The Dead Pennies celebrate Kim Brown's Retirement
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street/ Byward Market, Ottawa, Ontario
The Dead Pennies
Pennies are gone BUT WE'RE IN CIRCULATION Our outfit is not so much a band, but a running commentary on the soundtracks of our respective lives. Our hope is that our audience will say, "I love this song", or better still, "I've never heard a band cover this!"
Assembled, The Dead Pennies are a social experiment - a glorious mashup of friends: The anchor, Dr. Randy Innes - a percussive staple in the Ottawa music scene and the Pennies' aesthetic oracle; Marcel Chiasson, the baby, Cape Breton's bass, Hammond and vocal sea monster.
Up front, Rich Rankin is our five-octave gift from Nepean, who is nearing 40 years of vocals, keys and noisemakers. Last, New Brunswick's glimmer twins - Mike "The Prof" Ward on lead guitar and vocals, and Jim Harmon, singing and playing various instruments.
Ultimately it's you: When you come to a Pennies' show, you're in the band.
We're also celebrating our friend Kim Brown's retirement party! Friends, Family and lucky patients of the OR Patient Care Assistance at Queensway Carleton Hospital, come one come all to give Kim a squeeze and help her celebrate her retirement from the Queensway Carleton.
