It was early Saturday when The Canned Goods took to Hillside's stage. Never too early for some good rock though is it? This local Guelph four-piece is young in age only as their musical stylings hearken back to classic rock roots in a way that compliments them very well. Unphased by a mainstage billing they appeared cool and composed while their instrumentation and vocals came across loud and clear. Songs were well written and dynamic, including decent guitar solos which always makes me a happy blogger. The only telling sign of their newness was that they only used two-thirds of their allotted time, presumably running short of polished and completed songs to play. When the only complaint is "we wanted more" you're doing something right! All that means is that there's more incentive to get another dose at their next show and eagerly await mighty things from this band with a future.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Opening up the Canned Goods (Hillside '10)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Hillside Saturday 2010
Battling on-again, off-again rainstorms Hillside Saturday took a little while to get rolling. 
Royal Wood was the first set to really wow the audience, with his earnest songwriting and piano chops (though props should also be given to young locals, The Canned Goods for their dynamite Hillside debut.) Full credit to My Son the Hurricane for doing everything in their collective power to get a party started (and being somewhat successful). The Acorn were solid and Basia Bulat ran through a rain-shortened but pretty string of songs on the main stage. Kudos of the day belongs to Flash Lightnin' who came outta nowhere and floored us all with three-piece rock'n'roll; their set closer (not the much deserved encore number) stands as my favourite single song played so far this weekend. The anticipation for closers Japandroids was palpable as all levels were cranked to 11 and the place went off with the first legitimate mosh-pit I think I've ever witnessed on the island. (Full reviews to come.)
Whatta day, and with tomorrow's sun acts like Shad, Shapes and Sizes, Stars, Corb Lund and Holy Fuck plus a whole lot more are gonna shine!
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