{"id":108,"date":"2023-01-08T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/?p=108"},"modified":"2023-08-25T00:46:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T00:46:19","slug":"smells-like-teen-spirit-all-age-anarchy-marks-end-of-year-party-at-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agoria.ca\/thebsideblog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/08\/smells-like-teen-spirit-all-age-anarchy-marks-end-of-year-party-at-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Smells like Teen Spirit: All-age anarchy marks end-of-year party at Supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agoria Productions\u2019 final angst-fest event of the year gives the kids a chance to \u2018Party like it\u2019s 1999\u2019-, showcasing local art, and closing out 2022 with a BANG<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marking the final month of another year in the books, December is best known for its celebratory status as \u2018The Holiday Season\u2019. Each day spent basking in the traditional holiday warm-and-fuzzies brings us closer to the end of a chapter, when the new year rings in a fresh page. Spirits are high, and very few social customs are able to outshine December\u2019s festive opulence. As the year winds down, with the better half of the month\u2019s festivities in rear-view, most individuals rest in the radiant week of purgatory before New Year\u2019s Eve begs for an all-out finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you found yourself in Kensington Market on Dec. 28, you might\u2019ve gotten the chance to attend an all-ages event at Supermarket that assured 2022 would go out with a BANG! Featuring a live, three-band lineup, complete with an artist-market of independent vendors, the show was an all-inclusive feast for the arts. Given a theme of: \u2018Party Like It\u2019s 1999,\u2019 a nostalgic nod to the 90\u2019s set an underlying tone for the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The environment was equal parts inviting and off-the-wall. Supermarket, the live music venue located by the corner of College St. and Augusta Ave., is best known for its Big Fam Jam<\/a> open mic events hosted every Tuesday. With its reputation as Kensington\u2019s welcoming arts hub where local musicians can let their hair down, it presented an ideal setting for Agoria Productions\u2019 year-end riot show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(James Bunga \/ The B-Side)<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even on a Wednesday night, Supermarket was bursting at the seams with Toronto\u2019s very own teenage outcasts. Passerbys stopped in to check out all the fuss, and the atmosphere maintained a tangible sense of community amidst the fearless, ageless eccentricity. Come one, come all, you just had to be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the opening band, The I Don\u2019t Knows, took to the stage, an artistically ambiguous crowd flooded the space as if to be as close to the music as possible. Every pair of adolescent eyes gleamed with captive anticipation; their overall engagement with the on-stage acts was remarkable. What ensued can only be described as a healthy dose of anarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(James Bunga \/ The B-Side)<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Up next, Fluffio\u2019s set brought the audience\u2019s infectious enthusiasm to a fever-pitched frenzy. Every call was met with a response, and each of the performers\u2019 theatrical antics sparked a receptive eruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying true to both the event\u2019s theme and the spirit of inclusive participation, everyone appeared entirely committed to partying as if tomorrow were uncertain. The crowd collectively sang an off-key, punk cover of \u2018Happy Birthday\u2019 to Fluffio\u2019s bassist in devoted admiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(James Bunga \/ The B-Side)<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All the kids on the floor began cutting loose in a good-natured mosh pit, thrashing and flailing to the music. Dancing around and having a blast, it was more like falling into a dynamic ball pit of bodies eager to crash into each other. After Fluffio\u2019s set, it seemed no amount of sweat could put a damper on the teenage adrenaline that filled the room to capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing out the night with the smooth tones of a saxophone solo, Sam Holladay\u2019s set marked the end of the show with refined sophistication. As the all-age crowd departed to make their curfews, this final act intoxicated the ears of all who remained, like the sound of whiskey on rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(James Bunga \/ The B-Side)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A real treat for those well-versed in music technique, and an exquisite backtrack for those immersed in the gallery of art vendors, Sam Holladay\u2019s music managed to conclude the event with restated emphasis on its primary focal point: the art itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like an ornamental star to top-off the tree, Agoria\u2019s latest showcase at Supermarket was the final touch to end this passing year on a high note. It truly was all the rage for any age, and hopefully, a prelude to whatever the coming year may hold for live music in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jess Bertan for The B-Side.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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