Prepare yourself for an onslaught of Canadian jokes from your Blogmaster, because today’s band comes to us from the wilds of the north, America’s hat, the land of Mounties and hockey. Yes, the Boom Boom Rockers are the winners out of Caesars Windsor in beautiful Windsor, Ontario. As the only Canadian venue of the Total Rock tournament, the Boom Boom Rockers carry not only their own hopes and dreams of making it to the finals, but the hopes and dreams of an entire cold, polite homeland. No pressure, guys!

Tonight (yes, TONIGHT) they’ll be playing at the Horseshoe Hammond for the Central Regional title. Remember, folks in the crowd have a chance to win a “Groupie Experience” to see the Total Rock finals in Atlantic City. So go! 9 PM!

The Boom Boom Rockers are Ian Hind on drums, Ryan Strilchuck on bass, Matt Haslam on guitar, and Renaldo Augstino on vocals. Everyone except Renaldo is a For Serious musician in real life, which might explain why the Boom Boom Rockers hadn’t even practiced before competing at Windsor!

“Our strategy is just to have fun,” say the Rockers. “We’ve never practiced together. Our first and last ‘practice’ was our stage performance at the casino.”

That’s some awesome confidence! Good luck to the Boom Boom Rockers and all the other bands who will be at the Horseshoe tonight.

Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
To leave a comment you must be 21 years of age or older.