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The Cat Empire at the Enmore Theatre

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on April 23, 2005

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I saw The Cat Empire at the Enmore Theatre last night (yes, that's four times now), and it was fabulous! The band never ceases to amaze me. I've had people ask why I (and others) have been to so many concerts, and it's because no concert is ever the same. The vibe is always different, and the songs are always different.

Last night was no exception - lots of songs from the new album, "Hello", "The Chariot" and a couple of covers thrown in for good measure ("Superstition", "Respect" and "Dumb Things").

I can't say much more than that, as I am really, really tired! (Could be due to the fact that Lucy and I went to Candy's Apartment after the concert and danced until 2… just maybe…)

There's something about The Cat Empire that just can't be captured on a CD… you really have to see them live to enjoy their music to the fullest!

Ben Folds Live at the Enmore Theatre

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Jeremy Higgs

on April 3, 2005

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So… what did I think of the Ben Folds concert last night? It was great!!!

The support band (Gelbison) was alright. Very laidback, cruisy music. I'll have to look out for them in the future.

As for Ben Folds… WOW. The man is insane. Mat said to me after the concert that in under 2 hours, Ben Folds (and the band) played over 25 songs! These weren't short songs, either, but just played in quick succession.

He played a lot of old favourites (but no "Underground"!), as well as quite a few songs from "Rockin' The Suburbs" and the new album (out April 10), "Songs for Silverman". I had heard the first single, "Landed", before, but the other new songs sounded great, too!

He also played a B-side from the "Landed" single, "Bitches Ain't Shit", which is an old Dr. Dre song, I believe. You had this nerdy guy wearing glasses, singing about hoes and tricks… Funny stuff!

A couple of us bought some t-shirts after the concert, and found out he was at the HUM store down the road… so off we went. Turns out that in order to see Ben and get something signed, you had to pre-order the album. I guess that's an easy way for the HUM store to rake in thousands of dollars of revenue in an hour or so. Needless to say, Jane & I caved in, ordered the DVD+CD combo, and got our "limited edition cd covers" signed. We also got the t-shirts we bought signed, too!