November 14th

  

 It was on November 14th, 1998 that I saw this awesome double bill of Big Sugar headlining the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton with Gov't Mule opening. A loud show indeed.

November 13th

 It was on November 13th, 2005 that I saw The Dillinger Escape Plan headline the Starlite Room in Edmonton. Other bands on the bill were Hella, Between the Buried And Me and Horse The Band.

November 12th

  

 On November 12th, 1996 I saw The Tragically Hip on their Trouble at the Henhouse Tour at the Edmonton Coliseum. This show was the first of two sold out shows in Edmonton. Opening the show was Toronto band the Rheostatics.

November 11th

  

 The ticket stub from the time I saw Dread Zeppelin play The Bronx in Edmonton on November 11th, 1993. This was such a fun show as all Dread Zeppelin shows were. The band were touring for their Hot & Spicy Beanburger album.

Outlaw Legacy (Ben Haggard) Live in Edmonton Nov.9th 2024

  

 On Saturday night my buddy Buzzard and I made our way to the River Cree Casino to see the Outlaw Legacy show featuring Ben & Noel Haggard (Merle Haggard's sons) headlining with opening acts Ned Ledoux (whoever he is) and Tyler Reese Tritt and Tristan Tritt (Travis Tritt's  son and daughter). I know nothing about Travis Tritt, I wouldn't know a tune of his if I heard it, so the Tritt's really meant very little to me. This line-up is such a casino show. Buzzard and I have seen Ben & Noel a few times before and have always enjoyed seeing them perform, but I wasn't going to pay a hundred bucks to see them this time, way too expensive. But thanks to my buddy who was looking for a night out with some live music, bought the tickets and treated me to a night out.

The first act of the evening was Tristan Tritt, I knew nothing about him, but for the hundred dollar ticket we wanted to be sure to checkout every artist. Well much to our surprise, we got in the venue at 8:45, with the ticket saying 9:00 start, we figured we gave ourselves enough time to grab a few beers and be seated for start time. Well, we got in and Tristan was already playing. By the time we got to our seats and I asked the guy next to me how much we missed, he said Tristan was already on his third song. What the fuck! And he only did a four song set. It was him singing with sister Tyler Reese adding some background vocal and some dude playing acoustic guitar. What we did hear was alright, country with a rock influence, not bad.

Tristan Tritt.

Next up was Tyler Reese Tritt. Same set up, Tyler, Tristan and some dude on guitar, only I didn't see or hear Tristan do any background vocals, he was just kind of there, weird. Again, only a four song set, all covers I believe, I know one of the songs was called "Texas Hold'em" the other three not sure. Whatever they were, she had people in the half full venue singing and dancing. What I will say about Tyler Reese Tritt is that she has got a set of lungs on her, she can fucking sing. I was impressed.

Tyler Reese Tritt.

Next act up was Ned LeDoux, first artist of the night with a full band. No clue who Ned is but after some research I see he is an country singer/songwriter from Wyoming and the son of country artist Chris LeDoux, again, no idea who he is either. After four songs into his set, I said to Buzzard "fuck this, I'm going for a smoke", they were just middle of the road country, did absolutely nothing for me. But after the fourth song Ned said he had a special guest joining him on stage, someone he had written the next song with and we would know him. Well much to my surprise it was Corb Lund joining the band on stage for a song they wrote together called "Dance With Your Spurs On", so that was very cool. But after that song I bailed for a smoke. Sure glad I waited as long as I did before I left.

Ned LeDoux.

Corb Lund with Ned LeDoux.

 The last surprise of the night was when Ben Haggard hit the stage and announced that older brother Noel Haggard wouldn't be joining the band tonight because of cross border issues. Well that sucked. I've seen Ben and Noel live twice before and they are always excellent, with Noel sounding a lot like his father Merle. But that wouldn't be happening tonight.

 Ben did a great job on his own, with him and the band playing only a forty minute set, which was way too short. Ben did great versions of some of his dad's classic songs such as "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink", "The Bottle Let Me Down", "Are The Good Times Really Over" and closing out the night with "Okie From Muskogee". His set was good and he did a great job without Noel, but at the same time, Noel was missed big time, with his gritty voice and presence. And the set was just too short.

 On thew way out of the show, I heard a lot of grumbling about no Noel and how short the show was for the money spent. I would have to agree. Nonetheless, it was a fun night out with my buddy Buzzard. Good times!!!

Ben Haggard.

