From: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org (canadian-music-digest) To: canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Subject: canadian-music-digest V2 #37 Reply-To: canadian-music@smoe.org Sender: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk canadian-music-digest Sunday, February 28 1999 Volume 02 : Number 037 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Veda Hille/Moxy ["Andrea " ] [OAC] CMW!! [Paul Schreiber ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 13:42:32 -0500 From: "Andrea " Subject: Veda Hille/Moxy Bounced Message from Steve... - ---- This is a slightly modified version of a post to ecto (ectophiles can skip the rest of this message) ================ saw Veda Hille yesterday at the El Mocambo in Toronto. Not my favourite venue in Toronto, but I shouldn't complain too loudly because it's conveniently right across the street from work and they were kind enough to let Veda play there when she got stranded without a venue due to a double-booking at the Rivoli. Anyway it was really good to see her since it's been over a year I think since she was last in town with the Scrappy Bitches. Coincidentally one of the other Scrappy Bitches, Oh Susanna, was playing just down the street the same night and came down to say hello to Veda. Anyway Veda was terrific as usual, and thoroughly impressed my Veda-virgin friend who promptly went and picked up her Emily Carr disc (he loves E. Carr). Veda is sheer brilliance. It took me a few of her shows to really warm to her but once I did I was completely hooked. I ran into Jian from Moxy Fruvous there, and he told me he could always tell when a show was going to be a good one because I would be there. I told him that was a 2-way street. Seriously though we must have similar tastes in music because I run into him at shows all the time. Anyway we chatted a bit about Susan Werner, who'd opened for Moxy last week (I reviewed their show in an ecto post last week). It rapidly became apparent that he was just as awed by Susan's incredible performance as I was. He said that he didn't want to seem conceited but that it was the first time that one of their opening acts was able to stand up to them, meaning that Susan totally captured the crowd, which by the end of her set was cheering for Susan with the same enthusiasm that they did for Moxy Fruvous, which is an especially amazing thing considering that this was a die-hard Fru-head crowd which had travelled to Toronto from all over North America for the a fan convention. (I found their overwhelming devotion both charming and somewhat frightening, but I digress). Then when Moxy invited her up to the stage to jam with them, it was clear that the Moxy uber-fans were cheering just as much for her as they were for Moxy. Anyway Jian was effusive in his praise for her, and said he hoped they could set up a tour with her in the near future. Anyway, Moxy and Susan fans beware... they're both pretty volatile live performers and when you put them together, they're liable to react quite explosively! The Demolition tour may be coming soon to a venue near you... Speaking of explosive combinations... 10 days to Rufus and Imogen!!!! Wooowooo!!!! Steve ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:25:14 -0500 From: Paul Schreiber Subject: [OAC] CMW!! I am hopefully getting up to Toronto next weekend. So, I'm looking for recommendations for Canadian Music Week. I'll likely be able to go Friday and Saturday nights. Fave venues: C'est What, Holy Joe's. The Reverb's not too bad either. :-) Highlights from last year: Steve Poltz (he's in Australia now wwith Jewel), Sarah Slean (working hard on her new record). I also liked Dayna Manning (where has she disappeared to?). If I go, I'll be going as media, so if you can share any media tips, that would be very much appreciated. Paul shad 96c / 3A CS / mac activist / eda / fumbler fan of / jewel / sophie b. / sarah slean / steve poltz / emm gryner / / x-files / buffy / dawson's creek / habs / bills / 49ers / t h i n k d i f f e r e n t. "Hands manifest thought." -- Jewel Kilcher ------------------------------ End of canadian-music-digest V2 #37 ***********************************