In other Gloryhound news...
I don't know how I missed this the first time around, but the Seahorse Tavern has been hosting a local battle of the bands, the grand prize being a showcase at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. Cool, yes?
Anyway, Gloryhound was in a preliminary round a couple of weeks back, which as I say I managed to not hear about, and which they won. Last night was the final--the winners of the three preliminaries, plus a couple of wild cards. I was a little conflicted, since they won when I wasn't there and if they didn't this time I would think I was a jinx... and then I figured I should really get over myself and off I went.
The first band up was, I think, called Holdin' Up Grants and were a guitar-and-drums duo that sounded nothing whatsoever like the White Stripes. (I make that point just because that particular configuration makes me think of the White Stripes. I recognize that some of you, and possibly also the White Stripes, would think of the Flat Duo Jets instead.) Anyway, I liked them better as their set went on, although I think they were the kind of band I would prefer to see live rather than listen to in a recorded state.
Gloryhound was up next. Everyone played four songs, theirs were:
Fix Everything
a new one I think is called "Keep A Light On You"
Sucker For You
Cruel Little Tease Unlike the last battle of the bands I attended elsewhere a couple of years ago, the sound was very good and Gloryhound tore it up. They're really engaging live, which I guess is a function of the touring they've been doing lately--when you're playing a room full of people who don't already know you, you've got to get their attention.
Anyway. It was a good set.
I didn't stay for the whole event, which I now regret because so far I haven't been able to find out who won. I left partway through the third band's set. Said band was Glory Glory Man United, which I would think would be a hard name to live up to. I'd seen them once before at the previously-mentioned battle of the bands held elsewhere a couple of years ago, where the sound was terrible. As a result I had no idea what Glory Glory... sounded like until they came onstage last night. Their first two songs had a distinct undertone of early U2, which is not a bad thing.
There was a good crowd out last night, and I've heard previous weeks were also well-attended (I was out last week for a little while myself.) That's a good thing for local music, especially on a Tuesday night.
I'll let you know how it turned out--when I find out!
Anyway, Gloryhound was in a preliminary round a couple of weeks back, which as I say I managed to not hear about, and which they won. Last night was the final--the winners of the three preliminaries, plus a couple of wild cards. I was a little conflicted, since they won when I wasn't there and if they didn't this time I would think I was a jinx... and then I figured I should really get over myself and off I went.
The first band up was, I think, called Holdin' Up Grants and were a guitar-and-drums duo that sounded nothing whatsoever like the White Stripes. (I make that point just because that particular configuration makes me think of the White Stripes. I recognize that some of you, and possibly also the White Stripes, would think of the Flat Duo Jets instead.) Anyway, I liked them better as their set went on, although I think they were the kind of band I would prefer to see live rather than listen to in a recorded state.
Gloryhound was up next. Everyone played four songs, theirs were:
Anyway. It was a good set.
I didn't stay for the whole event, which I now regret because so far I haven't been able to find out who won. I left partway through the third band's set. Said band was Glory Glory Man United, which I would think would be a hard name to live up to. I'd seen them once before at the previously-mentioned battle of the bands held elsewhere a couple of years ago, where the sound was terrible. As a result I had no idea what Glory Glory... sounded like until they came onstage last night. Their first two songs had a distinct undertone of early U2, which is not a bad thing.
There was a good crowd out last night, and I've heard previous weeks were also well-attended (I was out last week for a little while myself.) That's a good thing for local music, especially on a Tuesday night.
I'll let you know how it turned out--when I find out!