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The Balconies at the Five Points in
Barrie - Busking For Change War Child By Don J. Darby
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
This
Canada Day long weekend I decided to spend my Saturday
afternoon checking out some of the bands performing at the five
points in downtown Barrie. This event was a benefit for
War Child featuring bands from noon
until 11pm. Barrie’s Promenade Days’ crowd would appreciate that
not even a heat wave like this would stop these bands from
performing.
The
sun was beating down and the sweat was rolling off Daniel Allen, drummer forIndian Handcrafts. Brandyn Aikins
extended his guitar amp with a massive 8" x 10" bass cabinet and
a barrage of guitar pedals to produce some chew-up-and-spit-out
Jack White guitar tone. The duo has a harder edged sound than
when they played with Fox Jaws, who I wasn’t able to catch (I
forgot my hat and just had to get out of the sun).
Next was
Sandman Viper Commandfrom Burlington. I caught them
previously opening for Brett Caswell and Marquee Rose several
weeks ago. They sounded much more melodic this time as the
previous venue’s acoustics were not so good. Guitarist Dan
Reardon gave me a copy of the album to listen to and it captured
everything they had to offer. Here’s my recipe for cloning
Sandman Viper Command:
1 parts Sonic Youth – separate out distortion
2 parts Tokyo Police Club
1 part Super Friendz
2 parts early Beatles
1 part Sloan
Puree in blender.
Serve with Strawberry Quick.
After my siesta, I returned to catch The Balconies. This trio
has a solid performance with lots of energy and Jacquie’s and
Steve’s vocal/guitar counterpoint sets them apart, along with
lots of smiles and eyelash batting "The Sio" reminds me of a
Quentin Terantino movie. Here’s a clip of a song that I don’t
know the name of.
