The Trews Rock Zee's

Simply put: The Trews Rock.



Last night, I had the pleasure of acting as MC – the guy that comes up and forces to you cheer loudly at least twice because after the first one he knows “you can do better than that”...it’s the MC equivalent to a band’s encore. It’s inevitable. – for the Trews fan appreciation gig at Nicky Zee’s.


I’ve never seen that bar so full.

When the band took the stage, they ripped into two of the more up-tempo rockers on their latest album, Hope & Ruin. World I Know has a bit of an AC/DC undertone musically, and People of the Deer is vintage Trews; a high energy, melodic rock sing-along with an infectious guitar groove. The band gave the perfect mixture of new material (they were celebrating the album’s release after all) and concert staples/fan favourites.


The set-list as photographed from my spot side-stage

I spent the whole night side-stage watching the show with my wife; she was appreciative of no-one being “all up in (her) business”. She’s not one for those sardine-can like crowds at shows. Fine with me; I had a great vantage point for the show. Although, I wasn’t able to get many straight-on photos.


Except for this one of Jack...


...and this one (John-Angus' pedal set-up)

Everything positive I could say about the band’s performance last night has already been said in spades with previous show reviews. Each time this band comes to town, they seem to be thoroughly enjoying their time on stage; last night was no different. One of the best live bands in the country played a small club gig for us – one of only six across the country – and the crowd showed them why it was the right choice. The Trews love coming here and we love having them.



This is a tweet this morning from the band’s twitter page:Thanks Fredricton! We had a wicked time with you last night. We hope to see you all again real soon. Cheers, JA



What a night! The band was great; the crowd loved it and my hearing is still fuzzy. That’s the key sign to a good rock show.





-Crash-

**Oh, before the show there was a band meet & great for contest winners and those who forked over the $100 to get the VIP package. Everyone got their photo with the band and got to hang out and have a drink before they took the stage. One guy got his picture with the Trews, then asked for a picture with me...apparently he’s a fan. Cool.

Meet Jason “Grooms” Groom:


I gave him a good deal: I only charged $5 for the photo with me ;)