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| Pariahs
at the Bovine Saturday May 13, 2006
The
Pariahs are back YET AGAIN at their favourite Toronto
haunt, the Bovine Sex Club... Opening is the kick-ass
Dregs of Humanity featuring Troy Sinister and Ky of
Robin Black Fame!
Full
of crunchy rock n' roll goodness! Come on out!
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Pariahs and The Lorrainas Play In-Store at Reigning Sound!
The
Pariahs favourite gigs are the ones they play with their
favourite band, The
Lorrainas!
To make things even more fun, this show is at Hamilton's
finest record store,
Reigning Sound - which is run by ultra-cool Pariahs
pal Jimmy
Vapid.
The
store is at 272 King. St. West in downtown Hamilton
at the corner of King and Hess St. Things will start
happening around 10:00 - come on down, catch the show,
hang with the bands and do some shopping (The Pariahs
will be dropping some cash on Jimmy's fine selection
of sleazy rock and roll rekkids I'm sure...)
Hell,
even if nobody comes there will be a party, because
Pariahs + Lorrainas = Fun!
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and Red Light Rippers to Play New Years Eve Bash!
The
Pariahs and their pals Red
Light Rippers will be playing together on New
Years Eve
at Toronto's Rancho
Relaxo! Admission is $10.00 and includes a champagne
toast at midnight...
What
the hell else are ya gonna do New Years Eve? Watch the
big ball drop? Come on out fer Chrissakes!
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Pariahs
at The Bovine Friday, December 9 2005
The
Pariahs are playing once again at their favourite Toronto
haunt - The
Bovine Sex Club. This time out they are supporting
Scarlet
Sins, so the Pariahs will be on a bit earlier
than usual. Get there early and make sure you have plenty
to drink...
This
will be the FIRST EVER Toronto appearance by the new
Pariahs lineup with the amazing Staci Rat on bass!
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The
Pariahs are Back from the UK (Again)!
The
Pariahs made it back alive from their second tour of
Britain - a great time was had by all! Some amazing
rock and roll nights with their new pals and tourmates
the Diamond
Dogs, and lots of great new friends made from
the audience - many of them "Scunnys". For
some reason the town of Scunthorpe is (unbeknowst to
many) the rock and roll capital of the galaxy!
Stay
tuned for photos and road diaries once The Pariahs recover
from their travels...
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Matty
Pariah Resigns From The Pariahs
Yes,
folks - the rumours are true. Alas, Matt Fidler has
decided to hang up his bass and retire from Pariahs
duty effective immediately. The Pariahs are VERY sorry
to see Matt go, and would like everybody to know that
his decision was based on personal reasons not related
to any personal or professional band issues. Matt remains
best of pals with the rest of the gang, and his many
years of rock and roll misadventures with The Pariahs
will not be forgotten. The Pariahs never really came
into their own until Matt first joined the band, and
they will have to try to live up to that Fidler spirit
and make old Matty proud!
Bass
duties in The Pariahs have been taken on by moonlighting
Pariah pal Staci T. Rat of Red
Light Rippers fame - the one man who could ever
try to fill Matt's shoes as a Pariah!
Matt
has a personal message for all of the Pariahs friends
and fans
Just click here to
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Pariahs
Chart on Hamilton Radio
The
Pariahs have been getting some play on 101.5FM
(Mohawk College Radio) thanks to our pal Lou
Molinaro
of The
Corktown. The new record is currently at Number
4 on the 101.5 chart! Thanks, Lou!
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Pariahs
Love The Master Plan
The
Pariahs had a blast on their three-date mini-tour with
New York City's The
Master Plan. Featuring Andy Shernoff of The
Dictators along with Keith Streng and Bill Milhizer
of The
Fleshtones (not to mention ultra-cool Paul Johnson
of the southern drawl and the blazing Stratocaster)
this Dream Team of Rock n' Roll veterans RULED. As Matty
Pariah said, "Thanks for taking us back to school!"
These guys really know how to work a room and their
songs are great - they were huge fun to watch and super-cool
and laid back to work with.
The
Pariahs hope they come back soon... Here's a shot of
both bands backstage at Call
The Office in London (unfortunately minus Andy
Shernoff who had gone AWOL when we took the photo...)
