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rock ‘n’ roll
Local cover bands bring back sounds of decades past
band extravaganza, featuring three drummer, formerly played as a
bands, all of whom specialize in one second drummer for Nomeansno,
“We all dress up, put of three eras of classic rock: the ‘60s, a Vancouver-based punk band who
‘70s, and ‘80s. formed in Victoria in the late ‘70s
on our wigs, get out “We sound like we’re straight and are still active today.
there, and just rock the out of the ‘60s,” says Younger than “I’ve been playing drums for
hell out of the place.” Yesterday lead guitarist Josh Weed. almost 30 years,” he says. “I’ve
“We go to great pains to play the played with a lot of Victoria bands
Laura Petriello songs accurately, and not to take over the years, but now I’m happy
rock of ages any liberties with them, unlike some to be playing with Rock of Ages. It’s
cover bands.” really fun when we’re playing classic
Weed’s ‘60s oldies band covers rock songs and getting everyone
rock icons of that decade, including dancing.”
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Free Ride, a band highlighting
and The Kinks, and features front- the ‘70s, is the newest act in the
man Bryan Politano (a.k.a. Rock show, rounding out the event with
Lindsay), who played in veteran their debut performance. Appro-
Victoria rock band Roxxlyde dur- priately, the band stretches across
Lauren Duggan ing the ‘80s. generations: their bassist, Dan Pol-
Contributing writer Rock of Ages, another band on itano, a Victoria artist also known
the bill, has been playing shows for for his solo recordings, is the son of
Those tired of going to a dance over a year. Younger Than Yesterday’s frontman
club to hear the same repetitive “We all dress up, put on our Bryan Politano.
dubstep beats should try going wigs, get out there, and just rock
back to a time when rock and roll the hell out of the place,” says lead Decades of Rock
was king. singer Laura Petriello, who was one 9 pm, Saturday December 3
An upcoming live show at Me- of the 10 finalists in Victoria Idol. Metropolis, $10 lauren duggan/nexus
tropolis promises to be a cover- Ken Kempster, the band’s metropolisconcert.com Rock of Ages, one of Victoria’s retro-happy cover bands, rock the hell out.
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