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      Big
      Picture:
     
     
      Are
      You
      Moxy?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Aldera
      Chisholm
      and
      Jennifer
      Caseley
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      do
      you
      like
      to
      spend
      your
      Friday
     
     
      nights?
      If
      you
      are
      like
      us,
      Friday
      nights
      are
     
     
      best
      spend
      dancing,
      laughing,
      singing,
      and
     
     
      drinking
      ‘‘kool-aid’’
      with
      friends.
      Friday,
     
     
      October
      20
      was
      one
      of
      those
      nights.
      On
     
     
      that
      night,
      the
      Barn
      opened
      its
      stage
      to
     
     
      Moxy
      Fruvous.
      An
      up-and-coming
      Nova
     
     
      Scotia
      band
      called
      Big
      Picture
      opened
      for
     
     
      Moxy.
     
    

    
     
      The
      music
      started
      shortly
      after
      10:00
     
     
      pm
      to
      a
      sparse
      crowd.
      However,
      once
      Big
     
     
      Picture
      began
      playing,
      the
      audience
      made
     
     
      up
      for
      their
      small
      numbers
      with
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      enthusiasm.
      The
      band
      played
      a
      mix
      of
     
     
      original
      and
      cover
      songs,
      including
      the
     
     
      theme
      song
      to
      The
      Littlest
      Hobo.
      Yes,
      you
     
     
      read
      that
      correctly,
      we
      did
      mean
      the
      televi-
     
     
      sion
      show.
      Big
      Picture
      consists
      of
      five
      guys
     
     
      from
      Dartmouth:
      Christopher
      Church
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      of
      their
      newer,
      more
      serious
      songs,
      but
     
     
      the
      crowd
      screamed
      for
      ‘‘King
      of
      Spain.”’
     
     
      While
      we
      all
      like
      the
      older
      songs,
      it
      seemed
     
     
      rude
      and
      obnoxious
      for
      the
      crowd
      to
      inter-
     
     
      rupt
      the
      band,
      particularly
      when
      the
      band
     
     
      announced
      that
      the
      song
      would
      be
      played
     
     
      later.
      Once
      everyone
      calmed
      down,
      we
     
     
      found
      the
      new
      songs
      to
      be
      great.
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      who
      have
      had
      your
     
     
      noses
      buried
      in
      calculus
      books
      for
      the
      last
     
     
      few
      years,
      Moxy
      Fruvous
      consists
      of
      David
     
     
      Matheson,
      Jean
      Ghomeshi,
      Murray
      Foster,
     
     
      and
      Mike
      Ford.
      They
      play
      a
      mix
      of
      satirical
     
     
      comedy
      and
      pop
      music.
      Their
      first
      album,
     
     
      Bargainville,
      was
      packed
      with
      the
      comedy
     
     
      that
      they
      are
      now
      famous
      for.
      However,
     
     
      their
      latest
      album
      entitled
      Wood
      has
      a
      more
     
     
      serious
      tone.
      Jean
      Ghomeshi
      said
      that
      the
     
     
      band
      has
      felt
      pressure
      to
      retain
      their
     
     
      comedic
      side
      but
      ‘‘we
      ignored
      it
      for
      Wood,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Moxy
      Fruvous
      at
      the
      Barn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      violin,
      Julian
      Marentette
      on
      drums,
      brothers
     
     
      Asif
      and
      Shehab
      Illyas
      on
      guitar
      and
      bass
     
     
      respectively,
      and
      vocalist
      Benny
      Fong.
     
     
      They
      have
      been
      together
      for
      two
      years,
      and
     
     
      have
      just
      produced
      their
      first
      video.
      When
     
     
      we
      asked
      Big
      Picture
      how
      they
      felt
      about
     
     
      playing
      in
      a
      barn,
      they
      remarked
      that
      this
     
     
      was
      not
      a
      new
      experience
      for
      the
      band,
      as
     
     
      one
      of
      their
      first
      gigs
      was
      in
      a
      barn
      in
      the
     
     
      Annapolis
      Valley.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      lull
      between
      bands,
      one
      blond
     
     
      girl
      led
      the
      crowd
      in
      the
      chant
      ‘‘Moxy,
     
     
      Moxy!’’
      Moxy
      Fruvous
      did
      not
      keep
      us
     
     
      waiting
      for
      long
      as
      they
      quickly
      launched
     
     
      into
      a
      mix
      of
      old
      favourites
      and
      some
      new
     
     
      songs.
      The
      majority
      of
      the
      set
      consisted
      of
     
     
      the
      hit
      comedy
      songs
      from
      their
      album
     
     
      Bargainville.
      The
      band
      attempted
      to
      play
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      we
      wanted
      to
      make
      an
      album
      to
      listen
      to
     
     
      over
      and
      over
      again.’’
      During
      our
      post-
     
     
      concert
      interview
      we
      also
      asked
      the
      guys
     
     
      some
      very
      perninent,
      serious
      questions
      like
     
     
      ‘*What
      are
      you
      going
      to
      be
      for
      Halloween?’’
     
     
      The
      answers
      varied
      from
      Dog
      Food
      Bags
      to
     
     
      an
      Air
      Conditioner.
      Moxy
      Fruvous
      gave
      a
     
     
      good
      show
      overall,
      even
      though
      the
      set
     
     
      seemed
      a
      bit
      short.
     
    

    
     
      Hey
      Finley,
      if
      you
      are
      reading
      this,
     
     
      everyone
      loved
      Big
      Picture
      and
      we
      think
     
     
      they
      deserve
      to
      headline
      a
      concert
      at
      the
     
     
      Barn
      sometime
      soon.
      This
      concert
      was
      one
     
     
      of
      a
      series
      of
      great
      events
      at
      The
      Barn,
      so
     
     
      keep
      your
      ears
      open
      for
      upcoming
      events.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thanks
      to
      Ryan
      the
      sound
      guy
      --
     
     
      thanks
      for
      the
      offer,
      maybe
      next
      time!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      31
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Big
      Picture,
      October
      20
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SNFU
      at
      the
      Barn,
      Oct.19
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lizard,
      Oct.19,
      the
      Barn