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Here's
a cool shot of some Pariahs and the lovely Lasha of
The
Lorrainas from the same weekend
at The
Corktown... Ain't she cute?
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ChartAttack
Reviews Pariahs Record
More
press on the new CD - Click Here.
Or
read this excerpt, stolen as usual without permission
from anybody...
"Grizzled
vets of the Toronto bar circuit, The Pariahs are a gang
of filthy, Ramones-lovin’ malcontents who never
met three chords they didn’t like. Their third
platter finds them coughing up another slab of new and
familiar no-frills punk-rawk rammalama marinated in
a broth of the finest piss, vinegar and stale beer.
The fivesome still serve their lunch bucket anthems
with a generous side order of greasy riffola ("Teenage
Death Song"), but there’s more on the menu
this time than straight-up meat and potatoes. "Essential"
swaggers with a Bon Scott-sized chip on its shoulder,
while "Down Again" could almost be an honest-to-goodness
radio single. Nonetheless, from the blistering balls-out
crunch of opener "Baby’s A Rocker" to
the pogoing chant-along "Joan Jett," The Pariahs
prove that they’re at their finest when they’re
at their roughest. Steve English"
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Big
Article About The Pariahs in Hamilton's View Magazine
A
piece on the band based on an interview with Mikey Pariah
- lots about the band's history and associations with
Hamilton... Click Here!
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New
Record Reviewed in eye Magazine!
The
Pariahs's latest disc has been reviewed in the November
25, 2004 edition of Toronto's eye
Weekly. You can view the article online here.
But because The Pariahs love you, they have saved you
the effort of clicking that stupid "mouse"
do-hickey by reproducing the article right here (and
doubtless violating some law or other which will get
us sued...)
"There's
an old SCTV commercial spoof about a roadhouse diner
called Beef and Booze, where a nerdy Dave Thomas gets
his ass kicked and called a faggot for ordering a salad.
Were the place real, The Pariahs would have a weekly
residency. These guys did a teeth-smashingly wicked
version of "The Living End" at the Silver
Dollar's Jesus and Mary Chain tribute night last April;
on this nine-song mini-album, they reveal themselves
more as heirs to The Headstones' brass knuckles. The
Pariahs are prone to lunkheaded sub-AC/DC fist-pumpers
("Nighttime of Knives"), but their bruised
exterior can't mask a finely tuned pop ear (see: the
Tim-vintage Replacements-worthy "Down Again,"
or "Teenage Death Song," a sort of hoser cousin
to Nirvana's "Dive") and a knowing sense of
humour (to wit, "Sad Song," which, naturally,
isn't particularly sad at all). SB"
Sigh...
The Pariahs wish there were a real Beef and Booze...
Buy the record online - Click Here!
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Pariahs
Return From UK Tour!
Yes, the rumours are true - The Pariahs actually toured
in Jolly Olde England (not to mention Scotland and Wales)
and lived to tell the tale!
They
played a string of dates up and down the UK with their
Fading Ways buddies Aceface
and Neil
Leyton. Kudos to Neil and to Ashlyn Eaton (dominatrix
of Fading
Ways Music UK) for making it all happen...
Watch
this space for a tour diary and a whole whack of new
photos coming soon - in the meantime though, the Pariahs
have a new album about to launch in Canada! Imaginatively
titled "The Pariahs," this new CD is easily
the best effort yet squeezed from their remaining collective
brain cells - they're pretty excited about it!
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Road
Rash: Another Lost Weekend, May 27, 28, 29, 2004
In which we meet some cool bands and attempt to shatter
our own already impressive records for alcohol abuse,
hearing damage, whiplash and wrong turns… as told
by Johnny Pariah, blow-by-blow and suck-by-suck, which
explains why many of the details are fuzzy at best.
Ah,
road trips – we don’t do them nearly as often
as we used to, although we’re aiming to remedy
that by the time we get the new album out. And while
you can’t exactly call three gigs a tour –
especially when the farthest-flung place is Hamilton
– the last weekend in May was a rock-out-with-your-cock-out
blast nonetheless.
