September = music poetry and more music

Scott & I spent last weekend on Olympic Island at the Virgin Festival. We suffered the dampness & cold on Saturday for next to nothing it seemed : the festival ran behind schedule all day, so the Kid Koala and The Flaming Lips sets were cut short, inciting much discussion on Stillepost the next morning. Things ran more smoothly on Sunday, though, and we were glad not to have missed The Raconteurs and our old favorites, Broken Social Scene.

This past Tuesday night, we saw Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton perform Knives Don't Have Your Back (a gorgeous album that's quickly becoming one of my all-time faves) at the Gladstone Hotel.

Roger Waters is at the ACC this coming Wednesday, performing The Dark Side of the Moon Live. I'm not sure what to expect, just hoping it will be worth a late night mid-week.

Next Saturday, after taking in this month's installment of the Test Reading Series, we'll be at the Drake for Avant Nuit. I'm especially looking forward to the Akumu/Anne Bourne set. My favorite annual September event, Word on the Street, is the next day.