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THE MENTAL BEAST CHRISTMAS PARTY AND EGGNOG EXPERIENCE COMPILATION RELEASE
A legitimate year end blowout featuring like every dope band in town
Full gig deets under the cut

Adjective | Al Boyle of Hard Feelings | Analog Bell Service | Apollo Ghosts | B-Lines | Basketball
Blue Violets | Brasstronaut | Collapsing Opposites | Dandi Wind | Dylan Thomas | Fanshaw | Fine Mist
Haunted Beard | Jody Glenham | Kellarissa | Lightning Dust | Lust | Machu Picchu | Makeout Videotape
Needles & Pins | Nick Krgovich and Rose Melberg | No Gold | Noobie Noobinson | Paul Anthony
Secret Mommy | Tight Solid | Vancougar | World Club | Yukon Blonde
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CITR 101.9FM and MentalBeast.com presents:

The Mental Beast Christmas Party and Eggnog Experience Compilation Release

December 18th, 2009
The Biltmore Cabaret
Doors at 8pm
Show at 9pm til 3am
$10 at the door (or $5 with a canned food donation)

Featuring short holiday performances by:

Brasstronaut (http://www.myspace.com/brasstronaut)
Machu Picchu (http://www.myspace.com/machupicchumusic)
Fine Mist (http://www.myspace.com/thebandfinemist)
Makeout Videotape (http://www.myspace.com/makeoutvideotape)
World Club (http://www.myspace.com/bellmobility)
Needles & Pins (http://www.myspace.com/needlesxpins)
Analog Bell Service (http://www.myspace.com/analogbellservice)
Rose Melberg & Nick Krgovich (http://www.myspace.com/rosemelberg & http://www.myspace.com/nokidsband)
Basketball (http://www.myspace.com/basketballanimal)
Tight Solid (http://www.myspace.com/tightsolid)
Vancougar (http://www.myspace.com/vancougar)
Apollo Ghosts (http://www.myspace.com/adrianteacher)

Plus a live screening of the double-length final episode of the MB video series, with members of:

Bronx Cheer (http://bronxcheercomedy.com)
Manhussy (http://manhussy.com)
Pony Hunters (http://ponyhunters.ca)
The Sunday Service (http://thesundayservice.ca)
VTSL (http://vtsl.com)

DJing from the Radiozero DJs:

Tyler Fedchuck and Cam Dales (http://radiozero.ca)

And:

Eggnog! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog)

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Mental Beast is a comedy series about a radio station on the verge of collapse set during Christmastime. It features performances by some of Vancouver’s finest comedians, actors, and musicians. The first episode will be released on December 7th, 2009.
(http://mentalbeast.com)
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The Eggnog Experience is a compilation album featuring 30 of Vancouver’s best indie bands performing holiday music. With songs by:

Lightning Dust, B-Lines, Dylan Thomas, Adjective, Secret Mommy, Al Boyle of Hard Feelings, Collapsing Opposites, Kellarissa, Dandi Wind, Noobie Noobinson, Blue Violets, Machu Picchu, Fine Mist, Makeout Videotape, World Club, Needles & Pins, Analog Bell Service, Rose Melberg & Nick Krgovich (of No Kids), Basketball, Tight Solid, Vancougar, Apollo Ghosts, Lust, Jody Glenham, Brasstronaut, Fanshaw, Haunted Beard, No Gold, Paul Anthony, Yukon Blonde

And, in the spirit of Christmas, all the proceeds from the Mental Beast project and Eggnog Experience compilation album will be donated to the Vancouver Food Bank. Donate here: http://www.foodbank.bc.ca/main/?donate

Special thanks to:
The Shots (http://vimeo.com/theshots)
Awkward Moment Productions (http://www.imdb.com/company/co0257605)
Chris Kelly (http://radio3.cbc.ca)
Jay Arner (http://tonehenge.tumblr.com)
Christy & David & Internet (http://nyiri.ca & http://davidlook.net)
Music Waste (http://musicwaste.ca)
Weekend Leisure (http://weekendleisure.ca)
CITR 101.9 FM (http://www.citr.ca/)

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