NEW 07/13/08 West Stettler Park Event A Success!! Powersludge's performance at West Stettler Park was a success with about 150 people showing up in support. Special guests Tuff Love got the night rolling in rawk, warming up the crowd with a twin guitar combo that cranked the heat on an all ready scorching summer day. Powersludge, in the headline position, finished them off. In typical fashion, Powersludge hammered the crowd with a constant barrage of music, rarely taking a break and only introducing a few of the evening's set list. New guitar slinger Matt Jarmin did a great job on his debut performance and we look forward to hearing more from the boys real soon...
06/23/08
Powersludge Announces New Guitarist.
Powersludge
officially announced today that the new
replacement, for the guitarist position left vacant by Steve Fooks, will be none
other than Matt Jarmin. Matt's work with Last Call, and later with
Electric Indian, makes him an easy fit to sleaze metallers Powersludge.
"We've got together with Matt a few times now and really enjoy hanging out.
He's been picking up the material quite quickly and we are sure that he will add
a lot to the equation," stated frontman Shaman Crowe. Drummer Mike
Gunderman further
commented, "I'm just happy to have a guitar player and look forward to playing
live again real soon... Matt's a good guy and so far we've been making great
progress." Alberta fan's first chance to check out Matt will be July 12,
2008 at West Stettler Park with special guests Tuff Love.
06/19/08 YouTube Pulls "Hot As Hell" Video. YouTube pulled the Powersludge music video for "Hot As Hell" today after it received 1,792 hits. The music video which boasted to contain scenes of nudity, alcoholism, drug abuse and other unsavory subjects has been removed due to terms of use violations. Do not fear however, pissoffrecords.com will be posting the whole uncensored version online real soon!
06/01/08
Wookie Walks Out!!
There have been rumours circulating that Steve "The
Wookie" Fooks was leaving the group
Powersludge recently. Not ones to ever take the rumour mill seriously,
pissoffrecords.com decided not to mention these allegations until either proven
or disproven by Powersludge themselves. In a surprise announcement today
those rumours were unfortunatly confirmed; Steve Fooks is no longer Rythmn
Guitarist for Powersludge. When asked to comment on the announcement,
Shaman Crowe stated "numerous calls and attempts to contact Mr. Fooks have left
us no choice but to assume that we are without a guitarist at this point."
There has been little or no contact with Steve since Powersludge's performance
at the Performing Arts Center in Stettler and that has left the group in a race
to fill the vacant spot before this summer's cross Canada tour. "I really
enjoyed making music with Steve," continued Shaman, "but unfortunalty his level
of commitment is not up to the expectations of
Powersludge. I have tried my best to keep him in the band and to try and
talk this out rationally but to no availe. Steve has got to want to have
that conversation in the first place and it's a bullet that he's been ducking
for quite some time. The show must go on with or without him and that's
exactly what we'll do." Steve was unavailable for comment.
05/18/08 Special Guests Announced For Outdoor Show. Powersludge has announced that sleaze rockers Tuff Love will join them as openers for their July 12, 2008, performance at West Stettler Park. The event which starts at 7 pm, will be a FREE ALL AGES SHOW!
05/16/08 Vote For Your Favorite 3 Powersludge Songs! We want you to tell us what you think the best 3 Powersludge songs are. Send your submissions to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Powersludge/6284417426 as a message and we'll let you know why by the end of next weekend...!
03/31/08 All Ages Show A Success!! Powersludge's appearance at Stettler's Performing Arts Center went off without a hitch. The footage culled from the evening's performance by Powersludge (which consisted of 2 sets), "looks fantastic and the audio tracks are crisp and tight," according to a group insider. The event was captured on film by the local High School's Comm/Tech class and on live audio by Steve "I Can Blow Up Anything" Hamilton which will eventually surface as a double live CD and DVD package titled "Every Eye Dry In The House - An Intimate Evening With Powersludge." Release date pending fall.
