PUNCH DRUNK CABARET: Electronic Press Kit
FAST FACTS
- Over 100 festival and special event appearances including: Tim Horton's Brier, Edmonton Eskimos Fanfare, The Grand Canadian Steampunk Exposition, Big Valley Jamboree, North and South Country Fair
- Performances with July Talk, Sheepdogs, Trooper, Bif Naked, Hawksley Workman, and Abney Park
- Winners of Music Video of the Year by the Edmonton Music Awards
- Released three albums produced by Juno award winning engineer, Ross Nykiforuk (Sheepdogs/ Northern Pikes)
INDUSTRY QUOTES
"...smart and really entertaining."
Holger Petersen: CKUA, CBC radio
"... a must have act when looking to excite your audience."
South Country Fair
"...endlessly entertaining, but their real strength is their music that transcends all ages."
Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival
"...the kings of steampunk swing."
Edmonton Journal
“...one of the most memorable ways to end Big Valley Jamboree saloon stage in the past 10 years."
Big Valley Jamboree
BIOGRAPHY
Punch Drunk Cabaret is an award winning, festival favourite that combines a high energy blend of rockabilly, roots, blues, and swing, resulting in an engaging live show of rousing, singalong choruses and dance floor packing rhythms that never fails to make the audience part of the show.
Featuring a rhythm section like no other, the trio is made up of stand-up drummer, Sean E. Watts, and bassist, Twotone Teddy Roy who doubles on both electric and upright bass. Fronted by "Bandmeister" Randy Bailer’s gravel-throated vocals and howling Gretsch guitar, audiences are left feeling like they've witnessed an amalgam of Stray Cats, The Clash, and Tom Waits all on the same bill.
Punch Drunk Cabaret's set list features a winning mix of originals you swear you’ve heard before and cover songs like you’ve never heard before, including 80’s hits such as Sweet Dreams (are made of this) radically reinvented as 30’s styled, guitar driven swing. The result is a sound and style that resonates with an incredibly wide range of music fans, as evidenced by their appearances at Roots, Blues, Rock, Folk and Jazz festivals as well as sharing stages with artists as diverse as Trooper, Sheepdogs, July Talk, and Hawksley Workman.
Most recently, the trio received an Edmonton Music Award and performed at Canada’s biggest Steampunk festival in Ontario. The band is currently supporting its fourth album, THIS IS A DISTURBANCE, proving once again that Punch Drunk Cabaret is a one-of-a-kind act on the rise.
BOOKINGS & PRESS INQUIRIES
http://www.punchdrunkcabaret.com/contact/
PAST PERFORMANCES
~FESTIVALS~
The Grand Canadian Steampunk Exposition (Ontario)
Medicine Hat Jazz Fest
All Folked Up (Montmarte, SK)
North Country Fair (Slave Lake, AB)
South Country Fair (Ft. McLeod, AB)
Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival
Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
Magnificent River Rats Festival (Athabasca)
Whyte Ave Block Party (Edmonton)
Party in the Park (Whitecourt)
Edmonton Rock & Roll Society's Rock Fest
Waynestock (Wayne, AB)
Ribfest (Kamloops,BC)
Dogpatch Music Festival (Whelan, SK)
Robson Valley Music Festival (Dunster, BC)
Rose City Rockabilly Rumble (Camrose, AB)
Deep Freeze Fest (Edmonton)
Ice on Whyte Fest (Edmonton)
Lilac Festival (Calgary, AB)
Summer Festival with Kim Mitchell (Wetaskiwin, AB)
Wild Oates and Notes Festival (Tofield, AB)
Alberta's Own Indie Festival (Lacombe, AB)
Sasquatch Gathering (Rangeton Park, AB) x2
Dragonfly Music Festival (Wabamun, AB)
Arts & Ag Festival (Wetaskiwin, AB)
~SPECIAL EVENTS~
Tim Horton's Brier (Calgary)
Edmonton Eskimos Fanfare
Jasper in January
Taste of Calgary
Icons & Upstarts Tour (with Jay Semko of the Northern Pikes)
University of Alberta Week of Welcome (with July Talk)
Untapped Alberta Showcase
Manluk Theatre (Wetaskiwin)
Lido Theatre Rocks (Ft. St. John)
Apex Casino Vintage Car Show
Wembley Mayhem Show & Shine
Grand Opening of the Camrose Performing Arts Centre
International Craft Beer Festival (Edmonton/ Calgary)
Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta SHOWCASE
Alberta Culture Days
Underground Music Society (Peace River, AB)
Edmonton Rock & Roll Society's Rock the Fort
Kamloops Music in the Park
Red Deer's Summer Sundays in the Park
City of Spruce Grove Canada Day Celebration (with Harlequin)
Edmonton Steampunk Society Ball
The Bailey Theatre Halloween Bash (Camrose, AB)
The Bailey Theatre New Years Extravaganza
Humans Helping Humans Fundraiser (Drayton Valley, AB)
Ft. McMurray Fire Relief Fundraiser (Nisku, AB)
Labatts Show & Shine (Wetaskiwin, AB)
Jaywalkers Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
International Beer Fest (Edmonton)
MS Walk Main Stage (Calgary)
~CLUBS & CASINOS~
Better Than Freds (Grande Prairie) with Bif Naked
Gold Eagle Casino (North Battleford) with Trooper
Ironwood Stage & Grill
The Grande Parlour (Cold Lake)
Starlite Room (Edmonton)
The Station of Jasper (Edmonton)
Century Casino (Edmonton)
Amigos (Saskatoon)
Castle Mountain Ski Resort (Pincher Creek)
Lake Louise Inn
Apex Casino (Edmonton)
The Capital Music Club (Saskatoon)
On The Rocks (Edmonton)
Blues on Whyte (Edmonton)
The Root: Community Emporium (Lloydminster)
DV8 (Edmonton)
The Nite Owl (Calgary)
Gametime Sports Bar (Calgary)
The Rose & Crown (Banff)
The Vat (Red Deer)
Fratter's Speakeasy (Red Deer)
Bourbon Room (St. Albert)
Ridge Pub (Slave Lake)
The Tap Room Bar & Brewery (Camrose)
Billy Bobs (Red Deer)
The Grey Goose Pub (Hanna)
~CORPORATE~
Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
Wild North Wildlife Rehabilitation
Entrepreneurs Organization of Canada
Minerals North Mining Conference
Rig Hand Distillery Grand Opening
Camrose Chamber of Commerce
Carmacks Construction
Alberta Senior Housing Association
