To a young visionary

It was election day and I was tired, so be prepared for some disjointed rambling. Lots of delicious pauses and slow chatter. I'd say that I was preoccupied with the decision of who I should vote for in Edmonton's municipal election, but that was pretty obvious and I had made it out to cast my ballot earlier that morning. I needed a pick-me-up so I went with another no-brainer, Marnie Stern, who provided a punchy start.  After some powerful new stuff from Best Coast he jams continued with Mammoth Cave favourites, the Ketamines, Vancouver's Ones + Zeros, Brooklyn's The Obits, and Hamilton's Crosss. From there it was onward to some captivating vocals from Braids' Raphaelle Standell-Preston and Glasser (aka Cameron Mesirow). We also heard some pensive new stuff from Canuck rapper, Shad, and I finally conceded to Talk Talk, who emerged from the background to deliver some chills from 1988's Spirit of Eden.

I was also very pleased to present pair of prairie-folk troubadours: Winnipeg's Slow Leaves and our own Local Haunts (aka David Janzen), who will be releasing his debut EP this Saturday evening at the Artery. The show ended with a pair of tracks from two of the most important bands to come out of the late 70s (I'd call them "visionaries" but that's a horrible pun), Television and Joy Division. Let's call it a tribute to our very hip and very young new mayor, Don Iveson.



"Year of the Glad" - Marnie Stern
"This Lonely Morning" - Best Coast
"Patients" - The Ketamines
"Life on Video" - Ones + Zeros
"This Must Be Done" - The Obits
"Mountain King" - Crosss
"Shape" - Glasser
"December" - Braids
"Y'all Know Me" - Shad
"Eden" - Talk Talk
"City of Broad Shoulders" - Local Haunts
"Careless and Serene" - Slow Leaves
"Elevation" - Television
"Disorder" - Joy Division