Caribou: European Summer Festivals and More

It's been a while since we've heard a new release since Caribou's acclaimed 2007 release, Andorra, which also resulted in Caribou winning the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. (Although Snaith used some of the prize money to help with a new record, a large part was also donated to two important charities: Ecojustice and the Stephen Lewis Foundation.)

But Dan Snaith (a.k.a. Caribou, and Manitoba before being threatened with a lawsuit from the Dictators' Handsome Dick Manitoba) will have a busy summer, hitting several festivals in Europe and ending up in North America for some great shows as the Caribou Vibration Ensemble.

The Flaming Lips (in spite of erstwhile feud with Arcade Fire) have invited Caribou (as the Caribou Vibration Ensemble) to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in Montecillo, NY, on September 13th. The Ensemble features electronica luminaries such as 'Kieran Hebden (Four Tet, Fridge, Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid), Koushik (Stones Throw Records), John Schmersal (Enon, Brainiac), Kathryn Bint (One Little Plane), Ahmed Gallab (Sinkane), a four piece horn section, choir, four drummers, etc.'

Sounds like a great line up. If you can make the All Tomorrow's Parties show in New York, you'll be treated to a special appearance from Marshall Allen, Sun Ra Arkestra leader and Arkestra member for over 50 years. But don't fret if you can't get south for that gig: the Ensemble also performs at the Opera House in Toronto on Sept 10th.

Huge Live Music Archive (thanks Tyler)

Tyler Wade of Two Way Monologues and Zygiella fame pointed me to an amazing archive of live recordings at soundmann.com. The recordings go back to a Chris Brown and Kate Fenner show in October of 2004. Sadly there is no RSS feed for the site so you'll just have to check it regularly for new stuff but it's all in MP3 format and it's all free.

There are way too many shows to list but they include

The Burning Hell. 2008 Jul 26. Hillside Festival, Guelph ON.



Rebekah Higgs. 2008 Jul 25. Hillside Festival, Guelph ON.



D'Urbervilles. 2008 Aug 17. Dog Day Afternoon, Fergus ON.



Caribou. 2008 Mar 19. Starlight, Waterloo ON.



Forest City Lovers. 2008 Mar 15. 130 King, Waterloo ON



Julie Doiron. 2007 Sep 16. Jane Bond, Waterloo ON



Rock Plaza Central. 2007 Jul 28. Hillside Festival, Guelph ON



and that, as I said barely begins to scratch the surface a little. Dig In!