On Tuesday, the 25th of May, one of my all time favorite musical acts came to town. LCD Soundsystem, and their Dance/Punk/Disco/Funk/Soul/Electro/Pop/Rock sound came to the Kool Haus, in the Portlands and Shawn (my roomie) and myself got tickets. I haven't been to a concert proper in a long time. Since i was in Grade 8, to be specific, so this was definatly foreign to me. I have to say, I can't remember the last time I had such an awesome time. The venue itself was general admission and capacity of about 2500, so we got there early to get to the front of the line so we'd be right up front. It totally paid off. We ended up being front row, like eight feet from the stage.
They opened with "Us vs. Them" which was awesome and played pretty much all of their best tunes as well as a few that I didn't really care for but they did such an awesome performance I loved them regardless.
For the encore they played "New York I Love You" and mixed in "Empire State of Mind". Fucking brilliant! I know its not saying much, but without a doubt the best concert I've ever been to. I'm considering quitting my job and following them on tour (which sadly may be their last).
The original plan was to head over to Liberty Village to hear James Murphy spin at Wrongbar. But the show itself didn't let out until nearly midnight, it would have taken us ages to get all the fuck across town, and we figured that every hipster douchebag at the concert would be rushing to get there themselves so the odds of us getting in were slim to none. (I have since heard that we did miss a pretty awesome party though) So we decided to head home, but not after grabbing some food and beer at the Jack Astor's at Yonge and Dundas. While I tend to loathe that area because it is tacky, touristy, and for all intents and purposes a poor man's Times Square, it was actually pretty cool that night. It was quiet and we were on a patio about 7 stories over the square itself. So we sipped beer and enjoyed the cool breeze while watching Daisy of Love in closed captions on a 70 foot screen across the square. Pretty bad ass.
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