The Criminal Kid

May Long- ROAD TRIP!

2012-05-18T09:00:00.000-07:00

The Criminal Kid is heading on the road this weekend. We're hitting up Calgary and Lethbridge and couldn't be happier!

May 19 - The Blind Beggar Pub - Calgary
with
The Dean Morrison Band
and
Three Head Cobra

May 20 - The Slice - Lethbridge
with
Cosmic Charley

TCK+

2012-04-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

The Criminal Kid is not on Google+! To celebrate, we're going to debut some shots from our recent photo shoot with Rhonda Young-Pilon exclusively on our page. Head on over and check it out!

The Criminal Kid on Google+

Draw Something!

2012-04-21T08:16:00.001-07:00

Well the band has fallen a bit off their work of late thanks to the #1 app out there, Draw Something (or Drawsome as we call it). You play with others to try and draw a word and have them guess it. Tons of fun for all.

If you would like to join us, add us to your games!

RicVoman is Vic
thirdmeich is Mike
PilotDawg is Jeremy

Allysia needs a new phone ;)

We'd love to play with you!

Shows Coming Up

2012-04-14T15:20:00.001-07:00

The Criminal Kid has some great chances to see us play coming up over the next few weeks.

Regina - April 28 - The Exchange - Relay for Life (Cancer Society) fundraiser with Day Trip and Brian Warren. Tickets are $10 with proceeds going to Relay for Life. We will also donate $5 from every T-shirt we sell at the show to the cause as well. All ages!

Regina - May 5 - The Distrikt - Supporting Edmonton's Stone Iris with Regina's Dustin Ritter Band.

Calgary - May 19 - Blind Beggar Pub - our first out of province show! Come on out and have some great rock on your long weekend!

Lethbridge - May 20 - The Slice - Another gig in The Wild Rose Province!

The next few months...

2012-02-26T07:47:00.000-08:00

Well we have now finished tracking out the album at Makeshift Studios. Lea did an excellent job as did our producers, Rob and Dave. We've got a great base product! Now we're looking forward to the mixing process which will turn those great tracks into an awesome album. We've also teamed up with visual artist, Logan Frasier, for our album cover and it's looking great so far!

So when do we get to hear it?

Well, that's up for debate right now. The current window is between June and September this year, with the summer months out of the equation. We'll let you know when we get closer to the date.

The show at O'Hanlon's went very well this weekend and has sparked our drive to play more, and we've got a full slate of shows planned for the coming months including Winnipeg, Calgary, Saskatoon and of course more in Regina!

O'Hanlon's Feb 24

2012-02-21T09:27:00.001-08:00

Well after a long time trying, we finally have one of the things on the bands bucket list in our sites - play at Regina's hugely popular O'Hanlons Irish Pub!

We take the stage at 11 with the headliner TBA. Keep up on our Facebook page for more details!

The Studio so far

2012-01-28T09:32:00.001-08:00

We are now entering our third weekend at Makeshift studios. We have completed 2 songs almost entirely and have a good portion of many more done. Drums are nearly entirely complete, bass, guitar and keyboards are at the halfway mark and we've completed about 20% of the vocals. During the process we've been taking videos, writing a journal and preparing promotional tours, plans and the rest. What we have so far is exceeding expectations and we're getting very excited to see the finished product!

Hi-ho Hi-ho, it's off to the Studio!

2012-01-08T21:41:00.000-08:00

Well after a fun and very busy November and December, we're switching gears from the live performance to studio love. We're going into the studio this coming Friday, January 13th to begin tracking for our first full-length release! We will be recording at Makeshift Studios.

We've just completed pre-production, all the re-writing, spit polishing and paperwork that comes before the studio and we've only to go in, set up and play.

We're going to be doing some video-diaries while we're there, so keep your eyes open for some stuff, you might even hear some sneak peeks!

Tonight - TOONIE TUESDAY - The Gaslight

2011-12-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

See that pile of change in the corner there? Scrape up $2 and drag yourself to The Gaslight tonight. We've brought in one of our favourite Winnipeg bands, Mad Young Darlings and will be rocking the stage with them all night tonight.

Show these great guys and gal a good time and show them that Regina indeed can rock one's socks off!

The Gaslight - Tues Dec 20 - TOONIE TUESDAY!

