i'll start the update by listing the shows attended during the remainder of 2011.
sept. 21 - [popmontreal] arcade fire @ metropolis
grimes was the opening act:
arcade fire on stage:
i purchased grimes' "halfaxa":
sept. 22 - [popmontreal] arcade fire @ place des festival
kid koala played his set dressed in a koala costume. cute!
karkwa was the other polaris-prize-winning act on the bill.
arcade fire played a free show; a zillion people attended.
sept. 23 - [popmontreal] the planet smashers @ club soda
a ska/punk night! east end radicals, the fundamentals, and the creepshow were the opening acts.
the planet smashers were a lot of fun, as always.
i purchased their "life of the party":
oct. 6 - explosions in the sky @ metropolis
opening act was wye oak:
setlist here.
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