{"id":12339,"date":"2023-02-11T05:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/?p=12339"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:42:48","slug":"winterruption-january-27th-the-good-will-social-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2023\/02\/11\/winterruption-january-27th-the-good-will-social-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Review :: WINTERRUPTION :: January 27 at The Good Will Social Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
Photo by Mike Thiessen<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

by Myles Tiessen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two shows took place at The Good Will Social Club on January 27th for WINTERRUPTION. Five bands entertained a crowd of hyperactive fans from 7 pm until well past midnight, making for a jam-packed evening of rock n\u2019 roll music. This is coverage of the early show, featuring meditative performances from Stephan Hodges and A. Savage. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

EARLY SHOW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephan Hodges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephan Hodges walked onto the stage alone at the Good Will shortly after 7:30 pm. Though he was the first performer in what was to be a very long night of music, his set undoubtedly rings clear in attendees\u2019 ears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While admittedly nervous, he and his acoustic guitar stood proud at the stage\u2019s centre and, one by one, picked away at some songs from the Animal Teeth catalog (of which Hodges is the principal songwriter and singer). His stunning guitar skills captivated a surprisingly large crowd for such an early show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What stood out the most was just how surprising the songs, through the channel of the solo acoustic guitar, separated themselves from their existence with the band. The slowcore or sad, lofi tunes transitioned into folky love songs that carried new weight and solemnity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Songs like \u201cNew Fast\u201d or \u201cHeart of Darkness\u201d were melancholic, contemplative, and authentic, showcasing Hodges\u2019 diary-like songwriting. It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve gotten any new Animal Teeth material, so it\u2019s nice to see Hodges still honing his craft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Savage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Photo by Mike Thiessen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It goes without saying \u2014 Andrew Savage is an enigmatic figure. The brain behind alternative legends Parquet Courts is continually morphing and pursuing new creative directions, whether it be visual art or genre-bending music like Parquet Courts\u2019 hugely popular Wide Awake!<\/em>, which was highly indebted to Analog Africa\u2019s African Scream Contest<\/em> series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One could go on for ages describing all the esoteric inspirations behind the creative directions Savage has taken in his career, but regardless, he left all that behind when he took the stage in front of a packed crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stone-like with only an acoustic guitar, a music stand full of lyrics, and an empty guitar case by his side, Savage resembled an unassuming busker. Still, he awed a crowd of eager fans with his profoundly astonishing lyrics and arresting melodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Savage worked his way through primarily new material. One of those new songs he called \u201cElvis in the Army,\u201d a lyrically dense track about performance, failure, and the prospect of becoming obsolete in the music industry. Savage\u2019s baritone vocals lifted and lowered, cracked and soothed through what was, in all reality, an all-too-short set. Like Jim Sullivan and Fred Neil, Savage\u2019s folk-country demeanor was mysterious and enrapturing. Whether hypnotized by his skillful finger-picking or left analyzing the pieces of his gothic lyrics, it was a set for the ages. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Myles Tiessen Two shows took place at The Good Will Social Club on January 27th for WINTERRUPTION. Five bands entertained a crowd of hyperactive fans from 7 pm until well past midnight, making for a jam-packed evening of rock n\u2019 roll music. This is coverage of the early show, featuring meditative performances from Stephan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1497,1495,1496],"class_list":["post-12339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-bait","tag-a-savage","tag-stephan-hodges","tag-winterruption"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12339"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12391,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12339\/revisions\/12391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}