Saturday, May 10th I.M.U. presents The DREADNOUGHTS, The DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS & The GET AWAY STICKS @ The Media Club, 695 Cambie. Doors 8pm, $10 Advance - Purchase advance tickets online HERE!

The DREADNOUGHTS - Ball-busting Celt-punk from Vancouver’s newest group of drunken misfits, with a shot of pirate-shanty, a shot of Irish melody and a triple-chaser of street punk. The result is a powerful live sound, with whirling fiddles, mandolins and accordions inviting you into a world of drink and debauchery. Imagine Rancid had their tour bus hijacked by a group of inebriated gypsies… and you’re beginning to understand. Be sure to come out and catch these young up-and-comers who opened for The Real McKenzies, recently perfomed on Global TV and who regularly sell out shows all over Vancouver!

The DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS - Following their seven year tour of outer space in support of “Spaceship Zero: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”, The Thickets return to Earth and the waters off New Zealand in a very special operatic adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Out of Time.” In the original tale set in 1913, Professor Peaslee of Massachusetts has his mental faculties swapped by an alien mind and learns terrible truths about life on Earth and beyond. The latest full-length Thickets CD “The Shadow Out of Tim” features modern marine biologist Dr. Timothy Vess’ descent into madness brought on by similar circumstances. The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, a cult mainstay since 1992, take you on a rock’n'roll tour through space and time, painting sonic pictures of the ocean deep, mysterious ruin-covered islands, and prehistoric jungles. Five out of five Cthulhu scholars agree - “The Shadow Out of Tim” is the perfect soundtrack to occult investigation! The single ‘A Marine Biologist’ was recently released as a free download on MySpace and thickets.net!

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