Two Doors Down (Brantford)
Cost: $5.00
Hand Stamp: Tiny X in pen
March 12, 2010
What’s the best way to describe the Two Doors Down bar in Brantford? In a word: tiny. This place could be described as having rustic charm, but it’s probably more honest to say it’s a dive with very little standing room. Atmosphere aside, this night was to make up for missing The Sheepdogs at The Casbah (Hamilton) last year. Having arrived a little early, Slightly Left, a band consisting of four barely legal drinking aged kids, were still on stage. Having professed their admiration for The Strokes several times, and even closing with one of their songs after having already played three others, it was clear these guys were stuck on that particular sound. But, they’re still really young as evidenced by their appearance, sound, and the fact that the lead singer forgot the name of the band that played before them, and admitted that they had never heard The Sheepdog, but hopefully a little time is what they need to get themselves together.
This place was so small that the entire Sheepdogs band was sitting on some of the leather couches and chairs by the door, which is also where the tiny stage was located. They seemed fairly content to just sit back and drink while watching Slightly Left, and when their set was done all they had to do was grab their gear and walk right up to the stage. The bass player was sporting a t-shirt from the Hamilton band, Young Rival, likely from the last time they played the Casbah together while the rest of the band had a real 70s clothing style. Playing a selection of songs from their new album, Learn & Burn, their soulful CCR like sound was even more impressive live. Lead singer, Ewan Currie even commented on how much he enjoyed playing the venue for a second time. Maybe he saw something more than I did, but I get the feeling that even with their growing popularity they would still make time to play the little, often ignored venues.
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