BIOGRAPHY

1974 Larry Gillstrom (guitar), Gary Langen (drums, vocals) and Victor Langen (bass) found in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada a power trio called Hobbit playing mostly the Led Zeppelin, Who and Pink Floyd covers, the band is being handled by Reginan Quicksilver Booking Agency and Nellis Booking Agency

INFO 1974 December 6
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Aden Bowman Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1974 December 13
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Aden Bowman Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1974 December 21
Saturday
Hobbit live performance in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 January 17
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the St. Peter's College, Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 January 24
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Miller High School, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 January 25
Saturday
Hobbit live performance in Buchanan, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 February 7
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Central School, Lafleche, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 February 14
Friday
Hobbit live performance in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 February 15
Saturday
Hobbit live performance in Bengough, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 February 21
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Balfour Technical School, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 March 8
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Trianon Ballroom, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan Music and Cultural Co-op
INFO 1975 April 19
Friday
Hobbit live performance in Fondue Cellar Cabaret, Old Zurich Restaurant, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1975 April 25
Friday
Hobbit live performance in Southey, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 April 28
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 April 29
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 April 30
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 1
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 2
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1975 May 3
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 5
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 6
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 7
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 8
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 9
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 May 10
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 June 6
Friday
Hobbit live performance in Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 June 7
Saturday
Hobbit live performance in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 June 27
Friday
Hobbit live performance in Raymore, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1975 August 1
Friday 7:15 PM
Hobbit live performance at the Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Buffalo Days Exhibition; with Chuck and Rhonda
INFO 1975 August 2
Saturday 7:15 PM
Hobbit live performance at the Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Buffalo Days Exhibition; with Chuck and Rhonda
INFO 1975 August 15
Friday 9:00 PM
Hobbit live performance at the Ponoka Recreation Centre Cabaret, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 August 22
Friday 8:30 PM
Hobbit live performance at the Trianon Ballroom, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with Savoy Brown and Witness
1975 line-up changes in time up to 6-piece: Steve Hasiak - vocals, Larry Gillstrom - guitar, Dave Zurowski - guitar, Victor Langen - bassguitar, Todd Player/Roland Gibbs - keyboards, Gary Langen - drums


Photo Dean Zurowski

INFO 1975 December 22
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 23
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 24
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 25
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 26
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 27
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 29
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 30
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1975 December 31
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 1
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 2
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 3
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 5
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 6
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 7
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 8
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 9
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 January 10
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 March 26
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Mount Royal Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1976 April 15
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Evan Hardy Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1976 April 26
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 April 27
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 April 28
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 April 29
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 April 30
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 May 1
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1976 May 3
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 4
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 5
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 6
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 7
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 8
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 10
Monday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 11
Tuesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 12
Wednesday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 13
Thursday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 14
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 May 15
Saturday
Hobbit live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Lucifer's Edmonton
INFO 1976 July 23
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Jack's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1976 July 30
Friday
Hobbit live performance at the Club Yip's, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
(?) 1976
Hobbit live performance in Wishart, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1976 August the name is being changed to Kick Axe (colloquialism for drum = kick and guitar = axe) and line-up decreases to a 3-piece (Larry Gillstrom, Gary Langen and Victor Langen), Steve Hasiak joins the other Regina's act - the Choice, where Brian Gillstrom at the time occupies the position of a drummer


Brian Gillstrom with the Choice

INFO 1976 August 5
Thursday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the West Park Plaza Cabaret, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1976 August 6
Friday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the West Park Plaza Cabaret, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1976 August 7
Saturday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the West Park Plaza Cabaret, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
(?) 1976
Kick Axe live performance at the Champs Cabaret, Westwind Motor Inn, 741 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, British Columbia, Canada
1976 a Canadian tour with the Chilliwack
1976 change to a four-piece line-up: Dave Zurowski joins Kick Axe at the position of guitarist;
a light technician Dean Zurowski and sound man Roger Burnet join Kick Axe as crew members


Kick Axe fall 1976: Gary Langen, Dave Zurowski, Victor Langen, Larry Gillstrom

INFO 1977 January 3
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 4
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 5
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 6
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 7
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 8
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 17
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 18
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 19
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 20
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 January 29
Satuday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 February 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 February 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 February 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 February 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 February 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 February 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 February 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Hotel Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Hotel Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Hotel Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Hotel Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 4
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Hotel Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Hotel Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 21
Monday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 22
Tuesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 23
Wednesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 24
Thursday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 25
Friday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 March 26
Saturday 2:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 April 11
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 12
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 13
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 14
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 16
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 April 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1977 Kick Axe live performance at the Lazy Owl, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 May 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 17
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 23
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 30
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 May 31
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 1
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 3
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 28
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 29
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 June 30
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sheraton Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 11
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 July 12
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 July 13
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 July 14
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 July 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 July 16
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 July 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 July 31
Sunday 5:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Pile O'Bones Sunday at the Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 5
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 August 15
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1977 August 16
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1977 August 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1977 August 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1977 August 19
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1977 August 20
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1977 August 29
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 August 30
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 August 31
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 5
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 6
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 7
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 15
Thursday, 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 September 19
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 20
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 22
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 23
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 24
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 September 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 September 27
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 September 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 September 29
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 September 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 1
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 October 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 October 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 October 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 October 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 October 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 October 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 October 31
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 4
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 November 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1977 December 11
Sunday 12:00 AM
Kick Axe live performance at the Agribition Building, Exhibition Grounds, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Super Sunday Bandarama 10 Rock Bands


Looking for a road crew member

INFO 1977 December 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 December 27
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 December 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 December 29
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 December 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1977 December 31
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 January 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 23
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 January 30
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 January 31
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 1
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 3
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 6
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 7
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 8
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 9
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 10
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 11
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 February 13
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Majestic Inn Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 14
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Majestic Inn Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 15
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Majestic Inn Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Majestic Inn Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 17
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Majestic Inn Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Majestic Inn Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 20
Monday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 21
Tuesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 22
Wednesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 23
Thursday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 24
Friday
Red Deer Advocate newspaper publishes article High-energy band playing at Park by J. Norman Bower
INFO 1978 February 24
Friday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 February 25
Saturday 2:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Park Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 March 13
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 March 14
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 March 15
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 March 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 March 17
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 March 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1978 Dave Zurowski leaves the band and joines Babe, which finally evolves into the Ragz (name changed in April 1979 to avoid confusion with another band named Babe), its line-up in 1980 consists of Steve Hasiak (formerly of Hobbit, Choice)-vocals; Dave Zurowski-guitar; Bill Peacock-keyboards; Dave Chobot-bass and Brad Johnson-drums
1978 Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Cabaret, 642 Johnson Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1978 Kick Axe live performance at the Community College, 3000 College Drive South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 keyboardist Wally Damrick (from Chicago, Illinois, USA), a former member of Stallion (albums Stallion, Hey Everybody) joins Kick Axe


Kick Axe in 1978: Larry Gillstrom, Victor Langen, Gary Langen, Wally Damrick

INFO 1978 April 3
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 4
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 5
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 6
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 7
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 8
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 17
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 18
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 19
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 20
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 April 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 5
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 May 16
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Country Palace Cabaret, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 May 17
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Country Palace Cabaret, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 May 18
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Country Palace Cabaret, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 May 19
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Country Palace Cabaret, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 May 20
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Country Palace Cabaret, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 June 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 June 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 June 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 June 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 June 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 June 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1978 Wally Damrick is being replaced with Raymond Arthur Harvey, a guitar player from Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 July 30
Sunday 6:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance during the Pile O'Bones Sunday at the Wascana Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 30
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 August 31
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 September 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 September 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 September 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 September 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 October 15
Sunday
Kick Axe takes part at he the first annual western Canada's 2-days music talent's showcase being held at the Calgary Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; the activity is being sponsored by Music Express, a Calgary-based pop music magazine
INFO 1978 October 16
Monday
Kick Axe takes part at he the first annual western Canada's 2-days music talent's showcase being held at the Calgary Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; the activity is being sponsored by Music Express, a Calgary-based pop music magazine
INFO 1978 October 23
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jennifer's, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 October 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jennifer's, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 October 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jennifer's, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 October 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jennifer's, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 October 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jennifer's, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 October 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jennifer's, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1978 October 30
Monday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 October 31
Tuesday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 1
Wednesday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 2
Thursday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 3
Friday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 4
Saturday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 November 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 2
Saturday 10:00 AM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rossburn Town Hotel, Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1978 December 11
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 12
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 13
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 14
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 16
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 25
Monday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 26
Tuesday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 27
Wednesday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 28
Thursday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 29
Friday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 30
Saturday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1978 December 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1978 December 31
Sunday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 January 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 January 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 January 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 January 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 January 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 January 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1979 Kick Axe live performance with Scarecrow
1979 January a 4-piece band (Gary Langen-vocals, drums; Raymond Arthur Harvey-guitar; Larry Gillstrom-guitar; Victor Langen-bassguitar) relocates to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Kick Axe in early 1979: Larry Gillstrom, Victor Langen, Gary Langen, Ray Harvey

1979 Kick Axe decide to begin recording an album at 24-track Sculptures & Sounds studio with Bill Snows, but the sessions are scrapped, to this day these sessions have not been released and presumably on this un-released album are also two original songs Keep On Riding and Ashes To Ashes
1979 sound men Dave McCann and Mike Martin join Kick Axe as crew members
INFO 1979
Monday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979
Tuesday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; with the Guees Who
INFO 1979
Wednesday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; with the Guees Who
INFO 1979
Thursday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979
Friday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979
Saturday
Brian Gillstrom (with Choice) live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 February 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 February 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 February 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 February 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 February 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 February 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 May 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 May 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 May 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 May 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 May 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 May 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 July 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 July 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 17
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 18
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 19
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 20
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 September 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 5
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 October 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 15
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 16
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 19
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 October 20
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 October 22
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 23
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 24
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 25
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1979 October 26
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 27
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 29
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brandon Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 30
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brandon Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 October 31
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brandon Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 November 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brandon Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 November 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brandon Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 November 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brandon Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1979 November 5
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 November 6
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 November 7
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 November 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 November 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 November 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1979 December 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 December 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 December 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 December 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 December 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 December 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1979 December 31
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 4
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 January 31
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 February 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 February 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 February 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sebastion's Place, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 February 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sebastion's Place, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 February 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sebastion's Place, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 February 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sebastion's Place, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 February 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sebastion's Place, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 February 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sebastion's Place, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 March 17
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage
INFO 1980 March 18
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage
INFO 1980 March 19
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage
INFO 1980 March 20
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage
INFO 1980 March 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage
INFO 1980 March 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scottsdale Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage
INFO 1980 April 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 April 30
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 5
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 6
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 7
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ginger's, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Main Connection, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Main Connection, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Main Connection, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Main Connection, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Main Connection, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Main Connection, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 19
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 20
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 May 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 17
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 June 23
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 June 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 June 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 June 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 June 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 June 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 June 30
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 4
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1980 July 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 July 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1980 August 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 August 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Town Pump, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1980 September 15
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 September 16
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 September 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 September 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 September 19
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 September 20
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 6
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 7
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 8
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 9
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 10
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 11
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shop, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 14
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 15
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 17
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 28
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 29
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 30
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 October 31
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 1
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Frams (Fraser Arms Hotel), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1980, fall Charles McNary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada joins Kick Axe as a lead vocalist
INFO 1980 November 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pajjo's, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pajjo's, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pajjo's, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pajjo's, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pajjo's, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1980 November 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pajjo's, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
1980 December during recording of Weekend Ride Gary Langen resigns and Larry's brother Brian Gillstrom takes drummer's position leaving his previous engagement in a Regina's band the Choice;
the position of band's manager at the time is being occupied by Darrell Hebert, who leaves the band in 1982;
Kick Axe line-up: Larry Gillstrom - guitar, Victor Langen - bassguitar, Ray Harvey - guitar, Brian Gillstrom - drums, Charles McNary - vocals


Kick Axe winter 1980: Charles McNary, Larry Gillstrom, Victor Langen, Brian Gillstrom, Ray Harvey

1980 December Gary Langen joins Don & Larry Thompson to form Face to Face
INFO 1980 December 29
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Wires
INFO 1980 December 30
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Wires
INFO 1980 December 31
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Wires
INFO 1981 January 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Wires
INFO 1981 January 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Wires
INFO 1981 January 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Wires
INFO 1981 January 12
Monday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 January 13
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 January 14
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 January 15
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 January 16
Friday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 January 17
Saturday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 February 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
live broadcast of Reality Is The Nightmare done by CFOX radio station, because of a big success the show is broadcast again a week later


Gators or Savoy?
Photo Dee Lippingwell

INFO 1981 February 17
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 February 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 February 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 February 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 February 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Savoy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 17
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 March Kick Axe first single Weekend Ride is being released independently by Kick Axe themselves and produced by Bill Henderson of Chilliwack and Brian McLeod of Headpins fame

INFO 1981 April 3
Friday
a short review of first single Weekend Ride/One More Time appears in the Vancouver Sun newspaper
INFO 1981 April 13
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 14
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 15
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riviera Rock Room, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 20
Monday
Edmonton Journal publishes article Rock Seldom Varies by Graham Hicks
INFO 1981 April 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 April 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 May 4
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 5
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 6
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 7
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 8
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 9
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 11
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 12
Tuesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 13
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 14
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 15
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 16
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sahara Nights, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1981 May 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1981 May 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1981 May 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1981 May 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1981 May 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1981 May 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1981 May 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Airliner Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 May 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Airliner Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 May 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Airliner Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 May 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Airliner Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 May 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Airliner Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 May 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Airliner Cabaret, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 June 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alberni Athletic Hall, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Shuffles, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 June 29
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (live broadcasting of Reality Is The Nightmare by CFOX radio station)
INFO 1981 June 30
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 July 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 July 3
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 July 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 July 17
Friday
Vancouver Sun newspaper releases article mentioning release of Kick Axe's single Weekend Ride
1981 Kick Axe live performance at the Fraser Arms Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1981 Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet Motor Inn, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
1981 Kick Axe live performance at the David Thompson High School, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
1981 Kick Axe live performance at the Strand, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
1981 the song Reality Is The Nightmare becomes a favorite one of a local station CFOX and winds up on CFOX's annual homegrown album Vancouver Seeds: Volume 2

INFO 1981 August 31
Monday
Kick Axe live performance in Lester's Cabaret, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance in Lester's Cabaret, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance in Lester's Cabaret, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance in Lester's Cabaret, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance in Old Community Hall, Port McNeill, North Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 September 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
1981 September 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance with radio broadcast through QLZ FM Radio Station
INFO 1981 September 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 September 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 September 30
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 5
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 6
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 7
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1981 October 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Burnaby Heights Junior High School, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 October 31
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sea Island Forum, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 9
Monday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 10
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 11
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 12
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 13
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 14
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (C-FOX live broadcast)
INFO 1981 November 17
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 November 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 14
Monday, 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 15
Tuesday, 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 16
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 30
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1981 December 31
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 11
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (C-FOX live broadcast)
INFO 1982 January 12
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 13
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 14
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 16
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 January 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zodiac Cabaret Royal Towers Hotel, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scott's Fade to Rock, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scott's Fade to Rock, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scott's Fade to Rock, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scott's Fade to Rock, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 5
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scott's Fade to Rock, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Scott's Fade to Rock, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Bow Fiddler, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 14
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance for the annual Variety Club Charity at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Doug & the Slugs, Payola$, Shari Ulrich, Headpins, Trauma, Villains, Jerry Doucette
INFO 1982 February 15
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Backstage Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 16
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Backstage Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Backstage Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Backstage Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 19
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Backstage Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 February 20
Satrurday
Kick Axe live performance at the Backstage Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March Kick Axe tune Reality Is The Nightmare is being released on the Playboy magazine Nightflite/Nardem compilation album Playboy: Street Rock; see also INFO

