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Arab on Radar played their first Toronto show tonight at the Garrison . 

wikipedia:

Arab on Radar are a Providence, Rhode Island based noise rock band founded in 1994. They went on hiatus in 2002. Members of the band went on to form or join the bands The Chinese Stars, Athletic Automaton, Made in Mexico. The band reformed in 2010.

So that was awesome. 

I went alone after recently finding out how much better it is to go to a show alone if one particularly wants to see a band.  no small talk, no compromise.  

Biking along Dundas west, I wasn’t sure exactly where the Garrison was.  I parked my bike close to where I thought it was and waited for an appropriate looking person to walk by so I can ask.  An appropriate looking couple walked by.  

Bingo; not one but two chances at proper directions.   They pointed me in the right direction (literally half a block down).  The dude gave me a sidelong glance and adds, “we’ll be there too!” 

“Oh ya? hahaha” was my response.  Just like that.

And it was craig “obsessive compulsive” kurek, drummer of Arab on Radar.  

That rules pretty hard.  

The show itself?

Child Bite opened sounding like a cross between Jesus Lizard and Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower.   I don’t mind either and therefore didn’t mind them either.  I liked their progression and their rhythm was hypnotic. 

DD/MM/YYYY, Toronto locals.  My first live experience with them, really.They translate better on record.   Too much variation without being tight enough to pull off what they’re trying to do.

Good show.