ON MY OWN
I can't believe it's been over a week since the Stellastarr*/Editors show at the Phoenix. I've been meaning to post about it all week, but shit's been crazy busy...work, preparing for the move (moving from the 'burbs to Toronto May 1st) and catching up with some peeps. Back to the show. Met Mark and Shannon after work and headed up to grab a bite to eat near the venue. Small problem, there's nowhere to eat near the Phoenix, so we ended up at Golden Griddle, amongst a sea of freaks on College. I opted for a cup of tea, while the others ate lackluster meals. Headed back to the venue just before 7pm. Even though the doors had opened an hour before, we still secured a good spot on the balcony. Stellastarr* went on at 7:15pm, they opened with In The Walls from their debut. Their live performance has improved immensely since the last time I saw them (at their debut Toronto show at the ElMo back in 2003), their sound is full and intense. Shawn's vocals have also improved as has his stage presence. It's funny, Stellastarr* use to tour with The Killers before they blew up, and I kept thinking during the show that there isn't any real reason that Shawn and company couldn't be in their position. Both bands are great live and in my opinion, Stellastarr*'s tunes are much more advanced and well written. Their setlist consisted of a mix between new and old material. Highlight of their set was a breathtaking/full body goosebump inducing verison of On My Own. They closed their set with crowd favourite Jenny which was incredible.
Editors' set started off a little shaky. They opened with Lights, their first track of their debut The Back Room, which was noticeably too slow and a mess. Soon after, they found their bearings. They sounded exactly as I expected, percise (expect for the first tune) and professional (which is strange of a band that is soo young). They played the majority of their disc and were good, but didn't blow me away (Mark and Shannon liked their set alot more than me).
Check:
Stellastarr*'s MySpace
Listen:
Editors - All Sparks
Editors - Munich
Watch:
Stellastarr* - Sweet Troubled Soul
Editors - Bullets (Live)
I can't believe it's been over a week since the Stellastarr*/Editors show at the Phoenix. I've been meaning to post about it all week, but shit's been crazy busy...work, preparing for the move (moving from the 'burbs to Toronto May 1st) and catching up with some peeps. Back to the show. Met Mark and Shannon after work and headed up to grab a bite to eat near the venue. Small problem, there's nowhere to eat near the Phoenix, so we ended up at Golden Griddle, amongst a sea of freaks on College. I opted for a cup of tea, while the others ate lackluster meals. Headed back to the venue just before 7pm. Even though the doors had opened an hour before, we still secured a good spot on the balcony. Stellastarr* went on at 7:15pm, they opened with In The Walls from their debut. Their live performance has improved immensely since the last time I saw them (at their debut Toronto show at the ElMo back in 2003), their sound is full and intense. Shawn's vocals have also improved as has his stage presence. It's funny, Stellastarr* use to tour with The Killers before they blew up, and I kept thinking during the show that there isn't any real reason that Shawn and company couldn't be in their position. Both bands are great live and in my opinion, Stellastarr*'s tunes are much more advanced and well written. Their setlist consisted of a mix between new and old material. Highlight of their set was a breathtaking/full body goosebump inducing verison of On My Own. They closed their set with crowd favourite Jenny which was incredible.
Editors' set started off a little shaky. They opened with Lights, their first track of their debut The Back Room, which was noticeably too slow and a mess. Soon after, they found their bearings. They sounded exactly as I expected, percise (expect for the first tune) and professional (which is strange of a band that is soo young). They played the majority of their disc and were good, but didn't blow me away (Mark and Shannon liked their set alot more than me).
Check:
Stellastarr*'s MySpace
Listen:
Editors - All Sparks
Editors - Munich
Watch:
Stellastarr* - Sweet Troubled Soul
Editors - Bullets (Live)
posted by Daniel Josef at
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