Some Local Indie Rock Never Hurt Anyone

I still remember the fist time I saw them. I was 16 and it was a Thursday night. My friends and I piled into the Aaron Theatre (in Campbellford) and got ready for some much needed rock and roll. We were excited and thrilled that, first of all, we were going to be out late on a school night but also because our little town was finally hosting some decent concerts. So, the band began to play- and we were forever in love with The Spades.

Tonight, I will attend my first Spades concert outside of the Aaron Theatre. And of course, that made me a little nostalgic for those days in high school, when I would beg and plead to my mother to allow me to stay out late to watch those three-guys play their hearts out on that small stage at Aaron.

I don't know many bands who can put on quite an amazing show like the Spades. Each time they play they blow me away. It's so exciting to watch them play. And you have a good time, because you know that they are having a blast up there. Whether its James whipping out an amazing harmonica solo, or Chachi strumming away on the bass while he looks like he is laughing at some private joke that only he's in on or Winchester, drumming unlike anyone I have ever seen. Its not worth explaining because I would not do him justice.

The Spades are currently on tour. Tonight they will play at the Montreal House in Peterborough. You can catch them on June 27 in Wiarton, Ontario where they will play with Sam Roberts and The Tragically Hip (a concert not to be missed) or on July 23, in London, Ontario where they will play with Kathleen Edwards and The Tragically Hip.