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<center><h3> Things get hairy with Social Scene</h3> | <center><h3> Things get hairy with Social Scene </h3></center> | ||
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That's not to say that all the right notes weren't hit. It was just kinda too spot-on and felt a tad too rushed to give us medleys of hits instead of extending out a bit more on some of the man's many classics. "Southern Nights" was a ball, though. | That's not to say that all the right notes weren't hit. It was just kinda too spot-on and felt a tad too rushed to give us medleys of hits instead of extending out a bit more on some of the man's many classics. "Southern Nights" was a ball, though. | ||
Next up, the hairy, hatted and sunglassed indie-rock hipster septet Broken Social Scene. Getting off to a sloppy start, things fell apart on Brendan Canning's new tune "Hit the Wall," when the band | Next up, the hairy, hatted and sunglassed indie-rock hipster septet Broken Social Scene. Getting off to a sloppy start, things fell apart on Brendan Canning's new tune "Hit the Wall," when the band — quite literally — hit a sound glitch that stopped it cold. It's not often to see a group just walk off the stage in a huff, but all seven guys did until the errant microphone was fixed. | ||
Now this could've been it for the vibe, but the guys came back and rocked it like they cared, pulling out songs from their two albums, b-sides and material off of solo albums by both Canning and Kevin Drew. While it can be hard to keep track of the members changing instruments every song, the music remains consistently on the verge of being too hip to matter | Now this could've been it for the vibe, but the guys came back and rocked it like they cared, pulling out songs from their two albums, b-sides and material off of solo albums by both Canning and Kevin Drew. While it can be hard to keep track of the members changing instruments every song, the music remains consistently on the verge of being too hip to matter — towards the edge of collapse and layered upon itself but prepared to explode wildly off in all directions at the strum of a single chord. I'm thinking over-rated. Big time. | ||
The rush towards the stage for the final act made it clear that the majority of people on site were there to see Elvis Costello and [[the Imposters]] do their thing. The band didn't disappoint, either. | The rush towards the stage for the final act made it clear that the majority of people on site were there to see Elvis Costello and [[the Imposters]] do their thing. The band didn't disappoint, either. | ||
Hitting the stage with a pounding rocker from the new CD, [[Momofuku|Momofuko]], the Imposters sounded like one of the nastiest rock bands to ever back Costello. Unlike | Hitting the stage with a pounding rocker from the new CD, ''[[Momofuku|Momofuko]]'', the Imposters sounded like one of the nastiest rock bands to ever back Costello. Unlike the Attractions' precision, this crew swaggers. | ||
He's been New Wave. He's been country. He's been pop. He's even been classical opera, although we could skip that entirely. But this was a new Costello. The mutated and grinding version of "[[Pump It Up]]" introduced a new model: Sexy Elvis. | He's been New Wave. He's been country. He's been pop. He's even been classical opera, although we could skip that entirely. But this was a new Costello. The mutated and grinding version of "[[Pump It Up]]" introduced a new model: Sexy Elvis. | ||
He was certainly the name act over the two days of the festival and delivered the goods and more. Newer tunes such as "[[American Gangster Time|American Gangster Town]]" blazed right alongside radically reworked versions of "[[Everyday I Write The Book|Every Day I Write the Book]]" and many, many more. Another set highlight was when Toussaint arrived on stage to join Costello in performing the title track of the duo's album [[The River In Reverse]] and more. Totally smokin'. | He was certainly the name act over the two days of the festival and delivered the goods and more. Newer tunes such as "[[American Gangster Time|American Gangster Town]]" blazed right alongside radically reworked versions of "[[Everyday I Write The Book|Every Day I Write the Book]]" and many, many more. Another set highlight was when Toussaint arrived on stage to join Costello in performing the title track of the duo's album ''[[The River In Reverse]]'' and more. Totally smokin'. | ||
There were gems aplenty in his 90-minute set, many of them less performed tunes from throughout his career such as "[[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea|(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea]]" and "[[Clubland]]," as well as classics such as "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]" and "[[Radio, Radio]]." I've seen the guy many, many times. Based on the sheer joy he and the band appeared to be having, I can only hope that he plays somewhere as intimate again. Hello, Commodore? | There were gems aplenty in his 90-minute set, many of them less performed tunes from throughout his career such as "[[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea|(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea]]" and "[[Clubland]]," as well as classics such as "[[Watching The Detectives|Watching the Detectives]]" and "[[Radio, Radio]]." I've seen the guy many, many times. Based on the sheer joy he and the band appeared to be having, I can only hope that he plays somewhere as intimate again. Hello, Commodore? | ||
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Overall Whistler Music Festival grade: B. Day 2: B+ | Overall Whistler Music Festival grade: B. Day 2: B+ | ||
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'''The Province, July 21, 2008 | '''The Province, July 21, 2008 | ||
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[[Stuart Derdeyn]] | [[Stuart Derdeyn]] reports on the Whistler Music Festival, including Elvis Costello & [[The Imposters]] and [[Allen Toussaint]], Sunday, [[Concert 2008-07-20 Whistler|July 20, 2008]], Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, | ||
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