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Broken Social Scene
Moody Amphitheater — Austin, TX
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About Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene started as Kevin Drew's solo project in Toronto in the late 1990s and grew into this sprawling collective that nobody can quite pin down. The band proper includes Drew, Brendan Canning, and a rotating cast of musicians that sometimes feels like half of the Toronto indie scene showed up to play. Their landmark 2002 album You Forgot It in People established them as people who cared more about textures and weird production choices than conventional song structures. Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl became their calling card—a song that builds from whisper to something almost anthemic without ever getting loud. They've made albums that range from the guitar-heavy brutalism of Self-Titled to the more restrained, orchestral work of Forgiveness Rock Record. Live, they've become known for their willingness to stretch songs and improvise, turning rehearsals into semi-public events. The band's influence on indie rock over two decades has been substantial, mostly because they proved you could be successful while being genuinely weird about it.

Their shows are controlled chaos with eight to twelve people on stage. Expect long instrumental passages where the crowd just watches, intently. The energy builds subtly rather than exploding. People talk less than at typical rock shows, actually paying attention.

Known for Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl, 7/4 (Shorelines), Feels Good, Cause = Time, Handsome Ghost

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Live Music in San Antonio

San Antonio's live music ecosystem runs deep—Sixth Street's honky-tonks and conjunto venues have always been the main draw—but there's a solid undercurrent of indie and alternative acts finding their footing here. The city's slowly building tolerance for the kind of sprawling, multi-instrumental approach Broken Social Scene champions. There's an audience here for ambitious arrangements that don't fit neatly into one box.

San Antonio road trip to see Broken Social Scene?

Stay in Southtown, where the gallery scene and restored Victorian homes give you something real to walk through between dinner reservations at Cured, which does thoughtful Italian-influenced cooking without pretension. Catch the show, then spend the next morning at Pearl Brewery itself—the district's worth an hour of wandering. The Majestic Theatre or the Tobin Center are your likely venues depending on the tour routing. Head to the McNay Art Museum if you've got afternoon time; it's one of the better regional collections in Texas and won't feel like you're wasting daylight.

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