i was a canadian before it was cool.

this is a bit of a classic piece of canadiana; some people may even argue that this was the best canadian band of all time, although it was very short-lived - we only got two records out of the original line-up.

they're doing a twenty year anniversary set with the original line-up at the windsor bluesfest (and they managed to get jeff martin, singer/guitarist of another obscure-outside-of-canada canadian act called the tea party, to open).

the fact is that i saw this concert once before. it was called edgefest, and it happened in 1997.

to get an idea of the popularity of these bands in canada, note that the opening bands were collective soul, green day and the foofighters. the headliners were the tea party, i mother earth & our lady peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNhGGdfqFME&list=PL919D15E55E8F8498

this is a couple of cuts from the tea party's opus, the edges of twilight.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7pg4ndDy_gaVTV_e6gcFigsqAuTvt7Bo

note to self: don't consume five grams of mushrooms this time.