With CMW behind us we have a bunch of new memories and friends that will last forever!! First off we would like to thank Canadian Music Week and Planet 3 Communications for the opportunity of a lifetime! We certainly made the most of it and cannot wait for CMW 2014!! All the bands we saw rocked and we cannot wait to see them in the future. The blog has a new horizon ahead of us and we’re so thankful that we added a bunch of new people to our incredible journey!! Stay tuned for some BIG announcements!!
With a little bit of bar hopping we sure got our fair share of bands in last night!! First off were The Strumbellas at the Horseshoe Tavern! From start to finish they absolutely killed it, a performance that I will not be forgetting anytime soon. Lets break this one down for you guys:
The Good:
- The energy was relentless!! Truly a party from the opening moment
- Great interaction with the crowd!!
- Amazing harmonies between all the band members
The Bad and The Ugly:
Absolutely nothing the show rocked!!!
All in all The Strumbellas entertained a packed Horseshoe and displayed why they are up for their first Juno, which they are certainly proud of as lead singer joked, “If ’Juno’ what I mean”. It sounded a lot funnier then it reads but the points there!
Next we strolled over to The Rivoli once we found out that the secret guests were one of our favorites, Treble Charger!!! But before we got to flash back to the late 90′s and early 2000′s, we had to go through some more bands! First up were Vancouver natives, The Zolas.
In what seemed to be a shortened set, The Zolas used every second of their time to tear the roof off the Rivoli! Playing to a completely packed house The Zolas gave an amazing performance and an interesting story about the unusual travels of their synth board!
Finally our main event had arrived! As Treble Charger took the stage they reminded us that, “We’re from the 90′s”. But from start to finish they played all their hits and had everyone’s full attention!! The Rivoli was definitely the place to be as it became a star studded affair. Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench was right in the middle of the crowd jumping and singing along to the forever classic hit, “American Pyscho”.
It was a great night at Canadian Music Week and tonight’s shaping up to be just as good so for now we’ll leave you with the one and only Treble Charger!!
A quiet start for us with just one band on our radar for the opening day, however we made sure we picked a show that rocked!! The C’mons definitely delivered on that front. The C’mons are a Toronto based band who have come together over the years in what seems to be like carefully placed puzzle pieces. Immediate impressions of the band were intriguing, 5 piece band with a female lead singer and a female violinist! We had never heard this bands music prior so the punk rock that emerged took us by surprise but had us thoroughly entertained throughout their 9 song set list. In general we thought lead singer, Steph Bosch did an awesome job on vocals throughout the night. Instrumentally, the band had no obvious flaws however could do more to make the live experience a bit better.
So lets break it down for you:
The Good:
- Steph’s vocals were awesome all night!! Definitely a highlight
- We were big fans of the lyrics, very interesting and catchy!!
- Their new song (no name was given) was awesome, it had a very early years of No Doubt feel which was cool!
The Bad:
- We’re suckers for stage presence and interaction with the crowd. Not that it was ‘bad’ but it was lacking and we wish there would have been some more.
The Ugly:
- Nothing!!!!
All in all The C’mons kicked off the week in a great way for us!! Their show was high energy and driving. Whether you’re a toe tapper, head bobber or body shaker, The C’mons had a lot of their audience moving! We definitely recommend you get out to see this band because it will be a great time!
The list can go on an on!!! Which one are you guys excited for?! All I can say for sure is that if you are as much of a music lover as I am then this summer will be one to remember!!
We provided you guys with some must see shows for the first few days of the festival, no we’re gonna give you some top choices for the weekend portion!!
