Blog: Chromewaves

Frank Yang "Thanks for coming out on such short notice." It was hard to tell if Win Butler was smirking when he said this, midway through the first night of Arcade Fire's surprise two-night stand at the Music Hall in Toronto this past Friday night. After all, they had given the city just over 48 hours notice that these performances would be happening - though they did offer teasers throughout the week - prompting a mad scramble of canceled plans and fake sick days so that fans could line up for the one-per-person admission [...]