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Minto :: Lay it On Me

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Buy Lay It On Me from Amazon.com


Sounds Like: Gospel bespectacled blues rock seeking damnation over salvation.


RIYL: Cold War Kids, Rolling Stones, BRMC


A Few Words: There was a time when rock 'n roll was the norm. And I don't mean Smooth Rock, Heavy Metal, or (::shudder::) Country Pop Rock; I mean Rock and Fucking Roll. I mean three-sheets-to-the-wind, kick-a-hole-in-the-wall Rrrrrock. Yet in today's contemporary music scene with its myriad of genres, good rock is as difficult to come by as a Family Values Republican who isn't getting some on the side. But have faith, there is hope; Vancouver-based Minto is one more band keeping good 'ol rock 'n roll alive.


While it's more accurately defined as blues rock, Minto's sound will make you toss your pint down your throat and pump your fist in the air--heck, you might even give a rebel yell. The enormity of the band is well-captured on their latest, Albini-produced album, Lay it On Me, but you really need to see Minto live to fully embrace their oddball chemistry.


If you saw the band hanging around the bar before taking stage, you'd be forgiven for mistaking them for database programmers and part-time softball coaches. Yet when they turn the dials on the amps, they will kick your proverbial ass. Singer Ryan Hoben jumps and gyrates like Pere Ubu possessed by spirits, while the rest of the band fall into their instruments and into each other. If you find your clothes a bit damp at the end of their show--either from the sweat or the beer sloshing--don't worry: it's all for rock 'n roll.


While they regularly play around BC, Minto is kicking off a trans Canada tour in October, so be sure to catch them:


Oct 7th - Calgary @ The Ship and Anchor
Oct 8th - Edmonton @ The Liquid Lounge
Oct 9th - Saskatoon @ Lydia’s Pub
Oct 10th - Winnipeg @ the Pyramid Cabaret
Oct 14th - Thunder Bay @ The Apollo
Oct 22nd - Moncton @ the Paramount
Oct 23rd - Fredericton @ The Kinsmen Centre
Oct 27th - Toronto @ Rancho Relaxo
Oct 28th - Montreal @ Quai Des Brumes
Oct 29th - Ottawa @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
Nov 4th - Morden, Manitoba @ Rocks B@G
Nov 5th - Regina @ Ohanlons
Nov 6th - Lethbridge @ Henotic

Band :: Minto

Album :: Lay it On Me

Song :: New Bones


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