Tag: Larry Gillstrom

Kick Axe kicks ass at the Commodore in Vancouver, classic lineup or not

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 25, 1988 By Steve Newton It was billed as a Kick Axe reunion at the Commodore last Thursday (November 17), but according to original guitarist Larry Gillstrom, it was more of a "new-union". Kick Axe coguitarist Ray Harvey and bassist Victor Langen were off with their respective bands, Kirsten Nash and … Continue reading Kick Axe kicks ass at the Commodore in Vancouver, classic lineup or not

Kick Axe feels that if you can make metal work in Vancouver, you can make it work anywhere

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 1983 By Steve Newton "If people can look at a band," says Kick Axe guitarist Larry Gillstrom, "and see that everybody's coming from the same direction and are together on it, then I think they can relate to it a lot better. At least that's what we noticed when we … Continue reading Kick Axe feels that if you can make metal work in Vancouver, you can make it work anywhere

A man named Stick leads Red Deer transplants Mad Duck on the hard-rock trail

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 22, 1991 By Steve Newton Country superstar k.d. lang did hard time in the schools of Red Deer, Alberta, but the town hasn’t exactly spawned a host of well-known recording artists. However, if a singer-guitarist by the name of Stick has anything to say about it, his band will put the … Continue reading A man named Stick leads Red Deer transplants Mad Duck on the hard-rock trail