The latest news from the band includes a confirmed date at 'The Brickhouse' in Fernie BC on July 4th, and a show at 'Fernie Fest' on either August 22nd or 23rd... there are still some details to be worked out.
The boys are back in the practice space preparing for these and other upcoming dates. Rumour has it that Steve is spending time on a Korg synthesizer - adding another instrument and another bank of sounds to the many songs of Big Bubba Tres.
Saturday June 23rd will see most of the band make the Virgin Fest in Calgary, where they plan to watch 'The Flaming Lips' - a band favourite, and a show not to be missed.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Is there product coming?
Big Bubba and the boys have been plugging away at a concept album, dealing with the evils around the life and times of Richard Speck. Also in the pipes is a multi-CD story that outlines the evil that Satan unleashes on the planet, how the zombies take over, and then and how it turns so bad that Satan has to send a killer rabbit to straighten things out.
For those who's interests remain more mainstream (a relative term with this band...), rumour has it that an album of Big Bubba Tres's classic live songs is also nearing completion. This collection could include such well known crowd pleasing staples as 'Down in the Boonies', 'Sister for Your Knife', 'Rodeo Robots', 'Weasel Mountain', 'Zeppelin's a Balloon', 'Utopia', 'George Foreman Grill', 'Three-eyed Farmboy', and 'Mudbound in the Prairie' among others.
The band has not announced a release date for any of these song collections, so keep coming back here for updates.
For those who's interests remain more mainstream (a relative term with this band...), rumour has it that an album of Big Bubba Tres's classic live songs is also nearing completion. This collection could include such well known crowd pleasing staples as 'Down in the Boonies', 'Sister for Your Knife', 'Rodeo Robots', 'Weasel Mountain', 'Zeppelin's a Balloon', 'Utopia', 'George Foreman Grill', 'Three-eyed Farmboy', and 'Mudbound in the Prairie' among others.
The band has not announced a release date for any of these song collections, so keep coming back here for updates.
March 28 2008 – The Royal 3 band bill
BBT shared the Royal stage with with "The Gruff" (The Gruff , a 3 women, 1 man band with stand-up bass, violin, a kick drum and a marching-style snare were beginning a cross-country tour) and "Kent McAlister and the Iron Choir" (Kent MacAlister shared the stage with BBT at ‘The Main’ in Vancouver last summer. This time BBT was warming up for him as he was bringing his band through on their Canadian tour).
In what may have been become their last show at ‘The Royal’ the boys played one of their strongest shows up to that point in time.
Set up began early in the afternoon while Steve and Mike worked at their paying jobs. Mark and Troy did the heavy lugging and setting up of stuff. As 5:00 pm rolled by Steve and Mike showed up and took over. Sound checks were done, monitors were set up and everything seemed to be ready to go.
The other bands showed up near dinnertime, and the 3 groups met, chatted, took pictures, drank some beer, and arranged for some downtime before the show.
The set list Big Bubba Tres played was; Mud Bound in the Prairies, 3 – Eyed Farm Boy, George Forman Grill, Whiskey Hit The Liver, Peanut Butter Tongue, Zombies in the Snow, Sister for your Knife, Rodeo Robots, Sea Monkey Drug Binge, Weasel on your Face, Like A Virgin, Utopia, and Weasel Mountain.
The show was a hit. BBT truly rocked. They played their set and tore down and hauled gear back to ‘the space’ while Kent set up. The place was packed – likely close to 200 people. Kent's set was a hit, And The Gruff took over and played until closing time.
People from both bands talked to Troy throughout the night and they all said that BBT should have headlined the show. They repeatedly said to the crowd that Fernie was very lucky to have a band like Big Bubba Tres as a ‘local band’ in their midst.
Tres was tight, their songs were well arranged, and the words were great. Comments made included “you are not a guitar driven band’, and both bands said that BBT could make it in Vancouver, if not nationally.
The Royal shut its doors ‘for good’ shortly after the show....
In what may have been become their last show at ‘The Royal’ the boys played one of their strongest shows up to that point in time.
