Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 Book Signing, Booze and DJs with Dave Crider, Chris Alpert Coyle, Scott Sugiuchi, Al Von Zipper and more….Limited books and SPAM will be available!!!
Where: Palomino Smokehouse and Social Club / UPSTAIRS
109 7 Avenue S.W Calgary
18+ with government issued identification
When: Thursday June 19, 2025
Doors: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Admission: FREE
NO JERK POLICY ALWAYS IN EFFECT!!
Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87
The complete, as-yet-untold story of US garage rock powerhouse Estrus Records, which for nearly two decades churned out hundreds of releases from some of the biggest garage, trash, surf, and punk bands worldwide, among them The Makers, The Mummies, Man . . . or Astroman?, and label head honcho Dave Crider’s drunk/punk quartet The Mono Men.
Shovelin’ charts the label’s highs and lows – from its highly successful hosting of the annual Garageshock, arguably the greatest series of garage rock “festivals,” to the devastating loss of its warehouse in a fire. Estrus is one of the few record labels whose cover art and other graphics match the brilliance of its music, thanks to the contributions of trash-culture visionary Art Chantry. Packed with iconic visuals the book draws on lively, extensive interviews, never-seen-before archival photos, oddball artifacts, and more, to give a fascinating insight into the major players behind one of garage rock’s most influential and successful independent record labels.
https://www.instagram.com/estrus_museum
https://www.instagram.com/estrus_records_book
http://www.estrus.com/trash/fulllength.html
Dave Crider
Governor of fine taste, Proprietor of Estrus Records, Visionary of Garage Shock.
Scott Sugiuchi
A self-proclaimed pop culture junkie and graphic designer. On occasion he plays bass with garage legends The Hate Bombs
https://www.instagram.com/ssugiuchi
Chris Alpert Coyle
https://www.instagram.com/chrisalpertco
Al Charlton
Musician and recording engineer. Charlton played with garage punk bands Color Me Psycho, Curse Of Horseflesh and The Von Zippers (under the name Alan Von Zipper) and ran the label Roto-flex. – https://www.discogs.com
SPAM
(stylized in all-caps) is a brand of lunch meat (processed canned pork and ham) made by Hormel Foods Corporation, an American multinational food processing company. It was introduced in the United States in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II. As of 2003, Spam was sold in 41 countries, and trademarked in more than 100, on six continents. – https://en.wikipedia.org
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