Slow Fresh Oil & Shecky Formé

Edmonton's Slow Fresh Oil and Calgary's Shecky Formé play April 18 at Southbound Brewery.
6pm doors
7pm show

18+
The history of Slow Fresh Oil goes back to 1997 when Brent Oliver (bass, drums, keys) had some extra recording studio time at the mighty CJSR FM88 in Edmonton. After inviting Lyle Bell (guitar, bass) to come “fuck around”, the two completed White Trash on Black Lacquer in a matter of weeks. The lo-fi material was released in 1998 on LP and drummer Gravy was recruited to fill out the live line-up. After a number of Alberta shows, the group self-recorded & released the 40 song masterpiece Post Operative Socket Management – the title referencing Oliver losing an eye in a hockey accident in 1999. The band toured extensively with the likes of the smalls, FUCK, King Cobb Steelie, Veal and many other late 90s Canadian indie rock outfits. In addition to touring, SFO found success on MuchMusic with the D-Lux directed video for “Squeezin’ The Bale”. Burnout, booze, and anxiety led to an initial split in 2001, with the group reforming for the closing of the Rev Cabaret in early 2003. With renewed optimism, the band recorded 12 songs with Nik Kozub (Veal, Shout out out out out) for the doomed and unreleased Divided We Stand. A handful of shows and tours later and the band permanently dismantled with Lyle & Gravy focusing on stripped down rock duo Whitey Houston, and Brent on a career in live music management and raising a gaggle of children.
This will be Slow Fresh Oil's first local show in 10 years.
Shecky Formé takes us on adventures of tension and release. The Calgary group performs eclectic live sets, ranging from fully realized songs to spontaneous improvised explorations, which may appear at any moment during a performance. They have opened for Don Caballero, The Wooden Stars and Julie Doiron. Shecky Formé contributes music to performance art programs in Calgary's galleries, providing live soundtracks for visual presentations or experiments in audio-collage. "002", the band's first full length release was produced in the band's home studio.
This will be Shecky Formé's first show in Edmonton in 24 years.

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