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It is with great sadness and sorrow that we bear the tragic news of the passing of our dear friend, Sky Saxon.
We learned of Sky's illness late last week and had hoped with all of our hearts for the best. On Monday morning, his condition worsened and Sky was hospitalized in an ICU in South Austin TX, pending further tests. It was suspected that he suffered from an internal organ infection.
Sky Saxon died just a few hours ago, this morning.
We are all truly stunned and saddened. Our hearts and prayers go out to his lovely wife, Sabrina, and to family, friends and the 900 Million People Daily whom he's lifted and touched with his music and strength through the years. Sky's passed on to celestial fields, but his energy and spirit remain eternal.
The flower children march on...
Wooly Weekend 2009 will be dedicated to the memory and exuberance of Sky Saxon. While there can never be a replacement, rest assured that we will shape together a fitting bash in unstoppable Sky fashion; Our concern right now is with the loss of our friend.
To anyone with a passing interest in 1960s garage music and appreciators of the timeless nature of basic rock and roll, the Seeds impact surely holds unequivocal. For a good many of us, Sky's force paved unhinged directions; tuning in and turning on to something far greater and more important than just old rock and roll records... We are truly sad that Sky Saxon will not be with us in August, but his influence will certainly be felt.
Through those raw & searing Sixties recordings, the Seeds are firmly planted as lasting primeval classics: The simple propelling organ riffs, frantic choking vocal delivery and three-chord machine-gun momentum weave a web of raw and abrasive auditory sensation that will continue to traverse the perpetual sound waves for as long as cool people endure to blast their records.
The spaceship that had carried Sky to this world has departed and with sadness in our hearts, we bid fond farewell to a beloved friend, true legend and musical soul, the likes of which we're unlikely to come across anytime soon. Sky's embarked on a far out trip, and we'll surely miss him.
We hope you've found the entranceway to play...
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE LOCALLY, AT THE FOLLOWING FINE RECORD SHOPS IN MONTREAL, QC:Le Pick-Up
169 Avenue des Pins Est
(514) 849-9484
Métro: Sherbrooke
Primitive Records
3828 rue St-Denis
(514) 845-6017
Métro: Sherbrooke
Sonik Records
4050 rue Berri (coin Duluth)(514) 288-2113 Métro: Sherbrooke
Sound Central
4486 avenue Coloniale(514) 393-4495 Métro: Mont-Royal
Cheap Thrills2044 rue Metcalfe
(514) 844-8988
Métro: Peel or BonaventurePLUS sales through
www.Admission.com(service charges apply)
Festival Passes are ONLY available until July 15th, after that we're not printing any more... so grab 'em fast as they're selling quickly!!!
WOOLY WEEKEND! in MONTREAL, QCAUGUST 6th, 7th and 8th, 2009!
The Original Nuggets generation mix it up with today's primitive proponents of the neolithic NOW! cave dwelling set!
THE ELECTRIC PRUNES
Original line-up w/ singer James Lowe, bassist Mark Tulin and guitarist Ken Williams!
LOVE
feat. Original lead guitarist and backing vocalist Johnny Echols + Original drummer Michael Stuart-Ware from the classic 1966-1968 {S/T - Da Capo - Forever Changes} line-up! Backed by Baby Lemonade, the veteran L.A. band that accompanied Love founding member Arthur Lee for over a decade until his death!
SKY 'SUNLIGHT' SAXON
THE SEEDS!
QUESTION MARK AND THE MYSTERIANS
96 Tears, Keep on cryin' baybee!
THE FLAKES
feat. Russell Quan of The Mummies in their FIRST and possibly LAST East Coast performance EVER!
THE GRUESOMES
Montreal's hometown Tyrants of Teen Trash!
THE ALARM CLOCKS
Back From The Grave legends!
THE HYPSTRZ
Twin Cities unsung rock'n'roll savages!
THE MORLOCKS
California's creatures of neo garage punk!
THE HIGHER STATE
Elevate your mind!
FORTUNE & MALTESE AND THE PHABULOUS PALLBEARERS
Motor City mavens of fuzz and farfisa!
THE A-BONES
The World's Greatest Sinners!
NAGG
Junkshop Jivin'
MUCK AND THE MIRES
Mid-Sixties Beat Shakers and Hit Makers!
THE SAFFRON SECT
Canadian psych sorcerers conjure modieval folk rock!
... and they toured/backed Bob Bryden of Canadian Psych legends Christmas!
Les Breastfeeders
Ye-Ye A Go-Go!
THE SUNDAY SINNERS
ex-members of Les Sexareenos!
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Also featuring a SATURDAY afternoon RECORD FAIR hosted by SUNDAZED RECORDS with live bands, DJ's and Free Swag to Give-Away!
And that ain't all! Saturday afternoon, while digging through the hot slop of records and hep stuff at our fair, we'll also be hosting our very own and very first BUDGET ROCK SHOWCASE in Montreal w/ The Teutonics and Jinxes from L.A. plus The Anabolics (NYC), Hazard Lights (Calgary), The Beach Blankets (Ottawa), Sonic Avenues (MTL) and more way out combos!!
And, we've got flicks too!
Catch the Canadian Premier of the New REMAINS documentary, AMERICA'S LOST BAND, TEEN-A-GO-GO, THE LOST SOULS and '60s B-Movie Trash Galore!!!
ALL THIS PLUS an int'l jetset of top DJ's feat. WFMU's own Dave The Spazz, DJ's Vikki Vaden and Suzy Moran of ATL's famous Fringe Factory freak-out, Rhode Island's garage-mod-psych maven Ty Jesso, Toronto's own ace DJ's Flipped Out Phil, Frantic Tim and resident tastemaker Crawdaddy Simon, Jorge of Los Angeles' Real Boss Hoss, Montreal's Sweet Pate & Melo... AND MORE!
GO-GO DANCERS!
PSYCHEDELIC LIGHT SHOWS AND PROJECTIONS!
COLORED SIGHTS AND SOUNDS!
ALL-DAY RECORD FAIR WITH LVIE BANDS!
MONDO ALL-NITERS AND TAIL-SHAKIN' SOIREES!
ROCK'N'ROLL B-MOVIES AND DOCU SCREENINGS!
SCREAMIN' ORGANS!!!
FUZZ GUITARS!!!
WILD TEENBEAT MAYHEM!!!
Nightly Concerts @ Théâtre Plaza, 6505 rue Saint-Hubert
www.theatreplaza.org
*** LIMITED PRE-SALE PASSES ONLINE NOW!!! ***
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR PURCHASING OPTIONS:
If you prefer not to purchase through PayPal, ticket sales will be available through Admission and locally as of this week as well!!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW THROUGH OUR WOOLY WEBSITE!Click the above banner link to be redirected...Also, stay tooned for the final announcement to our festival line-up any day!SEE YOU SOON!
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