Time: 9 p.m.

Cover: $25 in advance

 http://diemannequin.net/press/

http://diemannequin.net/
http://www.myspace.com/diemannequin

A bona fide rock star, yes – if you've seen her perform, that much is undeniable, just a genetic fact – but not the sort who's merely mastered the cosmetic arts of the calling. At the tender age of 22, the volatile Die Mannequin frontwoman has already weathered more pure, textbook rock 'n' roll experience than dozens of leather-and-tattoos poseurs twice her age.

Her story will, no doubt, be elevated to legend when the faith extended her way by countless music-industry believers over the past few tumultuous years finally bears fruit in the form of the widespread notoriety they feel she deserves. It will probably get in the way of the music, which is – as one listen to Die Mannequin's full-length Warner Music debut, Fino + Bleed, will tell you – as visceral and honest and full-on as any art one might expect a decade of premature "hard living" to yield. It will probably be an easy fallback theme for reams of music-press copy to come, to the point that we all get sick and tired of hearing about it and she gets sick and tired of talking about it. It will probably be wielded against her in ways we can't yet imagine. It will, in short, be something that Care has to relive for the rest of her career.

DJ BOODA PROMOTIONS & THINK TANK EVENTS
IN ASSOCIATION with DETHBRIDGE DERBY DAMES PRESENT

DIE MANNEQUIN - DANCELAND TOUR
with special guests - DEARLY BELOVED & THE PHANTOM CREEPS

MAY 22
LIVE @ AVERAGE JOE'S / JOE'S GARAGE
420 6th St. S
18+ NO MINORS
9:00PM

ADVANCE TICKETS - $15
ON SALE WEDNESDAY MAY 9
AVAILABLE @ BLUEPRINT, CHARISMA, AVERAGE JOE'S
ONLINE @ www.ticketweb.ca

LETHBRIDGE DONT MISS OUT THIS AMAZING BAND LEAD BY FRONT WOMAN, CARE FAILURE ! THEIR LIVE SHOW IS BLOODY AMAZING !
ALSO YOU CATCH CARE FAILURE STARRING IN THE NEW MOVIE.....HARD CORE LOGO 2 !
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 Dearly Beloved http://dearlybelovedmusic.com/ 

Rob Higgins - Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Chris Molson - Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Cosmo Sylvan – Keys, Vocals
Niva Chow - Tambourine, Vocals, Bass
Gavin Maguire - Drums

who knows where it all goes, don’t go asking me
I’ll tell you what I see if you tell me what it means

Dearly Beloved isn’t here to provide you the easy answers to life’s hard questions, they are inviting you to join them on the journey, searching alongside. This is the difference between the cocksure swagger of inexperience and the assured posture of those who have already grasped that the universe doesn’t revolve around them. That’s not to suggest that Dearly Beloved bows and scrapes; they’re only too well versed in the value of the hip shake and the head fake. They know when to stick and when to move but they’re past anything to please and trying to prove. Dearly Beloved came to being in 2006, when Rob Higgins, songwriter-musician-producer-radio host and a group of like-minded friends with deep roots in the Toronto indie-rock community pooled their talents to define their own space. Higgins recalls, “it started strictly as a place to put the energy from dealing with the situation with my dad and his passing. I didn't just want to be in a band; I needed a place to put the energy that I deal with and music is my medium of choice. The mission was to create something authentic. It wasn't built for commercial avenues or to take over the world, just to be an honest extension of life. Musically, sonically, we were looking to create something that could last beyond the first listen.”

With years of playing between them, having variously served in Change of Heart, Danko Jones, Tristan Psionic, Sticky Rice, By Divine Right, Rocket Science, Doctor and more, they quickly established their collective modus operandi, writing and recording with gusto. Higgins remembers the early days with great affection. “The first record sounds like a first record -the songs are all born out of jams and rehearsals. I'd bring a song and we'd all work it out as friends. My closest friends just happen to be really cool musicians and they happened to have enough time to help me. It suddenly became a band and we were left wondering 'now what do we do'. After that, someone wanted to put out a record and we had to find out what we had.” They put discovering what they had to the test with a three-month comprehensive cross-Canada tour. Because that’s the way they know to do it.

Recorded over 9 months in bits and pieces at various studios in Toronto, including Higgins’ own home studio, Phoebe St., You Are The Jaguar (June, 2006) was embraced by critics and public alike for its lo-fi, hi-energy approach and its seemingly effortless dynamic of tension and release. Drawing on the thematic inspiration of South American spirituality, the sonic juxtapositions of biting guitars, catchy phraseology, “all on our team” philosophy, and girl-boy vocal interplay made for a magnetic mix. Being heralded among the next wave of buzz bands wasn’t foreign territory, and carried with it the blessing of doors standing open but also preconceptions waiting within. Thankfully, Dearly Beloved knows the difference between art and artifice. A band lacking authenticity is soon discarded; a band with a unique brand becomes the people’s champion. 

 Phantom Creeps http://www.phantomcreeps.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/thephantomcreeps
http://www.myspace.com/tpcthephantomcreeps

 The Phantom Creeps ar a local psychobilly/ punk band including Tyler Brownfield - Upright Bass and Vocals, Jon Vornbrock - Guitar and Vocals, Dean Wilson - Drums