The Gaslight Anthem at History - Concert Photos

The Gaslight Anthem stopped in Toronto on their History Books tour. They played History with Joyce Manor and Pinkshift. Click on those links for my pics of their sets.

I've seen The Gaslight Anthem a few times and I'm a big fan of their music. It was cool to catch them after so long and I loved hearing their powerful tunes rolling off the stage. They always put on a great show. Check out their setlist here.

The band collaborated on the song "Little Fires" with Bully, who happens to be one of my favourite artists as well. Check out that tune below. It's on the new Expanded Edition of History Books, which is out right now. The expanded album features a bunch of cool songs, including The Gaslight Anthem's cover of Billie Eilish's "Ocean Eyes". 

Check out my previous Gaslight Anthem coverage including Brian Fallon and the Howling Weather at The Danforth Music Hall, Gaslight Anthem at Sound Academy and Gaslight Anthem at TURF.

Joyce Manor at History - Concert Photos

Joyce Manor played a set packed with quick, powerful pop punk tunes. I enjoyed the fun, bouncy energy they bring to their music. Their latest album 40 oz. to Fresno is out now.

They played Toronto's History, sandwiched between headliners Gaslight Anthem and openers Pinkshift. Click on those links to check out my photos of their sets.

This is my second time covering Joyce Manor. The first time was a decade ago at TURF. Those pics are here.

Check out "Gotta Let It Go" from 40 oz. to Fresno.

Pinkshift at History - Concert Photos

Pinkshift are from Baltimore and they won me over with their passionate, high-energy set. They brought so much power and emotion through their music and performance. I’ll definitely be spending more time with their songs and looking out for their next show in Toronto.

Pinkshift was the first band up on stage at History before Gaslight Anthem and Joyce Manor took the stage for their sets. Click through on those links to see my photos of their sets.

Give a listen to a couple of Pinkshift tunes "Trust Fall" and "nothing (in my head)" 

Riverfest Elora 2024: A compendium of posts - Concert Photos

It rained at Riverfest Elora 2024. I mean, it rained. I’ll be the first one to tell you that it always rains, at every music festival, and there’s usually some period of rain, rarely an early end to the night or a rejig of the schedule, but this time it rained all weekend long.

It was disappointing for everyone from the audience to the performers, the vendors, the crews, the volunteers, security, organizers, literally everyone, including us photographers. 

I was looking forward to taking in Fleet Foxes on the Saturday night. I imagined their lush and intricate, emotional and enormously beautiful music rolling across Bissel Park and I was imagining a warm clear Elora evening for an artist whose sound I imagined would be an absolutely perfect fit for the vibe of Riverfest amongst the best of all Riverfest performances. Sadly, it was not to be.

The rain started as soon as festival opening artist Nyssa took the main stage. It became the theme of the weekend. 

Although we were physically dampened, everyone made the best of it, embracing the rain until it became too much and the Saturday program had to be cut short. 

 

Click the links below to be taken to my photos of each performer I covered during this 2024 edition of Riverfest Elora.

Friday, August 16

The Violent Femmes

Bully

Treble Charger

Nix and Menno (of Hollerado)

Naduh

Nyssa

Thunder Queens

Saturday, August 17

The Creepshow

Population II

Chali 2na & Cut Chemist

I've been covering Riverfest for quite a while. Here are links to my coverage of previous years' festivities.

2016

2017

2018

2019

2022

2023

Riverfest Elora 2024: The Creepshow on the Grasslands Stage - Concert Photos

The Creepshow are an amazing live band. They always put on a fun, high-energy show. They performed their set on the Riverfest Elora Grasslands Stage after the first ever Riverwedding. 

I've been lucky enough to cover The Creepshow a couple of times in the past, the first was after being introduced to them at Riverfest Elora 2018 and then I caught them later in 2018, at The Horseshoe Tavern.

Check out a Creepshow tune below and the rest of my Riverfest Elora coverage here.

"Death At My Door"

Riverfest Elora 2024: Population II on the Koop Tent Stage - Concert Photos

Population II are a psychedelic rock band from Montreal who performed in the Riverfest Elora Koop Tent on Saturday. We didn't know it at the time, but this was the last performance of the Saturday schedule since the heavy rains that lasted on and off for the entire weekend had made the grounds too wet to continue.

I really enjoyed Population II's music and vibe. "Psychedelic" was the first word that came to my mind to describe the band's music, followed a while later by "Stoner Rock". They gave my favourite performance of the day. I would have loved to have been one toke over the line while experiencing this band. Maybe next time.

Take a listen to some Population II music below and click here for all the rest of my Riverfest Elora 2024 coverage.

Riverfest Elora 2024: CHALI 2NA & CUT CHEMIsT on the Main Stage - Concert Photos

CHALI 2NA & CUT CHEMIsT are original members of Jurassic5 & Ozomatli. They performed on the main stage during Riverfest Elora 2024.

Check out a tune below, and check out all my Riverfest Elora 2024 coverage here.

Riverfest Elora 2024: Violent Femmes on the Main Stage - Concert Photos

The Violent Femmes never fail to put on an entertaining show. Their songs are universally loved and are great to sing along to. And that's exactly what the Riverfest Elora crowd did.

If you're familiar with Violent Femmes and their live show, you know exactly what went down, and if you know the songs but haven't experienced them live, then you should since you've got some idea of how much fun it would be to sing and dance to those tunes live. Their setlist is here.

And that's how Friday at Riverfest Elora ended. Click here to check out my other Riverfest Elora coverage and enjoy a Violent Femmes tune below.

Riverfest Elora 2024: Bully on the Main Stage - Concert Photos

Bully is one of my favourite artists. I remember smiling when I read the name in the 2024 Riverfest Elora lineup announcement. They put on a great show, with power and grace and apparently some nerves, 

I chose to embrace the rain for Bully's set. After shooting the first few songs, I covered up myself and my camera gear to protect from the rain and went out into the crowd to watch their set. 

The band sounded great and they have so many great songs. You can find their setlist here. 

They said that they were happy to take a break from the US and enjoy Canada for a while. She suggested that all festivals should be in Canada. I do love that American artists almost universally mention how it just feels nicer here. Sadly the pessimistic part of me can’t help but feel that things are slipping, at least politically. 

I've covered Bully a couple of times before, at Lee's Palace and at Field Trip 2016. Click on through for those photos.

Check out "Days Move Slow" from Bully's latest album Lucky For You below and click here for everything else related to Riverfest Elora 2024.

Riverfest Elora 2024: Treble Charger on the Grasslands Stage - Concert Photos

Treble Charger performed on the Grasslands Stage at Riverfest Elora. They've got a deep catalog of 90s alternative and pop punk classics and a good crowd gathered to hear these songs performed live. 

I remember these songs streaming from my radio back in the day and it was very cool to enjoy these tunes again. A classic, blast from the past, you might say.
 

The band sounded great and the tunes brought back great memories of decades past.

Check out a couple of their tunes below and visit this post for links to all my Riverfest Elora coverage.

Check out "Hundred Million" and "American Psycho".

Riverfest Elora 2024: Nix and Menno (of Hollerado) on the Grasslands Stage - Concert Photos

You may recognize Nix and Menno as members of Hollerado. They played some great tunes and told some great stories during their Grasslands Stage set on Friday night at Riverfest Elora.

Please check out their music, my previous Hollerado coverage and all the rest of the artists I captured during this year's Riverfest Elora.

I've covered Hollerado during NXNE 2019, a matinee at Lee's Palace, at Hillside 2018 and Riverfest Elora back in 2017.

"So It Goes"