Planks close Cabaret of Wonders

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!

2010-05-08: Planks join Story and Cud Eastbound from PEI

Trying to get back into the swing of things, one typically strange Planks engagement has already slipped through our nets — but here’s our next show!  An early one, 6-8 pm this Saturday, at the Little Mountain Gallery (195 E. 26th at Main, where we’ve had so many good times.)  You pays your cover, you gets to enjoy not only the jug band of the damned but also (border delays willing) headliner of the 2009 Accordion Noir Festival, squeezepunk Sam “Story” Wright from PEI, as well as her traveling partner on the “Lost Tour”, Cud Eastbound.

2009-10-04: Creaking Planks play the LMG during the Drift

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.

2009-07-25: Creaking Planks close the Hidden Agenda #25 Variety Show Spectacular

We’ve been scattered in recovery from our trip to Vancouver Island at the end of June (expect a recap post soon!), but in honour of another visit from Becky Johnson of Sweetie Pie Press, EC Salazar and the goons of the Little Mountain Studios (195 E. 26th Avenue at Main) have gotten together with us to put on another program of mixed nuts including:

* Dave Shumka
* Ryan Beil
* Officer Mazaltoff, The Beat Cop Poet
* the charming crafty wares of Sweetie Pie Press
* and Unflattering Portraits by Reverend Aitor (by donation)

All that plus a closing set from the jug band of the damned, in what has practically been our only show together since the month began! Suggested donation $5.

2009-04-26: Planks back at LMS

The facts are well-established:  We do good work at the Little Mountain Studios (195 E. 26th Avenue at Main), and we do good work with Erin Graves.  Why not put one in the other?  (A: because the LMS will not fit inside Miss Graves.)

A command performance for some distinguished visiting dignitaries from Phalonious J. Knucklebones’ storied past, this show sees us flexing our creative muscles (there, to the left of the goof glands) in a space that’s practically our home away from home. Joining us again is Erin Graves contributing a set on the keys, likely again commandeering a chunk of the Planks to be her back-up ensemble (Gravesdiggers?) Doors at 8; music should certainly be well underway by 9 pm. By donation.