Dance Double Bill Featuring The Harpoonist and The Rondell Roberts Band
Oct 25, 2024
When: October 25th 2024, 8pm
Where: The German Canadian Club
The Harpoonist - After 17 years as part of acclaimed duo The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Canadian vocalist and harmonica virtuoso Shawn Hall aka – The Harpoonist now goes it alone and has confirmed details of his first solo record, Did We Come Here to Dance, out on 4th October 2024 via Tonic Records.
As one-half of his former band, Shawn has toured far and wide across his home nation, and been praised by Canadian institutions like The Globe and Mail newspaper, and CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Under the guise of The Harpoonist (inspired by the line “I pulled a harpoon out of my dirty red bandana,” from the beloved song “Me and Bobby McGee”), he has already released a string of singles etched in blues and psychedelia. His first full-length solo album turns this sound up to eleven, bringing swampy grooves and heavy soul into the mix thanks to his collaborative efforts with the founder of one of Canada’s biggest selling band Big Sugar – Gordie Johnson here on production duties.
Recorded within a 10-day whirl at Gordie Johnson’s ranch in Austin, Texas, Shawn describes this time as one of the most enjoyable experiences of his creative life.
The Rondel Roberts Band is a neo-soul band from Calgary, Alberta, that borrows from a variety of classic and modern genres such as 70’s soul, feel good funk, classic rock and golden era boom bap. TRRB adorns groove/backbeat oriented performances with contemporary original content and reinterpreted covered material that is bound to make listeners move.
Tube driven guitar tones, “sweet spot” bass lines, pulsating drums topped with sultry vocals are characteristics that draw listeners to TRRB’s profound songwriting and masterful soundscaping.
The Geomatic Attic is excited to bring back Rondell and his top shelf band 3 years after their hugely memorable performance at the Coulee Blues Fest!!