A wonderful thing happened on Saturday night. We not only had a great time putting on a four-set show at Original Joe’s Avenida, but we raised $5,150 for Andy McLuskey’s family at the same time. Honesty, this surpassed all expectations, and we are absolutely blown Read More …
Author: Todd Kimberley
April 6 fundraiser packing some real prize punch!
The prizes truly are piling up for the Groggy Sundays’ next show. We’ll be back on stage Saturday, April 6 at OJ’s Avenida, raising money for the family of Andy McLuskey, a close friend and former bandmate of some of us Groggies, who passed away Read More …
Kicking cancer’s keester: $2,000 raised for cancer research!
Who knew fundraising could be so much fun? This past Saturday night, we kicked out the jams with fellow local bands Uncle Jackie, the Emblematics and Dr. Friday at the Blind Beggar Pub–and ended up raising $2,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation, which is on Read More …
Wake us up . . . when September comes!
Greetings Groggy followers! Here’s a quick update on what we’re up to. We’ll be on hiatus in August, but back on stage twice in September. We’ll be making our inaugural appearance at the Upper Deck Public House (1104 6 Ave. S.W.) on Saturday, Sept. 22, Read More …
Bucks for Bowser, cash for Cleo: We raised $665 for the Calgary Humane Society
The Calgary Humane Society is an open-admission shelter. They never say no, they never turn an animal away, and every single healthy and adoptable animal is able to stay until adopted. The Groggy Sundays are proud to have made the Calgary Humane Society our charity Read More …
Get your yee-haws out: Our first Stampede gig
Jeans, boots, Smithbilts, Western shirts, you name it. We played our first Stampede show on Thursday, July 12 at the Blind Beggar Pub, along with fellow locals Yellowknife, and let our yee-haws out. Judging by the crowd reaction, we know you did too! We played Read More …
The 4-1-1 from Friday night!
Well, that was fun! Our June 8 show at the Winkin’ Owl Pub and Grill crept into the wee hours of June 9, as we played four (count ’em, four!) sets for the first time as a band. We are humbled, as always, by the Read More …
Final tally: $1,800 for Distress Centre Calgary!
We had a fabulous time on stage March 24 at the Blind Beggar Pub. We know our friends from fellow local cover band Falussy did, too. And, well, the audience obviously had a TREMENDOUS time. The numbers are in, and our two bands ended up Read More …
A hazy shade of winter, a Groggy shade of spring!
A punk version of 99 Red Balloons? Some Stripes of the White persuasion? A Northern Pikes-flavored rock-‘n’-roll medley? Some Ecuadorean Spanish inside a Clash classic? You’ll hear them all Saturday night–that’s March 24–as we ring in spring at the Blind Beggar Pub! We’ll be on Read More …
March 24 double bill: Support Distress Centre Calgary’s volunteer heroes!
Sometimes, they save lives. Sometimes, they just help someone get through a bad day. Since 1970, Distress Centre Calgary has offered 24-hour-a-day crisis support to Calgary and southern Alberta. That’s round-the-clock, free, non-judgmental, compassionate and accessible support for whatever life is throwing at you (403.266.HELP, Read More …