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About Me

... From the ashes of The Fat Dave Crime Wave comes the blues injection aptly named The Fat Dave Sound Wave. As a conscious effort to maintain the momentum attained in 'The Fat Dave Crime Wave' as well as trying to prevent too many people drawing too many comparisons to his former project, Fat Dave finds himself moving in a bluesier, rootsier... and more R&B direction.
Drawing some of his 'dirt under the fingernails' influence from the likes of Muddy Waters, Elmore James & Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac as well as the upbeat R&B flavour of Ray Charles, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke while maintaining the energy & rock & roll flavour he's acquired over the years and brings to every stage, Fat Dave aims to broaden his audience without alienating any of his current fans & followers.
The Fat Dave Sound Wave is dynamic and undeniable.
Dust off your turn-table... it won't be long before a record drops, and rest assured it'll be available on the only format that can handle it.
Bringin' it on home...
'Fat' Dave Johnston
The Fat Dave Sound Wave
I edited my profile with a pair of aces & a bottle of white lightning .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/24/2005
Band Website: thefatdavesoundwave.com
Band Members: The Fat Dave Sound Wave
'Fat' Dave Johnston -
(guitar & lead vocals) - current

Harvey Wallbanger -
(drums) - current

Rob MacKroth -
(bass & vocals) - current

The Fat Dave Crime Wave (2005-2008)

Liam Harvey Oswald -
(guitar & bg vocals) - '08

Eric Ginn -
(drums) - '07-'08

Paul 'Duke' Paetz -
(drums & vocals) - '05-'07

Steve Loree -
(guitar & bg vocals) - '05-'07

David Leigh -
(drums) - '05-'06

John Phillips -
(bass & bg vocals) - '05-'08

'Fat' Dave Johnston -
(guitar & lead vocals) - '05-'08

The debut album from
The Fat Dave Crime Wave
entitled
"Brothers & Sisters... This is Rock & Roll"

Click here to buy online
from CD Baby.com

"Brothers & Sisters... This is Rock & Roll"
is also available through
The iTunes store.

AIDS benefit compilation released on
"The Shack Records"
entitled
"The Only Constant is Change"

featuring
"people like you & me"
by
The Fat Dave Crime Wave

Sounds Like:"... think ZZ Top meets Social Distortion, with whiskey soaked vocals & a driving beat" - See Magazine

"In a world of experimental bullshit, isn’t it great to know that there’s still a place where we can go to get a dose of our venerated rock & roll" - Vue Weekly

"Some compare the band to Jon Spencer, but I like Fat Dave as a frontman better." - The Edmonton Sun

"This album may have revitalised my marriage." - Boh Woodward, FENDER Musical Instruments

"Gritty, Salacious... Fist pumping" - Exclaim! Magazine

If ’Fat’ Dave is guilty of any crime, it’s producing the crystal-meth equivalent of an album." - The Edmonton Journal

"... straight up rock and roll a la ZZ Top, (Fat Dave) hasnâ€™t made a departure from the punk rock that he was well known for in the beginnings of his musical career." - Beatroute Magazine

"Like a more bluesy Satriani" - The Four Horsemen

"Relentless blues-punk... (Fat Dave) will finally be releasing a statement more permanent than his ass-kicking live show" - Vue Weekly
Record Label: Face For Radio
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Movin & Shakin things up... ADIOS, CRIME WAVE!!!

Hey all,... So the rumours are true, The Fat Dave Crime Wave in all of it’s glory is a thing of the past... and I will be moving forward with a couple of new recuits in a bit of a new direction....
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:56:00 PST

Gong shows...

Hey All,Hope everyone's doing better than we have been lately...Because the last couple of show offers we've had have been a total nightmare. Althoughthe lovely people at S&M Productions have been awe...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:44:00 PST

Upcoming shows and future plans...

Hey all,It's been over a month since the last blog posting, and some things are goin' on...We've been discussing where we want to go and what we want to do with the next batch of songs we've got going...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:49:00 PST

Beginnings & Endings

Hey,Well this New Year's Eve was a blast... 40 Thieves were great, J.S. & The W's were a good time & The Johnsons ripped it up. The turn-out was awesome, so thanks to everyone that made it out... and ...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:20:00 PST

New Year’s Eve update... + more music available from the FDCW

Hey all,I hope everyone's Christmas season was just swell.Thought I'd drop a note to anyone confused by the advertising for the New Year's Eve show this year as I realise that some ads say that Our Me...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:52:00 PST

New Years Eve... and FENDER gives a nod to The Fat Dave Crime Wave

Hey all, Your next opportunity to see The Fat Dave Crime Wave live is going to NEW YEAR'S EVE (Monday, December 31st) at The Pawn Shop on Whyte Avenue & 105th Street in Edmonton. Other bands that nigh...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:01:00 PST

"SEE Magazine’s best band" article

Hey all you Crime-Wavers...Just a quick note & public thanks to the crew of SEE-tards of varying & diverse musical backgrounds that put the list of "Edmonton's Best Bands" together for this week's iss...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:59:00 PST

Projections for the winter

Hey all!!!Thanks to all that have come out to the last few shows... it means a lot.In the next little while we'll be focusing mainly on putting new songs together for what is to come in the spring. We...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:55:00 PST

F.F.R. Compilation & Other News

Hey all,Our label, Face For Radio is putting a little compilation together of punk/rock/roll/etc. type bands from all over Canada, so if you or anyone you know play in a kick-ass band, or make kick-as...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:01:00 PST

EDMONTON BLUES SOCIETY CANCELS FAT DAVE CRIME WAVE

Hey all,Our all ages show must go on without us on account of the fact that we've been deemed too heavy, loud & unruly for the Edmonton Blues Society.One of these days, either we'll change our evil wa...
Posted by The Fat Dave Sound Wave on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:20:00 PST