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Friday, February 18, 2011

A Busy Weekend

Well, here goes...there is a new emergence on the Edmonton music scene, which consists of a bunch of old guys. With my age old partner, Dave 'Crawdad' Cantera, we have assembled an interesting band of irregulars we like to call 'The Fabulous Canola Tones'. This was a brainstorm of ours which stemmed from one of our old mantras; "Take the gig...worry about the players later." This band has been brewing for years, and has more members than the Edmonton Symphony...well, not quite, but you get the picture. Tonight we are playing at LB's in St. Albert, and tomorrow we finish up the Blues on Black and Whyte event at O'Byrnes on Whyte Aveenue. This time around we will have myself, Crawdad, Jim Donnett on guitar, Dave Bridges on bass, and Mark Ammar on drums...a smokin' lineup. However, this band has consisted of many players including; Tom Roshkof, Don Marcotte, Mike Sadava, Scot Morgan, Kelly Pikula, Mark Sholtz, and Barry Howse, just to name a few. Oddly enough, we seem to be getting more and more gigs due to the fact that, depending on the venue, we can virtually play any genre required. We just take the gig and fill it with the players who fit the bill...what a concept. Come check it out tonight in St. Albert at LB's (9:30 - 2:00), or tomorrow at O'Byrnes (6:30 - 9:00). You won't be disappointed...after all...we are The Fabulous Canola Tones!!
Oh, and don't forget...'church' on Sunday at the Newcastle Pubs' Sunday Soul Service...whew!!

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