Friday night is alright for rockin'

Last night, I went to see Broken Social Scene at the Music Farm and they rocked my world. I knew next to nothing about them when I walked in, but by the time I left, I was a big, big fan. Broken Social Scene consists of somewhere between 10 and 14 people and they play so many different instruments it hard to keep track, but at different times there is a violinist, two female vocals and five or six male vocals, three drummers(two playing at once in some instances), a couple keyboards, four or five guitarists and a five piece brass section. Their music is has a richly layered indie-rock sound, but it's upbeat and eminently danceable. Their cacophonous multi-instrumental sound and synthesis of complex soundscapes gives them a bit of an art-school feel, and yet not in a pretentious way. All in all, it was a fantastic live show. So to check them out, click on the second BSS link above, follw the 'media' link and you can watch some videos. My favourites are 'major label debut' and 'shoreline'.

I foud these photos online - you can seem all of them here.

Still dancing - in my mind,

Mr. Ed