Hey folks

i hope that everyone has had a great summer.  well its back to a routine.  i wanted to let everyone know some cool things that are happening with the band.  on september 28th we will be playing a gig for the Dundas Hockeyville exibition game in dundas featuring the ottawa senators vs. the buffalo sabres.  unfortunately, i have no tickets for people so don't ask haha.

this summer something very cool happend to me...kevin.  i was nominated and won a Hamilton Hero award sponsored by lakeport.  i have decided to take some of the money that was awarded to me and turn $2000 into $10000 by running a benefit.  the date is not set yet, but the concept is.  we are going to have a winter RIB FEST.  there will be bands, prizes, beer, and of course ribs.  I will let you know the second we choose the date for the event and hope that you can all come out and support it.
cheers for now

kevy

endzone

Hey rockers

First of all, i hope that everyone is having a great summer.  i just wanted to let everyone know, that Colin Lapsley and myself are playing at endzone every Tuesday night from 8 to 11pm.  it is their wing night (they have great wings).   come out !!

cheers

kevy

married

Hey fellow rockers

i just wanted to let everyone know that Rob cutting just got married!  yes last saturday night Kate Taylor said yes to marrying Rob.  It was a great wedding and kate looked beautiful and yes Kevin got totally wasted!!

i wanted to let you know about a gig on Friday June 11th at Vicar's Vice.  it is located on hey 53 and hwy 20.  It is a stag and doe for Brianne and Chris.  everyone is welcome and it promises to be a great party.  the boys in the band are hungry for rock since we haven't been playing as much lately.  If we don;t see you out at this gig, make sure you see us over the summer at some point.

cheers

kevy 

site

Hey Folks

sorry that it has been a while and that the site has been down.  i kinda shit the bed on that one.  the account has been paid up and we are back on line.  KMB is excited about the summer shows.  we will be having a wedding very soon.  Rob and his beautiful fiance will be getting married in a month!  what a party that will be!

please keep checking the site over the summer,  we have some original shows and festivals coming up. 

i would like to congratulate barry Forth and his team for winning Hockeyville.  It was a honor to write the hockeyville song for Dundas and a lot of fun writing and recording it with my good friend Jayson Duggan.  if you have not seen it check it out on youtube.  just type in dundas hockeyville and it will appear.

cheers

kevy

benefit

hey Rockers

i am trying to upload a picture of Rich and myself presenting a cheque to St. Joe's Hospital and Dr. David Higgins.  We raised $10,000 for the vicitms of Haiti and we are very proud of that.  My thanks to all who supported the event and my many thanks to the bands for their time and energy.

westside

hey Folks

if you are not doing anything tonight (feb 4th) come out to the westside theatre on king st. in hamilton where KMB will be playing a party for Loren Liberman's birthday.  he wants everyone out for his bday.

it is the best/coolest room in the city so come by and say hi

kevy 

benefit

Hey Folks

I would first like to thank all the folks that came out and supported the Hamilton for Haiti benfit on saturday night.  What a great time!

Blackie Jackett Jr, Dodger, Saint Alvia, Tomi Swick, Steve Strongman and Finger Eleven for an awesome night of music.

It is so humbling to have such great support in the music community.  it is still overhelming!

The tally isn't finished but it looks like it is around the $12000 mark that was raised that night

there are so many people to thank Dave Derroco and everyone at Y108, H.E.C.F.I, Molsons, Long and McQuade, Malcolm and everyone at the Pheasant Plucker.

Hamilton once again has made me proud to a citizen of this great city!

cheers

kevy

p.s if anyone has pictures of the night could you please upload them to the site

benefit

Hey Rockers

here is some really cool news...

My good friend rich beddoe and myself were having dinner last wednesday and discussing how tragic the situation is in Haiti.  We put on our benefit hats and lets just say we are making it happen!

On Saturday January 30th at the hamilton place studio theatre, we are raising some money for Haiti.

