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Astoria band Whizkey Stik returns
to local music scene after 30 years
By KAELIA NEAL
FOR COAST WEEKEND
I
n the late 1970s and early
’80s, the Astoria band,
Whizkey Stik, was fi nding
its place in the music scene.
But after failing the one audi-
tion they tried out for and get-
ting busy with other concerns
in life, the band broke up.
Now, more than 30 years
later, Whizkey Stik will return
home to play songs off their
recently released album, “On
The Level,” a compilation of
their original recordings from
about 1977 to 1981.
“It’s all kind of a second
chance of having people hear
“On The Level” cover
our stuff,” said bass guitar
player Mark Bugas, 62.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 26, at the As-
toria Armory Skatepark (1636
Exchange St.). Seattle-based
heavy metal band Substratum
and Portland-based rock n’ roll
band Time Rift will play as
well. Doors open at 7 p.m.
“We never played as good
as we do now,” Bugas said.
“I’m certain that the music and
energy and sound we bring
will make people happy.”
Carl McLaughlin, 62, the
guitarist and lead vocalist,
described Whizkey Stik’s
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