INFO 1982 March 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 5
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 5
Friday
Vancouver Sun newspaper releases short information about Playboy: Street Rock compilation album in the Rock Talk column by Neal Hall
INFO 1982 March 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 12
Friday
The Province newspaper releases short information on Kick Axe participation at the compilation album Playboy: Street Rock
INFO 1982 March 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 22
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 23
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 24
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 25
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 26
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 March 26
Friday
Richmond Review newspaper releases short article Street Rock about the compilation album Playboy: Street Rock
INFO 1982 March 27
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 5
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2929 NiteClub, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 6
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2929 NiteClub, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 7
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2929 NiteClub, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2929 NiteClub, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2929 NiteClub, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2929 NiteClub, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 April 10
Saturday
a short review of a compilation album Playboy: Street Rock appears in the Billboard magazine


Playboy Street Rock promo shot
Photo Victor Dezso

INFO 1982 April 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 16
Friday
Calgary Herald releases an article City's rockers welcome Kick-Axe back with open arms by Roman Cooney
INFO 1982 April 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 19
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 20
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 22
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 23
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 24
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 April 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1982 April 27
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1982 April 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1982 April 29
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1982 April 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1982 April 31
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1982 May 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Hotel, 332 5th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 May 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Hotel, 332 5th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 May 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Hotel, 332 5th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 May 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms Hotel, 332 5th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 May 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 May 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
COINCIDENCE Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 May 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 May 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 May 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 May 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 May 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 May 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 8-12
Tuesday-Saturday
Gary Langen with Face to Face perform live at Elphie's Cabaret, Gibsons Landing, Lower Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 28
Monday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 29
Tuesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 June 30
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 1
Thursday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 2
Friday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 3
Saturday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the CFOX Mayday Cruise, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

INFO 1982 July 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Hyde Creek Park Arena, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 July 29
Thursday, 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Queen City Kids, Cheap Thrills No. 32
(?) 1982 Kick Axe live performance at the Newton Inn Cabaret, 7300 King George Highway, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 16
Monday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 17
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 18
Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 19
Thursday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 20
Friday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 21
Saturday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 23
Monday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 24
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 25
Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 26
Thursday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 27
Friday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 24-28
Tuesday-Saturday
Gary Langen with Face to Face perform live at Elphie's Cabaret, Gibsons Landing, Lower Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 30
Monday
Gary Langen with Face to Face is a regional winner in the Trans Canada Rock talent search sponsored by the CHUM radio network, Face to Face appears on the Vancouver Show on Monday and wins studio time to record two songs
INFO 1982 August 30
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 August 31
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 1
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 3
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Flamingo Hotel, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Rage, Trama, Crisis, Stonebolt, Anthem, Bowery Boys, Lynne Donovan
INFO 1982 September 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Whispers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 28
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 29
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 September 30
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 October 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the W. J. Mouat Secondary, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
1982 November
because of differences in artistic directions, Charles McNary leaves Kick Axe to form Vicious Rumours with guitarist Scott Reid and bassist Dave Rymer, he finally joins a Vancouver band called Mr. Cairo taking the vocal responsibilities in the band for the rest of the 1980's
INFO 1982 November 15
Monday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 16
Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 17
Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 18
Thursday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 19
Friday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 20
Saturday, 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sunset Cabaret, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 29
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 November 30
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 1
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 3
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 6
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 7
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 8
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 9
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 10
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 11
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1982 December 13
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 14
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 15
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 17
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1982 December with the assistance of booking agent Sam Feldman of The Agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and a few agencies in the United States, George Criston, 21, (real name George Widule from Waukesha, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, at the time fronting the band Tripper) takes the position of the lead vocalist;
Kick Axe line-up at the time: Larry Gillstrom - guitar, Ray Harvey - guitar, Victor Langen - bassguitar, Brian Gillstrom - drums, George Criston - vocals


Tripper promo picture from the old Spring House, Eagle, Wisconsin, 1980
L-R: Edward Batayias, Jimmy Kressin, George Criston Widule, Tom Ward

INFO 1983 January 3
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 4
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 5
Wednesday
Kick Axelive performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 6
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 7
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 8
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norlander Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 10
Monday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 11
Tuesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 12
Wednesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 13
Thursday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 14
Friday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 15
Saturday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 January 17
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 January 18
Tuesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 January 19
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 January 20
Thursday
Regina Leader-Post releases article Group got its start in Regina by Shannon Hamelin
INFO 1983 January 20
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 January 21
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 January 22
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 January 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 January 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 January 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 January 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 January 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 January 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 January 31
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 February 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 February 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 February 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 February 4
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 February 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lucifer's Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 February 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada


"Classic" line-up (L-R:) Larry Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Criston, Ray Harvey, Brian Gillstrom

INFO 1983 February 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 February 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gators, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 March 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' Tonight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 March 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' Tonight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 March 30
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' Tonight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 March 31
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' Tonight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' Tonight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' Tonight, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 4
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 5
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 6
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 7
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 8
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 9
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Vancouver's Tonite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 15
Friday
article Local bands by Steve Newton is being published in Georgia Straight newspaper
INFO 1983 April 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 24
Sunday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Roxy Theatre, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 April 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Boo Pub Cariboo Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 May 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westward Inn, 12th Avenue & 1st Street South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 May 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westward Inn, 12th Avenue & 1st Street South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 May 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westward Inn, 12th Avenue & 1st Street South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 May 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westward Inn, 12th Avenue & 1st Street South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 May 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westward Inn, 12th Avenue & 1st Street South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 May 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Westward Inn, 12th Avenue & 1st Street South West, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 May 16
Monday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 May 17
Tuesday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 May 18
Wednesday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 May 19
Thursday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 May 20
Friday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 May 21
Saturday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1983 May
Kick Axe are able to attract the attention of manager Garry M. Stratychuk from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, who also manages Streetheart and Queen City Kids; Garry M. Stratychuk promises a record deal for Kick Axe within two months
INFO 1983 May 23
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 30
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 May 31
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 1
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 3
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 6
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Keystone Motor Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 7
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Keystone Motor Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 8
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Keystone Motor Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 9
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Keystone Motor Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 10
Friday
Kick Axe, with a help of manager Garry M. Stratychuk, complete a record deal with Pressure Records in Winnipeg, the album will likely be recorded at Metalworks studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during this summer with CBS distribution in the United States and Capitol Records in Canada and released in October
INFO 1983 June 10
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centre of the Arts, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
COINCIDENCE Keystone Motor Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 June 11
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Keystone Motor Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

INFO 1983 June 13
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 14
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 14
Tuesday
Regina Leader-Post releases article Regina band prepares for its debut album
INFO 1983 June 15
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 17
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 23
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 24
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June 25
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 June
drummer Gary Langen joins guitarist/vocalist Brent Knudsen, bassist Craig Soon and keyboardist Steve Weaks to form the band Crisis
INFO 1983 June 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 June 28
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 June 29
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 June 30
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 July 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 July 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 July 4
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 5
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 6
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 7
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 July 8
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 July 9
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
COINCIDENCE Beacon Motor Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 July 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 22
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 26
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 27
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 28
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 July 30
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 August 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 August 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 August 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 August 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 August 5
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 August 6
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 August 8
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 9
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 10
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 15
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 16
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 18
Thursday
article Kick Axe is making its mark with heavy metal, visual image by Frain Cory is being published in Winnipeg Free Press
INFO 1983 August 19
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 20
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August plans to start recording an album during summer have never been materialised and postponed to December
INFO 1983 August 22
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 23
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 24
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 25
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 26
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 27
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 August 29
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 August 30
Tuesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 August 31
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 Spetember 1
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 September 2
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 September 3
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 September 5
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 September 6
Tuesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 September 7
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 Spetember 8
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
COINCIDENCE Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 9
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
COINCIDENCE Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 10
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
COINCIDENCE Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 September 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 September 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 September 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 September 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 September 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Pit Cabaret, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 September 19
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 20
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 22
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 23
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 24
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Hotel Tavern, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 27
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 29
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 September 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 October 1
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon Motor Inn, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1983 October Garry M. Stratychuk puts Kick Axe together with record producer and songwriter Spencer Proffer, the man who founded in 1977 the Pasha Music Organisation and well known for producing e.g. Quiet Riot's Metal Health (the first metal album to reach Number 1 position in the US charts) and Condition Critical (Number 15 position in US charts) albums
INFO 1983 October 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
COINCIDENCE Centre of the Arts, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

INFO 1983 October 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 17
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 18
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 19
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 20
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight, Airliner Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983, October 24
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983, October 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983, October 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983, October 27
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1983 October 31
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 November 1
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 November 2
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 November 3
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 November 4
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 November 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oly's Rock Room, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1983
Kick Axe live performance at the Roxx Niteclub, 46 Dunlop Street West, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
1983
Kick Axe live performance at the Crystal Springs Hotel, 3911 48th Avenue, Camrose, Alberta, Canada
1983 November Kick Axe live performance in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
1983 November Kick Axe live performance in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Helix (last date of the mini-tour)
1983 November Spencer Proffer flies from Los Angeles, California, USA to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to see on his own a live performance by Kick Axe at one of the gigs at the Beverly Crest club, after that he agrees to produce their first album
1983 November 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, 3414 118 Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1983 November 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, 3414 118 Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1983 November 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, 3414 118 Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1983 November 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, 3414 118 Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1983 November 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, 3414 118 Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1983 November 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beverly Crest, 3414 118 Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1983 November 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 November 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 November 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 November 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 November 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 November 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1983 December starts recording of the debut album, Vices, at the Pasha Music House studios in Hollywood, California, USA, under production lead of Spencer Proffer, recording takes eight weeks with an interruption for recording of one track for the Up The Creek soundtrack
INFO 1983 December 19
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 December 20
Tuesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 December 21
Wednesday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 December 22
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 December 23
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 December 24
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1983 December 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 December 27
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 December 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 December 29
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 December 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1983 December 31
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 January 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 January 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 January 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 January 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 January 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 January 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(?) 1984 January Kick Axe live performance in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, opener for Helix
(?) 1984 January Kick Axe live performance in Stratford, Ontario, Canada
(?) 1984 January Kick Axe live performance at the St. James High Collegiate School, 1900 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(?) 1984 January Kick Axe live performance at the Malaspina College, 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 January 17
Tuesday
short news in the Record newspaper by Barbara Jaeger regarding release of Vices album
INFO 1984 February
Kick Axe are in Hollywood, California, USA at the Pasha Music House studio with Spencer Proffer working on the debut album Vices; at the same time Spencer Proffer works in parallel on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie Up The Creek and Kick Axe are being commissioned to perform a cover version of 30 Days in the Hole (a song from the 1972 album Smokin' by the English band Humble Pie) for the soundtrack; 30 Days in the Hole is eventually being released as a bonus track on the Canadian cassette version of the Vices album, and as a bonus track on the 2016 Vices compact disc re-release by Rock Candy
INFO 1984 February 4
Saturday
RPM releases article Heavy Cancon schedule being prepared by CBS
INFO 1984 February during the recording session for 30 Days in the Hole Kick Axe are commissioned to write a few songs for the intended new Black Sabbath's album, nevertheless Black Sabbath never use any of the tunes written by Kick Axe, resulting into:
Hunger and Piece of the Rock, both can be found on Carmine Appice/King Kobra 1985 Ready To Strike album; Hunger has also been released as a single to Ready to Strike album; Piece of the Rock being performed by Kick Axe is released as a bonus track for the 2005 re-release of the Rock The World album;
Running Wild In The Streets can be found on Blackie Lawless/W.A.S.P. 1985 The Last Command album, the song has been sold to Blackie Lawless thus it is not credited to Kick Axe; Running Wild in the Streets being performed by Kick Axe can be found on the Captured Live! promo album, a live recording taken from the Vices tour at the Country Club in San Fernando Valley, California, USA on 28 July 1984 and set for radio broadcast for the week of 17 September 1984;
Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way can be found on the soundtrack for the 1984 movie Savage Streets, being credited only to Randy Bishop and performed by John Farnham;
Hunger and Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way are both eventually being used for the 1986 Transformers: The Movie soundtrack, released also as a single, and performed by Kick Axe/Spectre General; Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way has been recorded during the session for the Welcome To The Club album, but it was left off the final track listing
INFO 1984 February 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gassy Jack's Tavern, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 February 21
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gassy Jack's Tavern, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 February 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gassy Jack's Tavern, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 February 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gassy Jack's Tavern, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 February 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gassy Jack's Tavern, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 February 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gassy Jack's Tavern, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1984 February 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1984 February 28
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1984 February 29
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1984 March 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1984 March 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 March 2
Friday
short news in the Province newspaper by music critic Tom Harrison regarding recording of Vices album
1984 March 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 March 5
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 March 6
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984, March 7
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 March 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 March 8
Thursday
Kerrang! announces scheduled release date of Vices album for late April 1984
INFO 1984 March 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 March 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 March 10
Saturday
Billboard announces scheduled release date of Vices album for May 1984
INFO 1984 March 12
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 March 14
Wednesday
short article by Ned Powers at the Entertainment section published in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspaper
INFO 1984 March 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 March 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 March 16
Friday
Kick Axe finish recording of their debut album, Vices, under the auspices of producer Spencer Proffer and recording engineer Duane Baron, with its release scheduled for May; see also INFO; Kick Axe shoot the video for On The Road To Rock at the Hollywood High School on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
1984 March following the completion of the Born Again tour in March 1984, vocalist Ian Gillan leaves Black Sabbath to re-join Deep Purple in April 1984 for Perfect Strangers album and George Criston is being considered as a new vocalist for Black Sabbath, eventually it never happens and Black Sabbath go for a hiatus until the next release - Seventh Star - in 1986
INFO 1984 March 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Beacon, Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 March 19
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 20
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 22
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 23
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1984 March 23
Friday
Up The Creek movie is being released to theatres

INFO 1984 March 24
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 25
Sunday
short article by Joe Raymond at the Sound Scene section published in the South Bend Tribune newspaper
INFO 1984 March 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 27
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 28
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 29
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 March 31
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 6
Friday
Up The Creek movie soundtrack with Kick Axe's cover of 30 Days In The Hole is being released

