It's almost been a week since my last post. Admittedly I've been in a lull, but my concert plans for the next seven days should inspire me to be more prolific. First there's the NYC debut of Menomena on Thursday night and then Interpol on Friday. I still haven't come around to Antics, but they always put on a good show, so I expect to enjoy it.

The week of shows actually began Saturday night when Rajeev, Nina and I went to see Apostle of Hustle play a short set at Tonic down in the Lower East Side. Apostle is a three-piece fronted by Broken Social Scene's guitarist Andrew Whiteman along with BSS drummer Dean Stone and (non-BSS) bassist Julian Brown. Their debut album Folkfloric feel has been a One Louder favorite for awhile now.

Knowing BSS, you can quickly recognize the basic elements of Apostle's sound. Whiteman adds to the palette with subtle Cuban inflections, picked up from a two-month stay in the country. Before you call John Ashcroft, BSS are from Toronto, so Whiteman wasn't on some covert CIA mission or locked up in Guantanamo. Anyways, the set was highlighted by two outstanding tracks from Folkloric, "Sleepwalking Ballad" and "Animal Fat." Manically stomping and twisting the effect pedals, Whiteman built "Sleepwalking" into a guitar tidal wave. A slow, sad Latin rhythm underpinned "Animal Fat," which cast a Mediterranean spell over the small crowd.

Unfortunately the show seemed to end just as it gained speed. I'm going to miss out on the BSS show at the Bowery in December, so this will have to hold me over until they put out their next album. In the meantime, Apostle will more than do.