{"id":4274,"date":"2012-05-29T08:01:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T14:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2012-05-29T08:01:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T14:01:39","slug":"transistor-66-weekender-park-theatre-saturday-april-28-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2012\/05\/29\/transistor-66-weekender-park-theatre-saturday-april-28-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"TRANSISTOR 66 WEEKENDER :: Park Theatre Saturday :: April 28, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRANSISTOR 66 WEEKENDER <\/strong>w\/ Miesha & the Spanks, This Hisses, Les Sexy, and Microdot<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Shanell Dupras<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After ten years of providing Winnipeg with rock n\u2019 roll, rockabilly, folk, and whatever other genres Art MacIntyre found exciting, it was time to celebrate! I had the pleasure of attending two out of the three shows from that weekend (although missing Friday was slightly devastating), and was impressed and disappointed all at the same time. What was disappointing was not the actual performances. No, they were all incredible in their own ways! What was disappointing was the turn out. After how much these concerts were promoted, I expected more than 30 people to show up.<\/div>\n

\nThis didn\u2019t seem to get in anyone\u2019s way though, because the bands rocked as if it was a full house. Microdot was the first band up on Saturday night, and brought attendees some kickass simple, yet catchy, punk riffs that kept toes tapping through their entire set. After what seemed like forever for the next set up, Les Sexy was on stage, ready to bring la culture Fran\u00e7aise to the Transistor 66 family. The singer, dressed in a kilt and army boots, moved around the stage shouting out French songs that many couldn\u2019t understand, but were still moving to the catchy melodies. Les Sexy introduced many new songs, like an English track called \u201cDerby Girls,\u201d but still included older favourites, like \u201cMalice.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

\nThis Hisses was one of the highlights of the night; all of us were in awe of the guitarist\u2019s skills (it was his birthday that night too), hypnotized by the singer\u2019s incredible vocal cords, and couldn\u2019t help but watch the drummer as he played so rough that his cymbals and snare were falling over. He even had to play with one stick while the other flew out of his hand! This Hisses performed many of the songs from Surf Noir<\/em>, including the favourites \u201cLycanthrope\u201d and \u201cSwagger,\u201d and my personal favourite, \u201cSnakewine.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

\nLast but not least, Miesha and the Spanks took the stage. Miesha was rocking a Thunderbird guitar that made my friends melt a little. Considering the fact that this band is only a duo, they put on a performance as powerful as a band of four, or more! Even a few difficulties, like broken guitar strings, didn\u2019t stop them from getting the 30 something person crowd moving. Emphasis was put on their more recent album, Gods of Love<\/em>, with tracks like \u201cAcross the Country,\u201d \u201cShe Wolf,\u201d and \u201cLeather Jacket\u201d getting the crowds feet tapping. The song that got the most attention was the finale (which happens to be one of my favourites) \u201cNight Danger,\u201d from their EP with Sphinxs.<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

\nAll I have to say after this weekend is a huge Happy Fucking Birthday to Transistor 66, keep doin\u2019 what you\u2019re doin\u2019, because Winnipeg needs you.<\/p>\n

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