INFO 1984 April 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Curtis, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Haggar's Rock Club, Norlander Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Haggar's Rock Club, Norlander Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Haggar's Rock Club, Norlander Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Haggar's Rock Club, Norlander Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Haggar's Rock Club, Norlander Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Haggar's Rock Club, Norlander Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April Canadian magazine Northern Metal releases interview with Kick Axe
INFO 1984 April 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Spats Bar, North Hill Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 17
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Spats Bar, North Hill Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Spats Bar, North Hill Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Spats Bar, North Hill Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Spats Bar, North Hill Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Spats Bar, North Hill Inn, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 April 23
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 April 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 April 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 April 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 April 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 April 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 April 30
Monday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 April 30
Monday
start of the promotion for the soon-to-be released Kick Axe Vices album; Kick Axe manager Garry M. Stratychuk of Star Kommand Productions engineers a sponsorship by Harley-Davidson motorcycles; see also INFO and INFO and INFO

INFO 1984 May 1
Tuesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 May 2
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 May 3
Thursday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 May 4
Friday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 May 5
Saturday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the A-Four, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 May 7
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 8
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 10
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 11
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 12
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alec Arms, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 14
Monday
with a co-operative deal between Pasha in the USA and Epic/CBS via Jeff Burns in Canada Kick Axe release their debut album Vices as well as the single On The Road To Rock, which becomes a big radio hit, the tour personnel at this time consists of Dean Zurowski, Dwayne Fynn and Dave McCann

INFO 1984 May 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Northwoods Inn Prime Time, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Northwoods Inn Prime Time, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Northwoods Inn Prime Time, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 17
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Northwoods Inn Prime Time, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 18
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Northwoods Inn Prime Time, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 19
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Northwoods Inn Prime Time, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May Vices album reviewed by Dave Constable in Metal Forces, No. 4, 10 out of 10 points

INFO 1984 May 21
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 May 22
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 May 23
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 May 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 May 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 May 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Outlaws, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1984 May 26
Saturday
Billboard releases short review of Kick Axe album Vices
INFO 1984 May 27
Sunday
The Province releases short review of Kick Axe concert at the Outlaws by Tom Harrison
INFO 1984 May 27
Sunday
Cumberland Sunday Times releases short review of the Kick Axe album Vices by Jack Kegg
INFO 1984 May 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 30
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 May 31
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
the show is being broadcast by CKIK FM in Calgary;
after the Judas Priest show at the Olympic Saddledome, Rob Halford, vocalist of Judas Priest, attends the show of Kick Axe and offers them to tour with Judas Priest as a support act, replacing Great White, during the summer months of July and August; see INFO and INFO and INFO


Larry Gillstrom & Rob Halford (Judas Priest) at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 31, 1984

INFO 1984 June 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 June 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Body Shopp, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 June 4
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
after the Judas Priest show at the Winnipeg Arena, Rob Halford personally delivers a written contract offering Kick Axe to open for Judas Priest during the July-August part of their North American Metal Conqueror tour; see INFO and INFO and INFO


Rob Halford and Kick Axe after the Black Knight show
Photo Dave McCann

INFO 1984 June 5
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 June 6
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Black Knight (at the Airliner Hotel), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1984 June 8
Friday
Heavy Metal Shuffle, second single from the Vices album is being released

INFO 1984 June 8
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA

INFO 1984 June 9
Saturday
Vices album review by Paul Bennett published in the Victoria's Times-Colonist newspaper
INFO 1984 June 9
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the One For The Sun one day music festival at Hermitage Landing, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with Ratt as headliner
INFO 1984 June 10
Sunday 11:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Palms, 2616 West State Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA with Screamer
INFO 1984 June 16
Saturday
article Kick Axe signs record contract by Terry Craig appears in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspaper
INFO 1984 June 19
Tuesday
short article by Ned Powers at the Entertainment section published in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix newspaper
INFO 1984 June article in US magazine World Metal Report Vol. 1, No. 3
INFO 1984 June
Kick Axe live performance in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1984 June
Kick Axe live performance in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
INFO 1984 June 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gasworks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 June 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gasworks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 June 23
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gasworks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

INFO 1984 June 24
Sunday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the City Island, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA with Judas Priest
CANCELED, because of heavy rain, POSTPONED TO AUGUST 7
INFO 1984 June 25
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Hammerjacks, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
INFO 1984 June 26
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 June 27
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 June 28
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 June 28
Thursday
Kerrang! magazine No 71 releases review of the Vices album
INFO 1984 June 28
Thursday
Leader Post newspaper releases article Regina's Kick Axe out to conquer U.S. by Peter Edwards
INFO 1984 June 29
Friday
Radio & Records magazine releases add for upcoming Kick Axe tour with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 June 29
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Strider's Concert Hall, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
INFO 1984 June 30
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 186 at the Billboard 200 chart (first time appearance in the chart)
INFO 1984 June 30
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 93 at the RPM 100 Albums chart (first time appearance in the chart)
INFO 1984 June 30
Saturday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 June 30
Saturday
Johnson City Press-Chronicle newspaper releases article KICK AXE: pile-driving rock 'n' roll by Elaine Cloud Goller
INFO 1984 July Canadian magazine Music Express No. 81 releases the article The Vice Squad's Heavy Metal Shuffle by Keith Sharp
INFO 1984 July Dutch magazine Aardschok No. 15 releases a review of Vices album
INFO 1984 July San Francisco, California, USA-based Winterland Productions is putting together a fan club for Kick Axe named The Vice Squad
INFO 1984 July 1
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brassy's Night Club, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
INFO 1984 July 3
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, Florida, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 4
Wednesday
Vices album has reached 20,000 sold copies
INFO 1984 July 5
Thursday
South Bend Tribune newspaper releases article Canadian heavy-metal act ready to kick by Joe Raymond
INFO 1984 July 6
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Freedom Hall, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 6
Friday
Indianapolis Star newspaper releases article Canada's Kick Axe prefers to be 'heady' metal by Jill Warren
INFO 1984 July 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 7
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 178 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 July 7
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 80 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 July 7
Saturday
Indianapolis News newspaper releases article Kick Axe Taking Heavy Swing by Zach Dunkin
INFO 1984 July 8
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA with Night Ranger


1984 July 8, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA gig with Night Ranger

INFO 1984 July 9
Monday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 11
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Embassy Ballroom, 3956 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Ratt, Lita Ford
INFO 1984 July 13
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Five Seasons Community Center, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 13
Friday
Wichita Eagle-Beacon newspaper releases article Band Kick Axe Has Left Playing For Street Gangs Far Behind It by Dianna Sinovic
INFO 1984 July 14
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 14
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 172 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 July 14
Satuday
Vices album reaches position No. 77 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 July 15
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sandstone Amphiteatre, Bonner Springs, Kansas City, Kansas, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 17
Tuesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, Kansas, USA with Judas Priest
1984 July 18
Wednesday
song Heavy Metal Shuffle from Vices album is being released on the Metal Pesado compilation
INFO 1984 July 18
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brook Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
INFO 1984 July 20
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA with Judas Priest

INFO 1984 July 21
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casper Events Center, Casper, Wyoming, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 21
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 148 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 July 21
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 76 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 July 22
Sunday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Colorado State Fairgrounds, Pueblo, Colorado, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 23
Monday 11:30 PM
Kick Axe appear at the Rock Line radio show with Twisted Sister and George Carlin, hosted by Bob Coburn on WYSP-FM (94.1) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
INFO 1984 July 23
Monday 10:30 PM
Kick Axe appear at the Rock Line radio show with Twisted Sister and George Carlin on WFBQ-FM (94.7) (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
INFO 1984 July 24
Tuesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 25
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 26
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the El Dorado Saloon, Carmichael, California, USA
INFO 1984 July 27
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July 27
Friday
Deseret News newspaper releases article Band Enters via Great White North by Jerry Spangler
INFO 1984 July 27
Friday
Suck City, an Indianapolis fanzine releases article Judas Kicks Priest's Axe
INFO 1984 July 28
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 139 at the Billboard 200 chart and position No. 50 of the Billboard Rock Albums chart
INFO 1984 July 28
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 71 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 July 28
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Country Club, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA with Rude Girl, Divine Right; broadcast by RKO Radio, the recording was released later on as a promotional 2LP Captured Live!

INFO 1984 July 29
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Irvine Meadows Amphiteater, Laguna Hills, California, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 July
Canadian Le Monde du Rock magazine releases article about Kick Axe
INFO 1984 July
Canadian heavy metal newsletter Metal K.O. releases a review of Vices album
INFO 1984 July 30
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Stardust Club, Downey, California, USA
INFO 1984 July 31
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA with Judas Priest
Kick Axe REPLACED at the last moment by a local band The Jack
INFO 1984 August 2
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 August 3
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 August 4
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 133 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 August 4
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 70 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 August 5
Sunday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 August 7
Tuesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the City Island, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA with Judas Priest
concert POSTPONED FROM JUNE 24
INFO 1984 August 8
Wednesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 August 9
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Wendler Arena, Saginaw Civic Center, Saginaw, Michigan, USA with Judas Priest
INFO 1984 August 10
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA
INFO 1984 August 11
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 129 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 August 11
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 67 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 August 13
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA with Buster Brown
INFO 1984 August interview with Victor Langen and Raymond Arthur Harvey conducted by Rod Dysinger for Columbus Review
INFO 1984 August 17
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the CNE Grandstand Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, great "Heavy Metal Hurricane" gig, Kick Axe act as opener, followed by Helix, Quiet Riot and headliners Scorpions
INFO 1984 August 18
Saturday
This hurricane could blow the wax out of your ears, an article by Nick Krewen, is being published in the Hamilton Spectator newspapers
INFO 1984 August 18
Saturday
Kick Axe King Biscuit Flower Hour concert on July 7, 1984, recorded live at Nashville, Tennessee, USA is being aired by ABC Rock Net
INFO 1984 August 18
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 129 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 August 18
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 67 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 August 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada with Scorpions


Kick Axe opens for Scorpions at the Colisee de Quebec, August 20, 1984

INFO 1984 August 21
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada with Scorpions
INFO 1984 August 22
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sudbury Community Arena, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada with Kim Mitchell Band, BTO
INFO 1984 August 23
Thursday
The Vice Is Right article by Howard Johnson releases Kerrang! magazine, No. 75
INFO 1984 August 23
Thursday
short article by Terry Craig appeares in the Star-Phoenix newspaper
INFO 1984 August 25
Saturday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Castlerock Farms, Charlevoix, Wisconsin, USA with Quiet Riot and Helix
INFO 1984 August 25
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 128 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 August 25
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 67 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 August 26
Sunday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA with Quiet Riot and Helix
INFO 1984 August Vices album review by Klaus Uschmann in German magazine Rock Power, No. 8-9
1984 August video for On the Road to Rock is being released in light rotation by MTV


shot from "On the Road to Rock" video clip

INFO 1984 August 29
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Ritz, East Village, New York City, USA with TNT
INFO 1984 August 30
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sparky's, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
INFO 1984 September 1
Saturday
Quebec Le Soleil newspaper releases review of the Vices album
INFO 1984 September 1
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 127 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 September 1
Saturday
RPM magazine releases article Kick Axe album gets boost in consumer/retail contest; Vices album reaches position No. 67 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 September 2
Sunday, 12:00 AM
Kick Axe live performance at the Legend Valley Metal Jam, Thornville, Ohio, USA, with Scorpions, Quiet Riot & Fastway, turnout up to 44.000, a TV footage is taken from the concert
INFO 1984 September
Le Monde du Rock magazine releases article about Kick Axe
INFO 1984 September 7
Friday
Quebec Le Soleil newspaper releases review of the Vices album
INFO 1984 September 8
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, Colorado, USA
INFO 1984 September 8
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 126 at the Billboard 200 chart (best position in the chart, 11 weeks in chart)


#126 - Vices album best position at the Billboard 200 Chart on September 8, 1984

INFO 1984 September 8
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 67 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 September 11
Tuesday
Star-Phoenix newspaper releases short article Hot Streak by Ned Powers
1984 September
Kick Axe live performance in Casper, Wyoming, USA
INFO 1984 September
Kick Axe live performance in Brownsville, Texas, USA with Krokus
INFO 1984 September Kick Axe live performance at the Pepe's On The River, Mission, Texas, USA
INFO 1984 September 15
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 126 at the Billboard 200 chart (best position in the chart, 11 weeks in chart)
INFO 1984 September 15
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 66 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 September 15
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance in Waco, Texas, USA with Krokus
INFO 1984 September 16
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA with Krokus
1984 September 17
Monday
RKO Network releases Captured Live!, a live recording taken from the Vices tour on July 28, 1984 at the Country Club in San Fernando Valley, California, USA; the recording is being released for promotional purposes and is being distributed to a selected group of radio stations for a one time only broadcast for the week of September 17, 1984
INFO 1984 September 17
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the DJ's Nightclub, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA with Bastille
INFO 1984 September 18
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rainbow Music Hall (later renamed to Wallgreens), Denver, Colorado, USA with Headpins as opener
INFO 1984 September Canadian bimonthly magazine Metallion releases an article Prairie rockers connect/Metalmongers that wouldn't die by Keith Sharp & Stunner Crunch
INFO 1984 September US fanzine Guillotine releases a review of Judas Priest & Kick Axe concert at the Lakeland Civic Center
INFO 1984 September 21
Friday
Kick Axe in a one hour radio programme Captured Live produced by P.G. Productions
INFO 1984 September 21
Friday 6:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Cal Expo Amphiteatre, Sacramento, California, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake


On tour with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake

INFO 1984 September 22
Saturday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 September 22
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 148 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 September 22
Saturday
Kick Axe in one hour radio programme Captured Live by P.G. Productions
INFO 1984 September 22
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 68 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 September 23
Sunday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 September 23
Sunday
Kick Axe in one hour radio programme Captured Live by P.G. Productions
INFO 1984 September 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 September 25
Tuesday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases article Quiet Riot coming in November by Mitch Potter
INFO 1984 September 26
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Orange Show Pavilion, San Bernardino, California, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 September 28
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 September 29
Saturday 11:00 PM
Kick Axe and Helix appear in the New Music TV video (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
INFO 1984 September 29
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 162 at the Billboard 200 chart
INFO 1984 September 29
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 69 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 September 29
Saturday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the L.A. Street Scene Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA
INFO 1984 September 30
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Oasis Ballroom, Sacramento, California, USA with Target
INFO 1984 October Italian heavy metal magazine Fireball releases in its September/October issue a review of Vices album
INFO 1984 October 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Portland, Oregon, USA with Tri-Ax
INFO 1984 October 4 Norwegian newspapers Tagens Blad releases a review of Vices album
INFO 1984 October 4
Thursday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the P.N.E. Coliseum Concert Bowl, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 October 5
Friday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Victoria Memorial Arena, Royal Athletic Park, 1925 Blanshard Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 October 6
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 186 at the Billboard 200 chart (last time in the chart)
INFO 1984 October 6
Saturday
Vices album reaches position No. 73 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1984 October 7
Sunday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 October 12-14
Friday-Sunday
Kick Axe with Alcatrazz and Ratt appear in the 90 minutes radio show Star Talk produced by IRAP Productions
INFO 1984 October 13
Saturday 11:00 PM
Kick Axe and Twisted Sister appear in the Recorded Concert on WYSP-FM (94.1) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
INFO 1984 October 14
Sunday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe and Twisted Sister appear in the King Biscuit Flower Hour recorded concert on WTUE-FM (104.7) Dayton, Ohio, USA

