Music Waste… June 1-4

Music Waste
2006
in Vancouver, June 1st to 4th, 2006
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak

Cran… Feb. 11

Cran
with Collapsing Opposites, L. Abramson, Chris-a-riffic, and Franklyn Currie
at Turd Ferguson, February 11, 2006
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak

The standard late start that Turd Ferguson has had attached to its name applied nearly doubly so at the first, and last, folk show at the Abbotsford punk house. I missed a lot of this show, so I’ll piece it together as best I can. It doesn’t help that that night I was sleep deprived, and that it has been a week since the show actually happened. I’ll try my best.

Fun 100… Oct. 29

Fun 100
with Cran
at a house in Langley, October 29, 2005
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak

Yeah! A Trinity party! Oh wait, that’s kind of lame! But Fun 100 and Cran played, so it’s okay. I was greeted at the house by a table full of CDs available for $3 each! After figuratively snatching a Futureheads CD from Jonny Hughes’s limp wrists (that wasn’t meant to be mean, I just couldn’t resist the symbolism), I was ready to enjoy some music.

Cran.. Sept. 24

Cran
with the Poison Dart
at Ethical Addictions, September 24, 2005
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak

I went to Endoplasmic fully expecting to see Stun the Silence and Read the Label. I was really looking forward to it, as not only am I friends with 5 of the seven people playing, I have been in bands with two of them. I had heard the doors were opening at 7. I showed up at 6:55, to find out that the place was already at capacity. Deciding not to waste the night I headed for Ethical Addictions. I knew that Jonny was having his CD release party at 8.

Cran – Consider it Pure Joy

Consider it Pure Joy
Cran
Anniedale
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak

As much as I like Jonny, or maybe because I like Jonny, I’m going to be honest about this album (not that I’m not with other stuff I review). It’s good. Not great, but good. The album has it’s moments and there’s no denying that Jonny knows what he’s doing when it comes to music, but so much of the album just gets smushed together in a pile of forgettable material due to a plethora of only somewhat above average songs. On top of this, Jonny’s singing is an acquired taste. While I like it, I could see why others wouldn’t. Despite not being amazed with the album overall, I do like every song, the album just lacks something.