CD RELEASE PARTY

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SCD Review: The Chick
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Chick Magnets serve up ’50s-
inspired punk rock. The quali-
ty of recording and packaging
are indicative of waat you get
when you see the Magnets in
action — it’s all good. Ft’s all
about girls.

The CD was mixed and
recorded at Big Midget
Studios, mastered by Mark
LEsperance. The cover design
is by Big Daddy Smooth with
photos by Sprout. The CD is
available through Crusty
Records, P.O. Box 59, 1895
Commercial Drive, Vancouver.
B.C. VSN 4A6.

The Chick Magnets will
host a CD release party at the
Columbia, Soturd

S, Agi
Youth Gang and Willis.

§ Another Joe: Friday, June
18 at the Brickyard (315
Carrall, Vancouver, 685-
3922).

This punk rock act has all the
elements: solid songs, stamina,
groove and talent. Up front

NEWS photos Sprout <www.eyeteaser.com/sprout (e-mail: sproutbc@ hotmail.com)

ANOTHER Joe (above) at the Brickyard; Natasha singing with Dirtmits (below).

John charms the fans while
Allison wails away on her bass
and Darryl pounds his kit.
Another Jog plan on recording,
this summer with the new CD
set for a fall release on
Winnipeg's Smallman Records.

& Kinski: Friday, June 18 at
the Brickyard

The guitar-driven grooves of
this Seattic band transport you
into a hypnotic state. This
three-piece is predominantly
insweumental and very cool,
Bass: Lucy Atkinson, Drums:
Dave Weeks, Guitar: Chris
Martin.

@ The Dirtmits: Friday, June
18 at the Brickyard

Jenn on bass/Jason on drums
— these nwo grind out non-
stop punk rock rhythms.
Natasha sings and plays guitar,
Dallas handles lead guitar. The
Diremits really rip — check
them out.

@ Strong like Tractor:
Saturday, June 19 at the
Brickyard

As expected the band rocked

out with a new bass player

joining the ranks. Strong Like
Tractor headline at the
Columbia (303 Columbia)

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manufacturer whose UTOPIA series is
included in Stereophile magazine's elite
circle of the world’s “ten best” speakers.

Shown are the majestic Mezzo Utopias, standing just over 45 inches

high and weighing in at 139lbs. A

three way system housed in a

magnificent, hand assembled enclosure of luxurious woods and piano-
gloss lacquers. When only the best will do. $18,000 a pair.

JM lab's TANTAL series is their least expensive

range, offering superb performance with

much of the speaker technology found in

their expensive big brothers. Shown is the

Tantai 505, a classic among bookshelf speakers

and only $450 a pair!

ttonight. Drums: Willie,
Guitar: Lewis, Bass: Corey.

a Upcoming gigs

— Tim plays ar the PNE
tonight (presented by Sony
Playstation)

— The Donnas play the
Brickyard, Friday, July 2 with
the Smugglers and

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NEW Strong Like Tractor bass player Corey.

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