How I spent the first week of school

Besides going to class, of course. That one's a given. I skipped Intro Psych once in my first year at the U. of M., but that's another story. I love going to concerts, and I've learned that when indie artists from around the country play a show in your town, you'd better be there 'cause they may never come back (Static in Stereo!), or they may not come back for a couple of years (In-Flight Safety!). So here is the record of my Home-Made Frosh Week.

Monday, August 31: Day One
I spent this evening at Ozzie's. Thankfully it was not Wet T-shirt Night. The Fury and local opening act Living in Red rocked the 10 or so people that showed up. It was clear that most of the attendees had seen The Fury before, but I had not. I went because I friended them on MySpace and the band was kind enough to shoot me a message saying they were playing in my city on their current tour. It was definitely worth it: these guys and girl rock!

Tuesday, September 1: Day Two
Today was reserved for listening to the new Social Code album "Rock 'n' Roll". Love it! (WARNING: The following is a Shameless Show Plug [SSP]:) I can't wait to see them on Sept. 22 @ the Pyramid with Armchair Cynics (HURRAY!) and Rev Theory (I don't even know who this is!)! Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door.

Wednesday, September 2: Day Three
FRANZ FERDINAND!!! They played for 1h45, and it felt like 30 minutes. That's how much fun this band is to see live.

Thursday, September 3: Day Four
My first show by The Liptonians. These local boys are fantastic, and you need to go to their next show. Not even the swarms of skeeters at the Gas Station Theatre patio could chase the crowd away.

Friday, September 4: Day Five
Victoria's Acres of Lions was definitely the highlight of my Home-Made Frosh Week. They are tied with Grand Theft Bus (whom I did not see live this week, not because I didn't want to, but because they didn't come visit) for my new favourite band.

Saturday, September 5: Day Six
This day presented me with a choice: go to a house show in a sketchy area of town to see The Rough Sea, or go to Lo Pub for Hot Panda? Lo Pub won, which is a good thing for me because I just learned that unfortunately the Rough Sea show got canceled at the last minute. Hot Panda reminds me of The New Pornographers.

Sunday, September 6: Day Seven
I worked til 8 p.m. on Sunday, but I had it in the back of my mind that I would go see Jicah and The Fast Romantics at the Pyramid. Then I got home and decided I was going to stay there. Then I logged into my MySpace account and saw that Secret Broadcast had updated their status to say that they were loading in at the Pyramid in Winnipeg. Well, guess what? I went to the show afterall. It was a little confusing, what with Jicah NOT playing, and the show starting late even though the bar had to be empty early (?) 'cause it was Sunday...but it was AWESOME. It's a travesty that there weren't more people there.

And thus concluded my Home-Made Frosh Week, but it in no way signals the end of my concert adventures. Tomorrow: The Tragically Hip.