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Three Quarter Stone @ The Rockpile

my good fb friend Angela Campbell of www.ohjusteatit.ca fame, was feeling a little under the weather this particular day and posted a notice ‘who wants two tickets for Michael Schenker at the Rockpile?’ An ol’ buddy of mine Branch, beat me to it by replying first, beat me by seconds apparently! So since Branch lives in Milton, about an hour outside of town, and I live about 4km’s from Angela’s, we came to an agreement where I could go with him if I picked up the tix. No Problemo! I said. I’ll be bringing my camera! Very smooth deal all in all. Hey I can play it up a bit, right?

But this post is not about that at all. It’s about the music, particularly the opening act, Three Quarter Stone.

TQS hail from the picturesque university town of Guelph, Ontario. Delivering not the laid back folksy spam typical of music from university towns around here, but a full-on extra loud blast of Rock n Roll energy! awesome stuff, I encourage you to check em out.

Here is a selection of pix from the gig when they opened for the Michael Schenker Group at the Rockpile in Etobicoke back on March 4th, 2012. Three Quarter Stone also have gigs coming up May 4th in Kitchener, June 2 at the Milton Street Fest and returning to the Rockpile June 16th, opening for Coney Hatch. Check em out! www.threequarterstone.com

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Three Quarter Stone

Michael Schenker Temple of Rock Tour 2012

I haven’t been able to get out to many shows recently due to a serious eye issue, but I did have the good fortune to be given a couple of tickets to see Michael Schenker at the Rockpile in Etobicoke. This show was his Toronto stop on the Temple of Rock Tour 2012, featuring Robin McAuley on vox.

The hardcore , energetic and predominately male fans where in abundance at this show, some very loyal ones who haven’t had the chance to see Michael perform in quite some time. Thankfully, The Rockpile is one of the only places in the Toronto area still booking international hardcore rock acts to satisfy the masses of guitar-riff-rock loving, beer drinking fans, and Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock tour did not dissapoint!

Along with Robin and Michael, we had Wayne Findlay-guitar/keyboards, Elliot ‘Dean’ Rubinson-bass and Pete Holmes-drums laying out a In Your Face stage presence, a solid unit, while flying V’s where the tool of choice. Would have been cool to see some sort of Flying V drum kit! (perhaps someone with a lot of time on their hands can work on that idea).

enough talk, check out some hi-lights in this post and a full gallery of images here. Please enjoy responsibly. A extra-special thank you goes out to Angela Campbell of www.ohjusteatit.ca for the tickets.

Michael Schenker

opening assault!

Wayne Findlay Elliot Rubinson

Wayne Findlay

Robin McAuley

Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker

side stage

Pete Holmes

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