Wolves on Parade

April has been a pretty busy month thus far...and I'm pretty sure it's going to stay that way. Makes time FLYYYYYYYY. Last Wednesday was the Wolf Parade concert at the Phoenix. As you can see below we were all prepared with the essentials: Starbucks, a full tank of gas, snacks and some good music.

At the show we started talking to this girl named Becky I think. She goes to lots of shows too and we suggested music and even sampled some on her iPhone. We Are Wolves opened, and they were okay. Another Montreal based band. I think I've come to the realization that in most cases (not all the time, see exceptions like Temper Trap, Local Natives, Cut Copy, etc) I enjoy a show more when I know the artists work fairly well. I like to sing along, what can I say? We didn't stay for the encore because we were pretty tired from the show the night before, but at least the crowd wasn't annoying :)

We Are Wolves

Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade

In Search Of...Miike Snow!

Saturday I got to see the Sweedish/American act Miike Snow at the Phoenix in Toronto. Let me just say they did not disappoint! The opening act was Delorean (not from Detroit and don't ask them that...). I was dancing it up Friendly Fires style which says A LOT! They had tons of energy and were pretty interactive. They came out with these creepy masks (phantom?) which my friend of course stole. The crowd went insane when they played Animal. I was fist pumping with Christian and Pontus (both big time producers and song writers according to Wikipedia). The crows wasn't annoying either for an all ages show - accept for this one random chick who got a little to close...haha.

What I Want/Need This Week

While browsing I found the following gems that I may or may not purchase at some point...

Aldo - $110

Anthropologie - $188 US

Anthropologie - I just want it

Aldo - $55

American Eagle - $15.50 US

Micheal Kors - $450 US

Day to Trip To: ELORA, ON

Today was a holiday - so now work! What to do? Well we knew we wanted to be outside because it reached 27.5 degrees today! Amazing (except for the unattractive red burn I am sporting now). So we (myself, Amy, my sister and her boyfriend) jumped in Thumper (my car) and off we went. We got a little lost on the way...but arrived around 11am. There were so many bikers out today it was ridiculous. We ate lunch at Metcalfe's - pretty decent pub grub - and enjoyed the sun (hence he burn). We walked around the little shops and took pictures at the Elora Mill Inn. On the way home we stopped in St.Jacobs on out quest to find ice cream - at a place that accepted Debit because we had no cash. Fail on that front...

Guess we weren't the first ones here...

Give Me Some AIR

Last week I got to see a band that's been around for a long time (from my perspective), AIR. I first discovered the French duo when I was in my last year of high school. Songs like Cherry Blossom Girl and Surfing on a Rocket had me hooked. Their classically infused ambient-trance, electronica songs bordering on weird at times sounded cool. Live they were a bit boring if I'm perfectly honest. It was the first time that I actually left a show before it ended. They don't really ever engage the crowd, they just are focused on their synthesizers. For me the joy of seeing live music is getting to be a part of it. While I don't regret seeing them they are not an act I would see again. The variety of people there was also something rarely seen - but I guess that speaks to their wide appeal, something strange for a non-mainstream act.