Show Reviews
Show:
10.20.99 Kingston, ON
Rabbits Hop, The Lights are On The QEA presents the Front Man War! Tour at Clark Hall Pub “There shall be no Spandex worn below
the waist of said Gentlemen. It follows that Handkerchiefs worn about
the knee will also not be tolerated, as such Gimmickry enflames Dangerous
passions in the Female audience members, thus giving unfair advantage to
the Perpetrator.” So goes Article I of the Front Man War! Treaty, as drawn
up by Matt Murphy and “Lieutenant Colonal” Gaven Dianda of The Flashing
Lights. What is said Treaty’s intent? To ensure that each band “use the
full power of Rocque” and “suitably
Where did the name The Flashing Lights
come from?
We discuss fruit flies, Morrissey’s
hair, sexy tennis players, how Gabe from the QEA looks like some guy named
Drew (“Think about it.” Matt says to an unconvinced Henri), and the fact
that toilet paper should always fall over the roll. It's not until after
I go, however, leaving my precious tape recorder in the capable hands of
Dianda when things get really interesting:
Even sans the soon-to-be-broken-up
Thrush Hermit (who recently dropped out of the tour), the concert was amazing.
The Local Rabbits (Ben Gunning, Peter Elkas, Johnny T. Starr and Jason
Tustin), could easily be mistaken for GAP guys, what with their dimpled
chins and tousled hair, except for the fact that they have style (Ben sported
a white tank top with a picture of the
The Flashing Lights opened with Highschool
(watch for the video on Muchmusic), which is, quite possibly, the perfect
pop song. Half the Time (“I met my true love back in 1989.”) followed,
as well as Where The Change Is, the title track of their album. Summertime
Climb is about as malt shop as it gets, and the pulsating, guitar-heavy
Elavature is so entirely Thrush Hermit-esque, it was like the boys were
there. The crowd cheered wildly when Dianda played the luminous keyboard
introduction to Where Do The Days Go? -
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