Molly's Reach is a fairly new addition to the Canadian Music Scene. I got my first taste of their music care of Much Music. I caught a story on them on one of those shows like FAX or The New Music. I really liked their sound so I decided to watch out for them. I did not hear anything from them for a long time so I basically lost interest. Then I was listening to the radio during the Spring of 1996 and I heard a song that really caught my attention. I waited for the DJ to come back on and to my surprise, she announced it was Molly's Reach! They had just released their CD, and I knew it was time to visit a music store. I purchased the CD, which then entered into heavy rotation in my apartment.

I really wanted to catch this band in action, but I just never could seem to find out about their tour-dates. They often visited Saskatoon, but I never was made aware of this until it was too late. Finally, in the University newspaper, there was an ad for a Molly's Reach concert at a local bar Amigos.

The night before the concert was supposed to be on, a buddy and I went to the bar to buy some tickets. To our surprise, the concert was this very night! The bloody newspaper had a misprint of the date! Geez, I almost missed the concert again! We bought our tickets and made our way into the bar.

There were three bands playing that night which included Smoother, 1000 Mona Lisas and Molly's Reach. Smoother turned out to be a band whose music was catchy, but suffered from that common sound so many bands these days have (You know Green Day, Offspring). They were entertaining though. Then 1000 Mona Lisas took the stage. This band who ventured all the way from California were very loud and quite heavy. I did not like them near the beginning of their set, but as they played on their sound started to grow on me.

Three bands in one night is pushing it, especially when the first on starts after 10:30. By the time Smoother and 1000 Mona Lisas were done the bar was almost empty while the dance floor was non-existant. As for me, I was very tired, but I had to stick around for the band I had missed so many times before. Molly's Reach finally got on stage at about 1:30 and began their set. They started off with "Automation Equals Me". This song and the rest of the set sounded almost identical to their album "Hi-Fi and Stereo" with very little experimentation with different styles. There performance was exellent however! The voice of lead singer Sean Rivalin is very unique and plays a major role in my interest in this band. By the end of their set my two friends and I and the members of Smoother and 1000 Mona Lisas were the only ones left in the bar (other than the workers, of course)!

Despite the long night which seemed to drag on at times, I believe the show was a good way to spend my time (it was better than doing homework, for sure)!

If you want to here some great musice, try out "Hi-Fi and Stereo" by Edmonton's Molly's Reach. You'll wear you speakers out!