I first heard of these guys on 100.5 The Peak FM last year and I really enjoyed listening to their music.  All I knew about them, at the time when I was discovering more of their music, was that they were a local indie band that was becoming pretty well known across the country.  Little did I realize that the 2 leading band members went to the same high school as me.  They were even in a band way back then called My Buddy Dave.  It was obvious from that long ago that they were passionate about music, but like any other high school band, not all of them make it.  But when I went to their show last November, I was completely flabbergasted to see them rocking it on stage at St. James Hall.  I think I was staring at them for a good 10 minutes trying to figure out if my eyes were fooling me.  I hadn’t seen these guys since high school…….  That was a long time ago.  But it turned out to be them and I couldn’t be more proud.  It always makes me happy to see musicians making it big; going from humble beginnings to playing for crowds of hundreds to thousands.  They even played during the Olympics at some of the Olympic pavilions!  Those were some pretty awesome shows.  I have pictures to post up later.

Here are a few that I took November 25, 2009 at St. James Hall.  The opening musician is Hannah Georgas, I believe, from the Island.  It’s been awhile since I heard her music so I don’t remember what it was like.  I just remember I liked it.  Then Said The Whale, with frontmen Tyler Bancroft and Ben Worcester, took the stage after Hannah Georgas’s set.  I wasn’t disappointed.  Their live performance was solid and, being among a crowd of buzzed fans, revved us all up for more upbeat, happy rhythems and rifts strongly influenced by the sights and sounds of beautiful Canada.

Check out Said the Whale.  I wouldn’t be surprised if they became the next Trews of the westcoast.