The Bonavista Chain locker Rises Again

The Bonavista Chain locker. The name derives from a now shut down bar in the small town of Bonavista where i personally grew up and spent many teenage dances half cut in the corner waiting to see whos going to be the next fight outside after it shuts down. These guys heard about the good times at the Chain locker and decided what a great name for a band, I personally love it!! The name is great and so is the band. I met three members recently and cant say enough good things about them. Steve Hoskin (guitar/vocals) plays amazingly and has a great voice that carries greatly over the array of different instruments (guitar, drums, bass, slide whistle, clarinet, sax, trumbet are just a few). Mary Beth Waldram plays clarinet and slide whistle and also chimes in on backing vocals that pairs nicely with Hoskins voice. Last but certainly not least who I met this past week was Mr Andrew McCarthy. The guy was nice enough to give me a ride to the dmv, need i say more?? Andrew plays drums in the band as he does in many bands in St John's. A master of the drums he is soon taking a trip to Ghana to study drumming. They all are great people as is their music. This song Pharmakon Floortom is just a taste of what this band can do. A kind of gypsy circus mixed with barroom roma. Its refreshing to hear music like this being played today in the fashion of classic Waits or todays Gogol Bordello. Check these guys out if your in St John's Newfoundland on December the 11, thats this weekend at CBTG's just across from George St on the deck. You will not be dissapointed. Wish I could make it boys. Hope my poster posting helped you out.