On Friday night Library Voices brought their brand of Danceable Pop/Rock songs to the Mansion with supporting acts Graham Wright and The Great Augustus.

The night started off a little slow which I thought was going to be the call for the rest of the night, but slowly throughout the night the Mansion started to fill up. The Great Augustus started off the night a little earlier than I originally thought the night was going to begin.  With a mix of pop and Indie rock local Kingston Band got the night started. While possibly still working on creating a definitive sound for themselves. The soft pop vocals from Erik really made their music pop from what it could have sounded if the vocals had a much rawer sound. Graham and The Library Voices Erik and Llyod had a matching guitar and bass. A couple of their songs really bordered along the boundary of  rock and pop, too much pop for  a rock song and too much rock for a pop song. The tempo stayed around the same for most of their set, the songs may got a little heavier and lighter sounding but the tempo didn’t vary too much. The harmonizing and timing between the lead and backing vocals are the definite strong points of the band right now. The timing between the vocals and the guitars was pretty much on cue during the set. I am looking forward in hearing more from the guys in the coming months.

Graham Wright  & The Good Times Band was at the Mansion tonight in support of his new album Shirts Vs Skins. His personal project is a far cry away from anyone who was looking forward in hearing Tokyo Police Club cover songs or possible b sides were going to be a little disappointed tonight. As I talked to Graham later on after the show I talked to him about the very small similarities with Early Tokyo Police Club and he hinted that there is a small amount of Tokyo that maybe added to some of the tracks but you really had to listen for the similarities. On this night Graham picked up two members of the Elwins to help him on stage to fill out the rest of his touring band. One special note that I have to make is the fact that the drummer from the Elwins this was his first show and was a emergency call from Graham the only time He had a real listen to the Shirts Vs Skins album was trying to learn the album on the way down from Toronto. Graham had to coach him just a little throughout the set, but if Graham never said anything I would have been none th wiser that he just learned the songs a couple of hours before. As they started off their third song it really brought forth a Cuff The Duke kind of sound, with a alt country sound this song was one of my favourite throughout his set.  The look on Graham’s face throughout his set was also a staple for me as if he was in his own personal space while performing. He even made the note on how happy he was playing his own songs for people and didn’t care if the project takes off or not but just the fact that he is able to play his own songs to an audience. The elements of his sound are a little mixed as well, driving from a pop to rock to alt country we really got a wide mix of genres mixed up in the set.  The keyboards played by a member of The Elwins really added a different sound to a couple of the songs.  Graham brought most of the audience from the back of the Mansion towards the stage and set the night up for Library Voices to finish it off.

I will admit that I have never heard of Library Voices before and the people who I talked to throughout the night couldn’t believe that I haven’t before, but now I know who they are and now I am going to start following the band. Their live show is where their music comes alive more then the recorded version. Just as Hollerado did the night before it didn’t take long for  Library Voices to make people start sweating it up on the dance floor and kept it up throughout their set. The lead vocals were top notched throughout the set no matter who was singing them. The clarity was exceptional especially for the fact that they were all over the stage playing their instruments and dancing the entire time. I don’t think there was a time when you couldn’t understand a single lyric throughout the set. The use of two keyboards added a different dimension to a couple of the songs, as one keyboard was being played the synth at the back of the stage would fill in a couple of voids or play overtop creating  a 80’s vibe to the songs or a video game depending on how you looked at it.  About the third songs in they didn’t like how people were not right up tight to the speakers so a member jumped off stage and pushed a few people closer to the stage before returning to the stage himself.  Playing songs off of their newly released album called Summer Of Lust they passively made a few new fans from this night which included one of the fan favourites If Raymond Carver was Born in The 90‘s. I also can not forget to mention the covers for the night to finish off their set the first time they finished with a Neil Young cover but not the normal Rockin’ In The Free World, Cinnamon Girl or Helpless they chose to play Unknown Legend. I’m pretty sure most people didn’t know what song or who sang the song at first giving the puzzled look they gave as some of the audience cheered for the song. At the end of the set they took one of the Floor Toms and brought it out to the couch as another member gave the drum a proper beating along with the song. After they finished the song it wasn’t enough for the audience as they yelled out for more, It didn’t look as if they planned on playing any more songs or if they were going to come back to the stage but the crowd was relentless and wanted more so The Library Voices obliged and went back out to the stage one by one, but then the call for a Bass Solo started first as a joke but quickly grew with more people chanting Bass Solo Bass Solo, then out of nowhere the bass line for Jump Around began and the keyboardist took on the lyrics for the song. To finish off the night there was a disclaimer that went out for video taping the lead singer dancing as it shouldn’t be taped and hit Youtube and he only dances this way around his apartment and cats. The last song was a cover of George Harrison’s Got My Mind Set On You, which ripped apart the audience made everybody go into overdrive to finish out the night.