November 10th

 

 My first time seeing Motley Crue in concert was on November 10th, 1985 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton when Motley Crue were on their Theatre Of Pain Tour. Opening this show was Autograph. I remember being at this show and writing down every song Motley Crue played and still have that list. I have included a picture of the setlist from that night.

November 9th

  

 On November 9th, 1991 I saw Van Halen play Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton with opening act Alice In Chains. Van Halen were on the road for their album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Alice In Chains were great.

November 8th

  

 Seeing Mac Sabbath at the Starlite Room in Edmonton on November 8th, 2018 was a fun experience. Mac Sabbath is a parody band from Los Angeles who dress as the McDonald characters such as Ronald McDonald, Grimace and such playing Black Sabbath tunes with lyrics based on fast food, hilarious stuff!

November 6th

 It was on November 6th, 1993 that I saw The Pursuit Of Happiness play People's Pub in Edmonton. I have no ticket stub for this show as I got in free. My buddy Scotty (RIP) worked at People's as a DJ and got me in for free as I looked after the merch booth for TPOH. TPOH were touring for their album The Downward Road at the time.

November 3rd

 

 It was on November 3rd, 2001 that my buddy A-Bomb and I went to Vancouver to see Jane's Addiction play the Pacific Coliseum on Jane's Jubilee Tour. A great show and a really good time!

November 2nd

 

 It was on November 2nd, 2018 that I saw Jack White rock the hell out of Rogers Place in Edmonton. This show was cool as no phones were allowed, so it made for a very attentive audience that actually watched and listened to the show. That and smoke weed, on the floor which was general admission, I couldn't believe how many joints were getting passed around through out the whole show. Such an amazing show. Good times!!!

November 1st

  

 It was on November 1st, 1990 that I took my little sister to see the New Kids On The Block play Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. I bought the tickets for her as an early birthday present. This show sold out well in advance and was a hard ticket to get, but a few days before the show I managed to get two tickets. To say she was surprised and excited would be an understatement. She still talks about it to this day.

Dave Hause Live in Edmonton October 12th 2024

  

 Well stupid ass me totally forgot to write a review for the Dave Hause show that Cuz, A-Bomb and I went to on October 12th at The Buck. This would be my 4th time seeing Dave Hause in concert.

 The first artist of the night was Ryan Dix of the local band Old Wives doing an acoustic set. Sadly we only caught his last song which was a Joel Plaskett song, can't recall what song it was but he did a great job of it. The show was an early start and we were having a few beers before showtime and got there late.

Ryan Dix.

 Next up was Garrett Dale. I had never heard of Garrett before and after some research I learned that he was in a punk band from Oklahoma City called Red City Radio, again another band I had never heard. Seems that Garrett now calls Edmonton home I believe. His 30 minute set was alright, but after a while I started losing interest in his yelling more then singing. My buddy A-Bomb really enjoyed his set, myself not so much.

Garrett Dale.

 

  Headlining the night was Philadelphia singer/songwriter Dave Hause. I was hesitant about going to this show at first as I didn't much care for his last album Drive It Like It's Stolen. But a few days before the show I picked up tickets thinking and knowing that Dave has always put on a great show. Am I ever glad I did go, it was a great show, with Dave playing a 70 minute solo acoustic set. My favourite album of his is the 2017 album Bury Me In Philly and was really hoping to hear some songs from it.

 Now this show was almost a month ago, so the memory might not be all that accurate. Dave did probably about five songs songs from the Drive It album, opening the show with "Tarnish" from said album. From all the songs he did from that album, they certainly sounded better live and I was surprised by how good of response he got from the crowd. The audience at this show know their Dave Hause, with everyone singing along. The one song he did from that album, a song called "Damn Personal" my favourite from the album he dedicated to Ben Sir who opened for Dave the last time he played here. Ben Sir was the lead singer of the Edmonton band Worst Days Down who sadly passed away in April of 2023. That songs really it the heart and relatable with the death of Ben. I know I shed a few tears during the song as I am sure there were a few more that did as well.

 Dave also did a couple of songs from his old punk band The Loved Ones, one of them songs I know he did for sure was "Pretty Good Year". Another stand out song performed that evening was "Autism Vaccine Blues" from his 2013 album Devour. He also did quite a few songs from his album Blood Harmony including "Gary" which is a great song from that album and "Northstar", I know there were more but I can't recall the song titles. It wasn't until the second encore that Dave finally did two songs from Bury Me In Philly, them songs being "Dirty Fucker" and "With You" to close out the night. What an amazing show this was and the show has made me give the Drive It album a few more spins which has now grown on me. Good times!!!

Dave Hause.

T-shirt.