Buckcherry in Victoria

My head is still fucking reeling!!  Last night I had a fucking blast at the McPherson Playhouse in Victoria!  I have no doubt this theater is home to all kinds of cultural events that expand and develop the mind and last night was no exception.  The McPherson may have been rocking fucking hard with One Bad Son and Buckcherry, but I also learned a few things from these rockers.

I'm not quite sure what happened to the original line-up....when I bought my ticket before Christmas it was slated as Buckcherry with Airbourne and Bleeker Ridge.  I was fucking over the moon when I heard One Bad Son was added to the line-up.  I'm going to assume they were replacing Airbourne.  Well....shit happens and Bleeker Ridge didn't make the show either....something about a broke down van....?

Well, I don't fucking care....I'll catch Bleeker Ridge another time (fucking LOVE those guys)....because that meant that One Bad Son took the stage for a whole hour instead of the half hour they were originally set to play!  Many of you know I am crazy about One Bad Son music....I've been a fan for a number of years....but FINALLY the fucking stars lined up and I was able to catch a show!  They sound even more incredible live!!

So.....that brings me to the first thing thing I learned.  Apparently it's supposedly uncool to dance to the opening band??? Fuck that!!  As soon as One Bad Son started to play I was on my fucking feet, dancing, singing and clapping and I fucking stayed that way until they finished!  Not only did they play their hits from their self-titled album but they also treated us to a few new songs they've been writing for their upcoming album! Let's just say I can't fucking wait to spend more money on these boys!!!

Well, my perseverance to rock out paid off because after the set, Kurt tossed me a drumstick....(I was in the second row, so it was an easy toss).  Which brings me to the second thing I learned....even if you are perceived as uncool at first, attention from the band suddenly makes you cool again.  Eh....I didn't fucking care what anybody else thought anyway....I can't fucking sit down at a live show!  Oh....by the way....the boys in One Bad Son are fucking hot!!  I wonder if any of them has a single dad.....??

Then Buckcherry hit the stage and everyone was on their fucking feet.....about fucking time.  Another fucking excellent live act!  High energy and fucking hot!!  I almost came in my jeans when halfway through the show Josh Todd took off his shirt.....meow!!  No fucking doubt that man could make me purr!!  As if the crowd weren't wild enough, they fucking lost their minds when Buckcherry played Crazy Bitch!  

CRAZY BITCH

Which brings me to what else I learned.....apparently I'm not a crazy bitch....you see, Josh was kind enough to let us know exactly what a crazy bitch is.  A crazy bitch is between 18 and 25 years old, she keeps her pussy and asshole waxed, and she doesn't give a fuck about Buckcherry because she's too fucking busy fucking her way to the top.  Well.....maybe I'm a little crazy.....I'll leave the why to your imagination.......... ; )

One word of advice....get your ass to a Buckcherry show!! For tour dates and tickets go to buckcherry.com/events!!!

Dark December

Okay....I'm ashamed of myself.  I obviously wasn't stalking these boys hard enough last year, because this one slipped by me.  It took listening to Fresh Tracks this weekend on 106.9 The Wolf to hear this fucking awesome Christmas song from One Bad Son....and it was on LAST YEAR'S 604 Records Christmas compilation album, Bundled Up.

The song is Dark December and like One Bad Son, it fucking rocks.  I can't imagine a better way to get into the Christmas spirit than listening to great rock Christmas tunes....well....maybe a spiked Egg Nog and great rock Christmas tunes....

Anyway....I'm a year late but let's kick off this December and get into the Christmas spirit with this great tune from One Bad Son....... ; )

DARK DECEMBER

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Retribution Blues

The first song I ever heard by One Bad Son was Retribution Blues.  It was part of a three song EP they released, oh man, has to be at least two years ago now.  I fell in love with the song, with One Bad Son and had to have everything they recorded.  So of course I bought it all.

