take these hands and throw them in the river
Went to see Silver Mt. Zion play last night at Richard's.
Carla Bozulich opened. She used to play in a few other bands including The Geraldine Fibbers, Scarnella and Ethyl Meatplow. She was accompanied by four other females onstage including a cellist, who walked through the packed crowd with her instrument in hand before reaching the stage. Carla sings with much conviction in her voice and her mannerisms. The bass had a lot of reverb during the set, which drowned out the cello in the beginning. I thought her music was okay, with the best song being a Low cover that was performed.
Silver Mt. Zion arrived onstage to a full Richard's audience. It was the first time for the seven of them playing in Vancouver. The group, consisting of former members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, includes a cellist, two violinists, and a double bass player. Their orchestral sound was very impressive live.
They opened with God Bless Our Marines, followed by Mountains Made Of Steam. With their long epic tracks, they only played seven songs throughout their 1hr 40min set. During the performance, singer Efrim Menuck took the time to voice his dislike for both Douglas Coupland and Stephen Harper.
The lighting for the show was minimal as there was no one was in charge of it. The lights were left at one setting the entire night for both the opening and main acts.
For the last song of the main set, they played a new one, entitled Blind Blind Blind. The song was my favourite of the night, with all seven of them singing a cappella together near the end to produce some great harmonies. For the encore, they came back out and played another new song entitled One Million Died To Make This Sound.
It was really toasty inside Richard's during the show. I don't know how some of the hipsters managed to wear a jacket inside the venue without passing out from the heat.
Carla Bozulich opened. She used to play in a few other bands including The Geraldine Fibbers, Scarnella and Ethyl Meatplow. She was accompanied by four other females onstage including a cellist, who walked through the packed crowd with her instrument in hand before reaching the stage. Carla sings with much conviction in her voice and her mannerisms. The bass had a lot of reverb during the set, which drowned out the cello in the beginning. I thought her music was okay, with the best song being a Low cover that was performed.
Silver Mt. Zion arrived onstage to a full Richard's audience. It was the first time for the seven of them playing in Vancouver. The group, consisting of former members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, includes a cellist, two violinists, and a double bass player. Their orchestral sound was very impressive live.
They opened with God Bless Our Marines, followed by Mountains Made Of Steam. With their long epic tracks, they only played seven songs throughout their 1hr 40min set. During the performance, singer Efrim Menuck took the time to voice his dislike for both Douglas Coupland and Stephen Harper.
The lighting for the show was minimal as there was no one was in charge of it. The lights were left at one setting the entire night for both the opening and main acts.
For the last song of the main set, they played a new one, entitled Blind Blind Blind. The song was my favourite of the night, with all seven of them singing a cappella together near the end to produce some great harmonies. For the encore, they came back out and played another new song entitled One Million Died To Make This Sound.
It was really toasty inside Richard's during the show. I don't know how some of the hipsters managed to wear a jacket inside the venue without passing out from the heat.
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