"Robots" gets some love from Dan Mangan

Vancouver-based Dan Mangan recruited a host of friends yesterday (including CBC Radio 3 host Tariq Hussain, members of Said The Whale, Brasstronaut and the Zolas and local radio host Tamara Stanners) as actors for the upcoming video to his summer hit "Robots," available off both his Roboteering EP and his latest LP Nice, Nice, Very Nice. The song was stuck in numerous heads over the past couple of months, and the video looks to be every bit as memorable.

He also recruited his brother to take snapshots of the shoot, which took place in a back alley in East Vancouver. The video looks like it will be very colourful and incredibly fun despite being filmed on a dreary and rainy Sunday in Vancouver. Click here for the entire photo set on Flickr.

A few snapshots:

BENEFIT SHOW - Saturday June 6 - Rock and Roll is good for Kids

Visit the website:

Rock and Roll is good for Kids

Shad K
Twin Crystals
Brasstronauts
DJ Expendable Youth

Event is taking place @ The Astoria Hotel, Doors @ 6pm.
Show your support and help out some kids who need it. This is also an ongoing issue so do what you can to help out by donations.

So, if you're in Vancouver and want something to do, come check it out. It'll be a killer show!

Peace and out.

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Rock and Roll is Good for Kids Benefit show and Patrick Krief (ex-member of The Dears) interview and photoshoot coming soon!

I found out today that I'm going to be covering this event on Saturday June 6, and I am stoked! I really want to do more Community driven projects and this is the first of many!

You can visit the website here: Rock and Roll is good for Kids.

DJ's Expendable Youth, Shad K (who's worked with Hey Ocean and this is his last local show before he heads out to do the Vans Warped Tour this summer), Brasstronaut and Twin Crystals. Should be a wickedly crazy show and I am so up for it.

Please check out the website and do what you can - come to the show, donate supplies or money or both - it's for kids who really need the help.

Also, I'll be going to see the The Dears @ Richards this Saturday May 30 and I'll be interviewing Patrick Krief (ex member of The Dears) who has started his own band, Black Diamond Bay. I just got their CD Calm Awaits today in the mail, and I am really excited about this.

So many good things happening - WOW. o.0 Totally awesome tho'.....

I've also got ideas to generate some publicity for local bands in the works as well. It's all happening and I'm so ready....!

I hope you're all having a really good start to your week as I've had.

Peace and out.

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Shad, Brasstronaut & Twin Crystals play Kids Benefit in Van.

One June 6th at the Astoria in downtown Vancouver Shad, Brasstronaut and Twin Crystals and DJ Expendable Youth will be playing a benefit show for Rock and Roll is Good for Kids. RRFFK is "a non-profit group committed to supporting after school programs for children in Vancouver's Downtown East Side"

I know what you're thinking. The B.C. and/or Federal Government should be paying for this, after school programs may be expensive but they are less expensive than either prison or rehab. But until governments learn to do math, it's up to the community.

For more information on this event check out rockandrollisgoodforkids.com and/or check out the Facebook Event Page

Shad - Brother (Watching)

Coming Up at the Phog in Windsor

Because it was recently voted the best live venue in Canada by Radio 3 listeners and because I found their posting and because no one from Windsor has drunk the Kool Aid .. singed up to rep their city yet. These are the shows coming up in April at the Phog Lounge in Winsor:

2 - WAMM Magazine - One Year Anniversary Party - Music Video Contest Screenings
3 - The New Kings (Toronto) w/ High Mother
4 - Slow Down, Molasses (Saskatoon) w/ Valery Gore (Toronto)
5 - Brasstronaut (Vancouver) w/ TBA
7 - University of Windsor Grad Reading & 2nd Installment of Tech Tuesday (6:30pm)
8 - Azeda Booth (Calgary)
10 - The Perpetrators (Winnipeg) w/ Mr. Chill & TBA
11 - Elecroluminescent (Hamilton) w/ What Seas, What Shores
12 - Book Launch - Experiments at 3 Billion A.M. by Alexander Zelenyj (8pm)
14 - The Pack A.D. (Vancouver) 2nd link w/ Another Saturday Knight
17 - Black Diamond Bay with Patrick Krief of The Dears (Toronto) w/ Helsinki Go & The Mustard Branches
18 - The Mindframes w/ Metro4 (London)
19 - Spooky Reuben (Toronto) w/ The Love Machine (Ottawa) & The Tyres
21 - Brzowski & Shane Blakemore & 3rd Installment of Tech Tuesday (6:30pm)
22 - Beast (Montreal) w/ The Peace Leeches (Chatham) & (WH)Y.M.E(??)
23 - Ron Leary Band w/ Gianna Lauren (Halifax)
24 - Alun Piggins (Toronto) w/ The Heels
25 - Barzin (Toronto) w/ Nick Zubeck (Toronto) & Music Minus You
26 - SAC Songwriters Group
27 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
28 - Shiv and The Shams (8pm)
29 - ???? Immaculate Machine (Vancouver) w/ TBA ????

the Pack A.D. - April 14