CMW Critical Conclusions for…Cardinals (Canadian Music Week 2014 concert review)

After STACEY, PHM caught Cardinals during the final night of CMW.

Cardinals at The Gladstone Hotel – CMW 2014 (Copyright: PeteHatesMusic / Martin Bazyl Photography)

Venue: The Gladstone Hotel

First Impressions: The singer looks like Rivers Cuomo.

Stage Presence: A few kitschy jumps and jams shared between the guitarist and bassist.

Cardinals at The Gladstone Hotel – CMW 2014 (Copyright: PeteHatesMusic / Martin Bazyl Photography)

Random Observation: “We need help to power the flux capacitor. You need to sing with us” is perhaps the worst attempt to get people to sing along (to a song they presumably don’t know) that I have ever come across.

Crowd Reaction: They didn’t help power the flux capacitor.

The Last Word: 6/10 – Tight musically and enthusiastic, but definitely not something I’d be in a rush to go see or listen to again, due to it being somewhat derivative, generic rock.

Cardinals at The Gladstone Hotel – CMW 2014 (Copyright: PeteHatesMusic / Martin Bazyl Photography)

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