Category: Caught in the Act

  by Lou Fiorito Saturday, April 15, 2017.   The Players:  Lee Aaron (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Sean Kelly (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dave Reimer (bass guitar, backing vocals) Kevin Saulnier (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Cody (drums)   A power failure the day before at this venue left the heating and cooling systems in the building badly discombobulated,... Read More

    The Trews had the audience in hand before they hit the first note at The Marquee in Calgary. Colin McDonald (vocals, Fender Telecaster) John-Angus McDonald (Gibson Les Paul) Jack Syperek (Gibson Thunderbird bass) Gavin McGuire (Ludwig drums) and keyboardist Sean Dalton, kicked out a super slick and crunchy set that showed their years of togetherness. They played the... Read More

  Grey Eagle Casino, Calgary – Sept. 17, 2016   Old rockers don’t retire, they just keep on keepin’ on, rocking into their twilight years, with one eye on the stage and the other on the backstage door, hoping the Reaper doesn’t knock anytime soon. Rock has always challenged the norm and placed itself in the face of convention, but... Read More

  Grey Eagle Casino, Calgary – Sept. 17, 2016 In honour of The Canadian Legacy Project (http://www.canadianlegacy.org), a charitable organization which offers assistance and support to Canadian military veterans in times of need, Doug Johnson (keyboards) opened Loverboy’s show with a respectful version of “Oh Canada.”  Many in the crowd sang, but mostly they just stood quietly swaying. Immediately afterwards,... Read More

  Thursday August 25th 2016 Think of a giant jukebox stuffed full of great pop music hits from the 1980’s. Great songs by the likes of Simple Minds, Tears For Fears, The Thompson Twins, U2, Paul Young and Tina Turner. Now take that giant jukebox, position it on stage at Toronto’s CNE Band Shell, depress the play button  and observe... Read More

  Havelock Ontario August 18th-21st At one point during The Road Hammers’ explosive set at the 2016 Havelock Country Jamboree, a man placed an urn on the lip of the stage and started taking photographs. From the inscription on the urn, the ashes seemed to be those of the man’s father, possibly the departed person’s final bucket wish to appear... Read More

  By Keith Sharp   Despite the fact that one of the biggest concert events in history was taking place at the same time just down the road in Kingston Ontario (Tragically Hip’s final tour appearance) and  there was even a rival festival being staged in Peterborough, Platinum Blonde continue to prove they are still relevent in the new millenium... Read More

  DEL CRARY Park JULY 23 2017 By Keith Sharp The long line of fans winding their way from the merchandise tent out into the park’s infield . waited patiently for an opportunity to touch base with The Box original vocalist Jean-Marc Pisapia and his Mark 11 version of the band which topped the Canadian charts in 1987 with their... Read More

Lawrence Gowan Wednesday July 6th 2016 Del Crary Park Peterborough On. By Ted Van Boort Considering that he’s been a key vocalist/keyboardist  with Chicago mega stars Styx since 1999, it’s sometimes difficult to remember that before Lawrence Gowan replaced Dennis DeYoung with Styx, he boasted a pretty impressive solo career. We are fortunately reminded of his solo prowess when Gowan... Read More

  Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary – May 13, 2016 The evening began with a pastiche of images and scenes displayed on the seven screens surrounding the stage accompanied by a scattering of television network sounds. These images blended into the sitcom spoof “The Hedleys” complete with credits and a ‘filmed live in Calgary’ text shown over an idyllic suburban neighbourhood scene.... Read More