Woodhands @ Beats, Breaks & Culture
07/07/08
On Saturday, I attended the opening act of Sirius presents: The 5th Annual Beats, Breaks and Culture at The Harbourfront, in Toronto. Alright, right now I’d like to say that my day was air tight ‘packed’ and I would’ve loved to have seen more of the performers (I actually went back to see Crystal Castles, but it was packed in the area. However, I did get to see Thunderheist play Jerk It Nacho Style, ’twas cool)
So yeah, Woodhands. I had only heard one song on YouTube by them. This was enough to convince me to spend an hour downtown watching them perform their music live. I’ve got to say, they were excellent. The keyboard player/vocalist, Dan Werb, opened the act with a few sarcastic remarks, which were funny. He gave one hell of an energetic performance. He was really ‘into’ the performance. He would scream a lot and work his keyboard guitar with a lot of crazy movement. He was quite “live”, as kids today say. Same with the drummer, Paul Banwatt. I was in awe of how on pace he was with his drumming. A lot of speed drumming in techno and he was marvelous. They transitioned through songs seamlessly, gaining applauses for almost every perfectly executed transition. I thought the high point of the performance was when Paul Banwatt got off his seat, grabbed a microphone and started rapping. I don’t know the name of the track, but that was one exciting moment.
Hell of a performance guys. Bravo.
