About KOOKSHOW , renaming the band keep you all posted!
Kook Show is a high energy, alternative rock band from the small town of Merritt, British Columbia. In 1999,
vocalist/bassist Jared Jackson and guitarist Dustin Walsh came together with three other former members to create
"Kook Show". They started out playing cover songs at parties and instantly became a local favorite. Soon after,
they decided to become serious and started writing and performing their own music in hopes of making a career out of
it. Between 2001 and 2003 Kook Show recorded two albums consisting of an eleven track album titled "Let The Show
Begin" and a six song E.P titled "Chances". While touring throughout B.C and Alberta, both albums combined sold over
twenty-five hundred copies giving Kook Show a dedicated fan base. They gained regular rotation airplay on Kamloops rock
radio station 98.3 CIFM for their singles "One Night Stand Girl" and "Sexy". Kook Show's songs have also been played on
Vancouver's 99.3 the Fox and on many other university and college stations across Canada. Their version of Lynyrd
Skynyrd's "Sweet home Alabama" was also a huge success on Kamloops' CIFM, as it was requested many times daily.
In the summer of 2004, Jackson and Walsh parted ways with the three other members and picked up the newest
member of Kook Show, drummer Brandon Fauteux. Two months later they entered a battle of the bands in Surrey B.C
and took home the first place prize of ten thousand dollars, beating out thirty other bands from across B.C. With the
prize money behind them, the newly formed and excited three piece were eager to get back in the studio to work on
their third recording project. They decided to work with a different studio and teamed up with a new producer,
Travis Saunders (Stutterfly, The Bleeding Alarm, Glory Nights). Their third c.d. release "Change of Season" is a nine
track album showing a more serious side to Kook Show. The album is emotional and uplifting, with lyrical content that
almost anyone can relate to. The catchy melodies and guitar riffs make it very radio friendly and suitable to almost any age.
"Change of Season's" first radio single "In Flames" is a song about addiction and the consequences that follow.
This song also marks Kook Show's first video release, which effectively portrays the lyrical meaning.
Through the summer of 2007 kookshow became the backing band for Canadian idol's finalist Suzi rawn , Never having done this before
kookshow sat down and learned her album and were playing shows within days . Through the fall of 2007 it was time for the boys to hit the studio
once again .
With a brand new 4 song demo in hand, Kook Show has already begun booking tour dates throughout western Canada.
They have opened up for such acts as 54-40,Nazareth,Doc Walker,State of shock, Wide Mouth Mason, Bad Religion, Crazytown, Stutterfly, and Project
Wyze. Kook Show has played at Vancouver's Slam City Jam two years in a row (second year at B.C. Place), Nakusp music festival,Sleeman's
Rockfest (Valemont, B.C and many other outdoor festivals such as Surfjam (Tofino, B.C), and Macker's Velocity
Challenge (Sun Peaks, B.C). With their high energy and crowd interactive live show, they have been compared to such
acts as Sum 41, 3 Doors Down, Blink 182, Default and Trust Company.
I look forward to coming out and finishing up my album. I have my new single that will be released mid September through Jutland Music www. jutlandavestudios. com I cant wait to come out and live the life.
Keep supporting your boy and check back my page for updates leading to the release. I cant wait
Heyy I was at your show last night in Quesnel, but I was only there for a few mins cuz I was trying to find my brother (Will) & Chelsea, but couldnt find them :P ♥
If you guys come down here again and don't call us, we will never make sweet love to you in the shower ever again...we'll be restricted to mini-vans and public rest-stops