Set up began early in the afternoon while Steve and Mike worked at their paying jobs. Mark and Troy did the heavy lugging and setting up of stuff. As 5:00 pm rolled by Steve and Mike showed up and took over. Sound checks were done, monitors were set up and everything seemed to be ready to go.
The other bands showed up near dinnertime, and the 3 groups met, chatted, took pictures, drank some beer, and arranged for some downtime before the show.
The set list Big Bubba Tres played was; Mud Bound in the Prairies, 3 – Eyed Farm Boy, George Forman Grill, Whiskey Hit The Liver, Peanut Butter Tongue, Zombies in the Snow, Sister for your Knife, Rodeo Robots, Sea Monkey Drug Binge, Weasel on your Face, Like A Virgin, Utopia, and Weasel Mountain.
The show was a hit. BBT truly rocked. They played their set and tore down and hauled gear back to ‘the space’ while Kent set up. The place was packed – likely close to 200 people. Kent's set was a hit, And The Gruff took over and played until closing time.
People from both bands talked to Troy throughout the night and they all said that BBT should have headlined the show. They repeatedly said to the crowd that Fernie was very lucky to have a band like Big Bubba Tres as a ‘local band’ in their midst.
Tres was tight, their songs were well arranged, and the words were great. Comments made included “you are not a guitar driven band’, and both bands said that BBT could make it in Vancouver, if not nationally.
The Royal shut its doors ‘for good’ shortly after the show....
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Royal Insanity
February the 19th saw the band take the stage at the Royal Hotel in Fernie BC.
Scheduled to power up after 'bingo', Steve showed up early (9:30 pm) to see how it was all coming together. Walking into the Royal, he found the place packed to the hilt - literally no standing room.
Bingo gone wild would be a fine name for the video. People dancing on the tables, bingo for shooters...toasters, waffle makers...shooters.... yah hooooo.... The place was so full that people were climbing over the equipment on stage to get around - beer and drinks flowing and pouring onto the floor and gear prompted a call for reinforcements, so quickly the rest of the band showed up and formed a human wall at the edge of the stage to protect their stuff.
As Bingo came to a rousing end, and yells of anticipation erupted from the crowd and from the staff in expectation of the mayhem that was about to begin, the band moved their gear into position as tables and couches were moved off the dance floor. With no time to change into their costumes, the band fired up into 3 - Eyed Farm Boy, and they never looked back. BBT rocked hard from the first note until closing time - no breaks, and no pauses for breath. The band played their standards (3-Eyed, Utopia, George Foreman Grill, and so on) as well as a number of their newer songs from the in-progress rock show (Peanut Butter Tongue, Zombies in the Snow, Zombies in Space, and so on). Crowd favourites included the Johnny Cash covers (including the spontaneous rendition of 'Boy Named Sue') and Zombies in the Snow..... Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' has never been played to such an audience response anywhere, anytime before either.
Of course 'War Pigs' was put forth at 110% to the usual mid-song free-flowing instrumentation , and cheers for a repeat....
The dance floor was packed all night, and with over 200 people in attendance the show has gone down as one of the best for the boys. The show did not use videos or black lights, but the strobes, confetti, and toilet paper guns were in full-on mode. Yessirree, this wasn't the first time the floor was so crowded the band played with their backs to the dancers to protect their equipment, and it won't likely be the last one!!!
It was a fine night in that the dancing never let up, and neither did the band. It isn't every show where beer glasses and bras fly and people have to wait their turn to get onto the dance floor....
The next show is at the Royal on March 28th. Be there.
Scheduled to power up after 'bingo', Steve showed up early (9:30 pm) to see how it was all coming together. Walking into the Royal, he found the place packed to the hilt - literally no standing room.
Bingo gone wild would be a fine name for the video. People dancing on the tables, bingo for shooters...toasters, waffle makers...shooters.... yah hooooo.... The place was so full that people were climbing over the equipment on stage to get around - beer and drinks flowing and pouring onto the floor and gear prompted a call for reinforcements, so quickly the rest of the band showed up and formed a human wall at the edge of the stage to protect their stuff.
