Gigs – April

Rick & the Krickets:
April 1 – The Wobbly Scotsmen, Hamilton, ON
April 8 – Frankie’s Bar & Grill, Mount Hope, ON

Burnin’ Ethyl featuring Rick Prinsthal:

April 9 – Brooklyn’s Bar & Bistro, Hamilton, ON
April 15 – Walt’s Beanery, Hamilton, ON with Special guests The Petit Fours

Gigs – March

Rick & the Krickets –
March 11 – Frankie’s Bar & Grill, Mount Hope, ON

Burnin’ Ethyl (featuring Rick Prinsthal)

March 19th- ‘Rockabilly Peep Show’ -‘billy bands’n’burlesque – who could argue with that? Circus Room, Kitchener, ON
March 25th –Stonewalls, Hamilton, ON – with special guests The Driftin’ Drawers.

Gigs – February

Rick & the Krckets

February 11th – Frankies Bar & Grill, Mount Hope, ON

February 18th – The Wobbly Scotsmen, Hamilton, ON

February 25th – The Gladstone Tavern, Hamilton, ON with Burnin’ Ethyl’s Trevor Rogers on bass and vocals

…and don’t forget, Rick’s sitting in with Burnin’ Ethyl this weekend, at Stonewall’s this Saturday (the 29th), with the Driftin’ Drawers (Tim Gibbons’ new band)!

UPDATE 02/07 – Rick’s doing aother gig with the Ethyls – February 26th at the Corktown Tavern, Hamilton, ON

Gigs – January

Rick & the Krickets:

 

Jan 14 – Frankie’s Bar and Grill – Mount Hope, ON ( with Burnin’ Ethyl’s Trevor Rogers on bass & vocals!)

 

Jan 21  – The Wobbly Scotsmen, Hamilton, ON

Gigs – December

Rick & the Krickets –

Dec: 4th – The Crazy Clover, Stoney Creek, ON

Dec 17th – The Gladstone Tavern, Hamilton, ON 

Dec. 31st – New Year’s Eve Party- The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 163 – the Krickets plus special guests!

Jim Clench 1949-2010

Jim Clench, one of the most influential bassists ever in Canada, passed away after an extended battle with lung cancer November 2. He was 61. He replaced Jim Henman in April Wine  in 1972, just before they recorded their seminal album, “On Record”, and later replaced Fred Turner in Bachman-Turner Overdrive  . (Necessitating a name change. After that, they were simply called “BTO”.)

I’ve often wondered if Jim ever realized what a huge influence he was on almost every kid to ever pick up a bass in Canada. In 1974, you couldn’t get a gig if you couldn’t play the bass breakdown in the middle of “Drop Your Guns”. he was also a very good (though not prolific) songwriter,writing such Wine hits as “Cat’s Claw” and Oowattanite”.

Here is Wine, in all their glory, doing their cover of Hot Chocolate’s  “Could Have Been a Lady” for Canadian TV. Speeded up a bit, and with a new bassline not in the original, Wine’s version became an instant classic.

Gigs – November

Rick & the Krickets –

 

November  6 The Gladstone Tavern, Hamilton, ON  – (Rick’s birthday bash – come on out!)

November 26 Frankies Bar & Grill, Mount Hope, ON

Gigs – October

Rick & the Krickets:

October 12th -the Corktown Tavern, Hamilton, ON -opening slot for the Burnin’ Ethyl  CD release party – ‘Pop the Hood’
October 15th – Frankie’s Bar & Grill, Mount Hope, ON
Octobder 16th –The Boston Manor, Burlington, ON Nelson & Central High Schools alumni meet up -Rick and the Krickets plus Channel 5 members Doug Barlett and Dave Massey opening for Bon Jovi Forever.
October 30th – The Crazy Clover  Hallowe’en party.

September Gigs

Rick & the Krickets

Sept 4th –The Gladstone Tavern, Hamilton, ON ( show is being recorded )

Acoustic duo with Rick & Lena Montecalvo ( The Caretakers, Barry Mac and the One-Eyed Jacks) 

Sept 11 – The Plough and Harrow,  Burlington, ON

August Gigs

 

Rick & the Krickets –

 

Aug. 13 – Wobbley Scotsmen, Hamilton, ON

Aug. 15 – James Street District Block Party, Hamilton, ON (James Street North afternoon, time TBA)

Aug. 15 – Carrigan Arms,  Burlington, ON 

Aug. 20 – Frankie’s Bar & Grill, Mount Hope, ON (early start! – 8 – 12 PM)

Aug. 29 –  The Crazy Clover, Stoney Creek, ON (Sunday matinee 4 – 8 PM)