Hearts wrapped in blankets laying low

Amy Millan played at Richard's last night.



Mayor McCa opened the show. He was a one-man band, playing guitar and also using his right foot on a bass drum, while his left foot played a bass keyboard. His songs were split between singing and spoken word, and it seemed like he made up some lyrics on the spot.

Mayor made some funny comments in-between songs that got the crowd laughing, though we were also laughing because he seemed stoned out of his mind. During his last song, McCa brought out a clarinet to play. He then got off the stage and walked a lap around the venue barefooted while playing his clarinet. McCa then made his way back onto the stage, tripped a bit on his footing and finished the final notes to his performance for the evening. It was an interesting set to say the least.

Amy Millan came onstage backed by a six piece band. Her set consisted mostly of songs off her debut solo release, along with some new material and one number that was left off the album.

Partway through her set, the band left the stage to let Amy perform solo for a bit. She then played a nice acoustic version of Losin' You. The highlight of the evening came next as she invited Torquil Campbell onto the stage and the two of them performed my favourite Stars song - Look Up.



Ruby II, Baby I, and Skinny Boy were also some set highlights. For the encore, Amy and the band played a Gillian Welch cover and then finished off the night with He Brings Out The Whiskey In Me.