Nice-a-roni Treat

On Wednesday, I headed down to the Garrison for some exuberant pop. First up was smallpools, based out of Los Angeles. Though this was their first time in Canada, there was a respectable number of young ladies who knew the words to all their songs. It was upbeat power pop, self-described as 2 Tone. From Dreaming to Mason Jar, it was catchy music anchored by peppy rhythm and pulsing keyboards.

San Cisco, an Australian band doing their North American tour, was the head-liner tonight. Both them and their fans were quite young. Lead singer Jordie Davidson remarked that this was a bigger audience than the last time they were in Toronto. Hmm, it was pretty full last go round but he was right, it was packed tonight. Everyone sang and danced to their brand of cheery pop full of "da-das" choruses. Most tunes were propulsively powered by the other draw of this band, the fetching drummer Scarlett Stevens. The biggest cheers were for their hits Fred Astaire, Awkward, and cover of Daft Punk's Get Lucky.

Though most lit out after the show, some fans stayed behind to meet the band and shared a beer or two. At 100,000+ likes on Facebook, San Cisco are certainly getting bigger in Australia. If they make a breakthrough here, their next time round these parts may not be in such casual settings.