The Plank Panel show no fear of the unitard
Your Plank Panel:
*Ingrid Nilson:* who never says no to theatre.
*Tobias Slezak:* Who never says no to Pizza.
Who took in "Vincat":http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendI... who performed at "Club Push":http://pushfestival.ca/index.php?mpage=shows&spage=main&id=89#show on Saturday January 31, 2009, part of the ongoing "PuSh Festival":http://pushfestival.ca/index.php. Vincat are from Victoria. What do they sound like? According to them: "Too many impulses, not enough rationality."
*Tobias:* It all began with a sound check performed by a guy in a unitard. He had a spelunking lamp strapped to his forehead as he cranked the reverb to 11. What followed was a performance inspired by Bowie's glam-rock alien phase. Capes, tinfoil costumes and yes, the unitard, all these took the stage to give a surprisingly accomplished set. While they lacked a bit of polish and substance, Vincat was an unexpected surprise. What made the night miserable was an embarrassingly empty "Club Push".
*Ingrid:* There was definitely no pushing going on during this concert. The audience consisted of eight of the band's closest friends that also made the trip over from Victoria. And Toby and me. And the bartenders and merch table workers. That's about it. And you know why? Nobody wants to shovel out an additional $20 after an already pricey but priceless evening of PuSh performance. No doubt the Club PuSh programming is of the highest quality but they compromise the quantity of audience members with a prohibitive cover charge. That said, these guys were worth the price of admission. Young but developed. A sophisticated sound with such influences as the following self-created list: "EARTH LIFE. WORLD MUSIC. GLAM. They're imaginative too.
*Tobias:* Start with an ounce of Wolf Parade, mix with a dash of The Darkness, finish with the three piece timing of Rush and you get Vincat. Okay... while they may not yet soar to such heights, from what I heard tonight, they're off to a good start.
*Ingrid:* My first impression was that they sounded like Wilco... underwater. But as it turns out, they're currently in the process of exploring the possibility of a submarine investment and "underwater recordings". They have the fun freedom in their sound of a jam band but with the sustenance of peanut butter. Mmmusical goodness. Best of all, the trekky trendiness of multi-talented Kristian North (who does vocals, guitar, keyboards and time travel!!?), wearing a unitard so shiny I almost had to wear my sunglasses at night.
*Tobias:* Napolean Dynamite came to mind when Kristian rocked out for sure. But Ingrid and I were boppin' along to the music, sunglasses or no.
*Ingrid:* As the Performance Works disco ball spun around, the only thing lacking was a hundred more people.
_Vincant performed as part of Club PuSh on January 31, 2009_