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Zaphod Beeblebrox & Stella Artois present Sophomore CD Release: "Lost and Found" From Peterborough via Baltimore, Maryland THE WEBER BROTHERS.
Zaphod Beeblebrox & Stella Artois
present
Sophomore CD Release: "Lost and Found"
From Peterborough via Baltimore, Maryland
THE WEBER BROTHERS
+ THE POPULARS
Friday, November 19 (Doors 8pm)
Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.
Age 19+/ General Admission
Tickets: $8 only at the door.
“They have the talent to be as big as anyone in the world” - RONNIE HAWKINS
"...the two brothers are living a rock 'n' roll reality that's better than most folks' rock star fantasies..."
- NOW, Toronto..
The Weber Brothers first started playing at the age of six and eight.
Raised in a suburb of Baltimore and weaned on pre-70s rock, Sam and
Ryan Weber had barely honed their guitar chops – and weren't even in a
band– when they shot off a demo tape to their hero Ronnie Hawkins in
early 2000. Hawkins was so impressed by their tape that he invited the
Weber boys up to his farm to hang out for a week and play some tunes.
Nothing came of it, but when they called their pal Hawkins a few months
later, he caught them off guard with the news that he had work for
them. The Weber Brothers joined Ronnie Hawkins Band as "The Hawks",
after completing Ronnie's infamous "90 Day Boot Camp".
On October, 4th 2002 the Weber Brothers were asked to take part in a
tribute to Ronnie Hawkins held at Massey Hall. At the age of 18 and 20
the brothers played along side their heroes Garth Hudson and Levon Helm
of The Band, as well as musicians like Jeff Healey, Kris Kristofferson
and the Tragically Hip.
Ronnie Hawkins once said of his young prodigies "they have the talent
to be as big as anyone in the world...". Jan, 11th , 2003 The
Weber Brothers released their first album "149 Lake Street" with
special guest Garth Hudson of The Band.
The Weber Brothers have just released their 2nd Album entitled "Lost
and Found". Besides an abundance of talent, their youthful energy and
strong stage presence, the brothers have an acute sense of timing that
makes the difference between a good band and a fantastic act.
************
The Populars, in their own words:
We're three guys from the northern Alberta bush who just want to play
music. We grew up listening to classic punk staples like The Dead
Kennedys, No Means No, SNFU and The Smalls; and all three of us played
in a few punk bands back in the day. But we really earned our chops
when we hit the road as the backup band for our buddy, Canadian
alt-country rocker Mike Plume.
We toured non-stop for over 7 years and gained praise from both fans
and critics as putting on one hell of a live show. During our travels,
we rediscovered roots, rock and pop greats such as The Band, CCR, Elvis
Costello, and Nick Lowe (among many others). We also became best
buddies -- and one of the tightest back-up bands you'll ever find
anywhere.
In 2002, Mike decided to go acoustic and focus on his song-writing, but
the three of us weren't ready to stop playing together -- because we
like to rock (and/or roll)! So, we moved our gear to a quiet hamlet in
Prescott, Ontario to work on our own original material. We took our
core punk roots and merged them with the rock and pop influences we
picked up over the years, and came up with The Populars.
The Populars are basically a straight up rock band with a lot of energy
and a lot of attitude. We like to think that we're just making good
fucking music. The music we play is inspired by the artists who broke
ground with their solid, honest 'Damn The Torpedos' rock n' roll - guys
like Neil Young, The Clash and The Police (and any other artists that
have something worthy to say).
Our music is dirty, loud, heavy, catchy, simple and raw, and anyone
who's seen us live will leave with their heads smashed or with their
jaws dropped -- and that's a Populars Guarantee.
We are The Populars. Dig it!
************
Web sites:
THE WEBER BROTHERS - http://www.weberbrothers.com
THE POPULARS - http://www.thepopulars.com
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Video:
THE WEBER BROTHERS - http://www.weberbrothers.com/videos.html
Information:
THE WEBER BROTHERS - Michael Bates (Manager) (705) 657- 1450 booking@weberbrothers.com
THE POPULARS - Shelley Stertz/ Management Trust (416) 979-7070 mail@mgmtrust.ca
ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - Eugene Haslam (613) 237-5301 zaphods_ottawa@hotmail.com
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