The Tea Party At MTelus

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  The history of Canadian rock music is filled with all kinds of characters.  Top of the list would probably be the great Gord Downie.  The singer of TheTragically Hip sadly passed eight years ago.  But this past Wednesday, his spirit was definitely felt in Montreal.  The MTelus hosted a trio of Canadian bands, all of whom paid tribute to the late singer at one point.  Speaking of great Canadian musical character, near the top of the list resides ‘The Captain’.  That is the nickname of the very mystical Jeff Martin.  He guided the good ship Tea Party in to town to headline the show.  Along with his trusted first mates, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows, they sold out the building.  With Finger Eleven and Headstones also on the bill, the fans were lined up early to see this one.  Our headliners arrived to the roar they must be accustomed to getting here in Montreal.  The Tea Party have been huge here since the very beginning and “The Captain” is pretty much an honorary citizen of the city by now.  His loyal fans lined the front of the barrier erupted into a deafening roar as the band opened with “Writing’s On The Wall”.  This was followed by the middle eastern sounds of “The Bazaar” before “Psychopomp”, and The Tea Party, unleashed some wild guitar solos on the crowd.  The Gord Downie love continued as The Tea Party paid homage to the late singer and worked some of “Bobcaygeon” into a medley with “The Messenger”.  The cell phone lights and old school lighters returned for “Heaven Coming Down”.  The volume and energy quickly went past ten as that was followed with “Temptation”.  “Sister Awake”, with a little “Painted Black” thrown in to the mix, brought the evening to a loud and unforgettable end.  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 my photographs of The Tea Party, taken while they performed on the MTelus stage.

 

If you would like to find out more about The Tea Party and their music, you can do so by following the link to their website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Finger Eleven and Headstones, who performed earlier that evening, you can do so by following the respective links.  A big thank you goes out to The Tea Party's team at Coalition Management, Evenko and Christopher Gonda at V13Media for getting me a pass to photograph the show.  As always, it is very much appreciated.  There is no such thing as a bad Tea Party show.  It just isn’t a possibility.  Their incredible music is just as great today as it was back in the 90s.  It will continue to be great through the years.  Couple with Finger Eleven and Headstones makes this a show you do not want to miss.  This tour has come to an end, but The Tea Party will certainly be back on the road again.  Don’t you dare miss it when they hit a town near you.