After a few phone calls to our pals we have got a great line up of musicians.

check this out.... Finger Eleven, Tomi Swick, Steve Strongman, Blackie Jackett Jr, Dodger and KMB!!

how does that sound?

Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at www.ticketmaster.ca  they will be $30 and we are supporting Doctors without Boarders.  We have a great bunch of corporate sponsorship from y108, molson, long and mcquade and the pheasant Plucker.

there will also be a silent auction with lots of swag and autograph stuff.

I really hope everyone comes out for a awesome night of music and money raising.  If you can't make it out please try to support (in what ever way you can) to unfortunate folks in Haiti.

Peace be with all of you

cheers

kevy

Corktown

hey Folks

i am not sure who reads my occasional blog, but if anyone reads this who was there at the corktown on wednesday night,  this is for you.

I feel really blessed that i can still get the opportunity to see former students and to rock out in front of them.  You see, this party at the corktown was for the hockey team "the Sundevils".  Stu Nalor (former student) plays on the team.  he made sure that we got the gig THANKS STU.  It was more than that.  i had some great visits with students i have not seen in a long time.  Some are married, some with families, lots of professionals, and all around good kids that have turned into nice adults and human beings.  i am happy to get to experience that!  To all that were out on Wednesday, thanks and it was great to see you.  If anyone is reading this that was there, could please pass on the message to the others.  My former students do  ROCK!

i would like to wish everyone to have a MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, AWESOME QUANZA!

Be safe and have fun!

If you don't have plans for New Year's Eve,  the KMB are in guelph at Doogies.  fun bar, good people, and yes there will be rock!

cheers

kevy 

slainte

hey Rockers

Well it happened again.  We are NOT playing this weekend at Slainte!

Serge assures me that it is entirely coincidental and that KMB will be back to a regular one weekend a month in the new year.

Slainte is having a jagermiester sponsored party.  It sounds like fun i don't know if it is a private thing or not.

anyway, sorry if anyone had plans to come down and party (thanks) unfortunately, KMB will not not be there.  I would like to wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

CHEERS

Kevy

hockeyville

hey Rockers

so Barry Forth gave me a shout and asked me what my interest was in writing a song for Dundas.  Not just Dundas but there goal to be the next Hockeyville.  I was honored.  My good friend Jayson Duggan and myself sat down in the studio wrote and recorded a song.  We are pretty pumped about it.  We will be playing it live on saturday Dec 12th at the Market St. arena around 1pm.  The goal for this is too have Dundas win the Kraft hockeyville thing that the CBC sponsors every year.

As soon as i figure out how to do it, i will upload the song for everyone to hear.

in the meantime check out their official website at

www.dundashockeyville.ca

anyone can come to this event so check it out and hope to see ya there

cheers

kevy

SLAINTE

hey Rockers

i have some bad news.  unfortunately, we have been bumped at slainte for next week by a U2 tribute band.

if anyone was planning on coming out to the show we will not be there.

sorry for any confusion.

cheers

kevy

hey Rockers

i forgot to mention, i met this really cool guy last night named Luis Pereira.  he runs the hamilton blues lovers web site.  he was gracious enough to film some tunes we played last night and has already uploaded them on his site.  everyone should click on the link and check it out.  THANKS LUIS.

You should also check out his site and support his efforts.

www.blueshamilton.blogspot.com and click on the youtube icon

cheers

kevy

hey Rockers

i forgot to mention, i met this really cool guy last night named Luis Pereira.  he runs the hamilton blues lovers web site.  he was gracious enough to film some tunes we played last night and has already uploaded them on his site.  everyone should click on the link and check it out.  THANKS LUIS.

You should also check out his site and support his efforts.

www.blueshamilton.blogspot.com

cheers

kevy

hey Rockers

thanks for submitting new photos on KMB. 

