by Bianca Marques “Scream for me Montreal!” The line of the night for the small, dedicated crowd gathered at Olympia to hear Made In Iron play. The Iron Maiden cover band made every effort to duplicate Iron Maiden’s World Slavery Tour of 1984. Before the band even set foot on stage, the audience was drawn in by a trio of fire dancers (the troop is … Continue reading SCREAM for Montreal! Concert Review
What can you say about a band that arrived in Montreal amid little fanfare and left with little fanfare? The Bay City Rollers may have been the best kept secret among forty – something year old women. A secret because it appeared that the majority of these women did not let on to anyone that the mid – seventies boy band was in Montreal. Can … Continue reading The Bay City Rollers – Not Your Sister’s Saturday Night
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How can words describe it? It’s not everyday a living legend takes the stage. A man who learned his guitar – playing craft, not by playing, by listening to the masters of the Blues themselves. Think of J.K Rowling sitting next to John Steinbeck or Ernest Hemingway and learning how to write. That is exactly what Buddy Guy lived. In lieu of these famous authors, … Continue reading Buddy Guy! Live and Alive with Energy!
By Bianca Marques Hamilton-based band Monster Truck opened for Billy Talent last week at the Bell Center. Four hairy beasts that make up the band appeared on stage. Within seconds of starting to play – these guys were nothing short of amazing! After the show, the merch table was the place to be. The band’s EP – a must have ! The four song disc … Continue reading Bianca’s Monster Truck Review; Short and Sweet
By Bianca Marques Standing in the jam-packed Bell Center waiting for Billy Talent to come on stage was like being inside a shaken can of soda. You could feel the excitement building, the crowd getting antsy and the chants getting louder. Finally, after all that build-up, a part in the curtain, and Ben Kowalewicz (vocals) and Ian D’Sa stroll on stage playing “Lonely Road to … Continue reading Billy Talent – Canadian Thru and Thru
The crowd that waited knew not what to expect … Outside it was cold. Inside – a slight draft tickled the observer’s noses like a feather floating on a bare leg. Anticipation remained even though the performance risked cancellation due to the unplanned tardiness on the part of the blonde – haired singer. As the crowd thinned, thickened and thinned once more – the petite … Continue reading A Concert Review
Sure as Spring ( except in Montreal), the Rolling Stones dust off their instruments every couple of years and prepare for a tour. Unlike their mammoth ‘A Bigger Bang‘ tour in 2006 which saw the legendary English group play before 1.5 million people in Brazil alone – this time around, it appears that age has finally caught up to them. A little bit anyways. Thus … Continue reading Top Ten Signs The Rolling Stones are Going on Tour
Hey boy, take a look at me Let me dirty up your mind I’ll strip away your hard veneer And see what I can find – Queer lyrics Shirley Manson must be happy … After her band’s show last night at Metropolis, it was raining. Shirley is ‘ only happy when it rains …’ Shirley doesn’t seem very happy otherwise. For her fans – that … Continue reading Garbage is Anything But Garbage; Concert Review
The only thing missing were Frisbees, beach balls and some guy named Phil with a bag of marijuana in his pocket. Aside from that – it could have been 1977 as Heart played at the Montreal For … er . … Bell Center last night. Starting with the instantly recognizable riffs of Barracuda, from Heart’s second album – Little Queen, the crowd at Le Centre … Continue reading From the HEART …
What gives radio stations, Grammy selectors and anyone else who is responsible for turning music into money – the right to label and deprive listeners from great music so they can sit around their pools and discuss things that really do not matter? Let’s get one thing straight. Marillion matters … The band, consisting of Steve Hogarth ( known simply to his fans as ‘H” … Continue reading A Marillion Festival
Freddy Mercury is a hard act to follow … Considered by many as the top front man in rock n roll history – his act cannot be duplicated. His theatrical ability, his charisma and his voice – a shooting star snuffed out. Too soon. Sunday evening, Classic Albums Live – a ten year organization hell bent on recreating some of the best songs every laid … Continue reading Queen; Night at The Corona Theater …
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