Along with Busker Fest (exactly when did giant-ass speakers
become part of “busking,” by the way?), Halifax can add another loud,
and hopefully as crowded, August tradition—the return of Daft Punk
Tribute. Let’s face it, even though there are rumours of a 2010 tour,
chances are good you’re never going to see the real French-house deal,
so why not let the laser show come to you, n’est-ce pas?
Expect a live band made up of Humber College music students with at
least one robot and a ton of real instruments between them. Last summer
James Ervin (robot/trumpet/EWI) told Coast writer Sam Worthington that,
“We’ll take stuff from live sets, and base a lot off of studio work,
and then throw our own things in there. We’ve got four horns—why not
use them for something a little differently?”
This article appears in Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2009.