The
death march in question was orchestrated by guitar hero/bon
vivant/raconteur/fellow horror movie nerd Staci T. Rat,
to whom we owe serious props for his deft juggling of
the myriad logistics and bullshit involved in putting
together even a short jaunt like this one with multiple
bands. Now, let’s meet our cast…
CONTINUED....
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News
Flash...Pariahs Return to Hamilton's Corktown!
November
1st saw the return of The Pariahs to one of their old
Hammertown haunts, the gloriously low-rent Corktown.
Their new pals The Punk Rods invited them to Hamilton
to play a bill that also included Toronto's Liquor Pigs
and the excellently-named Gnarly Skull.
The
Pariahs hadn't played The Corktown since God was a boy,
but it was the same as ever - crazy drunken Hamilton
rounders, punks and assorted misfits abounded. The most
obvious changes since the bad old days were the addition
of a HUGE lighting rig and the fastening of the stands
for the vocal mikes to the ceiling! Apparently this
was done to make it impossible for crazed punks to throw
the stands around like harpoons. Oh, also all the tables
and chairs near the stage got smashed into matchwood
at some point and were never replaced. There are also
"No Beer Bottles Past This Point" signs posted
at the edge of the "furniture-free" zone...
All they need now is a metal cage across the front of
the stage!
Anyway,
it was a night of high-octane, noisy rock - The Pariahs
hit it off well with fellow veterans The Liquor Pigs
(oddly, the bands had never met before) and plan to
play together again in the near future. Gnarly Skull
have to take the prize for the most memorable onstage
moment, when their singer introduced a song as follows:
"This next one's called 'Don't Make Me Kill You
Again.' Ummm... It's about zombies."
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Mayhem
and Bloodshed at The Silver Dollar!
The
Pariahs headlined a rockin' bill at Toronto's venerable
Silver Dollar Room on October 9, 2003... The
Spoilers kicked things off in fine fashion with their
own brand of blues-punk, followed by the inimitable
Neil Leyton playing his first gig in Toronto
since his recent adventures in Europe.
Both
bands turned in great sets and the crowd was well warmed
up by the time The Pariahs took to the rather small
Silver Dollar stage and proceeded to crank out the rock...
The close quarters guaranteed plenty of onstage collisions
and near-misses with cables and mike stands as the band
launched into their usual antics.
Things
turned strange almost immediately as Loaf Pariah somehow
managed to acquire a 3-inch mystery cut on the inside
of his right wrist and proceeded to bleed all over his
guitar for the rest of the night... This turned out
to be a taste of things to come. Towards the end of
the set, Mikey Pariah (after many close calls) finally
had a complete wipeout on the beer-slicked stage and
crashed face-first onto the dance-floor, in the process
slicing open his hand on the shards of glass from the
beer bottles he had happened to smash during the proceedings.
Undaunted,
a bruised and hemorrhaging Mike sprang back onto the
stage for a rousing encore that ended with a cover of
Motorhead's classic "Ace of Spades," during
which an enthusiastic fan reached up to finger the strings
of Loaf's blood-encrusted guitar as he played the signature
lick... Yuck!
Anyway,
a great time was had by all. The crowd got a great triple
bill of rock, and Mike ended the night bleeding into
the sink in the men's room while his girlfriend bandaged
his hand... Meanwhile most of the money from the door
went to the club to pay for the microphone stand that
he inadvertently destroyed...
Rock
and Roll!
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...News
Flash...Pariahs Kick Ass at The Bovine Yet Again!....
Just
when it seems like The Pariahs' notorious Bovine
Sex Club appearances can't get any more crazed,
they go and get... More crazed! The last show on September
20, 2003 was the best yet in terms of audience reaction...
Great singalong by the crowd during the new live Pariahs
classic "Nightime of Knives!"
In
attendance were the members of The
Darkness, currently one of the hottest bands
in the U.K. They came by the Bovine following their
early show (and debut Canadian appearance) at Lee's
Palace. Apparently the Darkness lads enjoyed The Pariahs
- complimentary remarks were made to the band and to
Bovine staff. It's always nice to get a thumbs up from
fellow musicians, especially ones who share The Pariahs'
conviction that ALL venues must be treated as if you
are in an arena, regardless of size! Now if The Pariahs
could only arrange to get on the bill for their next
Toronto gig...
