The Show That Almost Wasn't

Ottawa, September 23, 2002 - Local band, the Picklecatz, were sent scrambling 
on Saturday night when their performance at The Underground was suddenly 
cancelled due to the unexpected closure of the club. The Underground, located 
at 1077 Bank Street, was undergoing renovations that forced the club to 
temporarily close its doors.

The cancellation was a major setback for the Picklecatz who were using the 
performance to promote the release of their new 4-song CD, "Catz' Tales."  
Combined with the last-minute notice late Saturday afternoon mere hours before 
the band was supposed to take to the stage made the issue into a potential 
disaster.

"We were pretty disappointed when we heard the news," reported Patrick Calnan, 
drummer and booking agent for the band. "But just after we started calling 
friends to let them know the show was off, [Picklecatz manager] Boris [Mann] 
pulled off a miracle."

Boris arranged a last minute booking of the basement hall at Branch 351 of 
the Royal Canadian Legion located at 330 Kent Street and saved the day. 
Within minutes, the performance was back on track and frantic calls were made 
to let friends and fans know the show was being re-located. Posters announcing 
the change were also taped on the doors of The Underground directing people to 
the Kent St. Legion. "I'll drive a shuttle service between the two venues if I 
have to." remarked Boris to the band.

In the end, everything went smoothly as the Picklecatz performed two sets of 
original material in front of an enthusiastic audience along with musical 
special guest, Ray Lavoie, who opened the show.

Ottawa's own Picklecatz are an up-and-coming original rock band who have 
recently released "Catz' Tales", a 4-song CD, as well as headlining an evening 
at the Ottawa Fringe Festival this past summer.

For more information about The Picklecatz, contact Troy Jones at (613) 
523-4866 or visit their website at http://www.picklecatz.com.