Across Canada: POW Tour
ACROSS CANADA: POW TOUR
BAM! CRASH! The P.O.W. tour hits Canada… HARD
WHEN YOU START A CROSS CANADA TOUR WITH 3 GROUPS, 11 MEN, 2 VANS, 1 TRAILER AND 12 SHOWS IN A ROW TO START, YOU RUN THE RISK THAT YOUR HEART AND SOUL WILL BE TORN ASUNDER EARLY ON. AS THE HEAT OF THE LIFESTYLE BURNS A COOL WHITE, AND THE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF TOURING CREAKS WITH EVERY TURN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT THERE WILL BE BLOOD, AND MUD, AND ALSO TEARS. JOSH MARTINEZ AND PISSED OFF WILD, EVIL EBENEZER AND THE LYTICS TEAM UP WITH EXCLAIM MAGAZINE TO THROW THIS PARTY INTO OVERDRIVE FOR 16 DATES ACROSS CANADA.
We also happened to coincide this tour run with the Stanley Cup run of the HomeTown Vancouver Canucks. In fact, The LYTICS, from Winnipeg, MB, are also big sports winners, as their Winnipeg Jets have returned to the flock. I also can say that I heard a great name for the new team, if they are to sway from the former name of the Jets: I propose the Winnipeg Winter – I can’t think of a single thing more intimidating than winter in Winnipeg. First Show is at Lucky Bar in Victoria and after the customary introductions of all members of all groups, we jump to the hotel and watch the Canucks break a scoreless tie with less than a minute to play. Big Wins for Big Times.
The show was packed to the gills with the spillover from the Canucks win and the hungry faithful of the Camobear crew and their sound. 3 incredible performances later, the Victorian cityfolk were satiated, there were towels full of sweat, and no one was dead. This was all to the good. Vancouver was similarly bananas, and night 3 involved the suburban outskirts of Coquitlam, where many confused patrons were won over by the positive upbeat songs of The LYTICS, the stage presence and cadence of EVIL EBENEZER and the overwhelming strut of Ol Man Martinez.
Needless to say we made it through the weekend and things are going great. I did lose my phone and one of the two sets of van keys, so I’m kind of on fire out here, but other than that, we are making many things happen. Come out to our final show in Halifax on the 24th and check the good times.
Tour Dates for Josh Martinez and Pissed Off Wild: June 1, Lucky Bar, Victoria BC June 2, Red Room, Vancouver BC June 4, Pemberton Hotel, Pemberton BC June 5, Sapphire Club, Kelowna BC June 6, Spirit Bar, Nelson BC June 7, Dickens Pub, Calgary AB June 8, Rivers Pub, Kamloops BC June 9, Drake Inn, Canmore AB June 10, Cosmo Centre, Saskatoon SK June 11, Pyramid Club, Winnipeg MB, June 16, El Mocambo, NXNE, Toronto ON June 24, Seahorse Tavern, Halifax NS
