Graven - Valley Theory Tour

Growing up, Graven frontman Matt McKechnie was a massive listener of J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) and Led Zeppelin. Having played in garage bands since his mid-teens, he began to adapt and progress with the shifting musical terrain around him while still staying true to his idyllic influences.

With production and inspiration from folks like Charles Austin in Halifax (producer of Buck 65, Matt Mays, Joel Plaskett) and Dean Watson in Ottawa (producer of Meredith Luce, The Soiree, The Murder Plans), Graven is ready to hit the streets and rumble for the good of soul-singers everywhere.

This past summer of 2009, Graven toured on their latest Ottawa-recorded and acclaimed EP Valley Theory. The title of the album symbolizes leaving old familiar terrain (the 'valley') for new adventures. Having limited time and an even more limited budget, Matt & gang recorded the 5 songs of the EP in about 8 hours in May with the help of sound guru Dean Watson (Gallery Recording Studios in Ottawa).

Sometimes changing all of the players (save for Matt himself) depending on the sound, Graven crosses between folk, power pop, hard rock, countrified cottage music and alternative country. Matt McKechnie’s songwriting style cannot be pinned down. The album also allowed Matt to finally showcase his irreplaceable and talented band of musicians -- Rehuel Ernest, Paul Godin, Owen Edwards and Landon Kotchapaw.

The older, re-vamped track 1 'Northglow' was one of Matt's first Graven creations and was roughly recorded in 2002; it was also recently featured on Zunior.com mixtape. The highly anthemic 'I Speak Your Sadness' garnered Graven considerable attention as it centered around the story of one of Matt's musical idols - Halifax native Matt Murphy (of Flashing Lights & Super Friendz).

The song speaks about Matt Murphy's surreal stage presence and musicianship. McKechnie actually convinced Murphy to attend their show at the Horseshoe Tavern back in June where they were able to chat for a few minutes - Murphy later wrote McKechnie a message saying 'Great set! I ESPECIALLY loved the song about me!'
Free MP3 of 'I Speak Your Sadness': http://www.mediafire.com/?mmqh4muzzhy
 
The album then takes a fictional turn as 'Golden Garage' delves deeper into contemplation as we learn of another musical character who has traded artistic success for commercial fame. 'Harsh' then depicts the near collapse of the singer who wants nothing more than to leave his town while the uppity twang of 'Country Stars' might have introduced the singer to a new reason to stick around.
Free MP3 of 'Country Stars': http://www.mediafire.com/?znwnhzkiimo


Check out Matt and the good ship Graven as they hit the waters of the east coast for a stripped-down, 3-night-stand at The Carleton in Halifax while sprinkling in a few dates across Ontario for good measure.

March 11 - The Carleton, Halifax, NS
March 12 - The Carleton, Halifax, NS
March 13 - The Carleton, Halifax, NS
April 20 - TBA, Guelph, ON
May 1 - The Avant Garde, Ottawa, ON (w Texting Mackenzie)

You can find Graven at:
label - http://gravenrecords.com
myspace - http://myspace.com/gravencanada
twitter - http://twitter.com/gravencanada
youtube - http://youtube.com/gravencanada


Graven - Beginning Of The End Of Summer (Acoustic)

Rah Rah Announces Tour Dates & New Album

 

Rah Rah are currently putting the finishing touches on their follow-up, as yet untitled, full-length album, set for release this summer on Young Soul Records/ EMI. This new album was recorded and mixed in Montreal by Kees Dekker (Plants & Animals). A companion EP will also follow later this year.

Having previously shared the stage with Wintersleep, Holy Fuck, Mother Mother, Malajube & The Rural Alberta Advantage, Rah Rah are embarking on a tour through February and March to continue the reach of their debut, Going Steady.  Conjointly, over the next month the band will finish work on their forthcoming album. Release details for the new Rah Rah record will follow soon.

RAH RAH – TOUR DATES – FEBRUARY & MARCH – 2010

Feb 10 – Broken City – Calgary, AB
Feb 12 – Railway Club – Vancouver, BC
Feb 14 – Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB (with Hot Panda)
Feb18 – Lo Pub – Winnipeg, MB
Feb 19 – Black Pirate’s Pub – Thunder Bay, ON
Feb 20 – Townehouse – Sudbury, ON
Feb 21 – This Ain’t Hollywood – Hamilton, ON
Feb 23 – Phog Lounge – Windsor, ON
Feb 24 – Blackshire Pub – London, ON
Feb 25 – The Garrison – Toronto, ON
Feb 26 – The Green Room – Montreal, PQ
Feb 27 - Café Dekcuf – Ottawa, ON
Mar 02 – Exchange Community Church – Winnipeg, MB
Mar 05 – The Exchange – Regina, SK (Haiti Fundraiser)
Mar 06 – Amigo’s – Saskatoon, SK

http://www.myspace.com/rahrahband

Library Voices - New Album Details & Tour Dates

Library Voices, an eight-piece pop collective from Regina, Saskatchewan released their EP, Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts) on Young Soul Records in 2008. It landed them square in the crosshairs of SPIN’s music radar, who proclaimed Library Voices the “undiscovered band you NEED to hear now.” They have been featured in The New Yorker. They’ve received generous airplay on the CBC and BBC. They have won a CBC Radio 3 “Bucky” Award. They’ve been mugged twice and had their van robbed once.

Now Denim on Denim, the debut album from Library Voices will be released on April 13, 2010(Young Soul Records /EMI). Young Soul Records is the most recent label to join a decorated EMI Label Services roster alongside the likes of: Arts & Crafts, Hidden Pony, Secret City, Ultra Records, Century Media and Side One Dummy - all utilizing EMI Music Canada’s distribution and services reach.

Denim on Denim was (painstakingly) recorded in Regina in the back of a local dance studio. Staying true to their objective of documenting spacious and concise pop songs meant omitting dozens of ideas and tracks from the final mixes. Yet, the record is still teeming with instrumentation - guitars and keys, horns and synths, and (of course) the occasional feedback loop. Denim on Denim was produced by Library Voices and Orion Paradis and features guest appearances from co-prairie musicians and friends in Woodpigeon, Rah Rah, Sylvie, Northcote, as well as Andy Shauf. Right down to the die-cut album packaging - the exterior cut-away lightening bolt revealing the denim inner sleeve, demonstrates the attention to detail that extends to every corner of their work.

As with their previous EP, Denim On Denim is rich with cultural reference. Stan Getz and Fyodor Dostoevsky make cameos in songs about late night escapades. Similarly, Haruki Murakami, Charles Bukowski, Dennis Wilson, and Gram Parsons (among others) weave their way through tales of indulgence, promiscuity, modern living, and the forthcoming apocalypse. This is feel good music for an audience with a conscience (albeit likely, a guilty one). Lead single from Denim on Denim - Drinking Games is available at http://www.myspace.com/thelibraryvoices

The bands unabashed celebration of the term 'pop music' has at times, been met by confusion, leading some to expect bubble gum or auto-tuned FM shine. Although apologetic for the misunderstanding the band stands behind the term. They could have called it, “Post-Twee-Power-Folk-Nu-Beach-LoFi-Modern-Indie”- but they didn't. It's pop. Just pop. You know, like The Stranger, The Zombies, and Videodrome.

Library Voices will be playing live in B.C. over the Olympics and will be on correspondent duty for Regina local Radio 1 reporting on the Olympic experience. Olympic performance dates for Library Voices are outlined below. Subsequent details on their upcoming library and national venue tours in support of Denim on Denim will be announced soon.

LIBRARY VOICES – FEBRUARY 2010 – LIVE DATES – 

Feb 20 - Vancouver, B.C. - Saskatchewan Olympic Pavilion - 9PM
Feb 21 - Vancouver, B.C. - Saskatchewan Olympic Pavilion - 9PM
Feb 22 - Vancouver, B.C. - Saskatchewan Olympic Pavilion - 9PM
Feb 23 - Vancouver, B.C. - BC Place - Medal Ceremony
Feb 23 - Vancouver, B.C. - Show - TBA
Feb 25 - Kelowna, B.C. - Habitat                                                                                                        
Feb 26 - Calgary, A.B. - Gateway (SAIT)
Feb 27 - Edmonton, A.B. - The Pawn Shop

http://www.myspace.com/thelibraryvoices

Spotlight: Woodhands

One of the country's top electro bands, Woodhands, a duo made up of Dan Werb (vocals, synths) and Paul Banwatt (drums, live vocals), released a new album this past Tuesday. Remorsecapade is a follow-up to 2008's explosive Heart Attack, which led to tours in Asia, the US, and here in Canada. This new release keeps the band rocking the keytar, pounding out the dance hits, and exploring its emotional baggage.

To celebrate the release and help get the word out, the band hosted a secret, invite-only show Thursday night at Toronto's not-spacious Smiling Buddha bar. Slightly north and west of the usual hotspots, and often playing host to bands even I've never heard of, I admit to not having ventured there before. I got there early, and spent a quick hour and a quarter talking with an assortment of local press-types and friends of the band. At around 10:30pm, a smoke machine and two green lasers having created somewhat of a proper vibe, and with photographers assembled at the front, the band started to play. And then quickly stopped. Aw, Woodhands. The technical issues were almost instantly sorted out, and the show really got started. The band performed a few of the songs off Remorsecapade, brought Maylee Todd on to contribute her part to "Dissembler" and "Dancer" from Heart Attack, then seamlessly transitioned into "Coolchanize," the standout track from the new album. The performance wasn't quite the display of musical wizardry I've seen from this band, but that's hardly the point. Experiencing these songs---also "CP24," "Talk," and "I Should Have Gone With My Friends,"---performed live makes me excited for everyone who'll get a chance to see this band on their upcoming tour. And, as a friend of mine told Paul after the set, it was just fun to see them play in a small venue just like the old days. (Read more about that here.)

Remorsecapade is the band's second full-length album. Like the first, it offers up eminently danceable tracks and much artistic interest. Electro isn't usually this smart and fully danceable. The best track, "Coolchazine," grabbed my attention right away. Some of the others took a few listens, but by now I'm quite taken with the record.

The first track, "Pockets," sets the tone, and assures the listener that all the ingredients that made Heart Attack great are still present. Slow builds and quiet moments compete with pounding beats and aborted symbol crashes. The song's both groovy and meaningful. It's a love song, after all. "Talk," next up, is about a girl, too. It has dance hit written all over it, but the angst-ridden, yearning kind, not the bubble-gum version. "CP24" you've all heard (and seen). Here the angst gets aggressive and embittered. "Sluts"---which I just noticed begins with a technical glitch and Dan swearing "fuck this machine"---has a more dance club vibe. The girl problems continue, but there's a resolution. What begins aggressively ends with a much more healthy attitude. Awesome. And then comes "Coolchanize." As Dan himself might say, "Oh shit!" Screams! Grunts! This song takes me through the ringer. Dan---or the man he's singing about---has been done wrong. "Why are you fucking with my focus? Why do you have to be the closest thing to me?" and etc. The man can't get a break, though, deciding next that "I Should Have Gone With My Friends" instead of following his date around. This is another great dance track. After all this "Dissembler" comes as a welcome reprieve. Maylee Todd, whose smooth vocal performance on "Dancer" added so much to the first record, is back, performing a duet on this one with Dan. Much airier, this pop love song is really lovely. Everyone now feeling better about things, it's time to dance (and scream) again. "When the Party is Over," featuring fat synth beats, under-emphasized drumming, and great singing, is another solid Woodhands song. The final track ("I Want To Be Together," followed by the outro "How To Survive A Remorsecapade"), is radically different in sound. It's slower, contemplative, sad---"I want to be together" is the repeated refrain---but also a smart way to end a record that's full of anger and heartbreak and other emotional struggles. A "remorsecapade" indeed.

Download: "Pockets" (Remorsecapade, 2010).
Download: "I Kissed A Girl (Katy Perry cover)" (unreleased, 2009).
Download: "Dancer" (Heart Attack, 2008).
Download: "I Wasn't Made For Fighting" (Heart Attack, 2008).





And the live version:



Pick up a copy of Remorsecapade at your local record store, or order it through Paper Bag Records (or whatever other online retailer you like). You can also get both full-length records on vinyl from Paper Bag, as well as some digital-only releases, including last year's Dancer EP, a must-have for DJs or dance-party hosts.

The band is playing shows throughout Canada, February through April. Go see them if you're able!

2 Feb 2010, MTV LIVE, Toronto
6 Feb 2010, Hillside Inside at Sleeman Center, Guelph, Ontario
20 Feb 2010, Biltmore, Vancouver, British Columbia
24 Feb 2010, Pawn Shop, Edmonton, Alberta
25 Feb 2010, Broken City, Calgary, Alberta
26 Feb 2010, Amigo’s, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
27 Feb 2010, Lo Pub, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2 Mar 2010, Phog Lounge, Windsor, Ontario
4 Mar 2010, Level 3, St Catharines, Ontario
5 Mar 2010, Moon Over Marin, London, Ontario
6 Mar 2010, This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton, Ontario
11 Mar 2010, Opera House w/ k-os (Canadian Music Week), Toronto, Ontario
6 Apr 2010, Red Dog, Peterborough, Ontario
8 Apr 2010, Mavericks, Ottawa, Ontario
9 Apr 2010, Le Cercle, Quebec City, Quebec
10 Apr 2010, Club Lambi, Montreal, Quebec

Said The Whale searching for artistic souls for EP art

From Said The Whale:

Next month we are releasing an acoustic EP digitally on iTunes, and we need some album art. So, if you would like to create the cover art for our EP, entitled "Bear Bones EP", please submit to [email protected]. The deadline is this Sunday, Jan 24th. It would be greatly appreciated.

Also, if you're in the BC area, we are playing the following shows:

Jan 23 | Victoria, BC | Sugar Nightclub
Feb 19 | Vancouver, BC | Robson Square Olympic show (more info TBA)
Feb 20 | Surrey, BC | Surrey House Stage @ Holland Park. Cultural Olympiad

Laura Barrett Touring with Magnetic Fields this Winter

Earlier this week Justin told you about Laura Barrett's new video for "The Wood Between Worlds." Now there's more good news to share about this emerging Canadian artist... she'll be opening for the Magnetic Fields on a handful of dates in February and March! How exciting. Or, as Laura tweeted yesterday: "!!!!! opening for the Magnetic Fields in Feb and March!!!!! !!!! All I can do is exclaim!!!!"

Laura Barrett is based in Toronto. Her current project has her performing on a variety of kalimbas, a traditional African instrument (more commonly known as the thumb piano) and bass pedals. She often appears solo, but her last album---Victory Garden (Paper Bag Records, 2008)---also featured friends playing flute, bassoon, oboe, violin, and other instruments. Laura's understated charm and sense of humour can make her live shows a mesmerizing experience. Here's hoping Magnetic Fields' audiences sit still and come to love her as many of us here in Canada already do.

Sat 02/06/10 MONTREAL, QC | Corona Theatre
Mon 02/08/10 TORONTO, ON | Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Wed 02/10/10 BOSTON, MA | Wilbur Theatre
Thu 02/11/10 BOSTON, MA | Wilbur Theatre
Thu 03/04/10 MILWAUKEE, WI | Pabst Theatre
Fri 03/05/10 BLOOMINGTON, IN | Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
Sat 03/06/10 ST LOUIS, MO | The Pageant
Sun 03/07/10 CHICAGO, IL | Harris Theatre, Millennium Park
Mon 03/08/10 CHICAGO, IL | Harris Theatre, Millennium Park
Wed 03/10/10 NEW YORK, NY | Town Hall

Thrush Hermit - Toronto Dates Added

TWO NEW DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED to the THRUSH HERMIT TOUR!

• Fri, Mar. 26th Thrush Hermit @ Lee's Toronto, Ontario

• Sat, Mar. 27th Thrush Hermit @ Lee's Toronto, Ontario

In addition to:

• March 18th, 2010   Thrush Hermit @ The Manhattan Club  Moncton, New Brunswick 
• March 19th, 2010   Thrush Hermit @ The Paragon Theatre  Halifax, NS  
• March 20th, 2010   Thrush Hermit @ The Paragon Theatre  Halifax, NS 
• March 23rd, 2010   Thrush Hermit @ Starlight Club  Waterloo, Ontario 
• March 24th, 2010   Thrush Hermit @ Red Dog Tavern  Peterborough, Ontario
• March 25th, 2010   Thrush Hermit @ Capitol  Ottawa, Ontario

NOTE: To Thrush Hermit Fans in Western Canada and International Locations, we apologize; however, there are no plans to add additional Thrush Hermit performances to the tour.

Public Ticket Sales start on Friday, so you only have a few days left to take advantage of the Advance Ticket Bundles ( bundle prices vary ) which include one general admission ticket and one styling Thrush Hermit T-Shirt on the Maple Music website.

ABOUT THRUSH HERMIT

In its near-decade of existence, Thrush Hermit evolved from suburban East Coast teenagers churning out hyperactive inside-joke noise to one of Canada’s most beloved rock bands. Always valuing camaraderie over careerism, Joel Plaskett, Rob Benvie, Ian McGettigan, and Cliff Gibb will briefly reunite for a string of shows in March 2010, a stint that promises to be a meltdown of nostalgia, thrills, and proof that the Hermit can still help the masses Learn to Party. 

Find out more about Thrush Hermit on their new Myspace Page at http://www.myspace.com/ThrushHermitRox

The Bonfire Ball featuring Jason Collett, Zeus & Bahamas

Jason Collett, Zeus and Bahamas have announced a North American revue tour featuring all three artists performing together and alone during a night long set of incredible music. The three acts have a long history of collaboration, as intertwined as their musical lineage. Instead of the typical show in which each act plays its own set, Collett, Zeus and Bahamas will all take the stage together, playing songs by all three.

The tour comes on the heels of new albums for Jason Collett (Rat A Tat Tat, March 9) and Zeus (Say Us, February 23), and songs from both will be featured throughout the evening. The Bonfire Ball will kick off in March at Canadian Music Week in Toronto, wrapping in Kingston, April 17. Dates are below, with more to be announced.

Dates:
03/10/2010 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
03/11/2010 Guelph, ON E-Bar
03/12/2010 London, ON Call The Office
03/13/2010 Hamilton, ON Casbah
03/26/2010 Vancouver, BC The Biltmore
03/27/2010 Victoria, BC Sugar
03/29/2010 Canmore, AB Communitea
03/31/2010 Edmonton, AB The Pawn Shop
04/01/2010 Calgary, AB The Gateway
04/02/2010 Regina, SK The Exchange
04/03/2010 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
04/13/2010 Waterloo, ON Starlight
04/14/2010 Ottawa, ON Zaphod's
04/15/2010 Montreal, QC Petit Campus
04/16/2010 Peterborough, ON Red Dog Tavern
04/17/2010 Kingston, ON Grad Club

The Wooden Sky : Cross-Canada Tour Dates

The Wooden Sky is the sound of collective will; a group of individuals coming together to forge something bigger. With a new record and new friends to help them play it, the Wooden Sky are poised to push “folk rock” into something new, exciting, and earnest. And they're aiming to spread their 'don't call it alt-country' sounds across Canada by touring through central Canada on their way to performing at the Vancouver Olympics in February. And really, I dare to to listen to the immensely addictive and satisfying single "Oh My God (It Still Means A Lot To Me)" without humming the refrain for the remainder of the day.

After a VERY successful 2009 that included the release of the critically acclaimed If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone, a cross-Canada Bedrooms and Backstreets alternative spaces tour, a North American tour with Elliott Brood, and 'A Documentary in Pieces', a series of short films documenting their aforementioned B&B tour, the band has no intention of letting up in 2010. Their latest release topped numerous 'best of 2009' lists, which will hopefully keep them warm as the trek across the snowy terrain of the North. The tour starts January 22nd in Kingston at the Grad Club, heads out east, and then cuts all the way Nationwide and wraps up at the Olympic Village in Vancouver on February 25th.

Tour Dates:

Jan 22 - Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club
Jan 23 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Jan 26 - Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba's Lounge
Jan 27 - Halifax, NS @ Company House (In The Dead Of Winter Festival)
Jan 28 - St. John, NB @ Blue Olive
Jan 29 - Fredericton, NB @ The Capital w/Sleepless Nights
Jan 30 - Sackville, NB @ George's Roadhouse w/Sleepless Nights
Feb 4 - London, ON @ Fanshawe (Matinee)
Feb 5 - London, ON @ Fanshawe (Evening)
Feb 9 - Winnipeg, MB @ WECC w/The RAA
Feb 10 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/The RAA
Feb 12 - Calgary, AB @ Broken City w/The RAA
Feb 13 - Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop w/The RAA
Feb 14 - Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop w/The RAA
Feb 17 - Fernie, BC @ The Grande Central
Feb 18 - Canmore, AB @ Communitea Café
Feb 20 - Rossland, BC @ Old Fire Hall
Feb 21 - Mission, BC @ S&P's
Feb 24 - Seattle, WA @ High Dive
Feb 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Olympic Village (Ontario Pavilion)

Hannah Georgas : New Album and BC Dates

Hannah Georgas, a Vancouver favourite and recent winner of CBC Radio 3's Bucky Award for Best New Artist, is releasing her first full-length album This Is Good on April 27, 2010. So mark your calendars and start save your nickels and dimes!

In anticipation of her new release, Hannah will be playing a few shows around BC in support of other Canadian indie favourites, including good friends Said The Whale from Vancouver, and with Joel Plaskett as part of the Coldsnap Festival.

January 23 - with Said The Whale @ Sugar - Victoria, BC

January 24 - with Joel Plaskett @ Prince George Playhouse - Prince George, BC [SOLD OUT]


Click here for some photos of Hannah Georgas with Said The Whale back in November 09 at St. James Hall in Vancouver.

Also, keep your eyes and ears peeled to NxEW for more upcoming news about Hannah's new release, including an interview and contest giveaways!

Photo Credit: Vanessa Heins

Thrush Hermit Reunion Tour in 2010

Now that I've stopped hyperventilating out of sheer excitement, here are the details.

Thrush Hermit was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992 by Joel Plaskett (vocals, guitar), Rob Benvie (vocals, guitar), Ian McGettigan (vocals, bass), and Michael Catano (drums). They split in 1999, with the members working on various projects since then, including Joel Plaskett's solo career, the Joel Plaskett Emergency, Camouflage Nights (consisting of Benvie and McGettigan) and working as producers for various other bands. Plaskett also has his own record label, New Scotland Records.

Current dates:

Fri 03/19/10		Halifax, NS	Paragon Theatre
Sat 03/20/10		Halifax, NS	Paragon Theatre
Wed 03/24/10		Peterborough, ON	The Historic Red Dog
Thu 03/25/10		Ottawa, ON	New Capital Music Hall
Fri 03/26/10		Toronto, ON	Lee's Palace
Sat 03/27/10		Toronto, ON	Lee's Palace

More tour dates, including those on the west coast, will be released soon.

"From The Back of The Film" from Thrush Hermit's Clayton Park

Album Title Curses The Dudes - "Blood, Guts, Bruises, Cuts"

What they say must be true, as after The Dudes released their album titled Bloods, Guts, Bruises, Cuts earlier this year the band (and others involved in the making and development of it) has suffered nothing but.  Take for example their photographer Randy who took shots for the album and next thing you know he falls into a parked car and needs staples in his head.  Or Megan who shows up at the shooting for the video ‘Girl Police’ and breaks her ankle within the hour.