INFO 1984 October 18
Thursday
Harbinger newspapers releases article Y&T and Kick Axe's metal attack by Scott Triplett
INFO 1984 October 31
Wednesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Golden Garter Northland Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Helix
INFO 1984 October 31
Wednesday
article Face the Music: Vices by Matt Rogalsky appears in The Chilliwack Progress newspaper
1984 October Vices album reviewed in GuitarOne Magazine
INFO 1984 October Japanese heavy metal magazine Burrn! releases in its premier issue the article Star Is Burrn! Kick Axe from Canada
INFO 1984 October Vices album reviewed in the French Enfer Magazine, No. 17, p. 53
INFO 1984 October 31
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Golden Garter, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Helix
INFO 1984 October Italian hard rock & heavy metal fanzine 'Sdeath! releases an interview with Kick Axe
INFO 1984 November 1
Thursday
Edmonton Journal newspaper releases article Loud and proud - heavy metal heaven by Helen Metalla
INFO 1984 November 1
Thursday
Star-Phoenix newspaper releases article Kick Axe blessed by Lady Luck by Peter Grainger
INFO 1984 November 1
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Max Bell Arena, Calgary, Alberta, Canada with Helix
INFO 1984 November 2
Friday
Calgary Herald releases an article Heavy-metal cliches live by James Muretich
INFO 1984 November 2
Friday 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centre of the Arts, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with Helix

INFO 1984 November 3
Saturday 7:30 PM & 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada with Helix
INFO 1984 November 4
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1984 November 7
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Quiet Riot and Whitesnake
INFO 1984 November 8
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance in Ryan's Rock Club, 4th & Sibley, Lowertown, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA with Regime as opener
1984 November 9
Friday
Kick Axe live performance in Chicago, Illinois, USA
INFO 1984 November Hit Parader magazine releases short article about Kick Axe in the Shooting Stars section by Charley Crespo
INFO 1984 November article in the Metal Rendez-vous magazine, No. 10
INFO 1984 November 10
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA with Seduce as opener
1984 November 13
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio, USA (they play the entire Vices album plus Piece Of The Rock and Hunger)
INFO 1984 November 15
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 November 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Roxy, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 November 17
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet, 871 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 November 19
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gasworks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 November 20
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gasworks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984 November 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Gasworks, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984, November 23
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Tony's East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with Apple Viper as opener; George Criston is being injured during the show, because he falls into the glass table back stage and is transported to the local hospital, Cat Smith replaces him on stage for a few songs; the show is originally planned to be taped for later broadcast by Q107 - the session is scratched after all
1984 November 23
Friday
Kick Axe King Biscuit Flower Hour concert live recording from Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is being aired by K. BF. H radio station and later released as We Rock Your Socks Off limited edition bootleg through Macho Records (including Twisted Sister show recorded live in Rochester, New York, USA)
INFO 1984, November 24
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Tony's West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1984, November 25
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Salty Dog Skyroom Saloon, Buffalo, New York, USA, with Zillion as opener
INFO 1984, November 26
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Tony's East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1984 November Kick Axe live performance in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1984 December French Hard Rock Magazine, No. 4, p. 10 releases article about Kickaxe by James Petit
INFO 1984 December Belgian magazine Metal Battle, No. 2, p. 5 releases short review of Vices
INFO 1984 December Canadian magazine Northern Metal, No. 8, p. 3-4, releases interview with Victor Langen of Kick Axe
INFO 1984 December 8
Saturday
short review of Vices album appears in the Windsor Star newspaper under the article Heavy metal groups homegrown and fine by Ted Shaw
INFO 1984 December 8
Saturday
video for On the Road to Rock is being put on the CBS Promotion Video Compilation (17)
INFO 1984 December 13
Thursday
Regina Leader-Post, releases short article with Brian Gillstrom
INFO 1984 December 15
Saturday
RPM releases article Kick Axe's Criston gets it in the end
INFO 1984 December 31
Monday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Playhouse Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Web
CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO late 1984/early 1985 Vices album advertisement published in a Japanese magazine
1985 Kick Axe live performance at DJ's Nightclub, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
INFO 1985 January Rock World magazine releases Getting Kinky with Kick Axe article by Bob Grosswiner
INFO 1985 January Super Teen Special Rock Rap magazine releases On the Road to Rock with Kick Axe!, an article by Susan Mittelkauf
INFO 1985 January interview with Brian Gillstrom is being published in the Californian Headbanger magazine, No. 10, p. 8-9
INFO 1985 January Rock! magazine releases Kick Axe's Heady Metal Shuffle article by Audrey Wright
INFO 1985 January Up The Creek Original Movie Soundtrack is being reviewed in British Record Collector magazine
INFO 1985 January 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Windsor Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 January 18
Friday
Hamilton Spectator newspapers releases an article Kick Axe in the fast line looking for parties by Andrew Dreschel
INFO 1985 January 23
Wednesday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Le Papillon Rock Club, Hull, Quebec, Canada with Black Witch
1985
Kick Axe live performance at the Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 January 25
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with Helix
INFO 1985 January 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Alumni Hall, London, Ontario, Canada with Helix
INFO 1985 January 26
Saturday
CBS announces that Kick Axe album Vices surpassed gold status in Canada
INFO 1985 January 28
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet Motor Hotel, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1985 January 29
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet Motor Hotel, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1985 February 1
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet Motor Hotel, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1985 February Pedal to the Metal article by Jodi Summers Dorland in the Hit Parader magazine
INFO 1985 February Kick Axe: Heady Metal from Canada article is being released in the American Video Rock Stars Magazine
INFO 1985 February Vices album is being released in the United Kingdom and Europe
INFO 1985 February 6
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Beacon Motor North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 7
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Beacon Motor North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 8
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Beacon Motor North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 9
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Beacon Motor North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 10
Friday
Kick Axe features in the New Music Magazine show
1985 February 13
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1985 February 14
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 15
Friday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases short article about financial problems of the Kick Axe manager Gary Stratychuk
INFO 1985 February 16
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 February 23
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the New York Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with Kradle
INFO 1985 February 28
Thursday
short news appear in Northern Metal magazine No. 9, announcing gold status for Vices album
1985 March 2
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the North Burnaby Inn, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1985 March 2
Saturday
article Wild in the bars by Kevin Prokosh appears in the Winnipeg Free Press
INFO 1985 March 4
Monday
article Playing bars a struggle for rock bands appears in the Regina Leader-Post newspaper
INFO 1985 March 5
Tuesday
article It's a rough, tough life for Canada's bar bands appears in The (Prince George) Citizen newspaper
1985 March 11
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sneakers, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1985 March 12
Tuesday
article Rocking on the wild side appears in the Vancouver Sun newspaper
INFO 1985 March 18
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Waterfront Cabaret, 1208 Wharf Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with Ace Koden
INFO 1985 March 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Waterfront Cabaret, 1208 Wharf Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with Ace Koden
INFO 1985 March 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Waterfront Cabaret, 1208 Wharf Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with Ace Koden
INFO 1985 March San Diego's rock 'n' metal magazine Loud and Clear premier issue releases interview with Kick Axe
INFO 1985 March San Diego's rock 'n' metal magazine Loud and Clear premier issue releases review of Vices album
INFO 1985 March Belgian heavy metal magazine Tytan releases Vices album review
INFO 1985 March Smash Hits magazine releases article Short Talks: Kick Axe by William T. Anderson
INFO 1985 April 1
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Windsor Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with Atom Heart
INFO 1985 April 2
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Windsor Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with Atom Heart

1985 April 3
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Heritage Inn, Brooks, Alberta, Canada
1985 April 4
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Driftwood Inn, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 April article in Rock Fever magazine titled Ready? Kick Axe! by Lynn Reynolds
INFO 1985 April 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Mr. B's Nightclub, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 12
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Mr. B's Nightclub, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 13
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Mr. B's Nightclub, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 15
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 16
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 19
Friday 10:30 PM
Kick Axe appear in the Tracks West TV video (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
INFO 1985 April 19
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April 20
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 April Kick Axe live performance at the King George Hotel, Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
1985 April Kick Axe live performance at the Waverly Hotel, Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1985 April 25
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Agripavillion, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada with Private Stock
1985 April 26
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Manhattan Ballroom, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada with Private Stock
1985 April 27
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada with Private Stock
1985 April 29
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1985 April 30
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1985 May 1
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 May 2
Thursday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1985 May 2
Thursday
short article about Kick Axe in the Regina Leader-Post by Peter Edwaeds
1985 May
Kick Axe live performance at the Whiskey A Go Go, Hollywood, California, USA
INFO 1985 May Japanese magazine Burrn! releases article L.A. Metal including stories of Mercyful Fate, Lee Aaron, Romeo, Poison, Kick Axe and King Kobra
INFO 1985 May 23
Thursday
short article about Kick Axe in Edmonton Journal newspaper
INFO 1985 May 23
Thursday
short article about Kick Axe in Lethbridge Herald newspaper
INFO 1985 May 25
Saturday
short article about Kick Axe in Star-Phoenix newspaper
INFO 1985 June RockLine! magazine releases article Kick Axe: Canada's Newest Heavy Metal Sons Take It to the World! by Randi Reisfeld
INFO 1985 June 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Lillian X
INFO 1985 June 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Lillian X
INFO 1985 June 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Lillian X
INFO 1985 June 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Lillian X
INFO 1985 June 13
Thursday 11:30 PM
Kick Axe features in the New Music Magazine show (Great Falls, Montana, USA)
INFO 1985 June 13
Thursday 11:30 PM
Kick Axe features in the New Music Magazine show (Butte, Montana, USA)
INFO 1985 June 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Lillian X
INFO 1985 June 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Exchange, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Lillian X
INFO 1985 July 26
Friday
Kick Axe officially receive honours for Vices album reaching gold certification according to Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), selling more then 50,000 copies; see also INFO and INFO and INFO


Toronto, July 26, 1985, Kick Axe receiving honours on occasion of picking up a gold record for Vices album

INFO 1985 July following the return from various tours in the USA, Kick Axe start working on recording their second album, Welcome To The Club, at the Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Canada with all new material of more then 50 songs, under auspices of Randy Bishop
INFO 1985 July black & white full page pin-up of Kick Axe in the Metal Edge magazine
1985 song Heavy Metal Shuffle from Vices album is being placed on The New Gladiators and Axe Masters: Legend Of Rock Guitar compilations
INFO 1985 August 18 Winnipeg Sun informs about recording With a Little Help From My Friends


Recording of "With A Little Help From My Friends", Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, August 1985
Photo Dee Lippingwell

INFO 1985 August Kick Axe are just completing works on their second album, Welcome To The Club, recording and pre-production with Randy Bishop at Metalworks in Mississauga take six weeks with the final two weeks of mixing being completed by Spencer Proffer at the Pasha Music House in Hollywood, California, USA;
Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way is being recorded during the session for the Welcome To The Club album, but it is left off the final track listing eventually, to appear one year later on the Transformers: The Movie soundtrack and also as a 12" single, instead of Kick Axe a pseudonym of Spectre General is being used for the releases outside Canada;

INFO 1985 September 6
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe video shot appears in the Night Flight TV programme
(?) 1985 Kick Axe live performance in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1985 September 17
Tuesday
new Kick Axe album is being expected to be released in October
INFO 1985 October 16, Wednesday Kick Axe live performance at the Community Auditorium, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1985 October 18 Kick Axe is being robbed of much of its equipment from the Henry Avenue rehearsal hall, more INFO
INFO 1985 October 23
Wednesday
Shoal Lake Crossroads informs that Kick Axe have completed their second album
INFO 1985 November 9
Saturday
Regina Leader-Post releases article Regina rockers ready album by Shannon Hamelin
1985 November 15
Thursday
On the Road to Rock is being chosen for the U.S. compilation Metalshop: Radio's Weekly Metal Magazine Show #94
INFO 1985 November 25
Monday
Winnipeg Sun releases article Heavy metal's their game by Mitch Potter

INFO 1985 November 29
Friday
Kick Axe's second album, Welcome To The Club, is being released in Canada; see also INFO and INFO;
the album features a remake of the Beatles' hit With A Little Help From My Friends (from 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band' album, 1967) with a support of an ensemble chorus featuring Lee Aaron & John Albani (Lee Aaron Band), Rik Emmett (Triumph), Brian Allen & Sheron Alton (Toronto), Bob Segarini, Alfie Zappacosta, Cameron Hawkins (FM), Cindy Valentine, Ava Cherry, Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), Paul Faberman and Peter Budge;
With A Little Help From My Friends b/w Can't Take It With You is being released as a 7" single, while With A Little Help From My Friends alone is being released also as a 12" radio only and as a video;
Comin' After You b/w Feel the Power is being chosen as a second 7" single from the album, while Comin' After You alone is being released also as a 12" radio-only;
the video for With A Little Help From My Friends is simply a documentary "fun event" based on an informal recording session filmed one late night in the studio, produced by The Imaginators for CBS Records of Canada Ltd., distributed by CBS Records of Canada Ltd. (director Chris Terry, producer Tony Tobias, cinematography Anthony Corindia, editing Deborah Palloway);
the tour personnel at this time consists of Joe Cardosi, Dean Zurowski, Mike Martin and Dwayne Fynn; the Vice Squad fan club is being renamed to Hellraisers fan club

INFO 1985 December 3
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sturgeon Creek High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 December 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Kildonan East High School, 845 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1985 December 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Express Awards Charity Concert at the Copa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INSTEAD OF Max Bell Arena, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Helix CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO 1985 December 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with Helix; CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO 1985 December 7
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 96 at the RPM 100 Singles chart
INFO 1985 December Canadian bimonthly magazine Metallion releases an article Inside the rocker's club by Stunner Crunch


Metallion magazine, December 1985
Photo Dee Lippingwell

INFO 1985 December 12
Thursday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Kingston Memorial Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 December 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 December 13
Friday
Grand Prairie Daily Herald Tribune newspapers releases article Kick Axe Put Faith in Friends by Glen Miller
INFO 1985 December 14
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 December 14
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 88 at the RPM 100 Singles chart
INFO 1985 December 15
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 December 16
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Sarnia Arena, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 December 17
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, with Helix
INFO 1985 December 17
Tuesday
Calgary Herald releases the article Rock band wants to be fantasy fodder for kids by James Muretich
INFO 1985 December Canadian magazine Music Express No. 97 releases the article Welcome to the Club: Lovers, Looners, Hard Rock Choosers, Kick Axe has something for everyone by Lenny Stoute

