CMW Critical Conclusions for…The C’Mons (Canadian Music Week 2013 review)

Day 1 of the 2013 Canadian Music Week is now behind us. PeteHatesMusic is covering random bands throughout the week, and giving a gig by gig review as they happen. Below is our Canadian Music Week Critical Conclusions for.. The C’mons.

The C’mons at Rivoli CMW 2013 (Copyright: PeteHatesMusic and Martin Bazyl Photography)

Venue: Rivoli

First Impressions: You can almost never go wrong with a fiddle in a band (flawed logic but work with me here)

Stage Presence: 7/ 10 – 5 piece band with a female fiddle player and female singer and they were definitely the more excitable of the bunch.

Crowd Reaction: 7 / 10 – The occasional woos during quiet parts. Otherwise, generally quiet, but built as the set went on.

Number of times they said their band name: Someone had to ASK them if they were the C’mons. The bassist replied, followed by the singer. Stage banter 101, guys! They did say it 3 more times though, so they learn fast.

Water/alcohol/neither: The male guitarist had some water, while the fiddle player had a beer. She definitely rocks.

The C’mons at Rivoli CMW 2013 (Copyright: PeteHatesMusic and Martin Bazyl Photography)

The Last Word: 7 /10 – Perhaps the sum was greater than the whole in this case. The fiddle brought a nice, often subtle, element to the songs and didn’t enter Ashley MacIsaac territory. I generally liked the music but wasn’t sold on the vocals and the choruses. That being said, they leaned a little on the punk rock vibe at times and that’s not my scene.

Check out more photos on our Facebook page, and be sure to a) “follow PeteHatesMusic on Twitter” and b) “Like PeteHatesMusic on Facebook“, and we’ll be your friend (maybe).