Arkells @ The Mansion Night Club
Originally uploaded by vasquezr
Arkells @ The Mansion Night Club
Originally uploaded by vasquezr
I've seen a lot of Arkells over the last few weeks. It is quite something to see a band play in different venues and types of shows. A festival at Wiarton, headlining a show at The Sound Academy and now playing at a packed small sweaty club show.
Arkells @ The Mansion Night Club
Originally uploaded by vasquezr
Originally I had not planned on making it to this show having just seen the band at The Sound Academy and having plans to see/review the Hey Rosetta! show at Harboufront Centre. However, when I found out HR! would be playing early I made a last minute decision to boot it back up to Barrie to see them again. Hey what could I do... they were playing a club show in what I guess I'm now considering to be my hometown. Secondly, with the rate of popularity that Arkells have been seeing I thought perhaps it may be rare to see them playing a small club like this in the Toronto area.
Arkells @ The Mansion Night Club
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It was definitely the right decision. Arkells stepped up to the stage and proceeded to give the Barrie audience what at this moment I can call the club show of the year. The band played played songs off of "Jackson Square" the new "Country Boy" and two covers Smokey's "Tears of Clown" and the Boss' "Dancing in the Dark".
Arkells @ The Mansion Night Club
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Frontman Max Kerman shared a funny story about being seranted in the washroom a few minutes before taking the stage. Seems somebody was singing the lyrics to "John Lennon". If you don't know the song by now check it out on their myspace page: Arkells @ Myspace and you'll get the joke.
Arkells @ The Mansion Night Club
Originally uploaded by vasquezr
The club was packed, hot and sweaty. Seriously one of the warmest shows I've been to ever. The music was great and crowd was loud and energetic. One of the best shows in Barrie in a long long time.
