2010 Olio Festival: Chad VanGaalen with Babe Rainbow and Ghostkeeper live in concert at the Rickshaw Theatre on September 25, 2010.
The Rickshaw Theatre was buzzing with a fun, breezy feeling as the Olio Festival got into full swing.
Babe Rainbow DJ'd an interesting, continuous set without songs breaks. Instead, with the help of a hangman standing guard, he got regular back massages and sips of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer during his set. Frank Booth would be proud. It was an intriguing, strange yet entertaining set. I am not entirely sure what Babe Rainbow is, but I dug it.
The show was running late when Alberta indie rock band, Ghostkeeper, took the stage and provided an energetic, exurburant performance.
Ghostkeeper served as a good opener to VanGaalen and while I thought some songs sounded a little rough, the high spirits and energy of the band powered them through. I particularly enjoyed the drumming and singing of Sarah Houle, whose voice was enchanting.
Audio problems and sound checks plagued the beginning of Chad VanGaalen's show as he apologized for not arriving early and being able to setup things smoothly.
However, with his affable demeanour and playful banter with the crowd, VanGaalen quelled the audience's restlessness and kept the energy up.
Some of the crowd were rowdy, particularly the drunk couple in front of me who kept dancing, making out and yelling out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles references towards the stage throughout VanGaalen's performance.
This kind of hurt my enjoyment of the set without room to maneuver. Ultimately, VanGaalen gave a fun, vibrant performance despite some issues out of his control.
His songs and lyrics are enchanting and thrilled the audience. The delays and glitches could have easily been more of a hindrance if not for his good stage presence and fun, easygoing attitude.
Note: Read my Olio Festivial wrap up over at the CBC Radio 3 blog.
The Rickshaw Theatre was buzzing with a fun, breezy feeling as the Olio Festival got into full swing.
Babe Rainbow DJ'd an interesting, continuous set without songs breaks. Instead, with the help of a hangman standing guard, he got regular back massages and sips of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer during his set. Frank Booth would be proud. It was an intriguing, strange yet entertaining set. I am not entirely sure what Babe Rainbow is, but I dug it.
The show was running late when Alberta indie rock band, Ghostkeeper, took the stage and provided an energetic, exurburant performance.
Ghostkeeper served as a good opener to VanGaalen and while I thought some songs sounded a little rough, the high spirits and energy of the band powered them through. I particularly enjoyed the drumming and singing of Sarah Houle, whose voice was enchanting.
Audio problems and sound checks plagued the beginning of Chad VanGaalen's show as he apologized for not arriving early and being able to setup things smoothly.
However, with his affable demeanour and playful banter with the crowd, VanGaalen quelled the audience's restlessness and kept the energy up.
Some of the crowd were rowdy, particularly the drunk couple in front of me who kept dancing, making out and yelling out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles references towards the stage throughout VanGaalen's performance.
This kind of hurt my enjoyment of the set without room to maneuver. Ultimately, VanGaalen gave a fun, vibrant performance despite some issues out of his control.
His songs and lyrics are enchanting and thrilled the audience. The delays and glitches could have easily been more of a hindrance if not for his good stage presence and fun, easygoing attitude.
Note: Read my Olio Festivial wrap up over at the CBC Radio 3 blog.
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