John:

Talked to Mark Ordas, the guitar player for Frankenstein 5 and he remembered playing in Chicago fondly!! He remembers being treated well and even getting fed at the gig!! And he really dug Lava Sutra!!!

The F5 didn't do much touring, but Chicago and playing with The Brood in Portland were 2 of their highlights!!

dAVE , MY REPLY did'nt seem to thru... Glad you liked Lava Sutra , they seem right up your alley....

Their one CD "hARD AND hEAVY wITH mARSHMALLOW" (Great artist steal , so , steal from the best !) is still available from Whitehouse Records in Chicago.

You're right , that show was probably in '92 or '93.....But , sometimes I forget these things happened so long ago.

Give James my condolences , won't you?  John

John:

Thanx for the headsup on Lava Sutra, never heard of them prior to this....checked them out and really like them!!!

I'll be talking to James Bond tomorrow and will ask him about playing Chicago. And ya, it would be at least 20 years ago, probably longer.

seeya

dave

Whatwave dave , Very sorry to hear about that. The Frankenstein Five played one gig in Chicago , about (aboot.)  20 years ago (Yes , I know. I'm going to Hell for that.). A member of the band called me ( I think it was Paul Hogan. They had a Paul Hogan and a James Bond , as you know. ), as he knew of my writing , at the time , with Bad Trip. They were looking for a show , here , and , as I was sometimes the senseless middleman (Still am.), I was able to hook them up with the shoulda - been legendary Lava Sutra . IT WAS A GREAT GIG , The Frankenstein Five guys were blown away by Lava Sutra's hard - edged Bubblegum Garage (Or "Stroft Rock ", as they called it.), and Lava Sutra were equally inpressed with The Five's execution of "Pebbles" - era faves. They were nice guys , and they did'nt whine. They just got on with it.    Condolences to Rob's friends and family.

Long time garagepunk fan Rob Munro passed away earlier this week.

Rob was in such bands as The Frankenstein Five, The Mood, Groove Things, Scratching Post, The Noble Savages and his latest combo, The Mogs.

We'll be doing a tribute to Rob on today's Radio What Wave from sleepy London Ontario Canada....here's some details:

Hey, thanks for letting everyone know - I didn't realize they were backing off on the new fees announced last year. This is great news for us northerners thirsting for some new sounds. Welcome to Canada all you rocking bands!

Via Sean Law:

Are you in a band? Does your band reside outside of Canada (USA, Europe, Japan, etc.)? Has your band avoided crossing the Canadian border to play gigs due to having to pay Government fees that generally cost more than you or the promoter could possibly make at your proposed show? GOOD NEWS: said fees have now been quashed! These were always a major-league stumbling block for myself and many other underground promoters for many years, and really helped in killing off the Live Music scene here in Vancouver. Will be interesting to see how this works out. Seems to me that someone down at the Canadian side of Peace Arch Crossing had a particular Hate-On for Rock'n'Roll. Man, are they gonna be pissed!

Read:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2014/ob580.asp

Hey. Just a heads up about the garage punk scene in Toronto this week. Last year our band was on Torontoist's best of list for NXNE2013 http://torontoist.com/2013/06/nxne-2013-in-review-five-days-that-will-live-in-infamy/

We're playing Rancho Relaxo tomorrow at 1am if anyone is in the city. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hljbxM_7VHs

I'm throwing another edition of the monthly Mojo Workout parties at the Yukon in Toronto, 1592 Queen Street West, Parkdale. I'll be joined by guest DJ's Sian Lulu Teuse (ex-lead singer with Sphinxs and The Bang Bangs) and Classy Craig (The Leather Uppers, New Horizzons, Tijuana Bibles and more). We'll be playing Garage, Soul, early R&B and rock n roll, bubblegum, and more. There's no cover and there are always drink specials. 

Here's the FB invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/300940993397871

Date of show changed to Saturday May 24th

Cool! I look forward to hearing Fear Agent.

Tyler said:

May 23rd in Moncton New Brunswick, above Calactus

 

TV FREAKS from Hamilton, Ontario. One of Canadas best current Garage Punk groups.

DIRTY KILLS-Slime pop originally from Halifax, moved to Ontario.

Feral Trash-Frantic melody driven punk from Moncton. Can be seen at this years Ottawa Pop Explosion

Nerve Button - Former members of Bad Luck #13, the Robins & The Beaten Hearts). Forgotten Rebels meets Sweet. Glam Punk with zero fashion sense.

Fear Agent- New Moncton Hardcore band with blistering riffs.

 

Great lineup - TV Freaks and Feral Trash were both killer at last year's OXW and really like what I've heard from Fear Agent (bass player used to live in Ottawa as well).

April 4th, London, ON/ April 5th Hamilton, ON @ tba

FLQ's (Toronto Punk) http://flqs.bandcamp.com
and
Make No Gains (Halifax Punk) http://makenogains.bandcamp.com
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Hi Dave, Thanks! I'm not sure on the venue, the singer in my band set this up. I will try and find out soon and post it on here. 

Great band name Matt!!!! What venue are you playing?

My new band FLQ's are playing London April 4th

http://flqs.bandcamp.com

Nobunny is coming!!

The Boy From Nowhere (London On 80's garage rock combo) are doing a reunion gig on saturday Oct 5th, Town and Country Tavern in London Ontario...

I'll be DJ'ing between sets....

My better half and her friend have started a new monthly deejay night in Toronto - Motorhome, noisy and never parked in the same place. Glam, Soul, R&B, Punk, Bubblegum...etc. This month's is on February 27th at the Embassy 

Here is their band page: https://www.facebook.com/motorhomeparty

and

Here is their event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/712845385406297/

Hi,

We've just released a new 7" 4 track EP and are looking for some shops / distributors / mail-orderers to stock it. If anyone is interested or has any suggestions please get in touch and I'll email some tracks and info through.

http://www.themobbs.co.uk

Thanks!

Cheadle

Hello there !

i recently join a postpunk/wave band as the bass player.

We 're planning to tour canada/us between 20april to 4may.

does anyone can help me find some contacts of promoters and/or name of festivals i could transfer to our booking agent??

It would be really nice !

The band is called Frustration, there's 2 LP on Born bad records and some EPs... 

thanks

Pat 

Hey guys, I wanted to use this as an introduction too, I love this website and everything in it, there are some hidden garage gems that I had no idea existed and I'm glad I signed up! 

Now, if you ever have the time, check out my bandcamp and tell me what you think, these are Garage/Surf/Punk Rock tracks that I record in my bedroom in Canada. If you like it, share it with your friends, it would be really gnarly!

Have an awesome day

www.surfinmutantspizzaparty.bandcamp.com 

Thanks for the tips, guys!