It’s been a hot summer and the weather man predicts a “warmer than normal” fall to follow. Aside from the soaring temperatures, it’s been a record year (already) for great concerts in Toronto as well. With bands such as Bloc Party, The Killers, Glen Hansard, Rush and New Order pending, it could end up being downright epic!
This past long weekend, I caught The Offspring at Echo Beach, a super cool newish venue located at the now mostly derelict site of Ontario Place. To be honest, I wasn’t really expecting much from this show. The Offspring’s music holds more nostalgic value than anything else as I recount the many beer-fueled nights at Whiskey Saigon shouting “you gotta keep em’ separated”, or one memorable day cruising around Barrie with my pal Brad listening to the Edge play Ixnay on the Hombre in its entirety. We had planned to go snowboarding that day, but succumbed to the urge to do nothing at all that would be exerting. Anyway, the show on Sunday turned out to be good. Really good in fact! I wrote a review for Examiner.com and posted a bunch of photos, so check it out.
http://www.examiner.com/review/the-offspring-keep-summer-alive-at-echo-beach
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