Punch Drunk Cabaret

• London International Weekly Film Awards (UK), Best Soundtrack 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 
• Over 100 festival and special event appearances including: Tim Horton's Brier, Edmonton Elks Fanfare, Big Valley Jamboree, Medicine Hat Jazz Fest   
• Appearances with Trooper, July Talk, Sheepdogs, Bif Naked, Reverend Horton Heat, Hawksley Workman

LIVE PERFORMANCES

INDUSTRY QUOTES

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

"...smart and really entertaining..."  Holger Petersen: CKUA, CBC Radio

“…unparalleled ability to engage and connect with their audience, making every person in the audience feel like they're part of the show…”.  Vic Juba Theatre

“… vibrant music and an exciting performance that set the bar for years to come…”   PEAK Music Festival

"... a must have act when looking to excite your audience..."  South Country Fair 

"...an endlessly entertaining sound that transcends all ages..."  Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival

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

BIOGRAPHY

Award-winning festival favourite, Punch Drunk Cabaret represents a time when musical acts dressed their best, bringing stadium-rock energy to every stage they played, regardless of size. The result has been an ever-growing following whose enthusiastic audience participation is central to each and every performance. It’s that dedication to showmanship that’s secured Punch Drunk Cabaret many a mainstage appearance, often closing out the night due to the unmatched energy of their live set.

Fronted by Randal X Bailer who channels the guitar bravado of Stray Cats’, Brian Setzer with the theatricality of David Bowie, it’s no surprise the Punch Drunk Cabaret sound is a potent cocktail of rockabilly swing, glam blues and anthemic 80’s era rock. “We intentionally want to recreate the excitement that live shows used to have”, explains Bailer. “This tradition began with the rebelliousness of the 1930’s swing kids,  then amplified by acts like Elvis Presley in the 50’s before going global with the MTV generation in the 80’s. What sets us apart from any other act is our ability to fuse these diverse influences into something fresh and exciting.” It’s this “familiar yet fresh” approach that’s landed PDC on many a mainstage slot at Rock, Roots, Blues, Jazz and Folk festivals alike.   

The trio is rounded out by bassist, Twotone Teddy Roy and new recruit, keyboardist/ percussionist, Rob Robot Ducharme. The pair perfectly personify the band’s sound with Roy’s vintage bass approach being the ideal counterpoint to Ducharme’s more modern electronic sounds. Although considering themselves a “live act first”, Punch Drunk Cabaret has steadily been accumulating awards and nominations for their recordings and music videos. They are the first-ever Alberta based act to win both an Edmonton and Calgary Music Award, while even amidst the pandemic shutdown of live events, they still managed to clinch a pair of international awards for Best Soundtrack following their contributions to the indie flick, Boneyard Racers.

BOOKINGS & PRESS INQUIRIES

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

PAST PERFORMANCES

 ~FESTIVALS~

Taste of Edmonton

Taste of Calgary

 The Grand Canadian Steampunk Exposition (Ontario)

 Edmonton K-Days (with Honeymoon Suite/Streetheart)

PEAK Music Festival (Cranbrook, BC)

 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 Elks Fanfare 

Vic Juba Community Theatre

 Jasper in January

 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~

Pure Casino Calgary with Burlesque

 Better Than Freds (Grande Prairie) with Bif Naked

 Gold Eagle Casino (North Battleford) with Trooper

Century Casino (Edmonton) with Darkroom

 Ironwood Stage & Grill

 The Grande Parlour (Cold Lake)

 Starlite Room (Edmonton)

 The Station on Jasper (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

 Camrose Chamber of Commerce

 Carmacks Construction