KMB would like to congratulate Tone Valcic and Michelle Titian for getting married on the weekend.  my apologies to anyone at the wedding that i may of offended because i was super loaded!!!!!!!!

just a reminder that Tone, Colin Lapsley and myself play on sunday night from 8 to 12 at the Phesant Plucker, and KMB will be having a Halloween Party at Slainte on Saturday October 31st.  BE THERE!

hey Rockers

a huge thanks to Allan Button.  the site looks awesome! thanks buddy

everyone who doesn't already have plans need to come out to slainte on october 31st, for Halloween.  It promises to be a great rock show with new tunes and a hole bunch of fun!

hey rockers

the KMB has some great news!

our web guru and great friend Allan button is revamping our web site which means we will have a brand new site.  this one will have pictures of Steve Chayka!!!  (he is the handsome drummer)

we are also playing at our fav spot SLAINTE on halloween.  on our calender it says that we are playing both the friday and saturday nights at slainte.  we are NOT playing on the friday but rather just on the saturday night.  you should all get dressed in your favourite costumes and lets party!

i would also like to thank Grant Marshall who last week stepped up to the plate and filled in on some bass for the KMB.  he did a great job and looked really sexy on stage.  thanks Grant!

once you have checked out the new site, if anyone is interested in Allan's services i would be happy to pass along information.

cheers

kevy

hey Rockers

I just wanted to let everyone know that the super awesome Jay Beddoe was kind enough to throw a little clip of KMB playing at the festival of friends with his brother Rich.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cnk8bJPkjM  if you click this i am fairly certain if you click on this it will go directly to the clip.  if this doesn't work (cause i am a moron) then type in "kevin maclean band"  in you tube and you can find.  it is cool!

thanks Jay you rock!

if anyone else has any pics or videos let me know THANKS

cheers

kevy

Rock

Hey Rockers

well it has been a couple of weeks since the festival and  boy did we have a great time.  We all ended up at the Pheasan Plucker for drinks and more drinks.

i have a favour to ask of you folks.  If anyone got good pics or  a video of the show, i would love to get them up on the web site or on youtube.

if anyone could help me out that would be fantastic.

you can check out finger eleven's show on youtube and it is really cool.

thanks for the help!

kevy

Hey Rockers

i just wanted to thank everyone that came out to the festival and supported KMB.  i would like to thank the guys for their hard rocking. and Rich for letting us reherse at his house and for him jamming with us.

most importantly you all ROCK  i forgot, if anyone pics of the show you can easily upload them on the web site just look above THANKS

cheers

kevy

Hey Rockers

i just wanted to thank everyone that came out to the festival and supported KMB.  i would like to thank the guys for their hard rocking. and Rich for letting us reherse at his house and for him jamming with us.

most importantly you all ROCK

cheers

kevy

Festival of Friends

hey Rockers

just a reminder of the sunday night gig at the Pheasant Plucker.  The gig has morphed into having Tone Valcic and Colin Lapsley and myself.  it is really cool and everyone should check it out.

Don't forget about the Festival of Friends gig on Friday August 7th at 6pm.  Hope for good weather.

I am also hosting a couple of workshops during the festival.  check out www.festivaloffriends.ca  for details

cheers

kevy

Hey Rockers

Just trying to keep up on things.  Steve Chayka had a beautiful baby girl on July 7th!!!!

The addition to the Chayka family is Jayden Addison Chayka at a tiny 5pds3oz.  Both Jayden and Kelly are doing great.

on a Rock note.  Had a great gig at Wilson`s on Wilson last saturday night.  you should check it out next saturday if you are in the are on Ancaster Ontario.

I had a great gig with Colin Lapsley at the Pheasant Plucker on Sunday night.  Everyone should check out this gig.  Colin is sooo serious,  and him and myself play a bunch of different tunes and the atmosphere and vibe is really cool.

on a sad note:  KMB would like to extend our condolences to our good friend Jesse O``Brien who lost his father Mike last week.  We love ya buddy.

make sure you check out the Festival of Friends web site for all the cool bands that we will be playing with.  KMB hit the stage on Friday August 7th at 6pm.

cheers

kevy

Pheasant Plucker

Hey Rockers

I just got some really cool news that i had to share with everyone.  If you remember last summer Colin Lapsley and myself did this cool gig at Montana's on the patio. 

