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human human alexis normand
the sadies
@ The exchange Wednesday, september 19 – 12
@ artful dodger friday, september 13 – $TBD
@ the exchange thursday, october 17 – $20
Remember during high school, when they’d have those Battle of the Bands competitions? A bunch of friends would get together, practice, play some music for their classmates, and then a winner would be announced. Well, it was at one of these shows that the Montreal-based Human Human got its start. It wasn’t the very first time Félix Roy, Olivier Larouche, Maxime St-Jean and Louis Lupien performed together, but it was one of the first times — and they’ve been playing together ever since. With a sound reminiscent of ‘80s synthesized pop, and fused with real rock and roll energy, Human Human are an upand-coming band to keep your eye on. They’ll be in Regina later this month. You should probably check them out. Tickets through ticketedge.ca.
A while back, Alexis Normand and Zoé Fortier had an idea — to create a project inspired by their native prairies. It would be a multi-media project in which Normand would play music and Fortier would provide the art. Now, three years later, the project is finally finished. Called Mirador, it is a concert that presents a mish-mash of song, video and projections for your viewing pleasure. The songs — which range in scope from the jazzy “Lac Wakaw” to the folky “I’m Going Fishing” — are a sensitive, emotive, seductive homage to the prairies (especially the Fransaskois culture). Incorporate Normand’s singing with aspects of Fortier’s art, and you get a show that invites “the public to reinterpret the spaces that surround them and those that live within them.”
The Sadies are no strangers to working with other bands. They’ve collaborated with Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, and Jon Langford. They’ve toured extensively with the always terrific Neko Case. Yes indeed, these guys know how to work well with others. Oh, and they’re pretty darn good playing music on their own, too. Consisting of Dallas Good, Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky, this quartet from Toronto plays a biting style of alt-country that is oh so good. Don’t believe me? Give any one of their albums a listen. From Pure Diamond Gold to Darker Circles to The Tigers Have Spoken (which they recorded with the aforementioned Neko Case), The Sadies have, through the years, continued to make music that people dig. Tickets through ticketedge.ca. – By Adam Hawboldt
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