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㽶ƵֱWeirdo indie band,㽶Ƶֱ Sleepy Gonzales comes to Kelowna

Sleepy Gonzales will perform with Post Modern Connection April 12 at Milkcrate Records
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Sleepy Gonzales, (from left) Nick Moniz, Allyson Lowry, Beni and Christian Hobson-Dimas photo: Preet Hundal

From the suburbs of the Lower Mainland, Sleepy Gonzales, a self described 㽶Ƶֱweirdo indie band㽶Ƶֱ was born.

Making indie music from a tiny basement in Fleetwood, the four-piece band is gearing up to take the stage at Milkcrate Records in Kelowna.

The band, a brain child of twins Beni and Christian Hobson-Dimas who said that their twin bond allows them to push each other to create the perfect songs.

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㽶ƵֱWe have high standards for each other, we feel uninhibited with our opinions of each other㽶Ƶֱs writing,㽶Ƶֱ said Christian.

㽶ƵֱMy primary message (in songs) is that I am learning from my mistakes,㽶Ƶֱ said Beni. 㽶ƵֱOur experiences as human beings are defined by making a lot of mistakes and by learning from them.㽶Ƶֱ

㽶ƵֱMy approach to songwriting is to find catharsis. I feel like most times there are a lot of things that you can㽶Ƶֱt control and you need to roll with the punches. Songwriting to me seems like a good place for me to vent my frustration about injustice or things that upset me,㽶Ƶֱ said Christian.

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Though the twin musicians are the primary song-writers they are spear headed by the high spirited, Allyson Lowry who climbs on Nick Moniz㽶Ƶֱs drum set and delivers the lyrics and energy to the crowd.

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