jemo @ lee’s palace
jemo played a set tonight at Lee’s Palace in downtown Toronto, a part of a HotBoxx show among five bands in total. Rumours have it that jemo brought out the most number of people of all five bands, played third on the list, and totally rocked.
There’s something about venues in Toronto. They dislike the heat. Considering we’re located in Canada, this can many times wreak havoc on artists/musicians. There’s no hot water, so you’re washing your hands in filtered Lake Ontario, there’s no hot air, so you’re drying in a torrent of arctic wind, and there’s no heat, leaving your band, your fans, and your instruments, no better inside than outside. Tonight was also one of the coldest nights thus far in Toronto.
jemo started with a new song I haven’t heard of yet, and which jeff’s guitar also felt like acting up, the low E string had de-tuned itself to a note unheard of. To the unknowing public, we thought it was part of the experimental aspect that is jemo, but while noting jeff’s confused look while he attempted to keep playing, while re-tuning the string gave away the idea of him experimenting beyond understanding. james from the band also wore a birthday hat for the first two songs.
Besides the Wardrobe equipment -malfunction at the beginning, the set was just as amazing as I had always pictured it would be. twenty-eight minutes of jemo included new songs, favourite songs, and jokes about bathrooms, Madonna’s phone number, and embarrassing the famous and well-sponsored drummer.
I wouldn’t miss the next jemo show for the world. It’s fun writing about them.
