Bringing the Haligonian Garage Wave Summer Tour
Garage rock quintet, The Baketones, are riding the Halifax garage wave into Quebec and Ontario late this summer, bringing their unique brand of raw rock-and-roll swagger to fresh audiences in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and London. The band is excited to deliver a new round of Canadian cities a sneak peek of upcoming smash hits like “I’m A Caveman”, “Gotta Have It”, “Bobby Fuller”, and “California, I’m On My Way” from their soon-to-be-released full-length debut album “Unite”.
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17 Aug 2010 – Moncton, NB – Plan B
19 Aug 2010 – Toronto, ON – The Horseshoe Tavern w/ The Fleshtones
20 Aug 2010 – Montreal, QC – L’Esco Bar w/ Kuru and Ol’ School Johnny
23 Aug 2010 – Ottawa, ON – The Rainbow w/ Kuru and True Hussars
24/25 Aug 2010 – Toronto, ON – TBA
26 Aug 2010 – London, ON – The Blackshire w/ Kuru
27 Aug 2010 – Toronto, ON – Mitzi’s Sister w/ Skirt Chasers, and The Legendary Dirtbikers
30 Aug 2010 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub
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“Their sound was like a cross between the Who, the MC5 and a package of firecrackers.”
“[The Baketones] were by far the showiest band of the night and their set was nothing short of electric… The energy on the stage was unbelievable.”
“[Keyboardist] Rob used the bat to bash the ever-loving shit out what was left of his keyboard and then handed the bat off to audience members to finish the job. It was really, really badass.”
-Noisography
“it’s not really hard to see why everyone is losing it over The Baketones — they’re really fucking good… their songs bleed dirty, bluesy garage. “I’m A Caveman” is a weird psych freakout a la King Khan, complete with grunts, while “My Sights Are Set On You” features singer Ben Kelly barking come-ons over a nasty guitar riff.”
-The Coast
The Baketones burst on to the scene in early 2009, their debut performance spawning critical acclaim. Halifax impresario Craig Hamlin, promoter and alumnus of numerous influential Halifax bands including The Dean Malenkos, raved on the city’s local music bulletin board about the previous night’s short set and dropped a link to the Baketones’ MySpace. A small frenzy ensued, and before long, the dumbfounded band was selected as a favorite new band of 2009 by Halifax’s alt-weekly newspaper, The Coast.
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