To honour the occassion of the start of the recording of their second album, The Diableros hosted a 'Bootleg Party' at Sneaky Dee's last Thursday April 19 when they showcased the new songs and invited anyone to record the show and share the performance online if they like. The band plans to post the set list on Stille Post, although it's yet to surface. ( Update: Here's the set list courtesy of Diablero Pete.) Against a backdrop of colourful screen projections, the band performed a dynamite set. The new songs sound fantastic. Generous amounts of guitar and organ remain from the first album although the new songs' melodies seemed more subtle. However, in my opinion the band sounds tighter than ever. As boyishly unassuming as guitarist Ian Jackson might appear on first glance, I will state for the record that he's one of the more enthusiastic guitarists I've seen in Toronto. Other than my usual photos, I had no plans to take part in bootlegging the show since I don't have the equipment. However, in the spirit of the occasion I decided to shoot some video clips using my trusty digital camera - it's not the best quality video nor sound-wise but until something better comes along, this is all you're getting. Did anyone actually bootleg the show? Here are the video clips[when the band posts the set list, I'll update this post with the song titles. Update: Song titles below via Diablero Pete over at Stille Post]:
Video: The Diableros - "Mist" (18 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Up In The Mountain Range" (18 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Ever Changing" (19 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Broken Barns" (30 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Any Other Time" (34 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "No One Wants To Drive" (27 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Kicking Rocks" (26 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Left From The Movies" (30 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Nothing Down In Hogtown" (36 sec) (YouTube)
Video: The Diableros - "Turning Backwards" (41 sec) (YouTube)
I only got to Sneaky Dee's when Proof Of Ghosts were tying up their rock n' roll set as the night was running late, but next openers Toronto's The Airfields were worth the wait. Doing double duty that night was Diableros guitarist Ian Jackson playing guitar with The Airfields. The last time I saw The Airfields proper was back in March 2006 at Lee's Palace opening for The Wedding Present when I'd only caught part of their set; I'd also saw The Airfields this past December 2006 at Silver Dollar as part of a Jesus and Mary Chain tribute night. Drawing material from their "City State" and "Laneways" EP's as well as a few newer songs, The Airfields performed an enthusiastic set of pop music. I see The Airfields and The Diableros as sort of two sides of the same pop coin. The Airfields take a jangly pop approach that embraces a C86 sensibility while The Diableros play noisier pop music with more swagger. Not to be outdone, The Airfields second last song of their set built to a noisy, euphoric conclusion that was as noisy(maybe even noiser) than anything I've heard from The Diableros.
Here are my photos from the show.
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