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It's that spooky time of year again, when you humans set fire to pumpkins, the children get cranky trying to put on ill-fitting costumes and all the pets in the household hide in the basement. After an evening of begging for treats, the kids come home, go off to bed with a sugar buzz and leave their bags of candy on the living room sofa. By dawn the family pooch has chocolate overload and a severe case of the runs. What a tradition. This year is no different for me. I'm staying home with my doggie pals Maggie and Marley and Nash can tell me all about it in the morning. Nash played at the grand opening of Third Floor at Reilly's last June. It was such a unique space and the people who ran it were so cool that Nash decided this was the place for Halloween 2001! The opening act is Corpusse, a performance duo that always creates just the right amount of tension before Nash takes the stage. Most of tonight's audience get the humour and absurdity, but some find Corpusse offensive and lacking in musical finesse. Ya can't please them all. This is the third Halloween Corpusse has done with Nash and they are planning more shows together (not just Halloween) in other cities in the region. Nash puts on two sets of pure Thrash that has the audience howling like werewolves in heat. He starts the evening wearing his Uncle Sam top hat and rips into I'm an American Band. This is a little tribute to all our American friends and neighbours. Nash includes a long version of Shock Treatment from the Thrash CD as well as monster tunes such as Children of the Night, Tension and Grinder. It is very late when Nash finishes the final set and he encores with a new and revised version of The Who classic, Baba O'Riley. Unfortunately, some people had to leave the gig because the subway system shuts down at 2am. Nash didn't intend to go this late but at the same time he wanted to give those present a good dose of Halloween Nash. It worked for most. Die-hard fans Tim and Jeff drove up from Niagara Falls, New York. Tim wore his mummy outfit, (bandages, makeup and all) across the border in the passenger seat of Jeff's car. Did they have a problem getting into Canada looking like zombie terrorists? Of course not! After the gig, Nash and Corpusse hang out with the fans and share the Canadian tradition of roasting marshmallows over the burning stench of pumpkins while telling horrible, ghoulie stories. A great time was had by all. Thanks to Les, Gary, Chris and all the staff at Reilly's for making this another memorable Halloween for the archives. Digger |
