{"id":1371,"date":"2010-11-10T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2010-11-10T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T18:00:21","slug":"live-bait-stars-and-young-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2010\/11\/10\/live-bait-stars-and-young-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Bait: Stars lay golden eggs of love, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"

Stars and Young Galaxy<\/strong>
\n@Burton Cummings Theatre
\nOctober 29, 2010<\/strong>
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\nThe Burton Cummings Theatre has played host to a huge number of exceptional artists over the years. October 29\u2019s show was no different, with indie acts Young Galaxy and Stars gracing the stage for two stellar performances that stand up with some of the best the theatre has seen in recent years.
\nYoung Galaxy was charged with getting the night started, serenading the crowd with their dreamy brand of pop.\u00a0 The Montreal four-piece is a Canadian band that is sounding more and more like a U.K. band, something not lost on the group as they focused their brief-but-powerful set around some of the more danceable numbers in their catalog. Stephen Ramsay and Catherine McCandless swapped vocal duties on the thundering opener, \u201cDestroyer,\u201d rousing the crowd to the front of the stage and making it clear that this is a band best experienced live.
\n\u201cThe Buzz In My Flesh\u201d and \u201cOutside The City\u201d hooked the crowd with pulsing rhythms and McCandless\u2019s icy vocals echoing out across the hall at all the right moments. She was never better than when clawing her way across the stage during \u201cQueen Drum,\u201d though her voice managed to bring the entire theatre to a hush with a crashing rendition \u201cFirestruck.\u201d
\nRamsay gave his thanks to the headlining Stars, describing them as \u201cgolden eagles coming to drop golden eggs of love\u201d into the audiences\u2019 hearts. Joking aside, the bands\u2019 huge crescendos coupled with McCandless\u2019s mesmerizing stage presence made for the perfect lead up to the act to come.
\nStars quickly took to the stage to deliver a tightly packed 100-minute set, launching into a haunting performance of \u201cHe Dreams He Is Awake\u201d and calling the audience to their feet. Torquil Campbell illuminated the room from the stage with a handheld floodlight, announcing, \u201cThere’s a lot of beautiful ghosts in the building.\u201d The band moved effortlessly between older pop numbers like \u201cElevator Love Letter\u201d and newer electro cuts off this year\u2019s The Five Ghosts<\/em> LP, endlessly captivating the audience the whole way through.
\nThough much of the set was filled with swirling layers of synthesizers and electronic percussion, the best songs were those when the band took a reprieve from their posts to deliver an \u201cunplugged\u201d performance. Amy Millan and bassist Evan Cranley took presented and delicate acoustic rendition of \u201cAgeless Beauty\u201d while sitting centre stage upon a white bench. Shortly after, Campbell and Millan shared the mic on \u201cThe Woods,\u201d flanked by Cranley and keyboardist Chris Seligmanon trombone and French horn, respectively. The crowd was silent during these two stunning numbers, lending even more intimacy to the moment.
\nStars\u2019 encore once again brought the audience to their feet, swaying and clapping along to \u201cI Died So I Could Haunt You\u201d and \u201cReunion\u201d while Campbell and Millan danced across the stage, stomping their feet recklessly in time. The night was brought to a close with the softer “Changes,” and before the band bounded off the stage, Campbell was sure to graciously thank his audience, calling them the best Winnipeg audience he\u2019s seen.
\n– Kevan Hannah
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