Today and yesterday I went over to the 2010 Burlington Sound of Music Festival. This is one event I look forward to every year. It's one of the best music festivals in Southern Ontario and the best part is, it's always free. This year I went to go see The Trews, who never disappoint, on the Friday and on Saturday I went to go check out Elliott Brood. However, the first artist of the day was Jay Sparrow. What a surprise, this turned out to be my favourite performance of the entire weekend and he sure is one talented dude. Great, great music.
Today was the 5th? Annual Y108 Rock N' Roll Picnic. This year's picnic was part of the annual Festival of Friends in Hamilton. This year saw the return of a band that played 2 years ago, however under a different name (Hollowick, formerly Rides Again). Once again they put on a great show and their new songs are solid. Look for their new album to arrive in September, it's going to be a good one. Another solid performance was Fozzy, featuring the WWE Superstar Chris Jericho. Going into this I thought it was just some gimmick but as far as metal goes it definitely holds its own. And, it's also hard to hate Chris Jericho who looked like he genuinely enjoyed being up on stage and even took the time to poke fun at his band's marginal success. A surprising but good performance.
