{"id":44094,"date":"2025-09-17T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44094"},"modified":"2025-09-15T22:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:09:19","slug":"live-review-brian-jonestown-massacre-danforth-music-hall-sept-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44094","title":{"rendered":"Live review: Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Danforth Music Hall \u2014 Sept 14, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toronto finally got its turn, and for me it was a milestone: my first time ever seeing Brian Jonestown Massacre live. After years of spinning their records, I finally walked into Danforth Music Hall to feel that wall of sound in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What they played<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Whoever You Are<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Vacuum Boots<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Do Rainbows Have Ends<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. #1 Lucky Kitty<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Fudge<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Days, Weeks and Moths<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. That Girl Suicide<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Don\u2019t Let Me Get in Your Way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. When Jokers Attack<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Sailor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Anemone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Pish<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Whatever Hippie Bitch<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Servo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Wait a Minute (2:30 to Be Exact)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Forgotten Graves<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Super-Sonic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    What Went Down<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Early glow:<\/strong>
    Anton started off surprisingly light\u2014almost chipper. The band sounded dialed in early, layering that signature BJM haze while still keeping it sharp enough to cut through the room. Songs like Vacuum Boots<\/em> and That Girl Suicide<\/em> felt like the moment I\u2019d been waiting for, finally watching those tracks take shape right in front of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Cracks in the veneer:<\/strong>
    Tech glitches cropped up\u2014pedal issues, feedback, and a couple of mic dropouts. Nothing catastrophic, but enough to break the spell here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And then Anton\u2019s mood shifted. What began as playful chatter edged into irritation with the crowd. That familiar volatility\u2014the kind you hear about in BJM lore\u2014surfaced, and suddenly the show carried a different tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The letdown:<\/strong>
    I was secretly holding out for Nevertheless<\/em>\u2014the one I wanted most\u2014but it didn\u2019t make the set. A small heartbreak tucked into an otherwise broad sweep of their catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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