July 11th

  

It was on July 11th, 1994 that I saw Hamilton band Junkhouse play Peoples Pub in Edmonton.

April 5th

  

 On April 5th, 1994 I was at Peoples Pub in Edmonton seeing Hamilton, Ontario band Junkhouse rock the place. Junkhouse were on the road touring for their debut album Strays.

Interstellar Rodeo Fest Day 3 July 28th 2014

Day three of Interstellar Rodeo was held on Monday, as Friday's events were cancelled due to shitty weather. While they had to switch up the original line-up that was scheduled for Friday, it was nice to see that the organizers of this festival were able to pull it off. Friday's acts Sinner, Trampled By Turtles and Blackie and The Rodeo Kings weren't able to play Monday. Corb Lund was able to come back for the Monday show and Tom Wilson of Blackie, was able to stick around for Monday's show. The organizers were able to book Great Lake Swimmers and Hey Rosetta! as replacement acts.

Because of work on Monday, I missed openers Great Lake Swimmers. I did get there in time to catch Newfoundland band Hey Rosetta!, this was my second time seeing them play, and again, not really a fan.

Hey Rosetta!.

Next up was Tom Wilson, whom was supposed to play on Friday with his band Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, but because the other members in the band had prior commitments, Tom played solo on Monday. Tom Wilson used to play in 90's band Junkhouse, as well he plays in, as mentioned Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Lee Harvey Osmond.

I hadn't seen Tom Wilson in concert since his days in Junkhouse. I was looking forward to seeing Blackie, but the solo show he put on this night made up for that. Tom played an hour long set and put on one hell of a show. Playing some old Junkhouse tunes, some Blackie songs and even some Lee Harvey Osmond songs, and, even doing a Lou Reed song. A strong set by a great musician. A great opener for Corb Lund.

Tom Wilson.

Some footage I shot at the show.



Headliner of the night was Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans. Nice to see Corb and the band make it back to Edmonton for the Monday night performance, without them committing to the Monday show, I am thinking the Interstellar would have only been a two day event. But Corb made it back after doing a show in Montana the night before.

The city of Edmonton even declared Monday July 28th Corb Lund day. This was my tenth time seeing Corb Lund in concert, and yet again another awesome show put on by Corb and his band. They had a great turnout for the show, considering it was a Monday night, but the weather was beautiful and who wouldn't wanna see Corb Lund play an outdoor show in his old hometown. Corb Lund is currently pushing his newest album called "Counterfeit Blues" which was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee at the famous Sun Studios. It a lot like a best of album, with him and his band recording live from the floor and mostly tunes from his albums "Five Dollar Bill" and "Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer". At the show on this night though, he played tunes from almost all his album's, including some old ones from Modern Pain, even doing a Stompin' Tom cover of The Hockey Song. A great show. And it was really cool to run into a few old friends at the show, made it even more special. Good times!!!

A big shout out has to go to the organizers of this awesome festival for pulling off the Monday show, and to Corb Lund for going out of his way to play the make-up show. Keep up the good work Six Shooter Records.

Corb Lund and The Hurtin' Albertans.

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23 Years Ago Today...July 11th

It was twenty-three years ago today that I saw Joe Satriani play the Agricom here in Edmonton.

Also on this day nineteen years ago, I saw Junkhouse play Peoples Pub in Edmonton.

And it was sixteen years ago today that I saw Weezer play in Calgary at the MacEwan Ballroom.

Looks like July 11th has been a good day for shows, as it was seven years ago today that I saw Slayer play here in Edmonton at the Shaw Conference Centre.

And finally it was three years ago that Edmonton held the first SOS Festival.

In concert news...Joe Satriani will be playing in Edmonton on Wednesday October 16th at the Jubilee Auditorium.

More concert news...Weezer will be playing in Edmonton as part of the Sonic Boom Festival on Sunday September 1st.

19 Years Ago Today...April 5th

It was nineteen years ago today that I saw Canadian rockers Junkhouse play at Peoples Pub here in Edmonton.





It was also eight years ago today that I saw the heavy double bill of Strapping Young Lad with openers Misery Signals play at the Starlite Room here in Edmonton.

Concert Shirt Of The Day Dec.3rd (Junkhouse)

Today's t-shirt is from the Canadian band Junkhouse that I saw and sold merchandise a few times for in 1994 at People's Pub. Juhnkhouse were lead by lead singer Tom Wilson who has gone on to having a successful solo career,also recording with Colin Linden in a band called Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and his newest project Lee Harvey Osmond.

When I saw Junkhouse they were touring for their debut album 'Strays'. I got to meet the band when I was doing merch for them, they were really nice guys that treated me well, making sure I had drinks through out the show. At the end of there set, they gave me a CD and t-shirt. the drummer and I got caught smoking in the women's washroom at People's, thank goodness I was with a member from the band. Good times!!!

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