On Wednesday night Cuz and I went to the Henjamin show at 9910. This was a show of comedy, music and brotherly love as the poster says. Henry Sir was the host and headliner of this show, a tribute to his brother Ben Sir, who sadly passed away in April of this year. Ben was the front man of the Edmonton band Worst Days Down, not only was I fan of his band and music, but I got to know Ben and considered him a friend. It was last year on Boxing Day that Ben and his brother Henry did a show together at the Blackdog in which I had gone to. It was a tradition that they had started, last year was the second year of doing the show. Unfortunately that was the last time that I saw Ben.
A picture from last years show.
So when this show was announced, there was no doubt that I wanted to be there. Henry Sir is a comedian based in the United States and is one fucking funny man. I loved his stand up routine he did at last years show, that I didn't wan to miss him this year. And this show was all in support and in memory of his brother Ben Sir. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was going regardless.
The small intimate venue of 9910 was packed for the show and all proceeds from ticket sales went to the charitable organization Little Warriors. Also at the show there was a draw for some Hot Water Music and Flatliners merchandise (records,t-shirts and tote bag) that cost $20 to enter with all the money going towards the pressing of the Worst Days Down album that was recorded before the passing of Ben. Flatliners and HWM were two of Ben's favourite bands, with both bands donating the swag. And from what I have heard, enough money was raised to press the vinyl for release. Can't wait to hear the music and get a copy of this EP.
The evening started with Ben's Dad thanking everyone for coming to the show and supporting the family. Then it was Henry that came on stage and made a small speech and introduced the first comedian of the evening Bobby Warrener originally from Sylvan Lake, Alberta now based out of Vancouver. His stand up routine was excellent and got a lot of laughs.
Next up was Edmonton comedian Brent Ayton whom was also fucking hilarious. He too had the audience in stitches. I had never heard of either comedians before but would surely check them out again.
In between comedians Henry would do a little stand up comedy and play a few songs on the acoustic guitar (the man is super talented) and the songs were hilarious as well.
Closing out the night Henry brought out Ben's band members from Worst Days Down and joined them in playing two of their songs from Worst Days Down album Elsewhere. An album that is so damn good. The two songs they did were "Fumes" which really hits home and the song "A Song For David", again, another song that will make you tear up. To listen to them two songs, click on the song titles. Henry says he is no musician but I would beg to differ, I thought he did a great job on the songs. It was nice to see the members of Ben's band back on stage performing. That couldn't have been easy for any of them. They then closed the night out with a song by The Replacements, another of Ben's favourite bands.
My only complaint about the night is that Henry Sir didn't do a stand up routine, as the man is fucking hilarious. But between acts he did do some funny songs and comedy. To read Henry's post about the evening click here. I highly recommend looking into comedians Bobby Warrener, Brent Ayton and Henry Sir. All and all my Cuz and I had a lot of fun at the show. We miss you Ben!!!
A few pictures from the evening.
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