Posted: November 19th, 2010 | Author: Blackbox Squeezebeard | Filed under: Show announcements and recaps | Tags: Cafe Montmartre, Ehren Salazar | 1 Comment »
While we made some improbable new Portland friends at last month’s Montmartre gig, we thought that we might like to stack the deck a bit and power-load the evening with an old friend — Little Mountain Gallery arts godfather (which we’ll in turn be shilling for Dec 10th at the Rickshaw) and incomparable comedic musical improviser Ehren Salazar. (4362 Main Street at 28th, by donation, 8-11 pm.)
Posted: June 1st, 2010 | Author: Blackbox Squeezebeard | Filed under: Show announcements and recaps | Tags: Aaron Read, Accordion Babes, Amber Lee Baker, anniversary, Bandidas, Beats on Broadway, Boxing Day, Cafe Montmartre, CFRO, CJSF, Convertible Kids, Dollhouse, Ehren Salazar, Erin Graves, Eryn Holbrook, F Word, feature, Fraea Morgana, fundraiser, Gerry O'Brian, HD Lab, Jack Garton, Jason Webley, Jeff Andrew, Joanna Chapman-Smith, Kidnap Kids, Lauren Cochrane, Little Mountain Gallery, Marie-Josee Houle, Melisa Devost, Melodies in Mind, Mount Pleasant Neighborhood House, Music Waste, One Two One Studios, Pawnshop Diamond, Pleasing Squeezing, radio, Raghu Lokanathan, Railway Club, Renee de la Prade, SFU, Trees Organic Coffee, Ubuntu Vancouver LoCo | 2 Comments »
For a season, from mid-December to mid-April, we temporarily lost control of our domain name (in fact, it switched off while I was in the middle of composing a promotional draft here!) and information about the Planks was unavailable from this site. We still played lots of great shows, however, and this is just an attempt to keep the historical record in order. Just because nothing turned up on the website didn’t mean that we weren’t busy little buccaneers!
2009-12-26 – the Maclean’s Boxing Day party in Deep Cove.
2010-01-06 – at Bandidas’ anniversary party.
2010-01-12 – Blackbox Squeezebeard on Melodies in Mind.
2010-01-14 – at Trees Organic Coffee.
2010-01-15 – featured at Beats on Broadway.
2010-01-16 – at One Two One Studios‘ launch.
2010-01-22 – A Night of Pleasing Squeezing with Renee de la Prade and Amber Lee Baker (the Accordion Babes), Gerry O’Brien, and Jack Garton of Maria in the Shower at Cafe Montmartre.
2010-02-26 – Dollhouse Tea Party.
2010-02-28 – Another Night of Pleasing Squeezing with Jeff Andrew, Marie-Josee Houle, Jason Webley at the LMG.
2010-03-28 – with Convertible Kids at the LMG.
2010-04-08 – with Raghu Lokanathan trio at the LMG.
2010-04-15 – Can You Hear Me Now? F*Word fundraiser at the Railway Club.
2010-04-21 – at Ubuntu LoCo at the HD Lab.
We’ve enjoyed a couple of shows since that we’ve mostly been able to keep you abreast about here, and are on the verge of splitting for the summer (one more — set aside noon, June 13th!), but before we go we can tie some Plankian threads together with a Go-Your-Own-Waste presentation of the Music Waste festival featuring frequent CP collaborators Erin Graves and Ehren Salazar with bonafide Plank Eryn Holbrook (aka Daisy Jones-Locher of the santur) and marvelous improv outsider weirdo Aaron Read at the traditional Plank venue of the Little Mountain Gallery (195 E. 26th at Main). This Friday, June 4th! Only $5, and free for festival passholders! 8 pm ’til we’re done! The most homophonic bill of the year: Erin, Ehren, Eryn and Aaron in Err On: the Side of Caution. It’ll be a slice. (Actually, imagine a pizza divided into four slices, all of which are different flavours, and at least one slice of which isn’t even pizza… but maybe apple pie.)
Posted: May 23rd, 2010 | Author: Blackbox Squeezebeard | Filed under: Show announcements and recaps | Tags: Blackbox Squeezebeard, Cabaret of Wonders, Dave Moses, Dr. Steelhand, Ehren Salazar, Flying Not Falling, Little Mountain Gallery, magic, Melody Mangler, Sean Covernton, variety show, vaudeville | 1 Comment »
Back to the Little Mountain Gallery (195 E. 26th) for the second time this month, this time for a considerably more substantial bill — hark, hark, the Cabaret of Wonders has come to town! This concerted return to vaudeville was spearheaded by our magical slide guitar player Dr. Steelhand and will feature the many improbable talents of, we are told…
- The incredible juggling and clown of Flying Not Falling!
- Scorching hot burlesque from 2009 Burlesque Hall of Fame Best Debut winner Melody Mangler!
- Musical hilarity from the legendary Ehren Salazar!
- Sideshow stunt brilliance from Sean Covernton!
- Mind reading by the unbelievable Dave Moses!
- Magic from Master of Ceremonies, Travis Bernhardt!
as well as a solo set from our own Blackbox Squeezebeard and a closing set from the jug band of the damned, the Creaking Planks!
Tickets at the door are a bafflingly low $15, $12 if reserved in advance!
Posted: October 4th, 2009 | Author: Blackbox Squeezebeard | Filed under: Show announcements and recaps | Tags: Drift artwalk, Ehren Salazar, Little Mountain Gallery, Mezamazing | 1 Comment »
The annual Drift Main Street artwalk has come upon us and with it, a good excuse for visiting our old haunt the Little Mountain Gallery (195 E. 26th, formerly Little Mountain Studios) to play an afterparty of sorts. And who better to play with than our cronies in Mezamazing, last seen provoking a police visit at the Accordion Noir Festival launch party? Where everything is forbidden, everything must be permitted. Joining us, when he is not up the street at Cafe Montmartre, will be LMG honcho Ehren Salazar. The show is likely to run from 8-11 pm ish.