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...News
Flash...Pariahs Appear on UK Sampler for ChangesOne
Record Label!
ChangesOne
(both an indie record label and an online record store)
are the UK distributor for the Pariahs' label, Fading
Ways Music. C1 Head Honcho Ian Tunstall has included
the Pariahs track "Sad Song" on the July edition
of his popular monthly ChangesOne EP sampler. This is
all part of the Pariahs' plan to focus on touring and
selling records on the other side of the pond in the
near future... Fading Ways Maxiumum Leader Neil Leyton
has been working like... like... (a musician? No, that's
not right...) Anyway, he's been doing a lot of work
setting up distribution and touring arrangements for
the label in various European countries - as well as
warming 'em up with his own shows while he's over there.
Neil is great! If The Pariahs can ever get their new
record finished they will immediately try to fob it
off on those unsuspecting foreigners... Then they will
proceed to invade the continent in person! Eurofolk,
lock up your women! (Well, more realistically, lock
up your booze... Oh, and you should probably tape garbage
bags over the monitor cabinets and change the air freshener
in the men's room...)
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Flash... Pariahs' Beer Boosted by Brainless Bar Brass!
The
Pariahs' recent NXNE show at The 360 was the scene of
a strange and irksome event unprecedented in their long
history... A person apparently possessing some kind
of managerial authority (he was never formally introduced,
so let's borrow from Anthony Burgess and refer to him
here as "Dim") took exception to Mikey Pariah's
habit of holding an open beer in his hand while singing.
As fans of the band have doubtless noticed, beer occasionally
slops out of the bottle as Mike waves his arms and generally
goes nuts...
Anyway,
during the first song of the set (and before Mike had
more than dribbled a bit - he was still getting warmed
up), Dim approached the front of the stage and got right
in Mike's face, making menacing gestures and scowling
like a WWF wrestler. Very uncool! Messing with the Pariahs
while they are playing is NOT the best way to win over
hearts and minds to your neatness campaign... It's a
bit like poking a stick through the bars of the bear
cage at the zoo.
More
positive results could have been obtained by a polite
aside between songs - the Pariahs are generally pretty
agreeable. However, Dim instead decided to order one
of the hapless NXNE festival organizers onstage WHILE
THE BAND WAS PLAYING, to confiscate their beer! That's
like poking the bears with a very, very sharp stick...
After
the show Mike and Dim got into a rather heated debate
during which it transpired that Dim was concerned that
spilled beer might have damaged the monitors... If monitors
were that susceptible to damage Mike would have had
to buy new ones for every club in town by now! In any
case, regardless of the legitimacy of this issue the
Pariahs were EXTREMELY unimpressed by Dim's rude and
unprofessional handling of the situation.
Anyway...
anybody in attendence that evening who was not preoccupied
with the imminent danger that beer might sully the 360
stage may have noticed that the now-very-pissed-off
Pariahs tore through a brief but blistering showcase
set that was well-received by a loudly enthusiastic
audience... But who cares about that?
The
360 has become a much better venue of late thanks to
improvements in the PA, and it is now actually worth
playing there - it's a shame that the place is run by
a buffoon.
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Flash - Pariahs are Scuzz!
eye
Weekly have apparently invented a new musical sub-genre
for the purpose of describing The Pariahs... In a write-up
for our May 1st show at the Rivoli, the paper made reference
to "scuzz-rock outsiders The Pariahs." As
Johnny Pariah said, "at least it's better than
anarcho-vegan performance-art collective The Pariahs."
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Pariahs
in the Globe and Mail!
A
letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail written by
Loaf Pariah was actually printed in the paper... We're
not sure why. Check the online version here.
Calls
have been pouring into Pariahs H.Q. in support of Loaf's
letter. The Pariahs confidently expect that mayor Mel
Lastman will make "Pariah City" Toronto's
official nickname before the end of his term...
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It
has come to Chad's attention that The Pariahs' Canadian
Invasion tour of the UK in November 2004 left a few
stray Britons who remain unaware of their Godlike Powers
of Rock. For the good of these poor souls The Pariahs
are once again packing their toothbrushes for a tour
of Jolly Old England (not to mention Wales...) Once
again, the boys shall wrestle with immense logistical
challenges such as "How will we get to the airport?"
