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About Me

Smiling Politely The band consists of Duane and Dave Keogh, two brothers who have carved a distinct musical presence across Canada, the USA, and the greater part of Northern Europe over the last few years. Touring 8 - 9 months out of the year at major festivals, concert halls and clubs with Maximum Music/Universal Records recording artists The Town Pants, the two seize every opportunity to perform their particular style of acoustic melodies whenever they can.
Smiling Politely perform a wide variety of music in their live show, no artist is safe and no style is left behind. Johnny Horton, Jack johnson, Pearl Jam, Louis Prima, The Killers, Foo Fighters, not even TV theme songs are safe from being dusted off and let loose with no concern for the consequences. The set list is nothing if not completely unpredictable. Described as "A rib-tickling romp of bonfire songs gone right"!
JOHNNY LEROUX! will be joining the brothers this week for both Thursday and Friday's performances.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/24/2006
Band Members:Duane Keogh on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar Dave Keogh on Vocals and Lead Guitar, Dino DiNicolo, or Mike Michalkow on Percussion.

Homeless Joe occasionally ads his Junkyard charm using a wide variety of harmonicas as well as his unique collection of mellifluous toys.
Influences: Pearl Jam, Louis Prima, The Killers, White Lion, The Weakerthans, Frank Sinatra, Knight Rider, Disney Movies, Stone Temple Pilots, Temple of the Dog, John Cougar Melancamp, The Mavericks, Dwight Yokem, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Goo Goo Dolls, The Greatest American Hero, Homeless People, Bon Jovi, Grandma and Grandpa, The Ward Family, Keogh Clan, John Denver, Elvis Presley, Crowded House, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Eric Clapton, Johnny Leroux, The Town Pants, Clancy Brothers, Foo Fighters, The Bedbugs, The Beatles, The Monkeys, pretty much all bands that start with the word "The", Tiny Tim, Big Tim, Average Tim, Jack Johnson, American Idol contestants etc...
Sounds Like: Smells Like, Feels Like, Tastes Like, Everything you've ever heard before... but different.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Easter Hump

After 40 Days and 40 nights it's time we ATTACK THE WAGON!Join us for our Annual Easter HUMP- THIS WEDNESDAY(April 4th) at TC Lions Pub!SPREAD THE WORD!...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:28:00 PST

We're Back at Mahony & Sons(UBC) every Thursday!

Dave and Duane Keogh will be joined by Johnny Leroux and/or Dino DiNicolo every Thursday night to quench our tremendous thirst for...attention.HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:31:00 PST

THE TOWN PANTS at Limerick Junction DEC 30th!!

THIS IS going to be the best party of 2006!Hope to see you there!
Posted by Smiling Politely on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:49:00 PST

CHEAP Drinks & LIVE Music EVERY Thursday Night...

Duane got his Molson Canadian peeps to support the Thursday night performances, and lower the drink prices...*We're also performing downtown Vancouver every Thursday night at TC Lions Pub (888 West Co...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:18:00 PST

Downtown Vancouver THIS Friday Night!

Okay, so enough of you asked for a downtown Vancouver show so we booked one.THIS Friday, we're doing an early show at TC Lions Pub, and Johnny Leroux will be filling in for Dave making it an incredibl...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:36:00 PST

Make an advance REQUEST through email...

Alright, so everyone has different tastes agreed? Here at Smiling Politely HQ we aim to please, and we're interested in broadening our musical horizons...If you think of a song (preferably from this ...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:44:00 PST

We have a few NEW SONGS on the profile!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our shows on the weekend.We put a few of the live recordings on our profile... More to come soon!CHEERS!Duane & Dave...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:30:00 PST

We did a rough recording of last Friday night!

Hey everyone,We finally put a couple of music samples on our profile. This was just recorded straight to an MD recorder off the board, but it certainly gives ya'll a taste. Have a listen!...
Posted by Smiling Politely on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:24:00 PST