That 70s Show

Friday night, I was once again at the Horseshoe for the Dwayne Gretzky residency. Once again, though the crowd was large, there were no line-ups outside. Perhaps I needn't have gotten that month pass after all. A welcome development inside, the opening band started early tonight.

But Texas King from London, ON was a bit hit and miss. They had some reasonably fun songs, though not really good enough to justify the excessive stage posturing. Their closing number, Come Find Me, was a genuinely great song. They should write more like that.

Tonight, both sets from Dwayne Gretzky came from the 70s, or as their blurb says: "the decade our parents won't shut up about." The first set had more rock number from Neil Young to Black Sabbath. The second set spanned more 70s genre with appearances by ABBA, The Bee Gees, some Motown (Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye), and disco (Chic - Le Freak). This gave Jill Harris and Lydia Persaud more time in the spotlight. So we got more appreciation for their awesome 70s get-up, coordinated dancing, and gorgeous singing.