We have it from a pretty reliable source that
Dan Mangan is in fact opening for
Wooden Birds at
the Crofoot this Thursday:
@ Will Wooden Birds be with you in Detroit next week?
@ in Pontiac? I believe so!
Because we are devoted listeners to
CBC Radio 3, we already know that Dan Mangan's album
Nice, Nice, Very Nice is on the short list for this year's
Polaris Prize and he's one of Canadian indie's most popular artists, and deservedly so. For a guy who's "spent half his life in the customer service line," (or maybe because of it?) he sure knows how to write catchy, philosophical and witty lyrics set to catchy, lyrical and pretty melodies. So it boggles our minds that he will be largely unknown to the audience. (Photo credit: Jonathan Taggart)
On the other hand, Wooden Birds will be largely unknown to us. Somehow
American Analog Set is off our radar, although we can certainly appreciate
Andrew Kenny's association with Broken Social Scene. We like what we hear on their MySpace page and are looking forward to getting to know them better.
