Munch Music

With the majority of venues located in the West End, Feast In The East tries to bring more live music to East End Toronto. On Saturday, I went to the 61st edition at the Matt Durant Studio. This workspace/art gallery, near Queen St East and Greenwood, is the farthest Feast location I've been to.

With the artwork on the wall using re-purposed material like hardwood slats and clothe irons, a vinyl collection in its own nook, extra decorations by Roxanne Ignatius, crepes being made in the work area, and a large gathering of young, attractive people, this felt like going to a house party if I had cooler friends. The downside was the lackadaisical approach to the start times so I only saw 2 of the 4 acts scheduled before heading home.

Merival started the evening with a low-key set of acoustic songs including a cover of Head Over Heels (Tears For Fears). One nice thing was the respectful silence for the musicians. Although during Sandro Perri's set, especially during a long instrumental number, and an equally long and verbose closer, a new song with probably 30 verses about the current state of the world we live in, the chatter started to pick up in the back room. His deft touch on the guitar made for an interesting set.