Starting Sunday July 12th at the Pheasant Plucker on Augusta st. in Hamilton.  We will be playing from 8 to 12 ever sunday!  The Phesant has great food and is a really cool vibe.  You can bring the kids have dinner check out some really cool tunes.  or if you don't have kids, bring down your party bellies and lets make it happen.  The staff are really great folks and did i say that Colin rocks really hard.

I hope to see you out either at Wilson's on Wilson for some serious rock OR Colin and I playing a bunch of different tunes rarely played (or not played in a long time)

good times this summer so come out and be part of it.

cheers

kevy 

heritage days

hey Rockers

i hope all is well with everyone.

this weekend is the fame Heritage days in Ancaster ontario.  KMB will be playing at Wilson's on Wilson on saturday afternoon from 1-5pm.

it promises to be a fun rockus afternoon.  It will be a good gig to bring the kids and have some lunch and a cold beverage.

on another note.  we will be playing the Festival of Friends again this year.  the band has already started to perform the sun dance so that we will not get rained out.  we will have some new songs to play for you and a few special surprises.  

We hit that stage on friday august 7th at 6pm.  get there early cause right after us will be Stephen Paige (barenaked ladies) followed by the Ramones and closing the show will be our good friends Finger Eleven.

put in your calender and make sure you make it out

kevy

endzone/ tommy lee

hey Rockers

i have a couple of cool things that are happening or have happened.

I got a phone call from Paul Osbaldiston (former kicker of the Hamilton Tiger-cats) the other day.  for those who may not remember, he played drums with us when he retired form the cats.  anyway, there is a benefit going on at the endzone bar next saturday (april 4th) for camp maple leaf.  Paul is coming out to jam with KMB.  everyone should come out and support a good cause and say hi to Paul.

on another note:  my good friend Rich and myself were invited to party with Tommy Lee after the Motley crue concert.  In true Motley Cure fashion, we watched the guitar player from Hinder set his balls on fire and Tommy Lee roasted a marshmellow off his nuts!  yes this is the truth and now i can honestly say i have partied Motley Crue style.  it was Awesome!!!!!

cheers

kevy

endzone/ tommy lee

hey Rockers

i have a couple of cool things that are happening or have happened.

I got a phone call from Paul Osbaldiston (former kicker of the Hamilton Tiger-cats) the other day.  for those who may not remember, he played drums with us when he retired form the cats.  anyway, there is a benefit going on at the endzone bar next saturday (april 4th) for camp maple leaf.  Paul is coming out to jam with KMB.  everyone should come out and support a good cause and say hi to Paul.

on another note:  my good friend Rich and myself were invited to party with Tommy Lee after the Motley crue concert.  In true Motley Cure fashion, we watched the guitar player from Hinder set his balls on fire and Tommy Lee roasted a marshmellow off his nuts!  yes this is the truth and now i can honestly say i have partied Motley Crue style.  it was

endzone/ tommy lee

hey Rockers

i have a couple of cool things that are happening or have happened.

I got a phone call from Paul Osbaldiston (former kicker of the Hamilton Tiger-cats) the other day.  for those who may not remember, he played drums with us when he retired form the cats.  anyway, there is a benefit going on at the endzone bar next saturday (april 4th) for camp maple leaf.  Paul is coming out to jam with KMB.  everyone should come out and support a good cause and say hi to Paul.

on another note:  my good friend Rich and myself were invited to party with Tommy Lee after the Motley crue concert.  In true Motley Cure fashion, we watched the guitar player from Hinder set his balls on fire and Tommy Lee roasted a marshmellow off his nuts!  yes this is the truth and now i can honestly say i have partied Motley Crue style.  it

reply

hey folks

thanks for the great weekend.  it was nice to see so many rockers out to the gig on saturday night.

i am currently having a problem getting addresses off of the site and responding to you.  this is for Crystal Galloway.  could you and anyone use (for the meantime) this email address kevinmacleanband@hotmail.com this way i will be able to move your address and reply.

