Tag: Hard Luck Bar
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: Chron Goblin/Black Mastiff @ Hard Luck Bar, October 18, 2019
Chron Goblin and Black Mastiff are two of the longest-running heavy rock bands in Alberta, if not all of Canada, with around 20 years of history between them.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: UFOMAMMUT/Kings Destroy/Witchrot @ Hard Luck Bar, April 27, 2019
Italian progressive sludge/doom outfit Ufomammut has been around for 20 years now…and until last night, I had only seen ’em once, back in 2015.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: The Skull plays Trouble @ Hard Luck, January 30, 2018
What do you do when your fans can’t get their hands on a reasonably priced copy of your classic album without paying shipping costs to the Russian Federation? Well, if you’re The Skull, an outfit featuring Trouble’s former frontman Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, who both played on said record, you bring the self-titled…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: UNSANE/Big Brave @ Hard Luck, December 16, 2017
The last time Unsane came to town was back in 2010, when they headlined a killer triple bill with Today is the Day and Keelhaul. After not having been particularly active in these past few years, they delivered a solid comeback album a couple months back, leading to a rare winter tour hitting down on…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: TRUCKFIGHTERS/Telekinetic Yeti/Electric Magma @ Hard Luck Bar, October 9, 2017
Who wants to spend Thanksgiving with your folks when you can spend it with Truckfighters?
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: TRUCKFIGHTERS/Kings Destroy @ Hard Luck Bar, January 22, 2017
Fast-forward a couple years, and they’re playing a proper venue with proper touring support in support of a somewhat low-key record. But I’ll be damned if that wasn’t the biggest crowd I’ve even seen at the Hard Luck, dude!
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: WEEDEATER/Author & Punisher/Today is the Day @ Hard Luck Bar, May 20, 2016
As for Weedeater, I don’t think they’ve played here in about five years, and it seems their legend has grown since the last time I’ve seen ’em. There were all sorts of bearded weirdos in attendance that I’ve never seen before–and the crazy crowd made for a rather raucous performance!
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Harangue – Feeding The Wolf EP
As an introduction to the band, the two tracks are an intense six minutes. In that short time, Harangue demonstrate a multi-faceted approach to their songcraft. Abrupt yet timely transitions from hardcore chug to frenetic freakout riffs or absolute slamming breakdowns betrays any notions of this outfit being a one-trick pony.