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| From | Ralph Alfonso <ralph@bongobeat.com> |
| Subject | Diodes tour dates & links (press release text) |
| Date | Thu, 6 May 2010 14:10:16 -0400 |
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The Diodes, Canada's legendary pop punk pioneers, are back for their
first tour in over 30 years with their original 1977 line-up of Paul
Robinson (vocals), John Catto (guitars), Ian Mackay (bass) and John
Hamilton (drums). They are celebrating the release of a new
vinyl-only album, Time/Damage: Live 1978, a live document of their
historic show at the famous El Mocambo Tavern (The Diodes were the
first punk band to play the club and their concert preceded the
equally legendary Elvis Costello appearance there by a few days).
The Diodes were ground zero for punk in Canada - their early shows at
the Ontario College of Art inspired a vibrant cultural revolution in
Toronto that quickly became one of the major hubs of the emerging
punk zeitgeist, alongside New York and London. This story has now
been exhaustively documented in the book, Treat Me Like Dirt, by
author Liz Worth who will be a special guest on the Ontario tour
dates.
In a very special opening segment to the Ontario shows, Liz Worth
will be in conversation with Ralph Alfonso (the book's publisher and
Diodes/Crash'n'Burn Club manager) and joined in a lively discussion
with members of the Diodes, Johnny & The G-Rays and other special
guests who feature in her book (now in its third printing in just two
months!). Rare 1977 Toronto punk footage will also be shown and all
participants will be available to sign books and memorabilia.
Also on the bill on the Ontario club dates are Johnny & The G-Rays
(featuring 3 original members) whose singer, John Macleod, is
pictured building the Crash'n'Burn club stage in the book, Treat Me
Like Dirt. Drummer Bent Rasmussen was in the original 1976 version of
The Diodes and guitarist Harri Palm was in the pre-Diodes group, The
Eels, with Diodes Ian Mackay and John Catto. Johnny & The G-Rays took
the punk ethos into their own plane of intricate high-energy guitar
rock - now remastered in a deluxe reissue of their debut album
previously released on the adventurous Attic Records (where Ralph
Alfonso instigated their signing).
http://www.myspace.com/thediodes
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46862397661&v=wall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diodes
Tour dates:
ITALY:
May 21 - Venice, Italy - Pop Corn Club
(with Dave Rave, Ralph Alfonso)
http://www.myspace.com/pop_corn_club
May 22 - Rome, Italy - Road to Ruins Festival
(with Dave Rave, Ralph Alfonso)
http://www.roadtoruins.it/
CANADA:
June 2 - Waterloo - Starlight
(with Johnny & The G-Rays, Liz Worth)
http://www.janebond.ca/starlight.html
June 3 - London, Ont - Call the Office
(with Johnny & The G-Rays, Liz Worth)
http://www.calltheoffice.com/
June 4 - Toronto - The Horseshoe
(with Johnny & The G-Rays, Liz Worth)
http://www.collectiveconcerts.com/index.php?mode=detailedView&concertID=1142
June 5 - Hamilton - This Ain't Hollywood
(with Johnny & The G-Rays, Liz Worth)
http://thisainthollywood.ca/cms/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=24&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=8
June 19 - Burlington - Sound of Music festival (Diodes only - opening
for the New York Dolls)
http://www.soundofmusic.ca/schedule.php
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