Well I made my way to the Pawn Shop last night by myself, cause all my friends are light weights (damn work) to see the triple bill of local band The Preying Saints, Lydia Loveless and the Supersuckers. I got there for the tail end of the Preying Saints, and from what I saw and heard, I didn't miss much, not really my thing, boring same old rock-a-billy. But I was sure to be there for the other opener Lydia Loveless.
Lydia Loveless is an artist from Columbus, Ohio who plays a country punk rock style of music with a voice that chills you to the bone. This lady can sing, and yet she is such a tiny lady, hell I think her guitar is as tall as she is. What she lacks in stature she makes up with her singing abilities and guitar playing. This three piece band killed it last night and won over the small audience with her first visit to Edmonton. The band played for about forty-five minutes playing lots from her 2011 album "Indestructible Machine". The album is full of drinking songs and even a song about being stalked by Steve Earle, and of course the song is called "Steve Earle". A great opener and look forward to seeing her again.
Lydia Loveless at the Pawn Shop.
Next up was headliners the self proclaimed "Greatest Rock N' Roll Band In The World" the Supersuckers. This was my fourth time seeing the band in concert and this time was way better then the last time I saw them when they opened for Pearl Jam back in 2005. The Supersuckers are best seen in a club setting, and the Pawn Shop was the right venue for them. Lead singer/bass player Eddie Spaghetti was sounding good on this night and had the crowd in the palm of his hands right from the get go. They came out rocking and didn't let up at all through out their hour and a half set. It would have been nice to see them do a couple of acoustic numbers from their country album "Must've Been High" but not on this night. They played songs covering their whole career including a couple songs from my favorite Supersuckers album "La Mano Cornuda", playing "On The Couch" and "Mudhead". Other favorites played were "Born With A Tail", "Hot Rod Rally", "Gone Gamblin", "How To Maximize Your Kill Count", "Rock N' Roll Records (Ain't Selling This Year)", and "Supersucker Drive-By Blues" in which the whole crowd was singing along to this one raising the middle digit. they also did two new songs last night, one of them was called "Something About You". The song was like any other Supersuckers song, balls to the wall rock n' roll. All and all a great night of some dirty raw rock n' roll. Good times!!!
Supersuckers at the Pawn Shop.
Eddie Spaghetti autographed ticket stub.
Autographed Lydia Loveless album.
T-shirt.
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