What. A. Show.

Ok...so it's been a while. Work sucks the life out of me. I have no energy left for blogging.

But today I'm tapping into the reserves to give my loyal and probably non-existant readership a review of a concert I attended about 2 weeks ago. Here goes nothin'.

Going into the Man Man show, I had fairly high expectations. Every article ever written about them contains some reference to their apparently unrivaled, kick-ass live show. I'm glad to say that I'll be upholding that reputation.

The Silver Dollar Room in Toronto is renowned for its Blues scene and turned out to be a great venue for this type of show. The stage was tiny, there's no 'backstage' to speak of and the acoustics are surprisingly good.

The opening band was called A Ghost Is Dancing--or some such ridiculous name. Their mess of a stage setup included 7 (or 8?) members and produced some decently entertaining sounds. No member looked a day over 18, their antics didn't help in that regard either.

It's funny how some bands just act crazy while others actually convince you that they are crazy. This is what Man Man excels at. From soaring start to fantastic finish they take the audience for a wild ride through kazoo interludes, double-sax intros, precisely timed energy bursts and mind meltingly chaotic choruses.

If that sounds like a good time to you, trust me, you're right.

Set highlights include "Engwish Bwudd", "Spider Cider" and the closer, "Ice Dogs".

And here's a video of the performance!!