2011-12-13T17:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas season have you so poor you can't get your live music fix? Well we've teamed up with The Gaslight Saloon to bring some relief from your financially demanding holiday season!

Presenting Toonie Tuesday! For a $2 cover, come check out 2 great Alternative Rock bands!

Mad Young Darlings - Winnipeg - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mad-Young-Darlings/287492460380

The ferocity and passion emanating from the fiery cavernous soul of 'Mad Young Darlings' acts as a conduit to its devotees own stormy, electric interior. Natasha, belting out sincere and merciless poesy, acts as a mirror to her audience's inner turmoil and siphons that anger into a vat of therapeutic turbulence. Their vigorous and rebellious refrain leaves them no choice but to open fire on the audience with potent and pretensionless energy, ricocheting off their instruments like the stage is a barbarous symphonic jungle. Forming in 2005, the band got off to a successful start after being included on the 'Power 97 Class Of 2006' compilation album. They followed this by touring with rocker Danko Jones and opening for cult rock band, 'The Subways' in 2007. They were also invited to play North By Northeast that year, and after amassing a devoted group of followers, were named 'Best New Band of 2008' in Uptown Magazine's annual 'Best Of Winnipeg' poll. After the band split up that same year, lead singer Natasha Reske-Naurocki and guitarist Brad Donahue defiantly decided to retreat underground and plot the band's re-emergence. From the ruins and wreckage of their previous feats, the pair began to write, record and produce MYD's debut album. After turning themselves inside out, they finally let bleed the album that had been living inside of them for so long, the appropriately titled, "Creaturette". The result is an appropriately personal and intense amalgamation of sounds both biting and bitterly sarcastic. When bass player Chris Peluk (Alverstone) and guitar player Troy Taylor (The Universe) expressed their mutual passion for their sound, they were rapidly and rapturously recruited. Subsequently, Erik Strom (Sons Of York, Wear Your Wounds) was added as the final harmonic extremity. 'Mad Young Darlings' had officially picked its teeth with the bones of its forgotten comrades and morphed into the exciting, edgy, hot blooded animal that today screams to be unleashed.

Tonight - NO COVER - The King's Head Tavern

2011-11-30T12:00:00.000-08:00

Come on out and help The Criminal Kid host our first full night in Regina. We're playing with no cover tonight and that's as good a reason as any to come on out.

Doors at 8:30!

Feature Interview on RAGE Regina

2011-11-26T08:49:00.001-08:00

We've been featured in our first feature interview on RAGE Regina.

Check it out here!
http://www.rageregina.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=214:blues-skies-ahead-for-the-criminal-kid&catid=46:features&Itemid=81

TONIGHT - The German Club

2011-11-25T12:00:00.001-08:00

Come on out to the German Club and help us rock away the winter blues with Screaming Daisies and Kory Istace vs. The Time Pirates!

Come help us break our long silence in Regina and check out our brand new song, The Lion!

Shows coming up in Regina over the next month!

2011-11-20T17:00:00.000-08:00

We've got a great quartet of shows coming your way in Regina this month, so it should be easy to make some time to see some shows!

November 25 - The German Club - with Screaming Daisies and Kory Istace vs. The Time Pirates - Event Page

November 30 - The King's Head Tavern - a night with The Criminal Kid - No cover! - Event Page

December 6 - The Club at The Exchange - shhh - this one is still secret. We're opening for Midway State! - Event Page

December 20 - Gaslight Saloon - playing with our Winnipeg pals, Mad Young Darlings! We've got a great deal on this one - Toonie Tuesday! The Gaslight has even promised to come up with a Toonie deal or two. Event Page.

The Kings Head Tavern - November 30

2011-11-18T17:00:00.000-08:00

The Criminal Kid host a full night with a long set of their beloved tunes mixed with a fresh set of classic and contemporary hits. We're going to blast through all our best originals and some covers of songs by Metric, Muse, The White Stripes, Incubus and more!

This is an exciting NO COVER charge show, hosted by the band. So come on out and enjoy a drink and live music!

The Kings Head Tavern on Facebook :
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kings-Head-Tavern/115515268513090

The Criminal Kid on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/TheCriminalKid

The Fez - Saskatoon

2011-11-18T08:35:00.001-08:00

Hey Saskatoon! Tonight is the night! Come on out and check out The Criminal Kid's first long-form set! We've got some classic covers from nearly a dozen of our favourite artists as well as our entire active catalogue of original songs!

