Stars – The Sugar Club, Friday September 9th
A packed Sugar Club was treated to music that made heads bounce and ears ring. Having an ideal spot in the front row was a real battle of physical endurance for In Fact, Ah owing to the loudness. But on the upside, the crowd was blown away by music that exudes energy without relenting throughout the set by the upbeat Stars. The strings make it all very grand and big, massive bass, a sassy guitar girl and a lead singer, who would probably make money from bouncing off walls if he were not a singer, all lend to this exciting third album "Set Yourself on Fire". Stream here.
Success has come late for this Montreal crew. They’ve been at it for the past six years and keep company with the likes of The Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene when back home. Indeed, keyboard player Chris Seligman and front woman Amy Millan play with BSS in their spare time.
“Ageless Beauty”, “Your Ex-Lover is Dead” and “Calendar Girl” are the big hits.
The gig itself went down a treat with the people strewn across the floor of the Sugar Club and demands were made for an encore after a riotous standing ovation.
Luckily for the Stars, they encountered In Fact, Ah hanging out in Carnival after the gig. We don’t like to disappoint our fans so we invited Stars to come with us to The Village for a few late tipples.
Like, rock on.
Discovering the delights of a burger from Roma II at 3am
Published by Colm.
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