Blog: Consequence Of Sound

The person who originally said, "the more, the merrier" clearly never saw Montreal's BRAIDS live. While filling a venue to capacity is obviously good business for both the artist and the bookers, sometimes a sparse crowd is a blessing - especially when it means Raphaelle Standell-Preston's stunning, lofty vocals are free to bounce about the room, completely consuming the listener. I'm getting ahead of myself, though, as ultra poppy Painted Palms and indie up-and-comers Pepper Rabbit first had to set the stage for the evening - and did so admirably well. [...]