Great Bloomers XMAS LOFT PARTY

It was also the bands vinyl release of their fantastic album Speak of Trouble. Great great fun with some of the best people ever ( Except you, Shehzaad (kidding))! I didn't have the Christmas spirit coursing through my veins until this loft party, but now I'm fully in the spirit of the season, s0: A Very Merry Hollidaze, e'eryone!! Also, a special shout out to my little sister Holly on her 21st birthday! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!

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Friends and Foes

Lowell, at karaoke

Erica, the Princess Babe

SJ & Andrea, Babes in Ronniesland ( get it?? Babes in Toyland??)

Cops, descending upon the hippiefest in Bellwoods

Toronto Island Jams

Some good times with some good people! Guys from Great Bloomers and Arietta, ladies from back home in the Falls*..."welcome to your awesome day".

PArt 2 coming up this Thursday!

*Niagara Falls

D'Urbervilles and Great Bloomers/ Top 10 Toronto Bands of 2009

This will in effect be the 2nd day in a row i have gone to sleep at 6am. Last night/ day? it was because I got home from the Holy Cobra's show at 2am and realized I had to write the Best Toronto Bands of 2009 article for BlogTO. You cant spell procrastination without 'pro'. so bla bla and this and that, i wish i could have inlcuded a ton more bands on that list, and honestly after the show i just witnessed, i kind of wish i could move things around a bit and add the D'urbervilles. They're just plain the best. Just really. And the Bloomers to, those guys are all real fun and super talented. Dig it. Check out the BlogTO top 10 thing HERE, and check out the review of the show HERE

The D'Urbervilles

This photographer is so damn adorable, if you know his name or are him, let me know!

Great Bloomers

After The Islands, Great Bloomers

I'm not going to speak about the unfortunate circumstances that lead to my missing the Daniel Johnston show last week. Instead of getting down and out, I made it out to the second Cuff The Duke show at the Horseshoe and caught a second dose of the Great Bloomers in one day.

Here's a couple photos...

All Caps on the Islands

note: the lack of caps in this entry.

these are a little old, but I just went through an 'off' week and took some time. Also, started to watch Carl Sagan's cosmos (again. i saw it around the time he died in 1996) in it's entirety. Did you know it's possible to see what the shadow of a cube in the 4th dimension looks like, even though we can't see what the 4th dimension looks like? I'm not even kidding! Carl rules. Watch these... (30 MINUTES LATER EDIT: it's called a hypercube!! this is what i was taking about...)

oh yeah, the photos... the first band ( i saw) was wicked, they played at the apparently severely haunted lighthouse.i can't remember their name though. brian borcherdt was, as usual, quietly awesome. great bloomers were super fun to, and i liked the acoustic set... congrats on speak of trouble album guys!