Osheaga

Chromeo, 10:41 p.m. I’m not ashamed to say it; I spent all of Chromeo’s 50-minute set dancing on top of a picnic table like a moron – and I loved every sweaty minute of it. One of the kids … Continue reading →

CSS, 9:10 p.m. The last time I saw CSS it was about two years ago in Toronto, when they opened for Ladytron. It was one of those shows where your new favourite band just lands in your lap, and you … Continue reading →

7:28 p.m., The Go! Team The people in the crowd might not have remembered that their mothers taught them to play nice (there were kids throwing fruit onstage, kids sticking gum in other obnoxious concert goers’ hair and the usual … Continue reading →

7:02 p.m., Duffy Duffy was already into things by the time I high-tailed it over to the mainstage. I knew I wouldn’t be staying long (the Go Team were already penciled in my schedule – and after MGMT ran … Continue reading →

5:45 p.m., MGMT MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular’s become sort of a default soundtrack in the Dose office (only interrupted by 3 o’ clock Belinda Carlisle dance parties. Don’t ask.), so MGMT was a must-see on my festival schedule. I … Continue reading →

4 p.m., The Kills After passing the gates, there was just enough time to throw away some money on merch and sandwiches (while some songs from Matt Costa’s mainstage set cascaded across the park) before The Kills made it … Continue reading →

9:35 p.m. Ah, so that’s why the kids left the Sebastien Grainger show — The Killers had already started. I still say they’re crazy for ditching that set, but hey, they’re loss. From the half-hour I caught, the Killers seemed … Continue reading →

9:10 p.m. With Iggy and the Stooges wrapping their set around 9:08 p.m., by the time I got to Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains’ stage they were already a good 10 minutes or so into their (criminally short) half-hour … Continue reading →

8-ish. I know I’m a dork. But I’ve never felt dorkier than finding myself pushed towards the front of a stage at an Iggy and the Stooges show — as Iggy’s yelling right in your direction to bust through the … Continue reading →

7:05 p.m. Like you may have noticed yesterday, I’d hardly say “decision making” is one of my stronger suits.So, in the attempt of getting the most Osheaga has to offer, I decided to split my attention. Before Cat Power… Continue reading →