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Gob will be stopping by Redcliff’s Harmony Hall on February 7th. Notice the question mark in the title. Redcliff? I have no idea why, but this can probably be attributed to the late Doghouse burning down and all. But still? Anyways, back to Gob…

Gob Band Shot - Photography via their MySpace

Gob - Photography via their MySpace

Canadian punk rock band, Gob is recently touring promoting their first new album in four years, “Muertos Vivos”. If you don’t know who Gob is, you probably do, you just forgot about them. They did the popular “I Hear You Calling” which has been featured on like… everything. They can also be tagged as some of the bands that sparked the “pop-punk” movement in the early 2000’s. Sum 41, Good Charlotte, Treble Charger… ring any bells? They were all the rage in high-school with awesome pop-punky songs like “Soda” (this is also before they got big, and controversially “less punk”). Hey, I even got their autographs on a sticker when I was 15. To this day it’s still proudly stuck to… actually I have no idea where it is.

Anyways, admission will cost $25 dollars in advance and tickets can be purchased at Dayz Off Pub (640 Kingsway Avenue S.E.), Revolution Tattoo Company (110-3215 Dunmore Road, S.E.), and Who’s on Third (222 Broadway Ave. E. in Redcliff). A little pricey, no? Video and links after the jump:

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You heard right, tomorrow night (December 23, 2008) lasting from 9:00pm to 2:00am there will be a Christmas dance party of the indie-pop persuasion at The Silver Buckle. There will be a $5 cover charge and it will be DJ Bones’ first time DJing in Medicine Hat. The cool part is he will be taking requests all night as well he will be taking pre-requests via the Facebook Event board.

Christmas Indie Pop Dance Part at the Silver Buckle featuring Bones

Christmas Indie Pop Dance Part at The Silver Buckle featuring Bones

The Silver Buckle
687 South Railway Street SE
Medicine Hat, AB

Featuring some tunes by the following bands/groups:

“The Strokes, Bloc Party, The Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Of Montreal, The Stone Roses, Spoon, Rich Aucoin, The Unicorns, The Virgins, Boats, The Cure, The Pipettes, Metric, Two Hours Traffic, Komeda, Vampire Weekend, Mark Ronson, Spiral Beach, LCD Soundsystem, Modest Mouse, Wolf Parade, The Hidden Cameras, Belle and Sebastian, The Rapture, The Postal Service, The Shins, MGMT, Cut Copy, Black Kids, Sleepless Nights, Chromeo, Justice and way more…”

So basically half my iTunes collection. Too bad some of us have to work still! Also not to mention I hate the scene, haha. All photos/posters have been supplied by the Facebook Event.

DJ Bones -Photo by Mary-Jane Doucette

DJ Bones -Photo by Mary-Jane Doucette

Facebook Event
DJ Bones @ Myspace


There’s a lot going on tonight apparently. If you’re not already going to The Big “D” or Lord of the Dance then you also can choose to enjoy a little reggea/alternative rock as supplied by Once Just, a band coming out of Calgary. Their sound is kind of like a mix between Korn and Skindred.

Once Just Poster

Once Just Poster

The Ottoman Lounge
502 South Railway St. Se
Medicine Hat, AB

Saturday, December 6th, 2008
9:00pm – 1:00AM
Tickets: $5

“Listen Up” – Once Just

Once Just Website


This Tuesday, November 25th, get ready for some rock with a touch of experimental. Both bands have a lot of variety. The Summerlad and Kava Kava are playing at The Ottoman Lounge, hosted by Young & Pretty Folk Music Association, starting at 8:00PM.

The Summerland w/ Kava Kava Poster

The Summerland w/ Kava Kava Poster

The Ottoman Lounge
502 South Railway St. Se
Medicine Hat, AB

Thursday, November 25th, 2008
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Tickets: $5

The Summerlad - Eyes Artwork

The Summerlad - Eyes Artwork

The Summerlad is:
Arran Fisher (bass, guitar, floor pedals, Kord Poly 800II)
Dean Martin (drums, Microkorg)
Garret McClure (vocals, guitar, vocoder, Yamaha Electone)

With that mix of synthesizers you can tell it’s gonna be crazy. The Summerlad is from Calgary and their music can be described as an eclectic mix of indie, psychedelic rock, and noise – much a long the same lines as Godspeed You! Black Emperor (the length of their songs confirms the comparison).

Kava Kava (Paige Sierra Photography)

Kava Kava (Paige Sierra Photography)

Kava Kava is Jay Bowcott, resident of Medicine Hat. Kava Kava is more a long the lines of acoustic and soft rock mixed with other elements such as beats and piano. Kava Kava fronted by Bowcott is not to be confused with the other Kava Kava band out there. Kava Kava is supposedly is a herbal relexant that was banned and used to treat insomnia – a fitting reference?

