Beach House @ The Rialto Theatre

Presented by Blue Skies Turn Black

Alternative music has become a distant pleasure of mine since I have taken on my weekly radio show. I am constantly looking for new hip hop and electronic music and do not have much time left to enjoy my high school pleasures, which consisted of mainly soft rock. I was overjoyed when I was given the opportunity to go see Beach House, a group I have been listening to for a few years now.

A common word fumble I make whenever I talk about Beach House is I always seem to call them "Dream House", and there's a reason for this. Beach House is a collection of the most soothing, heart-warming, and dreamy music I have ever heard. Their live performance, in the beautiful and antique Rialto Theatre was no exception. Victoria Legrand has a sultry and raspy voice that fits perfectly with the melodic synths. They took us on a new trip with every song they played, sometimes taking the time to say a few comments in between, and endlessly changing instruments, but always keeping the show on a roll.

The visuals were equally as dreamy with a starlit background or occasional floating shapes that seemed as though they could be on the cover of Beach House's next album. They performed songs mainly from their latest album, Depression Cherry, which is sold with a unique, velvet-like cover. This album name perfectly describes their essence and music: sadness mixed with happiness (because cherries make people happy).

It was truly a mind-expanding experience. The beautiful Rialto theatre was sold out and the second floor theatre chairs were full. I would recommend everyone who is a fan of indie/dream pop to attend Beach House's show next time they come to visit us in Montreal.

--Honeydrip hosts Waves of Honey every Sunday at 10PM on CJLO.