None compares, however, to the injuries that the band themselves have sustained.  Two days before heading out on tour lead singer/guitarist Dan Vacon’s white BMX took him down the highway of hurt resulting in 12 staples to the head and a broken collarbone.  A month later drummer Scott Ross borrows and bails on the same bike to end up missing 3 of his front teeth, a bunch of his face, and a piece of his moustache.  Witnesses say he got up swinging like he was in a fight.  Eerily enough it was the same intersection in Calgary where both accidents happened.

Most recently Vacon crashed into a tree skiing at Lake Louise and broke the other side of his collarbone.  Again two days before leaving out on tour.  Last week the band got caught in a blizzard and while hailing a cab Ross slipped and got dragged 30 feet underneath the bumper of an oncoming car.  With both knees busted, Scott can’t yet walk but still somehow manages to rock.

Blood, Guts, Bruises, Cuts?  Exactly.  Don’t be surprised if their next album foresees the title Millions Sold, Millions Made.

Nominated for a CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for their offstage antics and voted Calgary’s favourite band for the last 4 years, FFWD Weekly calls them “a rock band capable of taking on the world at large.”  These guys rock as hard as their injuries do.  Catch The Dudes bloodied, gutted, bruised, and cut on their remaining tour dates.

Dec 9th – Toronto, ON – The Dakota Tavern
Dec 10th – Toronto, ON – The Dakota Tavern
Dec 11th – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge
Dec 12th – Hamilton, ON – Club Absinthe
Dec 14th – Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirates Pub

For music and more info: www.myspace.com/wearethedudes

     
* Vacon with broken collarbone bruise named Bruce              * Ross with broken face, broken teeth, and broken moustache

Hey Ocean's Happy Naked Kitchen Party

Vancouver's Hey Ocean! have made a little video blog for you. Because they are coming to you from the kitchen they are naked (who wears clothes in the kitchen in real life?). The video and tour dates they talk about are included below - If you do the twitter thing you should follow the band at @heyoceanband.

Hey Ocean's Happy Naked Kitchen Party



Hey Ocean - Fish



Tour Dates

27 Nov Phoenix Theatre w/ THE CAT EMPIRE Toronto, ON
28 Nov Bronson Centre w/ THE CAT EMPIRE Ottawa, ON
30 Nov The Mansion Kingston, ON
1 Dec Theatre Granada w/ THE CAT EMPIRE Sherbrooke, QC
2 Dec Albert Rousseau w/ THE CAT EMPIRE Quebec City, QC
3 Dec Metropolis w/ THE CAT EMPIRE Montreal, QC
4 Dec Metropolis w/ THE CAT EMPIRE Montreal, QC
11 Dec The Waverley Cumberland, BC
18 Dec Holiday ALL AGES @ THE VOGUE (w/ Current Swell and The Zolas)

Basia Bulat Tour Dates (plus a podcast and an old bootleg)

Basia Bulat's highly anticipated sophomore album Heart of My Own is coming early in 2010 (January 26). There are only two live dates scheduled before that in Montreal on December 16 and Toronto on January 16 but starting in February she is crossing the country - from Kingston Ontario to Halifax and then back west until Vancouver. Interestingly, most of the dates are either in churches or cultural centres and not in bars and pubs anymore (with a few exceptions - Hamilton, Orillia, Saskatoon and Edmonton).

The first single "Gold Rush" is now on iTunes. You can find more info about the full album, and pre-order it at Secret City Records.

If you've somehow missed it grab Basia's special edition Radio 3 Podcast. You can also grab this free 2005 recording of Basia from Zeke's Gallery!

Tour Dates:

December 16 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis Theatre (with Patrick Watson)
January 16 – Toronto, ON – Trinity St.Paul’s United Church
February 2 – Kingston, ON – Sydenham Street United Church
February 4 – London, On – The Aeolian Performing Arts
February 5 – Orillia, ON – Highwayman Inn and Conference
February 6 – Guelph, ON – Hillside Inside at the Sleeman Centre
February 7 – Hamilton, ON – The Casbah
February 10 – Halifax, NS – St. Matthews United Church
February 13 – Ottawa, ON – First Baptist Church
February 25 – Winnipeg, MB – West End Cultural Centre
February 27 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
March 2 – Calgary, AB – Central United Church
March 3 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
March 5 – Vancouver, BC – St. James Hall

Free Double Album & New Video from Brian Borcherdt

Yesterday I posted an interview between Rebekah Higgs and Brian Borcherdt (the last third of Higgs' Tuesday Afternoon radio show on CKDU). In it Borcherdt lays out the long tale of how his new album Torches came to be.

It seems, at one point, Borcherdt lost a large collection of recordings and demos in a cab. Having rediscovered some of them and not wanting to take a chance on them being lost forever again he put some finishing touches on them and is giving them to you along with the Ward Colorado demos. Because releasing a double album just isn't enough for Brian for a Wednesday he also has a new video (see below) and is out on an Eastern tour with the spectacularly talented Julie Fader starting tomorrow. (see tour dates below the video).

DOWNLOAD TORCHES (& THE WARD COLORADO DEMOS) HERE

BONUS: Grab the Hand Drawn Dracula Mixtape Here

Brian Borcherdt - While I Was Asleep

Brian Borcherdt - While I Was Asleep from Hand Drawn Dracula on Vimeo.

Catch Brian and Julie on Tour at:

19 November The Ship Inn St.John's, NFLD
20 November Hunters Ale House Charlottetown, PEI
21 November The Paragon Theatre Halifax, NS
22 November The Capital Bar Fredericton, NB
23 November Paramount Lounge Moncton, NB
24 November Thunder&Lightning; Ltd. In-Store @ 5:30pm Sackville, NB
24 November House show! Antigonish. NS
26 November Club Lambi Montreal, QC
27 November Maison des Arts Laval, QC
30 November The Ship Hamilton, ON

Mark Berube Goes to Europe

Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few, one of the most underrated acts in the country at the moment have just finished their Canadian tour. They have one more date to play in Montreal on Saturday (November 21) at the Green Room with Erin Lang before heading off to Europe for a few weeks.

If you don't know grab Flowers on the Stones (Mp3) and Yesterday's Halo (Mp3). Then go catch them in Montreal on Saturday or, if you're in Europe or suddenly feel the need to go to Europe - these are the spots to hit:

Nov 25 - Le Lounge, w/ Mina May - Marseille, FR
Nov 26 - Le Père Peinard - Toulouse, FR
Nov 27 - Private function at a winery close to Marseille, FR (Yebo!)
Nov 28 - Le Brise Glace w/ Mina May - Annecy FR

Dec 2 - Le Bourg - Lausanne, CH
Dec 3 - Queen Kong Club - Neuchatel, CH
Dec 4 - Salle du Soleil - Delémont, CH
Dec 6 - Le bout du monde - Vevey, CH
Dec 7 - Hacienda - Sierre, CH

Dec 8 - Olympia opening for Emily Loizeau - Paris, FR
Dec 9 - live performance on Fou Du Roi (Radio) - Paris, FR
Dec 9 - L'international - Paris, FR
Dec 10 - La Laiterie opening for Emily Loizeau - Strasbourg, FR

Hawksley Workman Hocking Meat and Milk - New Albums and Tour Announced for 2010

Hawksley Workman announced the release of two new albums set for 2010 and a cross-Canada tour. The two albums, Meat and Milk, will be released separately. Meat is set to hit the street January 19, 2010 while Hawksley plans to take a new approach to digital downloads with Milk releasing singles from the album over five months.

In a recent interview with the Cape Breton Post, Hawksley discussed his desire and delight to go back to self-releasing (reinstating his Isadora Record label) as a result of frustration from his time on a larger label.

Meat and Milk will be supported by a cross Canada tour in March and April 2010.

Tour Dates
March 05 - Cumberland BC - Sid Williams Theatre
March 06 - Victoria BC - Alix Goolden Theatre
March 07 - Kelowna BC - Kelowna Community Theatre
March 08 - Trail BC - Charles Bailey Theatre
March 10 - Red Deer AB - Memorial Centre Theatre
March 12 - Banff AB - Eric Harvie Theatre
March 14 - Edmonton AB - Winspear Centre
March 17 - Calgary AB - Jack Singer Hall
March 18 - Saskatoon SK - Odeon
March 19 - Regina SK - Darke Hall,
March 20 - Winnipeg MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
April 07 - Saint John NB - The Blue Olive
April 08 - Fredericton NB - Playhouse Theatre
April 09 - Halifax NS - Rebecca Cohn Theatre
April 10 - St. John's NL - Holy Heart Auditorium
April 12 - Charlottetown PEI - The Guild
April 13 - Charlottetown PEI - The Guild
April 15 - Quebec City QC - Le Cercle
April 16 - Montreal QC - La Tulipe
April 17 - Ottawa ON - Bronson Centre
April 20 - St. Catharines ON - Sean O'Sullivan Theatre
April 21 - London ON - Music Hall
April 24 - Toronto ON - Massey Hall

Hot Panda Changes Bass Players

Edmonton's Hot Panda announced a change in personnel today on their Myspace Blog:

"Today is the end of an era for us pandas. Sadly we had to part ways with our bass player Keith Olsen who left for personal reasons. He will be really truly missed by all of us.

However, today is also the start of a new era- Hot Panda is pleased, very pleased, actually, to welcome Catherine Hiltz into the fold- a new Panda! You may have seen Catherine playing trumpets with us at various shows around Canada- well, now she's our bass player!

The future is wide open!

until next time,
xHP"

The bands debut LP Volcano...Bloody Volcano was released in February of last year to rave reviews and my sources at Mint Records are telling me that the stuff they are prepping for the follow up is going to be even better. You might get a chance to hear some of it if you catch them at the Biltmore in Vancouver on December 4 or at Logan's in Victoria on December 5th.

Hot Panda - It's Worth Eight Dollars
Live at the Casbah in Hamilton - 2007

Brian Borcherdt & Julie Fader East Coast Fall Tour

Hey East Coast! Brian Borcherdt (of Holy Fuck fame) is coming home and he's bringing one of Toronto's finest Julie Fader (of the Great Lake Swimmers and backing vocalist for Sarah Harmer and Chad VanGaalen amoung many others) with him out East on a tour that will swing them through Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick before swinging them back through Quebec and wrapping up in Hamilton. Go see them because someday your children will ask you if you did and you don't want to lie to them.

The Facebook Event is here and the dates go:

Nov.19 The Ship Inn * St.John's, NFLD
Nov.20 Hunters Ale House * Charlottetown, PEI
Nov.21 The Paragon Theatre * Halifax, NS
Nov.22 The Capital Bar * Fredericton, NB
Nov.23 Paramount Lounge * Moncton, NB
Nov.24 Thunder&Lightning Ltd. In-Store@5:30pm *Sackville, NB
Nov.24 House show! * Antigonish NS
Nov.26 Club Lambi * Montreal, QC
Nov.27 Maison des Arts * Laval, QC
Nov.30 The Ship * Hamilton ON

Phog Tom's Interview with the Wooden Sky

Tom at the Phog Lounge has been playing with his iPhone again. This time he has an interview with the Wooden Sky.



Go see the Wooden Sky at:

13 Nov
Lee’s Palace w/Hooded Fang & Brian Borcherdt Toronto, Ontario
14 Nov
Absinthe w/Evening Hymns Hamilton, Ontario
15 Nov
Merchant Ale House w/Evening Hymns St. Catherines, Ontario
20 Nov
The Albion Hotel w/Evening Hymns Guelph, Ontario
21 Nov
The Montreal House w/Evening Hymns Peterborough, Ontario
24 Nov
Call The Office w/Evening Hymns & Jenn Grant London, Ontario
25 Nov
L’Interlude w/Evening Hymns Joliette, Quebec
26 Nov
L’Agitee w/Evening Hymns Quebec City, Quebec
27 Nov
The Blacksheep Inn w/Evening Hymns Wakefield, Quebec
28 Nov
Il Montore w/Evening Hymns & Jenn Grant Montreal, Quebec

The Wooden Sky - Oh My God (It Still Means a Lot to Me)

Sing Along with Justin Rutledge - Now on Tour

I have to back up a minute. A little while ago I published the first of our Sing Along posts, designed to help you enjoy live shows a little more by teaching you the words to a song or two so you could sing along (vocally or mentally). That one was for the Rural Alberta Advantage who kick off their tour in Hamilton tonight but the whole idea for it was spawned by Justin Rutledge (without his knowledge). His song "Don't Be So Mean Jellybean" was designed for sing-along. I don't even think there is a studio version of it. It just wouldn't be the same and it's about the easiest song in the world to learn and sing along with (Justin will even prompt you). Justin is also playing a few dates out west before coming home for a few dates in Ontario so, learn the song, go to the shows (dates are at the bottom of the page).

First hit play (you can download the song via It's Not the Band I Hate, It's Their Fans recorded live at the Cameron house).


Now Sing:

"Don't you be so mean
My jellybean
My Boston cream

Don't you be so mean
My beauty queen
My movie screen

Slow landlord be slow
(repeat)
Where my money goes
(repeat)
Man I don't know
(repeat)

Slow landlord be slow
(repeat)
Where our money goes
(repeat)
Hell we don't know
(repeat)

She's the girl for me
(repeat)
She brings me seeds
(repeat)
From olive trees
(repeat)

She's the girl for me
(repeat)
Half make believe
(repeat)
I'm half asleep
(repeat)

Blow November Blow
(repeat)
My Sweetheart Home
(repeat)
Before the Snow
(repeat)

Blow November blow
(repeat)
My sweetheart home
(repeat)
Before the snow
(repeat)

Don't you be so mean
(repeat)
My beauty queen
(repeat)
My movie screen
(repeat)

Don't you be so mean
(repeat)
My jellybean
(repeat)
My Boston cream
(repeat)""

Got it? Cool - now try again a little faster:



Told you it was easy!

Go see Justin with the lovely and talented Melissa McClelland at:

VANCOUVER, BC: East Cultural Centre, Nov 11 w/Melissa McClelland

CALGARY, AB: Central United Church, Nov 13 w/Melissa McClelland

EDMONTON, AB: McDougall United Church, Nov 14 w/Melissa McClelland

LONDON, ON: Aeolian Hall, Nov 20 w/Melissa McClelland

TORONTO, ON: Trinity St Paul Centre, Nov 28 w/Melissa McClelland

Sing Along with the Rural Alberta Advantage: Tour Starts Tonight

The Rural Alberta Advantage who were recently voted the hottest band in Canada are kicking off their Fall North American Tour tonight in Hamilton at the Casbah. The tour will take them through Ontario and Quebec, down through the Central United States, then through the South West, up into the Pacific North West, then out east for a couple of dates in New York before they finish up in Vancouver. For a full list of tour dates see the bottom of this post. Before I get there though I'm going to try something new. I've always thought that live shows are more enjoyable if you know the words to the songs - even just a few of them. Some people like to sing along, others don't but even if you're in the latter category you still like singing along in your head (don't even bother denying it.) So, in order to help you enjoy the show more - this is the first installment of our sing-along series: Click play and then scroll down.

The Rural Alberta Advantage – Don’t Haunt This Place



Don’t haunt this heart,
Don’t haunt this place,
Your heart beating slow as it beats out a pace,
West side apartment grows lonely and dark,
West side apartment is two more empty hearts.

I see your keys hanging in the same place,
They haven’t moved for a month or even a day,
This was hard it was fun,
We should do it again,
Give ourselves some time,
Ten years for the day.

I need you now,
I need you then,
I never want to feel this again,
Separate the room with painful divides,
Until there’s nothing left to remind.

Never want to see you again,
I never want to feel this again,
Turn off the locks,
All the pitfalls night,
‘Till I find something you left behind.

And the things we never had,
And the things we wish would come back,
Because we need this oh so bad,
Because we need this oh so bad.

And we tremble in the night,
For the things we’re wishing were right,
Because we need this oh so bad,
Because I need you oh so bad.

Don’t haunt this heart,
Don’t haunt this place,
Your heart beating slow as it beats out a pace,
West side apartment grows lonely and dark,
West side apartment is two more empty hearts.

I want to hurt,
I want to betray,
It’s not like me to make your heart break,
This was hard it was fun we should do it again,
Give ourselves some time ten years for the day.

And the things we never had,
And the things we wish would come back,
Because we need this oh so bad,
Because we need this oh so bad.

And we tremble in the night,
For the things we’re wishing were right,
Because we need this oh so bad,
Because I need you oh so bad.

Don’t haunt this heart,
Don’t haunt this place,
Your heart beating slow as it beats out a pace,
West side apartment grows lonely and dark,
West side apartment is two more empty hearts.

I know it’s right I know it’s okay,
And I’d like to see you now and again,
This was hard it was dumb we should do it again,
Give ourselves some time ten years from the day

Go see the Rural Alberta Advantage at:

11/11/09 ::: Hamilton, The Casbah
11/12/09 ::: Ottawa, Zaphod Beeblebrox
11/14/09 ::: Kingston, The Grad Club
11/15/09 ::: Peterborough, Red Dog
11/18/09 ::: Montreal, Club Lambi
11/19/09 ::: Montreal, M for Montreal
11/20/09 ::: Toronto, Lee's Palace
11/21/09 ::: London, Call the Office
12/08/09 ::: Covington, Mad Hatter
12/09/09 ::: St. Louis, Off Broadway
12/10/09 ::: Oklahoma City, The Conservatory
12/11/09 ::: Austin, The Parish
12/12/09 ::: Dallas, The Cavern
12/14/09 ::: Phoenix, Rhythm Room
12/15/09 ::: Los Angeles, Bootleg Theatre
12/16/09 ::: San Francisco, The Bottom of the Hill
12/18/09 ::: Portland, Backspace
12/19/09 ::: Seatle, Vera Project
01/07/10 ::: Hoboken, Maxwell's
01/08/10 ::: New York, Terminal 5
01/09/10 ::: New York, Mercury Lounge
02/15/10 ::: Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Apostle of Hustle Fall Tour (ON & QC)

Broken Social Scene guitarist Andrew Whiteman's band Apostle of Hustle is kicking off a mini-fall tour that will take them through London, Toronto, Peterborough and Kingston Ontario and Wakefield and Montreal Quebec starting next Tuesday. Apostle of Hustle's 5th album Eats Darkeness was released in May. Go see them at:

:Tues, Nov. 17th - London, ON @ London Music Club
Wed, Nov. 18th - Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House
Thurs, Nov. 19th - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
Fri, Nov. 20th - Wakefield, QC @ The Black Sheep Inn
Fri, Nov 27th - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Sat, Nov 28th - Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club

R3TV Episode #85: Apostle of Hustle



Apostle of Hustle - Justine Beckoning
"Performance at the Music Gallery in Toronto for the CD release of Apostle of Hustle's Eats Darkness."

The Most Serene Republic (@tmsr): Live In-Studio Performance Tomorrow

On Thursday, Nov. 12 (tomorrow) at 1 p.m. The Most Serene Republic will be performing live in-studio on the Kingston Staged program on CFRC. The band is playing at Time to Laugh in Kingston later that evening. You can see them at:

Nov. 11 Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal House
Nov. 12 Kingston, ON @ Time To Laugh
Nov. 13 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
Nov. 14 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
Nov. 15 Quebec City, QC @ L’Agitee
Nov. 25 Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunter's Ale House
Nov. 26 Fredericton, NB @ Capital
Nov. 27 Halifax, NS @ Paragon Theatre
Nov. 28 Sackville, NB @ George's Roadhouse Kitchen

Remember - just because you don't live in Kingston doesn't mean that you can't listen. Visit CFRC.ca or I Heart Radio to find out how to listen online.

The Most Serene Republic - Heavens to Purgatory

The Superfantastics go to England

Halifax's Superfantastics are on their way to England for a worldwide tour of London starting Saturday night at the Hope and Anchor. They are amazingly talented and fun and they are two of the nicest people ever so if you happen to be reading this in or around London go see them, if you're not but know people who are tell them to go, if you're not in London and don't know anyone there - thanks for reading, there'll be other tours.

13 Nov 09 The Hope and Anchor London
15 Nov 09 Tasty Fanzine @The Legion London
17 Nov 09 Club Fandango @ Buffalo Bar London
18 Nov 09 The Flower Pot London
19 Nov 09 eARmusic @ Monkey Chews London
20 Nov 09 The Windmill London *in association with Mean Fiddler*

The Superfantastics : Oh! How You Used to Know Me Well
Find more Superfantastic Videos on Stephanie D'entremont's YouTube Channel.

Meligrove Band Cancel Tour Dates Due to Swine Flu

image via IdealFusion.com

Meligrove Band who had been touring with the Most Serene Republic have cancelled their remaining four dates because half the band is Swine Flu. The dates affected are

Nov 11 (Wed) -- Peterborough, Ontario -- Montreal House
Nov 12 (Thu) -- Kingston, Ontario -- Time to Laugh
Nov 13 (Fri) -- Montreal, Quebec -- Il Motore
Nov 14 (Sat) -- Ottawa, Ontario -- Zaphod Beeblebrox

On their Myspace Blog the band says that they will make up the dates as soon as possible - at the very latest in 2010 "in the run up to our new album. Oh yeah, NEW ALBUM! We have a new album. It is 100% finished and 100% awesome."

Meligrove Band - Everyone's A Winner

Joel Plaskett - Ireland, US show dates, Radio 2 SongQuest, Music Nova Scotia Awards

From email newsletter:

Joel in Ireland and the United States
November is the month for international Joel Plaskett Fans!  Joel will be hitting Massachusetts, New York and Ireland this month!  These are select shows and we recommend marking these dates down and getting out early.  They are not to be missed!!!! 

Thu, Nov. 12th The Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts 

Fri, Nov. 13th Union Hall Performance, Bell House/Union Hall Brooklyn, New York 

Thu, Nov. 26th Whelan's Showcase Show-Joel Plaskett , Whelan's (Upstairs Venue) - Dublin

Fri, Nov. 27th The Set Theatre - Kilkenny -Joel Plaskett , The Set Theatre - Kilkenny Ireland

Sat, Nov. 28th The Opera House, Cork, Ireland-Joel Plaskett , The Opera House - Cork, Ireland

Sun, Nov. 29th The Roundy - Cork , Ireland-Joel Plaskett , The Roundy, Cork, Ireland

Congrats to Joel on the Great Canadian SongQuest!
We are delighted to announce that Joel Plaskett has been chosen as the Nova Scotia winner for CBC Radio 2s Great Canadian SongQuest. Joel will be writing about the beautiful Cabot Trail and on November 23rd you can tune in to CBC Radio 2 for the final result!  Congrats Joel!

Joel Plaskett wins Music Nova Scotia Awards!
Congratulations to Joel Plaskett who took home four Music Nova Scotia Awards over the weekend at the Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week.  Joel’s hit album “Three” won Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording, Album of the Year, Male Artist Recording and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year. Congrats Joel!

Joel Plaskett Emergency online:

http://www.joelplaskett.com

http://joelplaskett.fanbridge.com

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=joel+plaskett&m=text

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joel+plaskett&search_type=

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joel-Plaskett/8374317147
http://www.myspace.com/joelplaskett1

http://www.jpemergencyblog.blogspot.com/ 

Live Video: Elliott Brood on TV in Austin, TX

Toronto's Elliott Brood are getting some love in the states. Mountain Meadows has cracked the US carts, showing up this week at #38! They were also on Austin TV on a recent trip to Texas - the video is below, But if you're new to Elliott Brood or somehow missed it you should really grab the 2008 episode of the CBC Radio 3 Sessions Podcast with Elliott Brood (mp3) and the tour dates below. The band is playing a few dates in Eastern Canada in the next week or so and then hitting the North Eastern U.S.!

