The D'Urbervilles 2
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Ok... So before I left South Korea I spent some time visiting a lot of the independent music acts at Hongdae (The hippest music area in all of Seoul). It was really fun. I look fondly upon all of those visits to Hongdae because: A. The bands were awesome, and B. There is no other place like Hongdae in the world. I miss it so much. The BEST party district ever.
I went to the 3rd anniversay celebration show for Out of This Spark - a small record label in Toronto - on January 22nd. The quality of music was really high. I was at the Drake underground last night for Elvis Monday (Jan 26). I only stayed for two bands, but the quality does not compare (in my opinion, anyways). Donlands and Mortimer were pretty good. Funny thing is, I arrived early enough to witness their soundcheck. They played something during that time that was outstanding. Sadly, they didn't play that song during their actual set.
The Whole Entire Universe - I'll pass next time. On the positive side they clearly don't take themselves seriously. I like that in performers. Their show was Andy Kaufman-like. I felt like they were playing a joke on me watching them. The lyrics, in their entirety, of one memorable song were: "Burn the universities!!!!" Maybe I wasn't in the mood. They encouraged me to leave before they were finished.
And those are my two first Toronto shows.
