To book The Real Deal, please e-mail:
booking@therealdealhatesyou.com
The Real Deal is:
Ants: Vocals and some Guitar
Davy: Guitar and some Vocals
Franki: Bass and Shouts
Nico: Drums and Jokes
Influences
Life in general (not the album... actual day to day life...that record isn't bad though!), life of the party (also a good record, but again we mean the actual party that is our life), and being broke (I don't think there's a record with that title yet...)
Sounds Like
Party Punk, Ska and Skate, and just a lil'bit of Reggae!
When you think Montreal, what comes to mind? Bars and booze? Sex and strippers? Drugs and dorms? Hailing from the land of poutine, The Real Deal is all that wrapped into one! Well…not quite…
Conceived in 2003, The Real Deal has since rocked stages across the country numerous times and have had the chance to play with some incredible bands (Bigwig, Set Your Goals, Belvedere, Ill Scarlet, A Wilhelm Scream, Protest the Hero, just to name a few). They’ve played festivals like Victoria’s Annual Ska Fest and the 2005 Warped Tour. They’ve put out records. They’ve put out videos. They’ve been on the radio. They’ve been on TV. They’ve been broke. They’ve been less broke. They’ve always had a good time and they don’t plan to stop anytime soon…
What really gives these punk kids their edge is their DIY ethic. We’re not talking, “yeah…we put up a flyer…once…for a show…a local show…2 years ago”; we’re talking taking it to the country, booking their own tours, being their own publicist, managing their own funds, filing their own paper work, writing their own bio!
With the oldest member quickly aging (he’s going on 23!) The Real Deal is proud to have accomplished, by their early twenties, what many bands fail to do throughout their entire careers. Sky’s the limit! Plans to visit the UK and Japan have been in the works for some time and with the release of the next record, they hope to make the trip!
New record? What? Tell you more? OK! Following the 2006 release of the well received “Waiting for the Wave EP”, The Real Deal has recently recorded their second full-length effort. They gained the aid of badass producer and engineer Steve Foote (that big Boston thug who plays with Big D and The Kids Table) and are joining forces with Canada’s most respected Union Label Group for the North American release this spring. Stoked!
"Hungover, but Dead Sober" in stores April 22nd in Canada and May 13th in the U.S. Visit www.hungoverbutdeadsober.com
Too bad you guys are on tour, we're hitting up Petit Campus with Stepper on Thursday and woulda liked to invite you guys to come out, really been enjoying your stuff.
Give us a shout when you get back, we should do some that there show tradin', yeeee-haw
Sorry for the late reply. I've been super busy lately, with work and the end of the school year being here. Those two shows were really fun! That's fo sho! I took a bunch of pictures of you guys at the Pleasentville show, so I'll send those over maybe sometime this week when I finally have the chance to sit down and do so, haha.
It's always fun to support bands, even if it's just blasting their music somewhere :)
Not as random as you think, I was kinda sorta creeping Miss Westwood's myspace ;P Play in Sydney again sometime when my aunt's not getting married! *shakes fist* :)
Pisssssssed I missed you guys. P.S. I never would have known exactly where my Ricochet shirt came from, had you all not scared the shit out of me on my way to PEI! - The girl from the Big Stop with the Ricochet shirt .... that you made.
Hey guys! Hope your tour was awesome! The Hometown Hecklers and Sobrietys Rejects are playing in Montreal at le Bar St. Laurent 2 on June 19, 2008! If you're around then come out and party!
Hey Guys, It's Livv from the Pleasentville Fire Hall gig in Bridgewater. You know that guy that was with you guys ? Your groupie ? ( the guy who wanted to sign my boobs ? ) Woll would you have his Myspace, or his e-mail ? Please e-mail me @ Hello.Livv@hotmail.com
Sorry for the horrible shotgunning skills, im gonna be ready for next time...lol.Donnie will be left in the trail of my belch stench, stoked for you next visit. PEACE FUCKERS!!!!