"Did anybody bring the tickets?" and "Is
there anywhere in Customs where you can get a drink?"
Never...In
the field of Rock, and/or Roll
Has so much been owed
By so many
To The Pariahs
Some
famous English dude said that... Or words to that effect.
We don't have the exact text in front of us just now.
This
time out The Pariahs are supporting the UK tour of Swedish
rock n' rollers Diamond
Dogs. Fortunately they seem to speak English,
since The Pariahs' only knowledge of Swedish comes from
this guy.
Due
to the much-lamented departure
of Matty Pariah from the band, bass duties will
be handled by Staci T. Rat of the infamous Red
Light Rippers. Staci ROCKS and The Pariahs are
looking forward to having him on board!
Sun
Nov. 13 SWANSEA, WALES Ludwig's with The Infidels
Wed Nov. 16th Nuneaton Queens Hall with Diamond Dogs
Thu Nov. 17th BARNSLEY Sturdy Lads with Diamond Dogs
Fri Nov. 18th NOTTINGHAM Junction with Diamond Dogs
Sat Nov. 19th WHITEHAVEN Civic Hall with Diamond Dogs
Sun Nov. 20th SCUNTHORPE The Lincoln Imp with Diamond
Dogs
Mon Nov.21st LONDON Underworld with Diamond Dogs
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If
you're going to catch one Pariahs show in Toronto, it
oughta be at The Bovine Sex Club - these nights are
always a blast! And this time out they are sharing the
stage with their buddies Plastic Bag! Fronted by wild-man
singer/guitarist Eric Bridenbaker (that's the man who
did such a bang-up job mixing the Pariahs' latest self-titled
album), ultra-heavy riff-rockers "The Bag"
will kick off the night - and you can bet all five Pariahs
will be right up front for some head-bangin' beer-chuggin
ROCK ACTION!
Remember
that Bovine shows start early so get there by 10:30
or so - you don't want to miss Plastic Bag - or worse,
get stuck standing outside!
In
fact, look at this photo from the last Pariahs show
at The Bovine... That's more people than The Pariahs
even know! And isn't that Fading Ways Music Maximum
Leader and Rock Star at Large Neil Leyton in the exact
centre of the photo? And doesn't it look like he is
evil? Perhaps possessed?
Paging
Father Karras!
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Pariahs
to Play with Shonen Knife!
Cortown Tavern - Sunday March 13, 2005
Thanks
(once again) tol Lou Molinaro at Hamilton's venerable
Corktown Tavern, The Pariahs will be lucky enough to
share the stage with Japanese pop-punk-bubblegum legends
Shonen
Knife! The Pariahs hit the stage at 11:30 sharp
- be there!
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Pariahs
Play The New Elvis Monday
Yes
folks, that's right - Elvis Mondays are back, and The
Pariahs are (naturally) going to add to their long history
at this venerable Hogtown music tradition... Check the
details below::
The
Pariahs & Neil
Leyton
Monday, February 14 (yes, Valentine's Day)
Elvis Monday @ The Drake Hotel (underground music bar)
Starts @ 10pm
1150 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON
Be
there!
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Pariahs
to Play Ontario Dates With The Master Plan!
Thanks
to Pariahs pal Lou of the legendary Corktown Tavern,
The Pariahs have been booked to play three dates opening
for The
Master Plan. The Master Plan features members
of both The
Fleshtones and The
Dictators - that's a lot of NYC rock n' roll
history on one stage!
Here
are the dates:
Thursday,
December 2nd - Horseshoe
Tavern, Toronto
Friday, December 3rd - The Corktown Taven, Hamilton
Saturday, December 4th - Call
The Office, London
Come
on out and get your ass rocked!
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CD
Release Party on Saturday, November 27 2004 at The Bovine
Sex Club with The Lorrainas!
Come
on out to the release party at Toronto's Bovine
Sex Club November 27th - the Bovine shows are
always a blast and this one will be extra-special. Because...
The
Lorrainas will be opening! That's right - Hamilton's
coolest rock n' roll chicks are coming to Hogtown and
bringing a bus-load of rowdy Hammertown fans with them...
