Fireworks

Well, it's official. I'm in love. I am so, so glad that I did go down to watch the Apostle of Hustle and Feist perform at the Harbourfront Centre, and it was easily the best Canada Day ever. Andrew Whiteman, of BSS fame, danced all around the stage, constantly wishing us a happy canada day. It was interesting to see the crowd too, they were a mix of all ethnic groups and all ages. There was an underlying presence of teenaged indie kids. AoH played a great set, that seemed short, filled with great pulsating guitar riffs and latin tap-dance sessions. I can't remember what that's called. Anyway, it was amazing.

We decided to wait until Feist took the stage, instead of taking a break in between the two acts. It was a good idea, as we managed to push up closer to the front and into the seating areas. There was an unfortunate man quite close to me though, I felt like hitting him. He was basically having a bad time and trying to make sure that everyone else around him felt likewise. I ignored him.

People freaked out when she took the stage. She opened with 'when I was a young girl', singing softly into the microphone with no accompaniment at first (the unfortunate man covered his ears, remarking 'is that what you call singing?). She went on and played gatekeeper, mushaboom, secret heart, almost her whole album, closing with piste 6 (lonely, lonely). At one point she stopped to watch the fireworks over the lake, exclaiming that they were shooting out of her heart, and making exploding noises as they burst into the air. She was simply amazing. It's hard to believe that Canada has acts like this, and the majority of people don't know it.