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Kamloops crowds may come out to see Deaner giv r at Bailey s Pub tomorrow, but they ll stay for the quality thrash.
For a band that sprung from a satirical take on head-bangers, Nightseeker is no joke.
Led by Paul J. Spence, aka Dean Murdoch from the cult FUBAR mockumentaries, the band hits all the right notes of classic heavy-metal sound with raunchy guitar licks, hyperactive drumming and melodic power ballads segueing into high-pitch screeching vocals. We do a lot of the spectrum of 70s, 80s rock, said Dean. We ll do a (Judas) Priest tune and we ve got a tune of our own that sounds like early (Black)
The duo s unlikely rise began in the early 80s with their Great White North sketches tucked into SCTV s weekly television show. After audiences in both Canada and the U.S. unexpectedly took to the offbeat characters created by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, a window of opportunity opened into their next logical career step: their debut record, 1981 s
The
Great White North.
Propelled by Rush s success, Canada s Anthem Records was riding high early in the decade. Coincidentally, the label s marketing and promotion director, Perry Goldberg a childhood friend of Moranis saw the duo live in Edmonton, Alberta while he was on a promo tour with comedian Dave Thomas musician brother, Ian.
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