Time: 9 p.m.
Cover: $20
Nectar Fine Tattooing & Art Collective & Bridge City Punk Rock Recordin & Merch proudly presents The Real Mckenzies
In association with Think Tank Events & Bo' Diddly's Pub & Grill
2ND ANNUAL SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS PARTY ~ PRE-ST. PATTY'S DAY BASH
THE REAL MCKENZIES - LIVE IN CONCERT
with special guests EAST END RADICALS & LETHBRIDGE FIREFIGHTERS PIPES & DRUMS
MARCH 15TH, 2013
DOORS: 8:00pm
SHOW STARTS: 9:00pm
LIVE at BO' DIDDLY'S (425 21A Street North)
ADVANCE TICKETS - $20
AVAILABLE at BO' DIDDLY'S/ ALL GAS KING LOCATIONS/ B.C.P.R. (407 2 Ave S)
18+ NO MINORS
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The Real McKenzies
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Paul McKenzie: Vocals
Dirty Kurt Robertson: Guitar, Vocals
Mark (The Bone) Boland: Guitar, Vocals
Gwomper: Bass, Vocals
Jesse Pinner: Drums
Gord Taylor: Bagpipes, Vocals
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REAL MCKENZIES
Paul McKenzie claims he had a
epiphany when he was subjected to an Andy Stewart record which was
playing in one room, and intertwining with the vulgarity of a Sex
Pistols album emerging from another. That year was somewhere around
1992, the setting was Vancouver Canada,and McKenzie was looking for
something new, since his band TT Racer had recently disbanded.
Who would have thought that a great deal of fun could be had pilfering
your parents closet of old kilts and high socks to wear on a stage on
which you would perform cover songs of various bands, altered slightly,
to fit a Scottish theme. Example: I Wanna Be Your Scot as opposed to I
Wanna Be Your Dog. You get the point. Someone probably joked, If were
gonna wear kilts, we might as well have a piper too.
While
certainly not a new angle in rock music, the bagpipes were only ever
used in a couple of songs at most by various bands, never a mainstay of
an entire set. Soon though, it was apparent that this was a distinctive
sound that could be finely tuned, with the soaring pipes complimenting
the ferocious electric guitars and vise-versa. Of course the first thing
that springs to mind is the word gimmick. Sure, I guess thats
applicable here. But before you go taking things way to seriously, lets
also not forget the concept of show buisness. People annually spend a
shitload of money for the sole purpose of being entertained. So why not
go out of your way to be entertainment? That was all a moot point with
the McKenzies anyway. Because they just wanted to have fun, and you are
more than welcome to have fun with them, as hundereds of thousands have.
Sure some will read too much meaning into the whole idea, and take it
out of its realm of fun, and those people should just shut the fuck up
and drink their beer.
14 years later, the Real McKenzies have
achieved lengendary status. Their live shows are highly regarded and
they have been known to leave large audiences choking on their own dry
mouths. They've been influence to more than a few bands, and ironically
have been accused of ripping those same bands off, usually by
journalistic hacks on the internet. They've toured the world endlessly,
and frightened more than a few people at times, but its a small
percentage to the numbers of people who leave their shows with ear to
ear grins and think about the great time they had for weeks to come. I
can imagine it will take death to stop these guys from doing what they
do best, and that's kicking your ass in the face at each and every show
they play.
The East End Radicals
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Scott MacLeod - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Eric Petraroia - Guitar, BackUp Vocals
Brent Blake - Bass, BackUp Vocals
Matthew Di Guglielmo - DrumsThere are a lot of people in this world who will go to great lengths to
tell you what you can do and what your can’t do. East End Radicals are
not those people. In fact, they are the direct polar opposite of those
people. Their new album “Carry On” is a wild, raucous and unapologetic
middle finger salute to authority, oppression and the status quo in
general.
East End Radicals have shared the stage
with great bands like the Planet Smashers, The Creepshow, The Real
Mckenzies and The Mahones, among many others and have toured across
Canada on their own with notable festival appearance at POP Montreal and
Pouzza Fest. Carry On captures the passion, intensity and fury of their
phenomenal live show experience all wrapped up in this sonically
astounding 12 song full length recorded Studio DRX in their hometown of
Montreal. Carry On has a distinct classic punk rock flavor for all
tastes whether it be fisting pumping anthems like “Call to Arms” and
“Carry On”, songs about political corruption like “Firebombs”, Celtic
barnstormers like “Shipped Away” or “Last of the Free”, or the
quintessential DIY spirit of “Up and Over” and “Where We Stand”.
With the release of Carry On, East End Radicals have but one goal in
their sights: touring. With their eyes set on conquering North America,
Europe and beyond, East End Radicals are definitely coming to your town
with sole purpose of lighting it up with their epic live performances.
They don’t get in the van to hit you with their B-game. Lace up your
chucks, zip up your leathers and get your bad self out to a show to see
for yourself.
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