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Locals show up for locals and punk icons
By Andrew Mayes
A sell-out crowd turned out last Thursday, April 16, at the York Country Cabaret for performances from Cranbrook based Landslide and the Brotherhood of Lost Souls when they supported Motorama and Canadian punk icons, The Dayglo Abortions.
Landslide started the evening off with a six-song set. If these teenagers were nervous, they did not show it. Their performance was enthusiastically received by the all-ages crowd.
When asked about how he thought their set went, drummer Daniel Phillips said, “I think the show with the Dayglos was a great opportunity for the band and I think the set was super tight!”
The Brotherhood of Lost Souls was next up on the bill. Belting out their hard rocking original songs were: “Pistol” Pete Durning, guitarist Roy AB, drummer Morgan “Sasquatch” Adair, and Ferdy Belland on bass.
Next up on the bill was Motorama. This power trio with a Garage Punk sound featured Marcus Lander on guitar, Orchard Pinkish on bass and Matt Fiorito.
The hardest working musician that night must have been Matt Fiorito. He worked the drums at a frenetic pace for Motorama, then after a lightening quick change over, he continued but this time playing bass for the Dayglo Abortions.
Headlining the night on their Invade the Interior tour were the Dayglo Abortions. This band has been fronted for more than 40 years by guitarist Murray “The Cretin” Acton. In addition to Matt Fiorito on bass, “Blind Marc” (who has been legally blind since birth) played the drums.
The Dayglos played at breakneck speed songs from their career. Many songs clocked in under 150 seconds. They gained some infamy in 1988 when their songs resulted in charges of obscenity against their record label. A jury came back with an acquittal.
Murray Acton (pictured above) has explained that his lyrics aren’t meant to be taken at face-value but are meant humorously. He has been quoted as saying, “For the most part, people are smart enough to figure it out. If they are not, it’s kind of funny, because the joke is on them.”
Photos by Andrew Mayes
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