Kevin Drew makes a point to let everyone in the audience know the whole collective is on hand for the show. One of BSS’ best, the odd-measure track (7/4 refers to the time signature) has one of the best riffs in recent indie history. Your bare feet on the grass, and a cold beer in your hand. Specially if you’ve ever stood in the middle of the pitch at Grant Park with your shoes off. You can feel the sun peer through Chicago’s skyline as it sets. A slow, beautiful mess of sound sets the mood for what’s about to go down. On that summer evening BSS outperformed the Red Hot Chili Peppers with the following set:Ī non-album track, Jimmy (which refers to Metric’s James Shaw) begins the set with the brass section warming up. The set, only 8 songs long, is a collection of some of BSS’ greatest live moments, performed by a band willing to give everything to their fans and leave it all on stage. It feels, now more than ever, tremendously vibrant and alive. The recording itself is a testament to how important this band is.Īs BSS is set to begin an extensive North American tour today, in support for their latest release Hug of Thunder, I felt like writing about this amazing set from over a decade ago. It is an historic, unreleased document of the greatness of what a BSS live show is an affirmation of love and forgiveness, a confirmation of life.
A short, brazing set, performed by one of the collective’s most complete touring line ups. The set would go down as one of the festival’s greatest moments. On Sunday, August 6th 2006, Broken Social Scene played a 45 minute set at Lollaplooza in Chicago, IL. The Soundboard recording, features one of the most complete touring line ups from BSS.
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