INFO 1985 December article and back cover photo of Kick Axe is being published in the Canadian Northern Metal magazine, No. 12
INFO 1985 December 20
Friday
Garry Stratychuk, manager of Kick Axe, reveals U.S. release date of the Welcome To The Club album and plans for video shooting
INFO 1985 December 21
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 81 at the RPM 100 Singles chart
INFO 1985 December 26
Thursday
Kick Axe new LP on the way article by Helen Metella published in Edmonton Journal newspaper
INFO 1985 December 28
Saturday
How to give '86 a rockin' start article in the Lethbridge Herald newspaper
INFO 1985 December 28
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 80 at the RPM 100 Singles chart; Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 97 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1985 December 28
Saturday
Billboard magazine informs about the Welcome to the Club album release
INFO 1985 December 31
Tuesday
Kick Axe plays for United Way article in The Lethbridge Herald newspaper
INFO 1985 December 31
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Exhibition Pavilion, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with White Wolf
INFO 1986 January 1
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Northern Alberta Jubille Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with White Wolf
INFO 1986 January 2
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Southern Alberta Jubille Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada with White Wolf
INFO 1986 January 3
Friday
Kick Axe a tiresome heavy metal band article by Martin Morrow appears in the Calgary Herald newspapers
INFO 1986 January 3
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Johnny Macdonald Arena, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada with White Wolf;
CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO 1986 January 4
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Windsor Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with White Wolf
INFO 1986 January 5
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Cypress Center, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada with White Wolf
INFO 1986 January 5
Sunday
"Talking With": George Criston article appears in the Newsday
INFO 1986 January 8
Wednesday
Kick Axe considers Winnipeg home base article appears in the Winnipeg Free Press
INFO 1986 January 9
Thursday
Kick Axe Sask. boys on musical high article appears in the Star-Phoenix newspaper
INFO 1986 January 10
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centennial Auditorium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada with White Wolf
INFO 1986 January 11
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centre of the Arts, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with White Wolf

INFO 1986 January 13
Monday
Regina Leader-Post releases article Conquering rockers welcomed home by Shannon Hamelin
INFO 1986 January 13
Monday
Calgary Herald releases article Concert merited praise by Jon Sproule
INFO 1986 January 15
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Die-Hards, after the gig local sheriffs step on the stage and confiscate all the Kick Axe's music equipment
INFO 1986 January 16
Thursday
Kick Axe gives audience as many loud moments as it paid for article by Frain Cory appears in the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper
INFO 1986 January 16
Thursday
Winnipeg Sun releases article Hell-Raisers by Mitch Potter
INFO 1986 January 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Community Auditorium, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, with Roadhouse
Kick Axe are forced to play the concert with the equipment hired from local pawn shop, after the gig Kick Axe takes decision to cancel the rest of the planned headlining tour
INFO 1986 January 17
Friday 11:30 PM
music video of Kick Axe in the Good Rockin' Tonite show (Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada)
INFO 1986 January 17
Friday 11:30 PM
music video of Kick Axe in the Good Rockin' Tonite show (Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)
INFO 1986 January 17
Friday 11:30 PM
music video of Kick Axe in the Good Rockin' Tonite show (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
INFO 1986 January 17
Friday 11:30 PM
music video of Kick Axe in the Good Rockin' Tonite show (Sandusky, Ohio, USA)
INFO 1986 January 17
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Memorial Gardens, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO 1986 January 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Memorial Gardens, North Bay, Ontario, Canada; CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO 1986 January 18
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 79 at the RPM 100 Singles chart; Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 94 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 January 22
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance in London, Ontario, Canada; CONCERT CANCELLED
INFO 1986 January 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (a substitue for the CANCELLED CONCERT in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
INFO 1986 January 24
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (a substitue for the CANCELLED CONCERT at the Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
INFO 1986 January 25
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (a substitue for the CANCELLED CONCERT at the Memorial Arena in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)
INFO 1986 January 25
Saturday
short review of Welcome To The Club album appears in the Billboard magazine Vol. 98 No. 4
INFO 1986 January 25
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 81 at the RPM 100 Singles chart; Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 94 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 January 26
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CONCERT CANCELLED

INFO 1986 January 31
Friday
interview with George Criston and song Hellraisers is being chosen for the U.S. compilation Metalshop: Radio's Weekly Metal Magazine Show #105
INFO 1986 February 1
Saturday
album Welcome To The Club reaches position No. 1 in the Kick Axe's hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and eventually goes gold in Canada
INFO 1986 February 1
Saturday
Kick Axe single With a Little Help From My Friends reaches position No. 94 at the RPM 100 Singles chart; Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 94 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 February 8
Saturday
Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 93 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 February 13
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 February 14
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Chaudiere Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with Jade, Antix
INFO 1986 February 15
Saturday
Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 93 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 February 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 February 16
Sunday
personal situation leads to the departure of guitarist Raymond Arthur Harvey, he left the band after the Coronet gig in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and is currently involved with producing some undisclosed Vancouver artists and soon intends to pursue a solo career, Kick Axe continues as a four-piece (see also INFO)


Kick Axe Mk. 1986

INFO 1986 February 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Nag's Head North, Markham, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 February 22
Saturday
Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 98 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 February 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Diamond Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1986
Kick Axe live performance at the Pine Ridge, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
1986 February single Comin' After You / Feel the Power from Welcome To The Club album is being released
INFO 1986 March 1
Saturday
Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 98 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 March Kick Axe: With Some Help From Their Friends article appears in the Video Rock Stars magazine
INFO 1986 March review of the Welcome To The Club album appears in the Aardschok/Metal Hammer magazine
INFO 1986 March review of the Welcome To The Club album appears in the German magazine Rock Power, No. 3
INFO 1986 March 6
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock 'n' Roll Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 March 7
Friday
article Kick Axe Lives Up to Its Name by Michael Pflughoeft is being published by the Milwaukee Sentinel
INFO 1986 March 8
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 March 8
Saturday
article Prairie heavy-metal band ready to fly with albums by Ted Shaw is being published by the Windsor Star
INFO 1986 March 8
Saturday
Kick Axe album Welcome to the Club reaches position No. 98 at the RPM 100 Albums chart
INFO 1986 March 9
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA with Tattoo
INFO 1986 March 10
Monday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Bogart's, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA with Thruster
INFO 1986 March interview with George Criston conducted by Rod Dysinger for Columbus Entertainment
INFO 1986 March 12
Wednesday
article Canadians try U.S. by Kevin Evans appears at the Michigan Journal
INFO 1986 March 12
Wednesday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the McGuffy's House of Draft, Dayton, Ohio, USA
INFO 1986 March 14
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Harpo's Concert Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA with Autograph
INFO 1986 March 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zivko's Concert Palace, Hartford, Wisconsin, USA with Autograph
INFO 1986 March 16
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock City Sounds, Elkhart, Indiana, USA with Autograph
1986 March 19
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Hammerjacks, Baltimore, Maryland, USA with Autograph
INFO 1986 March 21
Friday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Manhattan, Spring Valley, New York, USA with Autograph
INFO 1986 March 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the L'Amour, Brooklyn, New York, USA with Autograph


Brian Gillstrom in front of the L'Amour in Brooklyn

INFO 1986 March 23
Sunday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Silo Nightclub, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA with Autograph
INFO 1986 March interview with Kick Axe appears in the Canadian Metal Mania magazine Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 28
INFO 1986 April review of Welcome To The Club album by Steve Prendergast appears in the Canadian Musician magazine
INFO 1986 April Uwe Lerch's album review of Welcome To The Club appears in the German magazine Crash, No. 4, page 74
INFO 1986 April 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the New Back Room, Austin, Texas, USA
INFO 1986 April 9
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the DJ's Nightclub, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA with Tirith
INFO 1986 April 12
Saturday 9:15 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Keystone, Palo Alto, California, USA with Y&T, Sinderella
1986 April 14
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 April 15
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 April 16
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 April French Hard Rock Magazine, No. 20, p. 50 releases review of Welcome To The Club album by Jean-Luc Manet
INFO 1986 April 18
Friday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Grande Prairie Inn's Cedar Ballroom, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 April 21 Hard Rock's Metal Studs magazine releases article Kick Axe: Back & Burnin' with Welcome to the Club
INFO 1986 April 24
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 April 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 April 26
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Highway Inn Nightclub, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Continental Inn, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Westlander Hotel, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 April 27 Welcome To The Club album reaches position No. 9 in the local Top 10 Records in Marion, Ohio, USA
INFO 1986 May Argentinian hard & heavy magazine Metal releases article Por el bien del metal
1986 May 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 May 1
Thursday
Welcome To The Club album review by Marc Shapiro appears in the L. A. Weekly newspaper
1986 May 2
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 May 3
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 May 14
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Rush
CONCERT CANCELLED because of blizzard
(?) 1986 May 14
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Harpo's Concert Theatre, 14238 Harper Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, USA
INFO 1986 May 15
Thursday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada with Rush
INFO 1986 May 16
Friday
Rush showed class article by James Muretich releases Calgary Herald newspaper
INFO 1986 May 16
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1986 May 17
Saturday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Rush
1986 Kick Axe live performance in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
1986 May 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 May 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 May 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 May 29
Thursday
review of 'Welcome To The Club' album published by Derek Oliver in Kerrang!, No. 121, page 16
(?) 1986 June
Kick Axe live performance at the One for the Sun 2-day event, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
INFO 1986 June 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Civic Centre, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
(?) 1986 June 24
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(?) 1986 June 25
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(?) 1986 June 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 June 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riverside Park, Zanesville, Ohio, USA with Attaxe
CONCERT RESCHEDULED TO AUGUST BUT EVENTUALLY CANCELLED due to conflicts arising from the recording of the band's new album in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1986 June 28
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
INFO 1986 June
Thursday
short news appear in Northern Metal magazine No. 14
INFO 1986 June
short review of the Welcome To The Club album appears in the Faces Rocks magazine
INFO 1986 July 5
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the 2nd Annual Rock'n'Prairie Boogie Picnic together with Chilliwack, Harlequin, Mad Shadows and Private Stock at the Exhibition Confederation Park in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
(?) 1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Barn 22, Grayson, Saskatchewan, Canada
(?) 1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Quesnel Arena, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
(?) 1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Tony's East, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada with Apple Viper
(?) 1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Welland Hotel, Welland, Ontario, Canada
(?) 1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Civic Auditorium, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada with Identity Crisis
INFO 1986 song Hellraisers from Welcome To The Club album is being chosen for the Canadian Attic Records compilation Metal For Lunch
INFO 1986 song Welcome To The Club from Welcome To The Club album is being chosen for the Greek CBS Records compilation Heavy Metal Killers

1986 August 8
Friday
Kick Axe appears on the soundtrack album Transformers: The Movie released through Scotti Brothers, outside Canada they find themselves popping up under a pseudonym as Spectre General, allegedly due to record label legalities in the USA; the album features Hunger and Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way, released also as a single, both written during the recording session for 30 Days in the Hole of the Up The Creek soundtrack, Kick Axe were commissioned to write a few songs for the intended new Black Sabbath's album, Black Sabbath never used any of the tunes, but Hunger can be found on Carmine Appice/King Kobra 1985 Ready To Strike album; released also on a single, and Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way can be found on the soundtrack for the 1984 movie Savage Streets, being credited only to Randy Bishop and performed by John Farnham; Kick Axe recorded Nothin's Gonna Stand in Our Way during the session for the Welcome To The Club album, but it was left off the final track listing eventually; the tunes were produced by Spencer Proffer with Randy Bishop

1986 August Georgia Straight magazine informs in its release on August 15, 1986 that Ray Harvey works in the Profile Studio on producing a record for the Vancouver's metal band Assault
INFO 1986 August Metal Madness (Canadian Rockers Return with Welcome to the Club) article by Rick Evans releases Hit Parader magazine
INFO 1986 August article Kick Axe: Canadian Class in Faces Rocks magazine by Lisa Lampugnale
INFO 1986 August
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockpile East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 August 21
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Nag's Head North, Markham, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Cloverleaf Hotel, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, with Apple Viper
1986 August Columbia Records Canada releases under FC 40096 catalogue number the Eddie Money promo LP Can't Hold Back (regular 1st pressing released on October 1986), the jacket, the sleeve, the labels, and side B are Can't Hold Back, side A, however, is Kick Axe LP Welcome To The Club (cat# FZ 40095), manufacturer's mistake makes a great collectible

INFO 1986 September Rock Beat magazine releases article Lock Up Your House
1986 October 10
Monday
recording of Rock The World videoclip for CBS
1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Welland Hotel, Welland, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 October 20
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock'n'Roll Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 October 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Windsor Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 October 28
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Windsor Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1986 October 30
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Soda Capri Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1986 October 31
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Soda Capri Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
1986 Kick Axe live performance at the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, with Identity Crisis (founded 1986, since 1989 known as Shock Hazard)
1986 November 3
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Concord Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1986 November 4
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Concord Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1986 November 5
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Concord Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1986 November 6
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Concord Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1986 November 7
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Concord Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1986 November 8
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Concord Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 10
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 11
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 12
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 13
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 14
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 15
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1986 November 17
Monday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Canadian Motor Hotel, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 19
Wednesday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock'n'Roll Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 20
Thursday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock'n'Roll Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 21
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
1986 November 22
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jubilee Pavilion, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 25
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Hot Rocks, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1986 November
Kick Axe live performance at the Caballero's, Pickering, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 27
Thursday
Cord Weekly releases article Kick Axe kicks ass, reviewing the November 21st concert at the Coronet in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 28
Friday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Nag's Head North, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 November 29
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockpile East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with Feedback
INFO 1986 December Epic/CBS Records Canada releases the third Kick Axe album Rock the World, later on reissued in 1987 by Roadrunner Records (April) in the Netherlands and by Mercenary Records (June) in the U.S.A.;
recording at the Inside Trak Studios in Burnaby and pre-production at Emil's Studio in Surrey take four weeks;
because of low budget from Epic/CBS Records Canada, the band is forced to self-produce the album

INFO 1986 December 10
Wednesday
Stouffville Tribune releases article by Jennifer Dempsey Kick Axe is more personal, reviewing the November 28th concert at the Markham Nag's Head Club
INFO 1986 December 10
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Sudbury Arena, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada with Metallica, Metal Church
INFO 1986 December 11
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the London Tavern/Chamandy's, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1986 March
Kick Axe live performance at the USA Sam's Rock Club, North Syracuse, New York, USA with Autograph
INFO 1986 December 28
Sunday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the P.N.E. Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with Triumph
INFO 1986 December 29
Monday
Vancouver Province newspaper releases article A 21-gun bore by Tom Harrison
INFO 1986 December 30
Tuesday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Triumph
INFO 1986 December 31
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with Triumph
INFO 1987 January 1
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Hypno Go Go, Mercuries, Chocolate Bunnies from Hell
INFO 1987 January 2
Friday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Triumph
INFO 1987 January 2
Friday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases article Axe still grinding it out by Mitch Potter


