Let Your Freak Flag Fly

Freeezing Man Pt 2

I got to meet Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene again

Broken Social Scene

Chromeo

DJ Diplo from Major Lazer

Broken Social Scene with K-OS and Stars

Overall the festival was a lot of fun, really small which I'm sure if the festival happens next year won't be the case. Personally I would love an annual festival in Alberta as t would give us something to do besides ski..................................enjoi

Freezing Man Festival

I went to Freezing Man Festival In Edmonton this weekend. It was a meeting of indie and electronica on a freezing Saturday night.
There were amusement rides indoors run completely on vegetable oil as well as wind power.

There was a fashion show while a DJ scratched

This was the bar and the light show that was playing the whole through the whole festival

Shot of the stage when we walked in

More rides run on veggie oil

GWAR

I got to see Gwar in December and decided to post some pics.
Here is the crowd after the spray fest

The freaks after the show

In front of the stage

I got sprayed in the eyes so many times I could hardly close them by the end.

Paul McCartney Beard Era

I know its a little late but I thought I would post these pics from Halloween. I was Paul McCartney from the Let it Be era, from when The Beatles played their final performace on the roof of Saville Row. Note.. I even made a left handed Hofner out of cardboard.

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

Band I want to See

So I am going to see Arcade Fire tonight and it got me thinking of what bands I really want to see live that I haven't yet. Living in Calgary about 20% of touring acts make it to Alberta the rest only stop in Vancouver and Toronto if the come to Canada at all which means we don't always get to see our favourite bands but here's the list just in case there watching and now they know to come to Calgary hahah.

1) RADIOHEAD (any time I have tried to get tickets to these guys it sells out in 2 min and I don't think they have ever played Calgary?)

2)Paul McCartney (last time I had a chance to see him in Toronto I was travelling in England....how ironic)

3)Michael Franti and Spearhead (again, Blew me away with a short set at Calgary Folk Fest, would love to see a full length concert, the positivity in incredible at these shows)

4) Weird Al Yankovic (have always been a fan, and since i was 8 years old have wanted to see him live, it just seems we are never in the same city at the same time......hopefully next year.)

5) Brian Setzer (One of my favourite guitar players and big band leaders, I would kill to see any incarnation of act he is touring with. My top choice would be to see him with his orchestra around Christmas or if I was really lucky with a reunited Stray Cats.

6) JAMIE T (British rapper/rocker ... think Joe Strummer meets beats in 2010, high energy but has yet to come to Canada. I think i'm gonna have to go to a European festival to ever see this guy)

7) DAFT PUNK ( I love Alive and know these guys would be one of the most high energy shows you could attend with out a doubt)

8) Foxboro Hot Tubs / The Network (Secret side projects of Green Day who seem to only make appearences in the East Bay or New York. Dear Green Day; Is there a chance Foxboro Hot Tubs or The Network could ever open up for you? I know that means you will be playing for 4 hours straight but we would love it!)

9) KEVIN DREW of Broken Social Scene (I saw him live when his solo album Spirit IF came out and it was amazing, unfortunately BSS don't play any solo stuff on tour, but i still go to every BSS show I can. I would just love to hear Spirit If songs live again)

10) Apostle of Hustle ( Featuring Andrew Whiteman of Broken Social Scene. Love to see him live, love all the Apostle albums and BSS don't play solo stuff on tour so hopefully they tour again. His guitar playing will quickly put you in awe)

I think that is all for know...

enjoi

Neil Young July 24, 2010 Calgary, Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Uncle Neil came to Calgary again so I had to go.
This was my third time seeing him, the first with Crosby Stills and Nash, the second with Crazy Horse and the third all by himself. He performed solo while at times playing , guitar, harmonica, organ or piano.

We also got to hear a ton of new songs from his upcoming album with producer Daniel Lanois. Overall a great performance and Uncle Neil still definitely got it. Set list below. If you don't recognize the title its probably new.

Setlist

My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) / Tell Me Why / Helpless / You Never Call / Peaceful Valley / Love And War / Down By The River / Hitchhiker / Ohio / Sign Of Love / Leia / After The Gold Rush / I Believe In You / Rumblin' / Cortez The Killer / Cinnamon Girl // Old Man / Walk With Me

Michael Franti & Spearhead, Calgary Folk Fest

I went to this years Calgary Folk Fest to see Michael Franti & Spearhead. They were supposed to play last years folk fest but because Michael was suffering from a burst Appendix his appearance was cancelled. Being the nice guy he is he comes back to make up the gig when he really didn't have to.

He was promoting his soon to be album coming out September 21, 2010 called the Sound of Sunshine so we got to enjoy some new songs such as Shake It and the Sound of Sunshine.

My favourite song was Everyone Deserves Music, as he seemed to preform it faster then he recorded it and it really seemed to step the already great song up a notch in a live situation.

He brought a bunch of kids on the stage to sing Say Hey (I Love You) which was cool and even had a wedding proposal on the stage. Overall amazing concert and I wound highly recommend that anyone has the chance check him out.