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On Monday night I saw one of the best shows that I've seen in a long time at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. It was A Northern Chorus, Charlene (drummer's blog, and Sianspheric sponsored by Petrina of WZBC's Flyweight fame. It's not too often that I get to see three bands about whom I know very little and all three of them are amazing.
I got there a bit early and got to chat with Petrina and Stu from ANC. I was glad that they were able to stick around and play as long as they did since it sounded like the band had to hop in their van right after their set and head back to Toronto for work in the morning. Thanks for the dedication, people. My friends didn't make it there until the end of ANC's set, but this was one of those shows that I'd have been perfectly happy to see on my own. The three bands certainly had a similar Flyweight-y feel, but they were each still pretty unique.
I used to be a DJ at WKPS, Penn State's student radio station. I know that I played some stuff that was on the Sonic Unyon label. Maybe I even played some A Northern Chorus or Sianspheric - I'll have to check my old tapes. Anyhow, I guess I never looked too closely at the spelling when I played their records because I always pronounced it like Sonic Union. I didn't realize my mistake until hearing Petrina's and the bands' "Onion" pronunciation this week. WKPS's Different Class show sincerely apologizes to any of my previous listeners and especially to the label. I hope that supporting your bands now makes up for my past pronunciation errors. For the record, I love the alternate spelling, now that I understand it.
Okay, really, this weekend it's time to get comments set up on Drive Blind. I've actually started to advertise it to people, so I'd like to be able to hear back from them. Feel free to boycott the blog until I get them set up.
Now blowing my mind: A Northern Chorus - Bitter Hands Resign
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