[Coneycat]

You can't say anything about the trews till you see them live!

I have. Twice. The first time was okay, the second time was overkill, I guess. I just started to get bored a few minutes into the show that second time.

However, the first time I saw them was at the Keith's 250th Birthday Party, and the Joel Plaskett Emergency was opening, so I had a chance to see them up-close and personal and went home going, "I get it. Joel rocks."

And then the second time they had a guy named Will Hoge (southern rocker) open for them at the Marquee, and I went home going, "Will Hoge rocks."

I think I may go to Trews shows just to see who their opening act is, since I have much better luck with them than the Trews themselves. (I was at the free concert the week of the Junos as well, but I went to see Plaskett and Matt Mays and figured staying for the Trews would be anti-climactic, as well as rowdier than my old bones can take, so I left after Matt climbed down from the scaffolding and waved goodnight.)

I actually like them better on the radio or on CD than live, but only because I guess I don't have to give them my undivided attention. Which I feel bad about because they work so hard and everything, but their songs all seem to have the same tempo and after a while I get a little bored with their live act. Plus the times I saw them the singer's mind seemed to be elsewhere, so he wasn't very engaging at all.