Solidarity Rock
Coming Events
ARRABIO CANDIAN TOUR 2012
10/05/2012 - EDMONTON, AB - THE ARTERY w/ Knucklehead, Vicious Cycles, Nervous Wreck (http://www.facebook.com/events/285408194905644)
10/06/2012 - CALGARY, AB - REPUBLIK w/ Knucklehead, Vicious Cycles, Sabretooth (https://www.facebook.com/events/329024993860411/)
10/07/2012 - EDMONTON, AB - BSC w/NN, The Fucking Lottery, Morals, What’s Wrong Tohei?, The Pinkslips
10/12/2012 - VANCOUVER, BC - ASTORIA w/ Vicious Cycles, Shitty Neighbors, DJ Bryce Dunn (http://www.facebook.com/events/430273960366459/)
10/13/2012 - ABBOTSFORD, BC - THE AFTERMATH w/ Vicious Cycles, Previous Tenants, Injectors (https://www.facebook.com/events/157001041104573)
10/24/2012 - WINNIPEG, MB - NEGATIVE SPACE w/The Pinkslips
10/24/2012 - University of Winnipeg - Oral History Institute - ARTIST’S TALK
PAST EVENTS
August 17 & 18 - Edmonton, AB
SOLIDARITY ROCK BENEFIT TO BRING ARRABIO TO CANADA
Friday Aug 17
The Fucking Lottery
NN
The Fight
The Lad Mags
Saturday Aug 18
Morals
The Get Down
Falklands
The Weekend Kids
Skin
Lou Wreath
Free Elliott
Each night $10 at the door
AA/Beer with ID
Past Events
SOLIDARITY ROCK SUMMER 2012 CUBA TOUR
All dates with PREVIOUS TENANTS (Vancouver), UH-OH (Milwaukee), ARRABIO (Trinidad) and Adictox (Santa Clara)
Jul 31 - El Mejunje - Santa Clara
Aug 1 - Casa de Joven Creador - Trindad
Aug 2 - La Ferria - Sancti Spiritus
Aug 3 - Casa de Cultura - Jatibonico
Aug 4 - Rock a Sol festival - Cienfuegos
Aug 5 - La Madriguera - Havana
Aug 6 - AHS Patio - Matanzas
June 8, - Edmonton, AB
2nd Annual Solidarity Rock Sock Hop
DJ’s Mighty Romeo, Sadeeq, Curtis Ross, Jammy Ranks and T. Salty will be bringing you the best in indie, garage, soul, R&B, Funk and Reggaeat the Yellowhead Brewery in Edmonton. Over $1000 in prizes will be raffled, and 100% of the proceeds go to supporting Cuban rock n roll. Good times guarenteed!
Past Events
May 25, 2012 - Winnipeg, MB
Noble Thiefs
Guerillas of Soul - @ The Times Change(d)
May 31 - Toronto, ON
The Mercy Now, Modernboys Moderngirls, Little Foot Long Foot, Thinly Veiled Double Entendres - @ Sneaky Dee’s
Solidarity Rock Photo Show opening
May 3, 2012 - Casa de Joven Creador, Trinidad, CU
May 10, 2012 - Galleria El Passo, Sancti Spiritus, CU
May 4, 2012 - Vancouver, BC
Safety Show, Philoceraptor, Previous Tenants
@ Lana Lous
March 30, 2012 Soldiarity Rock benefit show at the Wunderbar
SCRAPBOOKER - KRANG - CATGUT
We’ve collected a closet full of instruments and will be using the proceeds of this show and the Calgary show to ship them to Cuba in April.
With your help, we’ll be able to bring the experience of making music to even more people.
We’ll also have brand new Arrabio (Cuba’s only hardcore band) and Solidarity Rock tshirt for sale.
$10, 18+
March 24, 2012 - SOLIDARITY ROCK PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT - House Gallery - Calgary, AB
SOLIDARITY ROCK BENEFIT -
Forbidden Dimension
The Vibrating Beds
Miesha Louie (Solo set)
$10, 18+ - We will also be accepting donations of musical instruments to send down to Cuba for the rock movement in the center of the country.
January 26 - SOLIDARITY ROCK - NUESTRAS AVENTURAS CUBANAS - PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Featuring music by The Sorels, The Cliffs and Ghost Cousin - The ARTery - Edmonton, AB
Solidarity Rock is proud to present an evening of photography, music and friendship, January 26 @ The Artery in Edmonton, AB.
We’ve curated a huge 50 image show and are pleased to unveil it in Edmonton at the ARTery, the first venue to host Solidarity Rock. Photographic works by Sandy Phimester (Edmonton, AB), Aaron Bocanegra (Los Angeles, CA), Samuel Reina Calvo (Sancti Spiritus, Cuba) and Drew McIntosh (Edmonton, AB) show an emerging rock n roll movement in a country firmly rooted in tradition.
December 16, 2011
VCMC SOLIDARITY ROCK CUBA TOUR 2012!
January 6 - Official welcome to the band Vicious Cycles and Solidarity Rock. Giving the AHS 25 years award at the A.H.S in Sancti Spíritus to Drew McIntosh and Solidarity Rock.
January 7- Sancti Spíritus.
January 8- Trinidad show at the A.H.S.
January 10 - Santa Clara show in El Mejunje.
January 11 - Jatibonico show at the A.H.S.
January 12 - Cienfuegos show at the A.H.S.