Doors open at 8, be there or be square!

November 25

2011-11-17T17:56:00.001-08:00

Screaming Daisies, Criminal Kid, Kory Istace VS The Time Pirates

http://www.facebook.com/kivtp
After four years, and having just released his third full-length album with The Time Pirates, Kory Istace and the group have established themselves as one of the most prolific bands in Saskatchewan. Their affinity for genre exploration is self-evident throughout their discography. On the forthcoming third disc, there are resonances of country, bluegrass, folk, blues, rock, and doo-wop. The songwriting and delivery of Kory is a strong highlight of a talented group. His lyrics depict universal truths in an undeniably personal manner, and he delivers them with a conviction few can replicate.

http://www.facebook.com/TheCriminalKid?sk=wall
Four kids hailing from Regina, SK ready to impress you with their criminally good intelligent rock vibes. Consisting of Mike on drums, Victor on guitar, Jeremy on bass, and Allysia on vocals and keys - these kids will rock your socks off, steal your headphones, and then spray-paint their tag on your musical soul.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Screaming-Daisies/170615966322996?sk=app_2405167945
Donny Reddekop, Scott ‘sexy jesus’ Turgeon and Christopher Smith have an intense obsession to create something pure and original. Hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan this trio relies heavily on strong musicianship and poetic lyrics to win the crowd over. Screaming Daisies fuse alternative rock and psychedelic pop but can weave seamlessly through any other genre with ease.

Highlights of Halloween show

2011-11-04T08:10:00.000-07:00

Our friends and hosts at RAGE Regina posted some photos and highlights from our recent show at The U of R Multipurpose Room with Born Gold.

"After Born Gold, The Criminal Kid picked it up on the stage! They rocked out an amazingly awesome set and had the crowd dancing all night. They are raising money to record their fully made local CD and we want to help them out as much as we can. We want to get more people knowing about this GREAT local band and supporting them on their musical journey. These guys are so awesome and really know how to put on a show as well. They will be performing next in Regina on November 30th at the King's Head Tavern with no cover, so if you missed them, you must get out and see them! "

We were really happy to play this show and introduced a new song to the crowd, showed off some of the new covers we've put together for the set and wore our best nerd Halloween costumes.

Check out the full review and everything else RAGE has to offer! Link.

Saskatoon - November 18, 2011

2011-10-31T21:55:00.001-07:00

The Criminal Kid returns to Saskatoon for a full set at The Fez on Broadway!

Come on out to hear TCK play all their best tunes and put their spin on some contemporary and classic hits.

The Fez on Broadway on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-FEZ-on-Broadway/128060053894060

HALLOWEEN WITH THE CRIMINAL KID AND BORN GOLD

2011-10-20T17:09:00.001-07:00

On October 27th, come on down to the U of R multipurpose room (next to the Owl bar) for the best of Halloween celebrations this year!

Doors @ 9
Bands @ 10

The Owl will be serving alcohol (so no minors allowed!) and we will have a Halloween themed snack bar and activities.

Wear your costumes, there will be a prize for the best costume!

$7 at the door, OR $5 if you bring a canned food item for donation.

Labelled as "Edmonton's favourite freak-popstars", BORN GOLD will be sure you get you dancing!
Download their album for free at:
http://borngold.bandcamp.com/

Love and Kindness

2011-10-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

And the race is on...

2011-10-09T21:43:00.000-07:00

9 days left in our campaign on IndieGoGo. This money will be going directly to hours in the studio this december. We already have enough for a good solid week + of recording and that's gonnna get the basics down. The more hours we get in, the better we make you some tunes!

Pitch in if you can, you guarantee yourself some great stuff when the project is done, from downloads to CD's, to a veritable party if you want it.

This album is going to be a great project that's coming out of this city and telling the story of this place. Little Wind is the universal constant here and that's where we're telling the story from. Join in and help us spin our tale...

Visit us on IndieGoGo or get ahold of us and help us in your own way.

October Loops Around Again

2011-10-06T13:15:00.000-07:00

Just Pay Attention

2011-09-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

You Reading This, Be Ready

2011-09-23T08:04:00.000-07:00