It has been awhile since I ventured back up into the Mile End of Montreal to my favourite venue in the city, Cabaret du Mile End. However a very special place beckoned my return for a very special event. Ty Segall, the so-called king of fuzz and psychedelic garage rock played one of the best concerts I’ve been to this year last Tuesday. With the Igloofest craze swarming over Montreal, I had yet to attend a rock show this semester. At heart, my preference lies with heavy rock, not electronic music… so I had great expectations going into this show. Co-workers and friends all raved about how incredible Ty Segall (supposedly) is live. I wanted to believe them at the time — and now I can! Firstly, the opening bands that are often dreadful turned out to be fantastic. Ex-Cult set the performance bar incredibly high combining the heavy intensity of psych rock with the vocals of a punk front man. Their set was short but it certainly left the crowd holding a high standard. The next band, K-Holes, was equally as talented having a uniquely raw sound (and a saxophone player)! Sultry female vocals paired with the intense croon of a man formulated a note of success for the K-Holes. Their music was loud and exciting and demonstrating yet another strong, opening performance.
But as expected, the minute Ty Segall stepped on stage and struck his first few notes, any bar that was set, any expectation made for him, was exceeded. Segall has to be one of the most talented live performers I have seen in quite some time. A man full of energy and presence, he dominated his show in the best way possible. Music echoed throughout the room as people danced and sang along to hits such as “I Lost my Eyes” and “Tell Me What’s inside your Heart.” Segall performs with such a passion for the music he has created. Each song began to sound better than the last as excitement raged through the audience. Rare is it that a live performance sounds better than one that is recorded, but in this particular case I can easily say Ty Segall is worth seeing in person.
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