As Bingo came to a rousing end, and yells of anticipation erupted from the crowd and from the staff in expectation of the mayhem that was about to begin, the band moved their gear into position as tables and couches were moved off the dance floor. With no time to change into their costumes, the band fired up into 3 - Eyed Farm Boy, and they never looked back. BBT rocked hard from the first note until closing time - no breaks, and no pauses for breath. The band played their standards (3-Eyed, Utopia, George Foreman Grill, and so on) as well as a number of their newer songs from the in-progress rock show (Peanut Butter Tongue, Zombies in the Snow, Zombies in Space, and so on). Crowd favourites included the Johnny Cash covers (including the spontaneous rendition of 'Boy Named Sue') and Zombies in the Snow..... Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' has never been played to such an audience response anywhere, anytime before either.
Of course 'War Pigs' was put forth at 110% to the usual mid-song free-flowing instrumentation , and cheers for a repeat....
The dance floor was packed all night, and with over 200 people in attendance the show has gone down as one of the best for the boys. The show did not use videos or black lights, but the strobes, confetti, and toilet paper guns were in full-on mode. Yessirree, this wasn't the first time the floor was so crowded the band played with their backs to the dancers to protect their equipment, and it won't likely be the last one!!!
It was a fine night in that the dancing never let up, and neither did the band. It isn't every show where beer glasses and bras fly and people have to wait their turn to get onto the dance floor....
The next show is at the Royal on March 28th. Be there.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Don't Take My Word For It....
Here is an article from the 'Fernie Fix' written about the band's summer tour:
http://www.ferniefix.com/september-07-issue-10#attachments
A well written descriptor of an adventure in travel.....
http://www.ferniefix.com/september-07-issue-10#attachments
A well written descriptor of an adventure in travel.....
January 19, 2008 - A Classic Rocking Show
The Brickhouse in Fernie saw BBT take the stage once again. With an excellent poster advertising the show, the room was packed as the band took to the stage at bout 9:00 PM. This was a traditional 'black shirt' rock show. From the opening tune to the encore the band keep the water boiling all night long.
This show was a foursome, with Andrew sidelined with a broken hand. BBT brought Erin to the stage to sing some backing vocals on the pieces from the developing rock opera, and her voice added a lot to the flavour of the songs.
Once again the music was tight - with one or two unique on-stage modifications to songs (some might say 'fuck-ups', I like to say otherwise), and one terribly rude drunken fool coming into the bar with a foghorn who attempted to interrupt a song. Well, after being chase out of the bar, things got back to a boil right away.
A very good night was had by all.
Next show: February 19th, 2008 @ 'The Royal' in Fernie BC
This show was a foursome, with Andrew sidelined with a broken hand. BBT brought Erin to the stage to sing some backing vocals on the pieces from the developing rock opera, and her voice added a lot to the flavour of the songs.
Once again the music was tight - with one or two unique on-stage modifications to songs (some might say 'fuck-ups', I like to say otherwise), and one terribly rude drunken fool coming into the bar with a foghorn who attempted to interrupt a song. Well, after being chase out of the bar, things got back to a boil right away.
A very good night was had by all.
Next show: February 19th, 2008 @ 'The Royal' in Fernie BC
New Years Eve 2007
Well, BBT ended the amazingly successful 2007 year at 'The Brickhouse' in Fernie BC. The band set up quite a show with new videos (and equipment), streamers, confetti, and costumes.
The band took the stage at about 10 PM dressed up as superheros (Captain America), legends (Thor), and seasonal favourites (Santa, well Evil Santa). Opening with some laid-back new tunes (as per the request of the booking) the band quickly found out that the audience - out for new years, not to see BBT - wanted to 'rock'. So, out with the set list and into the rock show.
Things remained oddly quiet until midnight when everyone got up, 'shared tongues', and danced until closing time. The show went well, all things considered - the band was 'tight', and the sound quality was good.
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