THE HYPOCHONDRIACS at The Capital Bar (Fredericton) - Thu Jul 25 2019 at 9:00 pm
Like Frankenstein's monster drunk on whiskey sours, the Hypochondriacs resurrect classic country vibes with a strange and modern twist. Weaving together the emotional balladry of country legends like Hank Williams and George Jones with the high-octane stage presence of Memphis rockabilly and undercoated with the saccharine sounds of '50s doo-wop, it's a sound that's at once familiar and refreshing.
Lead singer Josh Bravener has music in his blood, accompanying his father, an Elvis impersonator, out on the road from the tender age of six. Armed with songs about the crushing heartbreak of love and the love/hate relationship with the bottle, Bravener and his brother Aaron started the Hypochondriacs in 2012 and have been relentlessly hitting the stage ever since. Playing hundreds of shows - from intimate acoustic house shows to hitting the stage of the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto - and winning hearts in the process, the now-quintet has solidified itself as a high-energy whirlwind that you just can't peel your eyes away from.
Pretty Archie is a Canadiana band from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Long time friends Brian Cathcart (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Matt McNeil (Mandolin, Guitar), Colin Gillis (Harmonica, Bass, Vocals), Redmond MacDougall (Banjo, Percussion, Vocals) and recently added Scott MacLean (Guitar, Mandolin) make up the band. Always jamming together growing up, they guys decided in 2012 to form a band. The band chose the name Pretty Archie after a local (Cape Breton) character known for playing with 2 strings outside shopping malls in any weather and not always (or ever) in key. The guys thought the name Pretty Archie embodied the love of playing and performing music along with representing their hometown.
With the release of Hanging On (FEB 2019), Pretty Archie showcase a genre-bending mix of folk, bluegrass, country, rock and vintage soul, all underpinned the band's east coast roots, that's absolutely impossible to pigeonhole.
Recorded in Sydney, Nova Scotia at Soundpark Studios and co-produced by Pretty Archie and Jamie Foulds, Hanging On was tracked with a very specific approach in mind. The end result is a relentlessly hooky set of high-energy songs that telegraph the Cape Breton-based five-piece's undiminished lust for the road and the unique musical connection they've established with each other over countless miles, a lifelong friendship and four previous records, in equal measure.
HOLLERADO at The Capital Bar (Fredericton) - Tue Oct 1 2019 at 8:00 pm
Hollerado grew up on the same street in a small town in Ontario. There is one bar in the town and on Friday nights the jukebox plays Roy Orbison, and John Prine. One day, while riding the bus, a man in an exquisitely tailored suit said to them "it is not nearly as fun to reminisce about the times you didn't spend your life savings on four one-way tickets to Japan." With that in mind they got jobs doing construction. When they were tearing down the old walls they listened to The Who. When they built new walls they talked about time travel. Soon they bought an old van and started a moving company (Haulerado). The van had a tape player and they listened exclusively to the Traveling Wilburys.
SAID THE WHALE at The Capital Bar (Fredericton) - Thu Dec 5 2019 at 8:00 pm
Said The Whale's music is pure West Coast. There's rich harmonies drawn from California pop, crunchy guitars rooted in the lineage of Pacific Northwest indie rock, and naturalistic lyrics inspired by the water and mountains of their hometown of Vancouver. Having spent a more than a decade together, the JUNO Award-winning trio of Tyler Bancroft (vocals/guitar), Ben Worcester (vocals/guitar) and Jaycelyn Brown (keyboards) have perfected a big-hearted sound that's warmly organic and filled with pop hooks.
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