Muzak: The Trews - concert review

So,

Saturday turned into a bit of a free-for-all when it came to figuring out what to do for the day. We were supposed to hit up three birthday celebrations, involving three very different groups of friends, and go to the Trews’ concert at the Kool Haus as well.

S managed to fit one friend’s mid-afternoon birthday luncheon in and, of course, we definitely made the concert, but overall our meticulously crafted plan was an absolute bust.

But according to the title of this post I’m supposed to be reviewing the Trews’ concert.

Um, it was good.

Seriously, it’s East Coast rock, what’s not to like? Although if you’re looking for fiddles and harps you’re going to find yourself sorely disappointed.

The Trews’ live show is a high energy event. The live interpretations of their songs aren’t wildly different from their studio stuff, except for rocking out to a cover song during the bridge every now and then. The one new aspect of their style I wasn’t sold on was the addition of keyboardist. It gave the Trews music a little bit of a White Cowbell feel, which shouldn’t have bothered me at all, because I love Der Cowbell, but it was a new element that didn’t quite work for me, especially on their older songs.

Oh and for the their new tune ‘Gun Control’ they substituted GTA for U.S.A., you know, so they could personalize it for us Torontonians. With some of the hype that’s been generated in these parts, due to gun violence, I wasn’t overwhelmed by that choice.

Other than that two hours of solid rock, expensive beer and an evening well spent.

And even though it’s been happening for awhile now, I still get a kick out of how cellphones have become the new lighters when it comes to demonstrating appreciation to the band.