March 17th, 2023

The Dreadnoughts presents

Punkstravaganza VII Night One: The Dreadnoughts

The Creepshow, Balkan Shmalkan, The Staggers & Jaggs

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Doors: 11:59pm

DOORS: 7:00pm

The Dreadnoughts return to the Rickshaw Theatre for another Punkstravagranza weekend! Catch them on Night One with support from The Creepshow, Balkan Shmalkan, and Staggers & Jaggs.

The Dreadnoughts

The Dreadnoughts began to play folk-punk in 2007 with a single goal: to make enough money at shows to cover the cost of shots of Fireball Whiskey at Vancouver’s notoriously seedy Ivanhoe Hotel. Ten years on and counting, they can boast of four studio albums, two EPs, and hundreds of unforgettable live shows spanning the globe. They’ve blended punk rock and a bunch of European folk traditions with a power and range that few other groups can match. And it’s been a blast.

“The Dreadnoughts’ set,” writes upvenue.com, “can be summarized in one word: outrageous.” If there’s one thing this band is proud of, it’s their live show, which follows the first (and only) rule of punk rock: keep it chaotic. There are no scripted intros. There is no choreography. No pre-prepared sound effects, light shows, or “how’s everybody doing tonight?” Only six loud-mouthed extroverts aiming a series of punked-up folk dances at the audience… sometimes after an entirely unnecessary amount of liquor.

The Creepshow

For the past 13+ years The Creepshow have been smashing the whole damn world in the face with their brutaltastic mélange of punk, country, psychobilly and good old-fashioned rock n’ roll. They’ve toured the world, sold a metric shit-ton of records, garnered millions of video views and blown the faces off a ga-zillion fans.

Balkan Shmalkan

Balkan Shmalkan is East Vancouver’s sweet dance party orchestra; think global music with local attitude. Their funky brass dance beats are rooted in the aural traditions of the Roma and Klezmorim of Eastern Europe and blended with a mixture of pop and jazz.

Staggers & Jaggs

The Staggers & Jaggs is a folk band that weaves together old world traditional tunes, country and swing