03/26/08 Free All Ages Concert At West Stettler Park. Powersludge has announced plans to appear on the West Stettler Park Mainstage on Saturday, July 12, 2008. With an unannounced guest opening the event, Powersludge will take to the stage at 8 pm, finishing up at about 10:30 pm. Seating is first come first serve and lawnchairs are welcome. More information coming soon...
03/26/08 Horns Up & Jagers Down Tour 2008 Kicks Off March 29, 2008. Powersludge will kick off the first scheduled date of Horns Up & Jagers Down Tour 2008 at the Stettler Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The first ever all ages show for Powersludge will start 8 pm (doors open at 7pm) and will be filmed and audio recorded for a future commercial release. Working in conjunction with William E. Composite High School, Powersludge are looking forward to earning new fans while maintaining their rabid following. When asked why an all ages show, Shaman Crowe stated "it had come to our attention that some children were being kicked out of school for wearing our shirts at a very young age. We decided that it may be possible that we were overlooking the youth with our steadfast regimine of 18 plus shows. We also aproached Darren Fleishhacker at the local High School and decided that it made sense to record at the PAC."
01/29/08 Meet & Greet Packages Available For All Ages Show. Piss Off Records has 20 limited standing room only meet & greet packages for sale. At a cost of $20, packages include general admission club section ticket, autographed CD, special promotional items, backstage meet & greet with Powersludge, and admission to Powersludge AfterParty. Contact Piss Off Records or call 1-403-741-8418 for more information.
01/29/08 PAC Tickets On Sale February 15, 2008. Tickets for Powersludge's all ages show at The Stettler Performing Arts Center will go on sale February 15, 2008, at 10am MST. At a cost of $5 and $10, reserve seating tickets will be available exclusively from Pfeiffer House Of Music in Stettler, AB or via phone at 1-403-742-3777. (There will be a $0.50 service charge on all credit card and telephone orders.) With only 267 seats available, be sure to hurry and get your tickets as this event is sure to sell out! See seating chart for seat location and price ranges.
01/18/08 All Ages Show Confirmed To Take Place on March 29, 2008. Powersludge's all ages show at The Performing Arts Center will take place on March 29, 2008. As mentioned previously the performance will be caught on video by Mr. Fly's film class. New to the fold however is Steve "I Can Blow Up Anything" Hamilton to the digital audio recording desk. As this event contiues to grow we will keep you posted. Tickets sales and price still yet to be announced.
01/15/08 Powersludge To Work With High School. Powersludge announced plans today that would include William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler, AB. Powersludge plans to perform at the PAC (Performing Arts Center) in Stettler for an all ages show that would be captured by Mr. Fleischhacker's class on video. "We have always wanted to play an all ages gig in Stettler," stated Shaman Crowe. "It gives the community something to participate in and gives Powersludge the opportunity to be caught live at our best." The first ever all ages show is set to take place in late March or early April. With tickets to go on sale by the end of next week the exact date of the performance is scheduled to be announced by Wednesday. Stay tuned for more details.
01/11/08 Powersludge Is Approved Of (And Then Denied) Spot At Kowloon Lounge. In a matter of moments what was confirmed as a performance by Powersludge was defuted by members of Kowloon staff. The appearance by Powersludge for a Valentine's performance was vetoed by Kowloon management earlier tonight. The cost they said was extraordinary and that no one in the area would pay a cover charge to carry over the costs of the event. In the revision of earlier performances, Powersludge had promised to play local gigs regardless of limitations. Now that area club owners have had their way it looks as though local audiences may be lucky to catch their hometown heroes in Red Deer, Calgary or Edmonton. "We wanted to be available for our fans at home, but now it looks like we will only be able to get close to home on our tour, which will include Red Deer," said Shaman Crowe about upcoming appearances by Powersludge. "I just can't believe how much opposition we face at home, all we want is to show people a good time, it's ridiculious." Fans are welcomed to let their views be known to the Stettler Independent or www.pissoffrecords.com.
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