Platinum Blonde

LIVE AT THE SCHOONER SHOWROOM

 

Casino Nova Scotia is excited to announce the return of Platinum Blonde live in the Schooner Showroom December 30th!

 

At the beginning of a decade where pop music was often adrift in flash and kitsch, the Toronto-based outfit consisting of Holmes, Sergio Galli (guitar), and Chris Steffler (drums) emerged from the club scene with a more substantial offering. At the core of their unremittingly danceable new wave influence were three musically fluent artists who had something relevant to say.

 

Accolades for the band came fast and furiously. In autumn 1983, the group debuted Six Track Attack – an EP washed with crisp, slinky guitar and synth along with punchy rhythms. The release fuelled such an enormous amount of hype for the band that it charted at #39 – an unprecedented feat for the era.

Instantly, Platinum Blonde became one of the biggest commodities of the burgeoning new wave landscape. Six Track Attack became the ground on which the triple-Platinum selling LP Standing In The Dark was built. Before the close of 1984 the band had invaded radio airwaves with four hit singles – “Doesn’t Really Matter,” “Standing In The Dark,” “Sad Sad Rain,” and “Not In Love.”

 

In 1985, the release of the follow-up album Alien Shores saw Platinum Blonde expand more broadly. With the addition of bassist and keyboardist Kenny MacLean, the band became a full-fledged four-piece. The lead single “Crying Over You” peaked at #1 on the charts, helping propel the release to go Platinum five times over.

 

Platinum Blonde live in the Schooner Showroom on night only, December 30th!

Tickets available by phone at the Ticket Atlantic Box Office, (902) 451-1221; in person at all participating Superstores and Casino Nova Scotia; or on-line at www.ticketatlantic.com

Ages 19 years and over