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I guess now I have to jive to elevator-ready tapiocacore that sounds like mention the other guy, guitar player John Julie London jamming with Wes Montgomery. Terri Vancouver special Antonopoulos, who has a name with four o's in it. tory previously covered by the J.D.s, and the Anyway, they rock hard but not too hard, they don't Wildroot Orchestra before that, but the Lincoln wanna get hassled by the man, and they have songs Clarkes-named quartet concentrate less on the like "Tom Jones" ("I'm really proud of my voice"), mamba and more on the martini, less hully-gully "Withdrawal", "Am Not", and "She Shoots She and more hubba-hubba, less retro and more reefer Scores" that stick in your head like a Valiant in sec And Dino never said "fuck off" in any of his num ond gear. bers the way Lindsey Davis croons it. Perfect segue for my next pick, the two song Finally, also a bit of a throw-back are the tape from Bug, whose guitarist lain Ross drives a Molestics, whose second recording pleased the 'Cuda (I've seen "im). Mr. Ross has been in all sortsa band themselves so much they released it to the bands, going back to Civil Service in ihe early '80s, unsuspecting world. Alternating between Satchmo due to 'conflicting viewpoints' which seem to have and also including Curious George and The Young stylin's and Weillion warcries, the Mos rise out of a originated in KND's support of Music Waste, where Adults Other axeologistDave Badanic has been in dinosaurian ooze doing a tap dance on your whis they'll be playing this year, new cds are out now LOCAL DtRT a million bands himself, like Dirt and, at present, key-spinning pate Only the Jades remember some by Shindig semi-finalists Knockin' Dog as well as the Touch & Gos. Maybe you, dear reader, should of these tunes, and they ain't talkin'. They update It appears the rumours weren't true: Sister Lovers a compilation by the Scratch Record Label, entitled check your journal because even you might have the lyrics somewhat, like where "Now's the time to have not and will not be signed to Mint Records, Surreal Rest and including tracks by Pork Queen, even been in a bond with ot least one of Bug Like Fall in Love" becomes "Now's the Time to be a bum" contrary to reports ifiat surfaced here a few months Good Horsey, Thinking Fellers Union Local Stratochief, they have a fondness for motorized because "smack's a lot cheaper" Live they're a hoot, ago...word from the grapevine says thatNettwerk's 282 ond others. Sparkmarker's Sub Pop 7" is vehicles, probably working on them in their switching instruments they're too drunk to play any Rose Chronicles are presently without a drum set to be out on May 7th In related news, the band backyard when not cranking out the gritty rock that way, and singing in French not because it's an offi mer or bassist, and have been trying out replace will be performing a series of weekend shows Bug specialize in Skateboards are also on the cial language but because they know their ments... The Gate is a new venue that you'll un throughout the summer as part of the "No Glove, agenda, although I guess that's nothing new; I archaeological antics are wasted on us Wet Coast doubtedly start frequenting. It's run by the same No Love Tour". Conceived by local activist/scenester betcha any band playing live in town on a Welfare ers. This stuff is downbeat all the way, the kind that person who used to book for the Treehouse Lounge, Meegan Maultsaid, whose band Puncture will also Wednesday has a least a couple guys with decks keeps you swingin' silly until the Depression hits. and is located on Granville Street where the Maxi be playing, the aim of the tour is "to promote aware in the band. Brian and Joe of DOA (and, in the mum Blues Pub used to be.. As you read this, Mu ness and education around youth and HIV issues". latter case, the Green Party!) throw their two cents sic West '96 will have already started. Some in, giving their Punk Rock Daddy blessing to the ALL-AGCS SHOWS bands who've never played here before that I'd like Bug project. There! I've spent so much space on to recommend you see include Radioblaster and OiMO R&/t£WS the grotty details surrounding the band thot I don't Saturday, May 4th: Soldiers of Misfortune, Len from Toronto, as well as Download, who'll be even have to talk about the music. I'm getting good Pipebomb, the Insipids, Dog Eat Dogma & the Dunder performing at the Penthouse The most anticipated at this stuff. heads at the St. James Community Square performance will undoubtedly be Sloan's rumoured Not much time this month. Can only quickly jot down Saturday, May 4th: Trish Kelly, Amber Dawn, The other two bands I'm gonna talk about don't show at the Stereolab gig on May 4lh at the Com muddled thoughts with the inevitable result of creat Justin McGrail & Gary Ersatz at the Talking Stick (Spo fret about their wheels so much, opting instead to modore... Music Waste is also well underway by ing more confusion Too bad 'cause there's so much ken Word) spend their time blowing dust off their grandpar now, with shows at a growing number of venues. good shit out there these days. Like Stratochief, Saturday, May 4th: Slar ents' wax collections for inspiration The Colorifics, Perhaps one of their biggest coups was bringing the newest band to feature CiTR alumnus Paula Spurr Spiderbait & Hip Hop Mec who were mentioned several months ago as a band the Niagara onside after MusicWest shows had (nee Rempel) on guitar ond vocals.