Heather McKenzie

So, after weeks of pulling my hair out trying to be a graphic designer, I have almost completed the cd liner and artwork! Man, writing songs is the easiest part of this project by far! Kudos to any one working in the visual arts! It is a talent for sure! I have no visual eye whatsoever, I am not ashamed to admit...so I had some wonderful people help me and give good advice. Thanks Tennille for giving me your time and opinions!!

The countdown to the release date begins....March 1st!!

phot by Marcus Ohman, love this one!

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So, I am almost finished album #3!! I spent the last year writing and recording and generally having the best time ever with the most amazing people. Terry Paholek engineered and helped me produce 12 new tunes, and my favorite guys busted their butts with some really great tracks. I can't wait to post some tunes for everyone to hear. Hope all is well, Cheers!!!

Heyo! Man, has it been a crazy week! We have all been working our butts of rehearsing, recording, and getting up to no good! The show at Shade Lounge was great! 102.3 Now Radio Looked after us really well, and some of our most coolest pals showed up! We hung out and listened to the Secretaries perform ( we didn't want to be rude and go upstairs and drink the entire rider on them), and completely enjoyed the after show perfomed by the incredible Cap'n 'Brian, who was at his finest! Friday and Saturday in Drayton Valley were a blast! Theresa and Andrea drove out to hang with us, and we had a guest drummer on Saturday who was awesome! J Buecks did a great job! AND by popular demmand, I have now started a 'Quotes' page... check it out weekly to stay up to date on the latest world-changing and mind...

Now 102.3 Radio has been putting on some indie show to promote Edmonton artists, Yay 102.3!! Thursday, August 19, we will be playing a show at Shade 105 in Edmonton with The Secretaries, so looking forward to it! I did a radio interview today with Rebecca Paige... she is a very cool lady! Cheers!

Where did time go? wow, I can't beleive I have left this long between writing here.... sorry.... its been kinda crazy around HMB headquarters. New bass player!! new tunes!! new album in the works!! Its all crazy good! Lucky for us, Brian Vincent came in with the breeze on a Sunday morning and gave us all a good kick in the ass, and we love him for it. With enough encouragement from the ladies, he has been known to drop drawers and get on a good hump dance atop the speakers.... 7 nation Army baby! yeah the boy can groove! I have been writing tunes and working on my next album, hope to start recording in November. Always working, always singing... just the way it should be! Next gig is at Lyve On Whyte, come on down!! I am so happy this club has opened, lets support ALL live music in...

Whoa Betsy, load up the cart with our favorite swill, put on your best wig and comb that chest hair... Pilsner Loves You! *A picture's worth a thousand beers.... "Tell us what you're really thinkin Fry" * *hmmmmm.... uh.... yeah..... * *

Grand Cache, Rockies, Lap Dances, Fresh Mountain Air, Breathtaking 'Views', Excellent Dinners, Plaid Purchases, BAND TIP JAR Filled! EPIC, baby Epic... *

Heyo!! HMB and Bonafide are playing at On The Rocks, Sunday Sept 13th to raise money for Darin Paquette. Here is the link to his story.... http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090716/EDM_assault2_090716/20090716/?hub=EdmontonHome We are hoping that with the kindness and generosity of great Edmontonians, we can raise some cash to help Darin with his rehabilitation and medical bills. Email me for tickets!!

It's done! and I am SOOOO happy! Thanks to everyone who has supported me throughout this, I couldn't have done it without you! And a big thanks to all the radio stations playing the tunes, you rock!! and Hey, stop and take sixty seconds all to yourself and make a wish everytime you catch the clock at 11:11.........

The beautifull people were out last night! Our gig at On The Rocks was a blast! staff is awesome, clientelle is amazing... such a good time! Thanks to everyone who came out and rocked it up with us! and you people at the front of the stage singing along... love it, thank u! See you at the Urban in a couple weeks! H

I have a feeling this is going to be an incredible year! The new album should be done soon and I can't wait to play it for everyone! We made a member change to the Heather Band, Roy Shermack is now playing bass and helping me out with the vocals, we have also picked up a whole new set list! whew.... The first gig is at Jet January 9th, come on out! Best wishes to everyone for 2009!

I love this pic! Watch for Grants solo project coming soon! GRANTYKINS *** * * * * * * *

Halloween at Jet was a blast! I got to grab some Ratt Poison Butt!! BB Gunzz, Barb Wyre, Nikki Lixx, CC Martini (Before) * * * * * * * * (After) :) ***

Here's Stewpendous mixing some tracks, creating rock and roll herstory! **

'STUDIO DOG' auditioned for the role, we hired him. Works for free, has a bit of a drinking problem though... --

Supa STEW! Here's the thumbs up for finally getting that part right.. now get the heck outa my studio! * * * * * ++

RUSS KLYNE: "We will make that bassoon track ROCK" * * * * * * * ***

ROY layin down some hot bass tracks. ++ **

Martin Guitar Player Crush * * * * * * * ++

Look closely at Byran, see how much he enjoys my piano playing? the boy can't get enough! WHAT DID YOU DO? * LANE ARNDT ++ ** *

yeah yeah, the shoes made it into the garbage can already... **yikes!those shoes!** ME AND MY ROYFRIEND * * * * * * * * * *

Byran's set up for recording. Sounds awesome! * * * * * ++

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Hey Everyone Sorry I haven't updated this in a while, been crazy busy! I am so happy to say that I have received a grant from Rawlco Radio to record a new album! I have been writing new songs and getting everything organized to make this happen. We are ready to start on October 5th! Yee Hah! Make sure to have a listen to Magic 99, they will air my 'studio blog' and post it on thier website to keep everyone informed on the recording process. Should be very cool! Thank you so much for coming out to our gigs and supporting the band. We are taking a bit of a break to concentrate on this new album, but will start doing shows again in January. Stay groovy!

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** Friday night we made 180 bucks off of cd sales and donated it to Kids with Cancer, and Saturday's Mulletfest brought us another 200 bucks to donate. There are some incredibly generous people in this city....thanks!!!! Wil from Team 1260 ditched his mullet to raise funds for this cause and ended up having his entire head shaved, thus reclaiming his 'hot guy' status once again. The club raised alot of $$$ for kids with cancer...KUDOS!! * ** Check back here often for new gig dates, some big stuff is in the works. Hope to rock with all of you again soon! Toodles, Heather **