2009-04-11: Planks at the Atlantic Trap & Gill

Never say never! Our piratical and sea shanty days apparently long since behind us (save in our name and iconography), a friend of a relative (and here’s where the chain breaks down somewhat, the story garbles, producing results that are difficult to believe). At the end of it, we found ourselves engaged to play a backbreaking three sets this Saturday night at the Atlantic Trap & Gill (612 Davie at Seymour), the home away from home for teeming legions of Maritimers guiltily enjoying the clement climate on the We(s)t Coast. And play we will, musical notes sweating and bleeding down our little arms as we motor through three sets, the first starting at 8:30 pm, then 9:45, then 11. At midnight, we’re done… or we cast our nets and chumbuckets to the weird Sargasso of Granville Street and see what treasures we can troll up from the briny deep.

Update! A grand old time was had by all, the gang achieving their most efficient ever square-feet-per-musician ratio in an elaborate arrangement of interlocking mic stands and music holders. I don’t think the poor fellows at the Trap & Gill knew what to expect, and by golly we knocked them for a loop from our contorted corner.

Thanks to Qousqous for the photo!

2009-04-10: Planks in BurnBC Bunnarchy at the Waldorf

First up — PHEW! a big thanks to everyone who came out to the Ship of Fools variety show we hosted last weekend and helped to make it such a room-filling success! Hours and hours of Planks in different textures and configurations!

Now, where were we? Oh yes — Eventually able to take up a gig invitation extended to us as we turned a room over to RMS, this Friday night we’re pleased to return to the Waldorf (1489 E. Hastings) and another party thrown by the incendiary folks at BurnBC, who hope to disseminate Black Rock City ideas and happenings throughout Cascadia, now at the Waldorf on the second Friday of every month. The last time we played one of their shows there we met the fabulous Marmaladies (and Jane “Break Your Freak” Panek, a whole other story and got the scoop on the giant robot spider that’s been terrifying people at Car-Free days; this time we’re pleased to keep the good company of DJ BTox and Dialectic (live PA) as well as the customary fire show and perhaps an alternative Easter celebration, “Bunnarchy”. Our hour-long set is scheduled to start at 10 pm, following an open stage of sorts. Admission is on a sliding scale — $10 for those “in an expressive state” (as judged by the people at the door, presumably) up to $30 for the plebs in their everyday street duds.