-June 1st, 2008

Our 5th Anniversary bash is coming up June 13th and 14th at the High and Lonesome Club here in the 'Peg.
For those of you in the Winnipeg area, we hope to see you out. The Stables are there all weekend with The Dissapointers joining them Friday and Jason from the Rowdymen Saturday, backed up by the Stables.


We'd also like to welcome Undersea Explosion from New York City to our happily dysfunctional family. They'll be splitting an upcoming 7" with our much loved Kentuckians, Vibrolas.

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The vinyl has arrived. Brand new Hot Live Guys/C'MON split 7" Available now. Click here to check it out.

-American Flamewhip "Activate" CD release coming up May 2nd at OZZY"S with The Gorgon and The Fabulous Kildonans.

Ton of new releases in the Record Shop, check em out. VINYL comin' your way in April. The fine folks over at WAR ON MUSIC are putting out a split 7" with us of C'MON and HOT LIVE GUYS.

More news soon!!

Best of the New Year Folks.
Our dysfunctional family has grown yet again with the addition of The Gorgon, Hot Blood Bombers and The Savants. The Gorgon release"Corpse Whale" February 2nd at the Albert. The Savants release "Reality Show" March 1st at the Cavern.

New Signings - New releases

The Culls unleash their bastard honky tonk death country weirdo surf bluegrass on the masses at their Cd release November 9th at the Ironwood Stage in Calgary and Cripple Creek Fairies prepare to annihilate the masses with their high octane garage punk metal stylings November 23rd at Broken City.

In other news we have a backlog of Family additions to announce. Starting with Waynesburg , Kentucky's, Vibrolas, Austin, Texas' , The Bricks ATX, Edmonton, AB's The Get Down and Winnipeg's The Dissapointers. American Flamewhip's MAMA also has a solo projected coming out on '66.The Kent Boy's have now split into two entitys, The Stables with Poor Pelly and Clarky joined by Blind Billy Blasko and Bradley Boy has gone solo. A new album with B-Boy, Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller has also bin' completed. Look for releases from these fine folks before years end.

American Flamewhip and Transistor 66 Record Co.will be in Moose Jaw for the Western Canadian Music Awards Oct. 19 and 20.

Flamewhip has assembled a supergroup as MAMA is in Europe. The lineup will be J-Rod guitar and vox, D-Mitch on drums, Joe Warkentin from Hot Live Guys on guitar and Rusty Matyas from The Waking Eyes on bass, I'm gettin' goosebumps just typin' this.

AFW plays on Saturday night at the Royal at 10:30 and '66 will have the Hospitality Suite at the Comfort Inn, Room 112, running 'round the clock.

Come join us as we celebrate the opening of Fab Stills. A collection of audience photos by photographer /Fab K guitarist John Campbell, captured from the stage during the mayhem of Fabulous Kildonans' punk rock shows. The opening is October 12th at the Rudolph Rocker Cultural Center., 91 Albert, 3rd floor above Mondragon..... We're headin' down to Moose Jaw with American Flamewhip, who secured a showcase at the upcoming Western Canadian Music Awards. Showcase is Saturday October, 20th at The Royal W/ Hot Blood Bombers and more. We'll have some footage up from Scott's CD release soon, you fuckin' believe it.
Till next time,
Art66

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August 20th, 2007
The release of Scott Nolan's brand new album, Receiver /Reflector is slated for Friday September 21st , 8 PM the West End Cultural Center. This very special evening, Scott and Joanna Miller will be joined by receiver/reflectors co-producer Gurf Morlix and beat box/spoken word master C.R. Avery. Not to be missed.

August 4th, 2007
Our very own J-ROD from American Flamewhip is on the silver screen once again.....YOU KILL ME with Ben Kingsley and Luke Wilson has Joanne stealing scenes once again. Click here to check it out!! Have a great long weekend folks.

July 12th, 2007
The FABULOUS KILDONANS at Old Market Square free stage tonight. 10PM.
Beer Gardens + Fab K's = Tasty Goodness

July 1st, 2007
SXSW AFTERMATH
Happy C-Day brothers and sisters. Bin' a while since we've dished up some news. SXSW left us in such a state that it's taken us his long to recover. That being said, it was one kick ass week!!! Hot Live Guys on the Friday at Friends destroyed everything and everyone in it's path, Scott Nolan at Jovita's on Saturday at left jaws dropped and hearts melted, and American Flamewhip squared off against the Stooges and Turbonegro down the street and blew the fuckin' doors off the Mowhawk. more SXSW news to follow as well as some Family additions.


SXSW and Cadillac
As a result of our WCMA Showcase,Hot Live Guys, American Flamewhip and Scott Nolan have bin ' invited down to showcase at SXSW 2007. We're headin' down on the Wednesday and based at the Radisson Town Lake for anyone who might be down there. Swing on by and we'll buy you a beer.
Another result of our WCMA showcase is paying dividends. John Bissell ,a leading Music Supervisor and head of Mothlight Music was in attendance. We sent him some tunes when he got back to Los Angeles and our first song placements have happened. The Fabulous Kildonans and Hot Live Guys music appears in a Cadillac Short film about a Caddy Chopper, and Hot Live Guys have a song in another Cadillac short featuring Holly McPeak, one of the worlds top beach volleyball player. Click the links to check 'em out. Caddy Short Film, Holly McPeak Short

“I enjoyed your Transistor 66 show as much as any rock show I’ve seen this year”
- Brent Grulke
Creative Director SXSW
How's that for a headline? O.K,big news this time around would have to be our WCMA label showcase that took place right here in the wicked 'Peg, at our favorite venue, the legendary Royal Albert.  Scott Nolan, American Flamewhip, Hot Live Guys, The Fabulous Kildonans and Agriculture Club brought their collective A game to our Transistor 66 showcase, and we can honestly say we've never bin' prouder. This was the closest we've had our happily dysfunctional '66 family together under one roof and it was certainly somethin' special.

Our showcase summary is below, interjected with the review from our friends at UPTOWN Magazine.

The night kicked off with Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller offering up a stripped down (Figurative not literal, you'll see in a bit why we had to clarify)version of their unique raucous roots. On a night ladened with straight ahead rock, Scott showed there are few audiences he can't impress

"If you ordered sweaty, dirty-ass rock ’n’ roll awesomeness, the Transistor 66 Records showcase at the Albert delivered in spades. With his drums placed front and center, American Flamewhip’s Chris (Mama) Bauer beat the skins like they were a red-headed step-child before doing his best Keith Moon-ripping-shit-up impression.

Going even further into the pandemonium were the always chaotic Hot Live Guys. Guitarist Joe Warkentin was in his usual position, which is everywhere but on the stage. His antics steered attention away from drummer Mike Johnson’s onstage nudity, but at show’s end a lucky few got to see the over-exposed percussionist sit in an ice-filled beer bucket.

The Fabulous Kildonans topped both Mama and the Guys when Fat Johnny Campbell trashed his brand-new Gibson Firebird guitar as the old-school trio brought its punk-rocking set to a close with a cover of The Dead Boys’ classic Sonic Reducer."

Cappin' off our night was Agriculture Club. Drivin' all the way from Calgary for our family get together, Ag Club took their patented whiskey fuelled country metal to new heights on this evening. Waylon Nelson, The Rubber Duck, Gordon Leadfoot and Billy Ray Virus put the exclamation point on our showcase that was carried on till the early morning - mid afternoon hours at World Headquarters.