Flashing
      Lights:
      Two
      Perspectives
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘The
      interview
     
    

    
     
      These
      are
      exciting
      times
      to
     
     
      be
      a
      Flashing
      Light.
     
    

    
     
      I
      managed
      to
      catch
      up
      with
     
     
      the
      Toronto-based
      band
      at
      Cedar’s
     
     
      Eatery
      on
      Thursday,
      prior
      to
      their
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      debut.
     
     
      Actually,
      as
      Henri
      Sangalang
     
     
      noted,
      it
      was
      the
      premiere
      for
      this
     
     
      particular
      incarnation
      of
      the
     
     
      Flashing
      Lights.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      started
      as
      a
      sixties
     
     
      cover-band,
      and
      we
      played
      in
      the
     
     
      Barn
      back
      then,”
      said
      Sangalang.
     
     
      The
      days
      as
      a
      cover-band
      long
     
     
      gone,
      the
      group
      has
      retained
      its
      six-
     
     
      ties
      stylings,
      and
      are
      now
      making
     
     
      waves
      across
      Canada
      and
      beyond
     
     
      '
      with
      their
      soulful
      rock
      sounds.
      And
     
     
      heck,
      they’re
      still
      playing
      in
      the
     
     
      Barn.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      just
      did
      music
      for
      a
     
     
      documentary
      about
      Todd
     
     
      MacFarlane
      who
      drew
      Spawn
      and
     
     
      Spiderman
      back
      in
      the
      day,”
      noted
     
     
      guitarist
      and
      lead
      singer
      Matt
     
     
      Murphy,
      “and
      we
      recorded
      ‘Raise
     
     
      A
      Little
      Hell’
      by
      Trooper
      [for
      an
     
     
      upcoming
      Trooper
      tribute
      album].”
     
    

    
     
      “Which
      we
      are
      mighty
     
     
      proud
      of,”
      interjected
      Gaven
     
     
      Dianda,
      organist
      and
      tabourine
     
     
      master.
     
    

    
     
      With
      one
      full
      length
      album,
     
     
      Where
      The
      Change
      Is,
      under
      their
     
     
      belt,
      the
      group
      recently
      released
      a
     
     
      four
      song
      EP.
      The
      album,
      which
      is
     
     
      being
      released
      in
      Europe
      in
     
     
      January,
      has
      won
      many
      fans
      for
      the
     
     
      band.
     
    

    
     
      Showcased
      on
      CBC
      radio
     
     
      and
      campus
      stations
      across
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canada,
      it
      has
      led
      to
      touring
      across*
      *
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      country,
      as
      well
      as
      the
      occa-
     
     
      sional
      dip
      into
      the
      United
      States.
     
     
      The
      band
      is
      hopeful
      that
      the
     
     
      January
      release
      will
      lead
      to
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      European
      tour.
     
     
      -Ryan
      O
      Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Shew
     
    

    
     
      Last
      Thursday
      night
      at
      the
     
     
      Barn
      The
      Flashing
      Lights
      provided
     
     
      a
      musical
      revue
      that
      transcended
     
     
      time.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Flashing
      Lights
      remain
     
     
      true
      to
      the
      spirit
      of
      1960’s
      British
     
     
      Invasion
      rock
      and
      soul
      without
     
     
      sounding
      the
      least
      bit
      retro.
      In
      per-
     
     
      formance,
      Matt
      Murphy
      avoids
     
     
      coming
      across
      as
      a
      mod
      rock
      poser
     
     
      because
      he
      finds
      the
      essence
      of
      the
     
     
      music
      he
      loves
      and
      combines
      it
     
     
      with
      his
      gift
      for
      catchy
      riffs
      and
     
     
      melodies.
      The
      result
      of
      these
      two
     
     
      things
      is
      a
      deeply
      entertaining
     
     
      experience
      which
      is
      enhanced
      by
     
     
      the
      energy
      and
      excitement
      of
      his
     
     
      band.
     
    

    
     
      When
      they
      took
      the
      stage
      of
     
     
      the
      Barn
      on
      Thursday,
      the
      Flashing
     
     
      Lights
      filled
      the
      building
      with
      clas-
     
     
      sic
      rock
      and
      roll,
      and
      good
      vibra-
     
     
      tions.
      On-stage
      antics
      included
     
     
      Murphy
      balancing
      on
      a
      barrier
      and
     
     
      leaping
      over
      monitors,
      organist,
     
     
      Gaven
      Dianda,
      smashing
      a
      tam-
     
     
      bourine,
      and
      an
      extended
      encore
     
     
      that
      shook
      the
      dance
      floor
      well
      into
     
     
      the
      night.
     
    

    
     
      Thanks
      to
      their
      high
      octane
     
     
      performance
      and
      finely
      crafted
     
     
      songs,
      The
      Flashing
      Lights
      did
      not
     
     
      need
      to
      impersonate
      bands
      like
      The
     
     
      Who,
      or
      the
      Kinks
      to
      bridge
      the
     
     
      gap
      between
      music
      of
      the
      1960’s
     
     
      and
      today.
      Perhaps
      the
      reason
      they
     
     
      sound
      like
      they
      are
      from
      another
     
     
      time
      period
      is
      because
      they
      sound
     
     
      good,
      while
      the
      majority
      of
      their
     
     
      contemporaries
      do
      not.
     
    

    
     
      -Stephan
      MacLeod
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Door
     
    
   
   
    
     
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