Yep, it's an empirical fact... tiny = cute, so that's why I was so excited by all the adorable tiny-ness that was going on at Bruar Falls last night.
Yes, last night I discovered a new cute band. They are called My Friend Other and The Toys and Tiny Instruments and this is what they look like (super cute, duh):
My friend Andrew ended up setting up a show at Bruar last minute by tossing together a group of bands that he really didn't know too well that were mostly friends of friends. Admittedly, I went into the night with a pretty skeptical mindset, and that's what made the Toys And Tiny Instruments the most delightful surprise of 2k10 thus far.
This seven member behemoth takes a while to set up. They only have one little amp, everything else is mic'd... and they only play (you guessed it) tiny toys and instruments. There are ukuleles, there are maracas, there are kazoos, there is a tiny little piano thing, there are tambourines, there is a toy accordion.
Based on the setup, this band could have gone either way, but as soon as they started playing my pants were thoroughly charmed off.
They are insanely charismatic. They are actually really talented at playing their tiny instruments. Their songs are incredibly well written. What could have been a dinky concept band ended up being one of the most engaging things I have seen ever. The show had lackluster energy before they played, but by the time they finished with rousing cover of "Take On Me", every single person in the bar was loosing their shit.
Srsly though, watch out for this band, best band I have seen in a while. Really something special.
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