[DID NOT ATTEND: April 22 & 23, 2022] Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Back in 2000, I saw Godspeed You Black Emperor at Maxwell’s in Hoboken. My friend Lar was in from Ireland and he went to the show with me, which was pretty awesome.
I waited 18 years to see them again, but the last time I saw them, the show was marred by the crowd. Or perhaps I was just always in the wrong place. I couldn’t see well from where I was so I moved–something I never do. I tried a few spots and none felt right and a couple were near some genuinely unpleasant people to be standing near. So I never enjoyed myself, even though the music was good.
So I thought I’d try a redo. I was excited to see them in Jersey City, but then the Fontaines D.C. sow came up. I figured I’d go see them the next night, but we wound up having a big birthday party that day and it seemed rather crass to go out later that night. So, I missed them. And that’s ok.
Myriam Gendron is a Quebec musician I hadn’t heard of, but this review makes me want to check out her records. This is for her latest album:
Delving deep into traditional music from Quebec, France, and the United States, she rewired segments of songs to emphasize evocative lyrics and tossed out others that she found abhorrent. Singing in French and English … these historic songs become universal, while her tender voice maintains the soft power to raise the hairs on the back of your neck.
Woah.
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