Elliott Brood on the TV in Austin



Tour Dates:

October 30, 2009 - The Opera House, Toronto, ON

October 31, 2009 - The Roxy, Thunder Bay, ON

November 5, 2009 - Maverick's, Ottawa, ON

November 6, 2009 - Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ

November 7, 2009 - Le Cercle, Quebec, PQ

November 10, 2009 - The Capitol, Fredericton, NB

November 11, 2009 - Paul's Wharf, St. George, NB

November 12, 2009 - Baba's, Charlottetown, PEI

November 13, 2009 - Paragone, Halifax, NS

November 14, 2009 - Rock Bar, St. John's, NL

November 17, 2009 - Pepper's Patio Pub, St. John, NB

November 18, 2009 - TT The Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA

November 19, 2009 - M Room, Philadelphia, PA

November 20, 2009 - Local 506 ***with HEAVY TRASH***, Chapel Hill, NC

November 22, 2009 - DC9 ***with HEAVY TRASH***, Washington, DC

November 24, 2009 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY

November 27, 2009 - The Majestic Cafe, Detroit, MI

November 28, 2009 - Thunderbird Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA

Royal Wood & Rose Cousins Western Canadian Tour

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Royal Wood is currently on a cross-Canada tour and will touch down on the west coast mid-November. He is being supported by Rose Cousins, who's currently promoting her new record named The Send Off.

Royal Wood has been compared to the likes of Ron Sexsmith, the Beatles to Rufus Wainwright, and is hailed for his prowess as a multi-instrumentalist, vocal styling and catchy lyrics. In his previous albums, Wood had enlisted the help of fellow artists such as Hawksley Workman, In-Flight Safety and Valery Gore.

Rose Cousins, recently known for her vocals in Joel Plaskett's Polaris short-listed Three, is a well-established Atlantic Canadian singer-songwriter in her own right. With 5 albums under her belt, her warm and clear voice can also be found on albums of other Canadian artists like Jenn Grant, Old Man Leudecke, Matt Mays and Jill Barber.

If you're not completely convinced to go to the shows by these artists' accolades alone, take a listen to their respective albums streaming on their websites. Royal Wood here, and Rose Cousins here (player at bottom). You can also check out their Myspace:
Royal Wood
Rose Cousins

Here are the upcoming dates featuring both artists (links lead to Facebook events w/ ticket information):

Nov 17th, Media Club, Vancouver, BC
Nov 18th, Communitea Café, Canmore, AB
Nov 19th, Marquee, Calgary, AB
Nov 20th, Haven, Edmonton, AB
Nov 21st, Haven, Edmonton, AB
Nov 23rd, Lydia’s Loft, Saskatoon, SK
Nov 24th, The Exchange, Regina, SK
Nov 25th, The Park Theatre, Winnipeg, MB

Blue Rodeo (and Guests) Street Party & Rooftop Show to Launch Album and Tour

I found out originally from Chartattack that Blue Rodeo is hosting a street party and rooftop show at 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 10) at the Diesel Playhouse (55 Blue Jays Way). I've asked around a bit since then and a little bird told me that Blue Rodeo will be joined for that show by Julie Fader and Cuff the Duke's Wayne Petti. So if you're anywhere near downtown Toronto tuesday might be a good day to take a late lunch, or just call in sick and make a day of it. How many more opportunities like this will you get before the snow comes?

The reason, of course, for the show is the new album. According to that Chartattack post:

"Things We Left Behind, out the same day, is Blue Rodeo's 12th studio album and features 16 new tracks spanning two discs. The album will be available in a number of different formats, including two CDs, double vinyl and a special iTunes LP. A digital package will also be available. It will include: interactive album notes, exclusive photos of the band and portraits of their most prized instruments, a song by song commentary from Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor and a special acoustic performance of four new songs from the album."

After Tuesday you can see Blue Rodeo at:

Nov. 5 Montreal, QC @ Le Savoy
Nov. 11 Halifax, NS @ The Carleton
Nov. 13 New York, NY @ City Winery (acoustic)
Nov. 14 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Nov. 15 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Nov. 19 North Tonawanda, NY @ Riviera Theatre
Nov. 20 Chicago, IL @ Martyr's
Nov. 24 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Nov. 26-27 Vancouver, BC @ The Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts
Nov. 29 Calgary, AB @ McMahon Stadium (Grey Cup)
Dec. 4-5 Stratford, ON @ Festival Theatre
Jan. 5-6 Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 7-8 Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 9 Kamloops, BC @ Interior Savings Centre
Jan. 11 Banff, AB @ Eric Harvie Theatre
Jan. 12 Red Deer, AB @ Enmax Centrium
Jan. 14 Lethbridge, AB @ Enmax Centre
Jan. 15 Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
Jan. 16 Regina, SK @ Conexus Arts Centre
Jan. 17 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Jan. 18 Thunder Bay, ON @ Community Auditorium
Jan. 20 Kirkland Lake, ON @ Northern College Auditorium
Jan. 23 Saint John, NB @ Harbour Station
Jan. 24 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum
Jan. 25 Charlottetown, PEI @ Confederation Centre
Jan. 27 Glace Bay, NS @ Savoy Theatre
Jan. 28 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
Jan. 30 St. John's, NL @ Mile One Stadium
Feb. 2-3 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Feb. 5 Barrie, ON @ Molson Centre
Feb. 14 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
March 5 Oshawa, ON @ GM Centre
March 6 Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre
March 7-8 Belleville, ON @ Empire Theatre
March 10-11 Peterborough, ON @ Showplace Performance Centre
March 12 Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
March 24 Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square
March 25 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
March 26 Cornwall, ON @ Aultsville Theatre
March 27 Montreal, QC @ Place Des Arts
April 9 Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Arena
April 10 Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Essar Centre

Oh no! : Ohbijou Stolen Gear

According to Ohbijou's twitter, Jenny Mecija's violin has been stolen while the band was in Montreal. If you happen to come across it in a pawn shop or something, tweet them or email them.

Here are some of Ohbijou's upcoming tour dates:

7 Nov 2009 21:00	Babylon	Ottawa, Ontario
10 Nov 2009 20:00	The Townehouse	Sudbury, Ontario
11 Nov 2009 20:00	Loplop Lounge and Gallery	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
12 Nov 2009 20:00	The Apollo	Thunder Bay, Ontario
13 Nov 2009 21:00	The Lo Pub	Winnipeg, Manitoba
14 Nov 2009 20:00	Amigo’s w/ Slow Down Molasses	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
16 Nov 2009 20:00	The Exchange	Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Nov 2009 20:00	Marquee Room	Calgary, Alberta
19 Nov 2009 20:00	Pawn Shop	Edmonton, Alberta
20 Nov 2009 19:00	Habitat	Kelowna, British Columbia
21 Nov 2009 20:00	The Biltmore Cabaret	Vancouver, British Columbia
23 Nov 2009 20:00	Communitea Cafe	Canmore, Alberta

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees UK Tour

Halifax's own Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees are headed to the UK for 8 shows starting tomorrow night. On the off, off chance you don't know them they sound all like

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees - Don't Miss Me (remix)



Here's some stuff for your MP3 player to help remind you:
You Don't Miss Me
Cold Hearted (mp3)
Live Session at CIUT (zip)

Go see them at:

6 Nov Koko – Club NME London, UK
7 Nov "it’s a secret" rhymes with "Titan"
8 Nov The Masque Liverpool
9 Nov Ruby Lounge Manchester
10 Nov City Screen York
12 Nov Barfly Cardiff
13 Nov Barfly London
14 Nov Freebutt Brighton

One more note for our friends in the UK: There has been talk lately that Canadians aren't too keen on the Monarchy. Don't worry about that though.

You sent us this guy:



And in return we're sending:



Who loves you more than that?

Julie Doiron Tour Dates (Europe, US & Canada)

The winner of NxEW's 2009 Shadow Polaris voting - Julie Doiron is on tour pretty much from now until February. (She's taking a few weeks off for the holidays - she's a tireless performer but not a masochist). Sadly , for us most of those dates are not in Canada, happily for her many of those dates are in places that are warm this time of year - but the dates take her through Europe, the Southern and Southwestern US, and west/west central Canada. Now that our traffic is up sharply in the US and the rest of the world - I'll try to do a better job of posting international tour dates.

Get out there and show Julie some love rest of the world.

Download:
Consolation Prize (mp3)
When Brakes Get Wet (mp3)

Consolation Prize




See Her At:

5 Nov 2009
The Bell House w/ Herman Dune Brooklyn, New York
6 Nov 2009
TT The Bear’s Place w/ Herman Dune Boston, Massachusetts
30 Nov 2009
Le Botanique Bruxels
1 Dec 2009
Le Point Ephemere Paris
2 Dec 2009
Le Drugstore Lille
3 Dec 2009
Le Pediluve Chatenay Malabry
4 Dec 2009
Le Capc Bordeaux
5 Dec 2009
Bars en Trans Rennes
9 Dec 2009
Wurlitzer Ballroom Madrid
10 Dec 2009
Jimmy Jazz Vitoria-Gasteiz
11 Dec 2009
La Lata de Bombillas Zaragoza
12 Dec 2009
Centro Cultural de Matadero Huesca
12 Jan 2010
Grey Eagle w/ Bowerbirds Asheville, North Carolina
13 Jan 2010
The Southgate House w/ Bowerbirds Newport, Kentucky
14 Jan 2010
The Bishop w/ Bowerbirds Bloomington, Indiana
16 Jan 2010
Lincoln Hall w/ Bowerbirds Chicago, Illinois
18 Jan 2010
Royal Albert Arms Winnipeg
19 Jan 2010
Amigos Saskatoon
20 Jan 2010
ARTery Edmonton
21 Jan 2010
Broken City Calgary
22 Jan 2010
Empyrean Coffee House w/ Bowerbirds Spokane, Washington
23 Jan 2010
The Biltmore Cabaret w/ Bowerbirds Vancouver
24 Jan 2010
Northern w/ Bowerbirds Olympia, Washington
25 Jan 2010
Triple Door w/ Bowerbirds Seattle, Washington
26 Jan 2010
Mississippi Studios w/ Bowerbirds Portland, Oregon
28 Jan 2010
The Independent w/ Bowerbirds San Francisco, California
29 Jan 2010
Historic Brookdale Lodge w/ Bowerbirds Brookdale, California
30 Jan 2010
The Echo w/ Bowerbirds Los Angeles, California
1 Feb 2010
UCSD - The Loft w/ Bowerbirds La Jolla, California
2 Feb 2010
Rhythm Room w/ Bowerbirds Phoenix, Arizona
3 Feb 2010
Club Congress w/ Bowerbirds Tucson, Arizona
3 Feb 2010
Club Congress w/ Bowerbirds Tucson, Arizona
5 Feb 2010
House of Blues - Pontiac Garage w/ Bowerbirds Dallas, Texas
6 Feb 2010
The Mohawk w/ Bowerbirds Austin, Texas
10 Feb 2010
New World Brewery w/ Bowerbirds Tampa, Florida
12 Feb 2010
The Earl w/ Bowerbirds Atlanta, Georgia

Hey Western Canada: Royal Wood & Rose Cousins are Coming - Lend a Hand!

Royal Wood is headed out to tour Western Canada in the company of the fabulous Rose Cousins (whose new album was released on Tuesday. The problem is that Royal & Rose could use a little support for the tour. According to Royal's blog there are incentives for helping out:

"If anyone in the cities below wants to aid in the promotion of the tour with postering, facebook invites etc, there will be a guest list spot, a signed cd, a hug from Royal and most of all his eternal gratitude in store when he comes to your venue."

So, if you lend a hand you can not only go, you can go for free, get a signed CD a signed hug and some signed eternal gratitude. Lend a hand if you can. Royal is asking that you get in touch if you can help our. You can find the appropriate email addys here or drop an email to [email protected] and I'll pass it along.

See Royal and Rose at:

Nov 17th, Media Club, Vancouver, BC
Nov 18th, Communitea Café, Canmore, AB
Nov 19th, Marquee, Calgary, AB
Nov 20th, Haven, Edmonton, AB
Nov 21st, Haven, Edmonton, AB
Nov 23rd, Lydia’s Loft, Saskatoon, SK
Nov 24th, The Exchange, Regina, SK
Nov 25th, The Park Theatre, Winnipeg, MB

Rose Cousins & Royal Wood - All The Time It Takes To Wait

Ticket Giveaway: You Say Party! We Say Die! @ The Phoenix, Toronto, 20 Nov.

My two favourite musical genres are folk and electro, or, more specifically, electro-pop and folk-rock. The last contest I brought you was folk and pop and quieter stuff, so it's only fitting that now I've got one that showcases my love of dancing (awkwardly).

Vancouver band You Say Party! We Say Die! are on tour, promoting their new album, XXXX. The first and only time I saw this band was during this year's NxNE festival at the El Mocambo. Though festival showcases aren't always the best measure of a band's performance prowess, YSP!WSD! didn't tone things down. Front-woman Becky Ninkovic is a serious presence on stage (and great vocalist), and the band's songs are catchy and danceable without being overly produced or all about the 80s.

YSP!WSD! are coming to Toronto on 20 November. They're bringing Montrealers Think About Life and Torontonians---and YSP!WSD! label-mates---Little Girls with them. (The inclusion of the Slim Twig-ish Little Girls means this is certainly not a standard dance band bill.)

Download: Little Girls, "Youth Tunes," (Concepts, 2009).
Download: Think About Life, "Set You On Fire" (Family, 2009).
Download: You Say Party! We Say Die!, "Laura Palmer's Prom" (XXXX, 2009).

Courtesy the MuseBox, I've got a pair of tickets to give away to this show! So, if you're 19+, going to be in Toronto that night, and want to party it up good, send me an email (historyjenATgmailDOTcom) with your full name in the body and "YSP!WSD!" in the subject line. Get that into me by 11:59pm on Monday, 16 November, and I'll let you know if you're a winner the next day.

Fine print: Steam Whistle presents You Say Party! We Say Die!, Think About Life, and Little Girls, w/ DJ Vaneska @ The Phoenix, Friday, 20 November, 9pm, $12 (adv).

Here's the remaining YSP!WSD! tour schedule:

Nov 05 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Telephone Rouge
Nov 06 – Laval, QC – Le Trac *
Nov 07 – Montreal, QC – Il Motore *
Nov 09 – Hamilton, ON – Casbah
Nov 11 – London, ON – Black Shire *
Nov 12 – Guelph, ON – E Bar *
Nov 13 – Kingston, ON – Grad Club *
Nov 14 – Ottawa, ON – Babylon *
Nov 18 – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge **
Nov 19 – Waterloo, ON – Bombshelter **
Nov 20 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix #
Nov 21 – Sudbury, ON – Townhouse **
Nov 25 – Winnipeg, MB – Royal Albert **
Nov 26 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s **
Nov 27 – Edmonton, AB – New City **
Nov 28 – Calgary, AB – Hi-Fi **

*w/ Think About Life
**w/ Little Girls

New (Free) Mixtape From Slim Twig (+ Tour Dates)

Slim Twig is off on tour in about a week, to celebrate he's posted Spit It Twig! Volume 2 According to Twig:

"Spit It Twig Vol. 2 represents my commitment to the free mixtape format I admire so much in artists like Lil Wayne & the Clipse. This time I decided to stretch out my repertoire in directions both more overtly hip hop ('This Night's Untold' & 'More Mercy, Miss Percy'), and even more abstract ('The Pink Room', 'Perfect Pitch'). This mix also features more collaboration than any of my other releases with contributions from Dirty Beaches, Onakabazien, D-Sisive and a (one-sided-career-fullfilling) collab with David Lynch. The diversity of Spit It Twig Vol. 2 was meant to reveal my intention & future direction with tapes which is to periodically expose experiments, and spontaneous ideas to those who are curious... all for a great price. -ST"

You can grab your copy of it, along with Spit It Twig! Volume 1 at http://paperbagrecords.com/downloads/spitittwig!

You can catch him live at:

November 12 - Brooklyn - Market Hotel
November 13 – WNYU Make The Product radio show
November 15 - Philadelphia - Danger Danger w/ The Chickens
November 18 - Baltimore Hexagon Space w/ Rosemary Krust
November 21 - Bloomington - The Realm w/ Circuit des Yeaux
November 22 - Chicago Weirder Park w/ Heavy Times
November 23 - Chicago - TBC
November 25 - Madison - Project Lodge w/ Julian Lynch
November 27 - Detroit - Division Street Gallery w/ Telephone Callers, Grass Canyon
December 2 - Guelph - The Attic w/ Tamsen & Elliot
December 3 - Montréal - Friendship Cove w/ The Pink Noise, Postcards
December 4 - Ottawa - 443 Kent
December 5 - Toronto - Double Double Land w/ Onakabazien, Carl Didur

Slim Twig - Gate Hearing!

Live Video: Rose Cousins - Say, Say, Say (yes, that one)

Rose Cousins new album the Send Off hit stores today (though I haven't figured out exactly where to get it yet). Still it's good to know it's out there waiting to be found. In celebration the good folks at MusicPEI were good enough to point to this video or Rose along with Laura Cortese (fiddle), Anne Heaton, and Rose Polenzani covering the Michael Jackson / Paul McCartney tune at Rose's house:

"Say Say Say" with Rose Cousins, Laura Cortese, Anne Heaton, and Rose Polenzani



Catch Rose Live At:

Nov 5, 2009 - 8pm
Royal Wood opens
The Blue Olive
419 Rothesay Ave
Saint John, NB
$20
tickets avail at The Blue Olive

Nov 6, 2009 - 8pm
Royal Wood opens
Sackville United Church
112 Main Street
Sackville, NB
$20
Tickets at Tidewater Books or www.ticketweb.ca

Nov 7, 2009 - 8pm
Royal Wood opens
The Mack Theatre
Charlottetown, PEI
$25
Tickets at the Confederation Centre Box Office

Nov 12, 2009 - 7:30pm SHARP (45 mins set)
Googies Lounge (above the Living Room)
154 Ludlow Street
New York, NY

Nov 15, 2009 - 8pm
Club Passim
47 Church St (Harvard Sq)
Cambridge, MA
$15, $13 for members
Tickets at www.clubpassim.org

Nov 17, 2009 - 8pm
opening for Royal Wood
Media Club
695 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC
$15

Nov 18, 2009 - 8pm doors, 8:30pm show
opening for Royal Wood
Communitea Cafe
#117 1001 6th Avenue
Canmore, AB
Tickets $15 /$18 at door
for tickets email: [email protected]
or call the cafe at 403-678-6818

Nov 19, 2009 - 8pm
opening for Royal Wood
The Marquee
612 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
$12

Nov 20/21, 2009 - 8pm
opening for Royal Wood
The Haven
15120A Stony Plain Rd
Edmonton, AB
$12

Nov 23, 2009 - 8pm
opening for Royal Wood
Lydia's Loft
650 Broadway Ave
Saskatoon, SK
$15

Nov 24, 2009 - 8pm
opening for Royal Wood
The Exchange
2431 8th Avenue
Regina, SK

Nov 25, 2009 - 8pm
opening for Royal Wood
Park Theatre
698 Osborne St
Winnipeg. MB

Dec 4, 2009 -10pm
The Ship Inn
265 Duckworth St.
St John's, NL

Ticket / CD Giveaway: The Wooden Sky @ Lee's Palace, 13 Nov.

One of the country's top folk rock bands, the Wooden Sky, released their sophomore full-length album---If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone---this summer. (I liked it; still do.) To celebrate the release, the men went on the road, playing backyards, living rooms, rooftops, and other alternative spaces. Filmmaker Scott Cudmore went with them:

(Part 2 of the documentary is up here, and look for parts 3 and 4 later this month.)

Although the summer tour was fantastic for the bands and fans alike, and no doubt made every performance special in ways regular shows just can't be, it meant that fewer people could see the band perform than if they'd played in larger, more public venues. And that, I presume, is what this current tour is all about.

Torontonians can get their Wooden Sky fix on Friday, Nov 13 at Lee's Palace. They're bringing along local popsters Hooded Fang and the decidedly un-popy Brian Borcherdt, whose solo project bears little resemblance to his other musical endeavour, Holy Fuck. Each one of these acts alone would be enough to get me out of my pyjamas on a rainy night. In other words, good lineup. And now, thanks to me (read: not me), you can go to the show for free!

Courtesy the Musebox I've got two tickets and a copy of If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone on CD to give away to one lucky 19+, Toronto-residing reader. Want in on this? Want in on this? Email me (historyjenATgmailDOTcom) your full name by 11:59pm on Tuesday, 10 Nov. I'll draw a random name and let you know if you're a winner the next day.

Download: The Wooden Sky, "Oh My God (It Still Means A Lot To Me)" (If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone, 2009).
Download: Hooded Fang, "Fall Leaves" (Hooded Fang, 2008).
Download: Brian Borcherdt, "Scout Leader" (Coyotes, 2008).

Fine print: The Wooden Sky, Hooded Fang, and Brian Borcherdt @ Lee's Palace, Friday, 13 November, 9pm, $12.50 (adv, $15 at the door).

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The Wooden Sky will be hitting up other towns in Ontario and Quebec this month. Be sure to go early for Evening Hymns' set. He---Jonas Bonnetta, that is---has a new record out himself. I think you'll like it, too.

7 Nov @ Phog Lounge (Windsor, ON) w/ Evening Hymns
13 Nov @ Lee’s Palace (Toronto) w/ Hooded Fang & Brian Borcherdt
14 Nov @ Absinthe (Hamilton, ON) w/ Evening Hymns
15 Nov @ Merchant Ale House (St. Catherines, ON) w/ Evening Hymns
20 Nov @ The Albion Hotel (Guelph, ON) w/ Evening Hymns
21 Nov @ The Montreal House (Peterborough, ON) w/ Evening Hymns
24 Nov @ Call The Office (London, ON) w/ Evening Hymns & Jenn Grant
26 Nov @ L’Agitee (Quebec City, QC) w/ Evening Hymns
27 Nov @ The Blacksheep Inn (Wakefield, QC) w/ Evening Hymns
28 Nov @ Club L’Ambi (Montreal, QC) w/ Evening Hymns & Jenn Grant

John K. Sampson Joining the Contantines for 10th Anniversary

Just got a note that says that Weakterthan John K. Sampson will be joining the Constantines for the December 11, Lee's Palace 10th anniversary show. Believe it or not the show is still not sold out: "there are still tickets available at Rotate This, Soundscapes and online at Ticketmaster - yes they are available at Ticketmaster the strikethrough was editorial in nature. The full tour slate (to the best of my knowledge as of this moment) goes:

Tuesday December 8th, 2009 Ottawa, ON Mavericks Bar
Wednesday December 9th, 2009 Kingston, ON The Grad Club
Thursday December 10th, 2009 Hamilton, ON The Casbah
Friday December 11th, 2009 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
w/ Attack In Black & John K. Samson
Saturday December 12th, 2009 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
w/ Oneida, METZ
Sunday December 13th, 2009 Guelph, ON Ebar
Tuesday December 15th, 2009 Waterloo, ON Starlight Room
Wednesday December 16th, 2009 Peterborough, ON Montreal House
Friday December 18th, 2009 London, ON Call The Office

Constantines - Credit River

Language Arts Western Tour

Photo by Matthew Cudmore

Vancouver's Language Arts are hitting the road in November with a slew of Western tour dates. (Before you go off to look at tour dates though make sure you grab the Language Arts Episode of Let's Get Baked.

