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Contact Joey Only
JOEY ONLY: info (at) joeyonly.com
LEAH MARTIN: 604-562-6054
If there is a fundraising event or a revolutionary political event I will do whatever I can to show up and help with my guitar in hand. I’ll even try my best to sound like shit.
I live in Vancouver and have been making trips through Canada more regularly to play, so even if you live in an obscure or possibly ugly town, give it a thought to bringing me up toplay…cuz I’ll do anything to sing except begging. I like to perform as much as possible as it gets my music out, but more importantly it gets the message of class struggle out in to new places! I believe we need to use music to normalize revolutionary behaviour, and invade the club scene with our message, take over the airways and even brainwash kids into hating the pigs and bastards with good music.
Extra thanks to my always evolving team of helpers. You help me out so much,until you get sick of me.
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WEB ADMINISTRATION: ricardo (at) joeyonly.com
JOEY ONLY OUTLAW BAND
www.joeyonly.com
www.myspace.com
Presskit
joeyonly_presskit.zip
(includes following text, pictures, and poster)
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH JOEY ONLY OUTLAW BAND:
www.joeyonly.com
www.myspace.com
-Joey Only is working on a new album with Corwin Fox for late 2009 called TRANSGRESSION TRAIL
-Joey Only Outlaw Band is touring BC and Alberta in February 2009, opening for Geoff Berner’s CD release on February 27th at the Biltmore in Vancouver and welcoming Hank Bobbitt from Germany on March 17th at Cafe Duex Soliels
-Joey Only continues to produce SOUND RESISTANCE on Vancouver’s Co-operative Radio (102.7FM) www.coopradio.org. SR! runs every Friday at 10:30-Noon.
BIO OF THE BAND AND THE MAN:
Joey Only. Age 29, homes in Vancouver BC. Born in Trenton Ontario and grew up in Madoc. He’s lived in Hamilton, Lake Louise, Hornby Island and Nanton Alberta. He’s been a singer and performer his entire life.
Multi-instrumentalist, Joey Only plays guitars, bass, upright bass, pedal steel guitar, drums and more.
“For many years I strung a guitar over my shoulder then hitch hiked, train hopped, Greyhounded, flew, drove, walked and cried my way to gigs all over the country…and I did it alone. Alone was no good for me; I got tuberculosis, jailed, lost, broken, beaten and laughed at way too much…so I started a band. I started the OUTLAW BAND so that no one would fuck with me again. It’s working, so watch out. We got a killer line-up…”
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In their first full year they headlined at Artswells and Rockanagan Festivals, toured through all BC and the prairies, played with great bands, been on TV and on radio while even getting our single SOME FIGHTING ADVICE on the college charts.
In year 2 (2007) the Outlaws played all over BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan headlining at Artswells Festival. Joey also toured with UK group Gertrude.
In year 3 the Outlaws toured released the new version of Fire on Anarchist Mountain then toured with Five Star Homeless and Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies.
Adding to his list of accomplishments is Joey Only’s new movie “NO GLAMROCK COUNTRY STAR” which is they story of a radical folk singers journey through Canada.
Life is good for an Outlaw so long as the guns are loaded. Come hang with us, we got hash, moonshine, potato wine and good times!
-JOEY ONLY’S PLAYED EVERY PROVINCE & MAJOR CITY IN CANADA BETWEEN 2004-2006.
-JOEY HAS PLAYED 100 SHOWS A YEAR FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS
SOME ARTISTS JOEY ONLY’S APPEARED WITH:
Anne Feeney, Dave Lippman, Rae Spoon, Geoff Berner, RiotFolk (Evan Greer), The Rebel Spell, Killaloe Rastaman-Rick Reimer, Washboard Hank, Lance Loree, Jason Burnstick, Leela Gilday, Subhumans, David Roy Parsons, Kinnie Starr, Corwin Fox, CR Avery, Bunchofuckingoofs, Hippiecritz, Taberfucks, Mass Grave, Poser Disposer, Ora Cogan, Mamaguroove, Wax Mannequin, Sarah Noni Metzner, Chris Chandler, The Persecuted, The Ripcordz, Po’Girl, Flying Folk Army, Leslie Alexander, Ana Bon-Bon, Linda McRae, Rodney Decroo, David Rovics, Murray Boal, Kevin Kane…and lotsa more
POSITIVE REVIEWS:
“An anarchist sort of Stomping Tom Connors,” Bob Nixon, Canada Now, CBC News.
“The voice of the movement,” Dr. Heidi Rimke PHD, professor of sociology at the University of Winnipeg
“If you smoke enough pot you will swear you are out riding the range with Joey Only and his gang of freak outlaws.” Chris Walter, punk fiction writer in Vancouver about the new Joey Only Outlaw Band CD.
“…sounds a bit like a defiantly DIY version of a young Bob Dylan, this being partly because of Only’s world-weary voice and partly because of his phrasing,” Mike Usinger, Music editor of the Georgia Straight, August 2005.
“In our humble opinion he might be the next Utah Philips,” 16th Annual Under the Volcano programme 2005.
“Rarely have I heard a band with so much musical talent combined with so much integrity. The Joey Only Outlaw Band have left a huge impact on me and the rest of the lucky folk who chanced upon them in Kelowna (BC) this October,” Sarah Williard, CIRO Program Director.
“Joey comes from the Marmora area, a place that’s only got two names in the phone book…and Only is one of them,” Washboard Hank.
“Joining Washboard Hank is Vancouver’s own Joey Only-that is if the pig magnet doesn’t get arrested on the way to the show,”
Georgia Straight ‘Straight Choices” section October 26th, 2006.
“Joey Only a textbook example of effective activism” – title of Edmonton SEE Magazine article in May 2006.
“Joey Only provided a clearcutting tone to help project the bands messages, whether they were political or an invitation to party. He also fused his country/bluegrass sound with his advanced skills by playing very nice solos,” Dheni Walsh, Capilano College Courier, February 2007.
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