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Julian Bargen - vocals-guitars
, Joe Warkentin - lead guitar, Kurtis Wittmier - bass, Mike Johnson - drums
You wanna piece
of the action?
The Hot Live
Guys bring
the action.
They are a rock 'n'
roll guitar
terrorist squad
with nothing
on their minds
but bringing
the party to
the people
and making
the collective masses
shake their
asses to the
frenzied attack
which is a
Hot Live Guys
show.
The quartet
of 20-something
Winnipeggers
have been making
a huge noise
in their hometown
since solidifying
their lineup
in 2002. In
that time they
have opened
for such notable
acts as The
Supersuckers,
Von Zippers, C'mon,
Tricky Woo,
Forbidden Dimension
and The Illuminati.
Live they are
a force to
be reckoned with
mightier than
any trailer
park destroying
hurricane.
Vocalist-guitarist
Julian Bargen
is a frantic
bundle of energy
set to blow
at any second.
Lead guitarist
Joe Warkentin
is one of the
city's most
remarkable guitar
players - one
part Angus
Young, one part
daredevil -
who pays no
heed to the damage
he inflicts
on his body.
Warkentin has been
known to fall
off stages,
finish his solo
and get back
to the microphone
just in time
to sing backup.
Many have wondered
if this
young man's
bones are made
of rubber. The
yin to Warkentin's
yang is skillful
bassist
Kurtis Wittmier;
a towering
mass of pure
fury who beats
his instrument
like it owes
him money.
Backing this
crew is Mike "White
Dawg"
Johnson on
drums. The reason behind
the nickname
is unclear,
but he is truly
a rabid kit
man who has
been known to sacrifice
his body for
the rock cause,
most notably
during the
band's sold
out 2005 JunoFest
showcase when
he required
thirty stitches
following a
back flip off
his bass drum.
If you want
blood, this
band has got it.
But they are
more than a
spectacle - the
Hot Live Guys
can pen a song.
They have the
uncanny knack
to write sexually
charged anthems
filled with
infectious
riffage. Now they
are ready to
send the party
home with their
new eight-song
EP, Robbin'
a Bank, released
on high-octane
label Transistor
66. This
ain't no washed
over retread
of the same
old grunge;
this is the
true spirit of what
made rock dangerous
in the first
place. If
spins of their
past releases
on local university
stations UMFM
and CKUW are
any indication,
Robbin' a Bank
should dominate
the airwaves
this summer
and have soccer
moms everywhere
singing along
to tracks like
Night Danger,
Sock It To
Me and Soviet
Red.
They have also
made members
of the local
media take
notice.
The Hot Live
Guys were named
one of the Top
30 Winnipeg
bands of all
time by the Winnipeg
Sun in 2005,
chosen as one
of 10 local bands
to watch in
2006 by the
Winnipeg Free Press
and were dubbed
one of the
best live Winnipeg
bands by both
publications.
Hear it for yourself. Join the new rawk 'n'
roll revolution. Come party with the Hot
Live Guys
www.HotLiveGuys.ca
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