Language Arts Thanks the Musquodoboit Family Of Schools Choir




Go see them at:

Fri, Nov 6, 2009 - Kamloops, BC
at The Leisure Loft
With Hilary Grist and Guests
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 - Kelowna, BC
at Habitat
With We Are the City + Counting Heartbeats
Sun, Nov 8, 2009 - Penticton, BC
at Fibonacci's
With Hilary Grist
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 - Winlaw, BC
at Cedar Creek Cafe
With Hilary Grist
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - Canmore , AB
at Communitea (Pending)
With Hilary Grist
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - Lethbridge, Red Deer or Edmonton, AB
at PENDING
Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - Calgary, AB
at Broken City
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 - Regina, SK
at Exchange (Pending)
Sun, Nov 15, 2009 - Bruno, SK
at All Citizens
With Hilary Grist
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 - Saskatoon, SK
at Lydia's Pub
With Hilary Grist
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 - Medicine Hat, AB
at The Ottoman Lounge
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 - Golden , BC
at The Golden Taps
With Hilary Grist | This date may change to another date
Thu, Nov 19, 2009 - Lethbridge, Red Deer or Edmonton, AB
at PENDING
Fri, Nov 20, 2009 - Fernie, BC
at The Brickhouse
With Hilary Grist
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 - Rossland, BC
at The Old Firehall (Pending)

New Video: Dan Mangan - Robots

Dan Mangan has just finished kicking but on tour across the country and is now headed for an international tour that will take him to Dubai and through the UK and Europe. If you're in any of these places or are planning to be see the tour dates below the video. A few nice things said about Dan while he was crossing the country:

“Stealing his title from a poem in the classic Kurt Vonnegut novel Cat’s Cradle, Dan Mangan has crafted a near-perfect indie rock album. Simple yet varied, each of these 12 songs could easily stand alone as a sparkling single. If you think that I’m overenthusiastic about this album, try listening to the chorus of “Robots” without singing along: “Robots need love too!” Go on, I dare you! See Magazine

“Mangan has a sharp, observational eye and if he chose to, could probably deliver it with just as sharp a tongue but there’s no mistaking the genuine affection for the characters that inhabit his songs, rich with both humour and sadness. It’s the same sort of gift that John K Samson possesses and while Mangan prefers a more rootsy vehicle for his tunes, Weakerthans comparisons are not out of line and should be taken as compliments. It was obvious that Mangan has already built himself a sizable fanbase, but there was also a sense that this show was catching him on the cusp of bigger things – at least if Very Nice gets the attention it deserves.” Chromewaves

"...Knocks you flat on your ass... Mangan's career is clearly on the rise. Hop on board and enjoy the ride." - Exclaim!

"From his unusual and razor-sharp phrasing to the sage poetry in his everyday-life observations, he's in the ranks of geniuses such as Greg Brown, Nick Drake or Badly Drawn Boy." - The Province

"He's an observer in the sense you'd want to join him on a patio for a drink just to see the city through his eyes for an afternoon. Until then, Nice, Nice, Very Nice effectively lets you pretend for just over 40 mesmerizing minutes." – Chartattack

“Truly, Mangan's baladeering, his excellent construct, his permeating, poetically-phrased observations would be fantastic as is, but the fact that Mangan can insert his personality into the music makes it all the more appealing. There is grandeur to this music, effortless grandeur, and, what's more, it's as fun as it is challenging and interesting.” - Hour/Xpress

“ He caters skilfully both to the concrete and the abstract, concisely conveying his meanings by first painting a striking image of his surroundings, then following it by presenting an emotional or social situation. Material like his sophomore release, Nice, Nice, Very Nice, doesn't surface too often.” 30 Music

"It's hard to believe that this new collection of stellar songs won't help him leave each tour stop with countless new fans in his corner." – Herohill

“The obvious thing to say here is something along the lines of "Robots be damned, you're going to love Dan Mangan by the end of Nice, Nice, Very Nice." I can't think of any better way to close out this review, however, so just do yourself a favour and get this album, because it's so phenomenal that it's impossible to resist.” iheartmusic

"With some of his strongest work to date and an already large fan-base, Nice, Nice, Very Nice could very well be the album that solidifies Mangan as the standout artist he is." –Discorder

"Ultimately, it's that ability to write lyrics that beg for some consideration of their meanings" - Vue Weekly

"If you like The Weakerthans or early Hawskley Workman, you'll love this record. It's all well crafted singer-songwriter stuff with impressive range." –Metro

"Listeners wouldn't expect the cheeky content to sail through waves of dynamic choral balladeering and colourful instrumentation, but Mangan doesn't only pull it off, he makes it soar." – SoundProof Magazine

I couldn't agree more - with all of it. Here's the video - directed by Mike Lewis and, if you don't already have it Grab an MP3 of Robots - Or even a copy of the video.

Dan Mangan - Robots



Tour Dates:

05 Nov 2009 –Dubai @ Dubai Sound City
09 Nov 2009 – London @ Puregroove
10 Nov 2009 – Brighton @ Sanctuary Cafe
11 Nov 2009 – London/ Brixton @ The Windmill
12 Nov 2009 – London @ The Slaughtered Lamb
13 Nov 2009 – Bristol @ The Lansdown
14 Nov 2009 – Edinburgh @ The Bowery
15 Nov 2009 – Glasgow @ Brel
18 Nov 2009 – London @ The Lexington
19 Nov 2009 – London @ @ Monkey Chews
20 Nov 2009 – Paris @ Time Festival
21 Nov 2009 – Paris @ Time Festival
23 Nov 2009 – Paris @ Cafe Satellite
25 Nov 2009 – Hamburg @ Hasenscgaukel
26 Nov 2009 – Copenhagen @ Klub Geyser
27 Nov 2009 – Stuttgart @ Cafe Galao
28 Nov 2009 – Offenbach @ Hafen 2
30 Nov 2009 – Reutlingen @ Better2Gether
01 Dec 2009 – Hannover @ Cafe Glocksee
03 Dec 2009 – Feldkirch @ Graf Hugo
04 Dec 2009 – Leipzig @ Paris Syndrom
05 Dec 2009 – Unna @ Spatz & Wal
06 Dec 2009 – Eindhoven @ Effenaar
07 Dec 2009 – Gent @ Video
08 Dec 2009 – Melkweg @ Amsterdam
09 Dec 2009 – Ultrecht @ Tivoli De Helling
10 Dec 2009 – Den Haag @ Paard van Troje

New Superfantastics EP November 16

Via altsounds:

On Edit: My apologies - it's been pointed out to me that this is a US re-release of a 2008 EP, sad for those of us who were hoping for new stuff - happy if you're in the UK and don't have it.

One of my favorite East Coast bands and two of the nicest people ever invented Matt Macdonald (also of Owl) and Steph D'entremont a.k.a. the Superfantastics are set to release a new EP on November 16. According to altsounds:

"‘Choose Your Destination’ is a hook-laden collection of melodically-charged tracks. On the EP, The Superfantastics have pushed pop music to its borders with each track, delivering hook after hook through a mesh of synths, fuzz soaked guitars and pounding beats. From the Chet Atkins inspired riff in “Lullaby Punches” to the Superchunk snarl of “The Astronomer,” the band has moved past the obvious to produce a unique set of songs that matches simple ideas with a maintained chaos.

You can catch the Superfantastics live in Yarmouth, NS on November 6 at The Rodd Grand Yarmouth or if you're in England you can catch their worldwide tour of London (and hopefully grab the EP from the merch table) at:

"13 Nov The Hope and Anchor, London
15 Nov Tasty Fanzine night @ The Legion, London
17 Nov Club Fandango @ Buffalo Bar, London
18 Nov The Flower Pot, London
19 Nov eARmusic @ Monkey Chews, London
20 Nov The Windmill, Brix"

The Superfantastics : Oh! How You Used to Know Me Well

The Most Serene Republic Eastern Tour Launches Nov. 4

the Most Serene Republic is off on tour again in support of their album "...And the Ever Expanding Universe". This particular adventure takes off on Nov. 4 and will take them through Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes:

Go See them at:

Nov. 04 London, ON @ London Music Hall #
Nov. 05 Waterloo, ON @ Starlight #
Nov. 06 Guelph, ON @ The Albion Hotel #
Nov. 07 St. Catharines, ON @ L3 Nightclub #
Nov. 08 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah #
Nov. 11 Peterborough, ON @ The Montreal House #
Nov. 12 Kingston, ON @ Time To Laugh#
Nov. 13 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore #
Nov. 14 Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox #
Nov. 15 Quebec City, QC @ L’Agitee
Nov. 25 Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunter's Ale House %
Nov. 26 Fredericton, NB @ Capital %
Nov. 27 Halifax, NS @ Paragon Theatre %
Nov. 28 Sackville, NB @ George's Roadhouse Kitchen %

# w/ The Melgrove Band
% w/ Mardeen

the Most Serene Republic - Heavens to Purgatory

New Video: Great Bloomers - This Ain't You

The very first video from the Great Bloomers fantastic album "Speak of Trouble" - directed by Bob Lyte and edited by band members Lowell Sostomi and Shawn Dell.

While you're thinking about the Great Bloomers don't miss them (or the Rural Alberta Advantage if you are anywhere near:

Great Bloomers
November 6 - Steamwhistle Brewery

Great Bloomers and Rural Alberta Advantage
Nov 11 Hamilton, ON at Casbah
Nov 12 Ottawa, ON at Zaphods
Nov 14 Kingston, ON at Grad Club
Nov 15 Peterborough, ON at Red Dog
Nov 18 Montreal, QC at Club Lambi

Great Bloomers - This Ain't You

3 Acoustic Shows to Help Spiral Beach Get to Europe

Toronto's Spiral Beach are playing three shows to help them pay for an upcoming European Trip (European dates at bottom):

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3 - Donlands & Mortimer have asked us to join them for one of their weekly shows at C'est What (67 Front St E) - come early, we're on first! 19+, PWYC

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 - our longtime tour manager, friend and "fifth member" Ryan Tonkin has opened an artists' consignment shop called Repsycho - this is THE COOLEST SPOT in Toronto, anyone who is interested in art, zines, music, and DIY culture in general NEEDS to check it out. (676 College St, between Grace and Crawford) We're playing around midnight. all ages, $5

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 - The Only Cafe (972 Danforth Ave) Dorian runs shit here. He will flip your pancake, pour your drink, and brighten your darkest hour any time of the day... except today cause we're playing around 11pm. 19+, PWYC, with The People Of Canada

They are offering up some all-new special merch at the shows to raise funds - like for example:

TOUR POSTER – $2
FIRST ISSUE OF MADDY’S COMIC “STRICTLY HYENA” – $8
COPY OF DANIEL’S HANDWRITTEN LYRIC BOOK – $8
”THE ONLY REALLY THING” PHOTO BOOK – $8
”BALL” and “THE ONLY REALLY THING” CD’s – $15
”THE ONLY REALLY THING” 12″ LP – $20
PYLON or “THE ONLY REALLY THING” T-SHIRTS – $20

So, if you've got the time and some funds show up and support the home team!

Spiral Beach - Made of Stone



Euro Tour Dates:

November 12 – Dundalk, IE / The Spirit Store / George’s Quay / with FRED
November 13 – Mullingar, IE / The Stables / 11 Domonick St / with FRED
November 14 – Dublin, IE / The Academy / 57 Middle St / with FRED
November 19 – Limerick, IE / Dolan’s Warehouse / 3-4 Dock Road / with FRED
November 20 – Galway, IE / The Roisin Dubh / Domonick St / with FRED
November 21 – Tralee, IE / Horans / with FRED
November 24 – London, UK / The Queen Of Hoxton / 1 Curtain Rd / with Hey Rosetta + guests
November 28 – Munich, DE / On3Radio Festival (http://www.on3-radio.de)

New Gentleman Reg EP 'Heavy Head' Coming in Stages

The new Gentleman Reg EP Heavy Head is going to be released in stages on November 10, 17 and 24 - the full EP won't be available all together until December 1. Fans attending Reg's shows with the Hidden Cameras (dates below) will be able to buy it from the merch table in advance as a limited edition download card with the EP cover art.

The tracks on Heavy Head (according to Arts & Crafts will include:

"...two cover songs, Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Stevie Nicks' "Wild Heart", both staples of Vermue and his band's live show; two previously unreleased b-sides, "Justified" featuring Owen Pallett and "Take It All Back"; and two remixes from tracks off Gentleman Reg's acclaimed 2009 LP, Jet Black..."

Gentleman Reg - We're In A Thunderstorm



The Hidden Cameras & Gentleman Reg - 2009 Tour Dates

10/21/09 - Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House

10/22/09 - London, ON @ Call The Office

10/23/09 - Guelph, ON @ Dublin Street United Church

10/29/09 - Ottawa, ON @ Babylon

10/30/09 - Kingston, ON @ Grad Club

10/31/09 - Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore

11/1/09 - Cambridge, MA @ Brattle Theater

11/2/09 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse

11/4/09 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

11/5/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's

11/6/09 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall

11/7/09 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel

11/8/09 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

11/10/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

11/12/09 - New Orleans, LA @ The Parish

11/13/09 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's

11/14/09 - Austin, TX @ Emo's

11/17/09 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah

11/18/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland

11/19/09 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

11/21/09 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

11/22/09 - Olympia, WA @ Northern

11/23/09 - Seattle, WA @ Triple Door

11/24/09 - Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall

11/25/09 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret

11/27/09 - Edmonton, AB @ Avenue Theatre

11/28/09 - Calgary, AB @ Broken City

11/29/09 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's

11/30/09 - Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert Hall

12/2/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry

12/3/09 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

Violent Kin (ex Blood Lines) on Tour

You probably know Maygen and SJ Kardash best from the now defunct Blood Lines who chronicled their trip to China for Radio 3. Maygen and SJ's current project is Violent Kin and they are off on a bit of a tour. Catch them at

Oct. 23 New York, NY @ Wicked Willy's (CMJ)
Oct. 24 New York, NY @ CMJ
Oct. 25 Montreal, QC @ Bar St-Laurent w/ Souvenirs From Fiji and Test Tube Jesus
Oct. 26 Toronto, ON @ Supermarket w/ The Purr
Oct. 28 Thunder Bay, ON @ Apollo
Oct. 29 Regina, SK @ O'Hanlon's
Oct. 31 Grand Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred's w/ Hey Ocean!
Nov. 5 Vancouver, BC @ The Bourbon

Violent Kin play Amigos in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

Live Video: Ohbijou - Jailbird Blues (+ Tour Dates)

Via Ohbijou's Blog: The band officially kicked off a cross Canada tour yesterday in Quebec City with the Acorn. For the rest of the dates in the tour that will take them from the east coast to BC scroll down below this video of the band performing Jailbird Blues (video by Mitch Fillion).

OHBIJOU - Jailbird Blues from Mitch Fillion on Vimeo.

Tour Dates:

22 Oct 2009 21:00 Baba’s Lounge w/ The Acorn Charlottetown, Prince Edward

23 Oct 2009 20:00 St. Matthews United Church – Halifax Pop Explosion – w/ The Acorn Halifax, Nova Scotia

24 Oct 2009 20:00 Charlotte Street Arts Centre w/ The Acorn Fredricton, New Brunswick

25 Oct 2009 8:00 Sackville United Church with Snailhouse Sackville

5 Nov 2009 20:30 Lambi Montreal, Quebec

6 Nov 2009 20:00 The Grad Club Kingston, Ontario

7 Nov 2009 21:00 Babylon Ottawa, Ontario

10 Nov 2009 20:00 The Townehouse Sudbury, Ontario

11 Nov 2009 20:00 Loplop Lounge and Gallery Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

12 Nov 2009 20:00 The Apollo Thunder Bay, Ontario

13 Nov 2009 21:00 The Lo Pub Winnipeg, Manitoba

14 Nov 2009 20:00 Amigo’s w/ Slow Down Molasses Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

16 Nov 2009 20:00 The Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan

18 Nov 2009 20:00 Marquee Room Calgary, Alberta

19 Nov 2009 20:00 Pawn Shop Edmonton, Alberta

20 Nov 2009 19:00 Habitat Kelowna, British Columbia

21 Nov 2009 20:00 The Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, British Columbia

23 Nov 2009 20:00 Communitea Cafe Canmore, Alberta

Immaculate Machine Tour Eastern Canada

Victoria's Immaculate Machine are at CMJ in New York this week. They'll be playing a show at Fat Baby with Hot Panda and the Pack AD on Friday (Oct. 23). After that they are touring Eastern Canada

Only Love for Your Car



Go see them at

Tue Oct 27, Fredericton, The Capital
Wed Oct 28, Halifax NS, The Paragon Theatre
Fri Oct 30, Charlottetown PE, Hunters
Sat Oct 31, Sackville NB, George's
Nov 2, Kingston ON, The Living Room at The Mansion
Nov 3 Hamilton ON, The Casbah Lounge
Nov 4 Sudbury ON, The Townehouse
Nov 5 Toronto ON, The Horseshoe
Nov 6 Ottawa ON, Mavericks
Nov 7, Montreal QC, Il Motore w/ Think About Life
Nov 12, London ON, Fanshawe (12noon) - free
Nov 13, London ON, Fanshawe - free

Sunparlour Players Cross Canada Tour

Ok sure, people who go to Sunparlour Players shows may, very possibly, just want to see Andrew Penner crash (be there when he finally pushes himself over the edge and collapses on stage) but most Sunparlour Players fans I know became fans at live shows first - it's just something you need to do and they are launching a cross Canada tour in Charlottetown on the 27th. They've made this little video to celebrate:

Go See em:

27 Oct 2009 20:00
Baba’s Charlottetown, Prince Edward
29 Oct 2009 20:00
The Company House Halifax, Nova Scotia
30 Oct 2009 20:00
Shadowlawn Inn Rothesay, New Brunswick
31 Oct 2009 20:00
The Capital (w CUFF THE DUKE) Fredricton, New Brunswick
13 Nov 2009 20:00
Avening Hall (w MATTHEW BARBER) Creemore, Ontario
14 Nov 2009 20:00
Blacksheep Inn Wakefield, Quebec
19 Nov 2009 20:00
Lop Lops (w TOM FUN ORCHESTRA) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
20 Nov 2009 20:00
Jack’s Pub Thunder Bay, Ontario
21 Nov 2009 20:00
The Park Theatre (w WIL) Winnipeg, Manitoba
24 Nov 2009 20:00
The Ottomon Lounge Medicine Hat, Alberta
25 Nov 2009 20:00
Rockwater Bar & Grill Golden, British Columbia
26 Nov 2009 20:00
Railway Vancouver, British Columbia
27 Nov 2009 20:00
Minstrel Cafe Kelowna, British Columbia
28 Nov 2009 20:00
Royal on Baker Nelson, British Columbia
29 Nov 2009 20:00
Slocan Little Lodge Slocan, British Columbia
2 Dec 2009 20:00
Haven Social Club Edmonton, Alberta
3 Dec 2009 18:00
Blueprint (in-store performance) Lethbridge, Alberta
3 Dec 2009 20:00
The Slice Lethbridge, Alberta
4 Dec 2009 20:00
Broken City Calgary, Alberta
5 Dec 2009 20:00
Amigo’s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
6 Dec 2009 17:00
Music Trader (in-store performance) Winnipeg, Manitoba

Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle kick off ON/QC Tour at the Dakota on Wednesday

Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle collaborative album Let's Just Stay Here is out but instead of staying here they're going on tour starting with shows Wednesday (Oct 21) and Thursday (Oct 22) at the Dakota Tavern. The full schedule goes like this:

Wed Oct 21 & Thurs Oct 22- The Dakota Tavern, Toronto, ON
Fri Oct 23-The Merchant Ale House, St Catherine's, ON
Sat Oct 24- The Grad Club, Kingston, ON
Tues Oct 27-The Montreal House, Peterborough, ON
Wed Oct 28-The Casbah, Hamilton, ON
Thurs Oct 29-The Starlight, Waterloo, ON
Friday Oct 30- Casa Del Popolo, Montreal, QC
Saturday Oct 31- The Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield, QC

You should also definitely pop over to carolynmark.com to read an insightful interview with Carolyn by Carolyn:

"CM- Wow. You are looking good! Have you lost weight?
CM- Oh stop! You're looking pretty great yourself!

CM- Shall we order some wine?
CM- I really shouldn't before noon but go on.

CM- So you've made another record...
CM- That's not a question. How am I supposed to answer that? I hate that when they don't ask you a question but then want an answer."

Carolyn Mark, You're Not A Whore (If No One's Payin')

Review: The Diableros' new EP, Old Story, Fresh Road

Last Tuesday the band released a new 5-song EP, Old Story, Fresh Road, on 12" clear vinyl and digital download. (You can buy a copy of the former from the band at their shows or order it from their website.) The album was recorded with the help of Laurence Currie, who's produced Can-rock favourites like Sloan and Wintersleep. On Friday I went to see the band perform at the Boat in Toronto's Kensington Market. The show was a testament to the hard work and skill that goes into being one of the city's top lesser-known rock acts.

Ah, the Diableros. The band's 2007 album, Aren't Ready for the Country, was the first album I purchased from Zunior. I was also the first "indie" album I bought without ever having seen the band perform live. All this is the say that I knew then what I know now: this is a quality band.

I didn't actually get to see the Deebs until June 2008 when they performed a blistering set at the Silver Dollar during NxNE. By then the group that recorded the 2007 full-length and the 2005 debut (You Can't Break the Strings In Our Olympic Hearts) had changed considerably, personnel-wise. Now, the 5-piece includes only two original members: singer, guitarist, and lead song-writer Pete Carmicheal, and guitarist Ian Jackson. The lineup's filled out by three former Postage Stamps' members, namely, bassist Keith Hamilton, organ-player Jordan Walsh, and drummer Mike Duffield. The new EP and the live show showcase a band that's both old and new, experienced but excited about what lays ahead, and poised to win over a whole lot of new fans. But don't take my word for it. There are no throw-away tracks here. Awesome stuff. Most of the songs on the EP feature what I think of as the Diableros' signature rock sound, but with stronger vocals than I would have imagined. I'm loving the loud organ, fast-paced drumming, great guitar lines, and, well, everything. Here's my current favourite:

Download: The Diableros, "Heavy Hands" (Old Story, Fresh Road, 2009).

Here's where you can catch the Diableros over the next little while:

Sunday, Oct 18 2009, Montreal, Quebec @L’Esco Bar, 8pm
Friday, Oct 23 2009,Windsor, Ontario @Phog Lounge, 9pm
Saturday, Oct 24 2009,London, Ontario @Evac, 8pm
Friday, Oct 30 2009,Ottawa, Ontario @Zaphod Beeblebrox, 8pm

NxEW Spotlight: Great Lake Swimmers

The (Weekly) Artist Spotlight is a new thing at NxEW and there was considerable debate over who should go first. Ultimately the Great Lake Swimmers had the most support. It seems kind of a strange choice - most people already know and therefore love the Great Lake Swimmers. However, maybe that assumption is wrong. The Great Lake Swimmers have had a huge year very quietly. Their album Lost Channels got huge critical acclaim. They were shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize and NxEW's Shadow Polaris Prize but ultimately took neither. They are now up for the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year - So, while they've definitely gotten everyone's attention this year they don't seem to be making it to the top of the list, so perhaps just a little more attention is due.

See the bottom of this page for upcoming tour dates, but if you honestly don't know the Great Lake Swimmers or kinda know them but not really here are a few links to help build the bond:

Great Lake Swimmers on the Canada Live Podcast

CBC Radio 3 Sessions with Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers release Legion Sessions

Great Lake Swimmers at Vancouver Folk Fest

Tony Dekker at City Sonic

Great Lake Swimmers Interview on CKCU

Of course you can also find more atgreatlakeswimmers.com, myspace.com/greatlakeswimmers, CBC Radio 3's New Music Canada, www.facebook.com/greatlakeswimmers and on Twitter @greatLakeSwim.

