Col. Tom Parker's Swinging Door w/ John Showman @ The Cameron House, Sunday

Col. Tom is joined by his old Lickin' Good Fried pal John Showman of Lonesome Ace String Band at the Cameron from 6-8 pm.   

LINKS

Col. Tom Parker / Lickin' Good Fried bandcamp page https://americanpour.bandcamp.com/

John Showman site https://www.johnshowman.com/

Colonel Tom's twang summit @ Canadian Corps Hall Saturday night

Sure the G20 Summit has turned the Toronto city centre into a ghost town but Colonel Tom Parker isn't going to let the gathering of world leaders and the threat of widespread outbursts of giant bobblehead street theatre get in the way of a brew-hoisting good time this Saturday (June 26) and neither should you.

So Colonel Tom is putting on a twang summit of his own at the Canadian Corps Hall (201 Niagara) where he'll be deftly accompanied by his countrified fellow Lickin' Good Fried members as Colonel Tom & The American Pour and joining them on the bill are the seriously scorching local instro-mentalists Ancient Chinese Secret led by the six-string slinger deluxe Brian Connelly of Shadowy Men notoriety.
As if that wasn't enough to raise the roof already, DJ Phil Metric will be spinning a suitably unhinged assortment of roughneck rockabilly, hayseed honky tonk, greasy jukebox R&B and some other juvenile junk to keep the party poppin' between sets. You won't need a special badge to get in and that economically priced Corps beer will be as cold as Dalton McSpendy's fiscal policy. Tell a friend. Admission is $10 and doors open at 9:30 pm. For more information, call 416-504-6694.

Lickin' Good Fried Do The Dakota

photo by Beth Hamill

The next best thing to happen to Sundays since Brett Favre started playing like a 26-year-old again is Lickin' Good Fried's weekly honky-tonk hoedown at the Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington) from 7 till 9 pm.
Those lamenting the premature demise of The Backstabbers will be thrilled to find that frontman Col. Tom Parker has hit his stride as a singer, songwriter and guitar picker with the old-school country concept of Lickin' Good Fried with superb support from moonlighting Creaking Tree String Quartet members Andrew Collins on mandolin and fiddler John Showman along with upright bassist Sam Petite.
Of course, Lickin' Good Fried's not-so-secret ingredient is Parker's partner in rhyme, sensational singer Alex Pangman who has miraculously bounced back from her double lung transplant to croon dynamic duets and add gorgeous harmonies when not soaring solo.

As fantastic as Lickin' Good Fried certainly are on their recently released Say Uncle! (Rooster Sandwich), they're even better in the comfortably rustic setting of the Dakota where their sweet renditions of George Jones, Louvin Brothers, Roger Miller and Hank Snow favourites go down exceedingly well with some tasty Southern fried chicken and a cold brew.
Be fore warned, Lickin' Good Fried is habit forming – see them once and you may become a Dakota Sunday regular hollering requests for Red Headed Woman (in a Dirty Corvette) and two-stepping around Brian Connelly. PWYC




LINKS
Lickin' Good Fried  http://www.lickingoodfried.com 
myspace  http://www.myspace.com/lickingoodfried 
Alex Pangman http://www.alexpangman.com/
Andrew Collins http://www.myspace.com/sytesounds
John Showman http://www.myspace.com/newcountryrehab
Creaking Tree String Quartet http://www.myspace.com/creakingtree
Dakota Tavern http://www.myspace.com/thedakotatavern
Beth Hamill http://www.rockpaperpixels.com/
Philip Curwen http://www.philipcurwen.com/

Photo by Philip Curwen