Local punk band, Early Work formed from classified ads.
Since then, founding members gutarist, Kurtis Janot and Easton Doran, vocalist and guitarist have cemented their band that includes Mitch Corbach on drums and John Shippit on bass.
Since forming a year ago, the band has been working hard to get their name out there, playing several shows in Kelowna and grinding out their self titled EP that was created in Janot害羞草研究所檚 bedroom, stringing up mattresses, an air mattress, several foam mattress toppers and a duvet to cover the amps.
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The punk rockers look forward to one day quitting their day-jobs to pursue their dream full-time but say that won害羞草研究所檛 happen for some time that they fantasize about in their song Faux-Pas.
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When it came to forming a band, Doran and Janot say there was only a passion for punk, inspired by The Flatliners to create their own music.
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Early Work will hit the stage at Fernandos Pub with the Geektones Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. Their self titled EP is available on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play Music.
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