April 30th

  On April 30th, 2016 I saw local cow-punks Jr. Gone Wild rock the Needle Vinyl Tavern here in Edmonton.

 Looking forward to seeing the band in action again on May 17th at the Starlite Room (outdoor show) opening for Corb Lund. That's gonna be a whole lot of fun!

April 27th

  It was on April 27th, 2019 that I saw Matt Andersen play the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton. Opening the show was a band called Wild Rivers.

Steel Panther & Buckcherry Live in Edmonton April 18th 2025

 My buddy Nazz and I ended up going to this show, Steel Panther and Buckcherry at Midway Music Hall. When the show was first announced we were very interested in going, as this sounded like a very fun show, a good ol' sleaze/glam metal double bill. But then we saw the price of tickets, 105 dollars was too steep of price for us, so we held off. So obviously the show wasn't selling very well if they are offering 2 for 1. Well the day before the show I saw an ad from Ticketmaster that tickets were now 2 for the price of 1. Hmmm, maybe we should go. When I got home from work I was looking into purchasing tickets when I got a message from Freecloud Records informing me that I had won two tickets to the show. Well, holy fuck, it was my lucky day. So, off to the show we go!

 Opening the show was Kurt Deimer. I had never heard of him before but after some research I see he is a gentleman from Cincinnati whom is an actor and musician. I don't know any of the movies he is in, but I hope his acting is better then his band. Kind of a nu-metal sounding band. Did nothing for me during his half hour set.

Kurt Deimer.

 Next up was Anaheim, California band Buckcherry. This would be my third time seeing them in concert. The previous times I had seen them was at the Jubilee Auditorium opening for Alice Cooper, a sit down venue and then I also saw them open for Skid Row at the River Cree Casino another seated venue, so it was nice to finally see them in a bar, which is the right setting for them.

 Their hour set was rockin' playing exactly what you would expect. Second song into the set was the huge hit for them "Lit Up", lead singer Josh Todd can still belt it out, the band was tight and had the crowd rocking out and energized from the get go. Near the end of the set was "Crazy Bitch" which had everyone singing along. I really don't know much of their music other then the two big hits that got overplayed on commercial radio. But the band is certainly keeping the sleaze metal alive. I thought their set was good, but do I need to see them ever again, probably not now that I have seen them in a bar setting.

Buckcherry.

 

 By the time Steel Panther hit the stage the crowd was certainly ready to party. With the band on the road in support of their 15th anniversary of their debut album Feel The Steel, so we were sure to get lots of songs from said album. If you are easily offended, Steel Panther is not for you,, but from audience reaction, everyone knew what they were in-store for. Opening the show with "Eyes Of A Panther" which is one of their tamer songs on the debut album. But from their it was all on dirty and hilarious. Having said that, I think they only played two songs in the first twenty minutes of the show, or at least that's how it felt. With all the in-between banter between the band and audience, they had the crowd howling. This being my third time seeing the band, I kinda knew what to expect.

The second song played after a whole lot of banter was "It Won't Suck Itself" from the sophomore album Balls Out. Lead singer Michael Starr sounded great in my opinion and guitarist Satchel is a really good guitarist. As much as the band celebrate and make fun of the glam metal genre, they are actually quite talented. What I did miss though is the original bassist Lexxi Foxxx. Other songs played from the debut album that I remember were (hey, I had a good buzz on, I can't recall everything), "Girl From Oklahoma", "Asian Hooker" and "Death To All But Metal". And of course, as always, near the end of the show the band invited all the ladies in the crowd that wanted to come on stage to join them, which is always entertaining. The encore song was "Gloryhole". My only complaint is for a show that was almost an hour and a half, I think they only played maybe 10 songs in total, so much of the show was telling jokes and such. That's a minor complaint though as it was funnier than fuck. If you can't smile, laugh and have a good time at a Steel Panther show you don't know how to have fun. Good times!!!

Steel Panther.

T-shirt front.

T-shirt back.

April 25th

  On April 25th, 2006 I saw Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab For Cutie play the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton.

April 24th

 My ticket stub and some concert ads from the time I saw Social Distortion with openers The Black Halos and I Hate Kate play the Edmonton Event Centre on April 24th 2007. The show I saw  was the second of a two night stand the band played here in Edmonton. Social D added a second show after the original date of the 24th sold out.

April 22nd

  The gig poster for the show I saw April 22nd, 2003 at Stars on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton. A triple bill of hardcore bands including Embrace Today out of Boston with local bands Stronger Than Blood and Blacken.

April 21st

  The gig poster from the time I saw the one hit wonders Marcy Playground at the Century Casino in Edmonton on April 21st, 2011. I don't even recall how I got on the guest list for this show.

April 20th

  On Record Store Day April 20th, 2013 I saw the Vancouver band The Ford Pier Vengeance Trio play at a record store in Edmonton called Permanent Records (sadly no longer around). This was back when RSD was actually fun and an all day event. This show at Permanent was so loud that framed pictures on the wall of the store came crashing down during the performance.

April 19th

  April 19th, 2018 I saw Dave Hause in concert at the Temple-Starlite Room in Edmonton. Opening the show was James Renton and Drew Thomson.

April 18th

  On April 18th, 2006 I saw blues great Taj Mahal with Ruthie Foster opening play the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton.

April 17th

 On April 17th, 2010 that I saw Grady (2003-2022) which was a band that Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar started in Texas. I saw them play the Starlite Room in Edmonton. What an amazing rocking show this was.

April 16th

 The concert ad from the time I saw Canadian blues man David Gogo play People's Pub in Edmonton on April 16th, 1994.

April 15th

 On April 15th, 2001 I saw Johnny Winter in concert at the R&B Club in Edmonton. Unfortunately  this was one of the worst shows I have ever been to. Johnny did not have his shit together at all, he wasn't able to sing, or play guitar for that matter. He was messed up spending a good portion of the show wiping his nose with a handkerchief through out the whole show. It was really sad to witness, I honestly thought he would be dead within days. Luckily Johnny Winter did get his shit together and managed to stick around until 2014. I did see him again in 2007 and 2013 in which both shows were excellent.