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This is a little chart I did up for the Loop Magazine in Vancouver
surrounding EDGEfest. The Loop set the festival up for me, and was
consequently an integral part of my entire trip. If you're from Toronto, don't mind the reference to aloofness -
we've gotta stir it up once in a while!

The following blurb is the Roxy Music review I did up for the Big Takeover magazine in New York.

Roxy Music
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, Canada
July 16th, 2001

It’s been 18 years since we've seen anything brand new on record or
anything at all live from Roxy Music. Would a reunion tour
such as this, missing a key element in Brian Eno, be a delicious
revisiting of the past, or a sad and tired attempt at
rekindling a flame long since snuffed while making a few bucks in
the process? Original member/saxophonist extraordinaire Andy
MacKay doesn't deny that this tour will help put his kids through
college, and is also the first to mention that this tour
is designed to appeal to the casual fan. They spared no expense
on the set though; inside the packed Air Canada Centre sat an
impressive stage bedecked with shimmery drapery, decorative
baubles, and a video-screen backdrop that doubled as a starry
night sky. On stage at any one time were an array of about ten
musicians, including the current four orignal members, a backup
singer in a flamenco dress, and various percussionists and
keyboardists. Not to mention the flashy and dazzling mannequin-
like dancing girls that appeared in sequins and feathers at
various points throughout the show. Would it be Roxy Music
without the glamorous females? Bryan Ferry, dividing his time
between cavorting about the stage and hanging out behind a set of
keys, engaged the crowd with plenty of interaction and clapping,
and also changed his jacket three times. Said crowd consisted
mostly of what would appear to be the band's original flock of
fans, many of them oddly enough accompanied by their school-age
children. See, mum and dad were cool at one time too, junior.
True to MacKay's admission, the set was a clean, compact journey
through Roxy Music's most notable hits, keeping in with
the release of the Best Of… disc. Ladytron, Dance Away, Jealous
Guy and Love Is The Drug were all on the menu. The set was bang-
on, no vocal lapses, nothing seeming out of place. Phil Manzanera
pealed into a guitar solo that left the audience
reeling and cheering, and Paul Thompson's spirited drumming was
well-complemented by the energetic percussionist Julia
Thornton. Also receiving plenty of applause was tour violinist
and knob-twiddler-in-lieu-of-Eno, Lucy Wilkins. The band played
for about an hour, then did a short encore before leaving
the stage one at a time. Perhaps Roxy Music will not again enjoy
the grandeur of the 70's, but this tour is proving that they
still have a lot of life in them yet.