Paper Lions fit perfectly on the bill with Hollerado and TPC. Four piece outta Charlottetown playing poppy indie rock with gusto. Trouble has a different sound than most of their stuff, slowing things down with some piano but it works on me, and Gene Simmons too. For a stellar example of their go-to strengths look no further than their live performance of Travelling. And for a hint of nostalgia and fun they brought out a Pete Gabe cover, Solsbury Hill which added another dimension to the set.
Hollerado appear to have the life. Every night is a celebration on stage complete with confetti, friends, beer and of course great music! The show was much the same as last time in Guelph, with a few more tunes added in to round out the hour, including another throwback cover similar to Paper Lions before them - this time with Young's Rockin' in the Free World. Also there were a tonne more people to revel in the party so the band were obviously having a blast and feeding off the energy and it made it even that much better.
Tokyo Police Club have super duper catchy songs. I've always found that the live show doesn't quite do them justice - not to say it isn't enjoyable, it's just not super duper enjoyable. That being said I caught the opening few numbers but having just seen them in Guelph (still need to blog review that one.. half finished on my ipod for 3 months) I went for a quick wander of the fairgrounds before returning for the final couple songs of the closing main stage set of the Saturday night Sound of Music Festival. I wasn't disappointed in doing this! They were joined by Max from The Arkells for a rumbling rendition of Your English is Good. The encore was ridiculous. All band members were paged to the stage so joining the Club were Max again, and most of Hollerado too. A three-way, three-tambo, toss ensued, as well as following suit of the previous acts they busted out a throwback cover which saw anyone grabbing a mic to belt out the lyrics to Petty's American Girl. Already beaming at the sight I burst out laughing as the scene turned into Hollerado singer, Menno, rolling somersaults across the stage. Pretty much amazing!
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