[Photos] Shudder to Think @ 2008 Toronto Virgin Festival

I got tangentially know the Shudder to Think crew when I worked at Epic Records in the mid-90's. I worked the very underrated 50,000 B.C. to college radio when it came out and I met and hung out with Craig, Nate and Stuart a few times. They were such genuinely nice people, it was impossible not to become fans of the band. It also helped that no one else in the company got their music, which made me like them even more. They had one of the best EPK's ever, which showed footage of them playing Lollapalooza (back when it was a traveling festival) and some big, burly frat-looking dude watching Craig do his thing and then looking directly into the camera and saying, "OMG! That dude it totally gay!" Maybe you had to be there...

Anyways, I was a bit disappointed with their set at V Fest in Baltimore. They just seemed a bit...off. Like their legs weren't under them yet. It was a completely different scenario in Toronto, however, where they hit the stage and went directly to 11. It had been a rainy and cloudy day before their early afternoon set, but the sun broke out just before they started. Craig looked up at the sky, smiled, turned to the audience and said "Hi, we're Shudder to Think [pause] and we bring the sunshine." Truth. Welcome back, guys.

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Shudder to Think at the 2008 Toronto Virgin Music Festival

They are playing a hometown show at the 9:30 Club on October 10th. Don't miss it!