Review: Storming the Crobar V2

This post was written by fan Stephy G since no one else in the band had bothered to update this thing.

Last July 30^th, the Koalas performed at Crowbar in Montreal. There seems to be a recurring theme to all the Koalas show; awesome music, free beer and lots of MOISTNESS! It was REAL sweaty in the small venue, but the band loves being close to their crowd. After a rocky beginning due to technical difficulties, the show got on its way into awesomedome!

To keep us coming back for more, the Koalas decided to spice up this show by having a poll asking the fans what song they wanted them to cover. Fan input is extremely important to the band; as much as the guys want to have fun, it’s even more important that we, the fans, have a great time. For the show that night, “Joker and the Thief” by Wolfmother won out.

The band members seem to continuously outperform themselves. To compensate for the lack of cowbell, drummer Chris Analytis added some cool drumstick moves which entertained the crowd. Singer Ben Bernier demonstrated his many music skills by doubling on Pete Daigles bass. Pat Renaud made all the girls swoon with his keyboarding skills. Guitarist Dan Verucci switched it up by playing with different guitars in order to give certain songs a different feel. This seemed to have peaked the interest of Kaioken (the opening bands) guitarist as he was unable to pull himself away from Dan during the bands set.

They even outperformed themselves on a birthday song to their good friend, Nads. If some of you remember the god-awful song they sang for their friend, Steve, at the Playhouse show, this version was SO much worse. It must take some sort of skill to write a song THAT bad.

All in all, the night was unforgettable, moist and filled with great music enjoyed by all.

-Stephy G