It was an all-Canadian rally at Lee’s. Hamilton’s Monster Truck, supported by local Toronto good ole boys F. Scott and The Nighthawks. The house was packed (sold out!) with disappointed non-ticketholders stuck on the sidewalk.
The Nighthawks, six buddies, pickin’ and blowin’ (the harp) opened the show and set the evening motion. As leader F. Scott Taylor said they are “Northern boys steeped in Southwestern sounds out there bustin’ their humps to make sure you’re havin’ a gas at every show.”
Taylor has a voice reminiscent of Tom Petty and the boys are energetic sons of rock ‘n roll, with a country twist. The drummer is acutely animated, and the principle party playing out front pulled the audience in with great original tunes like “Drunken Prophet Soul,” “Movin’ On,” and “Straight to Heaven.”
They played a cover of Dallas based Old 97’s “Let’s Get Drunk & Get It On” (what Nighthawks set would be complete without it?). I had been expecting them to open with “Kiss the Sun” but they saved that tune until next to last, and finally closed with “Honey Bee."
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