Earth Freaks with Standard Issue Pleasure Model and Juniper Smile

Earth Freaks with Standard Issue Pleasure Model and Juniper Smile
Friday, May 24th
Doors: 8 PM | Show: 8:30 PM
Advance: $15 | Door: $20
19+ | ID Required

West coast groups Earth Freaks, Standard Issue Pleasure Model and Juniper Smile join forces for a night of psychedelic exploration. Come on down Friday May 24th to the Victoria Event Centre, and let the hypnotic grooves take you on a fantastic trip through space and time.

Earth Freaks
Since forming in 2021, Earth Freaks have worked at a feverish rate and continued to push themselves in a fashion that can be described as nothing short of miraculous.

​The four piece, which trained at Selkirk College’s renowned music program, has shown no signs of slowing down from the time of its inception. A jam-packed Summer in 2023 saw constant touring around Vancouver Island, British Columbia's Interior and Alberta, including performances at Sled Island in Calgary, MASSiF Music Festival in Nelson and RED Mountain Ski Resort’s first annual 'Between The Peaks' festival.

The release of two singles in August of '22- Heavy Sunshine and Colour Tones - proved to be sound evidence of the engaging, feel good songwriting that is characteristic of Earth Freaks, and was followed up by a full length debut album at the end of the year. March 2023 saw the release of the group’s latest single, the fan favourite 'Remedy,’ as well as their first venture outside of Canada as they brought their high-energy live experience to Mexico for a run of shows supporting reggae legends, ‘Antidoping’ and ‘Los Pericos.’

2024 is sure to be the busiest chapter yet for these young rockers. After relocating to Victoria in Autumn of 2022, the group has been working tirelessly to write and record new material and practice their incendiary stage experience.

The infectious charm that emanates from Earth Freaks is clearly the result of four best friends doing what they love most.

https://www.theearthfreaks.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3HVnHI873dUTavSldb3HXf?si=V44xLfp-RN-8Fpks7naScQ

Standard Issue Pleasure Model
2017: what a year.. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Two young kids, 18 years old, meet via Tinder and inflamed libidos. From there a musical relationship was born, unfolding through the years as Shea Morgan and Raine Balson honed their craft, putting together psychedelic garage-rock, post-punk, post-rock and grunge compositions. Talented vocalists, and spirited guitarists, Standard Issue Pleasure Model were a band to be reckoned with; their live shows were electric, full of a glam-grunge energy. Raine grew as a performer, taking the spotlight with an incendiary presence that evoked the great frontwomen of the seventies. Her lead vocals propelled the band's debut single, and to date most popular track, Private Reserve, into the stratosphere. Soon after, the album "2020" was released, a concise yet ambitious first record, produced entirely by the band themselves and mixed and mastered by the hidden secret of Vancouver Island: Malcom Owen-Flood.

From the hectic days of 2020 through to 2023, Standard Issue Pleasure Model cemented themselves as fixtures in the independant-rock scene in Victoria and across Vancouver Island. Named Band of the Month by the biggest alt-rockstation in the region, 91.3 the Zone, Standard Issue Pleasure Model continues to punch above their weght; delivering passionate, fresh, and captivating performances.

https://standardissuepleasuremodel.com/home
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wkpPpR57SMT4YymFak7qJ?si=L4wzual0TfClcRwlS-pklQ

Juniper Smile
"indie rock to knock your socks off!"
https://open.spotify.com/track/53PtXYQkj6QiVMy2UywV5G?si=11495d9a71d240ee

The VEC has zero tolerance for any type of racist, sexist, ableist, fatphobic, transphobic or homophobic behaviour. All guests must abide by the VEC’s policies listed here.

The VEC’s full accessibility details and elevator instructions can be viewed here: https://victoriaeventcentre.ca/attendees/accessibility/

This event is taking place on the traditional, stolen, unceded land of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. We acknowledge the rich cultural history of the many peoples and rituals that have been affected by the ongoing process of dispossession and colonialism. We hold this understanding in our interactions and engagements with this land and its people.