More about CUB ('cause there can never be too much)

There's still an old CUB website on the internet, apparently inactive since 2000, but interesting and informative nonetheless.

And in my old files I found lots of old CUB stickers, newsletters,
and cutesy toys. I am grateful that I was a teenage packrat.... I am
in the process of digitising all of these old memories, which I hope
to post in the future...

Former CUB fans may be interested in multi-talented Lisa Marr's
new music projects, Buck, and the Lisa Marr Experiment. Check
out her cool new country-tinged tunes on her website!

What's Cooking? An update on Lisa G.

Update on Lisa G. from CUB! While I can't be 100% certain, I'm pretty sure Lisa G. (real name: Lisa Gertrud Nielsen) is now an award-winning NFB filmmaker and Director of Media Production with Rouxbe, a culinary instruction website!

Which gets me to thinking...what is it with former Canadian Indie Rockers and cooking related activities?!

Not only is CUB's Lisa G. now involved with culinary-type activities, but there's also Mike Clive, formerly the bass player with London, Ontario's high energy indie rockers, The New Grand (or Trout, as they were called in their very early days). Mr. Clive (who is now playing and touring with Jason Collett's band) was the host of "Sizzle with Michael P. Clive" on the W-Network, circa 2001-2002, and was at one time, at least, working on a cooking book to be published by Penguin Canada.

Mapping Canadian Indie Rock in the 90's

The purpose of this map will be to pinpoint the significant 1990s clubs where indie rock lived and thrived...

It's a work in progress, and new clubs and locations will be added as we learn about them...
Where Canadian Indie Rock Rocked

CUB...still in love

Who remembers Cub? They used to be a favourite of mine... They even sent me postcards (but maybe they sent them to all their fans...)...

Cub was from Vancouver and they were one of Mint Records' early flagship bands. Their shows were cute and high energy, and the girls were always friendly and chatty after the show.

Lisa G. where are you now?!?

Documenting an important part of Canadian pop-culture history...

Along with my old friend and one-time bandmate, Paul De Decker, I've begun the every-so-enjoyable task of documenting the 1990's Canadian Indie Rock scene, as we experienced it. In addition to this blog, where we will post our memories and memorabilia, Paul and I have a book in the works... More on that later.

Fittingly, I want to include the text of a list I once kept of all the bands and shows that I attended. While this list abruptly ends in March, 1997, my concert experiences did not--I just simply stopped counting at that point.... But this journal, of sorts, marks the beginning of our project, so fittingly I want to share it...

Past Concerts, Shows

1. Slaughter, Winger, KISS - Fri Oct 12, 1990, Copps Collisium, Hamilton, Ont.

2. Metallica - Thurs Nov 14, 1991, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ont.

3. Metallica - Tues April 14, 1992, Copps Collisium, Hamilton, Ont.

4. Trixter, Faster Pussycat, KISS - Sat Oct 3, 1992, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ont.

5. Hammerbox, Sloan - Fri June 18, 1993, The Embassy, London, Ont.

6. Another Roadside Attraction - Andrew Cash, 13 Engines, Thomas Trio & the Red Albino, The Pursuit of Happiness, Richard Seguin, Crash Vegas, Daniel Lanois, Hothouse Flowers, Midnight Oil, The Tragically Hip - Sat July 24, 1993, Markham Fairgrounds, Markham, Ont.

7. Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Neil Young - Wed Aug 18, 1993, Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ont.

8. Blue Rodea - Sun Aug 29, 1993, Woodstock Fairgrounds, Woodstock, Ont.

9. The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Moxy Fruvous - Tues Sept 14, 1993, London Fairgrounds, London, Ont.

10. Blind Melon, Lenny Kravitz - Wed Sept 22, 1993, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ont.

11. Ginger, Sarah McLachlan - Fri Nov 19, 1993, Centennial Hall, London, Ont.

12. Magnapop, Redd Kross, The Lemonheads - Sun Nov 21, 1993, The Concert Hall, Toronto, Ont.

13. The Leather Uppers, Face to Face, Cub, NOFX - Fri May 14, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

14. Murray Torkildsen, Mystic Zealots, Furnaceface - Fri June 3, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

15. Trout, The Inbreds, King Cobb Steelie - Sat June 4, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

16. Black Cabbage, Julia Propeller - Sat June 11, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

17. The Imagineers, Creature Cantina, The Morganfields - Sat June 25, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

18. Treble Charger, The Mahones, Eric's Trip, Change of Heart, The Rheostatics, Jane Siberry, The Odds, Spirit of the West, Daniel Lanois, The Tragically Hip - Fri July 1, 1994, Molson Park, Barrie, Ont.

