In Flight Safety

Canadian Music Week 2007: Part 4

Camouflage Nights

That’s Ian McGettigan from Camouflage Nights. They’d played a ‘unofficial’ showcase yesterday in a second floor loft near Much Music. I think they would have sounded better in a bar setting, but the show was very entertaining. Lots of hand claps and tambourines.

Amazing set last night by Rock Plaza Central. If I had my way, I’d throw them on a super bill with Neutral Milk Hotel…

Saturday Night

Again, I’ve gotta go with a solid showcase for tonight. The best of the east and west coast are playing at the Horseshoe. Wil (8pm), Yoko Casionos (9pm), Two Hours Traffic (10pm), In-Flight Safety (11pm), The Golden Dogs (midnight) and Jenn Grant (1am).

Heard that We Are The Take are a solid band. They’re at Lees at 10:45. Check out Montreal Love Song on their myspace page. As well, Paper Bag Records is throwing a bash at Whipper Snapper Gallery. The Acorn (who’ve joined the paper bag family) are playing somewhere in the middle along with a special guest.

People In Planes

Normally The Horseshoe never gets more that half full on a Nu Music Tuesday night. And its nice to be able to stroll around the bar and talk to the same faces you see every week.

This past Tuesday was a zoo.

In Flight Safety opened, played well and drew the most by my count. Field Guide (from Hamilton) rocked as well. My only concern, the guitarist overdid rock/conversational head shaking. (See ‘School of Rock‘).

People in Planes played the midnight slot. Met one of these guys in Texas last year at the SXSW music festival. Got their demo, liked it, then lost it.

They played really well live (even when all the stage lights mysteriously went out for a minute). I was expecting the Phantom to show up…..