Jr. Gone Wild Live in Edmonton November 20th 2021

Another show I got to see in 2021 was the triple bill of Jr.Gone Wild, Forbidden Dimension and Boots Graham at the Starlite Room. I went to this show with my buddy Buzzard and Cuz. Opening the show was Boots Graham. Boots I believe hails from Red Deer, Alberta. This was my first time seeing him play live. He plays an old school honk tonk country style of music. His half hour set was pretty damn good. Boots Graham.

Next up was Calgary's three piece band Forbidden Dimension. This horror rock band has been around since 1988, yet I had never seen them play live before. I've seen the name of the band and posters for their shows around for years but just never got out to see them before. Which is a shame, because they were really good in a live setting. Forbidden Dimension.

Healining the evening was Edmonton's cowpunkers Jr.Gone Wild. This would be my 13th time seeing the band in concert. The nights show was billed as their album release party, having just released their first album in 26 years, and their first album with new drummer Quinton Herbert, who wasn't even born when their last album Simple Little Wish was released. Quinton took over drums after the passing of Larry Shelast. Jr.Gone Wild put on a great show and it felt like Quinton added a little kick to the bands live performance. There was a great turn-out for the show and as always the band kicked ass. Of course JGW played lots of new materil from the new album Still Got The Jacket. An album that is great from start to finish. A very fun night of music. Good times!!! Jr. Gone Wild.

Nazareth Tour Program

Today's tour program is from the Nazareth concert I saw in 1988 at The Edmonton Convention Centre. Nazareth was on their 20th Anniversary Tour with all original members. It was an awesome show and a good time was had by all. The tour program I bought at the show is a rather cheap production, with only the front cover and back cover in colour and containing only 14 pages all non-glossy. Also the program only measures 8 1/4" X 11 3/4" in size. Each member tells a story about being in the band and what it has been like over the past 20 years. Looking back at it now, it's actually a damn cool program. Front Cover. Back Cover. In concert news...Nazareth will be playing in Edmonton this summer at The River Cree Casino on Saturday July 28th. Hard to believe they are still at it, not sure who is still in the band other then lead singer Dan McCafferty.

An afternoon of honouring Chi Pig July 10th 2021

On a beautiful Satuday in July my Cuz and I went to the Chi Pig mural unveiling which was followed by a show by the Edmonton band The Devil's Voice playing at The Buck. And next door to the Buck, Mike McDonald of Jr. Gone Wild was playing a solo show at The Blackdog. So to say the least it was a very fun Saturday after going so long with no shows, we got two in the same afternoon at the same time. First off, the day started with the unveiling of the Chi Pig mural which is the east side wall of The Buck in Edmonton. For those that don't know, Chi Pig (Ken Chinn) was the lead singer of the legendary Canadian punk band SNFU, who got their start here in Edmonton. Sadly Chi had passed away in July of 2020 at the age of 57. In honour of Chi, local mural artists Layla Folkmann and Lacey Jane Wilburn started a a GoFundMe page and got a grant for the project. The mural is amazing. Here are a few pictures of it. Chi Pig Mural.

We started the day of music with catching the first set by Mike McDonald at the Blackdog. This would be my 7th time seeing Mike play solo. He was great as always. Mike and Chi Pig came up in the Edmonton music scene at the same time and were good friends, so it was cool that we were able to jump back and forth between The Buck and the Blackdog all aftrnoon. Mike McDonald at The Blackdog.

And at The Buck the afternoon started with a short movie of clips of Chi Pig and SNFU, some never before seen footage. That was pretty cool to see and had some in the audience with tears in their eyes. First band up was Edmonton band The Cutoffs. I don't recall much about them. After all this was almost two years ago now, at time of this writing. The Cutoffs at The Buck.

Next up was Edmonton band The Devil's Voice which is a SNFU tribute band consisting of members from such bands as Compromise, Misery Signals and Choke. The band name of course comes from a SNFU song. This would be the second time I had seen the band. They did a great job of covering SNFU songs and had the crowd singing along and even had a mosh pit happeing and stage diving. A very fun afternoon was had by all. All in honour of Chi Pig. The Devil's Voice at The Buck.

Good times!!!