Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Concert Review #1: Justice

so im staring at the wall in my room eating grapes last night when my roomie shrieks something fierce. free concert, open bar,at the great hall........ Justice. 15 minutes to roll grapes off belly and get ready. (stef is king. was working door)
To tell you the truth I didnt really know too much bout the Justice cept from their catchy summer singles. something bout being my friend. another one bout spelling. What I did know is that they apparently put on a good show and were a huge act to be playing such a small venue as the Great Hall. I quickly called up the biggest justice fan i knew (dougal in a kickass mc hammer tshirt) and was out the door.
the place was busyish when I got there with roomie and friends in tow. apparently it was some kinda free ticket giveaway by rogers or cibc or something, although the corporateness was kept to a minimum thankfully. the place quickly filled up by the time Justice came on sporting their dads old leather jackets. with it being an open bar and all a lot of the night was a pretty big blur.
i dunno if it was the crowd but the early parts of their set seemed a bit less a performance and more a lazy dj set where busy p and the justice guys would trade off djing while the tohers were prolly banging some leotarded american apparal add backstage.
but as the night ticked past 12 the energy and drunkeness int he great hall started to escalate to nutty levels ...and so did the justice showmanship that i had heard so much about. round 1 the shit really "went off." people jumped on stage, my roomie started grindn up on some guy in a tacky red tie, and the music really started to impress. they would mix in some hard house stuff with oldies like the ronettes-be my baby, which was kinda fun to listen to. the crowd went nuts when they played that friends song. fun times. the night was kinda like a gradual crescendo with the last bit showing me why they really were so big.
anywho. this review is a little long winded for a night i dont remember much of. but it was a fun night all in all. these dj guys do it like every other day which is fucking incredible. i wonder if it takes some of the fun out of it for them. maybe thats why they agree to do more intimate shows like this..or maybe rogers paid them a buncho money. who knows.
thanks stef for the hook up and getting us by the doorpeoples. fucking open bar!

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