<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931</id><updated>2010-03-07T12:41:04.477-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holy Hardstock!!!  June 13 Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver</title><subtitle type='html'>Scotty Hard was seriously injured in a car accident mid February.  His medical, legal, living and working expenses are astronomical.  Please help. The show will be a gas, and Scotty is a guy you want in your corner.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>19</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-5483345312467310504</id><published>2008-06-15T16:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-15T16:11:24.928-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cap'n Crud</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFWhac3pnQI/AAAAAAAAAx0/bWYv2yXGcNU/s1600-h/cap%2527n.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212249619549494530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFWhac3pnQI/AAAAAAAAAx0/bWYv2yXGcNU/s400/cap%2527n.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;SHOUT OUT TO CAP'N CRUD&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;EVERYTHING GOES BETTER WITH CRUD!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-5483345312467310504?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/5483345312467310504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=5483345312467310504' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/5483345312467310504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/5483345312467310504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/06/capn-crud.html' title='Cap&apos;n Crud'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFWhac3pnQI/AAAAAAAAAx0/bWYv2yXGcNU/s72-c/cap%2527n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-3313523943752701665</id><published>2008-06-14T10:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-14T11:08:55.848-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let the healing begin....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFQD-vOaryI/AAAAAAAAAxU/yn7YfUhjuQA/s1600-h/n555166779_890637_4588.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211795045138214690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFQD-vOaryI/AAAAAAAAAxU/yn7YfUhjuQA/s400/n555166779_890637_4588.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;From the sweet soul of DJ LoveJones kicking off the night to the call and response of Les Goodman in a resplendent white ensemble and his ever present Jazzmanian Devils leading the crowd in the Scotty Hard yell- Scotty Otty Otty Hard...Go Hard Go Hard, Holy Hardstock!!! was a show to be experienced and an experience not be repeated soon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you were there, you know.  If you weren't there,  you better donate to the Scotty Hard Trust, or spend an eternity explaing why to your Maker. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Highlights were too numerous to recount here, but let me try:  shout outs to Bob Beaudine and Michele Klassen for their door to door vigilance, Tallie and Val for the Merch,  Russ and Shirley for the inspiration,  Dean Peter, Gordon, Maurice and all the rest of the Christ Church Cathedral staff for their love and help- we really appreciate it,  Lenore and Pablo for their video mastery which we hope to see soon,  and all the bands and musicians who made this evening so special.   A big shout out to the hardest of the hardcore Hardstock supporters who showed up.  The numbers are counted in a different way, and the crowd was huge.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Huge in heart, in soul and in giving this crazed sideshow a place to perform our little songs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks for Bob's Lounge for introducing Anglo-Saxon language into our 'immersion' world; to John Korsrud's Latin Jazz Sextet (takes a handsome devil to find a way to put sex in the title) with their cover of Kashmir; Clare Love for her songs from the heart;  Bernie Boulanger- what can I say- we need more, what a great song- should be a hit; Trevor Jones Arntzen- he's back and as brilliant as ever- an honour to see him perform just like he used to, but even better...Don't stop now big guy;  Jim I Braineater Cummins- you just get better and better;  Beatrice Smartt- beautiful and sweet songs of Bliss and Heartache;  Sandy Scofield- a force of native honesty and melody; Brian WRoy Goble- he spilled his guts with a song about spilling blood- Not the Subhumans- but yet, powerful, truthful, and charismatic; Simon Kendall- what can we say about this talented man and his magic hands on the Steinway piano,  it was a honour for him to play the Steinway (his words) and an honour for us to hear him play without paying the final price that is usually accompanied by these renditions;  JB JB JB Jim Byrnes is a living legend and when he sings,  once again- no fakery, no hype, no PR bull shite,  the man is incredible and his voice has such timbre and experience- what a Dylan song?  Who better???&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Something about Reptiles....the tickle trunk and the clarinet and the accordion and Burcu in a helmet surrounded by her Solid Gold 4 year old dancers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Big thanks to Chris Crud....everything goes better with Crud.   You can take that, and use it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We raised a few thousand, filled a gorgeous room with melody and love, and what more can I ask for on the day before Father's Day?   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What is next?   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Only the Shadow knows......Go to the light....Go to the light...   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-3313523943752701665?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/3313523943752701665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=3313523943752701665' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/3313523943752701665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/3313523943752701665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/06/let-healing-begin.html' title='Let the healing begin....'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFQD-vOaryI/AAAAAAAAAxU/yn7YfUhjuQA/s72-c/n555166779_890637_4588.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-7618175902362635455</id><published>2008-06-12T19:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T19:06:50.516-07:00</updated><title type='text'>June 13th Christ Church Cathedral</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFHUx3nmwUI/AAAAAAAAAxM/P7W0eTBenYU/s1600-h/Picture_011.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211180197053120834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFHUx3nmwUI/AAAAAAAAAxM/P7W0eTBenYU/s400/Picture_011.