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Silversun Pickups
Ottawa Civic Centre
October 14, 2009
4/5 Stars

If one were to have bought a ticket to the Oct. 14 concert at the Ottawa Civic Centre it would have stated you were seeing the Silversun Pickups.

Little did the casual fan know, however, that they were in for a treat.

An Horse as well as Cage The Elephant delivered stellar sets more commonly associated with a headlining act, and not the opener.

It’s hard to imagine a band referred to “Toronto’s folk/pop darlings” would come from the Jane and Finch area of the city.

But Jane’s Party makes it known that they live “around” Jane and Finch, and they didn’t grow up there.

“We actually grew down there,” vocalist, key-player and guitarist, Jeff Giles said jokingly.

In that area, they also recorded their latest album, The Garage Sessions.