Broken Social Scene @ Sound Academy

December 21st, 2010

Four records, a book, Polaris nominations and Juno wins, a couple of side projects, and a movie. It’d be an understatement to say that Broken Social Scene are an accomplished band. They’re much more than that. The Arts & Crafts family band that varies between six and nineteen members have stolen our hearts and are a band we’re proud to call our own. Thursday, December 9th the hometown heroes played the first of their two-night stint at Toronto’s Sound Academy, and the whole gang stopped by to say hi.

The night was a jam-packed mix of songs off all four of their records, with a focus on this year’s release, Forgiveness Rock Record. After opening with World Sick and Texico Bitches, they kicked into 7/4 (Shoreline) as some more Arts & Crafts friends joined in the fun. This included Metric’s Jimmy Shaw joined in the horn section, darling songstress Leslie Feist danced and belted her heart out, and the very preggers Amy Millan of Stars was as stunning ever.

Filled with conversation, BSS chatted to the crowd about G20, Mayor Rob Ford, and their love of Toronto. With a show that reached about two and a half hours, the songs just kept going and going and the fun didn’t stop. The night didn’t end until around 1 am (Kevin Drew crowd surfing included).

Care to see the setlists from both Thursday and Friday? You’re in luck!

Thursday
World Sick
Texico Bitches
7/4 (Shoreline)
Fire Eye’d Boy
Stars and Sons
All to All
Cause=Time
Sweetest Kill
Forced to Love
Art House Director
Guilty Cubicles
Superconnected
Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl
Lover’s Spit
I Feel It All
Almost Crimes
Ungrateful Little Father
KC Accidental
Water In Hell
Meet Me in the Basement

Encore
Looks Just Like The Sun
It’s All Gonna Break
Major Label Debut

Friday
Pacific Theme
KC Accidental
7/4 (Shoreline)
Texico Bitches
Fired Eye’d Boy
Cause = Time
All to All
Sweetest Kill
Forced to Love
Art House Director
Hotel
Guilty Cubicles
Superconnected
World Sick
Water In Hell
I Feel It All
Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl
Sentimental X’s
Ungrateful Little Father
Almost Crimes
Meet Me in the Basement