Other Betty spots:
BENT OUTTA SHAPE
cover by ryan kschmidt
The new CD
Just Released

What the reviewers said about the first CD, Easy Bay Coven:

"...They come on like SLANT 6 mixed with SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES: spooky guitar lines and echo-laden vocals from all four members. It's got a definite SoCal vibe too... some of these songs could fit right in on the SUBURBIA soundtrack!
Pop and punk, yet not pop punk, know what I mean?"
- MAXIMUMROCKNROLL, 03/2007
"...crunchy, delirious punk infused with hectic melodies and sludgy downbeats. ... a flourishing EP that is full of the contorted contradictions and turbulent risks that Betty Kracker pull off flawlessly."
- Exclaim Magazine, 02/2007

"I like all the BETTY KRACKER songs!!!!! The songs are powerful and spectacular!!!!!!!!! The band sounds fantastic!!!!!!"
 - GUILLERMO PEZ,
Santa Fe 104.5 FM
Santa Fe - ARGENTINA

"...It was definitely a ‘chick album’, but a decent one."
- Absolute Underground, 02-03/2007

"...Guitars ring in all the right places, drums pound appropriately,
bass undulates and the vocals careen over top of the smartly arranged and well-written tunes."
The Nerve, November

"...Taking their cue from those fine bands (Frightwig, Avengers), and chucking some Crass and X into the mix, Easy Bay Coven serves up a righteous old school Garage Punk smack upside the head. It's good to see some women back in the slam pit."
Red Cat Review

Easy Bay Coven - 6-song EP
preview tracks from the CD
buy it online here...

FRANCE (New!)

Vinyl Dreams
17 quai Veil Picard
25000 BESANCON, France (map)

BELGUIM (New!)

Recycled Records
Keizer Karelstraat 170,
9000 GENT  (Ghent), Belguim (map)
(store recently moved from Brugge in Jan./08)

CANADA

Ottawa
Compact Music - Downtown
Compact Music - the Gleibe

Vancouver
Red Cat Records
Scrape
Zulu
Noize! To Go Records (540 Seymour)
Audiopile Records

Retailers: Contact mclean records and distribution for wholesale.

AIRPLAY
(that we know of - please request!)

Easy Bay Coven has CHARTED on:
PHC Radio!!
CHUO - Ottawa - 89.1 FM
CJSR Edmonton, AB - 88 FM (#26 01/30/07)
CiTR Vancouver, BC - 101.9 FM (#13 01/23/07)
CJSF Vancouver,BC - 90.1 FM (#15 12/19/06)
and has been played on
CFRO Vancouver - 102.7 FM
C-FOX - 99.3 FM (Punk-o-rama) Vancouver
104.5 FM - Santa Fe, ARGENTINA!
NASHVILLE, TN, USA
Links

FRIDAY, JULY 11
by ryan kschmidt
with guests
BUCKLE UP, RUSSIA
and
NOSEBLEEDER!!
at
THE ASTORIA HOTEL
769 E. Hastings, Vancouver


Shannon Hallett
(The Rain and The Sidewalk, ex-Sanne Lambert Trio,
ex-Shrimpmeat, ex-Arthur Ellis 2000)
drums & lead vocals
lisa e.
 guitar and backing vocals
Trevor Thompson
(The Rain and The Sidewalk)
guitar, backing vocals
Ryan Schmidt
(ex-Salmon Arm, ex-Motorama)
bass

The Story
Mix equal parts punk, new wave, pop and rock, blend furiously, and bake at wicked high heat until crunchy!

Betty Kracker kicked off their live music takeover of Vancouver in 2004 at FaceFest, at the Railway Club (dozens were slain, appreciation flowed). Dozens of shows in the Vancouver area ensued. The song "S.C.W." was recorded soon after at FacePlant for the Red Cat Records anti-Gordon Campbell (BC premier) compilation Citizen's Rule, released in spring of 2005.

The debut ep Easy Bay Coven was released in October 2006 to national acclaim (The Nerve, Exclaim, MaximumRockandRoll, Absolute Underground all loved it).

The last part of 2006 was a period of songwriting and some changes; a case of band 'mitosis' occurred. Nevada Santiago is in the process of recording new song creations as 'Nevada', with Regina and drummer J.T. Massacre (Big John Bates, Slickjacks, ex-Pet Fairies).

Shannon and lisa e. continue with new songs and are pleased to welcome to the band new members Trevor Thompson (The Rain and The Sidewalk) on guitar, backing vocals andRyan Schmidt (ex-Salmon Arm, ex-Motorama) on bass.

The new line-up debuted at Facefest 2007 on May 26th to a packed Railway Club, and are currently booking summer shows, and recording new songs in June.

Betty Kracker's Original Recipe:
Shannon Hallett
drums & lead vocals
Regina von Kracker
(ex-Pet Fairies, ex-Shrimpmeat) on bass & backing vocals
Nevada Santiago
(Aging Youth Gang, ex-Motorama, ex-Sex in Sweden) on lead guitar & vocals
lisa e.
 guitar and backing vocals

grrabbit
Book the band here

  RADIO APPEARANCES
Thunderbird Radio Hell - (live on CiTR Radio)

TV APPEARANCES
Global TV - Vancouver (part of FaceFest X promo)
CBC Television - Vancouver (Citizens Rule CD Launch promo)

Past shows


05/24/08 FACEFEST 2008!

with
25 other great Vancouver bands!
THE RAILWAY CLUB
Vancouver		 04/25/08

with
THE HUNTER COMETH
BAD NEWS BABYSITTERS
PAT'S PUB
Vancouver
a grrrabbit production 		03/13/08
poster by ryan Kscmidt

with
WHAT'S WRONG, TOHEI?
SORESSA'S TEA PARTY
THE RAILWAY CLUB
Vancouver
a grrrabbit production
 09/29/07

opening for the
SUBHUMANS!!!
and
MOTORAMA
PUB 340
Vancouver
a Low Down Dirty Production 		09/16/07
with guests
THE CRYPTOS
and
THE RAIN AND THE SIDEWALK
THE RAILWAY CLUB
Vancouver
a grrrabbit Production

opening for
GERTRUDE
(Punk from LONDON, UK)
and
JOEY ONLY OUTLAW BAND
Tne Cobalt
08/17/07


with
MOTORAMA
and
NOSEBLEEDER
Pub 340
Vancouver
07/21/07
FACEFEST 2007!!

Railway Club
Vancouver
05/26/07

with
I, BRAINEATER
and THE ELIXXXERS
Pub 340
Vancouver
10/27/06

Pub 340
Vancouver
CD Release show
10/21/06
poster by darren
poster by Darren
poster by faceplant
poster by grrrabbit/mclean
poster by mclean
poster/handbill by marcus of motorama
last update - 07/2008