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Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance is coming to Medicine Hat for one show on December 6, 2008 at the Medicine Hat Arena.

There have been over 100,000 people who have viewed the show since it started up a little over 12 years ago. The performance depicts stories of Irish folklore by means of dance and includes 40 dancers, under the insightful artistic direction of Michael Flatley. The performance includes 21 scenes, costumes, set design, music and over 150, 000 taps every show.

Image courtesy of DiscoverNorthernIreland.com

Image courtesy of DiscoverNorthernIreland.com

The show will be at 8PM on December 6, 2008 at the Medicine Hat Arena. Admission is $45 to $65 with a 10% discount to groups over 15 people.

Medicine Hat Arena
155 Ash Avenue Southeast.


Here’s an interesting article I found in the paper today. The Elkwater Lake Lodge is looking for musicians who would be interested in playing in their lounge and restaurant on Saturdays, during the evenings. Get this, and in exchange they are giving the performer(s) free room and board for that night as well as a Sunday brunch. I guess it could be beneficial for those people who have nothing better to do but pack up for the weekend and drive down to Cypress Hills and play a free gig. I guess it’s also pretty good for performers or bands looking to start out somewhere… anywhere.

If interested, contact Joanne Selwood at 403-528-9191 or by email at promos@elkwaterlakelodge.com


Two Hours Traffic, The Danks, and Danny Sather will be playing at The Ottoman Longue, putting on an indie-rock-extravaganza. Two Hours Traffic and The Danks are both coming down on tour from their east-coast homeland of Charlottetown.

The Ottoman Lounge
502 South Railway St. Se
Medicine Hat, AB

Thursday, November 20, 2008
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Tickets: $5

Two Hours Traffic, The Danks, Danny Sather Poster

Two Hours Traffic, The Danks, Danny Sather Poster

Two Hours Traffic @ MySpace
The Danks @ MySpace

Click the jump below to check out some sweet vids!

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Cypress Center
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Doors open at 8:00PM

Two Canadian bands will be rockin’ the Cypress Center on November 10 here in the hat. Both of these bands I haven’t listened to in quite some time. I have fond memories of feeling “hardcore” listening to probably Finger Eleven’s hardest song called “Drag You Down” whilst still in high-school.

Finger Eleven - Photography from MySpace

Finger Eleven - Photography from MySpace

The first time I heard of The Dudes was actually when I was downloading some music by The Strokes and they just happened to have a couple songs hidden in the archive file… for some reason. Anyways, I realized why they were in there, because they kind of sound similar in ways, in that indie-rock-sounding-kind-of-way that was popular years ago – however I still say they are more similar to bands like Modest Mouse, which is not a bad thing at all.

The Dudes - Photography from Myspace

The Dudes - Photography from MySpace

Tickets are available at the Stampede Box Office, The Medicine Hat Mall Customer Service Kiosk, or by calling 403-527-1234.

Videos and links after the jump.

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The Ottoman Lounge
502 South Railway St. Se
Medicine Hat, AB

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 9:00pm

Tonight, starting at 9PM, Corby Dorner, Jason Helman, and Troy Biccum (also known as Jones) with special guest Tim Herman will be playing at The Ottoman Lounge. This isn’t the first time Tim will be playing with Jones and will not be the last. There is several more performances planned in November and December.

Tim Herman is a guitar instructors at the United Conservatory of Music here in Medicine Hat and even has a music video.

Tim Herman’s “Wrap Your Arms” – 1997

Facebook Event Link
Tim Herman’s Website


Imagery from Front Row Flags.

Flogging Molly arrived, Dave King’s unmistakable Irish voice filled the venue and the crowd was on its toes.

Paddy’s Lament came from the stage, a song from Flogging Molly’s new album – ‘Float’ and the crowd dived in and immersed themselves in the Irish punk rock. The 7-piece band busted out about 25 songs from their just over a decade long repertoire including older favourites: Salty Dog, Drunken Lullabies, Seven Deadly Sins, and many songs from their new album including Requiem For A Dying Song, Float, Lightning Storm, and others. Flogging Molly proved there is no rival, accompanied by Dave King putting down his guitar and dancing around on stage and his newly wedded bride and fellow band member, Bridget Regan, sawing on her violin. The rest of the band performed a myriad of banjo solos, accordion solos, mandolin solos and many other seemingly obscure instruments that ten years ago, would have been unfamiliar to the punk going community, but now are beloved by them.

The crowd managed to pull Flogging Molly back out for an encore which they were more than thrilled to perform and after an hour and a half, the show had came to an end, leaving the crowd well pleased and cheering.


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