A few months ago, we (and know that when I say “we,” I mean “I”) favourably reviewed Matterhorn, the latest by Montreal’s the Great Sabatini. For those of you who didn’t bother to heed my word and at least check ’em out, here’s a sample of how they rock:
In that review, in addition to saying stuff like “…these dudes have a 90s alt-rock edge grinding against their love affair with riffs that crash bolts of lightning into stacks of Orange amps in delivering a rumbling calling card of hellacious noise,” the band’s live show was praised by your truly. As a heads up to our overseas readers and those of you on an Old World vacation looking for something non-touristy to do, the band’s first European tour starts on Tuesday. Dates, the band’s video newsletter and a brief glimpse as to what you’re in for, below:
Tuesday April 2nd- Bern, Switzerland @ Rössli
Wednesday April 3rd- Lausanne, Switzerland @ Espace Autogéré
Friday April 5th- Clarmont-Ferrand,France @ Raymond Bar
Saturday April 6th- Nancy, France @ Le Caveau du Grand Sauvoy
Sunday April 7th- Antwerp Belgium @ Music City
Monday April 8th- Mechelen, Belgium @ PaNique d’O
Tuesday April 9th- Leige, Belgium @ tba
Wednesday April 10th- Frankfurt,Germany @ Exzess
Thursday April 11th-Munster Germany @ Baracke
Friday April 12th- Hamburg, Germany @ Astra Stube (Droneburg Fest)
Saturday April 13th – Gylling, Denmark @ tba
Sunday April 14th- Copenhagen, Denmark @ The Candy Factory
Tuesday April 16th- Berlin Germany @ White Trash Diamond Lounge
Wednesday April 17th- Chemnitz Germany @ AJZ
Friday April 19th- Nova Paka, Czech Republic @ tba
Saturday April 20th- Bratislava, Slovakia @ Obluda
Sunday April 21st- Budapest, Hungary @ Roham Bar
Monday April 22nd- Székesfehérvár, Hungary @ Agyampokla
Tuesday April 23rd- Vienna, Austria @ EKH
Wednesday April 24th- Rijeka, Croatia @ Club Tenkri
Thursday April 25th- Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Tovarna Rog
Friday April 26th- Maribor, Slovenia @ Gustaf Hall
Saturday April 27th- Bologna, Italy @ tba
