ShowBookers
MAURIE KAUFMANN
(250-754-9394)
109 Milton St./Nanaimo/BC/V9R 2K4
Tying to put on small shows in Nanaimo. Also: Good quality 12 track recording, cheap.
Bands
BLUE
(Chad Barnstead - 250-390-1978, email - Highway@cowichan.com)
7002 Aulds Rd./Lantzville/BC/V0R 2H0
Chad's solo project is now a band! Two great tapes of experimental alt-emo-rock on Chad's M-Records.
LOGAN
(Chad Barnstead - 250-390-1978, email - Highway@cowichan.com)<)
7002 Aulds Rd./Lantzville/BC/V0R 2H0
Formerly From Maggy To Margaret with a similar sound although a little more intense.
PENAL SERVITUDE
(Maurie Kaufmann - 250-754-9394, Aaron - 250-758-6084)
109 Milton St./Nanaimo/BC/V9R 2K4
An anti-authoritarian trio from Nanaimo. We love
bowling, shopping, cops, school and being sarcastic. Give us a call so we can a) blow up
your town, b) freestyle on tha mic, G, c) play ya a show, or d) all of the above.
SKEKSIS
(Jeff Mortenson, Lee - 250-741-0490)
1652 Crescent View Dr./Nanaimo/BC/V9S 2N4
Really fast with some hardcore and mellow bridges.
WARSAW UNION
(Paul Blything)
6665 Martin Rd./Duncan/BC/V9L 5W1
Hobo-tunes guy moves back to Duncan and goes solo?
Stores
Fascinating Rhythm
(Andrew - 250-758-2888)
Country Club Mall/3200 Island Hwy/Nanaimo/BC
Imports, collectables & t-shirts. CDs, tapes & records. Buy, sell & trade. One of the best stores
I've ever seen in a mall. Good selection of punk and indie rock. Will take items on
consignment.
SOUND HERITAGE
(Jean Lemieux - 250-754-7877, fax - same #)
22 Commercial St./Nanaimo/BC/V9R 5G2
2400 sq. ft. of vinyl - all categories & color-coded for condition. Also, new and used tapes and CDs.
Labels/Distro/Zines
BAD LUCK RECORDS
(Guy Lepage - 250-756-1093, pager - 1-800-888-243-7989)
120-3326 Rock City Rd./Nanaimo/BC/V9T 3H6
I usually sign punk and death metal bands.
HMMPPH
(Anna - 250-248-9769)
#303-4720 Uplands Dr./Nanaimo/BC/V9T 4S7
Feminist zine dealing with issues such as rape, sex violence, eating disorders, sexism, etc.
Dealing with personal experiences of mine and others. Also, interviews with girls in bands and other girl artists.
LANCE ROCK RECORDS
(Jack - 604-753-2362, fax - same number)
1223 College Dr./Nanaimo/BC/V9R 5Z5
Releases garage rock and punk, mainly on 7" vinyl.
M-RECORDS
(Chad Barnstead - 250-390-1978, email - Highway@cowichan.com)<)
7002 Aulds Rd./Lantzville/BC/V0R 2H0
Write him for more info or send a tape of your band.
OtherCoolShit
WILD ROOTS CAFE
(250-753-0200)
299 Wallace St./Nanaimo/BC
Vegetarian. Good buffet table ($6 lunch - 11:30-2 pm), live music on Friday nights with $7 supper buffet.
Vancouver Island locations require a ferry ride and approximately $40 each way just for the
ferries (if you go without a vehicle it still runs $15 return on foot, $20 return with a bike).
There are, however, many places to play up and down the island so it can be worth it for a
mini-tour. The ferry out of Tswassessen (past Delta) takes you to Victoria via Schwartz Bay
while the ferry out of Horseshoe Bay (In West Vancouver/Squamish area) takes you to Nanaimo.