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Vancouver bar band Trama rose from the ashes of Shama to make good music, that’s all – ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 18, 1983 By Steve Newton

Vancouver bar band Trama rose from the ashes of Shama to make good music, that’s all ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 18, 1983 By Steve Newton “We’re not trying to shake up the music world,” says Trama bassist-vocalist Michael Sicoly “We’re just trying to make good music, that’s all.” They may not be shaking up the […]

The Magic of ‘Johnny’s Place’

Around about 1996 – 1997, I had heard about this little restaurant called ‘Johnny’s Place’ in Port Moody (about a mile and half from my place up the road in Coquitlam) I had heard about it for good reason. Through the guitarist in Cease & Desist (Brent Howard Knudsen) I had met quite a few […]

Trama at The Chain and Ballroom- Matsqui Penitentiary, Abbotsford BC, 1982

Trama at The Chain and Ballroom – Matsqui Penitentiary, Abbotsford BC, 1982 Loved this gig… I believe it was an Easter Dinner. There were wives, girlfriends, kids there…. but wow… I LEARNED!   When I first got into the Matsqui Penn to play this gig, I was escorted to the stage. In those days with […]