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| - As a regular concertgoer (albeit my frequency diminishing as my propensity for ear-ringing sleeps is lessening as I slowly become 'the old guy' at shows) I was pumped to check out a brand new venue. I've seen every space where live music can possibly played in this city, save for the odd irish pub/dingy basement bar/backroom speakeasy, so I'd say I have a fairly decent relative basis to make the assessment that Adelaide Hall totes rocks.
I was tipped off by my GF about a Diana/Dan Deacon show for 3 bucks, and could not possibly turn down a very affordable evening with my favourite up-and-coming Toronto band, and a very engaging and flourescent show from Dan, who I've sadly missed through a series of unfortunate circumstances.
I'll start with the bad: The drinks were crazy priced. I thought myself wise to order a cheap Jameson's shot to sip on throughout the night, but was greeted by an $8.50 price tag. I'm often appalled by the mark-up of "cheap" liquor (I can understand why you would charge 10 dollars for a shot of Grey Goose or Black Label,) but nearing the same for a drink that costs 30 dollars a Litre is frankly appalling. Anyway, I bought the one, and I certainly didn't go back for more.
Additionally, Dan Deacon - whose concerts are constantly interactive, wanted to create a sort of "dance snake" that would go around the lower floor, up the stairs, around the balcony, and back down. It was an interesting idea, albeit one that failed because the management wouldn't allow it. Not only that, but it created a situation where the show ground to a halt where one of management walked on stage to explain to him that he couldn't proceed. I completely understand that there may have been a safety hazard issue at stake. So, I'm not sure who was at fault between Dan, the booker, or the building - in any case that's the sort of thing that any music venue should know to suss out beforehand. I recognize it's an isolated sort of occurrence, but hey...if you want to run a music venue, you should do some research on the bands you hire, and recognize where there are acts who may do things a little 'out of the ordinary' and it may be wise to find out what those acts are planning to do.
On to the good: The sound was great, if a touch on the loud. I had no problems hearing every element of the first two acts - Dan's was a wash of noise, and all three acts were heavy on the bass, but I can't speak as to whether it was a house sound tech, or a hired gun.
The venue itself is very interesting. I loved being up on the balcony looking down at the stage, and being up there didn't at all sacrifice any elements of closeness or emotion from the acts. The set turnovers were really quick, and well executed, and everything went off without any great hitch in my opinion.
I'd happily return to see other acts here.
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