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Sloan @ House of Blues 07/01/10
Oh, Canada! In honor of Canada Day, Canadians Abroad put on a party at House of Blues Sunset Strip for those well-mannered folks from the Great White North. Canadian comedians warmed up the red-and-white clad crowd early on, but from the "SLOOOOOO-OOOOAAAAN!" chants that filled the venue it was clear that the Sloan boys were the real draw. (If you're not familiar with the band, think Pavement and early Spoon; underrated but killing it since the early 90s, these guys have the whole rock thing down - check out personal favorites The Other Man and Don't Believe a Word as good entry points.)
Laughing with the crowd and kindly refusing requests, Sloan traded vocal slots to play a few songs from each member, eliciting roars from the fans with each starting chord. And, as if to really solidify the friendly stereotype, members dropped into the crowd to talk and hang out immediately post-encore. It almost made an American want to learn the entire Canadian National Anthem for next year.
Set List
Losing California
Take it Upon Yourself
Edge of the Scene
Believe in Me
Tell Me Something I Don't Know
Everything You've Done Wrong
Who Taught You to Live Like That
The N.S.
Get Out of Bed
The Other Man
The Great Wall
Where Are You Now?
Summer's My Season
Step on it, Jean
The Rest of My Life
It is Never
Don't Believe a Word
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