Last night we ventured out to our second Toronto Winter Festival. Last year, we went to see the New Pornographers on a balmy evening (it was -26C) and it was absolutely fantastic! This year we headed down to Nathan Philip's Square to catch Winnipeg's, The Weakerthans. It was much warmer than last year, only -4C -- still my fingers were pretty numb by the end of the show. That was ok because there were all of these cool light/fire displays that you could huddle around to get warmed up again. They were extremely neat to behold. Have a look:

But back to The Weakerthans! I was pretty excited as I really enjoyed their latest release, Reunion Tour, and have also enjoyed past albums (particularly Reconstruction Site which is FANTASTIC!). Musically, they sounded pretty solid. That said, I thought the show was only ok. They played a pretty mellow set and near the end my numb fingers were my main focus. That is in sharp contrast to last year's show by the NP's when even in -26C degree temps I was bopping around right until the bitter end! N agreed that the entertainment value was much better last year.

Here's a picture and a video clip. Enjoy!