumbles :P I think I'm going to hunt for a tortilla press...
At least my filling tasted like awesome (refried beans and smoked gouda cheese).
anyways, before I make your eyes bleed further, I bid thee farewell.
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