by Christy Boyd
For 23 years Toronto based rockers Sloan have been captivating audiences with music described by band member Jay Ferguson as “original, energetic and melodic rock and roll.”
The Aug. 9 Soiree Concert in the Park won’t be Sloan’s first trip to Newfoundland. The band has played many times on the island, most often in St. John’s. Their last Newfoundland show was in Corner Brook in 2012.
Ferguson, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland and Andrew Scott are the heartbeat of Sloan and are accompanied by Gregory Macdonald on keyboards. All four members take turns singing lead.
In an email Ferguson described Sloan’s stage show as “Hits, hits, hits — some album tracks, followed by more hits. When we play more festival oriented shows, we tend to play mostly well-known songs, so that's what people can expect.”
Some of the band’s favourite songs to perform include Coax Me, Fading into Obscurity, Ill Placed Trust, She’s Slowing Down Again and 500 Up.
Sloan fans will no doubt hear some of these hits at the Concert in the Park on Aug. 9, but it’s the only Newfoundland stop for Sloan this summer. The band does have a new album, “Commonwealth,” due for release Sept. 9.
--taken from: NL News Now
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