Trews

Went and saw THE TREWS last night at the Roxy. It's too bad the Roxy is such a crappy venue. I wish Saskatoon had a better "bar venue". The ones we have are either not that cool, or to small.

Anyways, the show was pretty great. Those boys are a talented group. Starting with Colin MacDonald on vocals, I was instantly impressed with the range, and power of his voice. Even by the end of the night, he was still screaming his heart out, hitting and sustaining ear-splitting notes with ease. Next, on bass and vocals, Jack Syperek provided half of the backup vocals that really makes a lot of their songs really jump out. Pretty killer bass player too(although I couldn't really see him for most of the show). Solid drumming from Sean Dalton, including a 5 minute(at least) drum solo that made ME exhausted. The rest of the band left the stage and grabbed a drink, or oxygen masks, or whatever and just let him go nuts for a while. Jesus-like guitarist John-Angus MacDonald also had the stage to himself a little later on and was equally exhausting to listen to(in a good way, of course).

It's too bad I went in not knowing most of the songs too well, because they really played a high energy show. I only have to think about the first time I saw Wilco live to realize how great it is to be blown away by a band who really kicks it up a notch when they play live. Definitely a band I will see again next time they come through these parts.

No live tracks to post, but here's one from the new album "Den of Thieves" (Buy it here)

MP3: Got Myself To Blame

Notable covers nicely integrated into the mix(often mid-song):
Fat Bottomed Girls
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Sloop John B.
54-46 That's My Number
Come On Feel The Noise