(Gig Review)
by alfie vera mella
The 12/21 at Canton Food Gallery
The local Winnipeg Rock band The 12/21 held a well-presented show last July 18 at Canton Food Gallery. The trio rocked out two sets of floor stompers that included “Rock Lobster” (The B-52s), “I Melt with You” (Modern English), “All Day and All of the Night” (The Kinks), “Elisi” (Rivermaya), “Everything You Want” (Vertical Horizon), and an original song entitled “Adventure.” In between sets, fellow local band haLf man haLf eLf joined The 12/21 onstage to perform a Classical/Progressive-oriented renditions of The Dawn’s “Enveloped Ideas” and The Cure’s “In Between Days”; after which the guest band launched into two original songs, “Falling for Her Brilliance” and “Simple.” Guesting also were local singers Paul Ong (who was a contestant at Canada’s Got Talent) and Jojo Licardo (an alumnus of Winnipeg’s Tuklas Talino), each of whom dished out a number of songs. The 12/21 are the brothers Roman (guitar/vocals), Rico (bass/vocals), and Roque Maceda (drummer).
haLf man haLf eLf at Grant & Wilton Coffeehouse
Winnipeg’s Classical New Wave / Progressive Pop band haLf man haLf eLf headlines a show at Grant & Wilton Coffeehouse on July 19. They performed a set of their brand of music that included “The Never Ending Sun,” “Brother’s Pain,” “Ignore My Weakness, Don’t Ignore Me” and “Canto de Maria Clara” (The Camerawalls), and The Cure’s “Just like Heaven.” Opening the show was the duo Natanielle Felicitas (cello/vocals) and Tim Barlow (guitar/vocals) of the local band Few Who Do. haLf man haLf eLf are Christine Mazur (violin, cello, keyboards, vocals), Dave Labovich (mandolin, acoustic guitar), Jeremy Rusu (12-string acoustic guitar), Xaq Freeman (acoustic guitar, flute), and aLfie vera mella (vocals, keyboards, bellkit, percussion).
