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Snailhouse is an ongoing collection of songs by Mike Feuerstack. Obscuring the distinction between a singer-songwriter and a rock band, snailhouse is always a labour of love. Over the course of three albums, an EP and a host of 7″s and compilations, Snailhouse has garnered a very loyal following in the underground music world.
Snailhouse has attracted collaborators as diverse and renowned as Julie Doiron, Dave Draves, Aaron Booth, members of Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre, Maritime and most recently, The Acorn. Feuerstack is also a founding member of the Wooden Stars, who besides offering four of their own acclaimed full length CDs since the mid-nineties, were awarded a Juno for best alternative album for their collaboration with Julie Doiron (curiously titled Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars).
Fans of Snailhouse come to expect many things - unique song-craft, stunning musicianship, and a lyrical prowess that is deceptive in its simplicity. From the bare acoustic recordings of (1994’s) Fine to the grandoise pop experiments of The Opposite is Also True to the subtle, skewed soul of The Silence Show, Snailhouse takes genres both new and old and weaves them into something that can never be listened to the same way twice.
Upcoming shows:
19 Jul 2008 20:00 Dawson City Music Festival Dawson, Yukon
30 Jul 2008 20:00 Shadow Lawn w/ Olympic Symphonium Rothsay, New Brunswick
31 Jul 2008 20:00 Capital w/ Rolf Klausener Fredericton, New Brunswick
3 Aug 2008 20:00 Sappy Records Music Festival Sackville, New Brunswick
Here are a few photos of Snailhouse from Dawson City:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/92512489/
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Awesome! Thanks so much, Drew!
Mind if I use them on the site? I will credit you, of course!
You can email me at bambi (at) transcanadaradio.com, as always.