Feature UKULA @ NXNE THE CARPS - The Young & Passionate Days Of Carpedia (EP) Reported by: Odessa Parker :Okay, seriously guys. You can sit on the patio of The Beaconsfield talking about the new Feist album all you want. People from Scarborough are feeling significantly left out of the music scene right now. I can’t relate to whining about wanting a backyard garden, and I can’t afford to eat $20 hamburgers all the time. I still live in my parents’ basement and most of my time is spent wondering where I can purchase a fancy flask. When I go out to shows, I’m sick and tired of seeing bands look like they’d rather be reading then playing to a sold out crowd, and crowds that look more concerned with being photographed by Toronto Street Fashion than with the music being played. So when I see Scarborough’s The Carps give it like it’s their last day on Earth Saturday night, and their crowd of hyped-up fans raise their arms in a frenzy, I feel all tingly inside. You want blood? Check. Broken glass? Check. Sweat? Check. Ripping through tunes ‘Big Booty Girls,’ ‘Let’s Fall In Love’ and ‘All The Damn Kids,’ The Carps have honed their sound significantly since I last saw them at a Shit La Merde party last fall. Song ‘Compton to Scarboro,’ which is also their new video single soon to hit the MuchMusic airwaves, is about a “man and his gun,” and bass player Neil White dons a convenience store clerk’s apron for added dramatic flair. Preternaturally gifted drummer/singer Jahmal Tonge - the “soul junkie”- provides vocals that are more R n’ B smooth than vocoder jittery, as The Carps mesh all the influences any good kid from the ‘Bro would have (rap, punk, rock, dance, soca and r n’ b) with lyrical content that goes beyond the wistful lament of a patio brunch waitress; look for some serious action from them this year. It’s gettin’ hot in here.