Sunday 21 November 2021

The Damn Truth At Théâtre Corona

There are some place that we just miss more than others.  The one place that I have missed the most since the arrival of 'The Plague' was the Théâtre Corona in Montreal.  My last visit was February 20, 2020 and I have missed it's cozy atmosphere ever since.  It was a double homecoming of sorts this past Thursday.  I was making my return to the Corona, and our headliner, The Damn Truth, were making their return to Montreal.  The band has really taken off over the last few years.  Their most recent album, Now Or Nowhere, was released earlier this year and saw them work with industry heavyweight Bob Rock.  They had to finished recording the album on their own due to travel restrictions brought about due to 'The Plague', but the hard work resulted in one of my favourite albums of the year, and obviously I was not alone in thinking that as both of their shows at Théâtre Corona, as well as several other shows during their current tour, have been sold out.  I managed to get a pass to the first of their two Montreal shows and you could see how happy they, and the crowd, were happy to be there.  The music began and for the next hour and a half everything in the real world was forgotten as we were all on a commune with these self-described rock and roll hippies.  What a great place to be.  The first photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm and the second photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 3200 at 50mm.  Here are several more photographs that I took of their performance.

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 3200 at 50mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/160sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/500sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/160sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm

f/3.2, 1/2000sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/1000sec, ISO 3200 at 200mm

f/3.2, 1/640sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/640sec, ISO 3200 at 50mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/3.2, 1/800sec, ISO 3200 at 70mm

f/2.8, 1/500sec, ISO 3200 at 200mm

f/2.8, 1/1000sec, ISO 3200 at 110mm

If you'd like to find out more about The Damn Truth and their music, follow the link to their website.  If you'd like to see the photographs that I took of Po Lazarus earlier in the evening, you can do so by following the link.  As quickly as the concert began, the show was over and we were making our ways out back into the reality of the street.  'The Plague' was still dominating our lives and the local hockey team had just gotten beat on home ice, but there were nothing but smiles on the faces of the people who were leaving.  None of that other stuff mattered because for a couple of hours they were saved from the harsh realities of our time and transported to a musical oasis of happiness.  And that, is the damn truth.

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