SooToday.com cuteboy alert

If he's half as cute as depicted on his posters, Peterborough's James McKenty (and The Spades) will be worth catching at the Downbeat Lounge tonight (Friday, August 18).

10 p.m.

$5.

19+.

Here's some official James McKenty & The Spades bumph, as sent to us by, well, James McKenty....




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Since forming in 2004, the band has:

- toured coast to coast, appearing on Halifax TV and at JunoFest in Winnipeg

- released a critically acclaimed debut CD co-produced by Gord Sinclair of the Hip

- hosted a monthly sold-out show at the MoHo in their hometown of Peterborough

- been joined on stage by Travis Good of The Sadies (and occasionally Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo) in a project called The Rising Sons

- performed at this year's Canadian Authors Conference where James conducted a workshop on songwriting

The band has completed the tracks for its second album which will be released this September and next Thursday will host a cancer benefit concert in Kingston, Ontario where guests will include Sam Roberts and members of the Tragically Hip.

"All lame critic's puns aside, this group really does have talent in spades," - Chartattack Jan. 05

"A rockin' vibe that gives nods to vintage rock 'n roll like The Animals and The Yardbirds" - Karen Bliss, Canadian Musician, Mar. 05

Click here to see what James McKenty really looks like

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