By Nathan Stafford
adaline’s fun, flirty, fashionable force set the stage aflame tonight. “Famous For Fire”, the title track from her debut album kicked off the set with a bang. The ginormous smile said it all; adaline is a romantic, making love to our ears with her soul-shattering vocals and sentimental stanzas.Adding a dash of variety, the indie songstress threw in a horn section “Yay Cap College!” and invited her multi-instrumentalist father (Dadaline?) onstage for some fiery fiddle and trumpety trumpet. A family affair all around, brother Tyson rocked the guitar atop the airtight rhythm section of Dave Warkentin (bass) and Adam Smith (drums). If you’re ultra-observant, you might recognize Adam and his sky-high cymbols from Nat Jay’s Borrowed Band. He’s a heavy hitter, full of energy.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a flaw in adaline’s set. Winding up with the fan favourite, tripped-out beat of “Chemical Spill” – this girl proved why she’s making a name as one of Canada’s top indie songbirds. In a touching moment, adaline revealed that she is now a WorldVision Artist – helping feed starving children around the world, while pouring out her soul to hungry music fans right here at home. As she left the stage, she seemed to be fighting back tears of joy. Good things are happening for adaline, and you know what? She deserves it! - adalinemusic.com
Bend Sinister ladled out a deep dish of keyboard-driven good times. Add 2nd guitarist Joseph Blood to the mix, and witness the twin-symphonic shredding of “The Same Things” to start things off. Me likey!With a mixture of intensity & tenderness, front man Dan Moxon was clearly enjoying himself; joshing, tossing t-shirts and tickling the ivories, all while leading this force of a band through the ups and downs and ups of the set. Dan’s voice cut through everything like a diamond. Sweet, soulful, and powerful. What a treat!
The band will set out on another cross-Canada Jaunt next month, promoting the brand, spankin’ new record “Stories of Brothers, Tales of Lovers”. Vancouver, we’re so spoiled to call this band our own. Excellent record. Sexcellent live show.
Peep the new tune “Jimmy Brown”. Danceable, swoonable, unbelievably catchy pop hooks with enough peculiarity to grab you by the nuts.
You’d never guess that Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” would cap the set, but Dan’s vocals were scarily perfect, note for note. The band sounded great all night, but like any good fireworks display, they really brought it home. Bravo boys. - myspace.com/bendsinister
Jackfruit funked it up. Period. Batting cleanup in a town fittingly called “No Fun-Couver” can often lead to empty clubs and disappointed musicians. Tonight, the handful of die-hards who stuck around till the wee hours got a crazy treat; a little piece of Jackfruit.
There’s no guitar, but keyboardist Ian Lamont, who looks as though he robbed a Radioshack with all the gear he’s packin’, more than accommodated 3, count ‘em 3 keyboards! He probably could have used an extra hand, but on second thought, a glow stick somehow bounced onto the stage and literally struck a chord! It’s a sign that everything was going right, because the toss landed in key! Huh?
Now onto singer/pelvic thruster Christopher Berry. His presence onstage was like that of a wild stallion in a polyester shirt. Galloping around, winking at the fillies in the front row, and flashing those big chompers, this dude was like Hawksley Workman on speed; the vocal stylings of Serj Tankian with the eccentricities of a David Byrne. Throwing in theatrics can be a bit ‘much’ at times, but fans of the zany will enjoy the slap bass-tastic rhythms and funky, chunky sheep bleats and circus-style celebration that can only be described as Jackfruit. - myspace.com/jackfruit
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