All I can say is, thank God for scalpers. I somehow had the misconception that this show would not sell out, and upon arrival at the Southgate House, this was proven very false. Luckily, a very nice lady was willing to sell some extra tickets to my friends and I, naturally at a $5 price hike, but it beat standing out in the 10 degree weather.
    The first band to play was Mallory. I had not heard of them before, but they put on a really good set. Sort of like Mogwai meets Yo La Tengo's louder stuff. I got to talk to their gituarist, they seemed to be really cool guys.
    Next was Calla, and I don't know if it was the increasing blood alcohol level of the crowd as a whole, or the length of the set changes, or what have you, but these guys nearly bored me to tears. I dunno, it seemed like they were having some trouble with their sound, which may have been more of the fault of the venue than their own.
    After another excruciatingly long set change, Interpol finally took the stage, and did not dissapoint. If you haven't heard their new album "Turn On The Bright Lights", do yourself a huge favor, it is quite an album. They tore through all of the songs on the album with incredible precision. Sometimes, it can be boring when a band performs their recorded material "letter perfect" on stage, but the well dressed men of Interpol had incredible stage presence, which kept things interesting. They played a new song that I have searched forever for online, to no avail. Even better, a guy stood next to us during the show, and I could swear that it was Tom Waits.

8 out of 10