{"id":17033,"date":"2019-01-29T09:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17033"},"modified":"2019-01-30T08:55:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:55:56","slug":"mother-mother-get-off-to-slow-start-but-end-up-rockin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/01\/29\/mother-mother-get-off-to-slow-start-but-end-up-rockin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother Mother get off to slow start but end up rockin\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was a Monday night in Victoria and I was walking through the ghostly downtown streets wondering where the heck everybody was. Next thing I knew I was in the Royal Theatre, surrounded by the warmth of friends and families awaiting their island icons, Mother Mother, playing their first of two nights in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lights went down and a spotlight fell on guitarist\/vocalist Ryan Guldemond. They started the show with the opening track of their new album Dance and Cry<\/em>, \u201cI Must Cry Out Loud.\u201d It, honestly, felt slightly anticlimactic and the audience was mostly in their seats. The next song, the title track of Dance and Cry<\/em>, felt a bit premature while the audience was still working up the nerve to stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mother Mother played their first of two shows in Victoria last night (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But then \u201cO My Heart\u201d brought people to their feet and picked up the energy of the room. Mother Mother\u2019s set was a healthy mix of classic and new tracks; they\u2019re clearly not afraid to play the hits. The subtle choreography of all members showed how much fun they have when they perform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guldemond and his sister, keyboardist\/vocalist Molly, were joined by keyboardist\/vocalist Jasmin Parkin at centre stage to play an ode to their acoustic beginnings with \u201cDirty Town.\u201d They held down a rhythmically complicated song with nothing but acoustic guitar and vocals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly and Parkin wove sweet vocal harmonies throughout the show, in songs like \u201cGet Out the Way.\u201d Molly took the stage to do a spine-tingling rendition of Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep,\u201d and Parkin started the band\u2019s three-song encore with power ballad \u201cBiting on a Rose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the house lights came on there was no denying the mutual gratitude between the band and their fans. At first I craved the atmosphere of a dance floor, but by the end I didn\u2019t care. They sounded fucking great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mother Mother
8 pm Tuesday, January 29
$57 and up
rmts.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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