May 23rd, 2026
Dead Bob presents
Dead Bob
Aversions, Yep
+19 (with 2 pieces of govt issued ID)
Also available in-store at: Red Cat Records
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DOORS: 7:30pm
Punk rock supergroup Dead Bob makes their return to the Rickshaw stage on Saturday, May 23rd with support from Aversions and Yep.
Dead Bob
Dead Bob is the solo incarnation of John Wright, drummer of long time and apparently legendary, but now retired, Canadian punk band No Means No (NMN). Wright has spent 50 years drumming, 45 years songwriting, 30 years touring, three years helping robots play punk rock, 30 years brewing, and a lifetime playing music – in more bands than you can count on one hand.
Currently practicing drums, working on the next two albums and having a beer, Wright is not planning on slowing down any time soon. The material on “Life Like” spans decades and there’s lots more in the vault. The album was recorded and produced by Wright in the wilds of British Columbia and while he primarily wrote and performed it himself, he can’t take all of the credit, having engaged the help of several friends inclding Byron Slack (Invasives), Kristy Lee Audette (Rong), Ford Pier (Ford Pier and the Vengeance Trio, DOA, Roots Round up, Junior Gone Wild, Rheostatics), Selina Martin, his son Aidan Wright, as well as two old collaborations with his brother Rob in the writer’s chair.
As might be expected, the songs roll out cohesively but defy the cookie cutter pigeon holes, hence “Genre” is a tough one to convey but one thing that is not unclear is it is not to be listened to quietly! We aim to make sure you hear it all good and loud!
Aversions
Vancouver three-piece Aversions make clamorous post-punk that is at once cathartic and anxiety-inducing, where the structured womp of post-hardcore shares space with the chilly, subterranean textures of goth to conjure a unique strain of “lush brutality.”
Empty Century, their band’s fourth release, finds them expanding on 2023’s hard-hitting You Wanted the Bike with songs that run the gamut from straight-ahead goth-rock on “Empty Century” and “Kind Word” to proto-metal, Sabbath-like ballads like “The Cockroach.”
With appearances on Bandcamp’s New and Notable, Spotify editorial playlists such as “All-New Punk” and institutional Canadian outlets such as Exclaim! magazine, Aversions continue solidifying their place within the landscape of certified Canadian rock and roll lifers.
Yep
Yep is a synth-driven prog-punk power trio from Vancouver. Think ELP playing Fugazi, with weirdo interlocking harmonies layered on top. The band is made up of Craig Stensrud, Madison Mayhew, and Gil Goletski, and on stage the rapport between the longtime friends shows itself whether they’re performing their intricately arranged music or goofing off between songs.