The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights

Posted by admin on Mar 23, 2010 in Arts & Culture | 0 comments

Grade: A

“I can’t believe it’s still light out?” Jack White exclaims at 11:15 p.m. after a show in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

Wait a minute, Whitehorse? Why are the White Stripes in the Yukon, let alone Canada? During the summer of 2007, Jack and Meg White decided for the band’s tenth anniversary, to go on a tour of Canada hitting every province and territory. They played shows not only in major concert venues but small spots like in a Saskatoon bowling alley, on the back of a boat in Prince Edward Island and in a Winnipeg public transit bus. The video has the feel of a cross between a concert DVD, a documentary and a Canada tourism video.

As a Canadian, on the conclusion of the film I felt a sense of pride and patriotism for my country. In our post-Olympic landscape, any opportunity to feel that way is welcome to me.

Under Great White Northern Lights is suddenly the way I show my international friends what Canada is like, and how varied our landscape truly is, set with the stunning music of the White Stripes. Be sure to check out the live album that accompanies
the film.