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tomorrow night is the 2nd Hardstock event in Vancouver.  The first event drew 1000 people and raised about $25,000.  We have the chance to make a real difference in the life of one individual- Scotty Hard aka Scott Harding.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Music starts at 7:30 and tickets will be available at the door.   $25 donation is suggested, but you may donate more if you wish.  Kids under 16 will get in for $10-15 donations.  In fact, everyone will get in.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are more than 14 groups so bring your water bottles.  Nothing but water can be brought in to the church.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Feel that Hardstock feeling again, and come out and see your friends.  Make some new ones.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Help us raise some money for my best friend, Scotty Hard. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cheers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;See ya there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dense Milt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-7618175902362635455?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/7618175902362635455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=7618175902362635455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/7618175902362635455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/7618175902362635455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/06/june-13th-christ-church-cathedral.html' title='June 13th Christ Church Cathedral'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SFHUx3nmwUI/AAAAAAAAAxM/P7W0eTBenYU/s72-c/Picture_011.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-6729628970973358589</id><published>2008-06-05T22:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-05T22:38:10.534-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='photo: Julia Kozlov'/><title type='text'>DJ David Love Jones</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEjLUKcSJHI/AAAAAAAAAxA/GPBqYqTisqU/s1600-h/s535311787_1004746_6929.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208636516314784882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEjLUKcSJHI/AAAAAAAAAxA/GPBqYqTisqU/s400/s535311787_1004746_6929.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;David Love Jones is the official DJ for the Jazzmanian Devils for about 25 years.  His dj skills and record collecting obsessions started at about 9 years old back in the UK  purchasing MFSB - The Sound of Philadelphia.   Philly in the house???? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mr. Love Jones and I have a musical History which goes back to the 80`s when I was living in the Manhatton Building on Robson. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;David worked at Manhatton Books below. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;David's Rare groove Mixtape reached me and Scotty, and the rest was history. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shortly after David did his 1st Gig with the JD`s.  Spinning Disco, Funk, Soul and Jazz . A perfect compliment to the diversity of the gigs at hand . It was I who came up with the name: DJ David Love Jones for poor David did not have a DJ name yet.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;David returned to England leaving ODYSSEY in 1989. To live for 9 months. To hang out and Meet PATRICK FORGE, (through COLDCUT) and also meeting GILLES PETERSON (through Patrick who worked @ RECKLESS RECORDS). Patrick's record collection (checked it out one time) of Soul Jazz and Latin was off the hook. (That means good) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;David enjoyed Sunday afternoons @ DINGWALLS .What a wonderful learning experience. PATRICK AND GILLES played wonderful Jazz, Soul and Latin DANCE MUSIC. Like no one ever before.At a COLDCUT record release party He also met and proceeded to hanging out with, go to, w/NORMAN JAY`s nights weekly. Norman was nice enough to give me a ride to the Monday nights often picking Him up in Kensington before being whisked away too the other side of Town. (MONDAY RARE GROOVE and THURSDAYS @ DINGWALLS) After nine months He returned to Vancouver. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 1989. David`s first Dj gig back was called "Wig Out" with jazz funk band Soul Crib.( Chris from the JD`s was in the band) at the Waldorf with Jazzmanian Fan club President Chris Kilpatrick.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the Nineties, with help from me, Saturno night club (Now called the Wet Bar) hired Him 5 nights a week. For a couple of years started the now legendary Radio Show AFRICAN RHYTHMS .in 1994 (now streamed and podcast around the world) On the show. David has interviewed Rachelle Ferrell, Bobby Taylor, Coldcut, DJ SMASH and a host of others LIVE and phone-in.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next David Started the DJ Night the BOTTLE w/ Clarence. In 1996 @ the Pic Pub. A Jazz Dance, Acid Jazz, House, Disco, Latin, Funk Soul night which lasted three memorable years. And by all reports a huge success.It was in a unique vintage pub environment. Clarence and David invited many great guests including DJ`s. MARCUS WYATT, DJ SMASH, JULIUS PAPP, ANDREW JERVIS.. Since then David has been DJ'ing and running VINYL Records Shop in Downtown Vancouver. A Record Shop specializing in Soul, Jazz, Latin, Electronica, Breaks, Rock, House, Punk, Hip Hop, Disco and pretty well everything else. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;David organized a DJ benefit for the late Shawna Stadius in 2003. The event was with key Vancouver DJ`s . Dicky Doo, Todd Omatani , Vernon , Jason Lev etc. They raised some money for Shawna and came together as a DJ Community to show our support. Shawna has passed away, yet the love she radiated will live with all of us forever.David played Wesley Snipes, West Vancouver, Party in Aug 2003. Which was a very special night . Also in 2004 , David has also been working with UBC Club Brazil.Currently David is DJ`ing regular all Brazilian gigs withSambata (samba, batucada) &amp;amp; Brejera . Also playing Soul Funk Latin and Disco the odd Saturdays @ The Kingston(downtown) You also can find Davids show on CITR on Friday 7.30 pm - 9.00pm.  This Friday, June 6, we welcomes Les Goodman from the Jazzmanian Devils for a walk down memory lane, and an on the air tribute to Scotty Hard. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-6729628970973358589?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/6729628970973358589/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=6729628970973358589' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6729628970973358589'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6729628970973358589'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/06/dj-david-love-jones.html' title='DJ David Love Jones'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEjLUKcSJHI/AAAAAAAAAxA/GPBqYqTisqU/s72-c/s535311787_1004746_6929.