Final Fantasy last night

One of Lydia's favorite bands is Final Fantasy [wp], so when it was announced that they'd (he'd) be coming to Vancouver for a show on the University of British Columbia campus she snapped up tickets right away.  Last night was the show and it was actually pretty good.  The entire show is done by one fellow, Owen Pallett, on violin with a ton of looping and just a tiny bit of piano.

There's two albums out, and it's worth checking out if you've got the time and inclination.  His last album won the first Polaris Music prize the day before yesterday, so it's award winning don't you know.  If you like violin based indie music this is right up your alley.  Pallet did a lot of the string arrangements on the Arcade Fire album that everyone loves so much, so if you're into the music it's likely you've heard some of his work before.  If you've gone to a U2 concert on their latest tour it's also likely you've heard his work, since U2 comes onto the stage to "Wake Up" by the Arcade Fire.

It all comes back to Bono doesn't it?

P.S.  I forgot to add that I actually really enjoyed opener Bob Wiseman [wp].  His music was good and his videos were hilarious.