Shannon Hallett - drums, vocals lisa e. - guitar, bg vocals Trevor Thompson - guitar, bg vocals Ryan Schmidt - bass
on Easy Bay Coven: Shannon, lisa and: Nevada Santiago - lead guitar, vocals Regina von Kracker - bass, bg vocals
Influences
Joy Division, The Melvins, Frightwig, Sonic Youth, Throwing Muses, Nina Hagen, Lena Lovich, Violent Femmes, B-52s, The Pixies, XTC, DOA, Siouxsie and the Banshees, X-Ray Spex, The Undertones, Crass, Buzzcocks, Young Canadians, the Damned, The New York Dolls, The Ramones, Nomeansno, the Dirty Harriets, PJ Harvey, Gang of Four, David Bowie, Kiss, The Replacements, Bad Brains, Subhumans, Therapy, Hole, the Dishrags, the Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Gun Club, Misfits, The Jam, X, The Clash
"...They come on like SLANT 6 mixed with SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES: spooky guitar lines and echo-laden vocals from all four members. It's got a definite SoCal vibe too... some of these songs could fit right in on the SUBURBIA soundtrack! Pop and punk, yet not pop punk, know what I mean?"
- MAXIMUMROCKNROLL, 03/2007
...Guitars ring in all the right places, drums pound appropriately,
bass undulates and the vocals careen over top of the smartly arranged and well-written tunes." The Nerve, November issue
Mix equal parts punk, new wave, pop and rock, blend furiously, and bake at wicked high heat until crunchy!
Betty Kracker kicked off their live music takeover of Vancouver in 2004 at FaceFest, at the Railway Club (dozens were slain, appreciation flowed). Dozens of shows in the Vancouver area ensued. The song "S.C.W." was recorded soon after at FacePlant for the Red Cat Records anti-Gordon Campbell (BC premier) compilation Citizen's Rule, released in spring of 2005.
The debut ep Easy Bay Coven was released in October 2006 to national acclaim (The Nerve, Exclaim, MaximumRockandRoll, Absolute Underground all loved it).
The last part of 2006 was a period of songwriting, and a case of band 'mitosis' occurred. Original member Nevada Santiago is recording new song creations as 'Nevada' with Regina von Kracker and drummer J.T. Massacre (Big John Bates, Slickjacks).
Shannon and Lisa continue with new songs and are pleased to welcome Trevor Thompson (The Rain and The Sidewalk) on guitar
and Ryan Schmidt (ex-Salmon Arm, ex-Motorama) on bass to the band.
The new line-up debuted at Facefest 2007 to a packed Railway Club, and the band has performed many tererific shows through the last couple of years.
Betty Kracker have just released Bent Outta Shape, a new CD which moves into more of a postpunk vein, while retaining the punknroll edge..
Betty Kracker is available through mclean records (www.mcleanrecords.com)
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MONGREL ZINE #7 IS OUT NOW
The new Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine is full of spooky delights!
Haunted George schools us on Halloween sound effects and his
Garagepunk podcast Haunted Shack Theatre, King Louie charms us with
tales of stealin’ Lil Wayne’s wardrobe girl and drinking with Fats
Domino, Vancouver’s newest garage band Indian Wars find the best
skateparks, Inservibles tell us about Mexico City’s best tacos from
what is a shitty mechanics workshop during the day and taco stand by
night, a rare interview with the late Billy Van from The Hilarious
House of Frightenstein, vintage Halloween collector Mark Ledenbach,
plus Box Elders, The TVees, Hard Feelings, HYPSTRZ, The Orpheans,
Corpusse, Telekrimen, and tonnes more…
This issue includes Mongrel Zine Vol. 4 CD Comp with 28 tracks
including Bloodshot Bill’s “In the Graveyard…!” written especially for
this Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine!
Interviews with Demon’s
Claws, Red Mass, The Black Lips, Dead Ghosts, artist TrUdE, The Sunday
Sinners, Bloodshot Bill, Manic Attracts, Nardwuar the Human Serviette,
Gerard Van Herk (Deja Voodoo), Teenage Hookers, Petroleum By-Product,
Simply Saucer plus other lubricants like a tribute to the late Sky
Saxon, Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs), reviews, and a 25-track CD Comp of
the best new garage, punk, and rocknroll!
Interviews with King Khan, The Spits, Pierced Arrows, The Dead Moon Story, Skip Jensen, Ratas del Vaticano, Chuck Violence, B-Lines, Rupert Bottenberg, CM Ruiz, The Speaking Tongues, plus an article on Stef Petticoat and a tribute to the late Cramps frontman Lux Interior. Also: Gary Pig Gold, Kirsten Easthope, an exclusive introduction by Bobby Beaton, reviews, more!
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Hey! Thanks so much for the add! I really appreciate your support, more than words can express. I hope you find my songs enjoyable to listen to and inspiring! I am currently in search of a label to sign me and help me release my debut album Inspired by the Trees, so if you can help me out, whether you are connected to a label or know someone who is, I could not thank you enough. Please help to spread the word of my music, because the word of mouth is one of the best ways to get your name out there! Thanks so much. For fans of Bathory, please check out my cover of "A Fine Day to Die." I have worked on this song for about a year and now it is completed and up on the page! Also, if you have a chance feel free to watch my video for my song "They Came By Wind and Sail." I know it is not a professionally-made video, but I hope you find it epic and entertaining nonetheless. Thanks again for everything, I really appreciate the support you give me! Help to spread the word of Swordbearer! Cheers!
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