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-6653784624598066927</id><published>2008-05-31T17:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T08:17:38.558-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Devils in the Cathedral- a life's dream</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHukcB0tpI/AAAAAAAAAwY/ltLLwjLbsnw/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206704953983547026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHukcB0tpI/AAAAAAAAAwY/ltLLwjLbsnw/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was talking to Burcu from Something about Reptiles the other day, and she said that playing in the cathedral was a life long dream of hers. As am atheist muslim, she promised not to declare a jihad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My dream of playing in the church goes way back to my teenage years, when I debated on my 3 dream jobs- being a lawyer, a preacher, or an actor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have not followed through on any of those, but in a strange way, I have absorbed many of the aspects of these vocations into my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been called to the bar many times. I've even drunk from the cup. And while I didn't break my leg, I had a heart attack.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Close enough. On June 13, I have the honour of performing once again with the Jazzmanian Devils (25 years and still burning in hell) plus the honour of playing with one of the most exciting collections of musical talents ever to grace a Vancouver stage since.....well.....Hardstock 08.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We sold out the Commodore Ballroom at 990 people to raise almost $25,000 for the Scotty Hard Trust. We were told that we would not succeed. We were warned to move to a smaller venue. We refused to take no for an option.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once again, we are faced with an uphill challenge. I have found the rock, I have found the hill we need to push the rock up, and now I need your help and the help of all the good people in Vancouver. Together we can enjoy the beauty of community and love and music.&lt;br /&gt;Together we can raise our hopes and our sense of belonging, and together we can continue to help Scotty Hard in his challenges. Challenges that are far greater than any that we are individually going through. We can make a difference here. All we need to do is to show up.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-6653784624598066927?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/6653784624598066927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=6653784624598066927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6653784624598066927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6653784624598066927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/devils-in-cathedral-lifes-dream.html' title='Devils in the Cathedral- a life&apos;s dream'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHukcB0tpI/AAAAAAAAAwY/ltLLwjLbsnw/s72-c/IMG_0001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-6292907580823091446</id><published>2008-05-31T15:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T15:59:31.645-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jim Byrnes-a truth that doesn't come overnight</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHW_cB0toI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/yfJticOTpDo/s1600-h/JBphoto01.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206679029560948354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHW_cB0toI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/yfJticOTpDo/s400/JBphoto01.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we did the original Hardstock in April, we asked Jim Byrnes to play. Right away, he said yes, but then had to wait for Holy Hardstock due to a scheduling conflict in St. Louis. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Jim knows firsthand some of the challenges that Scott will face in the years to come as he lost both his legs when he was hit from behind by a car while helping push a stalled truck on a highway.  After recuperating, he pursued work as a musician, and the career in acting which he has also prospered. How has that journey gone?&lt;br /&gt;In his own words, "from callow bohemian to weary pilgrim, here’s a little of the journey so far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;The city streets of my boyhood; steam heat rising off the Mississippi; the railroad; grits and gravy; the Cardinals and the Dodgers on the radio; summers in Kentucky and the Ozarks; Jimmy Reed at The London House East, Bobby “Blue” Bland at the Cosmo Hall; Muddy at the Moonlight Lounge and Slick’s Lakeside; the High Plains of east Colorado on a winter morning; the Charlie Company Boogie; all those nights in all those rented rooms; the wind off the ocean; the winter storms; the tough break and the heartache; the dust of Mexico; twilight on the Seine; the evening breeze, the distant thunder, the sweetness of the rain; the light and the laughter in my children’s eyes; the constant struggle and infinite joy of love…"Jim Byrnes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Jim Byrnes and his first love is the blues. His evocative, smoky vocals are found in a truth that doesn’t come overnight. This is why the Toronto Blues Society announced in January 2007 at the 2006 Maple Blues Awards, that Jim won male vocalist of the year, as well as recording of the year. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Growing up on the north side of St. Louis, Jim was surrounded by the likes of Chuck Berry, Johnny Johnson, and Ike and Tina Turner. Over the years Jim has appeared with a virtual who’s who of musical history including Furry Lewis, Henry Townsend, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, and Ray Charles.&lt;br /&gt;That's pretty big shoes to even walk beside, but Jim Byrnes is one of the few in Vancouver who we can mention in the same breath, and can even come close to filling them. It is an honour to have him perform at Holy Hardstock!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-6292907580823091446?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/6292907580823091446/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=6292907580823091446' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6292907580823091446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6292907580823091446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/jim-byrnes-truth-that-doesnt-come.html' title='Jim Byrnes-a truth that doesn&apos;t come overnight'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHW_cB0toI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/yfJticOTpDo/s72-c/JBphoto01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-5333338521504570430</id><published>2008-05-31T14:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T17:29:38.305-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Something About Reptiles- kissed by the hands of the devil</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHLhMB0tnI/AAAAAAAAAwI/WmIE8PdfBJI/s1600-h/something+about+reptiles.