Steel Panther At MTelus

When Steel Panther are in town, the one thing that you can bet on is a night full of sex, drugs and rock & roll.  Probably in that order.  They were in Montreal at the MTelus not so long ago, along with co headliner Buckcherry, follow the link to see the photos, for their Norther Exposure Tour, I usually like to incorporate a lyric into my show reviews, but let’s be honest.  If you know Steel Panther, then you know there are few lyrical passages that don’t include one of George Carlin’s words that you can’t say on television.  Or all seven.  It is common knowledge that KISS likes to rock and roll all night, and party every day.  Steel Panther likes to party all day as well, though they use a rather more colourful word to describe what they like to do when the sun goes down.  Known for very fun shows, we knew that Steel Panther were about to take things up a notch as soon as the roadies brought out the dancing poles.  With all of the big hair, spandex and jokes, one tends to forget that they are actually an awesome band.  Michael Starr is a great front man who can hit any note and knows how to perfectly ride the line between funny and offensive.  On guitar, Satchel rivals any other player out there and the rhythm section of Spyder on bass and Stix Zedina on drums never let up on the beat, while often also serving as the punch line to the jokes of their fellow band mates.  A Steel Panther concert comes with some little extras.  The banter between songs tends to be a little blue and they rapidly fill the stage with any willing female member from the audience for “17 Girls in a Row”.  All the added hi-jinx aside, it’s the songs that are great fun and what keep their fans coming back for more.   The Northern Exposure tour also doubles as a 15th Anniversary celebration of their debut album, Feel The Steel.  The band opened their set with one of the heavier songs of that album, ‘Eyes of a Panther’ as their rock and roll roller-coaster gets off to full speed.  They also close their set with three other Feel The Steel hits.   “Community Property” and “Death To All But Metal” get everyone good and excited before the night reaches its climax and happy ending with the fun sing-along goodbye of “Glory Hole”.  The fans left the show in need of a cigarette and a shower, but also feeling very satisfied after an evening of rock and roll excess.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Steel Panther while they performed on the MTelus stage.

If you would like to find out more about Steel Panther and their music, you can do so by following the link to their webpage.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Buckcherry and Kurt Deimer, who performed earlier that evening, you can do so by following the link.  A big thank yo goes out to Kevin Chiaramonte and Jamea Kollie of Paul Freundlich Associates and Christopher Gonda of V13 Media for getting me a pass to shoot the show.  As always, it is very much appreciated.  There really is nothing like a Steel Panther show.  I've seen them perform several times and and have never seen anyone ever leave the venue with anything but smiles on their faces.  Steel Panther & Buckcherry's Northern Exposure tour is wrapping up soon, but both bands will still be touring over the rest of the year.  Be sure to check them out for a rock and roll party like none other.