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To commemorate the near year since Leonard Cohen passed, Feist released a studio cover of “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye.” Originally, she performed the cover at the 2017 Juno Awards with Ariel Engle of AroarA and Broken Social Scene, and Daniela Gesundheit of Snowblink.

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[abibeur]

We live on a fucking planet and baby that's the sun

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New album from ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT, I’m very excited!!

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future’s not what it used to be

things are gonna get better

‘cause they can’t get worse

[thebowerypresents]

Broken Social Scene Kick Off Three-Night Run at Webster Hall

Broken Social Scene – Webster Hall – May 16, 2019

Everyone has those friends: You know the ones, when you see them you’re not sure if it’s a handshake or an awkward high five or maybe just a head nod as a means of greeting. But when Broken Social Scene and New York City meet up, wherever and whenever, whether it’s been a day, a year or more since the last get together, there is no doubt that this is a come-on-in-for-a-big-hug situation. That was what it felt like at a sold-out Webster Hall last night, the first of three shows, the first of three tight, meaningful embraces between the Toronto rock collective and the audience. Opening with “Mouth Guards of the Apocalypse” off 2017’s Hug of Thunder, and actually feeling like a bit of personal protective equipment against an impending doom, Kevin Drew and company promised a night that the crowd could “put in their pocket” for future use against whatever bad times lay ahead.

With two new EPs out this year and still feeling fresh with the Hug of Thunder release, Broken Social Scene are in a bit of a creative upswing. And their live show reflects a renewed vitality of their younger years that gives some considerable oomph to older material, like the early-set “Shoreline,” Drew announcing he was going off-script because they were “cruising,” and “Texico Bitches,” dedicated to the “white men of America.” The constantly shape-shifting band was a force, sometimes five guitars, sometimes two basses, horns hopping on- and offstage, almost more like a version of a Miles Davis electric fusion band than an indie-rock outfit.

“Sweetest Kill” off 2010’s Forgiveness Rock Record, was a pared-down revelation, Brendan Canning on bass sending out psychedelic smoke rings, drummer Justin Peroff, who was the lodestar of the set all night, reduced to a tambourine, and vocalist Ariel Engle filling the room. At the other end was “Cause = Time,” feeling like it needed every note from each of the four guitars, everyone in the crowd dancing in frenzied delight, probably wondering at that moment why they hadn’t planned for two more nights of this. During the encore break, Drew and Engle led the crowd in a sing-along verse and chorus of U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” the moment like a cathartic karaoke session before the show closed properly with a by-request “Lover’s Spit,” a dreamy, expansive space-out, a ballad as only Broken Social Scene can do. —A. Stein | @Neddyo

(Tonight’s show is sold out, but there are still some tickets left to see Broken Social Scene on Saturday night at Webster Hall.)

Photos courtesy of Gregg Greenwood | www.gregggreenwood.com