Years ago I saw my band-mate and sister-in-law perform here with the Children’s Choir of Canada (“The Hobbit” and “A Christmas Carol”)… but my seats were never as good as they were last night. I don’t know why we had lousy tickets before, but my opinion of the venue has changed, because the sound was incredible, the rows of seating spacious, and the irritated ushers trying to stop somebody in the front row from doing something hilarious.
As for the band itself, Do Make Say Think have a lot of history in Toronto, from the famed recordings at CIUT, to their involvement with Arts & Crafts and Broken Social Scene. Last night, they were at the top of their game; noisy, elegant and exploding with cheer.
After the show, and after having a super late dinner at a lousy Chinese place on Spadina, we saw Charles Spearin just riding the streetcar with us, all by his lonesome, meandering down onto the subway. He congratulated him on the show, he thanked us, and that was it. It was a great night.
i agree, the show was amazing, and it didn’t hurt to have those VIP seats! so much leg room. it was really cool how the band made a point of doing toronto shows last so that they knew they would sound amazing. and they certainly did. the projectionist was one of the highlights for me as well, it turned the music into a story. loved it.