Imaginary Mustache: the harrowing adventures of...

tokyo police club, born ruffians and harlem shakes!

most definitely in the running for the top shows of the year.
despite the fact that a girl standing near us passed out and then barfed all over the floor ... oh, and that the lights were super close to giving me a seizure.

look what i found!

i had never really given harlem shakes a listen, but i was pleasantly surprised.
they were just so energetic and good, i'm not sure why i'd never really listened to them before.
it's like being on the beach with a couple saxophones and smiling animals and one floor tom for everyone to play together.
it totally made sense why they'd be playing with tpc and born ruffians.

born ruffians were even better than i had remembered them being.
but that might be because the first time i saw them, i was outside and it was pouring rain and i had no umbrella.
haha, but really ... they were great! and oh hey luke lalonde ... adorable!

tokyo police club was wonderful of course. they're just so good and they make me ridiculously happy every time i see them.
again, as i said five months ago, they are one of the few bands who have the ability to make me excited when they play ANY of their songs because every song is just that fantastic.
they opened with a new song, and sprinkled a few other new songs in their set.
i like the new material ... a step in a new direction, but still good! i can't wait to hear the songs again.
they played all my favorites, but strangely, they didn't to "centennial," but that's alright.

setlist:
Favourite Colour <-- new song
Nature
Box
Sixties
Breakneck Speed <-- new song
Works
Cave
Paste
Nursery
New New
Baskervilles
Shoulders
Citizens
Graves
Math
Harrowing
Tesselaste
English
Juno
Be Good
------------
Cheer It on
Spark <-- new song
Train In Vain

they've totally gained more stage presence. every time i see them, they just get better and better.
oh, and that encore ... so good.