Thursday, February 28, 2013

Book Review: Perfect Youth - The Birth of Canadian Punk

Perfect Youth - The Birth of Canadian Punk by Sam Sutherland (ECW Press)

 When I first heard about this book in the making, I immediately thought about the daunting task at hand. Tracking down people, phone numbers, email addresses, seemed to be difficult at best, never mind the sheer size of the geography and the decades that had elapsed. This young Sutherland surely had his work cut out for him.
 As the title suggests, this book is indeed about the birth of punk in Canada from Coast to Coast. Context and historical fact are given equal importance. He adequately describes how long it took for punk to reach this large and sparsely populated land. There is expectedly much ink given to the prime movers and shakers (Teenage Head, Diodes, Viletones, D.O.A. etc.) and then good coverage of all the bigger cities, but what is most impressive is the pages dealing with punk in the isolated parts of Canada. The Prairies, the Maritimes and Newfoundland were all under-documented but the author managed to scrape up bits of information and anecdotes from first-hand sources. Chapters dealing with the importance of female and homosexual involvement in the early scene interesting and will also no doubt educate many readers.
 As well-read as I thought I was on the subject, I still managed to learn plenty so this book gets high recommendation. My only wish is that this work deserves to be twice its length. A great read indeed.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Claude Léger's Rock And Roll Send-Off! Tomorrow Night!

CLAUDE LEGER, musician/artist died on Nov 16, 2012 at 45 years of age at his residence. Claude was well-known locally as a member of Idée du nord, a bilingual Moncton group that was active during the 1990's and were especially popular among the francophone independent arts community. The Caveau (700 Main Street) will be hosting this amazing night of music in memory of our dear friend. Lots of Claude's musical friends will be performing. Admission is 10$ at the door with proceeds going to help abused women's shelters. Doors open at 9pm and bands start at 10 sharp!

Idée du Nord (reunion), Bad Luck #13 (reunion), Syntax Error, The Robins, Thalidomy Kids, Purple Knight, Marc Thériault.
DJ Bones will also be DJing throughout the night. See you there.

https://www.facebook.com/events/329339227186461/

Sunday, February 17, 2013

GIG CALENDAR UPDATED Feb 17, 2013

Who: SLOAN
When: Sunday February 17,  2013  doors at 8PM
Where: The Tide & Boar (upstairs at McSweeney Hall)
Cost: $25 + other shite
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/390105697750497/


What: CLAUDE LEGER TRIBUTE SHOW
Who: Idea of North, Bad Luck #13, The Robins, Purple Knight, Thalidomy Kids
When: Friday February 22, 201
Where: Le Caveau (downstairs @ the OC Club)
Cost: $10
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329339227186461/


MARCH 2013

Who: IN FLAMES, Demon Hunter, All Shall Perish, Battlecross
When: Friday March 1, 2013  doors at 6:30PM
Where: Casino NB
Cost: $41.65 advance, $44.65 door
Link: http://www.sonicconcerts.com/index.html


Who: John Jerome & The Congregation
When: Tuesday March 12, 2013  10PM Sharp
Where: Aberdeen Cultural Center
Cost: $5
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/481229851943244/


Who: BOB WISEMAN
When: Thursday March 14, 2013
Where: Capitol Theatre
Cost: $19 - $25
Link:

APRIL 2013

Who: BILLY TALENT, SUM 41, Hollerado, Indian Handcrafts
When: Monday April 15th, 2013  8PM
Where: Casino NB
Cost: $40.65 advance, $47.78 door
Link: http://www.sonicconcerts.com/index.html

Who: LEONARD COHEN
When: Wednesday April 17th, 2013
Where: Moncton Coliseum
Cost:
Link: http://www.leonardcohen.com/ca/tour/events?page=1

Who: OPETH (Sweden), Katatonia (Sweden)
When: Wednesday April 24th, 2013  8PM
Where: Casino NB
Cost: $40.56 advance, $46.78 at door
Link: http://www.sonicconcerts.com/index.html#opeth

MAY 2013

Who: Nick Gilder & Sweeney Todd, The Stampeders, Parallels
When: Saturday May 25, 2013
Where: Casino NB  8Pm
Cost:
Link: http://www.ticketbreak.com/event_details/5704#SelectSectionLightBox