A taste of DeP
by Mastofan81 on 2009-07-15Mod Club Theatre - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5I've heard the great things about Dillinger live, I've seen the Youtube clips, yet nothing could quite prepare me for the real thing.
For starters, the show took place on the edge of the Taste of Italy festival, adding to the carnival vibe of the show. Between sets you could sample awesome food and waste money on rigged carny games.
I showed in time for most of the Knife the Glitter set, and they set the stage adequately. Having never heard there music before, I was suitably impressed. Mathy, noisy metal with jarring riffs and spastic time signatures.
Then, on comes DeP, and they didn't disappoint. They rode the line between the older, harsher stuff and the newer, more accessible songs, keeping old and new fans equally satisfied. There was no barricade and no line of bouncers cause Dillinger don't need any. Front man Greg Puciato is more formidable than any group of bouncers could hope to be. Alternately hugging, ridiculing and throwing kids off the stage. Guitarists banged and thrashed, rode the audience like a cork on a wave, and made the bar their stage.
Song selection was near perfect. Varying the pace just enough to keep the audience from going deaf and/or insane trying to keep up.
By the end of the show my ears were ringing, I was shell-shocked and singing Their lyrics all the way home.