“When you cut the lights out think of all the things you can't see”
-Lights, Scissor Sisters

Yay Scissor Sisters!

The show was good, although Lauren and I proved we’re too old to go out on a school night, as we stifled back yawns during a set by, I kid you not, Wigs on Sticks. Literally. Wigs on sticks. 3 of them. In a 60s girl group style. Random. And that was after the Toronto band Small Sins opened (who were really good, much better than their Myspace songs would lead you to believe).

I hate to say it, but Scissor Sisters were much better in Japan. There was much more new material this time around from “Ta-Dah!” instead of just a few samples of new tracks in Japan. I have also never been around so many gay men outside of a gay bar in my entire life. It was awesome. Not a waste of time by any means, I just thought that they would have been better indoors. Lots of energy, costumes, shirtless-ness, and interesting fact along the lines of Jake Shears losing his virginity in Toronto. Would I recommend you go see them, yes, without hesitation. Would I see them a 3rd time? …no. My pictures sucked, Lauren’s seemed good, so if she shares, I'll post them.

Speaking of seeing people a 3rd time, The Cribs are coming….It may be worth $15 for me to see them again at El Mocambo and will give me something other than Kaiser Chiefs to look forward to in April. Their new album is being produced by Alex Kapranos, and again, you know how I feel about Scotsmen…

“Nobody's callin' that payphone in your mind”

And it’s not my video, but here’s “Comfortably Numb” from last night:


Also worth checking out- courtesy of Mr. Ryan McNeil- is this Arcade Fire short involving the unlucky ones who did not get tickets to their show (…not that I have any idea how that feels).

I’ve also been totally lame in the uploading of concert videos. Here’s a sampling of Midlake in February at Lee’s Palace performing “young Bride”…although it’s so dark, you can’t even see them.

“The one you want the most will be the one that you defy”