Kick Axe opens for Triumph at the Winnipeg Arena, January 2, 1987

INFO 1987 January 3
Saturday
Calgary Herald releases review of Rock the World album by James Muretich
INFO 1987 January 4
Sunday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases article LP still chip off the old Kick Axe block by Mitch Potter
INFO 1987 January 22
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lake of the Woods Hotel, Kenora, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 January 23
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lake of the Woods Hotel, Kenora, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 January 24
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lake of the Woods Hotel, Kenora, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 January 24
Saturday
Victoria Times-Colonist releases review of Rock the World album by Jeff Rud
INFO 1987 January 30
Friday
Toronto Star releases article Honing the Axe by Greg Quill
INFO 1987 January 30
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Mingles Club, Talbot Inn, London, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 January 31
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Coronet, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 2
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Norfolk Inn, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 4
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Queen's Hotel, Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 5
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock'n'Roll Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 6
Friday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hot Rocks, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 8
Sunsday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock Palace, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
INFO 1987 February 9
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Le Spectrum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
INFO 1987 February 11
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Matador Tavern, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Barrymore's Music Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 14
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Lakeview Manor Hotel, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 February 18
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Crazy Horse Cabaret, Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1987 February 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Crazy Horse Cabaret, Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1987 February 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Crazy Horse Cabaret, Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1987 February 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Crazy Horse Cabaret, Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1987 February 22
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Crazy Horse Cabaret, Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1987 February 26
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Red Knight Bar, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1987 February 27
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Red Knight bar, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
INFO 1987 March 5
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the RIV, Weston, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 6
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Nag's Head, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jubilee Pavilion, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 10
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Brothers Hotel, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock'n'Roll Heaven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockpile East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 19
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lakeview Hotel, Wawa, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 19
Thursday
review of Rock The World album appears in Kerrang!, No. 142
INFO 1987 March 20
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Coliseum, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada with Romeo Delight
INFO 1987 March 21
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Lake of the Woods Hotel, Kenora, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 March 26
Thursday, 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Colisee des Bois-Francs, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada with Lee Aaron
1987 April 11
Saturday
Roadrunner Records reissues the third Kick Axe album Rock the World
INFO 1987 April Uwe Lerch album review of Rock The World appears in the German magazine Crash, No. 4, page 68
INFO 1987 April 16
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Soda Bar, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1987 April 18
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Soda Bar, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1987 April 23
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Dillinger's Bar, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 1987 April 25
Saturday, 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the University of Regina Sub Hall, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1987 April 27
Monday
Kick Axe live performance at the Jessie's Lethbridge Hotel, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1987 May 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Malibu Pub, Hotel California, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1987 May 16
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Malibu Pub, Hotel California, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1987 May 19
Tuesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Town Pump, 66 Water Street, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Iron Gypsy
1987 May album review of Rock The World appears in the French Hard Rock Magazine, No. 33, page 53
1987 June US label Mercenary Records reissues the third Kick Axe album Rock the World
INFO 1987 June 19
Friday 8:00 PM
Ray Harvey performs live with the Rock'n'Hyde at the Red River Ex Grandstand, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1987 July Dave Ling album review of Rock The World appears in the Metal Hammer magazine
INFO 1987 July 2
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hotel California, 1176 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1987 July 3
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hotel California, 1176 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1987 July 4
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hotel California, 1176 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1987 Kick Axe live performance at the Paddock, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (radio recording)
INFO 1987 July article about Kick Axe in German hardrock and metal magazine Crash, No. 7-8 (double pack July-August)
INFO 1987 July Rock the World album review releases German rock magazine Escape, No. 7
INFO 1987 July Rock the World album review releases Brasilian rock magazine Rock Brigade, No. 7
INFO 1987 July Rock the World album review releases Italian rock magazine Metal Shock, Vol. 1, No. 4
1987 Celluloid Records releases a compilation album called New Sound of Rock with a Kick Axe song Rock the World
INFO 1987 July 11
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Barn 22, Grayson, Saskatchewan, Canada - 2 day multi-band outdoor festival with Chilliwack, Kenny Shields, Doug and the Slugs, Fist, Killer Dwarfs, Private Stock
INFO 1987 August short review of Kick Axe album Rock the World in the premiere issue of Belgian magazine Metal Warriors


Brian Gillstrom has one of the most unique drum set-ups capable of playing double bass with a single pedal


... and Brian Gillstrom 30+ years later

INFO 1987 August short article about Kick Axe in Aardschok America magazine (double pack August-September)
INFO 1987 Ray Harvey takes part in the Rock'n'Hyde show (with Bob Rock and Paul Hyde) for some time
INFO 1987 September 12
Saturday 8:00 PM & 11:00 PM
Ray Harvey performs live with Rock'n'Hyde at the Barrymore's, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1987 September 15
Tuesday
Ray Harvey performs live with Rock'n'Hyde at the Village Green, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
1987 Kick Axe live performance in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1987 October short review of Rock the World releases Spanish fanzine Metali-K.O.
INFO 1987 October 21
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Metro, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Assault
INFO 1987 October 31
Saturday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Hotel California, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Witchazel and with Ray Harvey
INFO 1987 November Powerline metal magazine releases review of Rock the World album by Pat Prince
INFO 1987 November 12
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the R.J.Christie's, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1987 November 13
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the R.J.Christie's, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1987 November 14
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the R.J.Christie's, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1987 December 25
Friday
Metalshop - a one hour metal radio program on LP with one Kick Axe song and interview with George Criston is being released
INFO 1987 December 31
Thursday
Ray Harvey performs live with the Rock'n'Hyde at the B.C. Enterprise Hall, 750 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1987 December 31
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Franky & Johnny's, 1621 Centre Street North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1987 December American magazine Gray Matter releases a review of Rock the World album
1988 Kick Axe live performance at the King Edward Hotel, Carden & Wyndham Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
INFO 1988 Kick Axe live performance at the Le Cabaret Le St-Charles, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
1988
Kick Axe is being managed by William Seip of William Seip Management
1988 Kick Axe are forced to break up and go bankrupt due to unscrupulous management people (Gary M. Stratychuk), Kick Axe members return back to Vancouver
INFO 1988 January 10
Sunday
Abilene Reporter-News prints article Mercenary Records releases big batch of Heavy Metal with a short review of Rock the World album
1988 January Victor Langen starts participation in a project called Giant, which later transforms into Sahara and Point Of Power eventually


Promo shot of Giant 1988 (L-R: Kenny Holliday, Craig Brooks, Don Wolf, Jim Webster & Victor Langen)

INFO 1988 February 8
Monday
Victor Langen with Giant live at the Franky & Johnny's North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1988 February 9
Tuesday
Victor Langen with Giant live at the Franky & Johnny's North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1988 February 10
Wednesday
Victor Langen with Giant live at the Franky & Johnny's North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1988 February 11
Thursday
Victor Langen with Giant live at the Franky & Johnny's North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1988 February 12
Friday
Victor Langen with Giant live at the Franky & Johnny's North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1988 February 13
Saturday
Victor Langen with Giant live at the Franky & Johnny's North Centre Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1988 February short article about Kick Axe appears in the American magazine Rock
INFO 1988 March article about Kick Axe appears in Faces Rocks magazine
INFO 1988 March Hit Parader magazine No. 282 releases Kick Axe song lyrics for We Still Remember
INFO 1988 March review of Rock The World album appears in the Ohio monthly fanzine Iron Planet, No. 50
INFO 1988 May 7 Billboard releases article Metal Indies by Jeff Silberman, where it appears information about 25,000 sold copies of the Rock The World album
INFO 1988 June 6
Monday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 7
Tuesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 8
Wednesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 9
Thursday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 10
Friday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 11
Saturday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 13
Monday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 14
Tuesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 15
Wednesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 16
Thursday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 17
Friday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 18
Saturday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1988 June 30
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe video clips appear in Solidrok, a one hour music programme anchored by Paul Sarrasin
1988 Larry Gillstrom founds a management/production company called Timeless Productions that puts on heavy metal shows in Club Soda (1055 Homer Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) and Commodore Ballroom (870 Granville Street, Calgary, Alberta, Canada), and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; manages and produces bands: Level, Harlots' Webb, Giant, Young Gun, Rival, Beauty Kills, Shy Thunder, Osiris, Death Sentence, Nasty, Escape, Never Land, Paradise
1988 Brian Gillstrom does engineering work for the Timeless Productions studio and produces bands for the company
1988 Victor Langen runs for two years a business called Peeler Wheeler, which function is to drive and take care of people involved in music business at the Vancouver area
1988 Raymond Arthur Harvey stays active in music as a recording engineer and a guitar teacher at a studio outside of Vancouver
INFO 1988 July 22
Friday
Steve Newton releases article Kick Axe guitarist Gillstrom helps Vancouver metalheads kick ass
INFO 1988 October 16
Sunday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casey's, Sport Hotel, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada with Tommy Stewart (Trooper), Idle Eyes, Loverboy, Paul Chance
INFO 1988 November George Criston works in a studio together with Doug Johnson (keyboards, formerly of Loverboy) preparing material for a new album, they join forces with Joe Wowk (guitar), Marco Tambasco (bass) and John Stoltz (drums) to form Paradise; the band starts regular club gigs, unfortunatelly the album Light the Fire is being released just years later by a United Kingdom label Escape Music, eventually released on June 7, 2001
INFO 1988 November 17
Thursday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Goliath and Dragon; since Ray Harvey is with Kirsten Nash and Victor Langen is playing with Giant at the time, a bassist, guitarist and keyboardist are being brought in for this show; the line-up for the concert is: George Criston-vocals, Larry Gillstrom-guitar, Brian Gillstrom-drums, Marco Tambasco (ex-Guy Jones)-bassguitar, Jim Chabros (ex-Boy's Room)-keyboards and Scot Buchanan (ex-Blade Runner from Alberta)-guitar
INFO 1988 November 25
Friday
Georgia Straight releases article Godfathers of local metal still have what it takes by Steve Newton
1989 Ray Harvey and Kirsten Nash put together a song American Hotel for the movie Best of the Best
INFO 1989 April 19
Wednesday
The Province newspapers releases article Metal futures sound good, an interview with Larry Gillstrom, by Tom Harrison
1989 Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot offers to Victor Langen a participation in his project called Johnny Crash, the offer is not accepted
1989 Larry Gillstrom produces album of the Canadian rock group Young Gun, eventually released on CD through Retrospect Records (USA) in 2006 under the title Bite the Bullet
INFO 1989 April song 30 Days In The Hole appears on the cassette and CD versions of MuchMusic: The Power Hour compilation album
INFO 1989 May 5
Friday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases an article Style and substance, about Larry Gillstrom's managed act Young Gun
INFO 1989 June 27
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Shooters Cabaret, Newton Inn, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 July 24
Monday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Night Moves Cabaret, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1989 July 25
Tuesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Night Moves Cabaret, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1989 July 26
Wednesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Night Moves Cabaret, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1989 July 27
Thursday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Night Moves Cabaret, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1989 July 28
Friday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Night Moves Cabaret, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1989 July 28
Friday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases article Giants in rock by James O'Connor
INFO 1989 July 29
Saturday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Night Moves Cabaret, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1989 October 30
Monday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 October 31
Tuesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 November 1
Wednesday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 November 2
Thursday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 November 3
Friday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 November 4
Saturday
Victor Langen with Giant live performance at the Metro, 1136 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1989 November 22
Wednesday, 11:00 PM
Wednesday Night Garage Jam at Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Larry Gillstrom, Mark Ash, Stick, Kirsten Nash, David Steele
INFO 1989 December 20
Wednesday
Wednesday Night Garage Jam at Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Victor Langen
INFO 1990 January George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Skyroom Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Young Gun act as opener


George Criston with Paradise

INFO 1990 January
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Franky & Johnny's North, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 January 23
Tuesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Shooters Cabaret, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with Young Gun
INFO 1990 January 25
Thursday, 10:00 PM
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Metro, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Young Gun
INFO 1990 January 26
Friday, 10:00 PM
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Metro, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Young Gun
INFO 1990 January 27
Saturday, 10:00 PM
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Metro, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with Young Gun
(?) 1990 January
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Rex, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 February 9
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the 88 Club, Langley, British Columbia, Canada with Young Gun
INFO 1990 February 10
Saturday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the 86 Street Music Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Young Gun
INFO 1990 February 18
Sunday
Sunday Night Garage Jam at Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Victor Langen, George Criston
INFO 1990 February 21
Wednesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Forge, Strathcona Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 February 22
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Forge, Strathcona Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 February 23
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Forge, Strathcona Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 February 24
Saturday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Forge, Strathcona Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 May 21
Monday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Boulevard Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 May 22
Tuesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Boulevard Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 May 23
Wednesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Boulevard Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 May 24
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Boulevard Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 May 25
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Boulevard Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 May 26
Saturday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Boulevard Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 May 28
Monday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 May 29
Tuesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 May 30
Wednesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 May 31
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 June 1
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 June 1
Friday
Winnipeg Sun newspapers releases short article about Paradise and George Criston, by John Kendle
INFO 1990 June 2
Sarurday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Osborne Village Motor Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 June 27
Wednesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 June 28
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 June 29
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 June 30
Saturday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1990 Brian Gillstrom starts a new career as a limousine driver, Victor Langen joins later on, the business goes succesfuly evolving into the biggest Vancouver limousine company - Paramount Limousine Service, Brian Gillstrom also owns a private recording studio
INFO 1990 August 13
Monday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 August 14
Tuesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1990 August 15
Saturday
Davis Mitchell releases album Navajo Singer Sings For You with a participation of Ray Harvey as an illustrator & cover designer;
INFO 1990 August 15
Wednesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 August 16
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 August 17
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 August 18
Saturday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Beverly Crest Motor Inn, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
INFO 1990 August 20
Monday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 August 21
Tuesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 August 22
Wednesday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 August 23
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 August 24
Friday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 August 25
Saturday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 August 30
Thursday
George Criston with Paradise live performance at the Eastgate Hotel, Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada
1990 starts a band called Lions Gate formed by Brian Gillstrom and a Vancouver singer Barry Reich, Victor Langen and Larry Gillstrom (manager/producer) join the band later on and produce a four song demo ('Yeah Right', 'No Faith' ...) at Mushroom Studios, shop to record companies, the band does a tour around Canada but without a record deal disbands in 1990
INFO 1990 September 24
Monday
Lions Gate live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 September 25
Tuesday
Lions Gate live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 September 26
Wednesday
Lions Gate live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 September 27
Thursday
Lions Gate live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 September 28
Friday
Lions Gate live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 1990 September 29
Saturday
Lions Gate live performance at the Zoo, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


