
After acknowledging the significance of performing on September 11 th , Junior Boys ’ Jeremy Greenspan let the audience know it was also the birthday of an ecstatic (in every sense of the word) young man in the front row; after which, Greenspan proceeded to lead the audience in “Happy Birthday”. Good sports, those Canadians. Junior Boys’ throbbing, infectious set followed solid openers Young Galaxy at Minneapolis’s First Avenue last night, reinforcing my high opinion of crossover Canadian synth-pop. I was skeptical of Young Galaxy, fronted by ex-Stars touring [...]