With two records under their belt, The Cocktails are, without a doubt, one of the most unique and thrilling up and coming bands I’ve heard in quite some time.” - Gerrod Harris

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The Cocktails 


The Cocktails are a three-piece rock and roll band from the honeymoon capital of the 
world, Niagara Falls Ontario. Guitar and vocals are led by Anthony Botting, bass/backing 
vocals by Rod Standish and drums/backing vocals by Matt Keighan. The Cocktails 
produce, engineer and record independently out of drummer Matt Keighan’s recording 
studio “AudioMat”. 


The Band released their debut 10 song album “VIVA LA JUICY” in August 2021, which 
received a Niagara Music Award Nomination for album of the year, a month after its 
release. Their follow-up full length album, “YIPPEE FxxxIN HURRAY” came out in 
August 2022. The recently released singles from their new album earned them a finalist 
spot in the Top 8 of 97.7 HITZ FM’s 2022 Rock Search competition. 


Prior to forming The Cocktails, each member has contributed to projects which have led 
them to opportunities such as performing across North America and Europe, playing 
festivals such as Pink Pop in the Netherlands, as well as performing with bands such as 
Eagles of Death Metal, Deftones and Green Day, to name a few. 
The Cocktails aim to keep rock and roll alive and well and bring rad music to the 
listening ear for generations to come. 

 

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Apple Music Link 

https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/the-cocktails/1579565232

Niagara Falls Review

The way Anthony Botting sees it, his band The Cocktails have gotten bigger by going smaller. 

Last year, Botting and four friends brought their collective experience to their raucous new band, making it to the finals of HTZ-FM’s Rocksearch in the process. The band’s debut album, “Viva La Juicy,” was a concise, old school throwback to punky ’90s rock. 

For the sequel just a year later, Botting has lost nearly half of his band. But if anything, he said The Cocktails are even tighter as a trio. Botting and Matt Keighan remain as primary songwriters, joined by veteran Niagara bassist Rod Standish. 

“We had some growing pains,” he said............ Read more click link below

 https://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/entertainment/music/2022/08/15/niagara-hard-rockers-the- 
cocktails-are-leaner-and-meaner.html 

Spill Magazine

Hot off of reaching the semi-finals of 97.7 HTZ FM’s annual Rocksearch competition, Niagara, Ontario’s The Cocktails are one of the provinces coolest punk outfits. Almost an exact year to the date of the release of their explosive debut album, Viva La Juicy, the band has returned with their follow-up record, Yippee F’in Hurray, an explosive full-length, ten track album that sees the power-trio dig equally as deep into their ‘90s punk and alternative roots……. Read more click link below
https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-the-cocktails-yippee-fin-hurray/

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