Cafeteria was a good album, but not enough to stand out from the European masses. Moon Patrol has more of a chance. Where their space odyssey takes them is anyone's guess, but Les Jardiniers are settling into their element as auteurs with their own sound and style, while shedding the constrictions of bandwagonism. Here's to being weird and funky. Catherine St. W. at 8 p.m. with Haute Couture artists Sylvain Houde, Mighty Kat, Maus, Akufen and Mad Max.
Admission is free.
Scurrying up the street before the encore allowed a perfect-timing entrance to catch Vancouver performance powerhouse Kinnie Starr who, though few would have been there to compare notes, upstaged Gough with sheer courage and heartfelt intensity. Rapping about her native blood, dropping perception-altering poetry about spiritual transcendence and singing arrestingly honest love songs accompanied only by her guitar, Starr held the euphoric room in the palm of her hand, which she placed proudly on her heart. Watch for her next time. Recommend this article to a friend. The Montreal Gazette Group Inc. A division of Southam Publications, a CanWest Company.