LIVE: Broken Social Scene with Frightened Rabbit and The Belle Game
Openers The Belle Game and Frightened Rabbit set the tone for a magical performance from Broken Social Scene at the Aragon Ballroom on September 29th.
With a band like Broken Social Scene you never really know what you're going to get from their show. There are constant surprises throughout their show, due to an always changing line up of artists on their touring roster. Accompanied by a wide array of instruments such as a horn section and even a Mohan Veena, Broken Social Scene possesses a powerful and unique sound during their live show.
On Friday night, the supergroup opened with their song “KC Accidental” off their 2003 album You Forgot It in People. What followed was a flowing and diverse set. Ariel Engle and the girls from The Belle Game filled in for female vocals on songs such as “7/4 (Shoreline)." Following that, they played a couple songs off their 2017 album Hug of Thunder, such as “Halfway Home” and “Protest song." Before their song “Texico Bitches," frontman Kevin Drew talked about how Chicago was very influential in their career and that he had wrote this song while here. He then hopped off the stage and performed the song along the barrier next to the crowd.
They continued playing songs off many of their albums and eventually the set seemed to be coming to a close. However, they were not done with surprises! After doing a cover of The Archies “Sugar Sugar” with original Archies band member Andy Kim, they also played “Sister OK” off Kim’s 2015 record It’s Decided. Closing out their set was a couple more hits like “Anthems For a Seventeen Year Old Girl” and “Meet Me in the Basement."
Broken Social Scene really prove that they are still a powerhouse of putting out great music and performing it live after so many years. With changes to their set lists and line up of band members they are sure to put on a great show no matter where they are. For more information about their upcoming shows click here.
