Pickle Juice celebrates EP launch

Pickle Juice, Revelstoke’s self-proclaimed number one ski bum rock band will be celebrating the release of its self-titled extended play (EP) album Saturday, Feb. 22, with a line up of other Revelstoke artists before hitting the road for a B.C. and Alberta tour.

The collection of Canadian, Australian and English members found themselves fiddling around on instruments during Revelstoke’s lack-luster 2023/2024 winter season. International roots led to a blend of sounds from each region’s punk rock, indie rock and alternative rock scenes. The band consists of Tim van der Krogt on vocals, Pete Lavery on drums, Tom Brennand and Ben Matsis on bass and rhythm guitar and Josh Radford on lead guitar. With punchier guitar sounds and bold drum rhythms, Pickle Juice’s sound is designed for rocking on and off the slopes.

“We’ve gotten a lot of support for the three singles we’ve already released, but I think when you hear the five tracks together as one piece of work it all makes a bit more sense,” Lavery told Revelstoke Mountaineer.

Pickle Juice spent the summer releasing singles from the EP, playing at Arts Revelstoke’s REVY.Live Outside concert series and local venues such as The Last Drop. The successful single launches and the upcoming EP are a culmination not only of the work the band has put into its music, but the support of Revelstoke’s music scene.

 From helping Pickle Juice learn how to set up on stage to supporting the band during open mic sessions, Matsis highlighted the support of other local bands, venues and artists as a key part of Pickle Juice’s success. 

“That [help is] the main driving factor that’s made us be able to do things that we’d want to do,” Matsis said. 

Now the band is ready to pass that same support along to other Revelstoke artists, inviting Garden Noam and Brainy and the Maniacs to play at the EP launch party.

“We’re absolutely stoked to have them there, they’ve got such an incredible sound,” Lavery said about two of Revelstoke’s newest bands.
Pickle Juice’s EP launch party takes place Saturday, Feb. 22 at Traverse. Doors open at 9 p.m. and entry is free until 10 p.m. Starting Thursday, March 13, Pickle Juice will be on the road with Ottawa band AHRF for their release tour.

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