April 23rd

  

 It was on April 23rd, 2009 that I saw Neil Young play Rexall Place in Edmonton. Opening the show was a band out of Los Angeles called Everest. Neil was amazing!

April 22nd

  

 Hard to believe it was thirty-seven years ago already, It was April 22nd, 1987 that I saw Iron Maiden with opening act Waysted play Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton on their Somewhere In Time Tour. Having front row seats for this show was awesome too.

April 21st

 On April 21st, 2001 I saw Canadian trio Danko Jones play Red's in West Edmonton Mall.

Everclear Live at River Cree Casino April 12th 2024

  

 A couple of Friday's ago now my buddy Nazz and I went to see Everclear and Sister Hazel play The Venue out at River Cree Casino just on the outskirts of Edmonton. As you can see, I'm not to damn quick with my reviews. Oh well, it's not like I have a deadline or anything, and I kinda suck at writing reviews and my photography is terrible too, but I still do it and have fun with it. So without further ado I give you my two cents.

 Headlining the show was Everclear who got their start in Portland, Oregon in 1991, so ya they have been around for a while. this was my second time seeing them, first time was in 2001 when they played the Convention Centre here in Edmonton with openers Nickleback. So I was looking forward to this show, I never stopped listening to them as their music still stands the test of time. can't say that for a lot of bands.

 The venue was about half full for this show, so i'd guess about 1000 people. Art Alexakis and his latest version of Everclear came out rocking with a great 1,2,3 punch of "So Much For The Afterglow", "Everything To Everyone" and "Heroin Girl", holy shit what a great start. Though Art did sound a little rough around the edges, vocals not as strong as they once were, and missing a couple lyrics here and there, it was still a real good start. Those songs are just timeless, and the crowd were singing along word for word. Also on this evening, little did I realize that it was Art's 62nd birthday. So at that age and still rocking, you're allowed do be a little off. His backup band were great, I especially thought the drummer Brian Nolan was a monster on the drums. About three quarters of the way through the show, the band members and roadies brought out a birthday cake for Art which brought on an impromptu singing of Happy Birthday from the crowd. Something else I didn't know about Art was that in 2019 he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. So to see him and his band still doing what they do is awesome.

 Other songs played that night that I still remember now after two weeks were "Heartspark Dollarsign", "Amphetamine", "Father Of Mine", "AM Radio" which I missed as I went for a piss and smoke (bummer) as I really like that song. And of course they played "Rockstar" and "Santa Monica". Closing out the show the band did the song "Molly's Lips" which I thought was a Nirvana song, only to learn it was originally done by The Vaselines. Learn something every day they say, right! All and all a great show by Everclear. Good times!!!

Some pictures of Everclear at River Cree Casino that I took.

 Now the opening band Sister Hazel from Gainesville, Florida who I guess had a little popularity in the mid 90's. I remember the name but not the music, and now I know why. They are not my cup of tea whatsoever. I'll just leave it at that. I was totally surprised that this band still has all the original members, wow!

Sister Hazel.

 And a big shout out to Joe and Joey for helping me with this show. Much appreciated!

April 20th

 

  Looks like on 420, 1992 I was at the Dinwoodie Lounge on the University of Alberta Campus to see Chris Whitley on his Living With The Law Tour. Such a fucking good album. Opening the show was Toad the Wet Sprocket. I've got no ticket stub for this as I was on the guest list for this one. Chris Whitley was amazing. I do recall at this show there was no booze being served, which really sucked.

April 19th

  

 Back on April 19th, 2012 I got to see Joel Plaskett Emergency with opening act English musician Frank Turner play the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Joel would have been on tour for his Scrappy Happinees album. Such a great double bill.

April 18th

  

 This was an awesome show to see. It was on April 18th, 2005 that I saw Motorhead headline this show at Red's in West Edmonton Mall. Opening bands were Corrosion Of Conformity and 3 Inches Of Blood. Not sure of Damn 13 played or not, if they did, I missed them. This show was incredibly loud as you would expect at a Motorhead concert.