There'd been discussion as to whether the Library Voices would headline the show, but here they were playing slot one of three at the eBar's first Friday night show ever. It has only been slightly over a year since their opening slot for Hollerado on this same cramped stage and in that time much has happened to this band out of Saskatchewan. Speaking of cramped stages, the eight-piece remains in tact (and I have a theory on that) though the male manning the keys had been relegated to the floor in front of the stage to no ill-effect as it made the show that much more personable. Out of the gate was a rocking intro song that I haven't heard from them recorded or live and it served as a proper opening before assaulting us with pop. In the aforementioned year's time LV has released a full length Denim on Denim and they hit us up with a majority of tunes from that disc, including Insider Trading off the top - a song that charges along. As catchy as their recorded material is, Library Voices are one of those extraordinary bands that really make it happen live. It is the sheer enthusiasm and joy that they pump into those instruments that invite smiles to the faces of the audience, claps to their hands and lyrics to their lips. Their happiness on stage, my theory on why they can stick it out with such a large band, becomes infectious and spreads like the plague through the crowd (if the plague caused you to dance bordering on blissful delirium). Whether they are climbing on amps, strumming from their knees (bassist), or in Carl's case - doing somersaults on the dance floor (while singing) they're something to see.
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