Pulling A Line



Still



Your Rocky Spine



And Don't Forget Those Tour Dates:

Great Lake Swimmers Fall Tour 2009

The Wooden Birds will be supporting on all dates, except Sept. 28. Their new release is on Barsuk Records

Oct 14
The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
www.musichallsf.com
Oct 16
The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA
www.thecrocodile.com
Oct 17
Doug Fir, Portland, OR
www.dougfirlounge.com
Oct 20
The State Room, Salt Lake City, UT
www.thestateroomslc.com
Oct 21
Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
www.larimerlounge.com
Oct 22
Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, NE
www.bourbontheatre.com
Oct 23
Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
FREE SHOW
Oct 24
Illini Union Courtyard Cafe, Urbana, IL
www.illiniunioncourtyard.uiuc.edu
Oct 25
The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
www.thecedar.org
Oct 26
The Maintenance Shop at Iowa State University, Ames, IA
www.m-shop.com
Oct 28
Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
www.lincolnhallchicago.com
Oct 29
Subkirke, South Bend, IN
www.subkirke.com ALL AGES
Oct 30
Ladies Literary Club for Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
www.calvin.edu/admin/sao/calendar/09-10/oct/
Oct 31
Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
ALL AGES with Serena Ryder, Matisyahu, The Championship, Kid Millions, Will Phalen & the Stereo Addicts
www.radiomilwaukee.org

Great Lake Swimmers European Tour 2009

Nov 11
Komedia - Brighton (UK)
Nov 13
Crawdaddy - Dublin (EIR)
Nov 14
Speakeasy - Belfast (UK)
Nov 15
Glee club - Birmingham (UK)
Nov 16
Deaf Institute - Manchester (UK)
Nov 17
Metropolis - Bristol (UK)
Nov 18
Scala - London (UK)
Nov 19
Glaz'art - Paris (F)
Nov 20
Dialogues Musiques - Brest (F)
In-store performance at 6:00pm, doors open at 5:30pm
Nov 21
Le Vauban - Brest (F)
Nov 23
Molotow - Hamburg (D)
Nov 24
Festsaal Kreuzberg - Berlin (D)
Nov 25
Steinbruch - Duisburg (D)
Nov 26
King Georg - Köln (D)
Nov 27
Friedenskirche - Dachau (D)

Great Lake Swimmers (Tony Dekker SOLO) with Will Johnson & Jason Molina

Nov 28
Toutpartout 15 years @ Botanique - Brussel (B)
Nov 29
Le Guess Who? Festival @ Tivoli - Utrecht (NL)
Nov 30
MC Frits Philips - Eindhoven (NL)
Dec 1
Railway Inn - Winchester (UK)
Dec 2
The Garage - London (UK)
Dec 3
Deaf Institute - Manchester (UK)
Dec 4
Emporium - Rouen (F)
Dec 5
Le Scopitone - Paris (F)

New Do Make Say Think Next Week

Via Julie Penner: Do Make Say Think have a new album (Other Truths) coming and a new tour coming. If you don't already know the band, you should know that Do Make Say Think is not music, it's an event - live or recorded.

Kinda like this:

Do Make Say Think - "Reitschule"



I haven't gotten to hear any of it yet but Chris Bilton at Eye Weekly has. Besides giving it 4 out of 5 he says

"Post-rock you can dance to might not necessarily be the best way to sum up Other Truths, Do Make Say Think’s sixth full-length, but it certainly hints at the celebratory grooves that open “Do” (the first of the album’s four tracks, which together form the band’s name). This song also epitomizes the band’s evolution from guitarchestral dirges and skittery ambience to melodies that are, if not instantly recognizable, then at least sneakily infectious."

Do Make Say Think - A Tender History In Rust



Catch Them On Tour (in Europe first) at:

Thursday October 22nd, 2009 • London, England - SCALA
Friday October 23rd, 2009 • Thessaloniki, Greece - PRINCIPAL
Saturday October 24th, 2009 • Athens, Greece - RODEO
Sunday October 25th, 2009 • Athens, Greece - RODEO
Monday October 26th, 2009 • Leipzig, Germany - CONNE ISLAND
Tuesday October 27th, 2009 • Munich, Germany - FEIERWERK
Wednesday October 28th, 2009 • Schorndorf, Germany - MANUFAKTUR
Thursday October 29th, 2009 • Duedingen, Switzerland - BAD BONN
Friday October 30th, 2009 • Dijon, France - NOVOSONIC FESTIVAL @ L'ATHENEUM
Saturday October 31st, 2009 • Paris, France - LE MAROQUINERIE
Sunday November 1st, 2009 • Nantes, France - SOY FESTIVAL @ THEATRE PAUL FORT
Monday November 2nd, 2009 • Toulouse, France - KLEO
Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 • Barcelona, Spain - SALA APOLO
Wednesday November 4th, 2009 • Bilbao, Spain - KAFE ANTZOKIA
Thursday November 5th, 2009 • Marseille, France - MONTEVIDEO
Friday November 6th, 2009 • Nancy, France - L'AUTRE CANAL
Saturday November 7th, 2009 • Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg - KULTURFABRIK
Sunday November 8th, 2009 • Kortrijk, Belgium - DE KREUJN
Monday November 9th, 2009 • Nijmegen, Netherlands - DOORNROOSJE
Tuesday November 10th, 2009 • Hamburg, Germany - MOLOTOV
Wednesday November 11th, 2009 • Malmo, Sweden - DEBASER
Thursday November 12th, 2009 • Linkoping, Sweden - HERRGARN
Friday November 13th, 2009 • Oslo, Norway - JOHN DEE
Saturday November 14th, 2009 • Aarhus, Denmark - VOXHALL
Sunday November 15th, 2009 • Bielefeld, Germany - FORUM
Monday November 16th, 2009 • Berlin, Germany - MAGNET

Wednesday November 25th, 2009 • Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
Thursday November 26th, 2009 • Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
Friday November 27th, 2009 • Cambridge, MA - Middle East Club
Saturday November 28th, 2009 • Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Sunday November 29th, 2009 • New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Monday November 30th, 2009 • Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
Tuesday December 1st, 2009 • Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 • Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
Thursday December 3rd, 2009 • Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
Friday December 4th, 2009 • Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern

One Hundred Dollars Western Canadian Tour

Via Chartattack.com: Toronto's One Hundred Dollars is off on tour - headed mainly West but with dates in Peterborough, Ottawa and Hamilton as well.

$100 - live at Elder Schoolhouse



Tour Dates:

Oct. 16 Ottawa, ON @ Ontario Council Of Folk Festivals - Room 1 Frontenac/Richelieu
Oct. 17 Ottawa, ON @ The Rooster Sandwich Room (OCFF, trio)
Oct. 29 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
Oct. 30 Saskatoon, SK @ Lydia's w/ Marc Berube
Oct. 31 Calgary, AB @ The Palomino
Nov. 2 Lethbridge, AB @ The Slice
Nov. 3 Medicine Hat, AB @ The Ottoman Lounge
Nov. 4 Edmonton, AB @ The Black Dog
Nov. 5 Golden, BC @ Rockwater Bar & Grill
Nov. 6 Kelowna, BC @ The Minstrel Cafe
Nov. 7 Vancouver, BC @ The Bourbon
Nov. 10 Bruno, SK @ All Citizens
Nov. 19 Peterborough, ON @ The Red Dog Tavern
Nov. 26 Hamilton, ON @ This Ain't Hollywood

Entire Cities Tour Dates (starting today)

Entire Cities are out wandering about (in a generally easterly direction. Today they emailed the following list of clues to help you find them:

Thurs the 15th of October (um, today) we're at the Mansion in Kingston with Bruce Peninsula, Share, and Ruben DeGroot.

Friday the 16th we're in Ottawa at the Rainbow Bistro in the Byward Market with this crazy Australian lapsteel Tom Waitsy guy named Mason Rack.

Saturday (the 17th, you get it) we're in Burnstown, ON (basically where I grew up) at the Neat Cafe with Bruce Peninsula.
Sunday we're in Sherbrooke with the Weather Station.

Monday we're in St. John New Brunswick with the Weather Station and the Bruce Peninsula. This is a house party, possibly my favourite ever. If you need to know how to get there, let me know.

Tuesday we're in Charlottetown at Cafe Ampersand. I think Andy Swan's gonna open, but we're not sure yet. He's the best.
We have nothing to do Wednesday or Thursday besides hang out at Halifax Pop Explosion and do homework. Not at the same time. Bruce Peninsula's playing Wednesday and the Weather Station is playing Thursday, so we'll probably be heckling them.

Friday we're playing at Gus' Pub for Halifax Pop with a bunch of awesome people like Forest City Lovers, First Aid Kit and Grass.

Saturday we're playing in Sackville.

Sunday we're going to drive as fast as we can towards showers, beds, and our VHS collections.

Entire Cities - The Woods

Woodhands Announce New Album - Tour With Junior Boys First

Toronto's Woodhands have announced that they are heading back to the studio to put the finishing touches on Remorsecapade - the follow up to their highly acclaimed debut album Heart Attack. Their sophomore effort is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2010 on Paper Bag records. Before that happens though Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt will hit the road with Hamilton's Junior Boys for a tour of the Eastern US and East-Central Canada.

You can catch them at:

Oct 21, 2009 One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA
Oct 22, 2009 The Engine Room - Tallahassee, FL
Oct 23, 2009 Crowbar - Tampa, FL
Oct 24, 2009 Vagabond - Miami, FL
Oct 26, 2009 The Social - Orlando, FL
Oct 27, 2009 Cafe Eleven - Saint Augustine Beach, FL
Oct 28, 2009 40 Watt Club - Athens, GA
Oct 29, 2009 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
Oct 30, 2009 Sonar and Talking Head Club At Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Oct 31, 2009 The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
Nov 2, 2009 Middle East - Cambridge, MA
Nov 3, 2009 Soundlab - Buffalo, NY
Nov 4, 2009 Le National - Montreal, QC
Nov 5, 2009 Ritual – Ottawa, ON
Nov 6, 2009 Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
Nov 7, 2009 Starlite - Waterloo, ON
Nov 8, 2009 Rokbar - Hamilton, ON

WOODHANDS 'Dancer' at Star Live in Beijing, CHINA

Rural Alberta Advantage Announce New Tour Dates

The Rural Alberta Advantage who recently shocked everyone by making Stephen Harper's road trip playlist (don't hold it against them) have announced some new tour dates for Canada and the US so...passing along

11 Nov Casbah Hamilton, Ontario
12 Nov Zaphod’s Ottawa, Ontario
14 Nov Grad Club Kingston, Ontario
18 Nov Club Lambi Montreal, Quebec
20 Nov Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario
21 Nov Call The Office London, Ontario
11 Dec The Parish Austin, Texas
12 Dec The Cavern Dallas, Texas
15 Dec Bootleg Theatre Los Angeles, California
16 Dec The Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, California
18 Dec Backspace Portland, Oregon
19 Dec Vera Project Seattle, Washington
8 Jan Terminal 5 New York, New York

Shotgun Jimmie's Video Tour Diaries

Via Jimmie some videos from the road. Jimmie is still touring for a long, long time. You can check the remaining dates (most of which are with BA Johnston below the videos:









See Jimmie At:

10 Oct
New City Likwid Lounge w/ B.A. Johnston w/ Mitts Edmonton, Alberta
11 Oct
Artspace w/ B.A. Johnston Prince George, British Columbia
13 Oct
The Rockwater w/ B.A. Johnston Golden, British Columbia
14 Oct
Lake City Bowl LebowskiFest w/ B.A. Johnston Kelowna, British Columbia
15 Oct
Logans w/B.A. Johnston Victoria, British Columbia
16 Oct
Cambie w/B.A. Johnston Nanaimo, British Columbia
17 Oct
Pats Pub w/B.A. Johnston Vancouver, British Columbia
18 Oct
ALL AGES Old School House w/ B.A. Johnston Ymir, British Columbia
20 Oct
bulldogs w/B.A. Johnston Fernie, British Columbia
21 Oct
Ship w/B.A. Johnston Calgary, Alberta
22 Oct
O Hanlons w/B.A. Johnston Regina, Saskatchewan
23 Oct
Amigos! w/B.A. Johnston Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
24 Oct
Lo Pub w/ BA Johnston Winnipeg!, Manitoba
27 Oct
Lee’s Palace w/ Herman Dune, Julie Doiron Toronto, Ontario
28 Oct 19:00
Soundscapes (instore @ 7pm) Toronto, Ontario
29 Oct
The Mansion House w/ B.A. Johnston St Catharines, Ontario
30 Oct
ALL AGES -- Ford Plant w/ B.A. Johnston Brantford, Ontario
31 Oct
Trepid House w/ B.A. Johnston Waterloo, Ontario
5 Nov
Montreal House w/ B.A. Johnston PeterBorough, Ontario
6 Nov
Green Bottle w/ B.A. Johnston Oshawa, Ontario
7 Nov
Irenes w/ B.A. Johnston Ottawa, Ontario
8 Nov
Green Room w/ B.A. Johnston Montreal, Quebec
11 Nov
Clancy’s Pub w/ B.A. Johnston Stephenville, Newfoundland
12 Nov
CBTGs w/ B.A. Johnston St. John’s, Newfoundland
13 Nov
The Ship w B.A. Johnston St Johns, Newfoundland
14 Nov
CBTGs w/ B.A. Johnston St Johns, Newfoundland
17 Nov
Bunkers Magic Peanut Mansion w/ B.A. Johnston Sydney, Nova Scotia
18 Nov
Struts Gallery w/ B.A. Johnston Sackville, New Brunswick
19 Nov
Paramount Lounge w/ B.A. Johnston and Peter Parkers Moncton, New Brunswick
20 Nov
Gus’ Pub w/ B.A. Johnston Halifax, Nova Scotia
21 Nov
The Capital w/ B.A. Johnston Fredericton, New Brunswick

the Handsome Furs Love Toronto (and are visiting Dec. 5)

The Handsome Furs have announced a Toronto show and more surprisingly they've announced that they secretly love the city. They are currently touring Europe and the UK but they announced today that they've added a December 5th show at Lee's Palace in Toronto to the schedule. On their Myspace the Furs said:

"HANDSOME FURS LOVE THIS CITY: TORONTO

Hey Folks,
Happily we announce a December 5th gig at Lee's palace in the city we most love to pretend we hate. It's just the whole Montreal/Toronto rivalry thing that gets the crowds going in other cities. How else would we be able to relate to the Melbourne/Sydney or Beijing/Shanghai or Helsinki/Stockholm or Belgrade/Zagreb rifts that we come across?
We love playing Toronto so much and we hope to see you there. Seriously. I mean it. We love Toronto.
Alexei"

If you're interested in their scheduled dates beyond Toronto (in Europe and the UK):

16 Oct
Control Bucharest
22 Oct
Tivoli Utrecht
23 Oct
Paradiso Amsterdam
24 Oct
Rotonde Brussels
26 Oct
Spring and Airbrake Belfast
27 Oct
The Academy Dublin
28 Oct
Cypress Avenue Cork
30 Oct
Cooler Bristol
31 Oct
The Brudenell Social Club Leeds
1 Nov
Ruby Lounge Manchester
2 Nov
The Relentless Garage London
5 Dec
Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario

Handsome Furs - I'm Confused

Mark Berube & the Patriotic Few on Tour

Montreal's amazing Mark Berube (markberube.com) was one of Amanda Putz's picks for the Polaris Music Prize if you have a listen I think you'll see why. You can actually check out an entire concert recorded Sept. 25, 2008 at Cabaret Juste pour rire, Montréal, QC for CBC Radio 2's Concerts on Demand and if you like that, grab these too.

Flowers On The Stones (mp3)
Yesterday's Halo (mp3)

Go see Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few at (Facebook Event)

Oct 7 - University of Guelph - Guelph, ON - Noon show
Oct 8 - The Drake - Toronto, ON w/ Ariane Mercure
Oct 9 - Maxwell's Music House - Waterloo, ON
Oct 10 - King's College - London, ON - w/ Ariane Mercure
Oct 11 - TBA
Oct 12 - TBA
Oct 14 - WECC - Winnipeg, MB - w/ The Ladies of the Canyon
Oct 15 - Exchange - Regina, SK
Oct 16 - SAIT Gateway - Calgary, AB - opening for Lee Harvey Osmond
Oct 19 - The Biltmore Cabaret - Vancouver, BC w/ Pugs and Crows
Oct 21 - Logan's - Victoria, BC w/ Ladies of the Canyon
Oct 22 - Joe's Garage - Courtenay, BC w/ Ladies of the Canyon
Oct 23 - Duncan Garage Showroom - Duncan, BC - 8pm sharp!
Oct 24 - Finley's Irish Bar and Grill - Nelson, BC
Oct 25 - Artspace - Prince George, BC
Oct 28 - Black Dog - Edmonton, AB
Oct 29 - Lydia's - Saskatoon, SK
Nov 25 - Venue TBA - Marseille, France w/ Mina May
Nov 26 - Venue TBA - Toulousse, France
Nov 28 - Brise Glace - Annecy, France w/ Mina May
Dec 2 - Le Bourg - Lausanne, Switzerland
Dec 3 - Queen Kong Club - Neuchatel, Switzerland
Dec 7 - Hacienda - Sierre, Switzerland
Dec 8 - L'Olympia - Paris, France - opening for Emily Loizeau
Dec 9 - L'international - Paris, France
Dec 10 - Venue TBA - Strasbourg, France - opening for Emily Loizeau

Mark Berube & the Patriotic Few - Flowers On The Stone

Tegan and Sara - 'Sainthood' Preview and Tour Dates

photo by Pamela Littky

Via Chartattack - Tegan and Sara have announced a slew of North American tour dates that will see them in Canada through January. They also previewed some of their forthcoming album 'Saithood' at Riflandia:

The duo previewed six songs from Sainthood at this past weekend's Rifflandia Music Festival. They performed "Hell," "Red Bell," "The Cure," "On Directing," "Alligator" and "The Ocean," and you can see video of all six tracks here.

19/21 Tegan & Sara - The Ocean @ Rifflandia, Victoria, BC 9/25/09



See the Entire Tegan and Sara Rifflandia set from Rifflandia (21 Parts) here.

See Tegan and Sara on Tour at:

Oct. 25-26 Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 30-31 New York, NY @ Town Hall
Nov. 13 London, England @ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 14 Manchester, England @ Manchester Academy 2 w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 15 Edinburgh, Scotland @ HMV Picture House w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 18 Paris, France @ Alhambra w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 20 The Hague, Netherlands @ Crossing Border Festival
Nov. 21 Lund, Sweden @ Mejeret w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 22 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 23 Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Medis w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 25 Hamburg, Germany @ Grunspan w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 26 Berlin, Germany @ Astra w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 27 Munich, Germany @ Theaterfabrik w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 28 Cologne, Germany @ Gloria w/ Astronautalis
Nov. 30 Brussels, Belgium @ L'Ancienne Belgique Flex w/ Astronautalis
Dec. 21 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre w/ AFI and Jets Overhead
Jan. 6 Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum Theatre w/ An Horse
Jan. 7 Kelowna, BC @ Kelowna Community Centre w/ An Horse
Jan. 8 Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium w/ An Horse
Jan. 11 Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium w/ An Horse
Jan. 13 Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place w/ An Horse
Jan. 14 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre w/ An Horse
Jan. 19 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall w/ An Horse
Jan. 20 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus w/ An Horse
Jan. 22-23 Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre w/ An Horse

the Brood's New Blog

Elliott Brood is currently out on a tour that will see them criss-crossing North America until the end of November and they've started a new blog to tell you what happens along the way. You can follow them on their journey at roadbrood.blogspot.com then go see them (tour dates below) and see if you can do something worthy of a mention on the blog (within limits, no hitting, stay in school).



Tour Dates:

October 2, 2009 - Amigo's, Saskatoon, SK

October 3, 2009 - Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB

October 4, 2009 - Dicken's Pub, Calgary, AB

October 5, 2009 - Henotic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB

October 6, 2009 - The Spirit Bar, Nelson, BC

October 7, 2009 - The Biltmore, Vancouver, BC

October 8, 2009 - Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC

October 9, 2009 - The Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA

October 10, 2009 - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR

October 12, 2009 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA

October 13, 2009 - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA

October 14, 2009 - The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ

October 16, 2009 - Emo's, Austin, TX

October 17, 2009 - Hailey's, Denton, TX

October 18, 2009 - Maxine's, Hot Springs, AK

October 20, 2009 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL

October 21, 2009 - Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH

October 23,24,25, 2009 - TBA for CMJ Music Festival, New York, NY

October 30, 2009 - The Opera House, Toronto, ON

November 5, 2009 - Maverick's, Ottawa, ON

November 6, 2009 - Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ

November 7, 2009 - Le Cercle, Quebec, PQ

November 10, 2009 - The Capitol, Fredericton, NB

November 12, 2009 - Baba's, Charlottetown, PEI

November 13, 2009 - Paragone, Halifax, NS

November 14, 2009 - Rock Bar, St. John's, NL

November 17, 2009 - Akord, St. John, NB

November 18, 2009 - TT The Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA

November 20, 2009 - Local 506 ***with HEAVY TRASH***, Chapel Hill, NC

November 22, 2009 - DC9 ***with HEAVY TRASH***, Washington, DC

November 27, 2009 - The Majestic Cafe, Detroit, MI

Will Currie and the Country French Touring in October (with Dan Mangan)

I've already posted Dan Mangan's Tour Dates with and without Will Currie and the Country French but I had to give Will and Co. their own post. It's a band I've been following (starting with the site publicbroadcasting.ca) for about three years now - back when they were a band I stumbled across on Myspace with a few songs up. I have heard their sound compared to Ben Folds and Elton John and have had a producer tell me that Will reminded him (in talent, knowledge and intensity if not style) of the Arcade Fire's Win Butler.

So, paired with XM Verge Artist of the Year Dan Mangan you can't go wrong. Here is the Facebook Event Page for the Will Currie and the Country French Dates.

Will Currie and the Country French - Surprising Me (MP3)


Dan Mangan - Robots (MP3)


Dates are as follows: (check back as these will be updated)

October 9th - Windsor ON, Phog Lounge w/ Dan Mangan
www.thephogblog.blogspot.com/

October 10th - Sarnia ON, Paddy Flaherty's w/ Dan Mangan
sarnia.paddyflahertys.com/

October 13th - Montreal QC, L'Escogriffe w/ Dan Mangan
www.indiemontreal.ca/shows.html

October 14th - Ottawa ON, Algonquin College w/ Dan Mangan (open to public)
www.algonquinsa.com/DefaultSite/events/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=1426

October 15th - Peterborough ON, Montreal House w/ Dan Mangan
www.myspace.com/themoho1

October 16th - Toronto ON, Rivoli w/ Dan Mangan
www.rivoli.ca/showlistings.htm

October 17th - Wakefield QC, Blacksheep Inn w/ Dan Mangan
www.theblacksheepinn.com/

October 21st - Charlottetown PEI, The Wave @ UPEI w/ Dan Mangan
www.myspace.com/thewaveupei

October 22nd - Halifax NS, T Room at Dalhousie w/ Dan Mangan
www.dsu.ca/campuslife/troom/t-room

October 23rd - Halifax NS, HALIFAX POP EXPLOSION at The Paragon Theatre w/ Divorcees, Lake of Stew, and Slow Down, Molasses.
halifaxpopexplosion.com/schedule.html

October 24th - Fredericton NB, The Capital w/ Dan Mangan
www.thecapitalcomplex.com/

October 28th - Winnipeg MB, Lo Pub w/ Dan Mangan
www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=f991529c2aa23b7e3754787cb1e554d6&gid=7889118885

October 29th - Saskatoon SK, Amigo's w/ Dan Mangan
www.myspace.com/amigossaskatoon

October 30st - Edmonton AB, Haven Social Club w/ Dan Mangan
www.thehavensocialclub.com/

November 3rd - Victoria BC, Logan's Pub
www.loganspub.com/

November 4th - Vancouver BC, The Media Club w/ The Foreign Resort, The Luna Riot, and Black Night Crash.
www.themediaclub.ca/shows/wednesday-november-4

November 5th - Lethbridge AB, The Slice w/Matt Epp.
www.theslice.ca/

November 6th - Calgary AB, The Palomino
www.thepalomino.ca/

You Say Party! We Say Die! New Album, Tour Dates and X3 Artist of the Month

Vancouver's You Say Party! We Say Die! who, as far as I know, still hold the honor of being banned from the United States are finally dropping their new album XXXX today!



