My best friend from high school came to visit me down in the great state of Texas this past weekend. In between drinking some potent margaritas and munching on chips and queso we were able to take in a phenomenal performance from Montreal's Wolf Parade. Hot on the tracks of their latest album release (At Mount Zoomer -- go buy it, download it or hell give me your address and I will send it to you, it's that good) they put on one hell of a show. It was, according to the band, their first real show in Austin. They had played Austin City Limits before, but this was the first time playing a stand alone show. La Zona Rosa was the perfect place to see a band that prides itself on their raw energy and tense sound. As Spencer hunched over his keyboard primed to play "An Animal In Your Care," he stopped the show concerned that him sweating profusely on his equipment was casing it to malfunction. Not more than half way through the show each member of the band was drenched in sweat. Someone from the back of the venue shouted "Welcome to Texas!" but they really were welcomed by the hundreds of screaming fans who seemed to give the band enough encouragement to continue the show despite the technical and climate difficulties. Although the tracks of Mount Zoomer were exceptional, it was when playing the tracks off of their debut album Apologies to the Queen Mary that the crowd really went wild. If you have a chance to catch Wolf Parade, take it. It was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time.
