Mocking Shadows CD Release

Just got this in my email one minute ago from the Mocking Shadows:

Just in case you haven't heard already...the long awaited Calgary release of our new album "The Sound" is tonight Friday Dec 14th at Wyckham House/Liberty Lounge on the Mount Royal campus. We be joined by three great local acts: Kaley Kinjo, Ryan Bourne and Five Star Affair. Doors are at 8pm, the first band goes on at 8:30 and the cover is $10. Hope to see you there!

Um, yeah... thanks for the advance warning guys. I was looking forward to this all fall and now I can't go. In future, giving your fans a little more heads up would be appreciated.

Mocking Shadows

One of my favourite local Calgary bands is the Mocking Shadows. With their combination of funk, soul, reggae and urban R&B, they've got one hell of a unique sound. The toured with B.B. King and do fantastic covers of songs like "New Orleans is Sinking" and an amazing Sublime-inspired version of "Summertime," but they also have an ever-expanding repetoire of funky original songs, such as "The Way I Deal" (which you can currently listen to in My Music Box). And they now have a MySpace page!

If you live in or around Calgary, they'll be playing the Lilac festival again this Sunday, May 27. You can find them at after party in the beer gardens (4th st & 17th). They promised to debut some new songs then... I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

(FYI: I don't like to have more than 7 or 8 songs in the Box at any given time. So depending on how old this post is when you read it, the song may have been bumped from the box to make room for something else.)