Freak Parade

Power-pop band's new album release party

Expats.cz Staff

Written by Expats.cz Staff Published on 08.06.2009 16:32:38 (updated on 08.06.2009) Reading time: 2 minutes

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Prague-based power-pop band and cult favorites FREAK PARADE have completed the recording of their long-awaited 3rd CD, out now.  The new album, titled All Lovers Are Traitors, includes 11 tracks of brand new material plus one bonus track (a punked up English-language version of the popular Czech song ‘Holky z naší školky’.)

The new CD signals a departure for the band, as this is their first offering as a five piece, including the second (lead) guitarist (with the addition of Austin, Texas native Travis Crow). 

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The release party for the new CD, originally scheduled for May 16, was cancelled due to the temporary closing of the club Rock Cafe.  The band has rescheduled for September 11, two days after the clubs re-opening.  The party will include special guests SUFFER (power-pop from Trebon) and will be moderated by Czech author Jaroslav Rudis (Grandhotel, Nebe Pod Berlinem).

In the meantime, Freak Parade has scheduled a Prague concert for Friday, June 12 at the Brick Bar (in the basement of A&O Hostel, Vystaviste 1).  The concert will include a special guest, a DJ afterparty and album/merchandise giveaways at the door.  Showtime is 9 pm, and will likely go past midnight.

UPCOMING PRAGUE CONCERTS

Friday, June 12, 9pm
Brick Bar (A&O Hostel) Vystaviste 1 – with special guests

Friday, September 11, 7 pm
Rock Cafe (narodni trida)
CD Release Party
with SUFFER and Jaroslav Rudis

FREAK PARADE IS

Rebecca Elliot – Vocals (UK)
From Leeds, UK.  Rebecca has played with FP since the band´s inception.  Besides Freak Parade, Rebecca has also fronted Prague´s B-Movie Heroes.

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Mike Bowling – Bass Guitar (USA)
From Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, where he played with punk-rock act Barbed Wire Sheila.  Mike attained dubious notoriety in the 90´s by being present at the death-by-overdose of scum-rock legend GG Allin in a New York apartment.

Paul ‘Chilly Gebuis – Guitar (NL)
Dutch native from Rotterdam, joined the band during the recording of the band´s second CD, Future Shock.  A longtime veteran of the Czech music scene, Paul played in the 90´s with legendary Prague band Garage.

Honza Horvath – Drums (CZ)
Liberec native and Freak Parade´s only current Czech member.  He is a  symphony percussionist by day.

Travis Crow – Lead Guitar (USA)
From Austin, Texas, is a veteran musician and guitarist.  Freak Parade is his first band since moving to Prague.

BAND BIOGRAPHY

Freak Parade formed in the 90´s in Liberec, where bassist and songwriter Michael Bowling first met lyricist Rebecca Elliott. The band, playing melodic music with a hardcore, post-punk and noise rock influence, met with measured success across the domestic club scene.

In the following years they played all around Czech and in many European countries.  They shared the stage with the likes of famous riot grrrls band Babes in Toyland, as well as The Real McKenzies from Canada, San Fransisco´s A Subtle Plague and Holland´s Peter Pan Speedrock.

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DISCOGRAPHY

I Don´t Think So  (1996 – Indies Records)
Future Shock (2003 – Slow Motion Riot Records)
All Lovers Are Traitors (2009 – Slow Motion Riot Records)

CONTACT BAND MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMATION OR INTERVIEW REQUESTS, OR TO GET PRESS PASSES TO FREAK PARADE´S MAY 16 CONCERT AT ROCK CAFÉ, PRAGUE WITH SUFFER (CZ).

http://www.freakparade.org
http://www.myspace.com/freakparadetheband

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