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206666415241999986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHLhMB0tnI/AAAAAAAAAwI/WmIE8PdfBJI/s400/something+about+reptiles.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Turkish pop &amp;amp; folk songs of yesteryear a la Marlena Dietrich by lusciously eccentric diva Burcu &amp;amp; her trusty band Something about Reptiles. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kitsch meets classic with traditional Turkish music "warped into something east of cabaret and west of gravity."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Listen to their recording From Instanbul To Orangeville (2000) on their myspace page  -- Vancouver, Canada -- &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/reptilesband"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/reptilesband&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But for the personal, we visit the blog East Van Chronicles- blog written by accordionist Alison Jenkins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://eastvanchronicles.blogspot.com/2007/12/jet-lagging.html"&gt;http://eastvanchronicles.blogspot.com/2007/12/jet-lagging.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From their recent trip to Istanbul:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;"We ended up by mistake in a Gypsy area one day called Kustepe, and were&lt;br /&gt;mobbed by kids who led us to an internet cafe and asked us questions and sang&lt;br /&gt;songs to us and made us laugh. We were so lucky to have Burcu with us as she was&lt;br /&gt;born in Turkey and is still fluent in Turkish. Having a translator got us into&lt;br /&gt;places that we wouldn't have otherwise visited (or survived). We also all&lt;br /&gt;learned a lot of useful phrases from her, so by the end of the week we could all&lt;br /&gt;order food and beer, ask how much something cost, and say our hellos and&lt;br /&gt;goodbyes.Oh, and our 2 gigs went very well. I wondered how Turkish audiences&lt;br /&gt;would take to 1 ex-pat Turk and 4 foreigners playing their songs, but we were a&lt;br /&gt;hit. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;As one Gypsy man put it when we busked in Kustepe: "The hands of the Devil&lt;br /&gt;play pretty well." Bush &amp;amp; Blair may be seen as "2 devils", as our Aya Sofia&lt;br /&gt;guide put it, but we were treated very well.I think all of our appetites were&lt;br /&gt;only whetted by this trip: none of us was ready to come home yesterday,&lt;br /&gt;especially Burcu, whose family, as well as most of her heart, is still in&lt;br /&gt;Turkey. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;I'm already plotting how I can return."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My personal connection is through Gord "The Love God" Berry, who told me,"Denny, you have to book the Reptiles.   Burcu is amazing."   Well, on his recommendation I went to her vintage store, Burcu's Angels, and tried on a gold suit.  Unfortunately, it did not fit.  And if the gold lame suit doesn't fit, we must acquit. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-5333338521504570430?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/5333338521504570430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=5333338521504570430' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/5333338521504570430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/5333338521504570430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/something-about-reptiles-kissed-by.html' title='Something About Reptiles- kissed by the hands of the devil'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHLhMB0tnI/AAAAAAAAAwI/WmIE8PdfBJI/s72-c/something+about+reptiles.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-6196631457449416308</id><published>2008-05-31T14:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T14:48:53.377-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Simon Kendall - "outstanding, effortlessly hypnotic"</title><content type='html'>Simon Kendall started out many years ago in Ireland, but anchored the musical vision of Doug Bennett in Doug and the Slugs until Doug's untimely death.  In recent years, he has written for the theatre, and solo composition, as well as playing in Sharkskin with some of our local geniuses in the Odds.    This is what john beaudin from qm. fm says about Simon:&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHGG8B0tmI/AAAAAAAAAwA/iC4T8qCMskY/s1600-h/trekky.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206660466712295010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHGG8B0tmI/AAAAAAAAAwA/iC4T8qCMskY/s400/trekky.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;“………..i don’t miss bill evans nearly as much since hearing ’sweet compulsion’……. outstanding, effortlessly hypnotic…” &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I know Simon since the early 80's when Doug and the Slugs had my band AKA open up for them on a short circuit of shows in Victoria, Chilliwack and Courtenay.  Why is that special?  If you were there,  you would know.   Doug and the Slugs were an easy going fun lovin' band with the big hit Too Bad.  AKA were an oddball bunch of music misfits that defied description.   A sense of humour?  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think so.   Check out the photo from his website.  Always trust a man who can laugh at himself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-6196631457449416308?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/6196631457449416308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=6196631457449416308' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6196631457449416308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6196631457449416308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/simon-kendall-outstanding-effortlessly.html' title='Simon Kendall - &quot;outstanding, effortlessly hypnotic&quot;'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHGG8B0tmI/AAAAAAAAAwA/iC4T8qCMskY/s72-c/trekky.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-241165114958045111</id><published>2008-05-31T14:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T14:37:27.347-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Brian W. Roy Goble - A Man without his Band</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHEH8B0tlI/AAAAAAAAAv4/CTLVlVbpibI/s1600-h/wimpy+crop-bevdavies.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206658284868908626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHEH8B0tlI/AAAAAAAAAv4/CTLVlVbpibI/s400/wimpy+crop-bevdavies.