This is birth and this is death, all in the same breath

Jason Collett played the Van East Cultural Centre Tuesday night.

Ridley Bent opened. The solo country / folk rock artist entertained us with his clever and witty lyrics. He did a good job setting the tone for the evening at the very intimate VECC venue.

Jason Collett came onstage backed by the four piece Paso Mino and opened with the brilliant song, Tinsel And Sawdust. He opened with that same song earlier this year when we saw him at Richard's. Paso Mino actually kicked off that show back in March before coming back onstage that night and doing a double shift as they are also Collett's backing band.

Collett and Paso Mino have such a strong chemistry together onstage. The set featured the majority of the songs off Idols Of Exile, plus some new tunes.....one of which came to fruition only a week ago during soundcheck.

Jason shared with us some thoughts and stories in-between songs, including one about his youth that involved twinkies, beer, and a grassy knoll. His set lasted only 1hr 15mins, but definitely felt a lot longer. Some other highlights included Fire, We All Lose One Another, Waiting For The World, and I'll Bring The Sun.

Setlist:

Tinsel And Sawdust
Fire
We All Lose One Another
Hangover Days
Pink Night
Pavement Puddle Stars
Parry Sound
Brownie Hawkeye
These Are The Days
Not Over You (new song)
Roll On (new song)
Blue Sky
Feral Republic
Waiting For The World (new song)
untitled new song
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untitled new song
untitled new song
I'll Bring The Sun