[ATTENDED: June 18, 2024] Trans-Canada Highwaymen
I was pretty thrilled when the “supergroup” of Trans-Canada Highwaymen formed. I put that word in quotes because it’s likely that some (mostly non-Canadian) people don’t know half of the band. But I was thrilled to have a guy from four terrific bands pooling themselves together. And the fact that they were basically covering 70s AM radio hits was just a weird bonus.
I assumed they’d never tour the States. But when they announced a show in Philly, I grabbed a ticket immediately. I had no idea if it would sell well (it didn’t, really), but it there was a decent crowd and the people who were there were psyched (some a little too psyched).
There was no opening act.
We had seats in the third row (there were open eats in front of us). But the row right in front of us was filled with about eight real keen Canadians who were crazy drunk and very loud. It’s possible only we were bothered by them but I found them more annoying than fun.
But that’s fine, because the music was fantastic.
I’ve said before that I could listen to Steven Page sing anything. So, having him start with an old BNL song was really fun. It started with Steven and Craig Northey (from Odds) on guitar Moe Berg (from The Pursuit of Happiness) on bass and Chris Murphy (from Sloan) on drums.
By the end of the night everyone had played drums for at least two songs. (more…)
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