Bahama Mamas

Date: 03 December 2010

Venue: Artery

Guests:Mum and Lindsay

Tickets: $12

Doug Paisley:

I had not heard of Doug until this concert. I really liked his lyrics, which paired well with the gentle melody of his songs. This Torontonian has been featured on Q, Rolling Stone, the New Yorker and  NPR. Mr. Paisley's indie folk tunes did a great job at warming up the small stage at the Artery on a cold December night.

Setlist:

Always Say Goodbye
Broken in Two
Two Like Us*
Sad Sinner
Wide Open Plain
No One But You
City Lights*
Digging in the Ground
End of the Day

Bahamas: 

Pink Strat is one of my favorite Canadian albums in late 2009 early 2010. Nominated for a Polaris prize in 2009, Afie Jurvanen set off the headline his own tour after touring with a few other sweethearts of Canadian folk rock (Zeus, Feist, Wilco, Jason Collett, Great Lake Swimmers...) in the past few years. The show was great, Afie's stage presence was endearing and he had quirky intros and set-ups to keep the flow from song to song. Jason Tait from Weakerthans played drums to assist.  Low tempo tunes with thoughtful lyrics and a beat that makes you want to sway with the gentle guitar were perfect for this simple venue.

Setlist:
Lonely Loves
Leave Me Be
Already Yours
Go Through It All Again
It's My Fault
Ok Alright I'm Alive
Someone Forever
Sunshine Blues
Southern Drawl
Hockey Teeth
What's Worse
Snowplow

Sober in Love
Any Other Way
You're There
Wisdom
Whole Wide World

The venue was great: The acoustic were very good for such an intimate space. There were tables around and plenty of room to people to sit or stand. They served hot drinks in flower pots with handles and had a variety of interesting alcoholic options. Here's Linds enjoying a Crabbie Ginger Beer! I will definitely be visiting the ARTery again in the future, and I encourage anyone who likes mellow folk music to check out Bahamas when they come though a town near you. We had a nice visit with him after the show, and Lindsay saw him a few days later at a show on the Island.