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KICKING TELEVISION

About Me


Kicking Television is a rock band based in Montreal whose sound has been compared to Mc5, Pixies, Modest Mouse, The Fall and Vox Pop. In tune with the band's home neighborhood of Verdun, Kicking Television's music is presented without artifice or ill-fitting decorum: it is raw, passionate, at times melancholy, yet also unerringly hopeful. Kicking Television is defined by its live performances - shows are packed with infectious, explosive energy, and an unhinged sense of urgency. Lead singer Jason Lopes’ frenetic movements often take him into the crowd, flailing away, and simply dancing his ass off. Guitarists Terry Boisvert's and Mitch Davies’ interplay on guitar weaves a tapestry that is at once fervent and dynamic, yet melodic and tuneful. Members of the rhythm section, composed of Desmond Joanes on bass and Rob de Koninck on drums, are wont to outwit each other with improvised breaks, all the while keeping the whole thing whip-tight. On May 1st 2008, Kicking Television released their debut EP, Muscles Shape Bones, recorded at Dirt Studios on Analog tape. The EP was recorded in 19 hours, capturing the intensity of the band’s live performances.
Dimming Eyeballs In Hyperspace
live at Zoobizarre
Sunday, August 28th, 2007

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/06/2007
Band Members: Jason Lopes: lead vocals
Mitch Davies: guitars and vocals
Terry Boisvert: guitars and vocals
Desmond Joanes: bass
Robert de Koninck: drums

Influences: Babe Ruth , MC5
Melvins , Devo
The Ventures , The Beatles
Meshuggah , T.REX
at the drive-in , Television
Goblin Cock , Neil Young
TOOL , Black Sabbath
The Ladies , The Jesus Lizard
The Rolling Stones , Love
Wilco , Led Zeppelin
Patti Smith , ozma
Tom Waits , Elliott Smith
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

ALBUM ART & TRACK LISTING

                  to be released soonish......... ... .. .FRONTBACK FRONTBACK
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:52:00 GMT

EP and SHOWS

Well then,    The mixing for the EP is coming to an end and we're looking foward to playing some shows, a CD launch is most likely to happen in March or April depending on how things in...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:56:00 GMT

Been a while?? (the Playhouse + new video + EP)

Things have been busy,              Since our last Playhouse show in September (which, by the way, was a great turnout thanks to everybody that ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:02:00 GMT

the Zoo and updates...

Hello all,We just wanted to say thanks to everyone who made it out to our show last Sunday, Zoobizzare is an awesome venue and we look forward to playing there again one day (sooner than later).And it...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:15:00 GMT

More Shows

Hello all, We have several shows coming up in the next few weeks, the first one being at ZOOBIZARRE with IOA, Conscious and possibly one more act. The doors open at 9:00pm and the show should begin ar...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:56:00 GMT

Bar St.Laurent 2

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who made it to the show last Sunday, it was a great turnout. We'll keep everyone posted about upcoming shows, we are looking into playing a show at the end of Aug...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:49:00 GMT

Another Act

And it's confirmed, Kraken will be playing with us at Bar St.Laurent 2. Visit Kraken's myspace at  http://www.myspace.com/krakenrockmusic, let's say doors open at 8pm. See you there.
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:06:00 GMT

Greetings and Salutations

So we are Kicking Television and this is our first blog, we appreciate you taking time to stop on by and hope you enjoyed. Our overall reason for this post is to state the big "HELLO WE EXIST" and to ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:02:00 GMT