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      9
      September
      8,
      2008
      WN'TERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Close
      to
      the
      Coast
      Festival
      rocks
      Baba’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Showcase
      featured
      top
      acts
      like
      Pat
      Deighan
      and
      the
      Orb
      Weavers
      and
      Dog
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Whitney
      Bysterveldt
     
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Close
      to
      the
      Coast
      festival,
     
     
      Charlottetown's
      ode
      to
      indie
     
     
      rock
      got
      under
      way
      last
     
     
      week,
      beginning
      August
     
     
      19th
      through
      to
      the
      23rd.
     
     
      Throughout
      the
      week
     
     
      notable
      acts
      such
      as
      Paper
     
     
      Lions,
      Smothered
      in
      Hugs,
     
     
      Nathan
      Wiley
      and
      The
     
     
      Lodge
      graced
      the
      stage
      at
     
     
      Baba's
      Lounge
      but
      it
      was
     
     
      the
      fifth
      and
      final
      night
      that
     
     
      showcased
      the
      most
      promis-
     
     
      ing
      and
      anticipated
      acts
      of
     
     
      this
      annual
      occurrence.
     
     
      Inaugurating
      Saturday
     
     
      night's
      lineup
      was
      a
      late
      but
     
     
      welcomed
      entry
      to
      the
      festi-
     
     
      val
      as
      Bosko
      the
      Drawback
     
     
      stepped
      up,
      followed
      by
     
     
      locals
      The
      Robots.
      The
     
     
      night
      was
      one
      of
      interim
     
     
      cessation
      for
      The
      Robots
      as
     
     
      band
      members
      part
      ways
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      the
      time
      being
      in
      order
     
     
      to
      pursue
      individual
      inter-
     
     
      ests.
      Succeeding
      The
     
     
      Robots
      onstage
      were
      scene
     
     
      favourites
      Pat
      Deighan
      and
     
     
      the
      Orb
      Weavers,
      delivering
     
     
      a
      number
      of
      tracks
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      Los
      Diablos
      from
      their
     
     
      latest
      album
      “In
      A
      Fever
      In
     
     
      A
      Dream.”
      Not
      only
      are
      the
     
     
      Orb
      Weavers
      a
      fixed
      institu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      tion
      at
      Baba's
      and
      Close
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      Coast
      but
      also
      front
      man
     
     
      Pat
      Deighan
      acts
      as
      a
      cen-
     
     
      tral
      organizer
      for
      the
      festi-
     
     
      val.
      The
      night
      seemed
      to
      be
     
     
      monopolized
      by
      local
      acts
     
     
      as
      Collagen
      rockers
      The
     
     
      Danks
      finalized
      a
      hat
      trick
     
     
      of
      Island
      bands.
      A
      strong
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lead
      up
      to
      CTTC's
      headlin-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ers,
      Dog
      Day
      and
      Mardeen,
     
     
      The
      Danks
      delivered
      crowd
     
     
      pleasers
      such
      as
      In
      Alright
     
     
      and
      Treaty
      Connector.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      the
      rise
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      spawned
      by
      The
      Danks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      be
      hampered
      by
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dichotomous
      set
      put
      on
      by
     
     
      the
      highly
      anticipated
     
     
      Halifax
      group
      Dog
      Day.
     
     
      Although
      instrumentals
     
     
      were
      coming
      in
      loud
      and
     
     
      clear
      there
      was
      a
      lack
      of
     
     
      clarity
      regarding
      vocals
     
     
      which
      did
      a
      disservice
      to
     
     
      lead
      singer
      Seth
      Smith.
     
     
      Technical
      problems
     
     
      appeared
      to
      be
      the
      least
      of
     
     
      the
      band's
      worries
      as
      their
     
     
      performance
      became
     
     
      marred
      due
      to
      the
      adverse
     
     
      behavior
      displayed
      by
      key-
     
     
      boardist
      Crystal
      Thili.
     
