I'll Be Yr Bird - M Ward
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I'm now in Montreal, starting to settle down, starting to feel as though things are a bit more normal. I've been meaning to post about a few things - what I listened to driving from Toronto to Montreal, the new Elizabeth Mitchell record, etc, but more immediately, I want to write about M Ward, and how I saw him perform at the Sala Rossa last night.
It takes a lot for me to go to a show these days - it's not like in the past where I wouldn't blink at the thought of attending 2 shows in one week, where I would buy tickets for bands I only knew peripherally. I'm a lot pickier now, convinced that I've spent enough of my life waiting for bands to come on stage. I never really considered M Ward one of those musicians I was dying to see, and the past few times he played in Toronto, I wasn't distraught when I missed his shows. But when I saw that he was playing in Montreal, I paused. Perhaps I would go see him.
First of all, I haven't been to a show in Montreal in years. I was wondering if the vibe was any different (it wasn't). Secondly, I noticed that M Ward's records had been creeping up on me - I listened to them while drying the dishes, randomly on my Ipod, and I realized how much I liked them. I wasn't, however, expecting the show last night. His records have a back porch Americana feel, so when the show started and I saw two drummers, a guitarist and a bassist in addition to Mr. Ward I was surprised at how loud it was, how energetic, how enthusiastic and how awesome it was. When he started playing a great version of "I'll Be Yr Bird", someone in the audience yelled, "I'll be your bird!", and you could tell that everyone wished they had said it themselves.
So, a good first show for Montreal. I'll take it as a sign for things to come.
Edited to add this link to a nice cover of "Sad, Sad Song" by Cat Power.
I'm now in Montreal, starting to settle down, starting to feel as though things are a bit more normal. I've been meaning to post about a few things - what I listened to driving from Toronto to Montreal, the new Elizabeth Mitchell record, etc, but more immediately, I want to write about M Ward, and how I saw him perform at the Sala Rossa last night.
It takes a lot for me to go to a show these days - it's not like in the past where I wouldn't blink at the thought of attending 2 shows in one week, where I would buy tickets for bands I only knew peripherally. I'm a lot pickier now, convinced that I've spent enough of my life waiting for bands to come on stage. I never really considered M Ward one of those musicians I was dying to see, and the past few times he played in Toronto, I wasn't distraught when I missed his shows. But when I saw that he was playing in Montreal, I paused. Perhaps I would go see him.
First of all, I haven't been to a show in Montreal in years. I was wondering if the vibe was any different (it wasn't). Secondly, I noticed that M Ward's records had been creeping up on me - I listened to them while drying the dishes, randomly on my Ipod, and I realized how much I liked them. I wasn't, however, expecting the show last night. His records have a back porch Americana feel, so when the show started and I saw two drummers, a guitarist and a bassist in addition to Mr. Ward I was surprised at how loud it was, how energetic, how enthusiastic and how awesome it was. When he started playing a great version of "I'll Be Yr Bird", someone in the audience yelled, "I'll be your bird!", and you could tell that everyone wished they had said it themselves.
So, a good first show for Montreal. I'll take it as a sign for things to come.
Edited to add this link to a nice cover of "Sad, Sad Song" by Cat Power.
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