Word on the street is they are also going to be the CBC Radio 3 - Exclaim - Aux.tv X3 Artist of the Month for October (Ok, so it wasn't on the street - it was in the press release but that just doesn't sound as cool.) You can grab the new album at the Paper Bag Records store on CD, Limited Edition Vinyl or High Quality DRM free Digital.



You can catch You Say Party! We Say Die! live at:

Oct 02 – Vancouver, BC – The Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 15 – Kelowna, BC – Habitat
Oct 16 – Lethbridge, AB – Henotic
Oct 17 – Regina, SK – Lazy Owl
Oct 19 - Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirate
Oct 20 - Sault Ste Marie, ON – Lop Lops
Oct 22 – Joliette, QC – Bar L’Azile
Oct 23 – Charlottetown, PEI – Hunter’s Ale House
Oct 24 – Halifax, NS – The Paragon ##
Oct 25 – Fredericton, NB – The Capital
Oct 28 - St John’s, Nfld – The Rockhouse
Oct 30 – Moncton, NB – The Manhattan Club
Nov 04 - Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle *
Nov 05 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Telephone Rouge
Nov 06 – Laval, QC – Le Trac *
Nov 07 – Montreal, QC – Il Motore *
Nov 09 – Hamilton, ON – Casbah
Nov 11 – London, ON – Black Shire *
Nov 12 – Guelph, ON – E Bar *
Nov 13 – Kingston, ON – Grad Club *
Nov 14 – Ottawa, ON – Babylon *
Nov 18 – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge **
Nov 19 – Waterloo, ON – Bombshelter **
Nov 20 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix #
Nov 21 – Sudbury, ON – Townhouse **
Nov 25 – Winnipeg, MB – Royal Albert **
Nov 26 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s **
Nov 27 – Edmonton, AB – New City **
Nov 28 – Calgary, AB – Hi-Fi **

*w/ Think About Life
**w/ Little Girls
#w/ Think About Life, Little Girls
##w/ Japandroids, Little Girls, Zeus

YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! 'OPPORTUNITY'

New Video: Rah Rah - Fuck Nafta

Ok, it's not new new - it came out on Sept. 8 but somehow I missed that. I'll leave you to your own thoughts on the political commentary.

Rah Rah - Fuck Nafta




Go See Rah Rah at:

1 Oct 2009 21:00
The Horseshoe Tavern with Sunparlour Players and Bruce Peninsula Toronto, Ontario
2 Oct 2009 23:00
Pop Montreal: Bar St Laurent 2 with Hollerado, 100$ and Boats! Montreal, Quebec
3 Oct 2009 20:00
3 Minots - POP Montreal CJLO showcase with Greg McPherson Montreal, Quebec
7 Oct 2009 20:00
Hunter’s Ale House Charlottetown, Prince Edward
10 Oct 2009 21:00
The Capital Fredricton, New Brunswick
11 Oct 2009 21:00
Gus’s with Sleepless Nights and Pneumatic Transit Halifax, Nova Scotia
13 Oct 2009 21:00
Baba’s Charlottetown, Prince Edward
15 Oct 2009 20:00
Whelan’s Gate Corner Brook, Newfoundland
16 Oct 2009 21:00
The Rockhouse with Tom Fun Orchestra St. john’s, Newfoundland
17 Oct 2009 22:00
The Ship St. john’s, Newfoundland
19 Oct 2009 21:00
Casa del Popolo Montreal, Quebec
20 Oct 2009 20:00
L’Hemisphere Gauche with Slow down Molasses Montreal, Quebec
22 Oct 2009 21:00
El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario
23 Oct 2009 21:00
This Ain’t Hollywood with Pneumatic Transit Hamilton, Ontario
26 Oct 2009 21:00
Blackshire Pub London, Ontario
27 Oct 2009 21:00
Phog Lounge Windsor, Ontario
28 Oct 2009 20:00
The Mansion Kingston, Ont

Halifax's Acres and Acres tour via Via Rail

Halifax's Acres and Acres are dropping their debut album All Nations though the CD release party with Jon McKiel and Klarka Weinwurm doesn't come until Oct. 3 (at the Music Room in Halifax). True to form for a Halifax band their album comes complete with guest appearances from some of the city's army of musicians including Benn Ross (Heavy Meadows, Thrush Hermit), Rose Cousins, Amelia Curran, Don Brownrigg, and The Ukeladies.

Starting Oct. 7 the band will take to the road along with McKiel and Weinwurm on a Via Rail Train and will play live shows for train passengers between tour stops.

Grab a sample Money (mp3)


And catch them:
Oct 03 – Halifax, NS @ Music Room w/ Jon McKiel & Klarka Weinwurm (7 PM/ $10/$15)
Oct 07 – Halifax, NS – Montreal, QC - Via Rail Performance
Oct 08 – Montreal, QC @ The Bread Factory
Oct 09 – Hamilton, ON @ House Show
Oct 10 – Toronto, ON @ Teranga (159 Augusta)
Oct 11 – Guelph, ON @ The Cornerstone (9PM)
Oct 14 – Toronto, ON – Winnipeg MB Via Rail Performances
Oct 15 – Winnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB Via Rail Performances
Oct 16 – Calgary, AB @ Local 510
Oct 17 – Medicine Hat, AB @ Ottoman Lounge
Oct 21 – Vancouver, BC @ TBA
Oct 22 – Victoria, BC @ TBA
Oct 23 – Kelowna, BC @ Blue Gator
Oct 24 – Vancouver, BC @ TBA
Oct 26/27/28 – Vancouver, BC – Toronto, ON - Via Rail Performances
Oct 29 – Waterloo, ON @ House Show
Oct 30 – Wakefield, QC @ The Black Sheep Inn
Nov 01/02 - Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS - Via Rail Performances

Winter Gloves: New Digital Release in Oct. - Tour with Thunderheist in Nov.

Montreal's Winter Gloves are following up their debut LP About A Girl with A Way to Celebrate a digital-only collection of remixes, live versions and experiments. The band is also hitting the road with Thunderheist for some dates in Western Canada and the Western US - check for dates below their new video for "Party People"



You can also grab a preview from their new digital release:Invisible (ease v Remix) MP3 from A Way To Celebrate:


Go see them with Thunderheist at
November 13 – Los Angeles, CA at The Echo w/ Thunderheist
November 14 - San Francisco, CA at 330 Ritch w/ Thunderheist
November 17 – Portland, OR at Rotture w/ Thunderheist
November 18 – Bellingham, WA at The Wild Buffalo w/ Thunderheist
November 19 – Seattle, WA at Chop Suey w/ Thunderheist
November 20 – Vancouver, BC at Biltmore w/ Thunderheist
November 21 – Victoria, BC at Sugar w/ Thunderheist
November 24- Edmonton, AB at The ARTery
November 25- Calgary, AB at Broken City
November 27- Winnipeg, MB at Lo Pub

Wax Mannequin Touring Eastern Canada

One of Canada's most underrated singer songwriters Wax Mannequin is hitting Ontario and points east in October and November in support of his new album Saxon on Zunior Records. If you really haven't heard - it sounds a little like this though I guess I should warn you that, according to the description, this video may contain "contain crotch thrust rainbows, dragons, superheroes and cannibalism." Illustrations are by Jesse Ewles & Ilya Schwarz.

Wax Mannequin - The Price (realse version)

October 15th – Brantford – 2 Doors Down (with Ford Pier)

October 16th – St. Catharines – Merchant Ale House (with Ford Pier)

October 17th – Hamilton - This Aint Hollywood (with Ford Pier)

Friday November 6th – London - Black Shire Pub (with Rae Spoon and Mark Bragg)

November 7th – Kitchener/Waterloo – TBD

Wednesday November 11th – Toronto – The Rivoli (with Rae Spoon and Mark Bragg)

Thursday, November 12 – Windsor - Phog Lounge ( with Rae Spoon and Mark Bragg)

Friday November 13 – Ottawa - Zaphods (with Rae Spoon and Mark Bragg)

Saturday Nov 14 – Kingston – The Mansion (with Rae Spoon and Mark Bragg)

Sunday November 15th – Maynooth - TBD

Monday Nov 16 – Peterborough -The Spill (with Rae Spoon)

Tues Nov 17 – Quebec City - TBD

Wed Nov 18 – Edmunston - TBD

Thurs Nov 19 – Charlottetown - Baba's Lounge (with Rae Spoon and the Death Avengers)

Fri Nov 20 – Sackville - George's Roadhouse (with Rae Spoon)

Sat Nov 21 – Halifax – The Paragon Theatre (With Rae Spoon and Windom Earle)

Sun Nov 22 – Moncton - The Manhattan (with Rae Spoon)

Mon Nov 23 – Sydney. NS - TBD

Wed Nov 25 – Cornerbrook – House Show

Thurs Nov 26 – Cornerbrook NFLD – Backlott (With Rae Spoon)

Fri Nov 27 – St. John's –The Ship (with Mark Bragg and Rae Spoon)

Sat Nov 28 – St. John's - CBTG's (with Rae Spoon and Ye-Yeti)

Tues Dec 1 – Antigonish - TBD

Wed Dec 2 – St. John - TBD

Thurs Dec 3 – Fredericton - Capital

Fri Dec 4 – Montreal – Casa del Popolo (with Rae Spoon and Kara Keith)

Arkells Launch Fall Classic Tour

The Arkells are kickick off their Fall Classic Tour and you can follow along with their video tour blog at arkells.ca the first episode is already up and goes like this:



The band will be busking around Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 29 (tomorrow) before opening the tour and travelling in a general westerly direction (sorry east of Quebec, not this time.)



See them at:

Sep. 29 Toronto, ON All Over Downtown Toronto
Oct. 01 Montreal, PQ NHL Face Off 2009 on Crescent Street (FREE SHOW)
Oct. 05 Halifax, NS Alexander Keiths Brewery
Oct. 22 Toronto, ON Kool Haus (Casby Awards)
Oct. 24 Brantford, ON The Ford Plant
Oct. 27 St.Catharines Level 3
Oct. 28 Windsor, ON The Chubby Pickle
Oct. 29 Guelph, ON Cowboys
Oct. 30 Burlington, ON The Red Rooster
Oct. 31 Sarnia, ON The Stubborn Mule
Nov. 04 Peterborough, ON The Red Dog Tavern
Nov. 05 Kingston, ON Clark Hall Pub
Nov. 06 Montreal, PQ Cabaret
Nov. 07 Ottawa, ON Capital Music Hall
Nov. 11 Thunder Bay, ON The Outpost (Lakehead Univ.)
Nov. 12 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid
Nov. 13 Saskatoon, SK Amigo's
Nov. 14 Edmonton, AB Starlight
Nov. 17 Kelowna, ON Habitat
Nov. 18 Victoria, BC Lucky Bar
Nov. 19 Vancouver, BC The Venue
Nov. 21 Calgary, AB The Legion
Nov. 22 Regina, SK The Exchange
Nov. 27 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
Nov. 28 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
Dec. 03 London, ON Call The Office
Dec. 04 Hamilton, ON The Studio (Hamilton Place)

Everybody's Talking About Julie Fader

Back on Step. 3 I told you about Julie Fader's new album. I told you that I don't really do reviews - but that rather than take my word for the awesomeness of this album that "Sarah Harmer, Holy Fuck, the Great Lake Swimmers, Cuff the Duke, Bob Wiseman, Ron Sexsmith, Justin Rutledge, Matt Barber, Jill Barber, Dan Mangan, By Divine Right, A Northern Chorus, Chad Van Gaalen, Attack in Black, Hey Rosetta!, Apostle of Hustle and others will be in line to buy the album so, if the respect of other musicians, a whole lot of other musicians, means anything to you Outside In is an album that should be firmly on your radar." If you weren't convinced and wanted to wait for the word to come in from the people that do reviews the results are rolling in in a way that rarely happens for a first album in it's first month.

Julie has a great interview up on Blog T.O.

"I have never sought out or auditioned for a gig or anything. The people I play with at this point in my life are all people I love, and who I am a big fan of already. They asked, and I said yes."

and another one up on Maximum Fun:

"CB: After years of playing with bands your career is about to shift focus. How does working as a support player in a band compare to stepping out on your own?

JF: I thinks it’s equally as exciting and probably a lot more pressure on me, if I want to make it pressure. I don’t know. I’m not releasing a record so that people’s focus shifts on to me or anything. I’m releasing a record because I’ve been chipping away at it for quite some time, and it’s recorded, done, and there’s artwork for it. I don’t think it will be a huge difference. I think I have to relearn how to speak into a microphone, which is not really my favorite thing. One thing I really like as a support player is that I don’t have to say anything. I don’t have to explain how a song was written. I just have to do my thing."

And yet another one in Eye Weekly and another at the Text of Young America.


She has solid reviews in Herohill:

"For a debut record, the diversity and consistency she offers is surprising. You can't help but think some of producer/boyfriend Graham Walsh (Of Holy Fuck fame) influence helped shape the dynamic and powerful Skin and Bones, but even if you strip the songs down to her picked guitar and voice, the record never suffers from a lag or even a misstep. That's because Fader is so honest in her approach that even the saddest thoughts are given the gentlest, warmest touch to help them feel human, instead of cold, sterile and solitary."

Another in Quick Before it Melts:

"Outside In is the kind of album you swear you’ve heard somewhere else before. Like a city that’s instantly familiar even though you have never visited it before, Outside In induces déjà vu-like in the listener as they travel down musical routes that remind you of roads previously taken, like how “Skin and Bones” reminds me of Julie Doiron. But, where Julie F. and Julie D. differ is the path they choose to take: where Doiron’s songs are rickety, threadbare arrangements, Fader layers her songs like warm pullovers over plaid flannel shirts. With each new addition, the songs seem to radiate warmth and beg you to curl up with them and snuggle...I would hate for the public to dismiss this LP as being the product of Fader’s collaborations and guest performers, as opposed to being very much her own work. Sure, she’s got an impressive list of players, but that’s telling you just how highly regarded her own talent is. That familiarity I mentioned before? I think it comes from the strength and conviction Fader presents in these songs. She’s delivered a fully formed and mature sounding album, which seems to be very rare in debut albums these days. I’m loving this one."

And Altsounds:

"OUTSIDE IN is a sonically gorgeous, multi-layered record full of warm textures and heartfelt sentiment. Julie Fader is here to tell you first hand that you are not alone."

Plus a few mentions at Exclaim, CBC Radio 3 and a nod on rhizomicon!

So, the early results are in and the verdict is pretty universal. Go get the album on Hand Drawn Dracula or Zunior or just pick it up at the merch table when you go see Julie on tour with Library Voices and In-Flight Safety.

09.27.09 - Vancouver BC Media Club w/ In-Flight Safety
09.28.09 - Kelowna BC Habitat w/ In-Flight Safety
09.30.09 - Canmore BC Communitea w/ In-Flight Safety
10.01.09 - Montreal PQ O Patro Vys - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase // Pop Montreal
10.02.09 - Edmonton AB Flow w/ In-Flight Safety
10.04.09 - Lethbridge AB Henotic w/ In-Flight Safety
10.08.09 - Regina SK The Exchange // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.09.09 - Winnipeg MB Park Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.10.09 - Saskatoon SK Broadway Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.14.09 - Victoria BC Alix Goolden Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.15.09 - Vancouver BC The Rio Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.16.09 - Kelowna BC The Habitat // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.18.09 - Edmonton AB Myer Horowitz Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.20.09 - Petit Campus Montreal PQ w/ In-Flight Safety
10.21.09 - Kingston ON Mansion w/ In-Flight Safety
10.22.09 - Halifax NS Seahorse - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase // Halifax Pop Explosion \
10.27.09 - Hamilton ON Casbah w/ In-Flight Safety
10.28.09 - Guelph ON E Bar w/ In-Flight Safety
10.29.09 - Toronto ON El Mocambo w/ In-Flight Safety
10.30.09 - Ottawa ON Live Lounge w/ In-Flight Safety

Oh, and on the off chance Ms. Fader is reading this herself (I don't have your talent, it's just an image and the links won't work)

Olenka and the Autumn Lovers Tour East w/ Stops at Pop Montreal & Halifax Pop Explosion

Freinds, from the beginning, of NxEW.ca Olenka and the Autumn Lovers are taking their unique blend of indie rock and eastern European folk music eastward with stops at, amoung other places, Pop Montreal and the Halifax Pop Explosion. they are brilliant songwriters, musicians and really nice people. If they pass your way go see them and tell them hello for me.



Tour Dates:

30 Sep Barfly: POP MONTREAL showcase Montreal, QC
9 Oct Supercrawl (Dr. Disc stage) Hamilton, ON
15 Oct Aeolian Hall: opening for Ohbijou London, ON
16 Oct House Show w/ Fauxbrien, Man Meets Bear, Steven’s Cat Is Sick, and Adam Saikaley Montreal, QC
19 Oct House Show w/ Weather Station, and Entire Cities Saint John, NB
20 Oct C’mon Inn (details tba) Moncton, NB
22 Oct The Capital w/ Oh No Forest Fires! and Sports Fredericton, NB
23 Oct The Ampersand w/ Pat LePoidevin Charlottetown, PEI
24 Oct Coconut Grove: HALIFAX POP showcase Halifax, NS
25 Oct St. Pat’s Church: w/ Timber Timbre and Steve Fifield Sydney, NS
27 Oct Raw Sugar Cafe w/ Slow Down Molasses Ottawa, ON
28 Oct The Mansion w/ Slow Down Molasses and Rah Rah Kingston, ON
29 Oct The Garrison w/ Wilderness of Manitoba and Slow Down Molasses Toronto, ON
30 Oct House Show (details tba) Bayfield, ON

Live Video: Dan Mangan and Hey Ocean! cover Wintersleep at WCMAs

Via @danmanganmusic: XM Verge Artist of the Year Dan Mangan and the band that had the integrity to say 'no' to Gene Simmons Hey Ocean! cover Halifax favorites Wintersleep at the Western Canadian Music Awards.



You can catch Dan Mangan on Tour at:

Oct 1. Vancouver, BC | Hudsons Bay | Olympic Apparel event 12pm-6pm w/ Cowboy Junkies & Sam Roberts Band (we're on 3:30pm) | FREE
Oct 2. Port Moody, BC | Port Moody Festival Of The Arts | Inlet Theatre
Oct 3. Kelowna, BC | Habitat
Oct 4. Canmore, AB | Communitea Cafe
Oct 5. Calgary, AB | The Marquee Room w/ Deon Blyan & Brock Geiger
Oct 9. Windsor, ON | Phog Lounge w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 10. Sarnia, ON | Paddy Flaherty's w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 13. Montreal, QC | L'escogriffe w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 14. Ottawa, ON | Algonquin College w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 15. Peterborough, ON | Montreal House w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 16. Toronto, ON | In-store performance at Criminal Records | 6PM
Oct 16. Toronto, ON | The Rivoli w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 17. Wakefield, QC | The Black Sheep Inn w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 21. Charlottetown, PEI | UPEI w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 22. Halifax, NS | Dalhousie - T Room
Oct 23. Halifax, NS | Halifax Pop Explosion | Company House
Oct 24. Fredericton, NB | The Capital w/ Will Currie & The Country French
Oct 28. Winnipeg, MB | In-store performance at Into The Music | 5PM
Oct 28. Winnipeg, MB | The Lo Pub w/ Will Currie & The Country French & Katie Murphy
Oct 29. Saskatoon, SK | Amigo's w/ Will Currie & The Country French & Kirby Criddle
Oct 30. Edmonton, AB | The Haven Social Club w/ Will Currie & The Country French & manraygun

Slow Down, Molasses Launches Bigger Beards, Better Plaid Tour

Saskatoon's not-yet-well-enough-known Slow Down, Molasses is touring eastward in October. While Slow Down, Molasses alone should be enough the are, along the way, playing with some amazing acts including Rah Rah, Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, the Wilderness of Manitoba, Lake of Stew, Will Currie and the Country French, Ohbjou, Jeanette Stewart and others.

Slow Down, Molasses - Feathers



Tour Dates from the band's blog:
October 8th - Tour Kick off - Amigo's - Saskatoon, Sk w/ The Peacoats
October 17th - acoustic trio show - The Apollo - Thunder Bay, On w/ Jeanette Stewart
October 18th - acoustic trio show - Millard's Garage - Sudbury, On w/ Jeanette Stewart
October 20th - L'Hemisphere Gauche - Montreal, Qc w/ Rah Rah & The Darling Demaes
October 21 - Crumb's Cafe - Fredericton, NB w/ Jeanette Stewart
October 23 - Halifax Pop Explosion! -The Paragon Theatre w/ Lake of Stew, The Divorcees and Will Currie & the Country French
October 24 - Ampersand Cafe - Charlottetown, PEI w/ Jeanette Stewart & more
October 26 - L'innocent - Riviere-Du-Loup, Qc w/ Jeanette Stewart
October 27 - Raw Sugar Cafe - Ottawa, On w/ Olenka & the Autumn Lovers
October 28 - The Mansion - Kingston, On w/ Rah Rah and Olenka & the Autumn Lovers
October 29 - The Garrison - Toronto, On w/ The Wilderness of Manitoba and Olenka & the Autumn Lovers
November 14 - Amigo's - Saskatoon w/ Ohbijou

Sunparlour Players Hit the Road

The Sunparlour Players are one of the most infectious live bands in Canada. It's been suggested by some that it's engrossing, in part because of sheer talent but also because front man Andrew Penner expends so much energy and becomes so involved in his playing that it appears he might have some kind of attack and keel over at any moment - which makes people not want to turn away even briefly. Whatever the cause it's brilliant song-writing and musicianship and the show is going on the road!

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Oct 1 TORONTO, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 2 GUELPH, ON The Albion Hotel
Oct 27 CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI Baba's
Oct 28 HALIFAX, NS The Company House
Oct 31 FREDERICTON, NB The Capital
Nov 14 WAKEFIELD, PQ Blacksheep Inn
Nov 19 SAULT STE MARIE Lop Lops
Nov 20 THUNDER BAY, ON Jack's Pub
Nov 21 WINNIPEG, MB The Park Theatre
Nov 24 MEDICINE HAT, AB, The Ottomon Lounge
Nov 26 VANCOUVER, BC The Railway Club
Nov 27 KELOWNA, BC Minstrel Cafe
Nov 28 NELSON, BC Royal on Baker
Dec 1 EDMONTON, AB The Brixx
Dec 3 LETHBRIDGE, AB The Slice
Dec 4 CALGARY, AB Broken City
Dec 5 SASKATOON, SK Amigo's

TRANSIT Feat. Sunparlour Players "Build It Up"

New Album coming from Woodpigeon

A release date hasn't been set yet but, according to the band's Myspace a new Woodpigeon album Die Stadt Muzikanten is on it's way. According to the band the album contains 15 songs, a small orchestra and a choir of 30 recorded in a Calgary church. While you wait you can catch Woodpigeon at Rifflandia on Sept. 25 at the Metro Theatre in Victoria, Sept. 26 at the Little Mountain Gallery in Vancouver, On Oct. 2 at Pop Montreal with Shapes & Sizes at O Patro Vys and at the Marquee Room in Calgary on Dec. 12.

