Rusty at The Velvet Underground - Concert Photos

Toronto alt-rock survivors Rusty played Velvet Underground to celebrate the release of their new album Dogs of Canada. Photographer Brad Goldstein was there to capture these photos of the show.

And here's some coverage of their Horseshoe Tavern show back in 2016.

"Home"

"Wake Me"

"Groovy Dead"

"Oh No Joe"

Rusty at The Horseshoe Tavern - Concert Pictures

Rusty was another band that I wasn't able to see last year due to my illness. They headlined Friday March 11 at The Horseshoe Tavern to an enthusiastic crowd of fans looking to relive a high-energy punk rock show by one of the best bands from back in the day. Personally, I think the last time I saw the band live was a good 18 years ago.

Rusty delivered. The band sounded tight and the songs sounded great. They haven't lost any of their magic and impact over the years. I know I still enjoy listening to their tunes, and I was glad the tunes still worked live, too. The crowd was super into it, singing along, crowd surfing and basically soaking up the vibe. 

Rusty's set hit up highlights from their 1995 début Fluke, the 1997 follow-up Sophomoric and 1998's Out Of Their Heads. The band treated us to four new songs and unlike a lot of bands that seem to go through the songwriting motions after many years away, Rusty have some really solid sounding tunes here. I don't think I'm alone when I say that I'd love to add these songs to my collection.

Of course, some things do change after all these years, beyond our natural ageing. I don't think that people were trying to take selfies with the band back when I last saw them in the mid-90s.

Here are my favourite songs from Rusty's set.

"Groovy Dead"

"Oh No Joe"

"Soul for Sale"

"California"

"Punk"

"Empty Cell"

"DS-27"

"Wake Me"

"Misogyny"

Happy Canada Day: Classic Canadian Alternative compendium

I've been enjoying going back in time and reminding myself of the great Canadian bands that changed the course of independent and alternative music back from the late 80s to early 90s. Why not enjoy some Classic Canadian Alternative while celebrating Canada's birthday on Canada Day?

Click through to music from the following great bands:

Grapes of Wrath

Universal Honey

National Velvet

Wild Strawberries

Pure

Doughboys

The Killjoys

Rusty

Sandbox

Rhymes with Orange

Rough Trade

Lava Hay

hHead

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Classic Canadian Alternative: Rusty

Rusty is one of the great Canadian alternative bands. Solid songs, great gritty vocals, crunchy guitars and solid rhythm section. Awesome. I remember seeing these guys live in some parking lot downtown many, many moons ago. The guitar player had exactly the same guitar as I my main axe.

The band celebrated the 20th anniversary of their début album Fluke earlier this month. Unfortunately, I couldn't be there. Hopefully, they'll play more shows and I'll be there.

"Groovy Dead" from 1995's Fluke

"Wake Me" from Fluke

"kd lang" from Fluke

"California" from Fluke

"Misogyny" from Fluke

"Doin' Fine" from 1997's Sophomoric

"Empty Cell" from Sophomoric

"Star" from Sophomoric

"Friends" from Sophomoric

"Oh No Joe" from Sophomoric

"DS-27" from Sophomoric

"Descending" from Sophomoric

"Sun" from Sophomoric

"Failed" from Sophomoric

Pic from last.fm.