DAY 4 - LAST NIGHT

7:30pm
I headed out for the final night of the festival in search of some hardcore Tex-Mex – or as they call it in Texas, Mexican. Makes sense. I thought it best to journey a little out of the downtown core in hopes of finding something authentic – and for that I was rewarded. It was kind of cool too, for the first time I felt like I was actually in Texas and not just in another city.

8:30pm
Post chow-down I hit up a party, also on the outskirts, to see Montreal superstars Land of Talk and Brooklyn upstarts Matt and Kim. The schedule was way behind and LoT wasn’t hitting the stage till much later, but Matt and Kim certainly arrived. These guys are a pretty straightforward duo – Matt on keys, Kim on drums. Lo-fi and energetic, it’s power-pop with an edge with ridiculously juicy hooks. The stage was in the parking lot of this run down bar and was literally surrounded by kids 360 degrees, all going absolutely mad. I joined in. It was a totally spontaneous party and you could tell it was one of those shows that the band will never forget. I can’t pick up their record any quicker.

10:30pm
Once the party simmered down, I bounced over to Stubb’s to catch a big set by hometown heroes Spoon. The line-up outside was fkn unbelievable, stretching way down the street. Now some people may have been deterred, but not me and my hombre RJ. After trying to grease two separate dudes and sneak in through two different back doors, we finally found an opening and went for it. Success! Spoon came on not too long after and rocked through a solid set of familiar hits off their last two records (no love for Girls Can Tell, though!), plus a few new tracks. Not mind-blowing, but totally decent.

12:30am
With the night growing older, I opted out of any more showcases and went straight for the after parties. I rendezvoused with my friend Stevie and headed out to this Vice jam, across the river and up a hill in this massive lodge. Killer venue. the place was packed with kids, all getting down, but after a few tours, our swelling crew decided to take-off to hit up something more glamorous(?) downtown.

1:30am
This Blender/Absolute jam had the goods. Good crowd, good cocktails, good times. The kids from Tokyo Police Club hit the stage at some point and raced through a set of sharp power-pop rock. They kind of hit the spot. And then at some hour… it was all over. Just like that. But what a week...

Posted by Geoff M at March 20, 2007 05:57 PM

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