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SOCIAL Distortion singer Mike Ness (centre) delved into his country roots with his solo band at Richard’s on Richards during NewMusicWest 99 last Saturday. Royal
Crown Revue's Veikko Lepisto (left) joined him on bass with James Saez (co-producer of the Cheating at Solitaire CD) on

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@ Mike Ness, Saturday, May
8 at Richards on Richards.
Mike Ness was one of rhe
highlights of NewMusicWest
—— energy, angst and intelti-
gence combined with excep
tional musicianship and strong
songwriting,

As always, challenging the
norm, Mike Ness brings
together genres that rarely
interface — punk, rockabilly,

blues, hard rock, are but a
teow, Ness has been perform:
ing for over 20 vears leading
Social Distortion to cult sta-
tus. His songs tend to be dark
and brooding Ivrically. “Phe
pertormance last Saturday

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release out, Loser ai Solitaire,
a raw rockabilly sound that
grooves trime Don't
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that bumps and grinds and 13
other tracks will have your full

RUN DNC set the stan-
dard Friday night.

attention. Punk, blues, rock,
roots, WOW,

Run DMC, Fri
at Enterprise Hall.

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NOT all sugar and spice: Seattle’s Lesbian Muff Divers at the Brickyard during NewMusicWest last Thursday.

Ran DMC gave a formida

ble performance fast Friday
ight at the Plaza of Nations.

ev have had an amazing
intpact on the music scene
introducing new dances, vital
in and fashion. this act has
been around since L984 and
have t hits over the
past 15 1 Fhey
rently in the studio working
On anew release for Arista --
A great Music West showese.

Run DMC: Joseph
Simmons (Rand: D.
MeDaniels (DMC) and Jason
Mizell Glam Master Jay).
@ Maestro, Friday, May 7 at
Enterprise Hall.

Tis voung Canadian had
the crowd moving. Maestroa
rules.

B The Dirtmits, Thursday,
ay 6 at the Brickyard.

Phe Dirumitts are trom
Vancouver. This band sets up
screaming pank rock riffs and
vockuy bass Hines. Jenn Dion:

bass; Natasha
(vocab/euitary Dallas (auitarn
and fason Lajcunesse, from
Closed Caption Radio, drums.
Warch for upeaming gigs

M@ Mystery Machine,
, May 6 at the
Brickyard.

Mystery Machine head
lined at the Brickvard. Band
menibers are fron the Lower
Mainland and have been
around, on the edge, tor quite
some ume. Mystery Machine
renders a driving, chaotic
sound inte a thaid: melodic
ride through cine. Quality
stuart, Phey plan ro record: at
Mushroom Studios with

arrel Nudort soon, Well
sep vou posted. Euke

alsky (uitar/saeals
Shane Ward (bass); Josh Pra
Quran); Dean Young (guitars
and Jordan Prate (drums).

JUICE at the Purple
Onion Thursday night.

Blood, sweat and attitude
doit even come close to
describing, the energy and
ton maybem on stage for this
wig. The Black Halos are snot
punk rockers trom south of

The band ts ioud
and has quite the hunger tor
destrucuion Ler equipment,

B The Black Halos,
Saturday, May 8 at the
Brickyard.

Avoung member of the audi-
enee licked blood off the lead
vocalist’s chest fora $5 CD,
Are vou prepared to die?
Unacceptable behaviour,
think neice, AEDS is out
there,

@ The Murder City Devils
Saturday, May 8 at the
Brickyard.

Sub Poppers from Seattle.
‘The band gttickly whipped
the audience inte a trenay
the energy was high with the
heavy garage rock.

B Threat trom Outer Space,
Thursday, May 6 at the
Purple Onion.

Local hip hop artists are
out there. Lead vocalist fice
(Chris Ena) has talent,
charisma andl personality to
boot, He cooks up with the
finest rhymes. These voung
artists arg upbeat and interest
ing - soldering sounds front
the turnial wont Ie port uw
ouinee. “hight. Worth seeing.

Strong Like Tractor,
Friday, May 7 at the
Columbia Hotel.

[f vou missed this act you
missed out. Lewis
(vocals/guitar), Morrison
(bass/vovals) and Willie
(drums) smoke. The bass lir
grind, cruise and shift, the
blues-intluenced guitar rifts
slice through. E have had the
opportunity to see these guys
on a number of occasions and
gach time they have blown
me away — strongly advi
you give these guys a fisten.
Strong Like Tractor have a

est: punk, blues, rock, roots, wow

STRONG Like Tractor at
the Columbia Hotel.

intense performance — th
will soon be rocking the
world.

@ Lesbian Muff Divers,
Thursday, May 6 at the
Brickyard.

This Seattle band consists
of ig members: diree girls up
front, a blonde, a brunette
and, of course, the token red-
head. These girls are not all
Sugar andl spice. There isa
ting line not to cross Adress.
1 ieee backing them
up rocked hard throughout
the ser.

Word has it they may be
one ot the bands featured on
MuchWest's cove geoofthe
Sew MusicWost this Sunday at
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