by Remi Roy
Friday night of NXNE brought us on a nice adventure of old and new giants in pop/punk rock music, both Canadian and American heavyweights were out to please crowds on the third night of this brandished music festival.
The night started off with the highly anticipated show from their hometown heroes, the Torontonian veteran band known as Sloan, playing at the Great Hall.
Making headway from their original formation two decades ago in Halifax, the band has come a long way, and stolen the hearts of many on their path.Chris Murphy - SloanCompeting over the years with other GTA based bands, such as the Barenaked Ladies from Scarborough, and Our Lady Peace who formed around the same time, they always managed to keep their name in lights and headlines.
This year marked their 21st, and to celebrate, they gave fans a nostalgic taste of what made them who they are today, playing their entire first ever EP Peppermint from start to finish. Much like OLP did a couple years back with their Clumsy tour.Chris Murphy - SloanIt was interesting to see the same songs, but played with the band’s progressive style they’ve developed over the years. It really gave their old tunes a make-over, especially to be able to see it in a live setting as such.
It was a rather short set for such a long-standing band, given that they only played eight songs, and since six of those were from their original EP, their wasn’t much room for newer and more recognized hits radio fans are familiar with. But this set was designed to please new fans as much as educate them on why others have been fans for so many years.
They did it, and they did it well.
--taken from: Martyr Magazine (see more pictures here)
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