On The Road Again: Alice Cooper, Stabilo And The Flairs

04/19/06 6:30pm

Alice Cooper is primarily keeping himself busy these days by golfing and hosting a syndicated radio show, but he'll get out from behind the studio microphone to bring his shock-rock show to Canadian fans next month.

School's not out quite yet, but most Cooper fans are way past school age anyway. All of you clones can see the man and the band here:

May 1 St. John's, NF @ Mile One Stadium
May 3 Halifax, NS @ Halifax Metro Centre
May 4 Saint John, NB @ Harbour Station
May 6 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Civic Centre w/Helix
May 7 Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
May 9 Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square
May 10 Oshawa, ON @ Oshawa Civic Auditorium
May 11 Barrie, ON @ Barrie Molson Centre
May 13 Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium
May 16 Brandon, MB @ Keystone Centre
May 17 Winnipeg, MB @ Manitoba Centennial Centre

Stabilo's Happiness & Disaster album debuted at #27 on the Canadian sales chart when it was released earlier this month, so the Vancouver band obviously have followers across the country.

You can hear the current single, "Flawed Design," and the rest of the group's songs at these shows:

April 20 Victoria, BC @ Lucky's
April 22 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
April 24 Calgary, AB @ Whiskey
April 25 Saskatoon, SK @ Roxy
April 26 Regina, SK @ Distrikt
April 27 Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid
April 29 Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy's
May 5 Ottawa, ON @ The Capital
May 6 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
May 10 Halifax, NS @ The Marquee
May 21 Barrie, ON @ Waterfront Festival

The Flairs' Shut Up And Drive full-length debut will arrive in stores on May 16, three days after the group launch a tour in support of it.

The first single/video is a take on Skid Row's "18 & Life." The group are comprised of former Tuuli members Dawn Mandarino (vocals, guitar) and Jen Foster (drums, vocals), former Bif Naked guitarist Gillian Hanna and her bassist brother, Ryan Hanna. See them here:

May 13 Vancouver, BC @ The Azure
May 19 Vancouver, BC @ Lamplighter
May 26 Calgary, AB @ Underground
May 27 Edmonton, AB @ Velvet Underground
May 28 Canmore, AB @ Drake Inn
May 29 Banff, AB @ Wild Bills
May 30 Lethbridge, AB @ Tongue 'N' Groove
May 31 Regina, SK @ Distrikt
June 1 Saskatoon, SK @ Roxy
June 2 Winnipeg, MB @ Zoo
June 3 Thunder Bay, ON @ Kilroy's
June 6 Barrie, ON @ Foundation
June 17 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod's
June 23 Windsor, ON @ Phog Lounge
June 24 London, ON @ Call The Office