Concert Review – Muse at the Bell Centre, Montreal, April 24 2013
Muse took the stage at the Bell Centre for the last show of its two night stand in Montreal last night. When tickets went on sale last fall, a computer…
You know you’re old when the music of your youth becomes a musical
Yeah, I saw Rock of Ages last night. As any of my faithful readers may have guessed, my musical education happened mostly in the 80’s, with 1984 being the year…
Concert review – Lady Gaga, Bell Centre, Montreal, February 11 2013
Last night, Lady Gaga brought her Born This Way Ball to Montreal, 2 years to the day after the release of the single. I saw her on the tail end…
Concert Review: The Trews – Le Belmont, Montreal, November 24 2012
I discovered The Trews in 2005 when they opened for Robert Plant on his Mighty Rearranger tour. I didn’t know them, and didn’t have the chance to check them out…
Concert Review: The Who – Bell Centre, Montreal, November 20 2012
The Who were one of the last remaining bands on my “To See” list. But, for some reason, I wasn’t going to catch them last night. Nevermind the fact that they haven’t…
Concert Review: Rush at the Bell Centre, Montreal – October 19 2012
Canadian prog-rock icons Rush have gone back on the road to support their latest studio album, Clockwork Angels. After the success of last year’s Time Machine tour, based around the…
Concert review – Anthrax,Testament and Death Angel at the Metropolis, Montreal – October 2 2012
I’ve been listening to Anthrax since 1985 when I saw the video for “Madhouse” on MuchMusic ( the Canadian counterpart to MTV). Soon after, a friend at school made me…
Concert Review: Peter Gabriel, Montreal, September 18 2012
From the start I must admit to being at best a casual fan of Peter Gabriel’s solo career. While I have a high admiration for his work with Genesis, his…
Concert Review – The Cult
Metropolis – Montreal – September 1st 2012 The Cult was a band that I must admit was only on the periphery of my radar in their heyday. Their switch to hard…
Slash – Théatre Olympia, Montreal – July 27 2012
The man with the hat, Slash!