Next week the KMB will be rocking out at Endzone on Saturday March 7th.  and the following week we will be rocking out at Slainte on Friday march 13th.

looks like it could be a fun couple of weeks

cheers

kevy 

squires

hey Folks

we are at squires on saturday night.  i think everyone should come out and listen to ROCK.

I am sitting at a conference for education board out of my mind.  i like this whole laptop thing.  they think i am currently typing minutes to this meeting when in actuality i am blogging.

gotta go

cheers

kevy

cheers

hey Rockers

i just wanted to thank everyone that made it down to slainte on the weekend.  It was awesome to see some folks that we haven't seen in a while.

i would also like to apologize to the people that send me songs to play and i didn't get them.  i will get the extremely talented Allan Button to help me figure out why that didn't work.

There will be some photos uploaded from the weekend real soon.

keep Rocking

kevy

Slainte

hey Rockers

It`s funny to me that it seems i always start these blogs with ``i know it has been a long time`` or ``sorry that it has been  so long`` but it`s true.

I have been busy with Elyse and she is awesome!  i am going to try right now and upload a picture.

On a different note:

We are making a triumphant return to Slainte on Friday February 6th and Saturday the 7th!!!  I had the dog out for a walk and I was thinking that a cool idea would be to throw out to all of you a ``thing``

If anyone is interested in hearing some old tunes that we used to play and don`t play anymore.  You should email them to me at this site and me and the band will make it a very cool night of cool tunes.

This idea came to mind when i ran into a buddy that used to come out to Slainte all the time.  He said that he loved when we played El Scorcho by Weezer.  So we are going to re-learn and rock it out at slainte.  Let me know what tunes you rockers want.

see ya then

kevy

p.s i have been trying to upload pics of Elyse on the post page with little success.  check the gallery ( i will try there)

baby
hey rockers
Well it's a girl!
I am so pumped to announce that Christy and I had a beautiful baby.  Her name is Elyse Jenna-Marie MacLean.  She is 5 pds 13 oz and is stupid beautiful (for some that don't know, that means so incredibly beautiful that words can't describe it).  Her and Christy are doing fantastic.
For some that came out to Endzone on saturday night to see us.... I totally apologize!  We had the baby on Thursday and therefore (for obvious reasons) I couldn't make the gig.
My thanks to the staff at McMaster Hospital who were awesome!
As soon as i figure it out, i will download some pics of her.
Also, a thanks to the staff at Endzone who were understanding of my new addition.
cheers
kevy


Posted on: 2008-11-17, by Kevin
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endzone/baby

hey folks

Well the time is nearing.  tomorrow my wicked wife will be having our first child.

Rob and guys will still be rocking out at Endzone on saturday and if i can sneak out of the hospital i just may make an appearance for a set or two.  I can't promise that but i may just NEED a drink.

wish us luck, and i will let you know if we have a boy or girl.

cheers

kevy

vicars vice

hey rockers

this one is mostly for Tim Visser.  I have been given the awesome opportunity to play a gig in Boston this weekend.  Graeme and Steve have been kind enough to let me off the the Vicars Vice gig to fly to Boston this weekend and play a gig.

for anyone that was going to Vicars Vice, you should still go and the support the bar.

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!

cheers

kevy 

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hey Rockers

i have been trying to upload this post and have a hell of a time.

anyway, here is some cool KMB news.

Sean Keily is the bomb!  why.  cause myself and Colin Lapsley will continue to play every Thursday night at the Montana:s in the Meadowlands in Ancaster from 9-11pm.  the gig went so well over the summer that they are bringing us in the bar.  Make sure you try to get out and say hi.

