RoS - There Were Holes

There were holes last night in Republic of Safety's show at the Horseshoe if you were there, you know all about them, if you weren't - go to more shows, you miss things otherwise.

Maggie MacDonald & Company quickly grabbed and held an audience that had largely (I got the impression) come to see the Blow. Just to make sure she had the audiences attention, Maggie would pause periodically to interview them on their feelings about the things she was planning on singing about - an excellent way to make sure the audience grasped the concepts and, I've often found, an excellent way to get people's attention in general (talking to them that is.)

If you have not already done so you can listen to (and download) some of their songs from their Myspace page or from New Music Canada. But don't just listen, if you like music with substance, music that says something and means it, go check them out live. Republic of Safety could quickly become Toronto's very own version of X.

Oh..and the Blow from Portland, Oregon were good too, they seemed very popular with the kids but, for my money and in the same vein of music I'll take the Barmitzvah Brothers or Japanese Pop Songs.

P.S. You can also check out photos of RoS and other Toronto Bands here: