Friday Shorts: BSS reunion, David Byrne, New Weird, Red Riders View Comments

Last Saturday at the Waterfront in Toronto, Broken Social Scene played a memorable free show, with a lineup that included Feist, Emily Haines, Amy Millan, Jason Collett, Jimmy Shaw, Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff and more…
Stereogum reported on this earlier in the week and they have since embedded some more youtube videos including Anthems for a 17-year-old Girl, Safety Bricks and 7/4, which you can also watch below.
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David Byrne writes an intriguing postcard blog post from Ostrava, Czech Republic. Who knew he was a steelworks fanboy?
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Volume One of Stu Buchanan’s new project New Weird Australia, is now available for download.
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Sydney’s Red Riders are so hot right now. Tour dates have been announced – includes a free show at the Sydney Theatre Company.
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Upstarts Philadelphia Grand Jury are playing at Spectrum tonight. They are massively excited.
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[clip] Broken Social Scene ‘7/4 (Shoreline)’ at The Waterfront, Toronto