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;In this cropped photo from Bev Davies, we see the quintessential punk rock front man Brian Goble aka Wimpy Roy from the subHumans.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Holy Hardstock!!! will see the virtual debut of Brian W. Roy Goble solo- a man without his band.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What can we expect?   The unexpected.   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Where can we expect it?   Holy Hardstock!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why should we be there?   Don't even ask.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-241165114958045111?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/241165114958045111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=241165114958045111' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/241165114958045111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/241165114958045111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/brian-w-roy-goble-man-without-his-band.html' title='Brian W. Roy Goble - A Man without his Band'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEHEH8B0tlI/AAAAAAAAAv4/CTLVlVbpibI/s72-c/wimpy+crop-bevdavies.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-8085000749331447192</id><published>2008-05-31T13:25:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T13:30:49.143-07:00</updated><title type='text'>John Korsrud's Latin Jazz Quartet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEG0bsB0tkI/AAAAAAAAAvw/U_fYgB_Gmxs/s1600-h/Beach-Dance-760636.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206641031985280578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEG0bsB0tkI/AAAAAAAAAvw/U_fYgB_Gmxs/s400/Beach-Dance-760636.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;By Greg Buium Vancouver Sun from John Korsrud.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;"If it feels a little easier to pin a label on John Korsrud, he'd probably understand. Just go ahead and try.The Vancouver composer, trumpeter and bandleader has spent more than a dozen years zapping musical stereotypes, clearing away a spot on the city's arts scene that hadn't really been there before.He's best known, perhaps, for his Hard Rubber Orchestra, a 17-piece group that's become a kind of calling card nationwide. Yet the question remains: Is it a contemporary music ensemble, or a jazz big band? The Canada Council calls it new music, although the Hard Rubber Orchestra's two CDs are on a Quebec label (Victo) specializing in musique actuelle, a French-Canadian strand of the avant-garde. But then how do you characterize their projects with local singer-songwriter Veda Hille or punk legend Joey Keithley?"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Besides being a composer of note, for many many years now, fans of the Jazzmanian Devils have also known Mr. Korsrud as the ubiquitous Johnny Reno.   He is a charming, stand-up guy, who is funny and good looking, and one of the most talented trumpet players in town.  His Latin Jazz Quartet plays regularly Every Sunday with Johnny Montuno at the Libra Room 1608 Commercial Drive 8pm.  The Latin Jazz quartet features Michael Simpson, piano; Chris Trinidad, bass; Miguel Benevides, drums.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-8085000749331447192?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/8085000749331447192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=8085000749331447192' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/8085000749331447192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/8085000749331447192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/john-korsruds-latin-jazz-quartet.html' title='John Korsrud&apos;s Latin Jazz Quartet'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEG0bsB0tkI/AAAAAAAAAvw/U_fYgB_Gmxs/s72-c/Beach-Dance-760636.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-8677867285097909364</id><published>2008-05-31T13:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-31T13:21:26.755-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beatrice Smartt</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEGzQMB0tjI/AAAAAAAAAvo/1UhYebxsd7s/s1600-h/shelley_campbell_formerly_auburn_canada-191566.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206639734905157170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEGzQMB0tjI/AAAAAAAAAvo/1UhYebxsd7s/s400/shelley_campbell_formerly_auburn_canada-191566.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Beatrice Smartt is the new stage name for Shelley Campbell, formerly known as "AUBURN" (Canada). She has been highly acclaimed in her musical career, also performing in a variety of projects over the years, including internationally acclaimed band Radiogram. Her discography includes Auburn's "Misfit Cafe" as well as "Blue Ridge Reveille", which was later licensed to Nettwerk (home of The Be Good Tanyas). The Georgia Straight says this about her:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;"...loaded with that intangible quality - call it honesty - that separates pretenders..."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;This is another quality that binds the many artists of Holy Hardstock!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;"Campbell's spellbinding voice is a sweet, soulful instrument in its own right. Whether she's lamenting the loss of a lover or raising a glass to a fallen comrade, she nails each track with requisite charm and intelligence." Colin Smith-Canada.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;"'She began absorbing the lessons of life in rural southern Ontario. Her parents encouraged her to explore the woods and fields outside their home. But they also immersed her in Native American culture and evangelical Christianity, a contradictory baptism that owed to her father's missionary work. Together they would visit the Mohawk nation, where he was known by his honorary chief name (in English "enlightener"). Like his father before him (and generations before, their relative and famed missionary David Livingstone), Shelley's father worked in rural Tennessee as well, adding to the musical influences Shelley was exposed to including gospel, soul and African influences. They spent time together at revival meetings, where her father's preaching, the worshippers' responses, and her own performances exposed Shelley to a different kind of spirituality. "I was there as The Child," she laughs. "I came to appreciate the emotions I saw. But I've always been drawn to a more universal acceptance of people instead of making them feel guilty. I'm not putting down anybody's beliefs, but mine come more from wonder at the individual journey and the ties that bind us all. And one of the ways that I learned to celebrate this connectedness is through music." &lt;a href="http://www.isound.com/shelley_campbell_formerly_auburn_canada"&gt;http://www.isound.com/shelley_campbell_formerly_auburn_canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-8677867285097909364?