At that time they had two full albums under their belts....Orange City and This Aggression Will Not Stand and of course they were both fucking amazing.  I'm still a huge fan of One Bad Son....those of you who read this blog regularly or follow me on twitter, or am my friend on facebook know this already.  I'm am so happy that the band is seeing the success they deserve with the release of their latest self titled album.  Singles such as Scarecrows and It Ain't Right have been getting serious radio play.

Their third single off the album, Retribution Blues...yeah, that's right, they re-released it on this album.... is now one of the most requested songs on many radio stations around the country.  One Bad Son has just released the video for this fucking awesome song, so I just have to share it with you!

RETRIBUTION BLUES

If you weren't a fan before, I know you are now.....well, that is if you're not fucking crazy and don't have very poor taste in music....... ; )

Grey Cup rocks Canada

.......or at least it could!  So, I'm just jotting a quick post asking all my Canadian readers to ensure that Canada rocks out this year at the Grey Cup.

I like to think I have a very good ear for music.  Yeah, I pretty much like everything but there are only a handful of new bands that I absolutely LOVE!  One that stands out from the crowd is One Bad Son.  The first time I heard them, I knew they had IT!  IT being that special something that sets them apart from everyone else.

I just recently learned that this fucking awesome band has a chance to perform for millions of Canadian Football Fans (stadium and television) at this years Grey Cup in November but they need your vote.  You damn well know I'll be voting for them....and yeah, you can vote everyday!

If you haven't heard their stuff, though I'm sure if you're a regular reader you caught my earlier blog about them, here's a sample from their latest album..... 

IT AIN'T RIGHT

Right???!!!!  Now go on and vote for them here > https://rockthegreycup.siriusxm.ca/ .....please........... ; )

One Bad Son

I always get excited to hear new music...so excited in fact that I will often seek out new music online.  I hear about new bands through social media and recommendations through friends.  There are a lot of really talented rockers out there, many of which unfortunately will never hit traditional radio airwaves....and that just fucking sucks.  Some though, through perseverance, hard work and of course a little bit of good luck will.

That being said, a couple of weeks ago I was on my way to a friend's house and listening to Nanaimo's best rock station, 106.9 The Wolf, when I just about drove off the road with excitement. Over the airwaves I heard a very familiar sound...a favorite sound!  They were playing One Bad Son!!!

I heard One Bad Son for the first time online over a year ago...they fucking rock!  They originally come from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan but have relocated to one of Canada's rock capitals, Vancouver, British Columbia.  I was blown away by their sound!  Fuck it....don't take my word for it...take a listen.  This was the first song I heard by them - Retribution Blues!

Now anybody who knows me well knows I love all music but my heart beats for hard rock and blues. One Bad Son does a great fucking job of melding these two genres - so of course I bought up everything they had released at that point - two full length albums and an EP.  As I listened it just got better and better.  One Bad Son first started as the embryonic child of Shane Volk's fucking awesome vocals, Adam Hicks' incredible guitar licks and Kurt Dahl keeping the beat on drums.  It was just the three of them that brought together their two first albums Orange City and This Aggression Will Not Stand.  Well, they haven't stopped there. With the addition of Adam Grant on bass, One Bad Son has truly been born and breathing life.  Together in September of 2012 they released their self titled full length album, produced by Default's Danny Craig and released by 604 Records!

There is no dispute that these boys rock hard but that doesn't mean they don't have a deeper side.  Scarecrows is one of a few songs that One Bad Son slows downs a little to spotlight that particular side and it was the song I heard on the radio as I drove.  Here, take a listen....

There is not one fucking song on this album that I don't absolutely love.  It's one of those albums I can play over and over and never tire of it.  If you're a fan of hard rock music, you MUST add this album to your music library!  As the lyrics of She's on Fire suggests "you can't stop what you can't slow down" there is no stopping One Bad Son from going all the way!  I can't fucking wait to see them play live!  Hope you like Tequila boys........... ; )

To check out and keep up with what's happening with One Bad Son, check out there website at www.onebadson.com.   You can catch their links and buy their tunes there!