Summer is officially over, my room mate/best friend has returned home from her travels, and Halifax is starting to feel normal again.
This means, of course, that we had the first house show of the season at the Roarphanage last night.
Mogli's new band, Snail Party, started the show. It was originally just her and Beyon, but somehow while I was away the band exploded to something like 6 or 7 members.
They were really fantastic. Everyone who plays in this band (I don't know if the photos are clear enough, but there's banjo, guitar, violin, cello, accordion, and saw) is amazing at their instrument. I'm so excited for there to be a group with a string section!
Sockfoot played after, more cello, more beautiful tunes. I am so excited for Mary (the guitarist on the left) to finally record. I don't think I'd ever take her album out of my stereo.
Kit Wilson-Yang, from Montreal, played third. (This is probably the clearest shot I have, they move a much while playing...). I am suuuuuuch a fan, it's kind of hard to be normal around them, you know? I first heard them last summer at a show at Pacific Flavour, and then we played with them last winter when we toured through Ottawa. I have to stop myself from singing their songs too loudly around the house...
We're (The Official Suckers) are doing a mini-tour through the maritimes with Kit over the next few days. We played Moncton a few nights ago, and then we're going to play in PEI on Sunday.
I don't have any photos from our set, but as you can see Ronnie Boy was doing a great job of promoting Mogli's merch, dinosaurs are excited that Pumpkin Ale is in season again (it is seriously the best beer!), and Mogli is absolutely the cutest in the world.
