This was a super fun show to see with my buddy A-Bomb and Buzzard. An all local act show featuring headliner Dad Religion. This would be my second time seeing them. The show was a release party for the Spartan's Club Comics SNFU inspired comic book (Come With Me, I'm On My Way: Four Tales Of Misfortune Inspired By SNFU) and the accompanying seven inch single release by Dad Religion.
The first band of the evening was The Uninvited Guests. A group of musicians doing a bunch of punk/metal covers. It was a good start to the evening, my favourite part of their set was seeing Steve, the drummer from dad Religion get on stage with the band and do some Ramones covers, with Steve doing his great impression of Joey Ramone.
The Uninvited Guests.
Next up was a band called The Strand. They too did a bunch of cover songs from old school rock like The Who and some punk classics. One such cover song they did was by the old Edmonton band Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra. Another fun set.
Next up was the band Western Death Ballads. This was one of the main reasons I came to the show. My brother introduced me to this Edmonton band a while ago and I finally got out to see them. I had been listening to them for a while now thanks to Spotify. They have three releases, two EP's and a full length album, only available digitally at this time (check your favourite streaming service). Really hope they release some physical copies of these. Their music is a mix of folk, punk and country. they're a three piece band with Cam McDonnell on guitar and lead vocals, Christi Mac on bass and James Mullet on mandolin. They were the only group of the evening that played all originals. And holy fuck were they good. Despite some sound issues at the start, Cam and the band kept it professional. All three members are great musicians and write some awesome lyrics. I highly recommend checking them out. can't wait to see them live again. Oh ya, I got to talk with cam after the show, and what a super nice gentleman he is. If you are a fan of Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and such, you will love this band.
Headliner of the evening Dad Religion was up next performing the debut SNFU album ...And No One Else Wanted To Play in its entirety, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the album. And what an amazing job the band did playing this album. Lead singer Kristian Basaraba fucking nailed the vocals on this. The whole band was excellent. Joining the band on some songs was bassist Dave Bacon (1985-1987 / 2014-2018) who had two stints in the band SNFU, so that was super cool to see as well. All and all a great set and such a fun night, ran into a bunch of old friends I hadn't seen in a while and made some new friends too. Good times!!!
Oh ya, Kristian also is one of the guys that runs the Rad Dads Edmonton Chapter also has a cool podcast that is well worth checking out.
Comic book.
Seven inch single.
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