In the beginning...
there was a catastrophic BOOM...
and, without the use of an epidural,
SKOOKUM was born.
Together, they drew up the SKOOKUManifesto: No pretenses. Big Phat Sounds. Good Times and Rock & Roll!
Skookum is a Chinook term for big, strong, powerful and swift. Most know it as slang for "Big n' tough" or impressive. The band's sound? Powerful guitar riffs, big grooves with a walloping vocal punch! They sound SKOOKUM!
Check out the Wikipedia definition
Of course, making great music is serious business for this group who claim creativity and solid laughs as their mantra. Skookum simply doesn't feel it has to write gloomy material for it to rock. Look at the success of Queens of the Stone Age, Tool and Faith No More as examples of fresh and original heavy rock that doesn't always dwell on the negative. |
LIVE
See them live, that's another thing altogether. Their unique collection of anthems separates Skookum from the chaff of the multitude of bands. These guys engage their audience with witty banter setting up some outrageous and memorable songs, like "Bender"(drink till yer sick), "Great to See You" (but I wouldn't wanna be you) and their staple live classic "the Team Canada Montage": a semi-cover song that will never get played on commercial radio but has them rollin' in the aisles and patriotically punching fist to air!
Skookum has played some of the finest venues in Metro Vancouver like UBC Thunderbird Stadium, Richards on Richards, Cheers, Amberjacks, Pub 340, the Bourbon and the Roxy. They've shared the stage with Moka Only, Sweatshop Union, the Black Halo's & Todd Kerns and were featured at New Music West 2007.
COMICS!
Like no other band (except for singer Vanman's idols in KISS), Skookum embellishes their tales of life in an indie rock band with their ongoing comic series, SKOOKOMIX. It's a semi-autobiographical cross between Spinal Tap & KISS with some fantasy thrown in for good measure. The first issue was release in conjunction with their debut album, Big Phat Sounds.
VIDEOS
The first single from their debut, "El Stinko", was a featured YouTube hit and one of Canada's most watched rock videos in February 2008 at 20,000 plus views! The track was also featured in a Vancouver-based indie film titled Revenge Inc.
MUSIC
In 2009, SKOOKUM released their 2nd album, Rockstar Dreamers and followed that up with a video for the single "Rye (Can't Remember)" during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
Great riff rockin tunes, live shows, hot videos and even comics! All from one band?!?! |
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