February 6th, 2009 1:10pm
Bruce Peninsula at Soundscapes in Toronto
Frank YangPlease understand, as much as I like them, I have no desire to make write-ups on Bruce Peninsula a weekly feature. However, their in-store performance at Toronto's Soundscapes on Wednesday night to mark the release of A Mountain Is A Mouth merited a little more than cursory, “hey Bruce Peninsula played an in-store it was great let’s see what else is going on”.
Typically, in-stores involve a minimal setup - say acoustic guitar and mic into a PA - and a handful of songs, hopefully just enough to entice folks to buy a CD or attend a concert. And Bruce Peninsula did indeed invite the packed store to buy their album - cannily, the band set up across the width of the entire store and thus prevented anyone from being able to buy a CD from any other local independent artist - or a ticket to their February 22 show at the Polish Combatants Hall, but as far as the performance went there were no half-measures. The full band was in attendance - 10 members strong, though some different faces from when I saw them last - and they came equipped with electric guitars and drums (though just individual drums rather than full kits), intent on delivering almost a complete and proper show and demonstrating for those who hadn’t seen them before, the full power of the Bruce Peninsula live experience.
Photos: Bruce Peninsula @ Soundscapes - February 4, 2009
MP3: Bruce Peninsula - “Crabapples”
MySpace: Bruce Peninsula
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