Shotgun Jimmie plays original familiar future classics

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 I witnessed a slice of solid gold Canadian rock in the form of Sackville, New Brunswick’s Shotgun Jimmie, Jan. 25 at the newly Shotgun Jimmie with jay Baird on drums, at the NAAG gallery, Jan. 25. Photo by Richard Ameryrenovated NAAG (Fist City rehersal space/art gallery/show venue).
 Composed of Jim “Shotgun Jimmie” Kilpatrick on lead vocals, electric guitar, rhythm egg and Jay Baird on drums and saxophone, Shotgun Jimmie reaffirms the notion that Canadians can definitely still rock.


Reminiscent of the early 90’s grunge scene out of Seattle, Shotgun Jimmie sounds like a mixture of Pavement, Sloan and Modest Mouse with the sardonic, Canadian wit of The Barenaked Ladies.


 Songs like “One Trick Pony” pretty much capture the band’s mentality. (“I’ve got all I need, everything I see is as simple as can be, and I like it that way. You write simple songs and you all sing along.”)


Shotgun Jimmie drives home the mentality that originality can come out of familiarity. Despite only having heard these songs for the first time at the NAAG show, I feel as if they’ve been classics for years. As I’m sure the audience at NAAG would agree, considering everyone was bopping along to every single song.


 Songs like “Waist Deep In  The Water” ring true to Canadians everywhere, with lyrics like “The bars closed, it’s time to go home, it’s not too cold to walk it; I have a beer in my pocket.”


Essentially, I see CBC fame for these boys in the very near future. For you hip cats not lucky enough to snag a “bootleg” copy of Shotgun Jimmie’s new album, ‘Transistor Sister,’ from the NAAG show, you’ll have to wait for it with the same anticipation you have just before the first sip of your “Double Double”. You won’t have to wait too long however, as it’s coming to a local record store near you sometime in March.

— By Sean Gillespie, special to L.A. Beat
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