Kiltlifters - rallying on New Years Eve!!

Kiltlifters on New Years Eve!!! That's right, we're pretty stoked...we haven't played a New Years Eve show since the huge CHUM TV bash in downtown Nanaimo a few years ago. Deli trays were rallied then, and Saltspring Porter will be rallied this time.

Kiltlifters New Years Eve Party
Moby's Pub, Ganges, Salt Spring Island
10pm start
$4 cover... cheaper than any pub or bar you might go to!
19+

And... to the Nanaimoites... come on down and check out side projects of different Kiltlifter members: Jimmy Hazzard and Macaque, playing at the Cambie on Friday, Dec 29th!

December shows

Aight, here's the heads up....

We Kiltlifters have two shows booked in December. The first is a return to the Mt. Washington Alpine Ski Resort... Fat Teddy's Pub, to be precise, Saturday Dec 16. We're playing with a number of other acts as part of the mountain's annual food bank benefit. So, it's only gonna cost ya some food or toys to get in!

Event starts at 9pm...not sure what time our set will be. Anyway, we'll be rallying down the slopes all day during the day, so come find us on the lifts or in a heap in front of a pine tree.

Second show is up in Cumberland, and one of our fave venues: the Waverly (Waverley?), Friday Dec 22. Give yourself an early Xmas present and come out to the show... rumour has it that Dr. Tre is! Start time should be somewhere around 9pm, I'll confirm this as we get closer to the show.

Finally...a quick reminder that 4 of us Kiltlifters are in a side-project band called "Macaque." We're opening up with the Droptones for the legendary Skatalites at Legends Pub in Victoria, this Sunday, Dec 3rd. Doors are at 8, so I expect Macaque to be in your face at around 8:30. Tix are 25 bucks at the door, or 22 in advance at Fascinating Rhythms in Nanaimo or at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records, or the Strathcona Hotel in Victoria. Check this show out!!

we're working on it

whoa, long time coming

Got hassled by Jer and Elyse as to the state o' the blog...and rightly so. Apologies for the lack of updates. I'm wearing your pants.

Status right now: working on the new CD. Slowly but surely. Schedules of us band members are pretty conflicting at the moment. But there be many tracks of drums done, some bass, a bit of guitar and horns, so it's happening, and we're pretty stoked.

Gigs? Looks like Dec 16th on Mt. Washington is gonna happen. And we've been invited to play a gig with the most excellent Skatomatics in Vancouver in December, still have to see if that's rallyable.

Also, some of us are taking part in a project band that's going to open up the Skatalites show in Victoria on Sunday, Dec 3rd. It's called Macaque (say it out loud, heh heh.)

More info to come soon, and more often. We love you all. And you, sure.

Labour Day weekend

Labour Day weekend! Who be up for some beers? It's Longwood time!

So, the Pender Island gig -- not happening. But we've got two shows lined up:

Friday Sept 8: The Gathering Place (790 North Road), Gabriola Island -- all ages show!! W/ NASA Took This Picture, and a guitar solo competition sponsored by Music Maxx. Winner gets a bitchin' axe. No word as to if Kayle is going to take part. 7pm-11pm.

Sat Sept 9: take an early ferry back to Van Isle and get down to Vic for the Great Canadian Beer Fest (Day 2!). Looks like we'll be playing an acoustic set sometime during the event (noon-7pm), then jamming at a big afterparty. I look forward to sharing stories of the carnage.

Pender Bender?

So we're supposed to be playing on Pender Island next weekend, the Sunday o' Labour Day long weekend. We want to be there. The Resort wants us to be there. But there's a middleman that hasn't confirmed the whole process. So while we'd love to advertise the gig...well...

At least we can advertise that we're playing at the Great Canadian Beer Fest, in Victoria, Saturday September 9...

...and possible good news about an opening slot with Cat Empire? We'll keep ya posted...

Victoria Ska Festival 2006

.... was the best party ever. We rallied hard with crash times averaging 4:30AM every night.

A breakdown of the tomfoolery will be coming soon! For now, I want to give a shout-out to all those who came to the final show and danced hard at our set... we received tons of great comments (malfunctioning lights won't slow these hosers down!) and made tons of new friends. Cheers to Dane and the BC Ska Society and all of the bands for another excellent festival.

(photo courtesy of r_o_b_s_o_n, check his awesome ska fest photos on the message board section of http://www.livevictoria.com )