19. Bung, Thrush Hermit, Treble Charger - Sat July 9, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

20. The Kids in the Hall (live studio recording) with Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - July 6, 1994, CBC Studios, Toronto, Ont.

21. The Gandharvas, Lowest of the Low - Fri July 29, 1994, Harris Park, London, Ont.

22. Kumbaya Festival 1994 - featuring Rik Emmett, Leslie Spit, Kim Mitchell, The Rankin Family, Joel Feeney, Prairie Oyster, Barney Bentall, Murray McLachlan, Jughead, Lost Dakotas, Mary Margaret O'Hara, The Watchmen, Randy Bachman, Lori Yates, Kevin McDonald, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Meryn Cadell, Cassandra Vasik, Accidentally Cool, BKS, Ashley MaIsaac, Moxy Fruvous, hHead, Moist, Devon and the Metro Squad, Blue Rodeo, Holly Cole, Punjabi By Nature, The Waltons, Moe Berg, Dream Warriors, Change of Heart, Barenaked Ladies, Jane Siberry, Fifth Column, Lee Aaron, 54-40, Larry Gowan, Big Sugar, Tom Cochrane... - Sun Sept 4, 1994, Ontario Place Forum, Toronto, Ont.

23. Pedestrian Status, The Killjoys, Furnaceface - Sat Sept 10, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

24. Pedestrian Status, The Inbreds, hHead - Sat Sept 17, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

25. The Last Supper, Mutton Birds, The Watchmen - Sat Nov 12, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

26. Arizona Rain, Huevos Rancheros, The Inbreds - Sat Nov 26, 1994, The Embassy, London, Ont.

27. The Local Rabbits, Hip Club Groove, Sloan - Thurs Feb 16, 1995, The Embassy, London, Ont.

28. Dinner is Ruined, Chop That Wood, Wholesome, The Caspers, The Inbreds - Fri Feb 24, 1995, The Embassy, London, Ont.

29. Alun Piggins, Acid Mudflower, The Gandharvas - Sat March 26, 1995, The Embassy, London, Ont.

30. Arizona Rain, Slacker, Change of Heart - Sat April 1, 1995, The Embassy, London, Ont.

31. Ursula, The Odds - Mon May 8, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

32. Growl, Lorded - Thurs May 25, 1995, The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ont.

33. Radioblaster, Spool, The Inbreds - Sat May 27, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

34. The New Grand, Mutton Birds - Fri June 2, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

35. Staplefest - The New Grand, Big Fake, Hilbilly Nobles... - Sat June 10, 1995, Straffordville, Ont.

36. Poster Children, Hardship Post - Fri June 16, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

37. Steve Fearing, Sarah McLachlan - Tues June 27, 1995, Alumni Hall, London, Ont.

38. The New Grand, Tristan Psionic - Thurs June 29, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

39. Another Roadside Attraction - The Inbreds, Eric's Trip, The Rheostatics, Matthew Sweet, Blues Traveler, Spirit of the West, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, The Tragically Hip - Sat July 22, 1995, Markham Fairgrounds, Markham, Ont.

40. The Mahones, Spirit of the West - Aug 1995, Harris Park, London, Ont.

41. Splash Suit, Superfriendz, Cub, Jale - Thurs Aug 31, 1995, The Embassy, London, Ont.

42. The Arrogant Worms, The Plaid Daddies, The Gandharvas, 13 Engines - Thurs Sept 7, 1995, Memorial Arena, Kingston, Ont.

