Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

Canada's legendary Downchild Blues Band are celebrating their 35th Anniversary Tour with a not to be missed performance at the The McPherson Playhouse with very special guest David Gogo on Sunday, October 9th at 8:00 PM. With such memorable hits as "Flip, Flop and Fly", "I Have Everything I Need (Almost)", "Trying to Keep Her 88's Straight" and "Shotgun Blues", the Downchild Blues Band have successfully kept the dance floor full while entertaining fans around the world. The band is led by founding member Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh, who started the band in 1969 at the now infamous Toronto watering hole, Grossman's Tavern, with his since passed brother, Richard "Hock" Walsh. It was at Grossman's Tavern that movie star Dan Ackroyd first saw Donnie and Hock perform. Clearly they made a ma... more...