This week is an ideal time to be a fan of bands from Canada, if you ask me. Rush is releasing their umpteenth live DVD, recorded during last year's 30th anniversary tour and The Tragically Hip just released their first live DVD, "That Night in Toronto". Even though I've only been listening to them for a handful of years, I've got a special place in my musical heart for Das Hip and the DVD, at least what I've seen so far, has been a real treat. Like most great bands, the Hip's music really comes alive on stage thanks in no small part to singer Gord Downie's manic stage presence and stream-of-consciousness banter. Certainly, I wish the setlist were a bit different--only one song from In Violet Light?--but after so many studio albums, that's to be expected.