Friday, July 31, 2015

Moncton Gig Alerts: Saturday Night with Steve Earle, Outtacontroller and local jazz



Who: Steve Earle And The Dukes
What: country, folk, bluegrass, rock and roll
When: Saturday Aug 1, 2015  8PM
Where: Tide and Boar Ballroom
Why: One of the best American songwriters alive
Cost: $52 advance
Link: Steve Earle + The Dukes // August 1 // Tide & Boar Ballroom

Who: Outtacontroller (Halifax), Don't Surrender (Joan Jett cover band), Phone Jerks
What: Saturday night punk rock and roll party!!
When: Saturday Aug 1, 2015  10PM
Why: If you're not checking out the indie rock love at Sappyfest then you need to get down to the Esquire to shake a tail feather
Cost:$6

Who: Marc Gautreau Trio
What: local jazz: standards and originals
When: Saturday Aug 1, 2015  10PM
Where: Plan B Lounge
Why: you may need less volume than what is offered elsewhere
Cost: ??
Link: Trio Marc Gautreau / Marc Gautreau Trio

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Moncton Gig Alerts: Rock and Roll Summer continues... July 24 and July 25, 2015

Who: Voivod (Montreal), Zaum, Hard Charger (Fredericton)
What: Nuclear, cyber -apocalyptic space prog metal
When: Saturday July 25, 2015  doors at 8PM
Where: Tide And Boar Ballroom
Why: Voivod were last here in 1996
Cost: $25 tickets / $30 at door
Link: MCMD Presents : VOIVOD /w ZAUM & Hard Charger

Who: Disasterbaters, Creacher
What: garage rock and metal
When: Sunday July 26, 2015  2PM
Where: Spin-It Records
Why: free show on a Sunday afternoon
Cost: free
Link: DISASTERBATERS VS CREACHER AT SPIN-IT


Who: Boyhood (Ottawa), WHOOP-Szo (Guelph), Lonely Parade
What: Experimental, garage, avant-garde, psyche, ambient
When: Sunday July 26, 2015  7PM
Where: Claude's House
Why: continue the rock and roll summer
Cost: PWYC
Link: Boyhood//WHOOP-Szo//Last Museum (Jesse Leblanc)

Monday, July 20, 2015

Moncton Gig Alerts: Mud City Meltdown @ Esquire + Towanda @ Claude's House Thursday July 23, 2015

Who: Towanda (Montreal), Chris Meaney (Sackville), Thee Requiems
What: post-punk garage, lo-fi indie pop, alternative/indie rock
When: Thursday July 23, 2015  7PM
Where: Claude's House
Why: early night out and in bed by midnight
Cost: PWYC
Link: TOWANDA/Chris Meaney//thee Requiems

Who: The Adhesives, The Disasterbaters, The Soundchecks, Fear Agent
What: Mud City Meltdown: punk night
When: Thursday July 23, 2015  9PM
Where: Esquire Tavern
Why: Support four local bands and get drunk before the weekend
Cost: $6
Link: MCMD Presents : The Adhesives | The Disasterbaters | Fear Agent | The Soundchecks




Moncton Gig Alert: TooNice (Reggae/Ska from Ontario) @ Plan B Monday July 20, 2015


Who: TooNice (Ontario)
What: reggae / ska party vibes
When: Monday July 20, 2015  9PM
Where: Plan B Lounge
Why: a nice way to spend a wet rainy summer evening
Cost: ??
Link: TooNiceReggae

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Moncton Gig Alert: Toronto garage punks the Pow Wows invade Main street July 15, 2015


Who: Pow Wows (Toronto), Disasterbaters, Phone Jerks
What: 3 hybrids of garage rock and roll
When: Wednesday July 15, 2015  10PM
Where: Cloud Nine (formerly Au Deuxieme) @ Robinson and Main
Why: you figure it out
Cost: $5
Link: POW WOWS//DISASTERBATERS//PHONE JERKS @ CLOUD NINE!!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Moncton Gig Alert: No Funswick Fest July 10, 11 and 12, 2015 @ various venues / a night of metal @ the Esquire plus HEAVY MONTREAL visits Moncton w/ Grim Skunk, BARF and Anonymus

FRIDAY JULY 10 @ CLAUDE'S HOUSE - $5 / 7:00PM

7:30 - CITY BUS HANDJOBS
8:15 - CHAINSAW BOOGIE (Sussex)
9:00 - DEAD WEIGHTS (Ottawa)
9:45 - WARSICK

FRIDAY, JULY 10 @ SNAFU - $6 / 10:30PM

11:00 - NERVE BUTTON
11: 45 - SLOUCH (Stratford, ON)
12:30 - DEAD WORDS (Texas, USA)
1:15 - WEEKEND DADS (Halifax/Moncton)

SATURDAY, JULY 11 @ 70 FLEET ST. - FREE / BBQ / 12:00PM

1:00 - SMALL PACKAGE
1:45 - MANHOLES

SATURDAY, JULY 11 @ ESQUIRE TAVERN - $10 / 6:00PM

7:00 - DIRTY KILLS
7:45 - CROSSED WIRES (Halifax)
8:30 - PHONE JERKS
9:15 - JEFFREY LOST CONTROL (Quebec)
10:00 - DAN HAYWARD (Halifax)
10:30 - FAT STUPIDS (Halifax)
11:15 - PREVENGE (Montreal)
12:00 - OUTTACONTROLLER (Halifax)
12:45 - THE ROBINS

SUNDAY, JULY 12 @ SPIN IT - DONATION / 1:00PM

1:30 - DEAMONS
2:15 - NIGHTMARE COLLECTIVE (Montreal)
3:00 - LESTER SLADE
3:45 - IMPULSE ITEMS

SUNDAY, JULY 12 @ CLAUDE'S HOUSE - $5 / 6:00PM

7:00 - LOUD BUTTFACE GRUNGE
7:45 - BLOTTO
8:30 - UNCLE (Charlottetown)
9:15 - FEAR AGENT 



Who: Survival Instinct (Quebec), Torturer (Quebec), Engage The Threat, Mindless Viscosity
What: A Night of Metal
When: Friday July 10, 2015  10PM
Where: Esquire Tavern
Cost: $10
Link: Night of METAL at the Esquire

 
Who: Grim Skunk, BARF, Anonymus (all from Montreal)
What: Free show (ticket required) with three heavy Montreal bands (SOLD OUT!)
When: Sunday July 12, 2015
Where: Centre culturel Aberdeen
Link: GRIM SKUNK, ANONYMUS et BARF au Centre culturel Aberdeen

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Moncton Gig Alert: Rura (Scotland)


Who: Rura (Scotland)
What: High energy traditional Scottish folk
When: Wednesday July 8, 2015  7PM
Where: Caseley Park,  Riverview NB
Cost: free
Link: concerts in the park

Monday, July 6, 2015

Moncton Gig Alert: Dany Laj and The Looks@ Plan B Monday and Tuesday

Who: Dany Laj and The Looks (Montreal), Soaring Sirens, Superlove
What: Canadian high-energy power pop
When: Monday July 6, 2015  9PM
Where: Plan B
Cost: $5
Link: DANY LAJ and the LOOKS present MONCTON DOESN'T SUCK FEST!! Two Nights!

Who: Dany Laj and The Looks (Montreal), Alex Madsen
What: Canadian high energy power-pop
When: Tuesday July 7, 2015  9PM
Where: Plan B
Cost: $5
Link: DANY LAJ and the LOOKS present MONCTON DOESN'T SUCK FEST!! Two Nights!