     
      Technical
      problems
      could
     
     
      have
      been
      easily
      overlooked
     
     
      by
      the
      audience
      but
      it
      was
     
     
      impossible
      to
      ignore
      the
     
     
      detached
      and
      uninvolved
     
     
      Thili
      as
      she
      appeared
      to
     
     
      sulk
      in
      the
      corner
      of
      the
      _
     
     
      stage.
      Tarnishing
      the
      overall
     
     
      performance
      she
      continued
     
     
      her
      immature
      actions
      by
     
     
      blindly
      taking
      random
      pic-
     
     
      tures
      of
      the
      audience
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      examine
      the
      fruits
      of
      her
     
     
      labour
      with
      exasperated
     
     
      contempt.
      Amid
      technical
     
     
      and
      internal
      issues
      Dog
      Day
     
     
      still
      managed
      to
      shine
      espe-
     
     
      cially
      on
      their
      track
      Lydia;
     
     
      it
      would
      be
      fallacious
      to
     
     
      discount
      the
      entire
      band's
     
     
      performance
      due
      to
      a
      single
     
     
      member's
      egocentrism.
     
     
      Thankfully,
      Halifax
      heroes
     
     
      Mardeen
      took
      over
      after
     
     
      Dog
      Day's
      anomalous
      set
     
     
      concluding
      CTTC
      as
      Baba's
     
     
      teemed
      with
      hot
      bodies
      by
     
     
      the
      end
      of
      the
      night.
     
     
      Starting
      off
      with
      Moving
     
     
      Eyes
      a
      number
      from
      their
     
     
      recently
      released
      and
      merci-
     
     
      lessly
      appealing
      album
     
     
      “Read
      Less
      Minds”
     
     
      Mardeen
      made
      the
      aberrant
     
     
      performance
      of
      Dog
      Day
     
     
      worth
      sitting
      through.
      Every
     
     
      song
      was
      punctuated
      with
     
     
      the
      enthusiasm
      of
      the
      crowd
     
     
      but
      by
      the
      middle
      of
      the
      set
     
     
      it
      would
      seem
      as
      though
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mardeen
      became
      plagued
     
     
      by
      difficulties
      reminiscent
     
     
      of
      Dog
      Day.
      First,
      vocalist
     
     
      and
      bassist
      Matthew
      Ellis
     
     
      lost
      all
      sound
      from
      his
      mic
     
     
      during
      Pretty
      Smart
      only
      to
     
     
      compensate
      by
      sharing
      with
     
     
      bandmate
      Jon
      Pearo
      in
      |
     
     
      order
      to
      pull
      off
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      the
      song.
      After
      that
      issue
     
     
      was
      fixed
      it
      was
      followed
     
     
      by
      an
      unexplained
      loss
      of
     
     
      sound
      from
      vocalist
      and
     
     
      guitarist
      Travis
      Ellis's
      gui-
     
     
      tar.
      Despite
      a
      few
      distinct
     
     
      technical
      issues
      Mardeen
     
     
      still
      managed
      to
      appease
      the
     
     
      crowd
      as
      they
      resurrected
     
     
      Talkin
      Talkin,
      a
      rarity
      that
     
     
      had
      not
      been
      played
      live
      in
     
     
      over
      three
      years
      to
      conclude
     
     
      their
      set.
     
    

    
     
      A
      legacy
      worth
      continuing,
     
     
      Close
      to
      the
      Coast
      har-
     
     
      boured
      a
      number
      of
      east
     
     
      coast
      indie
      hits
      and
      will
     
     
      continue
      to
      for
      years
      to
     
     
      come.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      anew.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Throughout
      the
      years,
      UPEI’s
      student
      newspaper
      has
      had
     
     
      its
      ups
      and
      downs
      and
      it
      has
      been
      decided
      it
      is
      time
      to
      start
     
    
   
   
    
     
      That's
      why
      The
      Cadre
      and
      the
      UPEI
      Student
      Council
      has
     
     
      _
      decided
      to
      have
      a
      contest.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      Our
      Newspaper’s
      New
      Name?
      gives
      students
      the
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      cast
      their
      vote
      on
      what
      they
      feel
      would
      be
      the
     
     
      best
      name
      for
      UPEI’s
      student
      newspaper.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ballots
      for
      the
      contest
      are
      located
      around
      the
      school.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      entries
      must
      include
      your
      name,
      your
      email
      and
      your
     
     
      suggestion
      for
      the
      new
      student
      paper
      name.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Prizes
      will
      be
      awared
      to
      the
      What
      is
      Our
      Newspaper’s
     
     
      Name
      contest
      winner
     
     
      Deadline
      for
      the
      contest
      is
      September
      26,
      2008