Tapes 'n Tapes 'n Futureheads

I'm back!

The new year will be bringing a crapload of writing. The Emancipator, Imprint, screenplays...it should great. So I figured I should get the creative juices flowing once more with an epic revival of nobody's favorite blog, I Had Opinions/That Didn't Matter.

I'm gonna start things off by trying to catch up on the concerts I never got around to reviewing. The first of which was the Futureheads/Tapes 'n Tapes show at the Phoenix in Toronto back on July 26th.

I arrived at this show with a couple extra tickets. I was hoping to dump them off onto some ticketless fans, but nobody was buying. There weren't even any scalpers around. So I ate $40...oh well.

The show was pretty solid. Tapes 'n Tapes held down the opening slot as solidly as anyone could. The venue was still a little bigger than their developing confidence was up to but it turned out to be a much needed counterbalance to the overwhelming swagger of the headlining Futureheads. Tapes' catchier tracks like "Insistor" and "Cowbell" really got the crowd into it and their set was just the right length to showcase their appeal but not overstay their welcome. I look forward to seeing them in a couple years when they've matured and developed a more captivating stage presence.

The Futureheads are a band that I've never been able to get into. I understand why people are into them...it's just never appealed to me. The crowd really seemed to enjoy the set, I'm glad they had fun.

And that's that.