Tonight Broken Social Scene played at the Orpheum theater in downtown LA. This venue is incredible. The architecture and detail in the decor was so amazing to see first hand. I have seen this venue so many times in pictures and on telavision without realizing it. As soon as I entered the space It seemed so familiar. Having the opportunity to see group like Broken Social Scene there was a real treat. The sound that this venue was able to produce captured me from the first note.
The band was relatively small tonight compared to how many members I have seen in performances before. There were 6 - 8 musicians on stage for the majority of the show, switching instruments, changing vocalists, and even adding a horn section for a few songs. Emily Haines from Metric sang a few songs in the middle of the set, the guitarist from the same band played the whole show along with the trumpet on occasion. I love going to a show where I am so blown away by the musicianship of the band; this was one of those shows. It was inspiring.
