You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine dropped 20 years ago and it’s still just as hard-hitting as it was back then. Getting to experience a live performance of their debut album front to back was incredible, made even more special by the band’s first performance of the album’s title track since 2017. This duo is loud; I could feel the bass and kickdrum in my chest, and I loved it. This band is explosive when on stage, tearing through their setlist with very little rest time between songs. Drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger did take a moment after their full album set to chat with the crowd, even making a joke at his own expense about his lyrics to the song “Pull Out” being “the worst lyrics he’s ever written.” They wrapped up their set with a two part encore, which included a throwback to their 2002 EP Heads Up.

The venue was packed wall to wall with a sold-out crowd and the beer flowed plentiful. It was a punk rock concert in its finest form, one that Halifax had been eager for and continues to buzz about. It was a fantastic night of loud on the East Coast that won’t soon be forgotten.