Between Friday, August 16th, 2019 to Sunday, August 18th, 2019, marks the 100th anniversary of the grand opening of Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. This historic music venue, which has welcomed various promoters from Live Nation, Embrace Presents and Collective Concerts is a staple music venue that has showcased a variety of artists from their prime to continuing to perform in comeback shows, such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Lorde, Dave Chappelle, and so on. Originally a movie theatre throughout the 20th century, it didn’t become a full-on music venue until 2006; and since then, the historic music venue managed to bring upcoming live acts that have shaped the course of music from generation to generation to unique comedy acts that have a strong, cult fanbase.
Starting with the first night of the venue’s 100th anniversary is Montreal indie rock band Wolf Parade, along with Toronto’s own all-female indie punk band Bad Waitress. Coming along with Bad Waitress, the four-piece band came through with all white dresses and black dress shoes, and it seemed like they were about to perform a metal/punk show at a tea party. The band performed a variety of tracks including Rabbit Hole, Delusions of Grandeur, and Katelyn, in which they performed very well. They wanted their fans to be appeased by their feminine look while establishing a deep rock sound with their tracks and B-sides. The all-female band made sure that they can perform greater, as well as their other, local male counterparts in the Toronto indie punk industry and develop a strong influence for their all-gender fan base. The lighting was on point and they managed to contain great energy, and they also managed to be consistent with their instrumental performance, and be vocally well for their fanbase.
Up next was the Montreal, QC-based band, Wolf Parade, and the three-piece band finally came, with much dim lighting (even though it was a venue with great lighting), as opposed to other shows and performances, and they performed a multitude of tracks off their old and new projects, such as Soldier’s Grin, Grounds for Divorce, and You’re Dreaming. Spencer Krug, the lead singer, and guitarist for the
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By: Joshua Habtwold | Exclusively for @Music, Why Not!
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