Kick in the Eye
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Kick in the Eye is a rock and roll duo from Vancouver, Canada. Donnie and Marian play surfin blues rock you can really dance to!: "I don't think I've [ever] smiled this much after hearing something, nor had the urge to get out of my chair and dance around like a dumbass, grinning Flintstone...Note: my wife, who's not even reading this, is totally DOING that dumbass, grinning Flintstone dance next to me. Shaking her arms above her head from side to side and jumping around. It's viral, the fun this record produces." Kick in the Eye has garnered a reputation of being a "hilarious, superfunny band" with ultra-catchy hooks and sometimes bizarre subject matter . The band has released two independent CDs which were well received critically and which charted nationally and internationally. Kick in the Eye has performed at Music West and North by NorthEasst, and have toured extensively on the West Coast, opening for such acts as The Soledad Brothers, Mr. Airplane Man, and The Hard Rock Miners. Currently, Marian and Donnie are readying tracks for a new LP entitled Sea of Bitterness which is scheduled for release February 14, 2006.Band/artist history
After graduating from University, Marian and Donnie decided to start their first band. Two months later, they were chosen as one of nine finalists in C-Fox’s tenth annual “DemoListen Derby”. They were somewhat shocked by their instant success. In an interview with a local paper Marian revealed: "We weren't at a stage where we thought we'd be taken seriously.
We thought we had a lot more work ahead of us." Put simply, the band was being recognised for its talent. The Province’s music reviewer Tom Harrison went so far as to say: “They have a really great knack with a song and a hook that seems totally natural and is really, really quite appealing.” As contest finalists, Donnie and Marian received studio time in which to record a ten song demo CD and earned themselves a fifteen minute television spot on Shaw Cable's nationally broadcast “DemoVision: Project Discovery”.Have you performed in front of an audience?We play all over the West Coast. Read our own entertaining reviews of our shows on our LIVE page at our website: http://kickintheeyemusic.com/live.html
Your musical influences
Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, T-Rex, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, The Velvet Underground, The Clash, Bauhaus, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, Uncle Tupelo, R.L. Burnside, and many, many othersAnything else?
QUOTES:
"Kick in the Eye...serves up hip-shakin' boogie-tonk that rocks like the Ronettes meets the Rolling Stones. Bliss out!" - The Vancouver Sun (Canada)
"Kick in the Eye is a Mission duo having so much fun playing blues-rock that it makes the White Stripes seem like an invention by Swedish songwriters living in Florida"
- The Georgia Straight (Canada)
"Life would be a lot more beautiful if, instead of brooding sourpusses like the White Stripes, this duo were in command."
- FYD Magazine (United States)
"Marian and Donnie Lochrie used to front a band called BMX, one of Vancouver's great pop hopes of the mid-'90s. Kick in the Eye has BMX's striking girl-and-guy quirky / glam vocal sound, this time combined with energetic, cowboy-boot-stomping songs."
- Discorder Magazine (Canada)
"Kick in the Eye are a country band but the kind of country you probably haven't heard before, unless you can imagine what it would be if Emmylou Harris was the female singer of The B52's! A hilarious, superfunny band who combine country with jingle-jangle pop. I mean, if Johnny Cash and Bikini Kill can't be united, then it can from now on in Kick in the Eye!!!! Amazing!!!!"
- Original Sin Magazine (Belgium)
“They have a really great knack with a song and a hook that seems totally natural and is really, really quite appealing.”
-CFOX Radio (Canada)
ALBUM REVIEWS:
Garage Sale--Big Time!
"Either this is the most calculated disc in the annals of rock history or it's the real thing, and from the amateurish packaging and recording I'm inclined to think the latter. Plus, it's difficult to fake this kind of inspired enthusiasm. Kick in the Eye is a Mission duo having so much fun playing blues-rock that it makes the White Stripes seem like an invention by Swedish songwriters living in Florida. Holding the rootsy garage sale are Donnie and Marian Lochrie, who once fronted Vancouver pop band BMX and who trade off vocals or harmonize on the very basic, and I mean basic, songs. But basic doesn't mean bad, certainly not in this case, where it translates to a respect for the easy magic of guitar, rhythm, voice, and melody. Personally, I found the disc thoroughly entertaining, especially when Marian lets loose with a sexy growl, as on "All Night Long". However, less-generous Straight writer Mike Usinger once characterized Kick in the Eye, based on a previous EP, as "the kind of act that plugs in and makes a pain in the ass of itself when you're trying to enjoy a quiet pint in your neighbourhood pub." Caveat emptor.
--The Georgia Straight
Rock and Roll Needs a Kick in the Eye
"I have heard many media type folk classify this talent under Country, I shun the thought. Definitely Rock-a-Billy outfit with a twist of groove. Having said this I could also imagine some boot scooting scantly-clad cheerleader looking types shaking their thang to this EP. Who are they? Two very cute and compact musicians by the name of Donnie Lochrie (guitar/vocals) and Marian Lochrie (bass guitar/vocals). Where on earth do you find these compact humans? Canada of course.. The country of flip top heads! Fresh, raw, organic and easy to consume, Kick in the Eye are not about complicated production suites or tacky pop producers. They are about Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, T-Rex, Neil Young, The Velvet Underground, The Clash, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, and honest easy listening rock'n'roll music. A nice web site that is easy to navigate filled with great info and surprises!"
Long Bio(250 words or less):
Kick in the Eye is a good-time rock 'n' roll band from Mission, BC. Donnie and Marian Lochrie
combine honky-tonk shuffles, glam guitars, and Beach Boys-style vocal arrangements into what
they call "country-fried boogie". They love old time country, folk, blues, and rock and roll,
so don't be surprised if their music reminds you of some of the greats. Their performances have
been described as "charming" and their songwriting, "brilliant". Music fans young and old seem
to enjoy their unique style of re-vamped rock and roll. As one excited listener put it:
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Hey, I laughed at the name because I was in a band called "EyEKickErs". LMAO. haha