Friday, February 26, 2010

Countdown:: Thrush Hermit Reunion

We're three weeks away kids. In three weeks, your favorite band of Halifax West alumnus's get the ole band back together and head out on a bit of reunion tour. I started counting down the weeks until tour launch last week, and I see no reason to stop until they kick things off in their hometown of Moncton! Wait, what? I thought they were opening the tour here? Man, we get it Moncton, you are also a very viable Maritime tour stop, but must you try so hard to steal our thunder?

Anyway, as I mentioned last week, we go back a ways with the boys in TH, so why not share some Herohill vs. Thrush Hermit fun facts? Here are a few more:

1. Rob Benvie proposed to my wife in grade 2 primary. I believe she accepted, although I don't believe such a union would be binding. I'm not worried about it.

2. The Hermit once did the theme song for popular CBC Television kids consumer show Street Cents (Yes, there was a popular kids consumer show in the 90's, could such a thing exist now? I doubt it. Maybe if it was a video game, dam kids of today!). I heard a wild rumour that this song might make it into the 7 Disc Box set they are releasing? That is impressive.

3. The Ack played soccer with Ian McGettigan. This may surprise you, but Ian is not Pele. But he might be the Halifax indie rock Vinnie Jones.

Great stuff, right? Ok, in any event, let's roll those tour dates

March 18, Moncton, NB @ The Manhattan
March 19, Halifax, NS @ Paragon Theatre
March 20, Halifax, NS @ Paragon Theatre
March 23, Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Social Club
March 24, Peterborough, ON @ Historic Red Dog
March 25, Ottawa, ON @ New Capital Music Hall
March 26, Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
March 27, Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
March 28, Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace (all ages)

Music time, and I'm not beating around the bush today, heading right to the classics section of the Thrush Hermit canon. French Inhale was, to my knowledge, the band's first video, and it got some play on MuchMusic (The Wedge for sure, which was a pretty big deal). Patriot, on the other hand, is perhaps my favorite video from the band, and I'm not even sure why. Perhaps it's Ian's white-panted rock-kick at the start. Either way, enjoy.