Kardinal Offishall
doors open at 9pm. tickets $20 in advance, more at the door. get yer tix at ticketscene.ca, or in store at The Beat Goes On (King George Rd, Btfd), The Link, Protique (Lynden Park Mall, Btfd)
email NVentertainment for more info
or call 519-512-0080 or 519-754-5378 to get on the guest list
Doghouse Roses rock
Out of the ashes, and out of the flames, keeps gettin’ stronger, like a slow moving train, watch it now…Main Line is a hard rock band straight outta the Six Nations Reserve in Southern Ontario. They have rocked many stages far and wide including legendary venues such as the el Mocambo in Toronto, and Jackhammer’s Nightclub in Brantford. They played at such festivals as The Roger’s Friendship Festival in Fort Erie, The National Cree Gathering in Moose Factory, and they were big hits at the 2006 Creefest and Regional Youth Gathering in Attawapiskat, Ontario. They have participated in many fundraising concerts such as 2 shows in the “Burning Axes” concert series fundraising for the Six Nations Fire Department. Other artists in the series included The Trews, Priestess, Grady, Superstack, The Binges, and Derek Miller. They have won many battles over the years, the latest being the first annual Pumpkinfest Battle of the Bands held in Waterford this fall. Main Line presents their Stand and Deliver Tour, headlining the Liquid Lounge ( 159 Sydenham Street, Brantford) on July 5th at 9pm with special guest, the Revolutionary
Hardcore punk brought to you by the letter AAAAAHHH!! Crazy riffs jammed out on guitar , relentless boom on bass all backed by the non-stop barrage of drums and topped with vocals, like a cherry on top.
The Clusterbombs rock out with Rapid Decline, The G-Men & End Program at Bottoms Up (67 Charing Cross, Brantford) June 28th at 9pm. $5 cover. Prepare to have your ass blown off…and then some.
For the third season in a row, BarCode has been welcomed back to Willow Lake Park in Scotland, kicking off another summer season!
Willow Lake has great picnic and swimming facilities; come on out and make a day of it! Gate admission for the day is $6/pp and $3 for kids under 6-12 years of age.
3 and under and seniors 65+ are free!
The bandstand is an outdoor venue, so this show will be weather permitting; fingers crossed for sunny skies, and bring your lawn chairs! This is an All Ages event.
Brantford’s best Zappa tribute band is coming June 14th to Two Doors Down (117 Market St, Brantford). Not only does Easy Meat expertly recreate the Frank Zappa experience, they also play a surprising selection of cover songs that get your heart pumping and your memory spelunking down long forgotten caverns as you hear tunes from genres and eras that you haven’t heard since bygones were goings on.
Brantford’s own The Quantum Physique and Ogres of the South Wall will be kicking out the jams with Edmonton’s Hot Panda and Montreal’s Parlovr at the Ford Plant (60 Colborne St) on June 27th @ 8pm. $5 cover.
June 25th at Jackhammers night club (155 Lynden Rd, Brantford) legendary Canadian rockers, Trooper are coming to Raise a Little Hell along with Brant county’s own Dry County. This 19+ show is Here for a good time (not a long time); tickets are $20 and available at ticketmaster.ca or at the door.
NEN Productions & I in Eye Records have now released the Local CD Compilation that is titled “BOOMTOWN”. This CD Compilation is filled with donated songs from selected bands/artists in the Brantford area. This is a non-profit project raising funds for the St. Leonard’s Youth Resource Centre, and to expose all this unimaginable music composed here in Brantford.
The playlist consists of in no order:
Youthinasia
Dead City Citizen’s
Scotty P
Wasted Talent
Humpz
The Rusty Trombones
Saturday Night Heroes
The Clusterbombs
Our Lady of Bloodshed
Hold Up Your End
Colour Quest
Peeler
Anomen
Axiom Shift
Su8cK
Steven Elmo Murphy
Onevybez
The Fountain of Useless
Mr. Bidet
The Empty Hours
Contact any band for a copy of the CD.
Or contact Tone via email : tone@nenproductions.com
or Joe: joe@iineyerecords.com
or by phone : 519.802.4636
CD is available at these locations: Master Pita, LA Music, T & T Custom Auto, St. Leonard’s Society (Icomm Drive Location)
CD’s are ONLY $10.
Proceeds are donated to St. Leonard’s Youth Resource Centre.
A great compilation from TO’s underground palace High Art For The Low Down has emerged, collecting some of Southern Ontario’s greatest DIY punk/indie craziness, along with contributions from the rest of Canada and the US. Plus it features locals The Clusterbombs, Hold Up Your End and Tugnut. Click here for a Full Track Listing. Get a hold of your copy by visiting the High Art For The Low Down myspace and clicking over to indiepool for $12.99/cd or you can order it thru the mail for only $10.00! contact matt at ha4tld dot com for details.
Local punk rockers The Rusty Trombones, & Anderson will be rocking with London’s Staylefish at Alexander’s Tavern (187 Market St, Brantford) on June 21st at 8pm. A frenzied night of punk thrash greatness is inevitable.
5 bux w/ a flyer…get ‘em @ master pita, or the beat goes on
D.I.Y. Volume 1 Cd Release Party with Hollywood Swank, The Daily Times, West End Riot, Terminals and Brantford’s Own The Rusty Trombones at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West, Toronto) on June 21st at 8pm. $5 cover.
Rough Justice will be playing their original brand of rock and metal from 3pm – 6pm at Brando’s On Market in their All Ages Summer Bash. No cover, come and bash summer good.
Ska Fest is back for another year and its going to be a good one! June 20th, 2008 J’s Place (7 Erie Ave, Brantford) is hosting an All Ages Ska Fest featuring Corporation, Keepin’ 6, Mean Tangerine, Street Pharmacy, Brantford’s own The Rusty Trombones, And More!
Cost : $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Doors open at 7.
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