Jessica's nickname was Jesspoo , poo for short. Team Poo consists of family and friends of Jessica including her husband Sean Boudreau and brother-in-law Matt Boudreau. There is a link to Jessica's story on the Team page which can be found at http://www.conquercancer.ca/goto/teampoo Team Poo has a fundraising goal of $25,500.00 and as of yesterday were still about $4000 short of the goal. Please take a moment to go to the team page and read the stories and donate to the cause.
Through team member Kelli Gillespie, the band Flatline Phoenix decided to host a benefit with all proceeds going towards the team, after some initial inquiries, team member Christine Duffey contacted Scott Duiven. Scott is a long time local live music supporter who does what he can to promote the bands and establishments involved in the local music scene. Scott contacted Flatline Phoenix and took over the planning of the event from there.
Thus the WICKEDAWESOME fundraiser was created. Starting at 7pm the first band of the night was The Nate Pike Band. Nate has been involved in the music industry for roughly 15 years and the band has been around for a decade. I had never seen them before and i really enjoyed the performance. The Nate Pike Band has released four full-length CD's, their diversity extends from Blues influences through to enhanced classic rock, even heading into the grunge category. They performed a few of their originals for us, some of my favorites being Liar, Comebackdown and Something To Say. I will definately be out to see them again. This band can be found on their facebook group as well as at www.natepike.com Next up, friends of mine and personal favorites Flatline Phoenix.
I have written about them in the post regarding Calgary Bands for Slave Lake. These guys are rapidly gaining popularity in the Calgary music scene. This night they performed Ghost, Whiskey in the Jar, Rocket Queen & Mr Brownstone. Due to a last minute fill in gig , they had to run off as soon as they were finished. I know that the band still feels bad that they shortened their set but I think it is awesome that they kept their commitment to the fundraiser and worked the rest of their schedule around it. Really great people and their shows are always a blast. Flatline Phoneix can be found on facebook,myspace, twitter, reverbnation and as well their website www.flatlinephoenix.com This weekend you can find them at the Rusty Cage Central tonight and tomorrow.
On to Gruvstone. These guys rocked the stage with a mix of originals and cover tunes. They opened their set with two originals, Baby Airplanes and About it, then In The Meantime (Spacehog)& That Song (Big Wreck), Grounded Beliefs & Simple (also originals), All These Things (The Killers), Fools (Original) finishing off the set with She's a Lady (Tom Jones)! These guys were enjoyed so much that they performed two encore songs for us Wicked Game , an absolutely amazing Chris Isaak song that they performed very well and Paperback Writer by the Beatles. This band is well worth seeing and you can find them this weekend at OJ's Avenida on the Big Rock stage Saturday night, as well, they are on facebook with a group called Gruvers - Friends of Gruvstone. I can not make it out this weekend to see them but gauranteed I will be out to see one of their next shows!
Next band to take the stage and the only female singer of the night was called Stranger Than Fiction. I was extremely disappointed that the video I shot of this band is not good enough quality to post, the singer has a totally smokin voice..they performed some really rocking tunes. I currently don't have a lot of information on this band but two of my favorites they performed were, You Oughtta Know and The Pretender. This band is performing at the upcoming Calgary Bands for Cause Fundraiser (Sunday June 19, 2011 at the Kings Head Pub Calgary) and I will include more info about them in my blog for that event. They can also be found through their facebook group. Second last band of the evening but certainly not the least, I have written about Silentpanic a couple times, because if there is a fundraiser in Calgary you will find these guys there. They performed their new song $1000 a day along with some of my favorites like,
White Rabbit, Redfish, Gone & Hand Me Down. I think the thing that really stands out for me is how genuinely nice, friendly and down to earth these guys are. Truly are some of the nicest guys I know. Don't believe me? Join their facebook group , you will be welcomed with open arms by the band and their fans! They can also be found at www.themusicofsilentpanic.com and on reverbnation, twitter and myspace
When I arrived at the event I was sitting at the table with Eric , the singer from Flatline Phoenix, a lady approached the table and asked Eric if he would be willing to cut off his hair for donations, he respectfully declined, Eric has wicked hair and even if he agreed I probably would have had to stop them ;o) however she persevered and just before Stranger than Fiction took the stage they announced that one of the bar regulars Dan, had agreed to cut off his hair and started taking donations. When Silentpanic finished their set Ty (the singer) announced it was time to do the hair cut. They sat Dan down and a couple of ladies proceeded to hack away the long gray hair that Dan has maintained for many many years. Dan raised just over $300 dollars for his hair and in my opinion looks far more handsome with the haircut! Great job Dan!
To finish the night off we had Technically Difficult, the owner of Shooters Bar & Grill himself plays guitar for this band. I was only able to catch a couple of their songs, Spoon Man and Sound of madness. These guys were awesome and can be found playing at Shooters on a fairly regular basis. As a venue Shooters Bar & Grill does what they can to promote live music in Calgary and seems to be favored by the original acts. I want to send a massive shout out to Shooters Bar & Grill and as well to Rob Favelle. Shooters not only hosted this event but donated 10% of all profit from the night to Team Poo, as well, Rob himself purchased a silent auction package with a bid of $200. If you see this man you should shake his hand. Well done all around.
Scott Duiven did an amazing job lining up the entertainment for this event and Team Poo was out in force, working the door, silent auction as well as the 50/50 draw. This night raised close to $3400 in support of Team Poo. Three of the riders have now reached their goal but there are still 5 more working on it. Please visit the website , I have tried to post the link at the top of this page , however if you do not see the link , please copy and paste the address into your browser to find the Team Poo page. From there you can read Jessica's story, Team Poo's story as well as find the link to donate to the cause.
Hope to see you all Sunday June 19, 2011 at the Kings Head Pub Calgary for our next fundraiser Calgary Bands For Cause Benefitting 4 local charities. This event runs from 2pm - 2am!
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