KMB will also be playing an original gig next Sunday October 5th at knollwood golf course (old course).  the event is called Rocktoberfest and it will be five bands starting at 1pm and KMB will hit the stage at 5pm.  It is sponsored by Heiniken and will be a blast!.

I hope to see everyone out!

cheers for now

kevy

Montana

hey Rockers

i have been trying to upload this post and have a hell of a time.

anyway, here is some cool KMB news.

Sean Keily is the bomb!  why.  cause myself and Colin Lapsley will continue to play every Thursday night at the Montana:s in the Meadowlands in Ancaster from 9-11pm.  the gig went so well over the summer that they are bringing us in the bar.  Make sure you try to get out and say hi.

KMB will also be playing an original gig next Sunday October 5th at knollwood golf course (old course).  the event is called Rocktoberfest and it will be five bands starting at 1pm and KMB will hit the stage at 5pm.  It is sponsored by Heiniken and will be a blast!.

I hope to see everyone out!

cheers for now

kevy

Posted on: 2008-09-29, by Kevin
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Rocktoberfest

Hey Rockers

I just wanted to let you know about a really cool original gig that we are playing.

the gig takes place on Sunday October 5 from 1pm to 6pm.  there will be five bands with KMB headlining the show.  we hit the stage at 5pm.

the gig is at Knollwood golf course.  for more information here is the link and phone number

www.knollwoodgolfclub.com

905.648.6687. is the course number. 

lets get loaded at the gig and have a big party!

cheers

kevy

Festival of Friends

Hey Rockers

I know that it has been a long time since I have had any contact with everyone.  It is a shitty excuse but because of my renovations at home, I have had no internet.  I am currently at my neighbours borrowing theirs.

Anyway, as most of you are probably aware,  that most of the Festival of Friends weekend was rained out.  It was a total bummer for all of us (in the band) that were really excited about playing.  We has worked really hard to show the hammer how KMB can really really rock hard.  There is however a positive that will come out of this.  I will be able to let you in on some exciting news in the next few days regarding a show that will not dissapoint, and let the KMB rock out the original show.  I promise that it will be a night to remember and once again the good times will roll.

For all those that did come out and bear the weather, i am sorry that the we couldn't make the night more enjoyable.

To my bandmates, thanks for all your hard work, it won't go in vane.

On another note:  The Thursday nights at Montana's are stupid amounts of fun!  Bring out the family from 8-10 on the patio at the Montana's in the     Meadowlands near Silvercity.

I will let you in on the gig in the next few weeks

cheers

kevy

Festival of Friends

Hey Rockers

I just got word yesterday that this year we have a really cool time for the festival.  we will be playing at 6pm on Saturday August 9th before the none other than    Air Supply.  Yes that is right Air Supply!

We have some new material so everyone should support Hamilton's greatest festival.

as well, don't forget to come out every Thursday night at the Montana's in the Meadowlands (Ancaster) between 8- 10pm.  Great food and Great tunes.

see ya soon

kevy

Doogies

hey Rockers

First of all I owe a huge apology to a few really nice folks.  Dave and Karen who drove up from Burlington to Guelph and got a hotel room with the intentions of having a blow out, only to find out that we were double booked and had the night off.  as well, to John and Melissa who drove down from Penetang (2.5 hours away) onnly to find out that we were not rocking.  there are others!  Can you imagine taking your new girl on the bus to go see a band only to find out the band wasn't playing.  that happened too!

I would like to thank Doogie as a man of integrity who after finding out we drove up from the Hammer he insisted that we drink and eat... and we did!

Sorry to anyone else who may have made the treck out to see us and unfortunately we did not rock.

we were excited about rocking as we had our old friend Mr. Steve Sinnicks rocking out on the drums with us.

Our schedule is updated and I hope that there are no more mistakes.

thanks to everyone for their time and patience.

cheers

kevy