Blown Away by Propagandhi!

Met up with Matt last night to see Propagandhi. We got a beer and planted ourselves on the right hand side of the stage about 10-15 feet away. They opened with Potemkin City Limits which is probably my favorite song on the new album. I didn't realize that they have an additional guitar player. A great move on their part. It made their live show so much better and fuller. Plus, it was so fun to watch the new guy play the insanely, intricate guitar riffs. They played a solid 2 hour set that seemed so short and left me wanting more. Oddly, Todd didn't sing. Even his own songs. Maybe he had laryngitis.

Last night I was thinking back to the first time Matt and I tried to see Propagandhi. We were in college at MSU and heard they were playing over in London, Ontario. Back then, they refused to play in the US, so we had to make the 4 to 5 hour drive from East Lansing, MI to see 'em. Well, we showed up at the venue and there wasn't anyone there. They told us that they moved to another venue near by, but that Dayglo Abortions was playing tomorrow night. We got to the other venue only to find that it was sold out and we couldn't get in! We pleaded with the door man, but he wasn't letting us in for anything. We peaked through the blurry window and caught a few songs.