I have to say, I’m super psyched that our first real post is about Diamond Rings, a natural born, larger than life, super star in the making – Glasslands surely won’t contain him much longer. BOOM.
We will, dude. We will.
Diamond Rings is John O’Regan – Toronto’s one-man show – a tall skinny dude with a rad new-wave hair cut and the coolest voice since Ian Curtis. At the Glasslands set, Mr. Rings was set up with a hooked up synth and a Telecaster, flawlessly playing double-duty over a mixture of pre-recorded loops and beats with electro-pop crowd pleasers like “All Yr Songs” and “Show Me Your Stuff“. Damn boi, so many hits, so little time!
Positivity was high Saturday night, and the love was palpable. John, you’re a cool guy, equal parts confident and humble: a difficult thing to pull off in zebra leggings and glitter. The only “heckler” of the night screamed “move to Brooklyn, we need you”. I dunno, choose your own adventure with that one.
But seriously.