Punch Drunk Cabaret

 

• London International Weekly Film Awards (UK), Best Original Score 2021: Winner
• Dark Story Festival Film Awards (USA), Best Soundtrack 2021: Winner
• Calgary Music Awards, Music Video of the Year 2019: Winner
• Edmonton Music Awards, Rock Recording of the Year 2019: Nominee 
• Edmonton Music Awards, Music Video of the Year 2017: Winner
• Featured on "The Moment: Season 1" television series broadcast across Canada November 2021
• Over 100 festival and special event appearances including: Tim Horton's Brier, Edmonton Eskimos Fanfare, Big Valley Jamboree, Medicine Hat Jazz Fest   
• Appearances with Trooper, July Talk, Sheepdogs, Bif Naked, Reverend Horton Heat, Kim Mitchell, Streetheart, Hawksley Workman

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LIVE PERFORMANCES

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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

"...energetic and entertaining...a true crowd favourite..."   YYC Music Awards

“...one of the most memorable ways to end BVJ in the past 10 years..."   Big Valley Jamboree

"...the kings of steampunk swing...."    Edmonton Journal

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BIOGRAPHY

Punch Drunk Cabaret is a multi award-winning, festival favourite that combines an inventive blend of rockabilly, steampunk swing, and alternative-rock resulting in a high energy live show of rousing, sing-a-long 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 always-stylish trio consists of stand-up drummer, Sean E. Watts, and  Twotone Teddy Roy, who doubles on both electric and upright bass. Fronted by "Bandmeister" Randy Bailer’s whisky-rasp vocals and howling Gretsch guitar, audiences are left feeling like they've witnessed elements of Green Day, Black Keys, and Stray Cats on the same bill.  

Punch Drunk Cabaret's set list features a distinctive sound that pays homage to the past while vibrantly blazing a modern trail. The combination of hook-filled originals and radical remakes of classic covers resonates with an incredibly wide range of music fans. This is 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, Bif Naked and Reverend Horton Heat.

Most recently, the trio was selected from hundreds of acts to appear in the upcoming television series, "The Moment: Season 1", set for broadcast across Canada in 2021. This comes on the heels of being the first Alberta-bred act to ever win top honours at both the Edmonton AND Calgary Music Awards. Despite Covid-19's shut down of all live music events in 2020, the trio tirelessly released their fifth studio album, Vampire Anthems, supporting it with six music videos. They finished out the year by contributing three songs and a performance cameo to the short film, Boneyard Racers resulting in two international awards for Best Soundtrack. Celebrating their 10 year anniversary, Punch Drunk Cabaret continues to be one of Alberta's most diverse and viable acts. 

 

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BOOKINGS & PRESS INQUIRIES

 http://www.punchdrunkcabaret.com/contact/

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PAST PERFORMANCES

 ~FESTIVALS~

 The Grand Canadian Steampunk Exposition (Ontario)

 Edmonton K-Days (with Honeymoon Suite/Streetheart)

 Medicine Hat Jazz Fest

The Verge Arts Fest (Cold Lake, AB)

 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) 

 Oldstoberfest (Olds, AB)

 Scarecrow Fest (Grande Prairie, AB)

 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) 

 Dragonfly Music Festival (Wabamun, AB)

 Arts & Ag Festival (Wetaskiwin, AB)

 

 ~SPECIAL EVENTS~

Boneyard Racers (film appearance and soundtrack)

 The Moment: Season 1 television series

 YYCMA Music Awards

 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 Grande Opening (Wetaskiwin)

 Lido Theatre Rocks (Ft. St. John)

 Apex Casino Vintage Car Show

 Wembley Mayhem Show & Shine

 Grand Opening of the Lougheed 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 on 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