Don't be left standing on the sidewalk - get there early
and see the whole show!
The
Pariahs luuuuuuv The Lorrainas and so will you!
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The
Pariahs? Touring in the UK? You mean they're allowed
out of the country? And allowed into other countries?
Does this mean they'll actually have to show up at an
airport at a specific time? Will they remember their
guitars?
Yes
folks, it's true - Canada's slackest collection of rock
n' roll idiots are actually crossing the pond! Who knows
what mayhem may ensue?
The
tour is being put together by the brand-new Fading
Ways Music UK and includes fellow Fading Ways
artists Aceface
and FW Maximum Leader Neil
Leyton.
Here
is the schedule as it currently stands (although it
may be subject to change...)
Oct.
16th: Swansea, Ludwig’s (w/ The Infidels)
Oct.
17th: London, Water Rats Theatre
Oct.
18th: Edinburgh, Bannerman’s (w/ Radio Lucifer)
Oct.
19th: Nottingham, Junktion 7
Oct.
20th: London, Rock Garden (Blame Canada concert series)
Oct.
21st: Newcastle, The Cooperage (w/ the Happy Tragedies)
Oct.
22nd: Aberdeen, Dr. Drake’s (w/ Radio Lucifer)
Oct.
23rd: Glasgow, 13th Note (w/ Deadenstereo)
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Big
Rock Show at The Drake - Friday September 24th, 2004
The
Pariahs will be playing at the newly-renovated Drake
Hotel in Toronto - a pretty flashy spot for
such a low-rent rock n' roll band! Joining them will
be a great trio of Toronto bands - Pariahs pals Red
Light Rippers (of infamous Road
Rash fame); the ass-kicking rock outfit Maximum
RNR; and legendary Toronto punk-rock n' roll
pioneers The
Raving Mojos - featuring a buddy of The Pariahs
from waaayy back - the wickedly rockin' guitar-slinger
Kurt Schefter. The Pariahs look forward to seeing Kurt
again - they have many fond (if somewhat hazy) memories
of him from The Good Old Days...
The
Mojos will be screening a film of uneathed footage of
a show they did back in 1982 (before they broke up for
years and then reunited...)
Here's
the schedule - get there early and catch the whole show!
10:00
- Red Light Rippers
11:00 - Pariahs
12:00 - Raving Mojos film screening
12:15 - Raving Mojos performance
1:15 - Maximum RNR
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Pariahs
in The Hammer - Saturday, Aug. 21 2004!
The
Pariahs are returning to one of their all-time favourite
haunts - Hamilton's infamous Corktown. This time around
they are opening for another infamous Hamilton institution
- Mickey DeSadest of Forgotten
Rebels fame.
The
Pariahs are excited at the prospect that their female
alter egos The
Lorrainas may be in attendance... We were very
sorry to hear that their Toronto gig for the same evening
fell through, making it possible that they may come
out to our show.
OK,
we weren't really sorry....
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The
Pariahs and Red Light Rippers Star in 3-Night Rockstravaganza!
The
Pariahs and their new buddies the amazing Red
Light Rippers will be scaring the locals in
Brampton, Toronto and Hamilton during a mayhem-filled
rock n' roll long weekend! As if THAT weren't enough
rock to deafen an army, they will be joined by those
nasty Hamilton girls The
Lorrainas (hubba hubba!) and Glam/Rock/Punk
maestros Spin Dizzy.
Here's
the Plan of Attack:
Thursday,
May 27 - Raxx Brampton, ON
Friday,
May 28 - El
Mocambo Toronto, ON
Saturday,
May 29 - The
Corktown Taven Hamilton, ON
The
Pariahs will hit the stage at 12:45 each night, but
get there early and catch the whole show!
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Pariahs
to Rawk the Bovine - Saturday, April 24 2004!
That's
right, kids - The Pariahs are playing another one of
their famous blow-outs at Toronto's Bovine
Sex Club! This time out they will be supported
by their Steeltown buddies The Punk Rods playing the
Greatest Punk Hits of All Time - get there early and
catch their set!
Remember
that the bands start and finish early at the Bovine
- The Pariahs will start to crank out the noize at 11:30
sharp so DON'T BE LATE!
