Mr. Jr. in Barrie!

♫ Saturday March 3rd! in Barrie on the bassy thingy with cowpunkers Mr. Jr. as part of a FANtastic night at The Foxx Lounge Rock Bar & Hotdoggery! FB event: Mr. JR / Frankie and Jimmy / A Couple Anancies / Group Therapy!

4 shows in Toronto in a week!

lots of fun bass gigs in the big city this week.  drop by if yer able!

♫ Sunday Feb 18th – afternoon set with Mr. Jr. at the Old Nick Pub as part of  Groopiefolk – Feb 16-18 at The Old Nick!

♫ Tuesday Feb 20th – with Mr. Jr. at Bovine Sex Club!

♫ Friday Feb 23rd – with Frankie Foo – Ska, Rocksteady and R&B! at Grossman’s Tavern!

♫ Saturday Feb 24th – with Mr. Jr. at The RED Light for a special opening set!
FB event: The Thinly Veiled Double Entendres & Mr. Jr at The Red Light

winter wonderland weekend tour 2018

celebrating the end of the month with a date in Kingston and Ottawa with Mr. Jr!

Start of 2018 shows!

here’s what’s up for the start of 2018! OMG shows in Toronto, Kingston, Barrie, Oshawa, Beaverton and Ottawa!

♫ Thursday January 4th: double duty! on the bassy thingy with Mr. Jr. AND the hitty thingy with The Mightabins at Cherry Cola’s Rock ‘n’ Rolla Cabaret & Lounge! FB event deats at https://www.facebook.com/events/147206932668048/
♫ Saturday January 6th: on the bass with Tungsten playing yer fave classic rock covers all night at the Atria in Oshawa! FB event deats at https://www.facebook.com/events/1381899951937862/
♫ Friday January 12th: on the bass with Mr. Jr. at The Foxx Lounge Rock Bar & Hotdoggery in Barrie! ohhh lookie, faves Copper Crown on the bill too! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/423897591364122/
♫ Friday January 19th: on the bass with Mr. Jr. at The Paddock Tavern as part of the SOTC – Winter ’18 festivus! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/130841044281475/

♫ Saturday January  20th: on the bass with Tungsten playing yer fave classic rock covers all night at Sham Rocks in Whitby! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/140722759926879/

♫ Friday January 26th: on the bass with Mr. Jr. at The Toucan in Kingston! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/988667861272609/
♫ Saturday January 27th: on the bass with Mr. Jr. at Cafe Dekcuf in Ottawa! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/139475136739012/
♫ Friday Feb 2nd: on the bass with Frankie Foo Lee’s Palace in Toronto! FB Event deats TBA
♫ Saturday February 3rd: on the bass with Tungsten playing yer fave classic rock covers all night at the Sports Bar and Grill in Beaverton! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/353593025118209/

♫ Saturday February 10th: on the bass with Mr. Jr. at The Foxx Lounge Rock Bar & Hotdoggery in Barrie! FB event deats @ https://www.facebook.com/events/1923586224559886/

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End of July dates!

after a week off, we return with shows in Toronto & Lindsay next week!

skipthedj Early Summer 2017 sked

our 2017 early summer sked is ready! (current as of today)

Saturday June 24 – bass with Tungsten (Cow & Sow, Fenelon Falls)
Friday June 30 – bass with Frankie Foo (Grossman’s Tavern, Toronto) + dj
Friday July 7 – drums with The Mightabins (Junction City Music Hall, Toronto)
Saturday July 8 – bass with Tungsten (Beaverton Bar & Grill, Beaverton)
Friday July 14 – drums with The Mightabins (the Foxx, Barrie)
Saturday July 15 – drums with The Mightabins (This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton) + dj
Monday July 24 – drums with The Mightabins (Monarch Tavern, Toronto)
Friday July 28 – bass with Frankie Foo (Grossman’s Tavern, Toronto) + dj
Saturday July 29 – bass with Tungsten (The Moose, Lindsay)

visit here for more info via FB about Tungsten
visit here for more info via FB about The Mightabins
visit here for more info via FB about Frankie Foo and The Yoyo Smugglers

hope to see YOU soon!

mighy foo September!

plenty of fun with the Mightabins & Frankie Foo in our September 2016 Shows! 
Thursday Sept 1: Drums with the Mightabins at the Horseshoe Tavern (9p set)

http://www.horseshoetavern.com/event/1261531-copper-crown-piffbreak-toronto/

Friday Sept 2: Bass with Frankie Foo at a BBQ party

Thursday Sept 8: Drums with the Mightabins at Lee’s Palace (11:30 set)

http://www.leespalace.com/event/1292167-tonemirror-sevilles-dorval-toronto/

Friday Sept 9: Bass with Ausfunkt at Cherry Cola’s

Tuesday Sept 13: watching the SPECIALS at a SOLD OUT Danforth Music Hall

Thursday Sept 29: Bass with Frankie Foo at Grossmans Tavern (8-midnight)

Friday Sept 30: Drums with the Mightabins at the Silver Dollar (early set)

Friday Sept 30: Bass with Frankie Foo at Grossmans Tavern (10:30 til close)

getting the chance to play feels like being lost in the best dream…

peter hook & the light!

the dream continues & what a week that was! lets lay it out in quick fashion!

Tues: got to see the Selecter!  one of the essential 2-tone era ska bands that we had not yet had the pleasure to see live.  we even met the singer Pauline while she sat behind the merch table.  a steady stream of pics & book signings were the order of the moment.  she was great to chat with & share a few laughs.  their set was energy filled from start to finish.  we dared not leave the dancefloor so we could soak up the entire event. well worth the muscle soreness the next day & the chance to hear “celebrate the bullet” live.  that song is pure magic. we posted some pics on our Flickr.

Thursday: Mightabins first full band jam of the year followed by a Peter Hook and the Light concert! first off, the Mightabins have been wanting to jam for a long time but every1’s sked’s have been just too haywire of late.  but things now have cooled down & more jams are in order.  2 new punky songs came out of our first full band jam of the year. could a show be next?  then after the jam… the Peter Hook show was literally off the hook!  great to hear the early New Order material done so well & witness 2 bass players on stage!  & a father/son combo to boot!  memorable show indeed! we posted a few pics on our Flickr here. our ears just couldn’t get enough!

Friday: Gig! Amazing full night at Bigfoot Smokehouse!  Very casual atmosphere there & we played well with the Hayley Carro Trio. can’t wait to return! debut of a new cajon kick device went well (more on that in another post).  its a great step fwd that can’t be “beat”… hahaha.

Satuday: Outdoor Gig!  Stage got flooded.  Show cancelled.  ah well… the thing about outdoor shows is that they are absolutely the best when the weather co-operates but on the flipside can be a nightmare when the weather takes a turn for the bad.

Sunday: Open Mic! always a treat!  got to play a lot of bass & some cajon.  many hilights but one in particular had to be learning & then playing Duran Duran’s “Rio”(not once but twice!) that SAME day.  crazy fun!

its actually been a hectic past week & a half with 7 dates in the span of 11 days if u include our Open Mic duties.  well worth every note & every moment. as we like to put it:

playing music is like reading a good book you can’t put down.

every note a word.

every jam a page.

every show a chapter.

& we cant wait for what is next.