FRIDAY -- WL250
By wavelength ~ Posted Friday, February 4th 2005
THE CONSTANTINES
Friday Feb. 11, 12:15am @ Lee's Palace
First played WL 49, last played WL 75
www.constantines.ca
See interview here.
Doug MacGregor's Top Five:
1. The first snowfall.
2. Public ice rinks.
3. The last snowfall.
4. Spring.
5. Dawson City last July.
THE CREEPING NOBODIES
Friday Feb. 11, 11:30pm @ Lee's Palace
First played WL 86, last played WL 164
www.thecreepingnobodies.com
Formed out of the ashes of Parts Unknown by WL co-founder Derek Westerholm and friends in 2001, the Creeps remain one of T.O.'s sharpest purveyors of avant-garde rock'n'roll. Their `04 disc Stop Movement Stop Loss is available through the Blocks Recording Club.
Paddy O'Donnell's Top Five
1. My nephews Karl and Grant
2. Family and friends
3. Personal music successes and setbacks
4. Time spent at CIUT
5. Time spent at Wavelength
MASIA ONE
Friday Feb. 11, 10:45pm @ Lee's Palace
First played WL 219
www.masiaone.com
Probably the only artist to be both a regular at Wavelength and on MuchVibe, MC/architect Masia One is skilled at making hip-hop, indie and jazz audiences feel equally comfortable. For this show, as with many others, she'll be backed up by members of Afro-beat crew Ultra Magnus.
Masia One's Top Five
1. Mississauga people
2. Aritzia sponsorship
3. Roosbeh introducing me to Jackie Mittoo
4. Astro Black, i.james.jones and the Romantic Gangsta
5. Manhattan Club and the advent of Dema Dog
KIDS ON TV
Friday Feb. 11, 10pm @ Lee's Palace
First played WL 201
KOTV, meanwhile, must be the only WL vets to have collaborated with the "Karma Chameleon" himself, Boy George, who recently lent his vocal talents to the dance-punk crew's "Breakdance Hunx." They're currently shopping a five-song demo, someone pick it up already!
Kids on TV's Top Five:
1. Good quality boots
2. Good quality beats
3. Good quality boys
4. Doing it no matter what
5. Good quality nachos at 3:30am
S.S. CARDIACS
Friday Feb. 11, 9:15pm @ Lee's Palace
First played WL 212
www.sscardiacs.com
Montreal refugee and unrepentant pop kid Jessie Stein is an equally talented singer, songwriter and guitarist, and now she's got a new rhythm section in Mike Small (Meligrove Band) and Leon Taheny (Germans). The record's in the can... labels??
JessieSteinAintNoCayote between the lines of age says top five:
1. Wisening Polemics
2. Wisecrack semantics
3. Well meaning Poetics
4. Righteous Romantics
5. I know lots of people have been trying hard to mean it.