Night Court and others Live in Vancouver September 18th 2026

 

 A few weeks ago my buddy Buzzard and took a trip to Vancouver to see a few concerts and visit with friends and family. We had no plans for the Friday night, so my brother Citrus suggested seeing this show at a venue called the Green Auto in the industrial area of East Vancouver. Be cause we had no plans this was a great opportunity to hang with my brother and his wife Sherry and their buddy Brad. My brother had told me about this venue for a few years no, so I was looking forward to finally seeing a show there. Apparently if I remember correctly, where we saw this show was what they call the pop up Green Auto venue. I believe there are actually three different venues here, depending on how big the show is, what venue they use. This one was a smaller crowd, and the venue is just a warehouse. Reminded me of the days in Edmonton when we would see shows in basements and warehouses which were illegal venues back in the day.

 This show was a four band show with three local Vancouver bands and a headliner from Montreal. The only band I had heard of for this gig was Night Court. My brother has said a lot of good things about the band so I was looking forward to seeing them.

 The first band of the evening was a three piece pop-punk band called Code-22. I thought they were pretty good, lots of potential and those that were already at the venue seemed to like them as well.

Code-22.

 Next up was a band called Terminal City Rats from Vancouver. They would be best described as a street punk hardcore band. Wasn't my kind of music but I did think the bass player was quite good.

Terminal City Rats.

 The third band of the evening and the band I was most interest in hearing was Night Court also from Vancouver. I had listened to some of their music previously so I knew what I was in for and their power pop punk style of music was quite good. I can see why my brother is a big fan of the band. The trio of musicians in the band are very talented and put on a great short set of pop punk.

Night Court.

 The headliner of the night was a hardcore band out of Montreal called Out Of Order. From what I have read the band has been around for 25 years and originated in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001 moving to Montreal in 2005. Again, not my kind of music but I did get a kick out of the energy and antics of lead singer Scott Maracle.

Out Of Order.

 It was a very fun night out seeing and hearing a bunch of bands I had never seen before and hanging with my brother Citrus, his wife Sherry and their friend Brad. Good times!!!

Maverix, Jr. Gone Wild and Morgen Lefae Live in Edmonton September 11th 2026

 

 Last Friday my buddy Buzzard and I went too the Jr. Gone Wild show at the Rocky Mountain Icehouse here in Edmonton. The main reason for going to this show was to see local cow-punkers Jr. Gone Wild. This would be my 18th time seeing Jr. Gone Wild live, so ya, big fan!

 When I first heard about this show and saw the poster, this looked to be a show with bands from all parts of the world, JGW local act with Maverix from Italy and Morgen Le Fae from Paris. 

 First act of the evening was Morgen Le Fae, who is actually from Calgary, so not sure why the poster said Paris. Morgen plays a roots country folk style of music, joining her on stage was Steve Loree of Jr. Gone Wild. They had a rough start to their set with sound issues which after a few minutes got sorted out. The way her set started, I was not liking it much at all, it was slow mellow very country kind of songs, but the set picked up pace. The guys from Maverix joined her and Steve for a song which sounded great. By the end of her set their were even a few people up and dancing. I ended up enjoying her set.

Morgen Le Fae.

 Next up was Edmonton's Jr. Gone Wild. I was surprised to see them not headlining this show, playing the middle slot. I had the chance to talk to a few of the guys from the band, asking them why this was. It was by choice apparently. Jr. Gone Wild have been together in different forms since 1986, so a veteran band of the Edmonton music scene. And to this day they still kick ass playing their style of cow punk.

 The venue was packed by the time they hit the stage playing a rocking 45 minute set. With Mike McDonald on guitar and vocals, Dove on bass and vocals, Steve Loree on guitar and vocals and rounded out by the newest member who has been with the band since 2020 Quinton Herbert on drums. It seems with his younger enthusiasm the band seems to be reinvigorated with JGW sounding loud tight and rocking as hard as they ever have. The last few times I have seen them live they seem to be bringing in a younger audience which is good to see. Hard to believe it has already been five years since the last JGW album Still Got The Jacket, which in my opinion is one of their best albums. An awesome set, just wish they had played a longer set, they really should have headlined this show.

 The band announced at the show that the Jr. Gone Wild documentary that has been I believe 12 years in the making is finally done (More Miles Than Money: The Story of Jr. Gone Wild) premiering on Sunday November 1st at the Metro Cinema (formerly the Garneau Theatre) tickets available by clicking here. I'm really excited about seeing this film.

Jr. Gone Wild.

Setlist from the show.

