{"id":3162,"date":"2014-04-04T10:29:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T08:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2015-01-02T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T12:03:23","slug":"a-professional-rock-band-from-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=3162","title":{"rendered":"&#8230; a professional rock band (from Calgary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1412,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.mamaknows.de&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260129131653\\\/https:\\\/\\\/mamaknows.de\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 10:26:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-06 23:30:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-06 23:30:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Ever since &#8220;Best hung carrot in the fridge&#8221; made it into my vinyl collection i dig Chixdiggit. They never claimed fame, they never claimed a particular standpoint other then putting forward some great tunes, hooks and sing-along-lines. The have graced Hamburg quite often and i think they never played to a particular large crowd &#8211; really strange. This time round \u00a0upstairs at the Hafenklang it was a mere 50 people that graced them&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3165\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3165 \" title=\"Holly Would Surrender - Hafenklang, Hamburg, 03.04.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de)\" alt=\"Holly Would Surrender - Hafenklang, Hamburg, 03.04.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_21_31_23_Pro20140404080501-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_21_31_23_Pro20140404080501-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_21_31_23_Pro20140404080501-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_21_31_23_Pro20140404080501-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_21_31_23_Pro20140404080501.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holly Would Surrender &#8211; Hafenklang, Hamburg, 03.04.2014 ((c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Up first where Holly Would Surrender from Hamburg and their only purpose was &#8230; to supply Chixdiggit the back-line. In front of them a huge empty space most likely made them feel quite odd. I do not like their sound, for my liking too much a lightweight US &#8220;Pop Punk&#8221; copy of eg. Blink-182 but it must have been hard to be diminished that way. But, funny, they even had a groupie singing and filming along&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Chixdiggit came late, quickly set themselves up and &#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 630px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3162-1\" width=\"630\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chixdiggit-A-professional-rock-band.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chixdiggit-A-professional-rock-band.mp4\">http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chixdiggit-A-professional-rock-band.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just smart, and indeed a professional rock band. And it went on and on, KJ just outsmarted the audience with lots of fun talking and engagement. Entertaining!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3171\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3171 \" title=\"Chixdiggit - Hafenklang, Hamburg 03.04.2014 (c) gehkacken.de)\" alt=\"Chixdiggit - Hafenklang, Hamburg 03.04.2014 (c) gehkacken.de)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_23_05_52_Pro201404040711301-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_23_05_52_Pro201404040711301-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_23_05_52_Pro201404040711301-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_20140403_23_05_52_Pro201404040711301-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chixdiggit &#8211; Hafenklang, Hamburg 03.04.2014 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Time flies by, the audience decides on the songs (ok, more or less), KJ entertains us with the story of Stephanie, who actually did buy the first ever T-Shirt of the band back in Calgary and now lives in Hamburg (and serves good food at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mamaknows.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mamalicous<\/a>) and sure was in the audience. Tears everyone!<\/p>\n<p>In the end they finished off with my fav hockey song, so i am all geared up for next week when i play hockey again (and hopefully get to avoid the puck and do not attract new stitch marks).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 630px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3162-2\" width=\"630\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chixdiggit-I-Feel-Like-Gerry-Cheevers-Stitch-Marks-On-My-Heart.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chixdiggit-I-Feel-Like-Gerry-Cheevers-Stitch-Marks-On-My-Heart.mp4\">http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Chixdiggit-I-Feel-Like-Gerry-Cheevers-Stitch-Marks-On-My-Heart.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lovely weekday evening indeed.<\/p>\n<p>And for those who do not dig hockey &#8211; here is Gerry Cheevers (a real hero in the rink)!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3182\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cheevers.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cheevers.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cheevers-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/cheevers-335x300.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since &#8220;Best hung carrot in the fridge&#8221; made it into my vinyl collection i dig Chixdiggit. 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