July Talk

Every July Talk performance is a transcendent rock and roll experience. Leah Fay and Peter Dreimanis have constructed a dramatic, subtly erotic, completely over-the-top yet seductively believable relationship on stage that has every audience member hopelessly hooked on every movement and glance. Every minute of the performance, whether at the climax of their biggest singles or during the break between songs, is filled with tension and expectation. The band's last show in Winnipeg (July 2014) saw Peter swagger onto the stage swigging from a bottle of Jamieson, followed by Leah sauntering on while eating a banana. She feeds Peter a banana before throwing the rest into the crowd. Later on, Leah crouches over a security guard's shoulders and pours Jamieson into his mouth while Peter prances spastically around the stage like some kind of manic zombie. The entire show is raunchy, sexy, aggressive and spontaneous, yet somehow calculated and beautifully executed. I've seen hundreds of musicians perform at venues large and small, but I've never seen such a dramatic, engaging and deeply satisfying performance of any kind. A July Talk performance is a wild ride, and may just change your expectations of a rock and roll show forever.