Woodpigeon - The Saddest Music in the World (PULP session)

Buy Origin Orphan and Get a Free Ticket to the Hidden Cameras CD Release Show

The Hidden Cameras are having a CD release show in Toronto at Goodhandy's 120 Church Street ("Toronto's First Truly Pansexual Club". To get a ticket (for free) all you have to do is go buy the new Hidden Cam's album Origin: Orphan which is officially out today. Beyond that show the band will also be making stops at MTV Live! (email them for free tickets) on September 23, and CBC Radio Go (Radio One) on at 10:30am on October 3.
Outside of Toronto you can also catch them at the dates/times/locations below.

Hidden Cameras - He Falls to Me (live at the Phoenix



10/09/09 Hamilton, ON James Street Art Crawl
10/21/09 Peterborough, ON The Montreal House
10/22/09 London, ON Call the Office
10/23/09 Guelph, ON Dublin Street United Church
10/29/09 Ottawa, ON Zaphod Beeblebrox
10/30/09 Kingston, ON The Grad Club
10/31/09 Montreal, QC Il Motore
11/01/09 Cambridge, MA Brattle Theater
11/02/09 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
11/04/09 NY, NY, Poisson Rouge
11/05/09 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
11/06/09 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
11/07/09 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel
11/08/09 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
11/10/09 Atlanta GA The Earl
11/12/09 New Orleans, LA Parish
11/13/09 Denton, TX. Hailey’s
11/14/09 Austin, TX. Emos
11/17/09 San Diego CA Casbah
11/18/09 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
11/20/09 San Francisco CA Bottom of The Hill
11/22/09 Portland OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/23/09 Seattle, WA Triple Door
11/24/09 Victoria, BC Alix Golden Hall
11/25/09 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
11/27/09 Edmonton, AB Avenue Theatre
11/28/09 Calgary, AB Broken City
11/29/09 Saskatoon, SK Amigo’s
11/30/09 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert
12/02/09 Minneapolis MN 7th St. Entry
12/03/09 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
12/05/09 Toronto, ON Opera House

Tulpä to Reunite - Playing Peterborough, Hamilton & Toronto

Toronto 80s icon Tulpä are reuniting starting with a Peterborough Show on Oct. 1. Tulpä was from 1984 - 1987 a Toronto 'indie buzz band' but I'll let the band tell it in text and video:

"During the heydays of TULPÄ from 1984-87, the “Queen Scene” was a baby, still a scoop in the Toronto papers. Multiculturalism was well on its way, but people still thought of Toronto as a quaint WASP banking town. There was some interesting New Music being made and City TV was east of Yonge Street. Clubs were opening up, and artists and musicians had places to play. John Bottomley, Chris Bottomley, Sev Micron and a revolving cast of renegades were making music their way – loud and aggressive yet poignant and nuanced, and playing it in the midst of a crazy multimedia circus in the days when “multimedia” meant cameras, rulers, film, photocopiers and slide projectors. Larry’s Hideaway, Turning Point, The Diamond Club, The El Mocambo, Lee’s Palace, The Cabana Room, The Rivoli – then as now, sometimes the rooms were empty and sometimes you couldn’t move, especially when the likes of Living Colour were in the house. And then as now, independent-minded Canadians had to go abroad for their music to find an audience. Tulpa were known as a highly original band and were finding an audience internationally, including at New York’s seminal underground club CBGB. They signed to the club’s in-house label Off the Board Records, a year after releasing ”Mosaic Fish” in the UK on Midnight Music."

TULPA - 2nd interview on City tv's The New Music - "Initiation Rites" video



Tupla - Life's So Strange



Initiation Rites



Passion



You can see Tulpä in Peterborough on Oct. 1 with the Staveley Project and Andrew McPherson at the Gordon Best Theatre, in Hamilton on Oct. 2 at This Ain't Hollywood and at the Supermarket in Toronto on October 8.

For more information on Tulpä visit the Facebook Event Page, the I Remember Tulpa Facebook Group or myspace.com/tulpamusic.

Concert Review - Hey Ocean! at Telus Studio Theatre

Originally posted here.

Tonight (September 17), Hey Ocean! played at the Telus Studio Theatre at University of British Columbia's Chan Centre. The show was phenomenal as per usual. More polished than the 3-4 previous times I've seen them... as the set was being recorded by CBC Radio 2; The beautiful albeit somewhat formal setting of the theatre must've helped as well.

The mood was somewhat subdued compared to other shows of theirs. The amount of dancing was about 87.43% less (approximately) and the cat-calls as well. Except for of course, me, who should really be carted around from show to show to make loud noises when it is lacking.

David Beckingham, the guitarist, even mentioned that it was a huge change from playing bars on their tour, to a quiet (but really appreciative) audience in their hometown.

Ashleigh Ball was in top form tonight, lilting her playful voice high and low, spitting rhymes interspersed in their West Coast-inspired set harder, better, faster, stronger. (thought I'd use a more positive Kanye reference.) Her family was in the audience cheering her along, as well as at least one member of local band Said The Whale, whom can be expected to be at any given show in Vancouver.

Hey Ocean! played hits from both their debut Stop Looking Like Music and their sophomore album It's Easier To Be Somebody Else. Their set was also interspersed with new material for their upcoming album, which is still in the process of being written.

Particular favourites from the set for myself included Uh Oh, a new song which I've heard live a couple of times, which is a catchy tune that references hipsters and the infamous Adbusters article about them (or us?). 15 Words is great when Beckingham is sober enough to get the riff right, which was the case tonight. Bicycle is a stripped down little ditty about love and love lost. Beatboxer is always fun and infectious, and Jolene had fantastic harmonies. (Is this the same Jolene who also haunts Jeremy Fisher?)

Another point of note is the new drummer. They've got one, at least temporarily. The last time I spoke with bassist Dave Vertesi (also of local band Topless Gay Love Tekno Party) he had mentioned that this one has promise, and is currently their touring drummer. Unfortunately, I didn't catch his name, but he seemed quite in sync with the rest of the members. After showing off his chops in an extended drum solo, he also proved that he can match the rest of the formidable band in terms of musical skill. This is important, as the biggest draw to Hey Ocean!, besides Ashleigh Ball's captivating presence and singular voice, is the driving and diverse rhythms that compels shoulders to sway and feet to dance. Here's hoping the band will find that percussive match soon, if they have not already found it in this current drummer.

Hey Ocean! is coming to a city near you! Below are some upcoming tour dates, including a stint in the United States. (Playing with Joel Plaskett in Pop Montreal?! Nicely done! Stacked show.)

18 Sep 2009 21:00	The Gateway	Calgary, AB
19 Sep 2009 21:00	Louis’ Pub	Saskatoon, SK
20 Sep 2009 20:00	WCMA Awards	Brandon, MB
23 Sep 2009 20:00	Phog Lounge	Windsor, ON
24 Sep 2009 20:00	Call the Office (All Ages)	London, ON
25 Sep 2009 20:00	The Bombshelter Pub - U of W	Waterloo, ON
26 Sep 2009 20:00	Paddy Flaherty’s	Sarnia, ON
29 Sep 2009 20:00	Algonquin College	Ottawa, ON
30 Sep 2009 20:00	The Ale House w/ Joel Plaskett	Kingston, ON
1 Oct 2009 20:00	Club Soda w/ Joel Plaskett (Pop Montreal)	Montreal, QC
2 Oct 2009 20:00	Blacksheep Inn	Wakefield, QC
3 Oct 2009 21:00	Montreal House	Peterborough, ON
7 Oct 2009 20:00	M Room (Manhattan Room)	Philadelphia, PA
8 Oct 2009 20:00	Piano’s (10 PM)	New York, NY
14 Oct 2009 20:00	M Room	Philadelphia, PA
15 Oct 2009 22:00	Piano’s	New York, NY
17 Oct 2009 20:00	The Rivoli	Toronto, ON
21 Oct 2009 20:00	M Room	Philadelphia, PA
26 Oct 2009 20:00	Uptown Bar	Minneapolis, MN
7 Nov 2009 20:00	NACA West	Portland, OR

Le Cyc Art, Bike, Opera Touring Ontario and Quebec (Starting Tomorrow in Toronto)

Le Cyk will be playing at the Music Gallery tomorrow night. If you don't know what Le Cyk is Exclaim says it's "An interactive coupling of indie-rock and graphic art, Le Cyc, is an earnest, theatrical production, exploring social imbalances from a unique perspective"

In a longer version it's a coupling of 400 hand painted images by visual artist David Willekes which are meant to "artistically portray the emotive struggles of individuals who stand up against totalitarianism" and composer Eihab Boraie who constructed the score to Le Cyc on an ornate but out-of-tune piano. Both of these elements are brought together live (albeit with in-Tune instruments) in the shows, though there is apparently a limited edition DVD slated for the spring.

The show is running at the Music Gallery (197 John Street) in Toronto All Ages. Doors 8pm, Show 9pm Sharptomorrow night (Friday, Sept. 18) and

Kingston, ON The Artel 10/16/09 9:00pm
Montreal, QC Eastern Bloc 10/17/09 9:30pm
Ottawa, ON Club Saw 10/29/09 9:00pm
Brantford, ON Brantford Arts Block 11/07/09 8:00pm
Hamilton, ON James St. N Art Crawl 11/13/09 9:00pm

For more information on Le Cyc you can visit lecyc.ca

Le Cyc: Factory



Le Cyc: Propaganda



Le Cyc: Lets Dance



Le Cyc: News Core

Shotgun Jimmie Tour Dates

Canada's favorite Jimmie (Shotgun Jimmie) is heading out on tour. NxEW will have some reviews and interviews coming up but while you wait, make your plans. Still Jimmie is one of your favorite albums (though you might not have heard it yet (you can get it here.)

Mind Crumb - Shotgun Jimmie





Go to these shows (all of them):

Sept. 24 Windsor, ON The Phog Lounge
Sept. 25 London, ON EVAC
Sept. 26 Hamilton, ON This Aint Hollywood
Sept. 30 Toronto, ON Cameron House
Oct. 02 Sudbury, ON Townehouse
Oct. 02 Sudbury, ON Millard’s Garage (allages)
Oct. 03 Thunderbay, ON Black Pirate Pub
Oct. 04 Winnipeg, MB Hooliganz
Oct. 06 Medicine Hat, AB Ottoman Lounge
Oct. 07 Lethbridge, AB Henotic
Oct. 08 Canmore, AB The Canmore Hotel
Oct. 09 Calgary, AB The Palomino
Oct. 10 Edmonton, AB New City Likwid Lounge
Oct. 15 Victoria, BC Logan's Pub
Oct. 16 Nanaimo, BC The Cambie
Oct. 17 Vancouver, BC Pat's Pub
Oct. 20 Fernie, BC Bulldogs
Oct. 21 Calgary, AB The Ship
Oct. 22 Regina, SK O'Hanlon's
Oct. 23 Saskatoon, SK Amigos
Oct. 24 Winnipeg, MB Lo Pub
Oct. 30 Brantford, ON Ford Plant (all ages)
Oct. 31 Waterloo, ON Trepid House
Nov. 05 Peterborough, ON Montreal House
Nov. 06 Oshawa, ON Green Bottle
Nov. 07 Ottawa, ON Irene's
Nov. 08 Montreal, PQ The Green Room
Nov. 10 Sydney, NS Bunker's Magic Peanut Mansion
Nov. 13 St. John's, NL The Ship
Nov. 14 St. John's, NL CBTG's
Nov. 18 Sackville, NB Struts Gallery
Nov. 19 Moncton, NB Paramount Lounge
Nov. 20 Halifax, NS Gus’ Pub
Nov. 21 Fredericton, NB The Capital

Joel Plaskett iTunes Originals & Tour Dates

Update from Joel Plaskett Emergency email list.

September 15^th marks the launch of Joel Plaskett’s iTunes Originals!  You can get your very own intimate and unplugged iTunes Originals of songs like “Deny, Deny, Deny”, “Heartless, Heartless, Heartless” and more  - only available at the iTunes Store!



LINK: Joel Plaskett iTunes Originals

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

Fri, Sep. 18th Union Hall Performance, Bell House/Union Hall Brooklyn, New York 

Thu, Sep. 24th Deep Roots Festival, Acadia University, Convocation Hall Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Fri, Sep. 25th Deep Roots Festival, Acadia University, Convocation Hall Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Sat, Sep. 26th Deep Roots, Festival Theatre Wolfville, Nova Scotia 

Wed, Sep. 30th The Ale House Kingston, Ontario

Thu, Oct. 1st Pop Montreal, Club Soda Montreal, PQ

Thu, Oct. 15th Union Hall Performance, Bell House/Union Hall Brooklyn, New York 

Sat, Oct. 17th Joel Plaskett, Hamilton Place - The Studio Hamilton, Ontario 

Fri, Nov. 13th Union Hall Performance, Bell House/Union Hall Brooklyn, New York 

Thu, Dec. 3rd Marigold Centre Truro, Nova Scotia

Sat, Dec. 12th Joel Plaskett, The Pearl Theatre Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Free B-Sides from Soft Airplane from Chad Van Gaalen

Chad Van Gaalen is a busy man - On August 21 he released Black Mold, On September 20 he'll find out if his album Soft Airplane won the polaris prize and apparently he's already busy recording the follow up to that album. Today he's offering up a collection of songs that were recorded during the Soft Airplane recording but didn't end up on the album and he's also announced some tour dates.

The B-Sides collection is available free from softairplane.com and it includes 9 songs including "I Wish I Was a Dog" with Julie Doiron and Fred Squire. The full tracklisting goes:

Stuffed animal
Are you sleeping?
Microscopic world
Soak in visions
Pyramids float
Twisting magic up
Did you find peace?
I wish I was a dog (with Julie D. and Fred S.)
Corvette

See Chad Live:
Sept 19 – Toronto, ON @ The Church Of The Redeemer
Oct 08 –Regina, SK @ The Exchange
Oct 09 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre
Oct 10 – Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
Oct 14 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Oct 15 – Vancouver, BC @ The Rio
Oct 16 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
Oct. 18 – Edmonton, AB @ Myer Horowitz Theatre

Chad Vangaalen - Clinically Dead

Said the Whale Tour Dates

photo by Jon Taggart

It's already been a big year for Said the Whale and their new album Islands Dissapear doesn't even come out until October 13.

In addition to a bunch of touring they've been nominated for the XM Verge Award for Artist of the Year for the second year in a row and a headlining spot on Parliament Hill for Canada Day. You may have also heard that Paris Hilton weighed in on the band. He said "“If The Killers and Badly Drawn Boy were to have a love child, it'd be Said The Whale.  Remember when "alternative" music used to be a real trendy word?  Well, that really is the best way to describe this band...Said The Whale makes delightfully quirky music.  It's infectious!” Just so you know, Perez Hilton doesn't, as far as I know, know anything about music. All he meant to say was that he liked them. Said the Whale doesn't sound like the Killers or Badly Drawn Boy nor do they sound like what was billed as "alternative" in the 90s. Said the Whale sounds like this:









Go See Them:

Sept 24th – Victoria, BC – Element (Rifflandia Festival)
Oct 9th - Toronto, ON - Criminal Records **
Oct 10th - Toronto, ON - 102.1 The Edge **
Oct 11th - Peterborough, ON -  Montreal House *
Oct 12th - Hamilton, ON - Casbah *
Oct 14th - Kitchener, ON - Maxwell’s *
Oct 15th -  Ottawa, ON - Live Lounge *
Oct 16th - Fredericton, NB - Capital Bar *
Oct 17th - St George, NB - Paul’s Wharf *
Oct 18th - Charlottetown, PE - Baba's *   
Oct 20th – Hampton, NB - Vintage Bistro*
Oct 21st - Halifax, NB - Toothy Moose*
Oct 22nd - Fredericton, NB - The Capitol*
Oct 24th - St. John's, NL - The Ship*
* with Hannah Georgas
** free, all ages

Black Diamond Bay Tour Dates

Montreal's Black Diamond Bay, an offshoot of the Dears, is hitting the road - primarily in Western Canada. For more info on the band and their front man Patrick Krief check out Jade Sperry's interview from their last West Coast swing.




17 Sep 2009 20:00
The Canmore Hotel Canmore, Alberta
18 Sep 2009 21:00
Habitat Kelowna, British Columbia
19 Sep 2009 21:00
The Pit Pub University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
21 Sep 2009 21:00
Rockwater Bar & Grill Golden, British Columbia
23 Sep 2009 20:00
The Slice Lethbridge, Alberta
24 Sep 2009 21:00
The GAIT - SAIT Calgary, Alberta
25 Sep 2009 21:00
Flow Edmonton, Alberta
26 Sep 2009 21:00
Amigos Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
27 Sep 2009 21:00
LoPub Winnipeg, Manitoba
24 Oct 2009 21:00
Fontanas CMJ green room music source showcase W High Dials New York, New York
13 Nov 2009 21:00
Sala Rosa Montreal, Quebec
28 Nov 2009 21:00
Le Cercle Quebec City, Quebec

Cuff the Duke: New Video and Tour Dates

Found this video via CBC Radio 3 from the (recently released) Cuff the Duke album Way Down Here

Cuff the Duke - P r o m i s e s



Catch Cuff the Duke and Friends at

MON SEP 14 Chicago Schuba's
WED SEP 16 Minneapolis The Uptown
THU SEP 17 Winnipeg* Royal Albert
FRI SEP 18 Saskatoon* Amigo's
SAT SEP 19 Calgary* Broken City 8 PM and 10 PM
SUN SEP 20 Calgary* Broken City 8 PM
TUE SEP 22 Edmonton* Pawn Shop
THU SEP 24 Vancouver* Biltmore Cabaret
FRI SEP 25 Victoria RifflandiaFest
SAT SEP 26 Kelowna Habitat
TUE SEP 29 Thunder Bay C2
WED SEP 30 Sault Ste Marie LopLops
THU OCT 01 Sudbury** Townhouse
FRI OCT 02 Kingston** Grad Club
SAT OCT 03 London** Call the Office
THU OCT 15 Hamilton*** Casbah
or in person at The Casbah Lounge or Dr. Disc
FRI OCT 16 Toronto*** Horseshoe
or in person at Soundscapes and Rotate This
SAT OCT 17 Toronto*** Horseshoe
THU OCT 22 Peterborough Montreal House
FRI OCT 23 Ottawa Babylon
SAT OCT 24 Quebec City Le Cercle
TUE OCT 27 St. John's The Rock House
THU OCT 29 Charlottetown Baba's
FRI OCT 30 Halifax The Paragon
SAT OCT 31 Fredericton The Capital
Guests:
* Zeus
** The Stables
*** La Strada

Arctic Launches Tour in Vancouver Tonight

Vancouver band Arctic is fronted by Marcus Martin who is transplanted to Vancouver from the Northwest Territories they combine their strong musical message with activism on behalf of Canada's northern ecosystems. They are kicking off a half-cross-country tour that kicks off tonight at the Railway Club in Vancouver and will take them as far as Ottawa before they turn around.



Catch them at:

September 10th: The Railway Club, Vancouver, BC
September 12th: Doc Willoughby's, Kelowna, BC
September 15th: Ottoman Lounge, Medicine Hat, AB
September 16th: Singing Waitress Cafe, Lloydminster, AB
September 17th: Lydia's, Saskatoon, SK
September 19th: The Cavern, Winnipeg, MB
September 20th: The Apollo, Thunder Bay, ON
September 23rd: Maxwell's Music House, Waterloo, ON
September 24th: Black Shire Pub, London, ON
September 25th: Albion Hotel, Guelph, ON
September 26th: Phog Lounge, Windsor, ON
September 27th: Living Room, Kingston, ON
September 30th: Supermarket, Toronto, ON
October 5th: Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa, ON
October 7th: The Apollo, Thunder Bay, ON
October 8th: Standard Tavern, Winnipeg, MB
October 9th: O'Hanlon's, Regina, SK

Sept. and Oct. at the Phog (in Windsor and Online)

Via the Phog Blog these are the shows coming up in September and October at the place voted by CBC Radio 3 listeners as the Best Live Venue in Canada - if you're not in Windsor (most of us aren't) you can still catch a bunch of these shows on the Phog's Ustream Channel.

11 - Vaudevillianaires w/ Lodown & The Speaking Tongues (Toronto)
12 - David Simard (Montreal) w/ Kevin Echlin (St. Catherines) & Travis Reitsma Trio
14 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
16 - Hot Panda (Vancouver) w/ Little Girls (Toronto) & TBA
17 - Derek Cerovski Art Show Opening
18 - Young Rival (Hamilton) w/ TBA
20 - The Yageletters (Guelph) w/ Ace Kincaid (Kitchener)
21 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
22 - HRG Philosopher's Cafe
23 - Hey Ocean! (Vancouver) w/ Secret Broadcast (Calgary) & The Fast Romantics (Calgary)
24 - Shotgun Jimmie (Sackville) w/ B.A. Johnston (Hamilton) & Cousins (Halifax)
25 - Jay Clark & The Jones (Toronto) w/ Andrew Vincent (Ottawa) & The Ketch Harbour Wolves (Toronto)
26 - Arctic (Vancouver) w/ Paisley Jura (Toronto) & A Welcome Breeze
27 - SAC Songwriters Group
28 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
30 - Jean Paul de Roover (Thunder Bay) w/ Pawnshop Diamond (Vancouver) & TBA

October
1, 2, 3, 4 - FAM FEST!!!
5 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
6 - Doug Hoyer (Edmonton) w/ Michael Rault (Edmonton) & TBA
8 - The Whitsundays (Edmonton) w/ We Were Lovers (Saskatoon) & The Balconies (Ottawa)
9 - Dan Mangan (Vancouver) w/ Field Assembly & Corbin Murdoch & The Nautical Miles (Vancouver)
11 - Luke Nares (Guelph) w/ Dave Lotimer (Guelph) & Daniel Roth (Toronto)
12 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
13 - Said The Whale (Vancouver) w/ Hannah Georgas (Vancouver)
16 - Language Arts (Vancouver) w/ A Welcome Breeze
17 - Elephant Stone (Montreal) w/ TBA
18 - Rodney Decroo (Vancouver) w/ Dave Lang (Swift Current, Saskatchewan) & Dave Newberry (Vancouver)
19 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
23 - Fjord Rowboat (Toronto) w/ TBA
24 - Library Voices (Regina) w/ TBA
25 - SAC Songwriters Group
26 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
27 - Rah Rah (Regina) w/ The Wheat Pool (Edmonton) & TBA
29 - The Last Trio (Penner Brothers?)
30 - The DoneFors (Toronto) w/ Pat Robitaille
31 - Halloween with Lonesome Lefty & The Cryin' Shames

Metric Expand Canadian Tour Dates

When Metric announced their fall tour in July, a number of the shows sold out almost instantly and such a large number of people were upset about not getting a stop on the tour that Metric has revamped the schudle adding a second night at Massey Hall in Toronto and at Metropolis in Montreal as well as dates in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna and Vancouver. More info is available at ilovemetric.com. Revamped Canadian tour dates are below.

