Proposterous and Asher are open to returning to Caps.
photo by greg coyle

Miscommunication between performer and promoter left Humber students without the opportunity to see the band Proposterous perform at CAPS.
The  heavy metal duo was scheduled to perform at the campus pub on Oct. 16, but the lack of amps, mixers and even a mike led the band to walk out shortly after arriving.
Drummer Hunter Collins wasn’t pleased with the situation.
“Isn’t it the Humber Institute of Technology? I think they should look into getting some technology,” Collins said jokingly. “We’re doing shows and they’re bringing out little rocks and sticks to perform with like we’re cavemen.”
Collins, a 24-year-old native of Montreal, Que., has experienced problems in the past.
“I’ve done so many shows here where they don’t have the equipment,” Collins said. “People had to run out and rent stuff in Markham at the last minute.”
Proposterous perform a blend of music and comedy.
In the past, the band has included using super-soakers to spray the crowd with liquor and women dancing in tiger uniforms.
Hunter said he believes Humber has a lot of potential, but Tuesdays might not be the ideal night for drawing a large crowd.
“I think they should start having band nights on something other than Tuesdays,” he said.
Despite the issue at hand, Hunter said the North campus specifically has the right vibe for a Proposterous show.
 CAPS assistant operations manager Miako Kawasaki said he thought the band knew it was supposed to bring its own equipment.
“They had stated that they had the proper equipment to work with, so we didn’t think we needed to do anything,” said Kawasaki.
“When I went in to see what they were doing, they were going to go upstairs and grab an amp from the media studies area, but I didn’t hear from them. They had left already, so I didn’t get a chance to talk to them. Hopefully they’ll be back.”
Hunter and guitarist/vocalist Craig VanKasteren met when they both attended Humber’s comedy program and found they shared an interest in music.
“We always want to keep the comedy,” said VanKasteren. “We bring a great live aspect like that because we both went to school to entertain, that’s what we do. But you mix it with some jamming tunes and you get a full show, instead of those bands that just stand there.”
The opening act was supposed to be comedian Shefi Asher. Asher is a first-year Humber comedy student and is finding his training beneficial to his career.
The 24-year-old is not going to let one experience taint his attitude towards performing at Humber in the future.
“If they ever asked me to, yes of course, I’d come back,” said Asher. “Even though I had a bad experience now, as a new comedian to the industry, it makes a lot of sense for me to do as much as I can and say, Hello, my name is Shefi Asher as many times as I can.”
Proposterous is heading out on a Canadian tour in support of their record Tiger Tits.