Living in Nova Scotia means it\u2019s pretty common to miss out on good shows. Time after time I say I\u2019m going to fly or drive somewhere far away to catch a band I like. But for whatever reason, I usually end up not going.<\/p>\n
Last week I finally made an exception and I flew to Toronto to see I Mother Earth<\/a>. You may not know this, but I Mother Earth had been on a hiatus<\/a> for the past eight plus years. Then this winter\/spring rumors started surfacing that they were getting back together. Eventually the band confirmed the news and announced they would be playing a single show (which ended up being two shows), with no master plan or immediate promise of what was to come next.<\/p>\n Right away I knew I had to go. Not so much because I thought I would miss my chance to see them again. But mainly because I knew if there were to be more shows, more music – more IME, that anyone who ever gave a shit about this amazing band needed to be there and show their support. So myself and many others ended up traveling from all over Canada to attend the shows.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think I can do any justice in describing the show. I have a very limited vocabulary when it comes to new and creative ways to say something kicked ass. But it was hands down the best I Mother Earth show I have ever seen. Which says a lot, considering I\u2019ve seen them around a dozen times.\u00a0Everything from the selection of songs played, tightness of the band, enthusiasm of the audience – was damn near perfect. I knew I experienced something great as I left the venue that night. But it actually\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0until a day or two later that I realized just how great. The best shows I have seen in my life have been the ones where you can\u2019t stop smiling the next day and thinking to yourself, \u201cThat was fucking awesome!\u201d\u00a0I’ve\u00a0been smiling and swearing to myself a lot this past week.<\/p>\n From all accounts I\u2019m not the only one who feels this way. Go talk to anyone else who was there, check out some videos from the show<\/a> or read what guitarist Jagori Tanna had to say<\/a> a few days later. To put it simple \u2013 it went well. Very well.<\/p>\nWe Got the Love<\/h3>\n