Lions Gate: Brian Gillstrom, Barry Reich, Larry Gillstrom, Victor Langen

1990 October George Criston, Victor Langen, Gary Langen and Brian Gillstrom resurface as session musicians and co-authors on the It's About Time album of a Canadian band Point Of Power produced by Ray Harvey (also a co-author)
INFO 1990 November 2
Friday
Lions Gate live performance at the Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 November 3
Saturday
Lions Gate live performance at the Club Soda, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 November 26
Monday
Lions Gate live performance at the Boo Pub, Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 November 27
Tuesday
Lions Gate live performance at the Boo Pub, Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 November 28
Wednesday
Lions Gate live performance at the Boo Pub, Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 November 29
Thursday
Lions Gate live performance at the Boo Pub, Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 November 30
Friday
Lions Gate live performance at the Boo Pub, Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1990 December 1
Saturday
Lions Gate live performance at the Boo Pub, Cariboo Trail Hotel, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1991 Victor Langen participates in a band called Mad Duck for some time
INFO 1991 July 27
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the River-Cade, Old West Expo, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
INFO 1991 August 28
Wednesday
Victor Langen with Mad Duck live performance at the 3rd Annual Westcoast Rocker's Ball, taking place at the Club Soda, 86 Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 1992 March
Larry Gillstrom decides for a career change and winds up the Timeless Productions, the company's business is overtaken by Brock Armstrong under a new name - Stickman Productions
INFO 1992 July 17
Friday
The Vancouver Province newspaper releases article Forging a place for metal by Tom Harrison
INFO 1992 August 31
Monday
It's About Time album review of the band Point of Power appears in the Regina Leader Post newspaper, review by Gerry Krochak; Ray Harvey acts as a record producer
1992 Ray Harvey and Kirsten Nash song American Hotel from the movie Best of the Best original soundtrack appears on the compilation Popdreams & Rocktracks - Tales of Power
1993 song Can't Take It With You (from Welcome To The Club album) takes place on the Canadian sampler called Wi Yo Ka, a mixture of original native, rock and mystique music
1993 Larry Gillstrom (producer) and George Criston (backing vocals) participate on recording of the first album of the Canadian group Young Gun, eventually released through Escape Music, United Kingdom label, on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 under a different name - Fury
INFO 1993 October George Criston and Ray Harvey participate in recording of the debut album of the Langley, British Columbia, Canada band Tenacity
1994 Ray Harvey resurfaces as a guitar player and engineer on Kirsten Nash'es album Bridging The Gap
1995 Larry Gillstrom establishes software company Amber Interactive, which produces internet and data applications and 3D games (FAR 3D Engine, Class, Citi-Serve, Complan, CruiseComp), in the mid and late 90's he is not involved in the music scene and builds up his software development business, he also owns private recording studio near Vancouver called 'Sunshine Coast'
1995
Ray Harvey participates as mastering engineer and technician on the album Bittersweet of the Canadian artist Alexis
1995
George Criston and Ray Harvey resurface under the name Criston / Harvey with a record titled Natural Progression
INFO 1995 September 14
Thursday
The Vancouver Province newspaper releases review of George Criston and Ray Harvey album Natural Progression

1995 Canadian indie rock group Tenacity releases its second album Broken Silence, Ray Harvey participates as engineer, the album sold more than 3,000 units independently in Canada, in 1996 released in South Africa, where reached #2 on the modern rock charts
1996 January Ray Harvey masters the album Blueprint For Xcess for the Canadian band Project X, with guest appearance of George Criston as backing vocalist
1996 Ray Harvey masters Life's A Gamble album for the group Pokerface
1996 Tim Lawson releases his first album The Quiet Canadian produced and engineered by Raymond Arthur Harvey, Ray also participates as guitar player and backing vocalist (re-released on Tuesday, September 12, 2000 by Orchard)
1996 November 17
Sunday
Rick Tippe releases a CD Get Hot Or Go Home produced,engineered, mixed and mastered by Ray Harvey
INFO 1996 December article about Kick Axe appears in the Italian magazine Andromeda, No. 1
1997 George Criston participates in recording of Don Wolf's album Making Changes
1998 Ray Harvey produces and engineeres Rick Tippe's album Shiver 'n' Shake
1999 Rick Tippe releases Stampede Strut album (Ray Harvey participates on the album as producer)
1999 Nick Gilder releases album Longtime Coming, with participation of Raymond Arthur Harvey as guitarist and engineer
1999 June 6
Sunday
British Columbia Country Music Association honours for the year 1999 go to Ray Harvey for his work on Rick Tippe album - Shiver 'n' Shake as recording engineer and producer (together with Chris Rolin)
1999 November 16
Tuesday
released second (in Europe, for Canadian market released on Tuesday, September 12th, 2000) Tim Lawson's CD The Right Way On produced and engineered by Ray Harvey, Ray also participated as guitar player and backing vocalist
INFO 2000 February Vices album review by Massimo Bettinazzi appears in the Italian magazine Andromeda, No. 34
2000 October 24
Tuesday
Song Haus Music/Rewind Records releases remastered Vices CD in the USA (in Europe released on October 6 via Rewind/Select-O-Hits)
2001 January 9
Tuesday
Tim Lawson releases (only in Canada) a mini-album Lest We Forget produced and engineered by Ray Harvey, Ray also participates as guitar player and backing vocalist
2001 article about Kick Axe appears in the Italian Metal Force magazine No. 7 (February/March) and No. 8 (April/May) in Metal Memory section
2001 March
Song Haus Music/Rewind Records releases remastered Welcome to the Club CD in the USA (in Europe released via Rewind/Select-O-Hits)
INFO 2001 May interview with Brian Gillstrom and Larry Gillstrom conducted by Bryan Reesman, published at Knac Pure Rock website
2001 June 7
Thursday
at long last, United Kingdom label Escape Music releases the debut album of the Canadian rock band Paradise entitled Light The Fire with George Criston as a lead vocalist; the album was originally recorded in Canada in 1988
INFO 2001 June 16
Saturday
Red Deer Advocate newspaper releases Welcome To The Club album re-release on Sony/Rewind CD review penned by John Kereiff
2001 Victor Langen resides in Germany (Europe)
2001 George Criston actually works as a technician with several acts under the Nettwerk Communications label (including Sarah McLachlan), where also works Dan Frasier, former Kick Axe road manager
2001 Larry Gillstrom graduates from the BCIT Advanced Software Development Program with honors, currently works as a senior software developer and computer programmer for a company called Basis Applied Technologies as the lead architect on FAR 3D Engine project. He also owns software development company called Amber Interactive Inc. and is currently writing, producing and performing songs with singer & songwriter Laurel Aura ('Letting Go', 'Somewhere Out There')
2001 October 3
Wednesday
Raymond Arthur Harvey starts pre-production of Taylor James' studio album, recording is due to wrap up in December, with the release of the new album scheduled for January 2002, album will feature a pop style of music, with influences from Sheryl Crow, Chantal Kreviazuk and Fiona Apple
2001 December article about Paradise (George Criston on lead vocals) is being published in German AOR, hard rock and metal magazine Rock It! No 6
2002 February 1
Friday
Kick Axe reunites with a plan on recording a new studio album which features the return of Ray Harvey on guitar and Gary Langen on vocals, the line up for this album is: Gary Langen - vocals and additional drums, Larry Gillstrom - guitars and vocals, Raymond Harvey - guitars and vocals, Brian Gillstrom - drums and vocals, Victor Langen - bass and vocals, George Criston is not available due to prior commitments with Dido and Sarah McLachlan


Reunited Kick Axe with lead singer Gary Langen instead of George Criston

2002 February 12
Monday
Tim Lawson releases his fourth album Please No Talking produced and engineered by Ray Harvey, Ray also participated as guitar player and backing vocalist
2002 George Criston is currently working with a singer Avril Lavigne (born 1985 in Napanee, Ontario, Canada), helping out and giving voice lessons
2002 May 21
Tuesday
soundtrack for the Canadian movie Fubar is being released, includes cover of Heavy Metal Shuffle performed by Gob, with guest vocals by George Criston
INFO 2002 May 24
Friday
Fubar soundtrack pure hoser charm article by Heath McCoy is being released in Calgary Herald newspaper
INFO 2002 May 28
Tuesday
review of soundtrack to the Canadian movie Fubar by Mike Devlin is being released in Victoria Times Colonist newspaper
INFO 2002 May 28
Tuesday
review of soundtrack to the Canadian movie Fubar by Stuart Derdeyn is being released in Vancouver Province newspaper
2002 June 1
Saturday
Kick Axe signs production deal with Amber Interactive Inc. for the new album Kick Axe IV, it is going to be released worldwide through various labels and distributors, the planned release date is early 2004
INFO 2002 June 13
Thursday
Victoria Times Colonist newspaper releases review of the Canadian movie Fubar (includes music of Kick Axe)
INFO 2002 June 13
Thursday
Victoria Times Colonist newspaper releases review of the soundtrack for the Canadian movie Fubar (includes music of Kick Axe)
2002 August 2
Friday
pre-production of the first five songs for a new Kick Axe album has been finished - see interview with Larry Gillstrom for Headbangerz Ballz
2002 August 14
Wednesday
Escape Music (United Kingdom label) releases first selftitled album of the Canadian band Fury, produced by Larry Gillstrom with contribution of George Criston (backing vocals)
2002 November 1
Friday
starts the recording of new album in the Elfin Stone Studio, the plan is to record 14 new, original songs for the album
2002 November Tim Lawson releases Lest We Forget II mini-album (Ray Harvey participates on the album)
2003 January 1
Wednesday
Taylor James releases Can I Try You On album with the participation of Ray Harvey as guitar player, arranger, editor and co-producer
2003 January 6
Monday
On The Road To Rock video appeares in the VH1 Classic Metal Mania show
2003 March 1
Saturday
Rock The World video appeares on the Much More Music Power Hour
2003 March 13
Thursday
Transformers: The Movie DVD released by an Australian company Madman
INFO 2003 April 1
Tuesday
Canadian rockers Gob release Foot In Mouth Disease album, special edition includes bonus disc with cover of Kick Axe's Heavy Metal Shuffle with a guest appearance of George Criston
2003 Ray Harvey participates as a member of the Havoc band (including Dave Campbell - vocals, guitar, James Odey - drums, Clayton O'Howe - bassguitar) and the Be Bop Blues Band (including Susan Rankin - vocals, Clayton O'Howe - bassguitar, James Odey - drums), professional musicians from Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada


Ray Harvey with Havoc

2003 May 19
Monday
On The Road To Rock video appeares in the VH1 Classic Metal Mania show
2003 July 15
Tuesday
short article entitled The Return Of Kick Axe appeares in the Brazilian magazine Roadie Crew No. 54
2003 July 16
Wednesday
short article entitled The Return Of Kick Axe appeares at the Interia server from Poland, Europe
2003 October 1
Wednesday
Amber Interactive Inc. forms an independent record label in Canada, the Elfin Stone Music
2003 December 4
Thursday
The Official Kick Axe Website goes online
2004 January Tim Lawson Band releases a compilation album Lovesongs co-produced and engineered by Ray Harvey
2004 April 13
Tuesday
MTM Music announces signing of Kick Axe to release a new album
2004 May 3
Monday
Tim Lawson and the band releases So Many Stories album with participation Of Ray Harvey
2004 May 12
Wednesday
Amber Interactive has successfully negotiated a licensing agreement with the Song Haus Music label for manufacturing and distribution of the new Kick Axe IV album in the United States, Song Haus music is the label that re-issued the first two Kick Axe albums on CD in 2001 under the Rewind/Sony label, Song Haus Music will release the album on September 7th, 2004
2004 May 17
Monday
Amber Interactive signs an agreement with Distribution Fusion III for manufacturing and distribution of the new Kick Axe IV album in Canada, the deal comes about after Peter Budge, a long-time Kick Axe friend who worked with the band at CBS during the eighties, introduces Fusion3 president Jim West to the band and their new album, the album is to be released in Canada on the Elfin Stone label and is scheduled for a street date of September 7th
2004 May 25
Tuesday
Larry Gillstrom comments on the release of the new album: "Things are falling into place quite well for North America. The mastering is now complete. We used Craig Wadell at Gotham City studio, he is considered one of the best in this part of the world, and he did a great job. I'm just trying to raise enough money for our video production and the US publicist. Yes, the 6th of September is confirmed. I expect to have the final artwork and the master recording to you by the first week of June."
2004 May 25
Tuesday
Rick Tippe releases The Best Of Rick Tippe album (Ray Harvey participates on the album as producer)
2004 July 1
Thursday
Chip Ruggieri (Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Scorpions) has joined the Kick Axe team as the publicist for the new album Kick Axe IV, although Chip Ruggieri has been helping out behind the scenes for several months, Kick Axe has now officially retained Chipster Entertainment to handle publicity and promotion in North America


Buffalo Days Exhibition August 8, 2004 in Regina
Photo Laurel Aurat

INFO 2004 August 8
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Buffalo Days Exhibition at the Confederation Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, first concert after the re-union of the band, with Queen City Kids
INFO 2004 August German AOR-Hard Rock-Metal Magazine Rock It! issue 23 releases story of Kick Axe
INFO 2004 August/September interview with Larry Gillstrom and review of Kick Axe IV album appears in Melodic Rock Fanzine, Issue 4
2004 September 6
Monday
MTM Music releases the Kick Axe IV album in Europe

2004 September 7
Tuesday
Songhaus Music releases the Kick Axe IV album in the USA and Elfin Stone Music in Canada, there is a plan to release the album in South America through the Brazilian MNF Music
2004 September 19
Sunday
Kick Axe gets deal with MNF Music for distribution in South America, Amber Interactive has signed an agreement with MNF Music for manufacturing and distribution of Kick Axe in South America, the deal came about after Sam Jaisingh of MNF Music contacted Elfin Stone Music about working together to cross-promote and distribute acts from Brazil and Canada
2004 September 29
Wednesday
Hardrock Haven exclusive interview with Larry Gillstrom covers everything from Kick Axe partying with Helix and Killer Dwarfs, to financial and emotional strife in the band, touring with Judas Priest, taking off 18 years between projects, concert tour across Canada and USA in fall 2004 and spring 2005, plan to release DVD and live album from concert tour in 2005, writing new material for studio album
INFO 2004 October 5
Tuesday
Vancouver Province newspaper releases short review of Kick Axe IV album by Tom Harrison
INFO 2004 October 16
Saturday
interview with Larry Gillstrom at the Melodick Hard Rock Today
INFO 2004 October 18
Monday
interview with Victor Langen at That's So Metal
INFO 2004 November 4
Thursday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Mesa Luna Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with Catapult; comeback show and release party for Kick Axe IV album

INFO 2004 November 7
Sunday
interview with Larry Gillstrom at the Heavy Metal Resource
INFO 2004 November 7
Tuesday
review of Kick Axe Mesa Luna Club gig at the Metal-Rules
INFO 2004 November 14
Sunday
article Kick Axe Comes Home Again appears in the Regina Sun by Andrew Matte
INFO 2004 November 16
Tuesday 10:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Silverado's, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with TDH, Labyrinth
INFO 2004 November 16
Tuesday
interview with Larry Gillstrom at the Metal Sludge
INFO 2004 November 17
Wednesday
Kick Axe live performance at the Pump Road House, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 2004 November 18
Thursday
Kick Axe live performance at the Roxy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, with Under the Covers
INFO 2004 November 19
Friday
interview with Victor Langen for Quintessence Metal Webzine
INFO 2004 November article about Kick Axe appears in Interviews & Features part of the United Kingdom magazine Power Play, issue 61
INFO 2004 December article about Kick Axe appears in bimonthly melodic rock magazine Fireworks (December 2004-January 2005, issue 18)
INFO 2005 January 30
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Buffalo Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with Mamazon
INFO 2005 February 16
Wednesday
interview with Victor Langen posted at the Music-Rock (Houston, Texas, USA based)
2005 April Metal Mayhem Music (USA) releases album Crime Of Love, a Bitter Suite project of David J. Petovar with participation of George Criston and Ray Harvey, originally recorded in 1991 and 1992, review see INFO
INFO 2005 May interview with Larry Gillstrom posted at the Concreteweb
INFO 2005 May interview with Kick Axe posted at the Great Nothing
INFO 2005 May interview with Larry Gillstrom and Kick Axe IV album review posted at the Power Packer magazine, No. 15, May/June 2005
2005 May Victor Langen starts side project called Snake Eyes Seven together with vocalist/guitarist Daniel Nargang (Into Eternity), guitarist Cole Stevens (Wrathchild) and drummer/percussionist Johnny Bland (Love Hunter, Bob Rock produced material)


