Front Porch proudly presents, Early Father’s Day Celebration, Southern Supper, Buffet & Blues, with the HELL BENT ROCKERS, as our musical guests, Saturday, June 15th. This is an authentic, Southern style, ‘all you can eat’ buffet, alongside live rockabilly & rock n’ roll music.

Doors open at 4:00. The buffet and music will will get started at 5:00 - 8:00.

This is not a ticketed event. HOWEVER, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Seating is available in the music room, and also, on the restaurant side, for those folks who’d prefer the live music, as background. Please note there is limited seating in the music room. Please be sure to reserve your table soon.

BUFFET MENU DETAILS:

BRISKET; SHRIMP BOIL WITH POTATOES, CORN ON THE COB, & SMOKED SAUSAGE; BBQ BEANS; MAC N’ CHEESE; COLESLAW; BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD MUFFINS; SWEET POTATO PIE; BLUEBERRY COBBLER, & LUZIANNE ICED TEA.

$65 PER PERSON FOR FOOD & MUSIC.

Reservations ARE REQUIRED, by email at reservations@frontporchsouthernkitchen.com,or by phone, at 226-397-1223.  Price is $65 per person, for food and music.

Band Bio:

The Hell Bent Rockers are a rockabilly quartet based in Hamilton, Ontario. They’ve been rockin’ the local scene and beyond for well over a decade, combining their high-energy original songs with early 50’s rock & roll covers that never fail to get the dance floor boppin’.

David Nicoloff - Lead Guitar/ Vocals

David started his musical endeavors as a teenager in Burlington Ontario starting a band called The Shock Rockets with some friends. During this time, the resurgence of rockabilly was emerging through the punk rock scene. In the mid 70’s and early 80’s bands like The Ramones, Teenage Head, Robert Gordon and The Stray Cats became a strong influence on The Shock Rockets and David’s love of punk rock and rockabilly music. Moving ahead a few decades, David’s same love of rockabilly music brought out the desire to form the Hell Bent Rockers with Billy T in 2011. For more than 10 years The Hell Bent Rockers continue to perform regularly across parts of Canada and the USA.

Billy T - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Billy T was born listening to Elvis as his mother was a big fan! Coming of age in the 80’s, he had many musical influences but it was the resurgence of rockabilly with bands like The Shakin’ Pyramids, The Blasters, and The Stray Cats that his real passion for early rock and roll took shape. In the late 80’s Billy joined the Crawl Daddy’s, a rockabilly quartet from Hamilton looking for a front man. Playing traditional early 50’s rockabilly from artists like Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and The Johnny Burnette Trio, Billy knew this was the music he wanted to play! With a move to Toronto in 1989, Billy soon hooked up with local guitar player Kevin McQuade and they formed The Rattlin’ Bones. Hoppin’ and a Boppin’ through the local Toronto club scene as well as a rockabilly matinee Saturday afternoon jam at the El Mocambo, the Rattlin’Bones gave Billy the opportunity to continue to play the music he loved! Fast forward through the years to 2011 when living in Burlington and raising a family, Billy spots ad on Kijiji from a Hamilton rockabilly band looking for a singer. This was the start of the Hell Bent Rockers and over 10 years later and hundreds of shows in Canada and the US, Billy is still hoppin’ and a boppin’ playing that good ole high energy rockabilly!!

"Lucky" Pete Lambert - Drums

“Lucky” Pete Lambert has been a professional musician since 1979 when he joined the pioneering Punk band NFG, playing drums in his hometown of London, Ontario. In 1982, he moved to London, England and joined the notorious Punk band, Angelic Upstarts. For the next 12 years, he played in many different bands there, including the Ska bands the Trojans, Bad Manners and the legendary Rico Rodriguez. Lambert has toured all over Europe and Japan extensively and throughout Canada and the US as well. Moving back to Canada in 1994, he mostly has been playing with roots rocking band the Kensington Hillbillys and it’s sister band, the Parkdale Rebels. Now in his 21st year with the ‘Billys. Lambert resides in Hamilton where he now plays with the Hellbent Rockers and it’s sister band, the Trebletones. You’ll often find him DJing around town occasionally as well. Vinyl Rules!

Les Graham - Upright Bass

Les Graham hails from Haydon Ontario but made his way to Hamilton in 2017.  He has been playing bass since he was 14, but learned to play the upright just over a decade ago.  Playing slap bass is his passion.  His love of rockabilly comes from growing up in the backseat of a Studebaker going to car shows as a kid.    Les plays in several bands with styles from Blues to Zydeco.  When he is not playing gigs he can be found recording local bands in his studio.