Metric - Sick Muse



15 October Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
16 October Montreal, QC Metropolis
17 October Montreal, QC Metropolis
19 October Ottawa, ON Civic Centre / The Salons
20 October Toronto, ON Massey Hall
21 October Toronto, ON Massey Hall
23 October London, ON Centennial Hall
24 October Hamilton, ON Wentworth Room
28 October Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
29 October Saskatoon, SK The Odeon
30 October Calgary, AB Big 4
31 October Edmonton, AB Northern Jubilee
02 November Kelowna, BC Kelowna Theatre
03 November Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre

Julie Fader Tour Dates (album out today)

Julie Faders gorgeous album Outside In is out today on Hand Drawn Dracula. I've already told you why you should be paying close attention to this album. I've also told you that Julie is touring with In-Flight Safety and Library Voices (and about this awesome contest but just to make sure that you get a chance to go see her, here are Julie's upcoming tour dates (with and without In-Flight Safety and Library Voices):

Julie Fader - Goodbye Before Hello


Julie Fader - Maps


Tour Dates

09.04.09 - Grafton ON Shelter Valley Festival // playing in Great Lake Swimmers
09.10.09 - Toronto ON Dakota Tavern - early show // CD release party
09.17.09 - Toronto ON The Drake - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase // Toronto Int. Film Festival
09.19.09 - Toronto ON Church of the Redeemer // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
09.21.09 - Toronto ON Polaris Award Gala // playing in Great Lake Swimmers & Chad VanGaalen band
09.27.09 - Vancouver BC Media Club w/ In-Flight Safety
09.28.09 - Kelowna BC Habitat w/ In-Flight Safety
09.30.09 - Canmore BC Communitea w/ In-Flight Safety
10.01.09 - Montreal PQ O Patro Vys - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase // Pop Montreal
10.02.09 - Edmonton AB Flow w/ In-Flight Safety
10.04.09 - Lethbridge AB Henotic w/ In-Flight Safety
10.08.09 - Regina SK The Exchange // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.09.09 - Winnipeg MB Park Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.10.09 - Saskatoon SK Broadway Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.14.09 - Victoria BC Alix Goolden Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.15.09 - Vancouver BC The Rio Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.16.09 - Kelowna BC The Habitat // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.18.09 - Edmonton AB Myer Horowitz Theatre // playing in Chad VanGaalen band
10.20.09 - Petit Campus Montreal PQ w/ In-Flight Safety
10.21.09 - Kingston ON Mansion w/ In-Flight Safety
10.22.09 - Halifax NS Seahorse - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase // Halifax Pop Explosion \
10.27.09 - Hamilton ON Casbah w/ In-Flight Safety
10.28.09 - Guelph ON E Bar w/ In-Flight Safety
10.29.09 - Toronto ON El Mocambo w/ In-Flight Safety
10.30.09 - Ottawa ON Live Lounge w/ In-Flight Safety

Rah Rah Cross Canada Tour

What can I say about Rah Rah that hasn't already been said?

“Very accomplished despite their youth, Rah Rah plays immense, poetic rock tunes…” -Montreal Gazette

“There’s no doubt that Rah Rah are Canadian. Their beyond catchy but blunt rock songs were dressed with keyboards and violins, and in a very Weakerthans-esque manner they brought their awkward sing-along inducing live performance to a crowded audience at the Boat that couldn’t help but clap along! It leads me to believe in the near future we’ll be hearing a lot more from these prairie dwellers.” - Exclaim

“There's just something compelling about this band, whether it's Burns's earnest delivery (shades of a baritone Neil Young), the catchy tunes underpinned by rock solid musicianship, or the fact that one of their songs calls for a sound effect created by chewing candy into the microphone.” - ChartAttack

“I honestly don't know what to say about it beyond that it's really, really good, and it absolutely deserves to be heard by a wider audience.” - i(heart)music

"Going Steady’s a realistic, vivid lament on the frustrations of young love" - NOW

Only two things come to mind. 1) If you haven't checked out Rah Rah yet you are ripping yourself off for no good reason and 2) They do what is easly one of my top ten songs of the decade so far.



Go see them here:

Sept 17th – Vancouver, BC – Wise Hall
Sept 18th – Kelowna, BC – The Habitat
Sept 20th – Calgary, AB – Broken City
Sept 23rd – Regina, SK – The Club
Sept 24th – Winnipeg, MB – Lo Pub
Sept 25th – Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirate’s Pub
Sept 26th – Sudbury, ON – Adenac Ski Lunge
Sept 28th – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo
Oct 2nd – Montreal, QC – Bar St. Laurent II
Oct 3rd – Montreal, QC – 3 Minots
Oct 10th – Fredricton, NB – The Capital
Oct 11th – Halifax, NS – Gus’
Oct 16th – St. John’s, Nl – The Rockhouse
Oct 17th – St. John’s, NL – The Ship
Oct 22nd – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo
Oct 23rd – Hamilton, ON – This Ain’t Hollywood
Oct 26th – London, ON – Black Shire Pub
Oct 27th – Windsor, ON – Phog Lounge

Hidden Cameras Add Tour Dates (Gentleman Reg Opening)

The Hidden Cameras have added a bunch of dates to their fall tour schedule - most of these are in the Western US and Western Canada. They also announced today that Gentleman Reg (no stranger to the Hidden Cameras) will be opening for them (and no doubt joining them for some songs as well.) If you haven't seen the Hidden Cameras live - go do it. As good as their albums are they don't do justice to the live show, and if you have seen them before go see them again. They'll be all like:

10/21/09 Peterborough ON The Montreal House
10/22/09 London ON Call the Office
10/23/09 Guelph ON Dublin Street United Church
10/29/09 Ottawa ON Zaphod Beeblebrox
10/30/09 Kingston ON The Grad Club
10/31/09 Montreal QC Il Motore
11/01/09 Cambridge MA Brattle Theater
11/02/09 Northampton MA Iron Horse Music Hall
11/04/09 NYC, NY. Poisson Rouge
11/05/09 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
11/06/09 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
11/07/09 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel
11/08/09 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
11/10/09 Atlanta GA The Earl
11/12/09 New Orleans, LA Parish
11/13/09 Denton, TX. Hailey’s
11/14/09 Austin, TX. Emos
11/17/09 San Diego CA Casbah
11/18/09 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
11/20/09 San Francisco CA Bottom of The Hill
11/22/09 Portland OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/23/09 Seattle, WA Triple Door
11/24/09 Victoria, BC Alix Golden Hall
11/25/09 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
11/27/09 Edmonton, AB Avenue Theatre
11/28/09 Calgary, AB Broken City
11/29/09 Saskatoon, SK Amigo’s
11/30/09 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert
12/02/09 Minneapolis MN 7th St. Entry
12/03/09 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle

the Most Serene Republic add Ontario & Quebec Dates

The Most Serene Republic (Myspace) have tacked nine new Ontario and Quebec dates onto their tour (which kicks off a week from now in Pontiac, Michigan). All of the dates will be with the Meligrove Band.

The Most Serene Republic - Heavens to Purgatory



New (added) dates are in bold

Wednesday September 9th, 2009 Pontiac, MI Pike Room @ The Crofoot

Thursday September 10th, 2009 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

Friday September 11th, 2009 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

Saturday September 12th, 2009 Omaha, NB Slowdown

Sunday September 13th, 2009 Lawrence, KS Jackpot Saloon

Tuesday September 15th, 2009 Denver, CO Hi-Dive

Wednesday September 16th, 2009 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

Thursday September 17th, 2009 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar

Friday September 18th, 2009 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room

Saturday September 19th, 2009 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland

Sunday September 20th, 2009 San Diego, CA Bar Pink

Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill

Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge

Thursday September 24th, 2009 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe

Friday September 25th, 2009 Victoria, BC Rifflandia Festival

Saturday September 26th, 2009 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

Monday September 28th, 2009 Spokane, WA Big Dipper

Tuesday September 29th, 2009 Kelowna, BC Habitat

Wednesday September 30th, 2009 Calgary, AB Palomino

Thursday October 1st, 2009 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room

Friday October 2nd, 2009 Saskatoon, SK Louis' Pub

Saturday October 3rd, 2009 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret

Monday October 5th, 2009 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon

Tuesday October 6th, 2009 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom

Wednesday October 7th, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's

Thursday October 8th, 2009 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge

Friday October 9th, 2009 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw

Saturday October 10th, 2009 Allston, MA Great Scott

Thursday October 15th, 2009 Toronto, ON The Mod Club

Wednesday November 4th, 2009 London, ON Call The Office

Thursday November 5th, 2009 Waterloo, ON Starlight Room

Friday November 6th, 2009 Guelph, ON Albion Hotel

Saturday November 7th, 2009 St. Catherines, ON Level 3

Sunday November 8th, 2009 Hamilton, ON The Casbah

Wednesday November 11th, 2009 Peterborough, ON Montreal House

Thursday November 12th, 2009 Kingston, ON Bar None

Friday November 13th, 2009 Montreal, QC Il Motore

Saturday November 14th, 2009 Ottawa, ON Zaphod Beeblebrox

Win This: Library Voices, In Flight Safety, Julie Fader and Exclaim have a contest

It's a prize pack so good that it's not even one of NxEW's contests and I'm going to plug it anyway. Up for grabs in a contest presented by Exlaim!, Library Voices, In-Flight Safety and Julie Fader. The winner gets, for starters, a Gibson Les Paul Studio electric guitar plus copies of new CDs by all three bands and "a one-of-a-kind collaborative painting by the bands" and to top it all off you'll get postcards from the bands while they are out on tour.

To enter go check this page http://www.exclaim.ca/contests/ContestEntry.aspx?fid2=516!

In Flight Safety, Library Voices and Julie Fader all have some tour dates up, some overlap, some don't ... but as close as I can figure it it looks like this:

Library Voices:

*w/ In Flight Safety
# w/ Julie Fader
Aug 21 – Steep Rock, MB. - Chris & Rae’s wedding
Sept 4 – Regina, SK – The Exchange w/ VIC & Lazy MKs
Sept 11 – Regina, SK – U of R Welcome Week (acoustic)
Sept 12 – Saskatoon, SK – Louie’s w/ Volcanoless In Canada
Sept 17 – Brandon, MB – Western Canadian Music Awards
Sept 18 – Brandon, MB – Western Canadian Music Awards
Sept 19- – Brandon, MB – Western Canadian Music Awards
Sept 20 – Brandon, MB – Western Canadian Music Awards
Sept 25 – Victoria, BC – @ Sugar ( Rifflandia Fest ) w/ Zeus & Cuff The Duke
Sept 26 – Roberts Creek, BC – The Legion w/ Matt Goud
Sept 27 – Vancouver, BC – The Media Club *#
Sept 28 – Kelowna, BC – Habitat *#
Sept 30 – Canmore, BC – Communitea Cafe *#
Oct 2 – Edmonton, AB – Flow Lounge & Grill *#
Oct 3 – Calgary, AB – Legion #1 w/ Two Hours Traffic & Spiral Beach *#
Oct 4 – Lethbridge, AB – Henotic *
Oct 6 – Regina, SK – The Exchange *
Oct 7 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigos *
Oct 9 – Winnipeg, MB – Lo Pub *
Oct 10 – Thunder Bay, ON – Jacks *
Oct 11 – Sault Ste Marie, ON – LopLops *
Oct 14 – Charlottetown, PEI – Hunters Ale House * w/ Milks & Rectangles
Oct 15 – Fredericton, NB – Capital Bar * w/ Milks & Rectangles
Oct 16 – Moncton, NB – Paramount Lounge * w/ Milks & Rectangles
Oct 17 – Halifax, NS – The Seahorse Tavern * w/ Milks & Rectangles
Oct 20 – Montreal, QUE – Le Petit Campus *#
Oct 21 – Kingston, ON - The Living Room *#
Oct 22 – TBA
Oct 23 - TBA
Oct 24 – TBA
Oct 25 – Windsor, ON - Phog Lounge
Oct 26 – TBA
Oct 27 - Hamilton, ON – The Casbah - *#
Oct 28 – Guelph, ON – The E Bar *#
Oct 29 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo *#
Oct 30 – Ottawa, ON – The Live Lounge *#

In Flight Safety:

all dates w/ Library Voices
* w/ Julie Fader
+ w/ Milks & Rectangles

September 25 Victoria, BC Element
September 27 Vancouver, BC Media Club*
September 28 Kelowna, BC Habitat*
September 30 Canmore, AB Communitea*
October 02 Edmonton, AB Flow*
October 03 Calgary, AB The Legion
October 04 Lethbridge, AB Henotic
October 06 Regina, SK Exchange
October 07 Saskatoon, SK Amigo's
October 09 Winnipeg, MB The Lo Pub
October 10 Thunder Bay, ON Jack's
October 11 Sault Ste Marie, ON Loplops
October 14 Charlottetown, PE Hunter's+
October 15 Fredericton, NB The Capitol+
October 16 Moncton, NB Paramount+
October 17 Halifax, NS The Seahorse+
October 20 Montreal, PQ Le Petit Campus*
October 21 Kingston, ON Mansion*
October 27 Hamilton, ON The Casbah*
October 28 Guelph, ON E-Bar*
October 29 Toronto, ON El Mocambo*
October 30 Ottawa, ON The Live Lounge*

Julie Fader:

4 Sep 2009 20:00
Shelter Valley Festival - (playing in Great Lake Swimmers) GRAFTON
9 Sep 2009 20:00
DAKOTA TAVERN - JULIE FADER - Early Show!!! TORONTO
17 Sep 2009 21:00
The Drake - JULIE FADER - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase TORONTO
19 Sep 2009 20:00
Church of the Redeemer (playing in Chad VanGaalen band) TORONTO
21 Sep 2009 20:00
POLARIS AWARDS! TORONTO
27 Sep 2009 20:00
Media Club - SOLO - tour w/Library Voices & In-Flight Safety VANCOUVER
28 Sep 2009 20:00
Habitat -SOLO - tour w/ Library Voices & In-Flight Safety KELOWNA
30 Sep 2009 20:00
Communitea Cafe -SOLO - tour w/Library Voices & In-Flight Safety CANMORE
1 Oct 2009 20:00
O Patro Vys - JULIE FADER - POP MONTREAL - Hand Drawn Dracula showcase MONTREAL
2 Oct 2009 20:00
Flow - SOLO - tour w/ Library Voices & In-Flight Safety EDMONTON
8 Oct 2009 20:00
The Exchange (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) REGINA
9 Oct 2009 20:00
Park Theatre (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) WINNIPEG
10 Oct 2009 20:00
Broadway Theatre (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) SASKATOON
14 Oct 2009 20:00
Alix Goolden Theatre (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) VICTORIA
15 Oct 2009 20:00
The Rio Theatre (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) VANCOUVER
16 Oct 2009 20:00
The Habitat (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) KELOWNA
18 Oct 2009 20:00
Myer Horowitz Theatre (playing in the Chad VanGaalen band) EDMONTON
20 Oct 2009 20:00
Petit Campus - SOLO - tour w/ Library Voices & In-Flight Safety MONTREAL
21 Oct 2009 20:00
Living room - SOLO - tour w/ Library Voices & In-Flight Safety KINGSTON
22 Oct 2009 20:00
Seahorse Tavern - JULIE FADER - Halifax POP EXPLOSION HALIFAX
27 Oct 2009 20:00
Casbah - tour w/Library Voices & In-Flight Safety HAMILTON
28 Oct 2009 20:00
E Bar - tour w/Library Voices & In-Flight Safety GUELPH
29 Oct 2009 20:00
El Mocambo -w/Library Voices & In-Flight Safety TORONTO
30 Oct 2009 20:00
Live Lounge w/ Library Voices & In-Flight Safety OTTAWA

Laura Smith: Tour Dates

photo by Judy Chee

There are alot of nice press quotes and things I could throw in about how awesome Laura is, but I found this nice little intro/interview etc., at ronatron.net which should tell you all you need to know.



If you need to know more try checking her Myspace. Otherwise catch her at:

September 1st 8pm-10pm Melodies in Mind on CJSF 90.1FM, Vancouver, British Columbia

September 6th 8pm The Railway Club w/ City of Glass and Isobel Trigger, Vancouver, British Columbia

September 8th 11:30am UVIC BBQ - w/ City of Glass, Victoria, British Columbia

September 8th 3:00pm CFUV 101.9 FM live acoustic performance/interview, Victoria, British Columbia

September 8th 9:00pm Logan’s w/ City of Glass and We are the City Victoria, British Columbia

September 10th 8:00pm The Habitat w/ Immaculate Machine, Kelowna, British Columbia

September 11th at the Ironwood in Calgary

September 12th 4pm-6pm The Empress w/ Colleen Brown (early show!), Edmonton, Alberta

September 14th 8:00pm The Exchange w/ Eldorado, Shiloh Lindsay and Joseph Blood, Regina, Saskatchewan

September 15th 8:00pm The Park Theater w/ Living in Red, Patrick Keenan and guests, Winnipeg, Manitoba

September 18th 10pm Houstons Western Canada Music Awards Brandon, Manitoba

September 26th 8:00pm Rifflandia Festival Metro Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia

The Wheat Pool: September Tour Supporting Oct. Album

The Wheat Pool's latest effort “Hauntario” will hit the world on October 6 but the tour in support of the album launches on September 1 starts tomorrow at the Exchange in Regina and, at least on this run, sticks to the west and the prairies (a fall tour is planned for the rest of us).

For those of you who can't wait, or can wait but really don't want to: This Is It (from "Hurontario".)

This is It (mp3)

The Wheat Pool Tour Dates

31 Aug - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
1 Sept - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s
3 Sept - Edmonton, AB @ The Empress Ale House
4 Sept - Grande Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred’s
8 Sept - Vancouver, BC @ The Railway Club
9 Sept. - Victoria, BC @ Logans Pub
11 Sept. - Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat
12 Sept. - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino
14 Sept. - Winnipeg, MB @ Hi Lo Pub

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees - Tour Dates and Remix Video

Rubekah Higgs alter ego Ruby Jean, along with her friends the Thoughtful Bees will be taking the show on the road one more time before winter sets in. It will be a quick two week swing that will take the band from Peterborough, Ontario to Victoria, BC. The dates are posted below but if you'd like to keep up with the tour and any changes or extra dates that may be added check out the Facdebook Event Page for the tour.

I also came across this when searching for nice media to include in the post. It is, accordint to the description:

"A remix of "You Don't Miss Me" by Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees.
Video source is a 1928 short film by James Sibley Watson entitled "Fall of the House of Usher," based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Produced and cut by Colin Bryson Crowell on July 15, 2008."

It's very nice!

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees - Don't Miss Me (remix)

Hidden Cameras Tour Dates

The Hidden Cameras are about to kick off a fall tour in support of the new album Origin: Orphan (due Sept. 22). There are sadly no Toronto dates on the list, but given that the Cameras are largely from here we can hope that Toronto is in the plans but wasn't included as part of a tour. If you'd like to keep up with all the details Join the Mild Mannered Army here.

10/21/09 – Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House
10/22/09 – London, ON @ Call The Office
10/23/09 – Guelph, ON @ Dublin Street United Church
10/29/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
10/30/09 – Kingston, ON @ Grad Club
10/31/09 – Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
11/01/09 – Cambridge, MA @ Brattle Theater
11/02/09 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
11/04/09 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
11/05/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
11/06/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
11/07/09 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
11/08/09 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/10/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
11/12/09 – New Orleans, LA @ The Parish
11/13/09 – Denton, TX @ Hailey’s
11/14/09 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/17/09 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/18/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
11/19/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11/21/09 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11/22/09 – Olympia, WA @ Northern
11/23/09 – Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
11/24/09 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Golden Hall
11/25/09 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
11/27/09 – Edmonton, AB @ Avenue Theatre
11/28/09 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City
11/29/09 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s
11/30/09 – Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert Hall
12/02/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
12/03/09 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

In the NA



He Falls to Me



Awoo



Smells Like Happiness (Hillside 2005)



I Believe in the Good of Life



Death of a Tune



Breathe on it (Live at Barrymore's 2008)



Boys of Melody (playing along the Canal Saint Martin after a show in Paris 2006)

Elliott BROOD tour dates

Elliott BROOD is kicking off a North American tour that will see them criss cross the continent - from Nashville, TN to San Francisco, California and Victoria, BC to St. John's Newfoundland including, of course, a stop at the Polaris Music Prize Gala:

September 18, 2009 - The Basement (Americana Music Conference), Nashville, TN
September 21, 2009 - Polaris Awards Gala Evening, Toronto, ON
September 26, 2009 - The Townehouse, Sudbury, ON
September 27, 2009 - Lop Lops, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
September 29, 2009 - C2 Concert Hall, Thunder Bay, ON
September 30, 2009 - West End Cultural Center, Winnipeg, MB
October 1, 2009 - The Exchange, Regina, SK
October 2, 2009 - Amigo's, Saskatoon, SK
October 3, 2009 - Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB
October 4, 2009 - Dicken's Pub, Calgary, AB
October 5, 2009 - Henotic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
October 6, 2009 - The Spirit Bar, Nelson, BC
October 7, 2009 - The Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
October 8, 2009 - Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC
October 9, 2009 - The Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
October 10, 2009 - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
October 12, 2009 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
October 13, 2009 - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
October 14, 2009 - The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
October 16, 2009 - Emo's, Austin, TX
October 17, 2009 - Hailey's, Denton, TX
October 18, 2009 - Maxine's, Hot Springs, AK
October 20, 2009 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL
October 21, 2009 - Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
October 23,24,25, 2009 - TBA for CMJ Music Festival, New York, NY
October 30, 2009 - The Opera House, Toronto, ON
November 5, 2009 - Maverick's, Ottawa, ON
November 6, 2009 - Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ
November 7, 2009 - Le Cercle, Quebec, PQ
November 10, 2009 - The Capitol, Fredericton, NB
November 12, 2009 - Baba's, Charlottetown, PEI
November 13, 2009 - Paragone, Halifax, NS
November 14, 2009 - Rock Bar, St. John's, NL
November 17, 2009 - Akord, St. John, NB

ELLIOTT BROOD - Without again (FD Session)
by faitsdiversshow

Hot Panda Tour Dates

Mint Records has announced that Edmonton's Hot Panda is hitting the road just one more time before the snow comes and drives them into the studio to work on a new album. Because Hot Panda doesn't have a video yet or anything, and because I like to post stuff like that along with tour dates I give you.

The Hot Panda Episode of Let's Get Baked where they make Wookie Balls!


mmm....wookie balls

Go See them:
Sep 3 @ Amigos - Saskatoon, SK
Sep 4 @ O'Hanlons - Regina, SK
Sep 5 @ Lo Pub - Winnipeg, MB
Sep 6 @ The Apollo - Thunder Bay, ON
Sep 7 @ Townehouse - Sudbury, ON
Sep 8 @ The Horseshoe - Toronto, ON
Sep 10 @ The Casbah - Hamilton, ON
Sep 11 @ The Albion - Guelph, ON
Sep 12 @ Ford Plant - Brantford, ON (all ages)
Sept 13 @ Seventy Three - St Catharines
Sep 14 @ Call The Office - London, ON
Sep 15 @ Gristmill - Waterloo, ON (all ages) an>
Sep 16 @ Phog Lounge - Windsor, ON
Sep 17 @ Montreal House - Peterborough, ON
Sept 19 @ Le Cercle - Quebec City QC
Sep 23 @ Struts Gallery - Sackville, NB
Sep 24 @ Hunter's Ale House - Charlottetown, PEI
Sep 26 @ Gus's Pub - Halifax, NS
Oct 1 @ Petit Campus - Montreal QC (Popmontreal)
Oct 4 @ Black Sheep Inn - Wakefield, QC