Here is what I can piece back together of the amazing closing set of Hillside 25.
lover's spit
shoreline *with Lisa Lobsinger
fire eyed boy
kc accidental
church under the stairs
fucked up kid
*another spirit if track
hit the wall
cause=time
ibi dreams of pavement *I think
it's all gonna break
As Kevin said when introducing Lisa, "You know it's not that one girl 'cuz she's on Sesame Street, Emily's busy and Amy's on the island, but we've got someone else special for you."
(Hopefully a more complete review to follow).
A really great performance (as BSS shows usually are) that was a perfect cap on an incredible weekend.
Showing posts with label hillside 2008. Show all posts
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Monday, July 28, 2008
BSSetlist
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday Hillside 2008
Spiral Beach and the magic and friends did a workshop that got the day going right. Then some real Tibetan monks did this interesting music and dance in costume. There was a cool local youth band called Mandala that did a few reggae tunes with a bunch of guitar/bass and a brass section. Back at the mainstage Old Man Ludecke who really isn't that old played us a bunch of banjo tunes including my fave of his "Proof of Love". After him i ran over and caught the final song by Jenny Omnichord, who invited her pal the leadsinger of her band, The Burning Hell. Anyways these 2 did a kids song about where your pets go when they die that was pretty great actually. Elliott Brood were the first band of the day to totally knock my socks off though. The 3 of them played their banjos, ukes and harmonicas to perfection and I got up and danced at the front with the crowd. Next were the Burning Hell who again were excellent though they played nearly the exact same songs that they'd played when they were at the university a few months ago for a free lunchhour concert. Still Grave Situation Part 2 and It happens in Florida and Bretton Woods were all highlights. The Akron/Family were supposed to play but I went to their stage and found nothing as they'd been held up at the border but I stuck around to get a good spot for Plants and Animals. To kill time a guy from the Bass Lions did a tune with just a guitar and a friend and then Andrew Whiteman (of BSS and Apostle of Hustle fame) did 2 tunes with a guitar and a buddy on drums. These were National Anthem of Nowhere and My Sword Hand's Anger, the latter of which is one of the few AoH songs that I actually enjoy. Next up were Plants and Animals who I'd seen play the festival last year, and again at a free show at the school, and they tore it off this time. Highlights were Lola Who? and the obvious closer (that I called) Bye Bye Bye. After napping through Sarah Slean I was slightly refreshed and I went back over to the dancier tent for Thunderheist who I'd heard a lot of word-of-mouth hype about this weekend but never before. It was a black female singer who sang/rapped dance songs while Graham her DJ dropped some pretty good backbeats. The energy in the tent was way up and that made it enjoyable. After Thunderheist I grabbed a friend and a few songs from Jason Collett (wanted to hear I'll Bring the Sun, but had to settle for Fire). Then we went and danced-out to Spiral beach who were really good - especially the song Voodoo that I really really enjoy. After the set they got called back for an encore though, and there was big confusion as to whether or not they could/would/were allowed to come back. They assembled on stage then played 3 chords and waved goodbye saying they didn't know any other songs. It was awkward. Back to the mainstage for the beginning of the Sadies who are supposed to be great but were just rambling folky stuff which was decent (and had a cello) and I did hear one song i recognized before taking off again for the Born Ruffians. Some guitar sound troubles hampered the start of the set, and then I was thrown off as they were doing very different versions of their album songs that I could hardly sing along to (not like the last show I saw of them that i loved) but I think I adjusted to this and enjoyed the second half of their show more, though the 2 new songs were good they were not necessary in a live setting. Foxes mate for life was rather enjoyable and Hummingbird closed the set which was excellent - who doesn't love yelling "Fly away little hummingbird!"? I caught the last song of Joseph Arthur who was surprisingly solid and stuck around for the first couple tracks but Justin Rutledge - though he was much more laid back and country live than the few songs (including Greenwich Time) by him that I like, so I quickly peaced outta there. At the dance tent we rocked out to Montreal buzz band "We Are Wolves" who had some more danceable beats but weren't much of anything special. They did successfully pull out an encore though.
At the main stage some reformed band of 20 years ago "the bourbon tabernacle choir" were exceeding their already extended timeslot much to the chagrin of everyone under the age of 45. Finally they quit and then there was a rather long delay between sets. Islands took the stage 15 minutes before official quiet hours were to come into effect. They played some old, some new (the arm, kids don t know shit, don t call me whitney bobby etc) and were actually sounding really impressive (with their 2 violinists) but then they were told to shut it down (after about 35 mins for a headlining set..) so they started up one more song and turned it into a 10 minute one. Then they said they had 2 more left, "our best 2", but management said absolutely not, and they pleaded and tried to get one more but there was no budging and Nick (formerly Nick Diamonds) the lead singer made some discouraging remarks about Hillside and we walked off into the night with a bittersweet ending to a great music filled day.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Outside of the City (and Colour)
The live taping of the Vinyl Cafe on Sunday evening of Hillside promises a "special guest." Originally hoping for Basia Bulat I discovered she was busy with the Calgary Folk Fest. Feist was next on my list but she's not on tour (though she could play then stick around to do the Social thing with BSS later) however she's a huge name to keep under wraps. However as we were waiting for Hawksley to come on tonight my friend and I heard them playing City and Colour over the loudspeakers. Traditionally at Hillside they only play bands that are at the festival this year (since we heard Spiral Beach earlier in the night it would appear they are keeping with tradition). Therefore I would feel pretty confident saying that Dallas Green could be the "special guest." He just played Rogers Picnic last weekend in Toronto so he's not too far away - and had a few other festival gigs earlier in the summer but is not busy this weekend. Also he has a history with Hillside having played Hillside Inside in February of this year. Evidence is adding up!
UPDATE: I must admit that this turned out to be incorrect. The special guest (so I heard) was Ron Sexsmith. However I can't elaborate because when I heard that I decided to stay with JayMay who was excellent.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday Social!
Hurray - after weeks of speculation it has finally been confirmed that Broken Social Scene will be playing Hillside this year. Boy am I glad I got the full weekend package as they will be the closers on Sunday. I can't think of a much better way to cap off the 25th Anniversary weekend than this. Now the speculation as to which of the 'scene's members will be on-board...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
It's a Hillside Miracle!
One of my favourite bands from last year has been added as a part of the "POP Montreal" showcase. Last year I believe plants and animals, and so called were a part of this. Anyways Miracle Fortress are playing - probably saturday again. If the live show stacks up to the recorded it'll be something to take in.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Speculation
This is based purely on my speculation (and hopes!) but Broken Social Scene who have played the festival before will be performing the weekend prior to Hillside on Coney Island, NY. Not a long trek from Guelph in a week... They then play Lollapalooza (Chicago) the following weekend.
Of note: the latest "BSS presents..." album drops the Tuesday (22nd) before Hillside.
Also one of last year's buzz bands based purely on their Hillside tent demolishing closing set, Shout Out Out Out Out, are doing another festival this summer in Canada. SO4 play the Winnipeg Jazz Fest a month earlier - and I know they played Hillside last year and Hillside Inside but who knows? Maybe they'll get a third straight invite.
In other Arts & Crafts news, the Most Serene Republic are playing the Hillside Saturday according to their label.
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