  Went out to the Marquee last night to see former Halifax resident Jill Barber, In-Flight Safety, Brian Borcherdt, Mardeen and Heavy Blinkers play. I couldn't stay late as I had to be at work at 8:30 the next morning, but I got to see Jill, Brian, Mardeen and some of In-Flight Safety before I left. Jill was her usual sultry self and told me before the show that things in Toronto were going well since she's been there. Mardeen wore their Strokes influences on their sleeves, but they are young and show some potential.
Brian Borcherdt, I've never seen before, but plays good, emotive, Yarmouth rock that shares a lot of similarities to his Wintersleep/Kary brethren. I would definitely go see him play again. The best moment of the night, however, came when I finally talked to Eva, the extremely cute indie girl that works at Video Difference. She looked even better out in public and we had a nice chat. She had a friend with her, who was attractive, but I paid little attention to her as I was completely transfixed by her gorgeous, crystal blue eyes and inviting smile.
The best moment of the night was unfortunately followed by the worst moment when Eva mentioned that her boyfriend was a friend of Borcherdt's. All hope of living happily ever after with a cute, interesting girl and free movies went down the drain. Just when things couldn't get much worse, I see her with her boyfriend, a paunchy, nerdy guy. She looked happy, however, and I'm not the kind of guy to go after another man's girl because I know exactly how it feels when you're the other guy. My luck can't get much worse right now. Like the Travis song says: Why does it always rain on me? 
