Jane's Party w/ Big Stero Thursday, November 6, 2008 C'est What, Toronto I think that the moment I realized that I actually like Jane's Party more than I originally thought I did came about midway through their hour-long set when I was trying to plan out in my head how I was going to write this review. This moment occurred when I discovered, much to my surprise, that my inner-monologue had been talking itself in pointless circles, trying describe just what these dudes sound like and as it turns out, it is not so easy to do at all: this is a fact that ...Read More

Concert Review: Jane’s Party w/ Big Stereo

Yesterday I was reading Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, for school - a novel I was determined to find mildly amusing at best - when I came to a point about two-thirds through where I was forced to rest the Norton Critical Edition on my chest, take a long swig of my beer and exclaim to no one in particular, "I really like this book, Jane Austen is awesome." As it turns out, I actually give a fuck about what Fanny, Edmund and Mr. Crawford are doing and I cringe with bitter hatred every time Mrs. Norris speaks. Mansfield Park is ...Read More

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