Broken Social Scene Oct 8, 2010 McEwan Hall, Calgary

So I was lucky enough to see Broken Social Scene again this year in Calgary. I had previously seen them in May in Amsterdam, in 2007 in Calgary and then in 2005 in Toronto. Never a bad show from these guys! This time we were lucky enough to meet most of the band. We got to meet Apostle of Hustle, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg, Brendan Canning and Justin Peroff. You can see our passes below. Overall a great show and they have certainly hit their stride being on tour almost the whole year already and then shortly going back to Europe for the third time this year. The set was over 2 hours long and tracks ranged from all three main albums, and the track "Love is New" from Brendan Canning's Solo LP "Something for all of Us." They even played their "Friday Song" which was lifted ala Rage Against the Machines lyrics "Fuck You I Won't Do What You Tell Me". This was a much bigger show then the one we saw in Amsterdam and I was blown away in the vast difference in age of the crowd. Highlight of the night was meeting the band after the show and getting to have an in depth talk about Alberta Political leanings with the Apostle of Hustles, Andrew Whiteman! Notice the picture of him, Sam Goldberg and myself outside of their bus.
They have a few more Canadian dates left on the tour. If you are on the west coast...... don't miss this show. This is Canadian music history revealing itself before your eyes..................... enjoi

Arcade Fire September 26, 2010

So I finally got to see Montreal's finest the Arcade Fire in Calgary at the Corral (old hockey rink). They had just released their third album the Suburbs weeks ago and to say that live these songs sounded nothing less then epic would be an understatement. I have seen many live shows in Calgary and I always have found that the "Alberta crowd" is usually a quiet crowd. However the band had the entire crowd singing from the start to the finish and it gave me goosebumps. Overall an amazing show and would highly recommend seeing the band any chance your get. Highlight of the night: No Cars Go.

Set List Below

Arcade Fire Concert at The Stampede Corral, Calgary, AB, Canada Setlist on September 26, 2010

Ready to Start

Month of May

Keep the Car Running

Neighborhood #2 (Laika)

No Cars Go

Haïti

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Modern Man

Rococo

The Suburbs

The Suburbs (Continued)

Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)

Ocean of Noise (with Calexico)

We Used to Wait

Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

Rebellion (Lies)

Encore:

Intervention

Suburban War

Wake Up