Rocking out with Pigeon Park
By Sterling Hillman, Contributor
āHard-hitting, booze-driven rock.ā Those were the words lead singer Nick Weber used to describe the sound of Pigeon Park. After hearing them perform at The Roxy during the Toddcast Podcastās Cheap Thrills Volume 3, I couldnāt agree more. It was a special night for the band, as it was the release party for their album Stripes.
Pigeon Park won the FOX Seeds award back in 2013, which truly launched the band into the music industry.
Pigeon Parkās performance was very unique, since it was an all acoustic special. Acoustic is a very different direction for the band, softer and smoother than their usual sound. Gnarly guitar riffs filled the venue and sent chills down the audienceās collective spines.
It was a treat hearing Pigeon Park belt out acoustic versions of their most popular songs. The sound of the band that night was completely different than anything theyāve published online or on CD. The song āHigh to Get Byā was a crowd favourite. The band was even selling rolling papers to go along with it.
In between songs, Internet podcaster and former CFOX radio host Todd Hancock took questions from the crowd, and asked some of his own. Much juicy gossip was discussed during the question period, including a story about Weberās first kiss.
Pigeon Park was bold enough to cover one of the greatest rock ān roll bands of all time, Led Zeppelin. āGoing to Californiaā was their song of choice, dedicated to a close friend of the band who had recently passed away. The audience was blown away by the cover. Like Led Zeppelin said, āYou gotta risk it to get the biscuit.ā Pigeon Park most certainly got the ābiscuit,ā considering the pressure of covering such an iconic song and the huge applause from the audience aferward.
Rock ān Roll is still alive in the 21st century, and Pigeon Park is a testament to that. Although seeing the band perform live is undoubtedly better than listening to recordings, Pigeon Park is definitely worth checking out online if seeing them live is not in your future.