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/8677867285097909364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=8677867285097909364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/8677867285097909364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/8677867285097909364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/beatrice-smartt.html' title='Beatrice Smartt'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEGzQMB0tjI/AAAAAAAAAvo/1UhYebxsd7s/s72-c/shelley_campbell_formerly_auburn_canada-191566.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-2804458345888662104</id><published>2008-05-31T12:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T00:32:53.094-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Who is Bernie Boulanger?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEGqbsB0tiI/AAAAAAAAAvg/nx1Gr2jvNRc/s1600-h/Bernie+B.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206630036869002786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEGqbsB0tiI/AAAAAAAAAvg/nx1Gr2jvNRc/s400/Bernie+B.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;What can we say about Bernie or is it Bernard? I feel it may be too formal to use the Nard when the Nie is just below the hip. I have always filed guy under the musical category: Bow-tie wearing Django Bongo Love Boat Beat. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, he is as talented as he is diverse in his interests. One site calls his Trio music as "original acoustic music evocative of 60’s British Folk (Nick Drake) and 50’s bossa nova (Joao Gilberto) in the singer/songwriter style." They describe his playing style as " sparkling finger-style guitar, Chet Baker-esque vocals and soaring harmonies combined with strong and varied original songs produces a soft bittersweet nostalgia, innocent, yet cynical."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are no closer to knowing the real Bernie Boulanger. Some say he now adheres to a roots country esthetic. He was once the dashing foil to Lindsay Davis (now Lily Frost) in the Colorifics. Now they have a new vocalist (another one) and will be playing June 17 at the Media club. Tom Harrison calls them "Always entertaining, often riveting, the Colorifics combine the best elements of strong catchy song writing, flawless musicianship and energetic stage presence to deliver engaging performances unparalleled by an other band."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Frankly, I love the guy, and have always thought him one of the great talents of the Vancouver music scene. Like the rest of the Holy Hardstock!!! lineup, this is a personal choice of some of Vancouver's most interesting and diverse performers. Don't miss Holy Hardstock!!! and don't miss Bernie Boulanger.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Update:  check out and listen here&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/bernardboulanger"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/bernardboulanger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Perhaps best known for his songwriting and guitar work with Vancouver’s swing latin ensemble The Colorifics, Bernard’s first and foremost love has always been the acoustic guitar. Along with the idiosyncratic originality of the self-taught artist, Bernard’s guitar playing resounds with the flavours of his musical heros, from Jaoa Gilberto to Nick Drake. Using alternate tunings, melodic fingerstyle, bossa and jazz stylings with vocals reminiscent of a young Chet Baker or Paul Simon, Bernard explores and mixes many genres into interesting new ones. As a solo artist with a career spanning over 10 years Bernard has been involved in a variety of musical endevours. Including the Rattled Roosters, Clam (with his sister Annette Boulanger and the Brothers’ Creegan), The Widdershins (with members of the Colorifcs, The Paperboys, and the Bare Naked Ladies) Bernard has recorded over 14 original albums, 4 videos, toured across North America countless times, and played over 1000 shows. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bernard has written 5 soundtracks for film, radio and circus, and 15 songs used in different films and TV shows (Boy Meets Girl, Better Than Chocolate, Madisons, etc). He has recorded and performed music for live circus performances, written and recorded the score for the CBC radio play “Stanley Park”, and contributed a song to the Douglas Coupland film “Souvenir of Canada”. Most recently he collaborated with his circus performer brother, Peter Boulanger, in the Underground Circus‘s production The Necklace. This theatrical/ circus/ live music event was conceived around Bernard’s music and performed live with The Colorifcs and Bernard’s solo act. Presently he’s finished a new album and is performing live about town solo, with a small trio, and with the Colorifics. "&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-2804458345888662104?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/2804458345888662104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=2804458345888662104' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/2804458345888662104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/2804458345888662104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/who-is-bernie-boulanger.html' title='Who is Bernie Boulanger?'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SEGqbsB0tiI/AAAAAAAAAvg/nx1Gr2jvNRc/s72-c/Bernie+B.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-1684526376423157185</id><published>2008-05-29T19:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-29T19:17:10.221-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Copyright Adam PW Smith 2008 Hardstock'/><title type='text'>I Braineater</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SD9iC8B0tcI/AAAAAAAAAuo/SVeQdlaKysc/s1600-h/I+braineaterhardstock08_-_c_c84b.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205987496876619202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SD9iC8B0tcI/AAAAAAAAAuo/SVeQdlaKysc/s400/I+braineaterhardstock08_-_c_c84b.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was walking down the street in Montreal one summer night a few years ago with my family when a shirtless man came up to me shouting Jimmmmiiiii, Jiiiimmmmmi!  Which sounded with his accent like j'amais, which was in the air.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He then pointed to my Jimi Hendrix t-shirt and said, Are you Experienced?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then he pointed to the tattoo on his chest.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, you had to be there, I guess.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Those who saw I Braineater ( Jim Cummins) at the Commodore for Hardstock also might have said Jimmmmy!  He was dark, and sexy and mysterious, and integral.  He calls his music Pornobilly.   