Toronto Unplugged

Gig: November 29th – During opening acts, St. Alvia Cartel and Matt Costa’s sets I was extremely curious about the back drop that was chosen. It was ‘Miss Saigon’ inspired, and although looked kinda cool, it seemed dull and needed something.
Then three piece Bedouin Soundclash walked on stage. Frontman Jay Malinowski calmly leaned into the mic and shouted, “Until We Burn!” which echoed throughout the small and intimate Cowboy’s in London and the band cranked in to ‘Until We Burn in the Sun‘.
From the first skin hit by drummer Pat Pengelly, the Miss Saigon/Tropical backdrop exploded with …read more

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I was lucky enough to catch Matt Costa live on November 29th at Cowboys in London.
Costa is currently supporting Bedouin Soundclash on their cross Canada tour and he adds a great acoustic feel to the bill, which also features Burlington, Ontario punk rockers The St. Alvia Cartel.
After St. Alvia finished their short set, Costa took to the stage with bandmates Mitchell Townsend (guitar), Jacob Sahagen (keyboards), Harris Pittman (bass) and James Fletcher (drums) to provide a folksy vibe with songs from his 2006 release Songs We Sing and to crank out a few tracks from his recent Oct 2007 release …read more

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