Slaves of Spanky & Jesus Mullet - Wednesday at Cafe Dekcuf

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Wednesday, August 3 at Cafe Dekcuf in Ottawa (221 Rideau Street) - Slaves of Spanky (Kingston) and Jesus Mullet (Ottawa). Cover is $5, doors at 9 PM and ALL AGES!

Slaves of Spanky are Kingston’s velcro shoe-wearing, shit-hot RAP jam superstars. MCs BJ King and Cap't Footbags wear fresh helmets and bust forth with lightnin' hot RAPS while the funk is brought by Suganutz (Rhodes, synth, Alphabet desk), Speedgrease (electric upright bass) and Fuzzy Hefner (drums/loops). The beats and grooves from the band keep the rumps shaking vigorously, but it's the MCs in the spotlight with a high-energy and goddamn hilarious performance that never ceases to be anything short of incomparably fun. Check out the pork-chop bling action and the rocking synchronized leg lifts in mid rap.

BJ and Footbags started the SOS Crew as two rappers and a drum machine in the small but sexy town of Tamworth, Ontario in 1996. Realizing that digital gadgets (especially watches and computers) were on the way out, SOS became a live band, bringing in a local jazz/funk trio (Walker, Perlin, Fuzzy) to supply the hot RAP rhythms. Now, it’s two MCs and a backing band of schooled funkateers fuelled on cheeseburgers and donuts, and Slaves of Spanky have become fresher than TV's McGyver at the peak of his short and lucrative career. DAMN.

Currently based in Kingston Ontario, Slaves of Spanky are RAPPIN' and crap-talking their way into the hearts of millions, filling clubs across Eastern Ontario and opening for such acts as Sum 41, Pocket Dwellers, Choclair, Sweatshop Union and Grand Buffet. SOS are currently recording their second full length album, due out in September 2005, and will be touring Canada in a hovercraft. Or Minivan.

OTHER TOUR DATES:

Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern - Aug 4

Guelph, ON - Van Gogh's Ear - Aug 5

Halifax, NS - Khyber Club - Aug 10

Saint John, NB - Tapps - Aug 11

Fredericton, NB - The Capital - Aug 12

Antigonish, NS - Chuggles - Aug 13

Ottawa’s Jesus Mullet formed in February 2001 when Belleville, Ontario natives Jay Chapman (guitar, vocals) and Mark McGee (drums) decided to start a rock and roll band that did not require gimmicks to attract people, but just timeless, all original rock music. They acquired a friend who normally played guitar to play bass for the band in March 2001. In June 2001 the original line-up recorded a 10 song demo of instrumental tracks in a friends basement entitled "The Low Budget LP". The band played shows around their hometown until November 2001 when they found themselves looking for a new bass player.

Andrew Rashotte filled in on some shows to help the band out and a couple of months later joined the band full time.

Since then Jesus Mullet has been playing shows throughout Ontario. The band has recorded three separate demos including "Bravo Whiskey Niner" recorded in January 2002 at Studio 440 in Belleville Ontario, a three track demo in August 2002 in Trenton and another three track demo in May 2003 at Poppa D's in Trenton. All demos were recorded by Jeff Vandertogt and Sean Doyle. The band plans to continue to record and tour in the future, and will always be devoted to playing rock and roll which is free of trends and other garbage that so many bands have fallen victim to. Jesus Mullet will always stay true to themselves and their fans past, present and future.

www.slavesofspanky.com

www.jesusmullet.com

www.cafedekcuf.com

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Black Tie Knife Fight and Del Asher have been added to the show!

[bradm]

Does Dekcuf have its liquor license back yet? I notice that all the shows it lists are All-Ages/19+, so I'm guessing it doesn't.

Aloha,

Brad