About

Banned From Heaven? Here’s the skinny: we’re mostly from Ancaster, but now banned from there as well. We’ve been playing together since the Sixties (in various incarnations). Our style of music (or lack thereof) is somewhere between Punk Zydeco or Jug Rock.

The song subjects & lyrics are mostly created by Mike McCurlie and Ron Cole, and have been unjustly compared to Dan Hicks and Tom Waits. Over the last 30 years or so, we’ve recorded and played with guys like Johnny Cash, Brian Eno, and Dan Lanois. We’ve worked just about every bar and coffee house in Ontario, as well as legendary venues from the El Mocambo to Festival of Friends.

We feature Mike’s mentally-effected electric mandolin and Ron’s whacked-out accordion, stride piano and Hammond organ. The weird long-horn bass and psychotic drums are definitely not normal either (courtesy of Mick Northcott & Joe Gravina respectively). Our newest member, Wayne Krawchuk, delivers sinful vocals on some great new songs and spiffy guitar work.

In case you’re wondering, we definitely don’t do weddings… but we will consider divorces. We jump around on stage like idiots, so be warned: you may witness a real-life cardiac arrest (we’re a lot older than we look). It’s a ton of fun and a wild ride.

And we really are so Banned From Heaven. Just ask God.
OR: bannedfromheaven.com