43. The Mahones, Van Allen Belt - Wed Sept 13, 1995, Alfie's Pub, Kingston, Ont.

44. The Caspers, Treble Charger, The Rheostatics, The Watchmen - Sat Sept 16, 1995, Jock Hardy Arena, Kingston, Ont.

45. Deta Dawn, Ursula - Fri Sept 29, 1995, The Toucan, Kingston, Ont.

46. The Skydiggers - Fri Oct 13, 1995, A.J.'s Hangar, Kingston, Ont.

47. Pansy Division, Cub, Sunfish, Glueleg - Sat Oct 28, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

48. Ursula, Crash Vegas - Wed Nov 1, 1995, Alfie's Pub, Kingston, Ont.

49. The Honeybuckets - Sat Nov 18, 1995, The Downtown Rose & Crown, Kingston, Ont.

50. Andrew Cash calls the afternoon of Tues Nov 21, 1995.

51. Made, Scratching Post - Fri Dec 29, 1995, Call the Office, London, Ont.

52. Shy, Rebecca West - Sat Jan 27, 1996, The Hangman, Peterborough, Ont.

53. Change of Heart, Squirrel - Sat Feb 3, 1996, The Toucan, Kingston, Ont.

54. The New Grand, Scratching Post, Smoother, Radioblaster, Len, Hip Club Groove - Sat Feb 24, 1996, Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ont.

55. Van Allen Belt, The Hell Billy's - Fri March 1, 1996, The Toucan, Kingston, Ont.

56. Wooden Stars, The Inbreds - Wed March 6, 1996, Alfie's Pub, Kingston, Ont.

57. Arcamedes, Van Allen Belt - Thurs April 4, 1996, The Toucan, Kingston, Ont.

58. Big Wreck, The Watchmen - Sat April 20, 1996, Call the Office, London, Ont.

59. The Smalls, Shallow North Dakota, Scratching Post - Fri April 26, 1996, Call the Office, London, Ont.

60. Trigger Happy, D.O.A. - Thurs May 10, 1996, The Embassy, London, Ont.

61. The New Grand, Tristan Psionic - Fri May 17, 1996, Call the Office, London, Ont.

62. Licorice Fix, The Rheostatics - Fri May 31, 1996, Call the Office, London, Ont.

63. The Izen Bros. Band, Kickstand Travolta - Sat June 1, 1996, Call the Office, London, Ont.

64. Joe Dumpster, Superfly, Scratching Post - Sat June 8, 1996, The Embassy, London, Ont.

65. KISS - Tues Aug 6, 1996, Skydome, Toronto, Ont.

66. Flux, Weeping Tile - Mon Sept 23, 1996

67. The Local Rabbits, Sloan - Mon Sept 30, Trasheteria, Peterborough, Ont.

68. Superloser, Tristan Psionic, Change of Heart - Fri Oct 11, 1996, The Embassy, London, Ont.

69. Storm Without Cease, Sister Someone - Sat Oct 12, 1996, Johnny's Rocket Room, London, Ont.

70. Psychobilly Hoedown, Aardvark & the Crumpled Sleeve - Sat Oct 19, 1996, Red Dog, Peterborough, Ont.

71. Honeytruck, Punchbuggy, Furnaceface - Mon Oct 28, 1996, Trasheteria, Peterborough, Ont.

72. Gordon Lightfoot - Fri Nov 15, 1996, Massey Hall, Toronto, Ont.

73. Turbo, Aardvark & the Crumpled Sleeve - Sat Nov 16, 1996, Red Dog, Peterborough, Ont.

74. The Loogans, Flux, The Killjoys - Fri Nov 22, 1996, The Embassy, London, Ont.

75. Crow's Feet, Burton Cummings - Sat Nov 23, 1996, Woodstock Collegiate, Woodstock, Ont.

76. H2O, D Generation, Social Distortion - Sat Nov 30, 1996, The Opera House, Toronto, Ont.

77. Smoother, Kittens, Shallow North Dakota - Sat Dec 14, 1996, Call the Office, London, Ont.

78. Que Vida, The Rheostatics - Thurs Jan 16, 1997, Market Hall, Peterborough, Ont.

79. Plumtree, The Inbreds - Thurs Feb 27, 1997, Red Dog, Peterborough, Ont.

80. Flux, Big Sugar - Thurs March 6, 1997, Market Hall, Peterborough, Ont.

81. Luther Wright & the Wrongs, Fur Packed Action, Change of Heart, Weeping Tile - Sat March 8, 1997, Market Hall, Peterborough, Ont.

82. Aardvark & the Crumpled Sleeve, Brulesound Pharmacy, The Gandharvas, The Headstones - Fri March 14, 1997, Club Vibe, Peterborough, Ont.