Dirty Dirty North – Beltline Therapy

Beltline Therapy
the Dirty Dirty North
Demo 2008
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak

By the end, I forgot I was listening to music. I got caught in the excitement, and was singing along at that terrible volume that isn’t singing to yourself, but clearly isn’t intended for anyone else.

You Say Party! We Say Die!… May 3

You Say Party! We Say Die!
with the Doers, the Dirty Dirty North, WCB, and Velvamatics
at the McCallum Activity Centre, May 3, 2008
Reviewed by Stephen Jersak being increasingly obtuse

The Velvamatics are at a good start. That’s weird, ‘cuz I’ve been seeing them (not in this configuration) for two years and now they’re at a good starting point. It’s reasonable, they’re seventeen. Their garage rock climaxes at its noisiest, and with a few less repeats they’d be handling some nice fuzzy econo-rock.