2013-06-06: Tom Waits night at the Rio

/p>This won't strictly speaking be our first time up for one of Jess Hill's epic Tom Waits tribute nights -- Pavel and Blackbox previously backed Katie Gogo of Hoko's fame on a wacky and sweet take on "Misery Is The River of the World".

The enigmatic genius of the dusty hobo messiah and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Tom Waits

This time around, the venue is larger -- moving from the confines of Cafe Deux to the palatial expanses of the Rio Theatre -- and the roster of East Van luminaries paying tribute to their favorite Rain Dog is truly all-star:  C.R. Avery,

The Tailor, the Broken Mirrors, Antiparty, Company B, Poly Hatchet, Familiar Wild, Christie Rose, Chelsea Johnson, Jess Hill, Khari Mclelland, Jesse Waldman, Corbin Murdoch, and Lindy Gray.  Plus, of course, your friendly neighborhood jug band of the damned.

Doors 7pm /Show 8pm

Tickets $12 advance / $15 door.  Proceeds from the show are earmarked to benefit the battered women's shelter.

www.riotheatretickets.caThe enigmatic genius of the dusty hobo messiah and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Tom Waits

This time around, however, the venue is considerably larger -- moving from the confines of Cafe Deux to the palatial expanses of the Rio Theatre -- and the roster of East Van luminaries paying tribute to their favorite Rain Dog is truly all-star:  C.R. Avery, The Tailor, the Broken Mirrors, Antiparty, Company B, Poly Hatchet, Familiar Wild, Christie Rose, Chelsea Johnson, Jess Hill, Khari Mclelland, Jesse Waldman, Corbin Murdoch, and Lindy Gray.  Plus, of course, your friendly neighborhood jug band of the damned.

That'll be Thursday, June 6th, doors at 7 pm and showtime starting at 8 pm prompt!  Tickets will be $15 at the door or $12 in advance at www.riotheatretickets.ca, and proceeds from the show are earmarked to benefit Battered Women's Support Services.

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(And for the history books: we did present an impromptu set for the Rent Assembly at the Dogwood Centre on May 24th. Off the cuff, but good fun!)

2011-09-05: Kozmic Zoo w/ Eugene Chadbourne

It's true: much like our legendary Nina Hagen show that never quite was, the Planks sometimes move through circles that enable us to eat above our weight class. Elizabeth Fischer of Dark Blue World is now booking at Kozmic Zoo (53 W. Broadway, formerly the Hennessey Lounge) and has sagely folded us into a bill with legendary noisy improvisor Eugene Chadbourne, with Darren Williams and Kenton Loewe in tow.

This is a bit of a dry run for the following night, where plenty of Planks are performing -- but not in any Creaking configuration -- at Nyala (4148 Main St.) for the Accordion Noir Festival precursor show ACCORDION HALLUCINATIONS on Sept 6th. Lee Shoal will be handling and mangling the squeezebox in Ejaculation Death Rattle, Rumblebucket will be exploring the darker side of bent and tweaked reeds as Polly Hatchet, and Airbeard should be backing up Mr. Chadbourne -- desperately trying to keep out of the way most likely. Also on that bill is a set from the Cross-Disciplinary Studies Department (Dream Casino) and the Antique Accordion Orchestra (BYO!)

Bonus! A fragmentary clip of us in action at the Kozmik Zoo!