TONIGHT AT AMPERSAND!



Come to Ampersand at 7pm for...

Luxury Pond
Snowblink
Parheli

Only $5!

the danks' new record is out today! download an mp3 of die young!
come celebrate at hunter's on thursday! buy on itunes or local at back alley!

here's the scoop, doled out by brohan and yours truly:

Driven by small-town boredom and a severe distaste for contemporary pop, the Danks deliver a fistful of excitement with the follow-through of a wrecking ball in a Beverly Hills mansion. Recorded under sweltering circumstances in a Haligonian mini-mall, the quartet pounded out, among other things, the unflinchingly catchy ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DANKS. Recruiting Super Friendz alumni Charles Austin to man the mics and ex-Thrush Hermit bassman Ian MacGettigan to caress the faders, this anti-workaday foursome bashed out twelve no-nonsense pop blasts that barely clock in at thirty minutes. With cowboy capitalists sitting high on the Canadian bacon and the Buzzcocks approaching senior citizenry, the Danks propose an alternative economy, one that deals strictly in the currency of cool.

Brohan Moore, Alec O’Hanley, Phil MacIsaac and Andrew MacDonald have once more created a Frankenstein of sorts – ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DANKS is a powerhouse freak with a heart of gold. The Danks regularly play rock and roll concerts with Collagen Rock Records labelmates Two Hours Traffic, Mardeen, and Smothered in Hugs, and have also graced Tokyo Police Club and Immaculate Machine with their blistering onstage presence. In the past year, the quartet engaged in a national tour with Hey Rosetta! and Two Hours Traffic conquering Canada, caused widespread wowing of festival patrons at both Pop Montreal and North by Northeast, and depleted their once-bountiful stock of critically acclaimed SAMPLES EPs. On June 30th, the leathered chaps will unleash a fury of 2010 rock one year too soon.

THE RIGHT CROWD SUMMER TOUR JULY 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH.
READ THE RIGHT CROWD INTERVIEW ON MY WEBZINE JUNNNKTANK.COM AND CHECK OUT THIS FANTASTIC CHARLOTTETOWN BAND ON TOUR THIS SUMMER!

The Right Crowd have had an interesting run. The bands bass player Calvin Monaghan explains the history the Right Crowd: "The band started in late 2007 by Brennan Moore after leaving local pop-punk band Syracuse Me. He wanted to play something more melodic and when the school year began he started his hunt for his future band mates. after a series of jams Josh formerly of disbanded local band Rippin Hammer was employed as vocalist. The Right Crowd played their first show in December of 2007. Due to a series of reasons The Right Crowd was never able to play off island and a second demo was rushed together before founding member Brennan moved to Toronto. The band played their "last" two shows in July and August of 2008 and Brennan moved away." The story seemed to be over there, but in mid June 2009 the band who refused to let distance tear them apart made a major announcement: an Eastern Canada Summer Tour for July 2009. The band that everyone counted out is back and ready to bring their posi jams to your town and rock out once again!

One of the things that strikes me about The Right Crowd is the uplifting lyrics and all around positivity. What are some of the things you try to communicate through your music and what do you consider worth fighting for?
"Originality. No impersonations. Words straight from the heart and how you feel at the time of the written song. It's the same with chord structure. I don't write a song because I want it to sound somewhat like a song I've already heard. I don't mind getting ideas from music that I listen to, but the chords that I write and how I put them together come straight from the emotion that I feel when I play our songs. It's like hooking my nerves up to my guitar with booster cables. I personally think originality is worth fighting for. And that being a "weirdo" is great as long as you're not trying to be one."

Be sure to check out The Right Crowd on tour this summer: A secret show on July 4th, Halifax Nova Scotia on July 5th, Saint John New Brunswick on July 6th, and Charlottetown Prince Edward Island on the 7th of July. Be sure to check out The Right Crowd online at myspace.com/therightcrowd.


READ THE FULL INTERVIEW, WATCH A RIGHT CROWD LIVE VIDEO, STREAM ONE OF THEIR SONGS AND MORE MORE, ALWAYS MORE AT...
HTTP://JUNNNKTANK.COM

TOMORROW AT AMPERSAND AND THEN BABAS



$5
Tuesday June 30, 2009
& (Ampersand) at 98 Water St.

Greenbelt Collective
SAM/DEER
the Barnkats

"Greenbelt Collective: a duodecuple playful co-ed group-singing cut and paste power pop dance rotation"

Later that night Greenbelt Collective will be playing with... Leeroy James
The Barnkats
Death Avengers

at Baba's Lounge! Show starts at 10pm.

come out to baba's and help rock the roof off the joint! first fugato take the stage. they are working on a new album, so hopefully will have some sweet new tunes to groove to.

then, chris colepaugh & the cosmic crew will melt your face off with awesomeness. if you've never caught this act, this is a must-see!

check 'em out:
http://www.myspace.com/chriscolepaughandthecosmi
http://www.colepaugh.com
http://www.myspace.com/fugatorock

YOYOYOYOYO.
JULY 24TH SHOTGUN JIMMIE, CONSTRUCTION & DESTRUCTION, BLOODSPORT, NEW ROYALTY, BARNKATS @ AMPERSAND (98 Water St) STARTS AT 6PM COSTS $5 AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

This will be the only show I put on in 2009. After the show I will be returning to Korea / South East Asia and I will not be back until mid December. This is going to be large. Bring your friends and make new friends and rock out with old friends. If you've ever been to a show I've put on in the past it would mean a lot if you were there for this... and if you've never been to one of my shows then why not make this your first! This'll be from the heart.

The show costs $5 because there are three touring bands. All of the money will be going directly to the touring bands because it costs a lot to tour these days and they deserve it. I don't pocket any of the money. Ampersand is being offered for free and the truly amazing Charlottetown bands will be playing for free. If you have any extra money be sure to buy a CD from these bands to help them out, and be sure to give those Ampersand kids a big hug.

Come early and hang out and make new friends. I'll be spinning rad records from around 6PM until the show starts and we'll be playing soccer baseball beforehand. Try not to be intimidated; we're really not that scary.


MORE MORE, ALWAYS MORE AT...
HTTP://JUNNNKTANK.COM

http://www.myspace.com/intoxicadomusic

STONE MARY and INTOXICADO perform Live at Hunter's Ale House on Friday, June 13th. .

Doors open at 10pm. $5.

http://www.myspace.com/stonemarymusic
http://www.myspace.com/intoxicadomusic

friday evening