Time: 9 p.m.
Tickets: $20 in advance
Think Tank Events presents.....
THE REAL MCKENZIES SHAMROCKS & SHENANIGANS BASH
with special guest - BOIDS and LETHBRIDGE FIREFIGHTERS PIPES & DRUMS
PRE-ST. PATTYS PARTY
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
LIVE at SCORES
1025 MAYOR MAGRATH DRIVE SOUTH
DOORS: 8:00PM
18+ NO MINORS VALID ID REQUIRED
Standing room with limited seating.
ADVANCE TICKETS - $20
AVAILABLE at SCORES & ALL GAS KING LOCATIONS
BUY ONLINE at www.ticketweb.ca
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Paul McKenzie: Vocals
Mark "BONE" Boland: Guitar, Vocals
Mario Nieva : Guitar, Vocals
Troy Zak: Bass, Vocals
Jesse Pinner: Drums
Matt McNasty : Bagpipes, Vocals
aul 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 legendary 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.
Boids http://boids.bandcamp.com/
Mike G
Patrizio
Andy
DW
These Boys of Intelligent Design and Style were Born On Indian Desert
Sands, before setting their Boats Out In the Dead Sea. Back on land,
they partied with their Balls Out In Dive Showbars, but since Bleak
Outlooks Instigate Dark Scenes, they wound up Blacked Out In Ditches and
Sewers. Luckily, they kept their good looks, became actors and got Big
On International Daytime Soaps, particularly the psychedelic
ones Built On Incessant Dream Sequences. When their acting careers
started Burning Out In a Downward Spiral, they formed a band, wrote a
Bunch of Incredibly Deadly Songs, and honed their punkrock fury until
they sounded like a Band Of Irate Dirtbag Scumpunks. The new album "WE
STALK EACH OTHER LIKE ANIMALS" is out now on Stomp Records and,
available on iTunes - or if you're Bored Of Internet Download Services,
head out to a show, hit up the merch table and Buyout Our Inventory of
Discs and Shirts.
New!! - Coyote Joe’s Rock ‘N’ Country - New!!
(403) 942-1167
There is an
exciting new player in the bar/nightclub scene in Lethbridge. That
place is Coyote Joe’s Rock ‘N’ Country. Coyote Joe’s will be open on
Friday and Saturday nights. The 21 and over
crowd can come and enjoy their favorite country music with a little
classic rock thrown in for good measure. Move and groove with your
friends on the huge dance floor. Enjoy not only the sounds of the DJ but
the sights as the songs you listen to will be linked to the videos
playing on the huge screens.
Coyote Joe’s Rock ‘N’ Country will
be open from 7:30 P.M. to 3:00 A.M. Come and enjoy the experience soon
at Coyote Joe’s, located at 1025 Mayor Magrath Drive, south.