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Pariahs
Find Jesus!
The
Pariahs to Play "The Passion of Jesus and Mary
Chain" Tribute Night at Toronto's Silver DollarGood
Friday - Friday, April 9 2004
The
latest in Dan Burke's series of tribute nights will
feature a stellar cast of local luminaries (such as
Death From Above, Nassau & Space Elevator) playing
their versions of tunes by English feedback-maestros
Jesus and Mary Chain. The event is called "The
Passion of Jesus and Mary Chain," and you guessed
it - The Pariahs have been asked on board to see what
happens if you cross moody British noise-pop with some
good old-fashioned Canadian rockarolla!
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Pariahs
to Rock Hammertown Saturday, February 7 2004!
The
Pariahs will be returning to Hamilton's The
Underground as part of a multi-band extravaganzathat
includes their pals The Punk Rods (who the Pariahs first
met at their first Underground gig as a matter of fact).
The Pariahs hit the stage at 11:00 sharp and they LOVE
playing to rowdy Hammertown audiences... Be there or
get paid a vist by a pissed-off Stelco steelworker!!
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Friday,
November 28 - Pre-Xmas Party at Stones Place!
The
Pariahs will be making their debut appearance at Toronto's
Stones Place courtesy of The Spoilers. As you may recall
from last week's episode, Neil Leyton and The Spoilers
shared a bill recently opening for The Pariahs at Toronto's
Silver Dollar Room... Now The Spoilers are returning
the favour by inviting The Pariahs, Neil Leyton and
Galore
(yet another Fading Ways buddy-band familiar to Pariahs
fans) to play their show at Stones Place.
This
should be a great show... If you have never been to
Stones Place you should check it out. As the name suggests
the bar is a shrine to the Rolling Stones... It is definately
one of the more interesting and unusual bars in the
city. It seems more like Keith Richards' living room
than a club!
Stones
Place is on Queen West just west of Dufferin. Cover
is $5.00.
See
ya there!
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...News
Flash... Pariahs to Rock the Silver Dollar with Neil
Leyton!
Thursday,
October 9th 2003
The
Pariahs will be headlining Toronto's Silver Dollar with
Toronto glam rock n' roll icon and Fading Ways Maximum
Leader Neil Leyton. This will be Neil's first Canadian
show with his full band since the spring - see details
of Neil's European tour and his efforts on behalf of
The Pariahs and other FW acts here.
Opening
the night are The Spoilers - a hot new Toronto band
that The Pariahs met at the Stooges Tribute Night (also
at the Silver Dollar). They have been described as "The
Blues Explosion fronted by PJ Harvey..." Get there
early and check 'em out!
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....Pariahs
Return to the Infamous Bovine Sex Club September 20!...
That's
right folks - The Pariahs will once again be raising
the roof at Toronto's haven for sleazy rock n' roll
glamour - Bovine
Sex Club! Saturday, September 20, 2003 is the
date to tatoo on your arm.... These shows are ALWAYS
a blast so make sure you don't miss out! The support
act for this show has yet to be determined, but The
Pariahs will be on at 11:30 sharp so don't be late...
Be
There, or Face The Wrath of Chad!
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News
Flash... Pariahs to Play Stooges Tribute Night
The
Pariahs will be playing yet another one of Dan Burke's
infamous Tribute Nights at Toronto's Silver Dollar on
Tuesday, August 12, 2003. These events are always a
blast and the Pariahs have been doing them for years...
The mission this time out is to play 3 tunes by The
Stooges (as in Iggy Pop). If you haven't caught one
of Dan's tribute nights you really ought to check it
out - the bands are always great and with the short
sets everybody plays it's like a veritable jukebox of
Toronto's rock n' rollingest club acts!
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Thursday,
July 31 2003 - El Mocambo
The
Pariahs will be returning to their old haunt - the world
famous El Mocambo! For a while it seemed that the old
Elmo was done for and that it was doomed to endure an
ignominious career as a dance studio... But now it has
once again returned to its rightful place as a live
music venue.
Come
on out and see the newly renovated joint! Same old wooden
bar downstairs, thank god...
Also on the bill are Millions of Cats That Turned on
Their Masters and Miles Per Hour.
