Last night April and I saw an incredible show at The Distrikt. Montreal's Stars played a wonderful set, preceded by a stellar opening act The Thurston Revival. Vancouver's The Thurston Revival were a great surprise. They consist of two singer/ multi-intstrumentalists who create a lot of wonderful and eclectic noises for just two people. At various points in their set, they reminded me of a beat poet performance, a psychedelic Elvis on acid, The Clash, and a rockabilly Lou Reed. A really unique band. Rolling Stone named Stars' latest albums one of the top 50 albums of last year and deservingly so. Their epic, orchestral pop music translates really well to the stage. Last night they played as a seven-piece, texturing their songs with horns, violin, keyboards, guitars, bass and drums, with some electronic dance loops thrown in for good measure. Their songs range from slow movie soundtrack pieces to crazy arty electro dance pop. It was nice to see a near capacity crowd attend this show. The Distrikt has pretty much the same layout as the old State did, but it remains the best club venue in town to see a live band.
Here's Stars' video for "Ageless Beauty"...
Ageless Beauty by Stars
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