It
is with pride that we confirm the rumours about The Kingpins. To reflect
the evolution of the band, and out of respect for its wonderful and
memorable past, the band will continue down its own path under a new
name. We cannot tell you how much your continued support has meant to us
over the past few years. We are really hoping to find a way to
commemorate what once was by revamping this website and putting up lots
of old photos and tour anecdotes. We will even be adding some unreleased
audio clips and some video footage when we've had a chance to weed
through it all. This will have to wait till after our return from Europe
- in January 2005. We welcome you to our new
home and sincerely hope that you will continue to be a fan of the
music we love so much. This was not an easy decision, it's always hard
to say "Auf Wiedersehn"
to something that has meant so much to so many (not the least of whom,
Lorraine.) We are very proud to have been among the most respected and
influential ska bands of the past decade. We're also extremely proud of
having had many loyal fans through the ups and downs; and we have you to
thank for that! We would be thrilled if you would share your memories of
the band, in any and all of its forms, on our guestbook. Our US tour dates are up for the month of May.
June dates to be announced shortly!
Long time! New shows announced (see events page)Toronto - US Tour...
Next Thursday (January 22nd), don't forget to
join the Stomp All Stars at Le
Swimming for an unforgettable night of old-school ska, rocksteady and
reggae. This year's edition of the All Stars is fantastic! VALENTINE'S weekend
sees the Kingpins at Café Chaos (St-Denis street just north of Ontario street).
We chose to share our new material with our fans in this more intimate setting
on the occasion of Valentine's - a perfect gift to music lovers everywhere! More
details to come...
TONIGHT ONLY on CBC Radio 3 (for frequencies
in Canadian cities - click on your province) at 11PM EST (Montreal time) catch a
sliver of Montreal with guest-host Lorraine!!!! A one-hour walkabout accompanied
by eclectic music - all Montreal artists. OR listen on the net...
Phew.... Finally after being cut off from the
net for almost a month (feels like forever,) I'm BACK!!! The Kingpins will be
playing a show at Le Swimming in Montreal on Thursday October 23rd. Please come
out and show your support. The concrete work on our new album starts in just a
few days and we're all really excited about the songs and about our upcoming
projects! You will be in for a big surprise (Kingpins' style.) More on this in a
few days...
HAPPY CANADA DAY... We leave on tour for over a month on July 4th, so the only
updates will be via the guestbook... Thanks to everyone who came out to the Jazz
Fest and who wrote us about the show... We appreciate your support more than you
can know... Hope to see you out at our shows on this tour...
All I can say is MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL is going to be a show to
remember!!!!! So please come out and enjoy two great sets... 8PM and 10PM on the
duMaurier/Radio-Canada CBC stage on Ste Catherine street beside the GM stage
just opposite Place des Arts... The Kingpins always offer a special little
surprise... Those of you who will be coming out to the show at the Blacksheep
Inn in Wakefield on July 4th are in for a doozie too...
Merchandising
special: Any order over $50 during the month of may will receive a
COMPLIMENTARY copy of Plan of Action. Any order of Watch Your Back plus Let's Go
To Work will receive Plan of Action at no additional cost!!!! Since I will be on
tour for the whole month, there will be a delay in shipping - and heck, everyone
needs a plan of action!!!! Please help encourage the band as much as possible,
whether it's requesting a song on radio, on a video channel, by "rating" our band through the new banner network of "Risingmusic"...
SOME GOODIES I've put up for you while I'm away: The recording of "Rocksteady"
we did while in Germany. There are some digital clicks at the beginning, but
this is the integral "Headcold" version of the tune which will likely
not be released as such.
"KINGPINS ON THE AIR! If
you're by a radio or computer on Monday, April 21, tune into CKUT 90.3FM
Montreal or CKUT at 8:30pm to
hear an interview with Lorraine from the Kingpins, as well as some brand new
songs and old stuff." This interview (and several songs) recorded live at
our show April 5th... This is your very first opportunity to hear the new
material we're working on!!!
Thanks to all who came out and
checked out some of our new tunes at L'X last weekend! We had a great show!!! It
was Russ' first gig with us (on bass) and Dan "The Swiss Knight" has
now permanently added the keyboard to his set up with us. We'll be playing
another show in Montreal before I leave on tour with Japanese punk-rockers
"Nicotine" (as their tour manager.) Look out for me around the Death
By Stereo, Nicotine, Downway tour starting in Vancouver May 16th and crossing
our giant country! Also, don't forget to check out my good friends KING
KONQUEROR who will be playing MONTREAL Thursday, May 1 @Le Swimming OTTAWA
Friday, May 2 @Barrymore's (Atlantic Scene Festival) TORONTO Saturday, May 3 @El
Mocambo (w/The Arsenals.) You won't want to miss their great performance! A new
compilation featuring one of the songs we recorded in Europe in now out - check
it out! Still
Standing... a great way to explore today's
ska...
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photo: Malka Green - March 4th, 2000 @ Horseshoe
Don't forget next Saturday, March
29th, our friends "The Slackers" will be playing at Le Swimming (3643
Bd. St-Laurent.)
The Kingpins will be playing LIVE
at Salle de L'X (178 Ste-Catherine street East) on Saturday, April 5th, 2003.
The show is ALL AGES/LICENSED (ID required) and will feature Trip The Off
(Montreal) and The Johnsons (Edmonton.) Tickets are available at Stomp Records
(2039 St-Denis street) and Sound Central (182 rue Ste-Catherine Est) as well as
X2O (3456 rue St-Denis).
Cost is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. We'll be trying out some new tunes
and hope to see you all (it's been so long! We can't wait...) Thanks to CKUT
90.3FM (McGill Radio) for co-presenting The Kingpins!
TONIGHT!!!!! The Ska All Stars
hit the stage at "Le Swimming" (3643 boul. St-Laurent, Montreal)
featuring: members of The Kingpins (and alumni), ex-Planet Smashers, ex-Undercovers,
ex-Gangster Politics, Gruesomes, Race... Come out and escape the frigid cold,
dance to traditional ska, rocksteady, reggae and R&B!!!!!!!
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