On Friday, I watched a streaming show broadcasting from The Burdock that felt like a real concert for several reasons. Firstly, there was an opening act to start the evening. Lia Pappas-Kemp is better known as an actor (Anne With an E) with a burgeoning Youtube channel featuring mostly covers. But it was all original material tonight with songs like In Toronto and Road To Oblivion falling on the sad side of indie-pop. There was a touch of hard-won experience with lyrics hinting at an older romantic interest that was less "cool" when viewed through wiser eyes.
Secondly, head-liner Moscow Apartment may be young (though one of them finally graduated high school) but they were assured on stage. So in between mature songs that tackled misogyny (New Girl), body image (Annie), and toxic masculinity (Awful People), there was plenty of cheerful banter. Brighid and Pascal not only talked to each other but also to the unseen audience. Lia read out a number of chat messages and questions for them to respond to. There were only 2 negatives with their set. It was originally a full band show before the second pandemic wave scuttled that plan. Their March fund-raiser showed they can also rock out. Also the mix was unbalanced. For some reason, the mic vocals for both acts were primarily in the left or right channel. It was all right when they sang in harmony but quite irritating when there was only one singer.
One advantage of watching a show at home was that I could make a late dinner. I had been asleep until 9 pm. It has been a long time since I needed to eat a full meal after a concert.
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