Concert Archive

This is a working list. Still a few shows I have to fill in.

2010

02-11- Owen Pallett/Basia Bulat (St. Matthew's Church, Halifax NS)

02-08 - Halifax for Haiti (Joel Plaskett, Classified, Rawlings Cross, Christina Martin, Rebekah Higgs, and others) (Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax NS)

02-05 - Joel Plaskett/Luke Levy/Steven Bowers (MSVU, Halifax NS)

02-01 - City and Colour/Two Hours Traffic (Rebecca Cohn, Halifax NS)

01-30 - Jim Bryson/Justin Rutledge/Catherine MacLellan (St. Patrick's Church, Halifax NS)

01-22 - Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees/Grahm Zilla (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

2009
12-12 - Hey Rosetta!/La Strada/Jon Mckiel (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)
12-11 - Hey Rosetta!/La Strada/Jon Mckiel (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)
11-27 - The Most Serene Republic/Mardeen/First Aid Kit (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)
10-24 - Japandroids/You Say Party! We Say Die! (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)
10-24 - Jenn Grant/Timber Timbre (St. Matthew's Church, Halifax NS)
10-23 - MSTRKRFT (The Palace, Halifax NS)
10-23 - Hey Rosetta!/Oh No Forest Fires (The Grawood, Halifax NS)
10-22 - Herman Dune/Julie Doiron (St. Matthew's Church, Halifax NS)
10-21 - Bruce Peninsula/Valleys/The Got To Get Got/York Redoubt (The Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS)

10-05 - Rich Aucoin/Windom Earle/Ryan Hemsworth (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)

09-20 - U2/Snow Patrol (Gillette Stadium, Foxboro MA)

09-18 - Hey Rosetta!/The Novaks/Boxer The Horse (Bridge Street Tent, Sackville NB)

09-11 - Joel Plaskett Emergency/The Mark Inside (Dalhousie University, Halifax NS)
07-04 - Virgin Festival: Metric, Dinosaur Jr, Hey Rosetta!, Plants and Animals, Handsome Furs, Arkells, In Flight Safety (Citadel Hill, Halifax NS)

06-19 - Matt Mays (The Seahorse Tavern)
05-28 - Joel Plaskett and Friends (Rebecca Cohn, Halifax NS)
05-16 - k-os/Lioness (Cunard Center, Halifax NS)
05-01 - Hey Rosetta!/Rich Aucoin (The Paragon Theatre, Halifax NS)
04-26 - Joel Plaskett (+ Emergency, Bill Plaskett, Ana & Rose, Adam Baldwin) (The Carleton, Halifax NS)
04-18 - Record Store Day: Joel Plaskett, The Superfantastics, Laura Merrimen (Taz Records, Halifax NS)
04-03 - Death Cab For Cutie/Midway State (McInnis Room Dalhousie, Halifax NS)
03-12 - Great Big Sea/Spirit of the West (Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax NS)
03-11 - In Flight Safety/The Superfantastics (Grawood, Halifax NS)

2008
11-19 Coldplay/Sleeper Car/Jon Hopkins (American Airlines Center, Dallas TEX)
11-12 The Joel Plaskett Emergency (Grawood, Halifax NS)
11-07 Feist/Hayden (Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax NS)
11-02 Stars/Hey Rosetta! (St. Matthew's, Halifax NS)
11-01 Stars/Hey Rosetta! (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)
09-21 Jason Collett/Rebekah Higgs (Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS)
09-14 Bloc Party/Apostle of Hustle (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)
09-13 The Trews/Shelter with Theives (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)
09-03 Wintersleep/Dog Day (Sexton Field, Halifax NS)
07-19 Summersonic: City and Colour/The Weakerthans/Tokyo Police Club/In Flight Safety/Rebekah Higgs (Garrison Grounds, Halifax NS)
06-26 Jose Gonzalez/Rebekah Higgs (St. Matthew's, Halifax NS)

2007
11-02 The Contact/Air Traffic Control/The Pact (The Attic, Halifax NS)
10-18 Apostle of Hustle/The Most Serene Republic/Young Galaxy/Grand Theft Bus (The Marquee Club, Halifax NS)
06-16 The Contact (Birch Cove Baptist, Halifax NS)

2006
05-12 Our Lady Peace/Neverending White Lights/Jets Overhead/Pedestrian (Metro Center, Halifax NS)
03-30 Halifax Play Hard: Garrett Mason, Jimmy Rankin, The Joel Plaskett Emergency, Matt Mays + El Torpedo, The Trews (Grand Parade, Halifax NS)
03-31 Pilate (Sam the Record Man, Halifax NS)

2005
05-26 U2/Kings of Leon (Fleet Center, Boston MA)
01-11 Concert for Asia:MIR, Crush, Lennie Gallant, Matt Mays, Bruce Guthro, the Jimmy Swift Band, and others (Metro Centre, Halifax NS)

2002
11-23 Great Big Sea, Crush

Concert Review: The Trews

September 13th, 2008 at the Marquee Club, Halifax.
Fellow Concert Goers: Jenni Richard, Dave Marsh, Ryan McMullen
Headling: The Trews
Supporting: Shelter for Theives

My first concert of the weekend at the Marquee was the Antigonish rockers, the Trews. They're one of those bands who I have their albums, and know all their songs, but don't listen to all that much. But I did see them live in 2006 at the free concert on Parade Square the week of the Junos in Halifax.
The opening band Shelter with Theives was one of the most regrettable moments of my life. Thank goodness for pieces of foam you can roll and put in your ears known as earplugs. But you could say they made the Trews that much more enjoyable.
The Trews rocked the stage for around an hour and forty five minutes playing a plethora of songs. It was a great mix of thier older stuff, cover songs, and songs from their latest album No Time For Later. John-Angus MacDonald was very high energy the entire show playing extended guitar solos during many of the songs including one where he was playing the solo behind his back. Drummer Sean Dalton also put on a good show including a drum solo while the rest of the band were backstage.
The highlight for me was when they played Ishmael & Maggie from their album Den of Theives since it is my favourite Trews song. By the end of the show both me and Dave were feeling it on our vocal chords after belting out their songs all night long. The crowd was really into it, and the Trews songs are the type that even if you don't know them that well you can sing them word for word.
I didn't have the greatest vantage point for pictures, so I apologize I only have one here.