The Corner of Chatham and Ferry

After many years, Gordie Johnson (formerly of Big Sugar) is returning to Windsor for a one-time-only show — this time as the frontman for Austin, Texas’ GRADY.

Gordie recently stated in an interview with Guitarist UK, “We’re trying to find the common ground between punk, metal and gospel. I like to think we sound like Motorhead just got the job of backing up John Lee Hooker.”

As reviewed in L.A. magazine Access: “GRADY has enough low end buzz and slide guitar to shake down the walls of the Alamo.” Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys lead singer/ Alternative Tentacles owner) has enthused “You guys are the missing link between JuniorBrown and Black Flag.”

This trio of tall Texans will captivate you with a sound somewhere between early ZZ Top and an alien abduction. Equal parts Southern Gospel and Satanic Ritual. Gordie “Grady” Johnson on lead vocals and guitar, “Big Ben” Richardson on bass, and Billy “Thunderball” Maddox beating the drums loud and proud, kneel at the altar of the one-chord stomp and make every show a unique offering.

Advance tickets are available for $10 at Loop, Pogos and the Coach and Horses.

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- LOOP

Join CJAM at the Loop, 156 Chatham St. West in Windsor for a free performance from Tel Quel with opening acts 87 Things For The Future, What Seas, What Shores and (wh)y.m.e(??), just another great CJAM sponsored show, were 91.5 on the FM dial and we’re redefining radio in Windsor Detroit.

Who is Tel Quel? Formed in opposition to the violence of their persona as Die Baader-Meinhoff Gruppe / Red Army Faction, Tel Quel utilizes melody and more gentle sound sources to construct fluid soundscapes that meander through verse-chorus-verse song structures. We continue along this dialectical process in order to bring together the two approaches, yielding what are unique musical performances.

For More Information Adjust Your Web Browser To:

www.cjam.ca
www.myspace.com/telquelmusique
www.myspace.com/dbmgraf
www.myspace.com/whatseaswhatshores
www.myspace.com/soundsbywhyme

All links open in a new window. Event information shamelessly stolen from Facebook .

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- COACH & HORSES

Two CJAM Programs (Earwax & The Motown Hoedown) have created a doozie of a competition for New Year’s Eve 2007.

For $5 (going to benefit CJAM 91.5 FM) here’s what’s up:

Punks covering Johnny Cash songs
VS.
Cowpowkes covering tunes by The Clash

The best band gets an hour of on-air time to perform a live set, or to be interviewed. May the rawest of these bands of both Canadian & American of rebels win!

The Lineup:

-Rose City (debut performance)
-Steve Fields
-Destroy Thy Will
-Johnny Clash
-Ton
-Tim Pak (of The Saltminers)
-Disco Assault
-Scott Funnel’s Special Guests

See the Myspace page “Velvet” Vernon Smith, of “The Motown Hoedown” created for the event:

http://www.myspace.com/themotownhoedown

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Hello, peoples.

It’s been some time coming, but we now have something resembling a full-fledged website.  This is only the barest of essentials for the moment, and many changes are coming that will affect both form and function.  But for the moment, at least, it does.. well..  things.  Which is much better than our previous website, which did more or less nothing.

This will serve as a repository for any news that happens around the building, be it notifications of upcoming events, musings about local happenings, or just random flotsam that happens to flow when one of our administrators has had a few too many Double Muds.

It should be awesome.  Enjoy. 

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