Oakville Beaver, 22 Jun 1994, p. 21

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Moxy Friivous takes the Waterfront Festival‘s Main Stage at Coronation Park, on Friday night, June 24th â€" so get ready for something wonderful! This "fourâ€"man tornado" has been busy "plotting their mischief" throughout Canada since being discovered by a CBC radio exec in 1990. They‘ve earned their recent fame and fortune by combining an improbable quasiâ€"a cappella brand of harâ€" mony with outrageous lyrics. We‘ve got Moxy! at this year‘s Oakville Waterfront Festival. From pig calling to ‘Bargainville‘ Wednesday, June 22, 1994 ()AKV[LLE Moxy Friivous are: Mike Ford (guitar, A Special Supplement to Moxy Friivous, from left, David Matheson, Jean Ghomeshi, Murray Foster, and Michael Ford, kick off the third annual Oakville Waterfront Festival with an outdoor concert at Coronation Park this Friday, June 24th at 8:30 p.m. The band released their debut album, titled ‘Bargainville,‘ last year. RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED Oakville‘s very own Authentic THAl Restaurant is here GRAND OPENING â€" FRIDAY 26th of JUNE 1994 THAIl SATAV MORE 187 Cross Avenue, Oakville, L6] 2W7 (opposite GO Station ) Their musical and theatrical backâ€" grounds helped them develop acoustic music â€"with â€"sparse instrumentation and strongâ€" harmonies. The repertoire includes: "rap, folk, soca, impromptu theâ€" atrics, comedy, political satire, bad choreâ€" ography, the occasional dirge, and a lot of shouting." Lyrics are poignant, political, funny, and adventurous. percussion); Murray Foster (bass, guitar); Jean Ghomeshi (drums); and David Matheson (guitar, bass, accordion). Â¥VIL / Buffet Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. â€" 3 p.m. $7.95 Fine Dining: 5 to 10 p.m. We will be serving a unique selection of Authentic THAl dishes including PHAD created by professional THAIl Chefs Featuring Second Cup coffees and teas In 1994, â€"Moxyâ€"Friivous (the name honors the memory of two Flesherton porcines they met in a pigâ€"calling contest â€"need we tell you more?) ventured out to larger indoor venus in .the Toronto area. the extreme by "moxifying" more than 25 songs for CBC‘s "Sunday Morning," Gzowski‘s "Morningside" and CBC TV‘s "The Journal." Topics ranged from gamâ€" bling in Ontario to the L.A. riots. THAI SAXTAY Oakville car dealers guarantee that sparks will fly at the 3rd annual Oakville Waterfront Festival. They‘re lighting up the skies over Coronation Park by sponsoring two fabulous evenings of fireworks on Friday, June 24th and Saturday June 25th. To enhance the visual effects of the fireworks, low noise bursts of color, festivalâ€"goers can purâ€" chase 3â€"D glasses for $1 each from the newly formed Oakville New Car Dealers Association. Proceeds from these sales will be directed to the Festival. The Oakville New Car Dealers Association was formed to allow car dealers to pool their resources to make their biggest impact in conâ€" tributing to the community. They have chosen to give their support to the Oakville Waterfront Festival partly because 20% of button proceeds are given back to numerous charitable and notâ€" forâ€"profit agencies. Choreographed to music (Andrew Lloyd Weber, Tchaikovsky), the fireworks will be lit from a floating barge. Spectators are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair for optimum viewing comfort. Spectacular fireworks light skies two nights By that summer, they were on national charts and opened for the likes of Bryan Adams and Bob Dylan. After winning a CASBY award as Best New Group from CFNY, they embarked on a crossâ€"Canada tour and‘signed a record deal with Warner Music Canada. In 1993, the band recorded its debut album, ‘Bargainville.‘ Moxy Friivous produced the album themselves â€" "because we have a lot of gumption and because we felt that the artistic entity that is Moxy Friivous is best understood only by the four of us." Catering Service Available SEPARATE TAKEâ€"OUT ENTRANCE

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