April 2 - Montreal

The Crobar... what an awesome bar! Right in the heart of downtown Montreal (I think, seemed like a pretty happening place) on this street packed with little bars. What a cool scene, a little like Hess Village in Hamilton.

We made it to Montreal from Ottawa in one go (no pit stops!). The traffic was flowing well and we hit just a small jam just as we were heading through the tunnel in Montreal. They have lights over each lane indicating which lanes are open and which are closed so people had ample opportunity to get into the open lanes before the last minute. Take a hint from Montreal Ontario-401... maybe we can have something like that to ease the congestion on our highways. Seems like a no-brainer.

Anyway, the Crobar was like the Circus Room... in fact a whole lot like the Circus Room. There was a small-ish bar on the main floor and then upstairs there was another little bar, a pool table and pretty kick-ass patio. I love patios :)
The first band, Troma Lisa, was awesome! They played a rockabilly-ish punk. It was really kick-ass! I recommend catching these guys if they swing by your town, you'll like em! Then we were up, The Hellbats and Subsistance. It was cool seeing Subsistance in Montreal. This is the first time we have played their home town with them.

We loaded out and went to the Subsistance hall to load all the gear in. Now, the MGD hall was awesome - In a really nice building that was clean. The Subsistance jam hall was amazing. Heated loading dock that you can pull the van in, rolling gear movers, a freight elevator, security guard, snack hang out room, heat! This place was amazing! Its no wonder Montreal has so many great bands... even if I didn't play in a band I would start one so I could have a jam hall there. I was also informed that the huge building full of bands was only one of 3 or 4 that are in town! WHA! We need something like that in Kitchener. Geez, compare it to our dirty dingy shit-hole jam halls, that reek of mold and piss and have leaking water constantly on the floor... and no heat or very little heat. I'm jealous!

Well my coffee is done so this blog is also. I walked a marathon this morning to find a cup of crap coffee (I wasn't seeking CRAP coffee but that's what I finally got).

Got some friends to see and a road to hit.... Sherbrooke, here we come!