 Closing out the show was the three piece band from Italy called Maverix. Their music would be best described as cow punk. Their 2023 album is even called Cowpunk! They were a high energy band with a mix of country and punk sound, hence the cow-punk label, Similar in style to JGW with a mix of Social Distortion. They too were joined by Steve Loree of JGW for a few songs, so ya Steve pulled triple duty on this night. Mike from JGW even called Steve a band slut during JGW's set. I enjoyed their set as well, with the band playing a 45 minute set. All and all a good show. Good times!!!

Maverix.

September 12th

 

 I forgot to post this yesterday. it was on September 12th, 2016 that I saw David Crosby play to a very small crowd at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton.

Guns N' Roses & The Black Crowes Live in Edmonton August 26th 2026

 

 When this show was first announced I didn't think I'd bother going as I have seen Guns N' Roses more than a few times. But then Ticketmaster had their May summer ticket sale and I was able to get tickets for $30. The seats were way up in the boonies, but what the hell, all you need to do is get in the door. And for that price why not. Then a few weeks later they announced the opening act for the Edmonton show and it would be The Black Crowes. Holy fuck, yes! Now I was totally stoked about this show and tickets were cheap.

 I went to this show with Janis, Erin, Nazz, Buzzard and Cuz. Another stadium show at Commonwealth Stadium, my second show at this venue in a matter of weeks, and the weather cooperated again, with the shitty summer we had we got lucky weather wise for the two outdoor shows I attended.

 We got there plenty early as there was no way I was going to miss The Black Crowes, that was the big draw for me. And just days before the show I had won tickets for the show from Blackbyrd Myoozik, and the seats were supposedly better than the seats I previously had. Seats in the lower bowl next to the stage and 21 rows up. Sweet! I sold my other tickets and Nazz and I went to the seats before The Black Crowes came on, which was an early start with the band hitting the stage at 6:25pm. Well, these seats sucked, sure we were closer to the stage, but you couldn't see the back drop and the sun at that time of the evening was directly in our eyes, having no sunglasses or ballcap, I had to put my hand above my eyes in order to actually see the stage.

 This would be my 7th time seeing The Black Crowes and first time since 2008, so this show was long overdue. And with The Crowes getting back together (ok it's just Chris and Rich Robinson as originals) in 2019 and putting out two great albums in recent years Happiness Bastards (2024) and A Pound Of Feathers this year 2026.

 The band sounded great and Chris Robinson still has a great voice and looks great as well. They opened with "No Speak No Slave" from their 1992 album The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, the band actually played three songs from said album including "Sting Me" and closing out their set with "Remedy". Being the opening act there weren't any deep cuts maybe other than "Go Faster" from the 1999 album By Your Side. They did a big selection of songs from their debut album 1990 release Shake Your Money Maker probably their most successful record. Those that were their for them would most certainly recognize "Hard To Handle" which is a Otis Redding song, "She Talks To Angels", "Jealous Again" and "Twice As Hard" and man these songs sounded terrific. I was surprised they only played one new song that being "Cruel Streak" from A Pound Of Feathers. But only playing a 40 minute set I thought their choice of songs was excellent. I really hope The Black Crowes come back to Edmonton for a proper headlining show in the near future.

The Black Crowes.

 This photo courtesy of my buddy Nazz.

 Next up was Guns N' Roses, this would be my 6th time seeing them in concert, and coincidently it was 39 years ago to the day that I saw Guns N' Roses for the very first time.

 For Guns N' Roses set Nazz and I left the seats we had next to the stage and met with Janis and my buddies at the back of the stadium, at least there we could see the whole stage. With the venue only half full, my guess would be about 35,000 people, a guy could move around the place and find a seat you liked.

 GNR opened with "Welcome To The Jungle" which is the song I guessed they would open with. This song was a good test to see if lead singer Axl still had the vocal range he once did, while it sounded good, he just can't hit the high notes like the old days, totally understandable. 

 The next three songs played were "Bad Obsession" nice to hear that one live, followed by "It's So Easy" and "Mr. Brownstone", we were off to great start, with Axl's vocals sounding good, as did Duff on bass and Slash on guitar, the only remaining original members still in the band. After those first four songs, it was "Chinese Democracy" who fucking cares about that song. Then they did a Velvet Revolver song, a band that Duff and Slash played in when GNR broke up way back when. 

 A few songs that did surprise me in their three hour long show was the Black Sabbath cover "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath",  "Double Talkin' Jive", "New Rose" a The Damned cover sung by Duff. Then their was the song "Patience" that saw Slash on an acoustic guitar for that one. They closed out the show with "Paradise City". I thought it was a pretty decent show. With the venue being only half full and a three hour show, a guy could move around the stadium taking pictures from different vantage points. And thank goodness the weather gods were on our side as it was a beautiful night for an outdoor show. Good times!!!

Guns N' Roses.

Black Crowes t-shirt.