January 13 - Havana show at La Madriguera. A.H.S.
January 14 - Varadero show at Casa de la Cultura.
Vicious Cycles Cuba tour kick off and Solidarity Rock benefit
The VICIOUS CYCLES
Rich Hope & His Evil Doers
AK-747’s
@ The Media Club
695 Cambie Street,
Vancouver, BC
$10 at the door
Photography show starts at 9:00PM
Music later
Solidarity Rock Banger
Diehatsu Hijets
Book of Caverns
Morals
Camembert
@ The Baby Seal Club
Edmonton, AB
Solidarity Rock Photography Show
Photographic selections highlighting the past four years of Solidarity Rock’s work in central Cuba
Photos by Samuel Reina Calvo, William Garcia, Irina Gonzalez, Sandy Phimester, Aaron Bocanegra, Bryan kulba and Drew McIntosh
@ Galeria Casa de Joven Creador
Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
November 22, 2011
Sean Foster & the Vaqueros, Luis Ulloa
Inspecteur Epingle
Montreal, PQ
FREE SHOW
August 10 - 17, 2011
Hangloose tour - four shows in Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara and Matanzas
August 6, 2011
Hangloose tour kick off w/ N.N. @ The Wunderbar
April 24 – The Fight, Old Sins, Bombchan – Crown and Anchor Pub – Edmonton
KIDS ON FIRE / ARRABIO - SOLIDARITY ROCK TOUR 2011
March 24 – Fly to Cuba
March 25 – Official Reception at the AHS – Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
March 26 – Kids on Fire, Arrabio + more – Casa de Cultura, Sancti Spiritus
March 27 – Kids on Fire, Arrabio + more – Casa de Joven Creador – Trinidad
March 29 – Kids on Fire, Arrabio + more – El Mejunje – Santa Clara
March 29 - Television appearence - “La Casa por la Ventana.”
March 30 – Kids on Fire, Arrabio, Acupunktura – Casa de Joven Creador – Cienfuegos
March 31 – Radio appearance - “Voces Cruzadas” - Sancti Spiritus
April 1 – Kids on Fire, Arrabio + more – Maxim Rock – Havana
April 2 – Kids on Fire, Arrabio + more – Casa de Joven Creador – Matanzas
April 3 – Return to Canada
March 18 – SubCity – Winnipeg
March 11 – Kids on Fire Cuba Tour Kick Off show – The Royal Albert’s Arms – 48 Albert St - Winnipeg
AK-747’s, Anti-Party, The Receptionists - Lana Lou’s - Vancouver
Feb 25 – High Class Low Lifes, The Thrashers – The Cavern – 112 Osbourn St - Winnipeg, MB
Feb 11 – Solidarity Rock Valentine’s Day Sock Hop – Sponsored by Steam Whistle Breweries, Long & McQuade and Edmonton’s independent business community - Rossdale Hall - 10135 96 Ave (right beside Telus Field) Edmonton
Jan 25 – Clash Tribute – SR benefit - Winnipeg
Solidarity Rock Gear Drive Kick Off!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Feast or Famine, The Fight and sKiN - New City (New location) 8130 103st
CANCELLED - Bummer
Solidarity Rock Winnipeg Bash - Sub City - The Shouting Ground - Falklands
March 6, 2010 - West End Cultural Centre - Winnipeg, MB
SLATES - Eamon McGrath and Peacemaker, Falklands
Friday Feb 26th 2010 - Baby Seal Club - 10122 81st Ave - Edmonton, AB
SOLIDARITY ROCK CUBA TOUR w/ Slates
January 13 - 27, 2010 - 10 Shows in 7 Cities in 14 days
Sancti Spiritus - Santa Clara - Trinidad - Cienfuegos - Moron - Jatibonico - Havana
MESSIAHLATOR! Scrapbooker!
Friday, November 13, 2009 - - Baby Seal Club - 10122 81st Ave - Edmonton, AB
Hired Hands - Hang Loose
Saturday, October 3, 2009 - The Baby Seal Club - 10122 81st Ave - Edmonton, AB
The Kris Special - The Westar - Wreck of the Zephyr
Sunday September 13, 2009 - The Hotel Cafe - 1623 1/2 N Cahuenga Blvd - Los Angeles, CA
Jenny - Falklands - Slates
Saturday August 15, 2009 - The Palomino - 109 7st Avenue SW - Calgary, AB
SOLIDARITY ROCK CUBA TRIP II
June 24 - July 7 - We’ll be heading back to Cuba to fix up some drum kits and document the rock scene for a couple weeks! Sancti Spiritus - Trinidad - Santa Clara - Havana
SLATES - The Get Down - Claw
Friday June 19, 2009 - The Hydeaway - 10209 - 100 Ave - Edmonton, AB
7and7is… Una Vez Por La Vida - Premiere after party
Feb 21, 2009 - 7and7is - Falklands - New City - 10080 Jasper Ave - Edmonton, AB
SOLIDARITY ROCK - CUBA TRIP
December 10 - 17, 2008
Solidarity Rock is heading back to Cuba to bring some much needed rock n roll implements to our friends in Sancti Spiritus & Trinidad.
The Get Down - Coffin Ships - Sean Foster
Friday, December 8, 2008 -New City - 10081 Jasper Ave - Edmonton, AB
Mark Birtles Project - 7and7is - Bayonets!!! - 40 Thieves
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - The Artery - 9535 Jasper Ave - Edmonton, AB
