English Words, Yukon Blonde, ASK, Magic Hall of Mirrors, Black Unicorn and more...

www.myspace.com/smotheredinhugsband

English Words (formerly Smothered In Hugs) is coming to Phog from Charlottetown, PEI, and they're going to thrill you.

Just take a listen to their songs on the myspace link provided above, and you will be clawing at the chance to see them rock Phog in a very unique way. This is a hugely anticipated show by those "in the know" with this band, as they have been turning heads across Canada in a very short period of time.

www.myspace.com/askwindsor

Not only will these east coast darlings play, but ASK (formerly Another Saturday Knight) with the new addition of Nancy Drew are going to revisit their show-prowess after a huge Rasied By Swans show last week.

And that's not all...
Darren Dobsky and Sean Barry's new side-project from Magic Hall of Mirrors - called Black Unicorn - will be making its debut as the opener of this evening.

The show begins at 9pm.
Three bands on a weekday means this show STARTS ON TIME at 9pm. Late? You miss.

$5.
It's going to be beautiful.

And with video PROOF below this post...Yukon Blonde is returning to THRASH YOU!
www.myspace.com/yukonblondeband
www.yukonblonde.com

They played at the end of February. They performed to a level unseen by most, stunning all in attendance with their vocal harmonies, driving/momentous songwriting, and pure sound.

The fact that this band is coming back to us is a treat...as this band is certainly on its way to much bigger things. We're beyond grateful for their return, and we anticipate a robust, excited full house.

www.myspace.com/magichallofmirrors

Magic Hall of Mirrors will be the local support! This is the perfect pairing of music stylings one could hope for, and the MHOM boys are psyched to play this show. It will truly be one of the year's best.

Tickets are $10, or $7 advanced. That means you need to pop into Phog after 5pm to get your advanced tickets before Sunday, May 2nd.

This show begins at 9pm SHARP...as it's a Sunday. People work the next day.

The Dudes...tour stories. Worthwhile read.

The Dudes play Phog on Friday, December 11th with ASK (Chad Howson's Birthday) and Frontiers...a new Windsor outfit that I'm excited to hear.
Here's something from their most recent press release, to add a nice little story to their performance this week.



"What they say must be true, as after The Dudes released their album titled Bloods, Guts, Bruises, Cuts earlier this year the band (and others involved in the making and development of it) has suffered nothing but.  Take for example their photographer Randy who took shots for the album and next thing you know he falls into a parked car and needs staples in his head.  Or Megan who shows up at the shooting for the video ‘Girl Police’ and breaks her ankle within the hour.

None compares, however, to the injuries that the band themselves have sustained.  Two days before heading out on tour lead singer/guitarist Dan Vacon’s white BMX took him down the highway of hurt resulting in 12 staples to the head and a broken collarbone.  A month later drummer Scott Ross borrows and bails on the same bike to end up missing 3 of his front teeth, a bunch of his face, and a piece of his moustache.  Witnesses say he got up swinging like he was in a fight.  Eerily enough it was the same intersection in Calgary where both accidents happened.

Most recently Vacon crashed into a tree skiing at Lake Louise and broke the other side of his collarbone.  Again two days before leaving out on tour.  Last week the band got caught in a blizzard and while hailing a cab Ross slipped and got dragged 30 feet underneath the bumper of an oncoming car.  With both knees busted, Scott can’t yet walk but still somehow manages to rock.

Blood, Guts, Bruises, Cuts?  Exactly.  Don’t be surprised if their next album foresees the title Millions Sold, Millions Made.

Nominated for a CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for their offstage antics and voted Calgary’s favourite band for the last 4 years, FFWD Weekly calls them “a rock band capable of taking on the world at large.”  These guys rock as hard as their injuries do.  Catch The Dudes bloodied, gutted, bruised, and cut on their remaining tour dates."