Don't be afraid.  Be very afraid.   He wants to play Holy Hardstock!!! to show off some of his newest songs, which he says are in a completely new direction.   We can't wait.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On your knees, we praise you Oh Master of Paint and Pornobilly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-1684526376423157185?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/1684526376423157185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=1684526376423157185' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/1684526376423157185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/1684526376423157185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/i-braineater.html' title='I Braineater'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SD9iC8B0tcI/AAAAAAAAAuo/SVeQdlaKysc/s72-c/I+braineaterhardstock08_-_c_c84b.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-6280206680851483303</id><published>2008-05-28T23:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-29T19:02:56.131-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Spirit is in the House with Sandy Scofield</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SD5VMsB0tbI/AAAAAAAAAug/DDlSrXPpLdk/s1600-h/Sandy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205691895752471986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SD5VMsB0tbI/AAAAAAAAAug/DDlSrXPpLdk/s400/Sandy.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;About Sandy Scofield from an interview with Alexander Varty :&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;"I can’t explain my process," she says. "My process is really an intuitive one; I just know what works and what doesn’t. It’s like making a painting: what you envision in the beginning and how it ends up in the end are different; you’re going along and you’re just using your intuition as to what colour to put where. For me, that’s what it’s like, doing these projects: I just trust my intuition, It’s like the ancestors on your shoulder are whispering in your ear, and I’m listening."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From a western psychological perspective, it could be said that the way Scofield works allows her subconscious mind time to process her source material, whether that be past musical experiences, her Metis heritage, electronic music, or the urban anthems of hip-hop.&lt;br /&gt;"Exactly," she says, "That’s the western psychological spin, but from an aboriginal perspective that is listening to the spirit world, and the spirit world is all around us." &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-6280206680851483303?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/6280206680851483303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=6280206680851483303' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6280206680851483303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6280206680851483303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/spirit-is-house-with-sandy-scofield.html' title='The Spirit is in the House with Sandy Scofield'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SD5VMsB0tbI/AAAAAAAAAug/DDlSrXPpLdk/s72-c/Sandy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-8648082175466727082</id><published>2008-05-26T00:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T00:34:20.538-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Trevor Jones Arntzen</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDpm8sB0tZI/AAAAAAAAAuM/nZjpSFs3GS8/s1600-h/trevtrav.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204585512177022354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDpm8sB0tZI/AAAAAAAAAuM/nZjpSFs3GS8/s400/trevtrav.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Trevor Jones Arntzen...is the twin brother of arnt, and one of the many talented people who are named Arntzen.  He is a singer, songwriter, storyteller, playground designer/builder. Assorted record covers, performance photographs. Co-lead the Braineaters, a seminal vancouver based art-punk rock band in late seventies early eighties. Other bands: the naked edge, trevor jones, trevor2000, sacred hearts. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Breaking a twenty year vow of silence, Trevor has moved back to the city and is ready to take his rightful place among the Canadian music royalty that is the Arntzen family.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-8648082175466727082?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/8648082175466727082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=8648082175466727082' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/8648082175466727082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/8648082175466727082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/trevor-jones-arntzen.html' title='Trevor Jones Arntzen'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDpm8sB0tZI/AAAAAAAAAuM/nZjpSFs3GS8/s72-c/trevtrav.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-924316834768264795</id><published>2008-05-26T00:16:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T00:26:34.020-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the amazing ms. Emma-lee'/><title type='text'>Who is Clare Love and why do we Love her so?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDpj8sB0tYI/AAAAAAAAAuE/aFgMWDD_o_c/s1600-h/clarebear1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204582213642139010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDpj8sB0tYI/AAAAAAAAAuE/aFgMWDD_o_c/s400/clarebear1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"After listening to Clare Love&lt;br /&gt;you’ll want to know her,&lt;br /&gt;after seeing her play live,&lt;br /&gt;you’ll feel like you do.&lt;br /&gt;Soaring raw&lt;br /&gt;emotion, immense&lt;br /&gt;talent, touching and thoughtful&lt;br /&gt;lyrics, unforgettable."&lt;br /&gt;-Sean McMaster&lt;br /&gt;Sean McMaster (Aug 1, 2007)&lt;br /&gt;"Clare Love released her latest EP "Finding Home" in August 2007. Recorded on Staten Island NY by Chris Cadawas, live off the floor in April of the same year.&lt;br /&gt;This charming recording strikes a nerve. The songs are beautiful and touching while at the same time house an attitude one could easily associate with punk culture. Pockets of listeners from all over the world are beginning to embrace the music of this unique yet classic performing artist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The "See Love" tour is scheduled to start on January 1 2008 throughout North America.&lt;br /&gt;Check the website www.clarelove.com for listings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One girl, one guitar, a voice orchestral.&lt;br /&gt;Madaline Courtney - World View Music Newsletter (Sep 1, 2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From the beginning, Clare Love called and said "what can I do to help Scotty Hard."  After listening to her beautiful music, I said, play for us June 13.