
By Maisie Sheidlower
Everything about the first five minutes of the House of Strombo performance, streamed on CBC music, made clear that it was recorded at a time before now. Quick shots to the stand-up bassist’s hands revealed them to be gloveless. Pans to the grinning faces of the audience revealed them to be maskless. Wider shots of the venue staff revealed them to be flirtily nudging each other — partaking in the physical contact many of us have been deprived of for so long now. And, in the center of it all, John Prine, who as of this week is another privilege Corona has dictated we must go without.
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