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One Bad Son
Mo’ Marley
Electric Six
@ O’Brians Event Centre Saturday, December 21 – $10
@ Amigos Cantina Thursday, December 26 – COVER TBD
@ Amigos Cantina Sunday, March 16 – $15
Kurt Dahl, drummer for Saskatoon rock band One Band Son, once told Verb that: “Picking singles is one of the most difficult things we do. It’s 100 percent guts. You’re totally rolling the dice, and it’s you career, your lives, that are on the table.” If that’s the case, then One Bad Son’s guts certainly steered them in the right direction last year when they released “Scarecrows” off their selftitled debut album. The song hit #5 on the Canadian rock charts, and helped launch the band’s star. Since then One Bad Son — which consists of Shane Volk, Adam Hicks, Adam Grant, and Dahl — have criss-crossed the country. They’ll be at home rocking O’Brians next week. Tickets available at www.obrianseventcentre.ca.
Alter egos aren’t new to the music biz. David Bowie had Ziggy Stardust, Beyonce morphed into Sasha Fierce, Garth Brooks (for some unfathomable reason) had altrocker Chris Gaines. Another bunch of musicians you can add to that list are The Steadies. For the most part, this trio — Earl Pereira, Justin Lee, and Lexie Miller — plays what they’ve dubbed “island rock.” But when they’re more in the mood to explore their reggae roots, the band morphs into Mo’ Marley. Brought about by the trio’s love of rootsrock-reggae, Mo’ Marley puts on a high-energy show that pays tribute to the greatest artists and songs in reggae history. What else are you gonna do on Boxing Day?
Formerly known as the Wildbunch, this metro Detroit six-piece is what some have called a “genre- blurring” band. And with a sound that incorporates elements of disco, punk, garage, new wave and arena rock (to name just a few), it’s easy to see why. Electric Six’s first album, Fire, went gold; since then, the group’s brand of energetic disco rock, with its brash guitars and funky bass, have won the band — which consists of lads with names like Dick Valentine, Da Ve, Johnny Na$hinal, Smorgasbord, Tait Nucleus? and Percussion World — fans the world over. Now they’re bringing their most recent album, Absolute Pleasure, to the masses. Don’t miss it when these Motor City musicians roll into town. Tickets available at www.ticketedge.ca – By Adam Hawboldt
Photos courtesy of: heather pitre/ the artist/ the artist
Sask music Preview JUNOfest submissions for the 2014 celebration are now being accepted! Presented by SiriusXM Canada, JUNOfest is a two-night music event, held in Winnipeg March 28 + 29, 2014. It showcases the diverse spectrum of artists in Canada, and will feature over 100 bands in all genres. The deadline to apply is January 8, 2014; please see http://marcatoapp.com/website_integration/junofest2014/artists/ for more information. JUNOfest is for Canadian artists only.
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