![]() ![]() One night earlier, in Buffalo, Segall is looking faded. Not every Ty Segall gig ends with a bruise or a trip to the dentist's office, but they do seem pretty strenuous, especially when stacked up one after another. Last time he played in town, somebody pushed the microphone into his face and knocked out his tooth. Later, while we sit in Segall's tour ride- a scuffed-up but soccer mom-friendly Toyota Land Cruiser with a U-Haul trailer hitched to the back bumper- he explains that even with all the moshing, diving, and pushing, tonight's show wasn't even his most physically abusive Toronto gig. (On YouTube, there's a startling video of Dwyer ending a 2004 Toronto show by smashing a guitar over a promoter's head- tonight's bouncer probably hasn't seen it, though.) Luckily, the bar staff quickly appears with a tray full of complimentary shots and beers. Segall's guitarist, Charlie Moothart, and John Dwyer, frontman for headliners Thee Oh Sees, rush over to help him out and, for a second, it looks like things might get violent. As outros go, it's definitely a step up from the usual "we've got some CDs in the back" routine. All three tumble into a mass of sweaty, pogo-ing kids. So as the show draws to a frenzied close, the 25-year-old garage-rock shredder- who is not a beefcake- decides to have a go at him.Īfter the muscle-head shoves a leather jacket-clad goofball back into the crowd, Ty shoves the bouncer, who loses his balance, but flips around in time to bring the singer down with him. Throughout the night, one of the security beefcakes at The Hoxton in Toronto has been getting progressively more aggressive about giving stage divers the heave-ho. ![]() At the end of his set, the audience gets a glimpse of Ty Segall's ape self. ![]()
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