It's Bryan Adams on the phone, it's Bryan Adams on the phone...

We went to The Cameron House for a concert last night, which is a sketchy little dive bar on Queen West. The stage was in a small back room. There were never more than 40 people in the place at one time. Richard Laviolette was the first up - an intense singer/guitarist that was folky and had a strong conviction about Native rights. Next was Tripping Hazard, a decent power trio, but they did get points for incorporating cello. The drummer was fantastic. Imagine a Linux-loving sys admin with anger management issues let loose on something he could hit.

The final act was Wax Mannequin. We'd heard about him from different, completely unconnected, Toronto people. He's a great performer and is apparently known for songs such as The Price and the one where he starts meowing in the middle. Very strange, but well worth the $10 cover.