Whereas the last show was a reemergence for Bruce Peninsula, this was a refresh, since for the majority of the show the band played new music from their forthcoming October release. Only bookending the set with classic BP standards. Amongst the couple off the top was Steamroller before the nine piece got into new material that they likened to baking all night (put the ingredients together and hope something tasty comes out). Well the ingredients remain the same, four guys on guitar/slide guitar, bass, drums plus a choir of ladies creating glorious harmonies and occasionally contributing shakers, tambo and even banjo. In Your Light was upbeat in Bruce's typical fashion. As Long As I Live was drum heavy and it worked. Pull Me Under has been showcased live before (likely at The Rivoli), as had the shouting chorus to Say Yeah. A change of pace was provided by Or So I Dreamed (not Unforgiven for Metallica reasons as they explained) that opened with slide guitar and had only female vocals. Open Flames was different too as it was a slightly quieter 'power ballad'. The final new track featured a fantastic five piece female vocal harmony but I missed the title (S something). To polish up the set the old reliable Crabapples rocked the somewhat reserved L.O.T crowd, and the lead singer tried to change that up by rocking right into the crowd. Even the encore mixed in the recently released Salesman before the solid one-two punch of Second-Fourth World War into Satisfied. Leaning heavily on new material, and being in a less-than-party space the crowd energy was slightly lacking for the show but the band was into it and the preview of the album creates even more anticipation.
Jennifer Castle sat in her shiny shirt and quietly picked her electric guitar for a captive audience. Her dynamic voice has that country tinge, akin to $100 vocals, and they really were the saving grace to a somewhat monotonous set. They were ever-so-prominently featured when she did an entire song a cappella in the otherwise silent space - confidence! She did pick up the pace slightly to strum Powers too. She definitely has the voice to pull it off.
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