Anya Marina, Lissy Trullie & The Virgins @ El Mocambo
On Thursday night, I got to revisit The Virgins, headlining this time at the El Mocambo. If you remember, last time (here for refresher), I was among the 25-30 people there to see The Virgins. This time, they performed to a sold out crowd reciting their lyrics. What a difference 4 months makes!!! A huge difference in reception and crowd… more on that later.Anya Marina
First up, Anya Marina. My friend had told me about this artist before we got to the venue. She researched the opening act on MySpace and liked her track “Move You” a lot. Anya came out to perform with her guitar to a track of beats, a 20 minute set. Her performance was solid. She wasn’t too eager to please, relaxed in her natural Southern Californian state. I enjoyed her performance enough to walk over and buy a CD “Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II” during the break. She has this sweet sound that’s smooth enough to chill, reminds me of Shivaree. She also had great stage presence that makes you pay attention.
Anya Marina – Move You (SSSPII)
Lissy Trullie
Lissy Trulie seems to have a growing fan base in Toronto. I was hearing whispers of her ‘new” haircut, how pretty she is in real life, and this is “my favourite” song. Yes, she is very cool, bad a$$ and pretty on stage…. and I really hate to be saying this in the same sentence, boring. She’s definitely talented, but her performance didn’t get me going. I like her voice and the music is good. But her stage presence wasn’t there… maybe it was an off night? Tired from the road trips? Or maybe it’s part of her “who cares” attitude? Regardless, of this factor, I recognize her talent and can see her potential for the future. I actually look forward to what she’ll be releasing in the future. I also really liked this performance of “Just A Friend” from YouTube. However, at the El Mocambo, her 40 minute set didn’t really make my night.
The Virgins
And finally, The Virgins. This performance was much better than the one at the Mod Club 4 months back. Really, I enjoyed both, but there was a clear improvement. First, no drinking on stage… lol… which I had stated last time, bothered me because his voice started cracking as he was drinking. This set was full of energy and the crowd was fuelled with enthusiasm, which I suspect pumped up the band even more. The set lasted just under an hour, including the 10 minutes encore. They seem to be way more comfortable performing this time around, changing up their music a bit and not overreaching to sound exactly like the record.
The Virgins – Love Is Colder Than Death
Something really funny happened that I have to share. A small group of people (2 girls & 1 guy to be exact) decided to be real jerks, shoved their way into the front and wanted to mosh during the Virgin’s encore. After a failed attempt to push their way around, the dude decided he wanted to dive into the crowd. Since most of us were already pissed off, we parted the way when he jumped. Yes, he ate pavement… and it was effing hilarious!!!! He was a jerk and he totally deserved it.
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my friend went to this concert. She told me a dude attempted to crowd dive into a sea of female concert-goers. this fellow apparently landed flat on his back.