Victor Langen and Danny Nargang as members of Snake Eyes Seven

2005 July 25
Monday
MTM Music releases Rock The World CD re-issue in Europe
2005 July 26
Tuesday
Elfin Stone Music releases Rock The World CD re-issue in Canada
2005 September short info about Kick Axe appears in Short Cuts in the United Kingdom magazine Power Play, issue 70
INFO 2005 September 8
Thursday
interview with Victor Langen posted at the Metal Rules
INFO 2005 November 1
Tuesday
Collector's Guide Publishing, Burlington, Ontario, Canada releases The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal, Volume 2: The Eighties by Martin Popoff with a review of Vices album
INFO 2005 November 29
Tuesday
Tim Lawson and the band releases At A Loss For Words album with the participation of Ray Harvey
2006 January 25
Wednesday
Snake Eyes Seven (with Victor Langen) participates in the 4th Annual 104.9 WOLF/Casino Regina Extreme Band Slam Finals with Stillseed and Holler (Casino Regina Show Lounge, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada)
INFO 2006 July 14
Friday
official release of the Black Bridge independent Canadian movie written and directed by Kevin Doherty featuring music of Kick Axe: On the Road to Rock, Vices and Rockin' Daze.
2006 Retrospect Records (USA) releases the Young Gun CD Bite the Bullet originally recorded in 1989 and produced by Larry Gillstrom
2006 November 20
Monday
Snake Eyes Seven sign to Chavis Records and launch the official website
INFO 2007 March 1
Thursday
Victor Langen gives interview to Martin Popoff for his book Judas Priest: Heavy Metal Painkillers, released on December 1, 2007
INFO 2007 April 30
Monday
Victor Langen and Snake Eyes Seven release debut album Snake Eyes Seven
2007 May 10-12
Thursday-Saturday
Victor Langen and Snake Eyes Seven take part at the Milwaukee Metalfest XIX in Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
2007 May 13
Sunday
Victor Langen and Danny Nargang with Snake Eyes Seven take part at the Pure Metal Show (One Night Only) in Legends, 701 West Lake Street, Addison, Illinois, USA, together with Chicago Prog Metal locals Sacred Dawn and Mindwarp Chamber and a Texas based Prog Metal band Azrael's Bane
2007 July 15
Sunday 7:30 PM
Victor Langen and Snake Eyes Seven perform live at the Knitting Factory Old Office Bar/Club, 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY, USA, with Path Aesthetic and Bulshaveks
2007 July 17
Tuesday 8:00 PM
Victor Langen and Snake Eyes Seven perform live at the Milestone Club, Charlotte, North Caroline, USA, with Dead Men Dreaming and SkinKage
2009 Danny Nargang (previously of Into Eternity, Snake Eyes Seven) joins Kick Axe as a permanent replacement of Gary Langen at the position of lead singer


Kick Axe Mk. 2009: Larry Gillstrom, Victor Langen, Daniel Nargang, Brian Gillstrom, Ray Harvey

INFO 2009 August 1
Saturday 8:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' The Fields Festival, Lake Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada with Edgar Winter, Sweet, Nick Gilder, The Odds, Wild T, Automan & more
INFO 2009 August 2
Sunday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Geraldton Music Jamboree, MacLeod Provincial Park, Geraldton, Ontario, Canada with Nazareth
INFO 2010 January 28
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Silverado's, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with Queen City Kids
INFO 2010 January 29
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casino Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with Queen City Kids
INFO 2010 January 30
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Deerfoot Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada with Queen City Kids
INFO 2010 April 17
Saturday
Jason Saulnier interviews Victor Langen about the history of Kick Axe and the recording session of Vices album, Streetheart, Judas Priest, Johnny Crash, Carlos Cavazo, Nazareth, hit single Heavy Metal Shuffle and White Hot - An All Out Metal Assault compilation
INFO 2010 July 21
Wednesday
Lake Cowichan Gazette releases an article The Radiators, rocking Youbou for six years, a local band in which Ray Harvey is being involved
INFO 2010 August 7
Saturday
Kick Axe live performance at the Regina Fair, Evraz Place, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with Headpins and Kenny Shields & Streetheart
INFO 2011 July 15
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the 1st Annual Sturgis North All Make Motorcycle Rally, Music Festival and Tradeshow, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada, turn-out up to 20.000
2011 July 18
Monday
interview with Victor Langen at the Up Close and Personal radio talk show
INFO 2011 November 5
Saturday 9:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino, 35 Street Southeast, Calgary, Alberta, Canada with Queen City Kids
INFO 2011 November 25
Friday
Kick Axe live performance at the Riderville Grey Cup Party, Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre West, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
INFO 2012 January 13
Friday) 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casino Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with Helix
INFO 2012 August 23
Thursday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with Winger
INFO 2012 October 2
Tuesday
Stirling Press releases Fade to Black: Hard Rock Cover Art of the Vinyl Age (ISBN 978-1-40277-817-9), a book by Martin Popoff. Includes Kick Axe's album Welcome To The Club
INFO 2013 August 10
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the OAK, Canadhotel, 826 Regent Ave W, Transcona, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
INFO 2013 August 29
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casino Regina Show Lounge, 1880 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
INFO 2013 September 14
Saturday
Dundurn Press releases Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes (ISBN 978-1-45970-709-2), a book by Sean Kelly. The title documents the glories and struggles of Canada's hard rock and heavy metal heroes in the 80s and early 90s, drawing on interviews with members of the bands that made that chapter of Canada's music history so memorable for its fans. Metal On Ice includes interviews with members of Anvil, Voivod, Brighton Rock, Helix, Coney Hatch, Kick Axe, Sven Gali, Slik Toxik and many others

INFO 2013 October 29th
Tuesday
Coalition Music releases Metal on Ice: Tunes from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes, the companion EP to Sean Kelly's book Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes, includes cover of Kick Axe's On the Road to Rock
2014 January 14
Tuesday
Wounded Bird Records reissues on CD Vices and Welcome To The Club albums
INFO 2014 June 21
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Century Casino, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, opening for Lee Aaron
INFO 2014 August 15
Friday
Voyageur Press releases The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal's Debauched Decade (ISBN 978-0760345467), a book by Martin Popoff. The title encompasses the roots of glam, features the observations of dozens of musicians, producers, promoters, label execs, and hangers-on in examining hair metal's rise and fall, including Kick Axe among others

2014 October 1
Wednesday
starts the Raines Music Academy (436 Martindale Road, Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada) with Gary Langen as head instructor, drums & vocals teacher and Ray Harvey as acoustic & electric guitars teacher
INFO 2014 November 22
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with Goddo, Helix
2015 January 18
Sunday 1:00 PM
radio talk show with Brian Gillstrom, Dean Zurowski and Dave McCann hosted by John Jeff Brandyberry of Diminished Pitch Entertainment and Willy " The Beast" Forrest at blogtalkradio.com

INFO 2015 June 12
Friday 8:00 PM
Ray Harvey live performance with Beverley McKeen Band at Char's Landing, 4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2015 August 8
Saturday
Danny Nargang and Kip Winger live performance at the Venue Nightclub, 881 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2015 August 22
Saturday 4:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock the River festival, Delta Bessborough Gardens, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, with Saga, Kenny Shields & Streethart, Mark Farner
INFO 2015 October 17
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casino Century Showroom, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with Harlequin
INFO 2016 March 18
Friday
Ray Harvey with Beverley McKeen, Andy Okell, Sheldon Bordal live performance at Silver Bridge Inn, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2016 April 29
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at Dakota Dunes Casino, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada with Helix
INFO 2016 April 30
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at Casino Regina Show Lounge, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada with Helix
INFO 2016 May 6
Friday 9:00 PM
Ray Harvey with Beverley McKeen, Andy Okell, Sheldon Bordal live performance at the Cobblestone Pub, Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2016 May 27
Friday 8:00 PM
Ray Harvey with Beverley McKeen, Andy Okell live performance at the Shipyard, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
2016 June 24
Friday
the classic albums Vices and Welcome To The Club are now available at digital service providers for streaming and download
INFO 2016 July 30
Saturday
Ray Harvey with Lance Lapointe, RJ Fraser, Jack Gundarson live performance at Sunfest Festival, Lake Cowichan, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2016 August 12
Friday 6:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rock the Lake festival, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, with Prism, Loverboy
2016 November 10
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Regent Casino, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Helix
2016 November 21
Monday
Rock Candy re-issues the first three Kick Axe albums: Vices, Welcome to the Club and Rock the World

INFO 2016 November 25
Friday 6:30 PM
Ray Harvey with Beverley McKeen live performance at Saltair Pub, Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada
2016 December 9
Friday 10:00 PM
Ryan Trush interviewing Victor Langen in Lipstick and Leather on LU Radio - CILU 102.7 FM in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
INFO 2017 January 20
Friday 9:00 PM
Ray Harvey with Eagle Eyes live performance at the Tally-Ho Bar, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2017 February
Italian magazine Classix Metal, No. 29, releases a short article on Kick Axe
INFO 2017 February
Spanish magazine This Is Rock, No. 152, releases an article on Kick Axe in the section Critics
INFO 2017 March 31-April 14 & 28
Ray Harvey with Bipolar Bear live performance at the Rod & Gun Bar, Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2017 April 2
Sunday
Ray Harvey live performance with Beverley McKeen, John Dryden, Andy Okell at the Duncan Showroom, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
2017 April 14
Friday
High Roller Records releases Infernal Majesty - No God record with participation of Daniel Nargang
INFO 2017 May 6
Saturday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Century Casino, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with Helix
INFO 2017 June 4
Sunday
Ray Harvey live performance with Eagle Eyes at the Summerland Actionfest in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
INFO 2017 July 14
Friday 9:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Canad Inns Destination Centre Garden City, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Helix
INFO 2017 August 11
Friday 6:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at CannaFest Classic Rock 3-day Festival, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada; with Mad Dog, Shavers Bench, Radio Freak, Saga, Harlequin, Trooper
INFO 2017 August 19
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at 2nd Annual Cars & Guitars Medicine Hat's Classic Rock Festival at the Canalta Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; with Loverboy
INFO 2018 May
Italian bi-monthly magazine Classix Metal, No. 34, releases article Kick Axe: Canadian Assault by Manuel Fiorelli
INFO 2018 June 14
Thursday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Average Joe's, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; with Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2018 June 15
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Grey Eagle Event Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; with Helix, Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2018 June 16
Saturday 7:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Century Casino, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; with Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2018 June 16
Saturday
Helix, Kick Axe and Killer Dwarfs at the Grey Eagle Resort June 15th 2018 concert review by Jeremey Dirom
INFO 2018 June 20
Wednesday
Kick Axe and Killer Dwarfs at the Average Joe's June 14th 2018 concert review by Richard Amery
INFO 2018 June 28
Thursday
Helix, Kick Axe and Killer Dwarfs at the Grey Eagle Resort June 15th 2018 concert review by Adriana Malinowska
2018
Ray Harvey participates as sound engineer and producer on a Witchazel retrospective album The Lost Hazel Tapes
INFO 2019 March 8
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Century Casino, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with Helix
INFO 2019 March 22
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Club Regent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with Helix, Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2019 March 23
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the 40, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, with Helix, Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2019 July
Chris "Jericho" Irvine interview with Kick Axe for the Talk Is Jericho podcast

INFO 2019 October 9
Wednesday
Virtue & Vices - The True Story Of Kick Axe, a Chris "Jericho" Irvine interview with Kick Axe for the Talk Is Jericho podcast is being aired
INFO 2019 October 10
Thursday
Regina Leader Post newspaper releases article A 'spectre' from the past: Kick Axe coming home for rare Regina concert by Ashley Martin
INFO 2019 October 11
Friday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Century Casino, Edmonton, Manitoba, Canada, with Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2019 October 12
Saturday 8:00 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Casino Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, with Killer Dwarfs
INFO 2019 October 24
Thursday
Live Music Magazine releases short review of Kick Axe and Killer Dwarfs concert in Edmonton October 11, 2019
INFO 2020 January 20-24
Monday-Friday
Kick Axe participation at the Chris Jericho's Rock n' Wrestling Rager at Sea, the cruise from Miami, Florida, USA to Nassau, Bahamas
INFO 2020 April 24
Friday
Mitch Lafon interviews Victor Langen for his podcast Rock Talk with Mitch Lafon

INFO 2020 April 26
Sunday
Sleaze Roxx releases article Kick Axe working on new material with a lot of it reminiscent of the '80s era based on Mitch Lafon's interview with Victor Langen, recorded April 24, 2020
INFO 2020 April 27
Monday
Italian website Melodicrock informs about preparation of new Kick Axe album
INFO 2020 September 15
Tuesday
Victor Langen takes part at the ToqueTalk interview hosted by Darren Steen

INFO 2021 August 8
Sunday
Larry and Brian Gillstrom take part at the Etcetera Live on the Vibe! interview hosted by Kelly Barrett

INFO 2021 October 23
Saturday
Larry Gillstrom is being interviewed at the Nothing Shocking podcast

INFO 2022 June 27
Monday
short video about Kick Axe appears on Metal School podcast
INFO 2022 August 7
Sunday
Kick Axe live performance at the Exhibition Park, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, with Sweet, Prism, April Wine
INFO 2022 August 12
Friday 5:45 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Wascana Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, with Trooper, April Wine; Kicke Axe introduce two brand new songs: Run to the Thunder and Blackout Crazy
INFO 2023 July 12
Wednesday
short information at differentstagesradio.com Kick Axe Release Surprise New Track "Blackout Crazy"
INFO 2023 July 13
Thursday
official video shot of a new Kick Axe single Blackout Crazy from the upcoming album available at YouTube

INFO 2023 July 16
Sunday
short information at bravewords.com Kick Axe Unveils Video For New Single "Blackout Crazy"
INFO 2023 August 4
Friday 7:30 PM
Kick Axe live performance at the Rockin' the Fields of Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada, with Killer Dwarfs, L.A. Guns, Big Sugar
INFO 2023 August 25
Friday
Larry Gillstrom is being interviewed at the Metal Voice podcast

INFO 2023 August 26
Saturday
Bravewords releases article Kick Axe's Larry Gillstrom Says They Were Asked To Help Write Black Sabbath's Born Again Album
INFO 2023 September 6
Wednesday
Larry Gillstrom is being interviewed at the Distortion Den podcast

INFO 2023 October 6
Friday
new song Run to the Thunder to be released on all streaming platforms October 15th
INFO 2023 October 16
Monday
Kick Axe Releases New Song 'Run to the Thunder' Listen Here published by The Metal Voice