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eclecticism of Chad VanGaalen. I also
saw Andrew perform solo at one of the
festival’s VIP-only shows, and it was
one of those times when the hairs on the
back of your neck stand up and you feel
like you’re holding your breath during
the songs. The guy’s a prodigy; he’s a
human metronome with perfect pitch.
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that during both
performances
Andrew was sans
footwear, but
avec outlandishly
coloured striped
socks.

If Sunday
was all about
Andrew Bird,
then Monday was
all about The
Wu-Tang Clan.
Sure I got to see
Smoosh’s pint-
size bassist, sure
I got to check out
Toronto’s Tokyo
Police Club in
a VIP show,
sure I got to see
Janeane Garofalo
do stand-up, but
all that pales
in comparison
to watching the remaining members
of hip-hop’s greatest collective come
together like Voltron. This is the second
year in a row that Bumbershoot has
been closed out by a reunited, seminal
hip-hop act—last year it was A Tribe
Called Quest. However, whereas Tribe
came across as a bit of a sad caricature

of its former self, Wu-Tang slayed
despite the absence of both Ghostface
and the GZA. Some its members are
now over forty, but the Clan still had
the same level of energy that they did
in 1993. They burned through all their
best tracks, foretold of a forthcoming
new album, paid tribute to O.D.B., and
had the crowd—almost all of whom
repeatedly threw their “W” signs in
the air—eating out of the palm of their

hand(s). The RZA stalked the stage with

a 40 oz. in hand, Raekwon the Chef
cooked up some of the classic rhymes,
and Method Man followed in the
footsteps of Iggy Pop (who performed
at the festival a few years ago) by
walking on the hands of the crowd
during ““M-E-T-H-O-D Man.” Really,
what more could you ask for?

So, in closing: if you want
beef then bring tha ruckus, ‘cause
Bumbershoot ain’t nuthin’ to fuck with.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
       
     
 

 

    

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