NXNE NEEDS A KICK IN THE EYE

Vancouver band Kick in the Eye performs at Canada's largest new music festival in Toronto: North by Northeast 2002.

Kick in the Eye is a good-time rock 'n' roll band from beautiful British Columbia. Donnie and Marian Lochrie combine honky-tonk shuffles, glam guitars, and Beach Boys-style vocal arrangements into what they call "country-fried boogie". Toronto will get a taste of this when Kick in the Eye performs at Healey's on June 6, 2002:

North By Northeast (NXNE) is Canada's leading new music festival. In just seven years it has become recognized worldwide as both a working festival for musicians and an essential gathering in the music industry's calendar. The best independent and emerging bands from around the world are featured in an awesome, club-hopping frenzy.(www.nxne.com)

Along with fresh material, Kick in the Eye will be playing popular tracks from their debut CD Rock and Roll Needs A Kick in the Eye. The CD has been garnering rave reviews and airplay all over the world. Recently, an Australian reviewer wrote, If you like great, no nonsense rock & roll in the old sense, then this band is certainly going to make a big impression." Kick in the Eye is receiving airplay in Canada, Germany, Britain, and the United States. Music fans young and old seem to enjoy their unique style of music. As one excited listener put it: You play old country in a totally new way!" Dont miss this rare opportunity to experience Kick in the Eye live in Toronto!

For a full press kit, contact the band at their website: www.kickintheeyemusic.com

Show Specifics

Date and Time: June 6th, 2002 - 10:00 pm
Location: Healeys - 178 Bathhurst, Toronto

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