Chad
says, "Be there or be lame!"
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...News
Flash... Pariahs to Make Midnight Appearance at NXNE!
The
Pariahs will be wrecking the stage at Toronto's The
360 on Friday, June 6 2003 as part of the annual North
by Northeast music festival. The Pariahs play this event
most years... But unlike many other bands, however,
they won't be fawning over any drunk record company
interns from Oakville who are pretending to be A&R
reps! Any industry weasels who wander in by accident
will have to buy their own drinks, and will run the
same chance of getting hit in the eye with a beer bottle
as any other audience member...
Last year's NXNE appearance (also at The 360) turned
into a particularly frenzied exercise in beer-spraying
mayhem for a small but crazed audience of NXNE misfits...
Come on out! The Pariahs hit the stage at midnight sharp!
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Bovine
Sex Club Baptised Again By Pariahs!
Cardinal
expected to beatify the venue following yet another
scorching hot Pariahs show to a packed and maddened
crowd of rapscalions.
Thanks
to all of you smart fucks who, once again, proved to
us that rock and roll is a dangerous yet fun tension-releasing
mechanism.
A completely amazing time was had by all on stage, and
judging by the hoots, hollers, crowd size and bar receipts
you all had a damn fine time along with us. Thanks!
Highlights
included:
- Mike
being dominated and pulled violently backwards from
front riser by evil guitarist John during "Heart
Attack" to allow for twin-headed guitar monster
sensation in his place.
- The
near constant spittle and beer shower from Mike being
met appreciatively by the "nasty front row fans"
(thanks for the beers)
- A
number of near misses between Matt (killer headstock
bassist) and Mike (vain and oblivious drinker / screamer)
- Bonz
- how the hell do you keep the skin pummelling up?!
- Loaf
- how the hell do you keep looking so good while kicking
Les Paul ass so well?! (Loaf says, "Oil of Olay")
- Joe
Virus makes special late appearance. How can you kill
him when he's already dead?
- Neil
Leyton looking far too stylish - as always (stay tuned
for some combo shows with our mentor soon...his new
album is amazing and he's been touring Europe quite
extensively recently - perhaps we will too...more
on that later)
- Plastic
Bag kicking some serious ass in true battery rock
form (stay tuned for some more shows with these behemoths
to be!)
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...Pariahs
News Flash...Pariahs News Flash...Pariahs News Flash...
The
Pariahs Love Hamilton!
The
Pariahs had forgotten how much fun it is to play Canada's
rock n' rollingest town... Hamilton! We had a blast
playing at the most excellent Underground... Thanks
to Brodie for having us. We wanna come back! Excellent
sets by The Punk Rods, Pink Belly and Dodger kept the
Pariahs entertained when we weren't onstage... We also
got to hang out with punk legend Mickey Desadist of
The
Forgotten Rebels. Mike, Loaf and Bonz used to
cover Rebels' tunes in the band Guyana Kool-Aid (a vaguely
ridiculous but fondly remembered punkoid ensemble that
gradually mutated into The Pariahs). The Forgotten Rebels'
first record came out in - get this - 1978! Never mind
the bollocks - listen to Canada's very own first-generation
punk innovators!
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...Pariahs
News Flash...
The
Pariahs Play The Rivoli May 1st!
The
Pariahs will be deafening the masses at Toronto's Rivoli
on Thursday May 1st, 2003. They are kicking off a stellar
night featuring The
Meligrove Band, White Star Line and Detroit's
Demolition
Doll Rods. (Don't worry, The Pariahs will leave
the nudity to the Doll Rods...)
The Pariahs kick off the night EARLY - 9:15 sharp!
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Pariahs
News Flash...
Big
Show at The Bovine!
The
Pariahs are playing at the fabulous Bovine
Sex Club on Saturday, April 26, 2003. Opening
is the ultra-heavy Plastic
Bag. Chad says, "Be there or be lame!"
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Pariahs
News Flash - Return to "The Hammer!"
The
Pariahs will play Hamilton's Underground on Saturday,
April 5th 2003 with The Punk Rods, Dodger and Pink Belly.
The
Pariahs hit the stage at 10:00 pm sharp.
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