Starcrawler Live in Edmonton April 2nd 2022

Here is a show I stumbled upon by finding a flyer for the show on the sidewalk of Whyte Avenue. I saw it and had to double back to see if it was actually what I thought it was. And to my surprise and pleasure it was a show for Los Angeles band Starcrawler at The Foundry On Whyte, a venue I didn't even know existed. Thank goodness I saw this flyer I would never have known about this concert. I had seen Starcrawler in 2018 in Vancouver opening for MC50, and they blew me away, This was a band I would have to see again. And lo and behold, here they were, coming to Edmonton. I promptly picked up a ticket for this show and the show was only a week away. This was my first time being to the venue Foundry On Whyte. It's a small room with a capacity of probably a hundred people and feels like a banquet room more then a live music venue. From my understanding and now knowing, it a all purpose room (banquets, weddings, live music and such). I got to the venue early not knowing what to expect. Being one of the first people there, I got to meet the gentleman that books events for the place. Had a nice chat with him (Jon) and he gave me three drink tickets, so that was cool. Off to a good start. The Foundry On Whyte.

Opening the show was Indigenous artist Robin Cisek from Edmonton. Her music is an electro-pop style with no band just a keyboard and backing tracks, not really my kind of music. Seemed like an odd opener for a rock n' roll band like Starcrawler. Robin Cisek.

By the time Starcrawler hit the stage the venue was quite full. I wasn't sure what to expect, as the last time I saw the band lead singer Arrow de Wilde put on one wild show, with antics like spitting blood, wrapping her mic cord around her throat to the point I thought she was offing herself right on stage, squirming on the floor of the stage. She was just wild on stage and her band were amazing. So what were we going to see on this evening. The first thing you notice about Stawcrawler when you see them live his how skinny lead singer Arrow is but also how energetic and how she commands the stage with her presence and her amazing rock n'roll/punk vocals. Opening the show with the rocking tune Lizzy from their second album Devour You. Their hour long set rocked from start to finish, they even played a couple of new songs from their upcoming album. On this night there were no crazy antics, just Arrow commanding the stage (though there was no stage) and her band rocking the fuck out, a great back up band that is tight and loud. I have to admit I was hoping to see some of the crazy stage antics but it was also good to see that this is a band that doesn't just rely on that kind of schtick. An amazing band and can't wait to hear the new album and see them play live again. Good times!!! Starcrawler.

Setlist from the show.