In case you have been living under a rock: the Tote is reopen! (Re)opening night was Thursday June 17, I’ve made it down twice since then; don’t ask me who played because I can’t remember. Mmm beer… The pool table is gone and there is new carpet.
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Holy motherfucking crap! The Tote is reopening in six weeks!!! It is still not known whether it will retain the Tote name, but I don’t see why Bruce Milne would have a problem with it. From what he was saying around the time of the Tote’s closure, he would look forward to the Tote being revived by Portokallis and Perring, although he wasn’t confident they – or anyone else – would be able to get around the tough Liquor Licensing restrictions. Screw you Brumby!
My friend Chris (he’s a rad dude) and his friends are in a band called Mushroom Horse. They are pretty cool. They played at I.D.G.A.F.F.* in Abbotsford on Friday night, and there was good music, Hawaiian shirts and funky plastic bead necklaces. Gemma didn’t bring any kittens, which I was a little disappointed about; though I have a feeling it would have been too loud for them anyway. Here is one of their songs, with Chris on vocals; I don’t know what it’s called, and also my memory card ran out just before the end – sorry! * I.D.G.A.F.F., for those of you ...
So if you aren’t busy having a fun time over in Ararat at the inaugural Blueprint Festival on the 19th of September then perhaps you could be chilling in Collingwood at the Tote to celebrate Chapterfest. That psychedelic Japanese band Tenniscoats are playing along with local favourites like the cutesy Pikelet, post-punk heroes Primitive Calculators, the dangerous Dick Diver, the.. twerpish (??) Twerps and other Chapter Music acts. For $15 it’s pretty good, last year’s sold out too if you were wondering. Official Website
Opening the night was The Revels, and though I missed a majority of this bluesy rock and roll bands songs, the couple of songs I did manage to catch were a warm and energetic way to begin my evening. Next up for the night was The Alcorettes, who draw comparisons from Little Red, only better. That’s right, I went there! They were exuberant with catchy rock and roll songs to get you up and dancing! Their light-hearted songs drew many laughs, my personal favourite being a PSA on the downside of driving while on acid! ...
