BENT OUTTA SHAPE

The new CD

European (EU) ORDERS:
Both CDs
can now order directly from CIEL ROUGE

FOR ONLY 8 EUROS!!

BENT OUTTA SHAPE charting !
#7 on CJSF-FM week of 11/17/2008!
#10 on the CiTR charts week of 09/02/2008!

Second pressing now available!
Order your copy through mclean records
or in the shops
(First pressing SOLD OUT in about 3 weeks)

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

"...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

AIRPLAY
(that we know of - please request!)
Bent Outta Shape has CHARTED on:
CiTR Vancouver, BC - 101.9 FM (#10 09/02/2008)
CJSF Vancouver,BC - 90.1 FM (#7 11/17/08)

Easy Bay Coven has CHARTED on:
CiTR Vancouver, BC - 101.9 FM ( #13 01/23/07)
CJSF Vancouver,BC - 90.1 FM (#15 12/19/06)
PHC Radio!!
CHUO - Ottawa - 89.1 FM
CJSR Edmonton, AB - 88 FM (#26 01/30/07)

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

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

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

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 welcomed to the band new members Trevor Thompson (The Rain and The Sidewalk) on guitar, backing vocals and Ryan 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 the band has performed regularly through the last couple of years.

Betty Kracker have just released Bent Outta Shape, a new CD which moves into more of a postpunk vein, while retaining the punknroll edge.