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The Smokes

Cliff 'em hall and oats.

About Me


View The Smokes's EPKCheck out some recent press at:http://www.the-peak.ca/article/4742

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/26/2006
Band Website: thesmokes.ca
Band Members: Ryan Hoben Geoffery Beckard Suzy Easton Evret Tucker Kalvin Olafson
Influences: Pink Floyd. Neil Young. The Dead. Minor Threat. Magnolia Electric Co. The Doors. Ministry. Manowar. Bruce Springsteen. Burt Sprangstien. Young Frankenstien. Old Frankenstien. Gerry Tadisco. Tesco Vee and the Hate Police. GG Allen. Hayden. Fuck, I don't know man.
Sounds Like: Heres what the press has to say:"The Smokes work themselves up into a frenzy the catches like a sparks on the sun-scorched grass"(The Vue Weekly)"Things really start to cook about halfway through, with the irresistible "mountain tree" and its spine tingling shout along chorus." (The Georgia Straight)"A symphony of right on boozed up, smoked out goodness." (Vancouver 24)"Nobody rocks out harder than progressive country rockers The Smokes" (Mote Magazine)"Catchy countrified sing-a-long rock and roll-the kind of drinkable southern hobo jukin that only an asshole wouldn't like." (The Nerve Magazine)"Even a guitar mishap couldn't stop this bad*ss soul string-picking, sweaty mess of righteous talent" (www.BeyondRobson.com)
Record Label: sealbait
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Smokes Stuff....

Hey gang.Wellity wellity. Lots of things have been going on as of late. We got a new bass player. Said bass player left. Eddie Murphy got married and divorced. We got a new drummer named Jeffery. He c...
Posted by The Smokes on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:03:00 PST

More News?

Sooooooooooooooooooo, some semi important Smokes news. Our good friends Jimi and Gram have decided to leave the band. Gram, of course has found a new life as an Amish pastor and Jimi became a very sex...
Posted by The Smokes on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:11:00 PST

Breaktime!

The Smokes are taking a month or so off, vacations and rehab. Thanks to The Jury and T.Machette, the show at the rails was great. Get ready for lots of shows in the fall, including a island tour.PEACE...
Posted by The Smokes on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:19:00 PST

Wicked dance party

Thanks to all who came out to the Black Door show. The fund raisin went well and No Horses and The Hotel Lobs were super fun. The whole night was really drunken and dance filled. Now, on to The Railwa...
Posted by The Smokes on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:52:00 PST

Hallllllo boyce!

Just got back from Pink Floyd. Listening to Datarock and smoked weed with kids from Nanaimo. I'll e lab more about my pizza and wine filled adventures later, but Waters was great and so was his son. I...
Posted by The Smokes on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:02:00 PST

Ok, sorry and some news.

Hello everyone.So, the Smokes are sorry for being so lazy and never really doing anything with our myspace account, so I, Wally, do promise to update this little cocksucker amap, that stands for As Mu...
Posted by The Smokes on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:02:00 PST

Med Hat Blues

We arrived in Medicine Hat looking and feeling like shit and know one really wanted to play.  We played in a Bar called Dublins which was attached to bingo hall which is funny cause we played aft...
Posted by The Smokes on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:51:00 PST

E town blur

After a wonderful 6 hour drive through Evrets past we arrived in Edmonton.  We got a free steak from the Sidetrack, got booze, checked in at the hotel played a great show, flurted some cute nuffi...
Posted by The Smokes on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:03:00 PST

a cold donair

Calgary was last night. All the days and melting into one. I feel strange all the time. I am on drugs. I ate crazy asian medicines and pastes to keep my throat from exploding. I have a feeling tonight...
Posted by The Smokes on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:06:00 PST

hall and opps

Wellity. We just got to Lethbridge. A mere few hours the Fernie and it is called as ice. I'm so cold I'm willing to sacrafice our love. Fernie was so much fun. Free food and booze and rooms all night...
Posted by The Smokes on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:11:00 PST