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The Ottawa pop-punk trio that gives a nod to the Ramones, the Queers and Screeching Weasel returns to the club scene recharged and with a new member. The PG13s are Sean Hi-Tone (Sean Tolentino, guitar) and Pat Bitch (Pat Birch, drums), fronted by Jeff Czuba (vocals, bass), who goes by the unfortunate nickname Bulltit (a moniker bestowed upon him by Joe Queer of The Queers when Czuba began working for the New Hampshire band as a roadie in 1999).
The PG-13s played their last show in February 2005 after a falling-out with their old guitarist. Two years later, after the band found a new guitarist in fan Sean Hi-Tone, it began again, reviving half a dozen songs from the back catalogue:” including Judy Is A Dyke and Nightmare on Elm Street .” plus a few new surfy ones that Czuba wrote in his bedroom in the off years. (During that time, Birch joined the Riptides, where he still drums). As the PG-13s, the trio is hoping to pick up where it left off three years ago. At the time I was kinda bummed out because we had done so much in a short amount of time, Czuba says. The band played a date with The Queers, jointly released a CD with the Jollys and Sexhead called Operation: 3-Way, and became mainstays in the city's dive-bar, all-ages scene before their split. Check out their fourth show back this weekend. The PG-13s play Cafe Dekcuf, 221 Rideau St., upstairs, with the Creeps, Sexhead, Murder Ride and the Annoyers Saturday. 8 p.m., $6.
written by Fateema Sayani
- The Ottawa Citizen (April 24, 2008)
Discography
10 Song Ep on Goblin Records "Operation 3-way" released June 2004. Featuring "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Judy is a Dyke."
Upcoming EP Release Spring 2009.
featuring single tracks "Sure Thing," and "Sasha Sasha"
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The PG-13s just want to make you dance (or at least sway moderately while crossing your arms, we know how you kids can be). It's that simple really. Since 2003 this intrepid quartet have been busy in the basement (and the studio) honing their pop sensibilities. Drawing influences from The Riverdales to Tom Jones, The PGs try not to take themselves too seriously, but rather, just serious enough to produce a pleasing melody, and a three-part harmony every once and awhile. Hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, these young men have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with the likes of The Queers, The Forgotten Rebels, The Vapids, The Riptides, and The Creeps to name a few. In the true pop tradition, their songs mostly revolve around puppy love, lollipops, loserdom, and geekyness, mixed with a spoonful of Americana, and lyrics which they think "clever" in their own minds. So, if you have the time , sit back, drop the needle, and take a listen while thinking about the girl/boy who stomped on your heart, or made it flutter.
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