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spread the Love and come see Clare Love at Holy Hardstock!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-924316834768264795?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/924316834768264795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=924316834768264795' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/924316834768264795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/924316834768264795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/who-is-clare-love-and-why-do-we-love.html' title='Who is Clare Love and why do we Love her so?'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDpj8sB0tYI/AAAAAAAAAuE/aFgMWDD_o_c/s72-c/clarebear1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-6278777019045887448</id><published>2008-05-25T18:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-25T18:58:31.127-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDoZP8B0tWI/AAAAAAAAAt0/wc7Q1FVr554/s1600-h/finalfinalhardstock.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204500080982537570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDoZP8B0tWI/AAAAAAAAAt0/wc7Q1FVr554/s400/finalfinalhardstock.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-6278777019045887448?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/6278777019045887448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=6278777019045887448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6278777019045887448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/6278777019045887448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDoZP8B0tWI/AAAAAAAAAt0/wc7Q1FVr554/s72-c/finalfinalhardstock.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-2627342148612083772</id><published>2008-05-24T09:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-24T10:16:08.315-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='http://www.batteryopera.com/works/bobs-lounge/'/><title type='text'>Bob's Lounge</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDhJiMB0tTI/AAAAAAAAAtc/XIyvhWhfL2Y/s1600-h/Bob%27sLounge.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203990221119862066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDhJiMB0tTI/AAAAAAAAAtc/XIyvhWhfL2Y/s400/Bob%27sLounge.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDhJicB0tUI/AAAAAAAAAtk/ZweNDnCLohI/s1600-h/pb_pool.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203990225414829378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDhJicB0tUI/AAAAAAAAAtk/ZweNDnCLohI/s400/pb_pool.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.batteryopera.com/works/bobs-lounge/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What is Bob's Lounge? Lederhosen and billiards?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Musical comedy? Fruit terrorism? Bob's Lounge is the latest creation from the artistic provocateur David McIntosh and Battery Opera. In your dreams, they will sink all balls in one shot. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They will croon like Steve McQueen crossed with Frank Booth in Blue Velvet. One never knows exactly what to expect from Mr. McIntosh, or Dave Mac as friends call the former ringmaster from Kentucky by way of Kuantan and Kota Baru. God only knows what rarified airs will pervade when we enter Bob's Lounge.  We must remind all patrons that &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Holy Hardstock!!! is not intended to be a sappy sentimental tribute to Mr. Hard.  We promise an evening of inspiration, which is much more than breathing heavy. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-2627342148612083772?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/2627342148612083772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=2627342148612083772' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/2627342148612083772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/2627342148612083772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/bobs-lounge.html' title='Bob&apos;s Lounge'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SDhJiMB0tTI/AAAAAAAAAtc/XIyvhWhfL2Y/s72-c/Bob%27sLounge.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395569080109348931.post-5481635791307954840</id><published>2008-05-17T21:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-17T21:57:06.990-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Holy Hardstock!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SC-1wHPelQI/AAAAAAAAAtI/dlJqQfkYd1Y/s1600-h/prod_802_23727.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201575932818527490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SC-1wHPelQI/AAAAAAAAAtI/dlJqQfkYd1Y/s400/prod_802_23727.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bonerattle Music and Hardstock Productions&lt;br /&gt;Present&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Holy Hardstock!!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Benefit Concert for Scott Harding&lt;br /&gt;June 13 2008&lt;br /&gt;Christ Church Cathedral&lt;br /&gt;690 Burrard Street&lt;br /&gt;Vancouver BC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Featuring:&lt;br /&gt;The Jazzmanian Devils&lt;br /&gt;Jim Byrnes&lt;br /&gt;Simon Kendall&lt;br /&gt;Something About Reptiles&lt;br /&gt;John Korsrud's Latin Jazz Quartet&lt;br /&gt;Brian W. Roy Goble (from the Subhumans)&lt;br /&gt;Sandy Scofield&lt;br /&gt;I Braineater&lt;br /&gt;Beatrice Smartt (featuring Shelley Campbell w/ Jon Wood)&lt;br /&gt;Bob's Lounge&lt;br /&gt;Clare Love&lt;br /&gt;Bernie Boulanger&lt;br /&gt;Trevor Jones Arntzen&lt;br /&gt;DJ David Love Jones&lt;br /&gt;ALL AGES WELCOME&lt;br /&gt;Doors 7:00pm&lt;br /&gt;Music 7:30pm&lt;br /&gt;Advance: $25.00 min. donation&lt;br /&gt;Door: $35.00 min. donation&lt;br /&gt;100% of net proceeds to The Scotty Hard Trust&lt;br /&gt;Tickets available at BoneRattle Music, Red Cat Records, Christ Church Cathedral Parish Office, Zulu Records, and Noise2Go&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get 'em while they're hard!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8395569080109348931-5481635791307954840?l=www.holyhardstock.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/feeds/5481635791307954840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8395569080109348931&amp;postID=5481635791307954840' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/5481635791307954840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8395569080109348931/posts/default/5481635791307954840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.holyhardstock.com/2008/05/holy-hardstock.html' title='Holy Hardstock!!!'/><author><name>whiterockstar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15100032340493991873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16776374823309610948'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjbQqYdKkVs/SC-1wHPelQI/AAAAAAAAAtI/dlJqQfkYd1Y/s72-c/prod_802_23727.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry></feed>