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Land of Talk is a female-fronted guitar rock juggernaut . They have been described as a destructive Stevie Nicks/Blonde Redhead mutant, Will Oldham meets Sonic Youth, and as a PJ Harvey-meets-Crazy Horse type creature.
Land of Talk makes their music in a van down by the river new record coming soon!
Meaghan Blanchard is a 19 year old singer/songwriter from Hunter River PEI. Her passion is music. She will enter her third year at the University of Prince Edward Island this fall and has been performing since she was very young in front of school, church and community benefit concert audiences, graduating to all ages shows and coffee houses in high school and now to concert venues, bars, and restaurants. She is set to release her very first album “Changing Things”. The official CD launch will take place at the Guild on September 12th. The album was recorded in Charlottetown at Big Grey Sound Studios. It was produced by John Connolly and engineered by Jon Matthews. Mastering was handled by Paul Milner.
The Olympic Symphonium is a unique collaboration between three accomplished Maritime musicians. With the hopes of forming a quiet escape from their accustomed high-energy rock/pop projects, the idea of this group was to focus more on the subtle, gentler side of music. The group released their stunning debut, Chapter 1, in early 2007. The album has been distributed, reviewed and sold all over the world and is now out of print. Over the past year, the band recorded their follow-up in a clothing store, a house, a shed and a field. The result is More In Sorrow Than In Anger, a collection of 10 intimate and interesting songs that require multiple listens. Their eclectic mix of guest musicians featuring Catherine MacLellan, Dale Murray (Cuff The Duke), Jenn Grant, Joel Leblanc (Hot Toddy) and Rose Cousins help highlight the group’s unique and personal sound. The three members, Nick Cobham, Kyle Cunjak and Graeme Walker, all share singing and songwriting duties while rotating around various instruments. The album opens with a piano/classical guitar duet and moves through beautiful, melodic pop to soft, slow yearnings and dramatic sting-laden stories of personal contemplation. Lately the Olympic Symphonic have secured funding from the province of New Brunswick and FACTOR, earned consistent airplay on national CBC and campus radio and were lucky enough to have shared the stage with artists such as Hayden, Jason Collett, Al Tuck, Bruce Guthro, Joel Plaskett and Snailhouse.
Josh Reichmann played/ wrote songs for and co-conducted the vibes for Tangiers -the best rock group from a few years ago. Then the band broke up. Many feelings and some time later Josh recorded a record under the name Jewish Legend. More time and more feelings elapsed, things grew, stuff happened and THE ORACLE band was formed. The band supports Josh’s song writing and is the soul and template for his musical stylings and expression which are amazing/varied/, both earthly and out of this world.
9 Oct 2008 22:00 Wrong Bar Toronto
Update! Gypsophilia’s playing a show at Lane’s in Liverpool, Nova Scotia on October 11th – be there or be… somewhere else! But if you’re not there, be sure to check out one of their other upcoming shows from the list here!
Update – Chad VanGaalen’s next show will be at Richards on Richards in Vancouver on October 9th!
Be sure to check it out! And if you can’t make it to this show, be sure the check out his latest concert listings right here.
Walker brings a surreality to his sets that take listeners on a journey. Jazz remains the binding influence behind the music he plays, giving him the flexibility to incorporate and investigate different sounds in his sets. Walker’s ability to get a dance floor moving is in no doubt attributed to the fact that as a break dancer in the early part of his career he knows what makes people move.
From Bebel Gilberto, Da lata, Zuco 103, Gil Scot Heron, Fred Everything, Gilles Peterson, Joe Claussell, King Brit, to Mari Rossi, Miguel Graca, Moreno Veloso, Nitin Sawhney, Norman Jay, Patrick Forge, Phil Asher, Rainer Truby, Dj Tahira, Talvin Singh, UFO, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Mark de Clive Lowe and Bembe Segue, Alice Russel with TM Juke to name only a few.
Expect a mix of dance floor jazz, Broken Beats, Latin, Brazilian, afro, funk and soul!
Date: Thursday, October 9, 16, 23 2008
Time: Doors at 09:00PM, Show at 10:00PM until 03:00AM
Cover: $5 (no cover before 11pm!)
Tickets: At the Door
If you rearrange the letters of Leif Vollebekk’s name you get the word Lieblekklove, the secret language he sings in. With the soulful and skewed folk styles of Vollebekk, it doesn’t really matter if you decipher the words as long as you’re ready to be carried away on a buttery cloud.
Check him out at the Mercury Lounge right here in Ottawa on October 23rd!
17 Oct 2008 21:00 Maxwell’s Music House Waterloo
23 Oct 2008 20:30 Mercury Lounge Ottawa
14 Nov 2008 22:00 Grumpy’s w/ Steve Brockley & the Scramblies Montreal
Abnominal’s back with some updated concert listings and you’re damn right I’ve posted this video again. I can’t get it out of my head! Go on, watch it. And when you love it, go check out one of these upcoming shows!
10 Oct 2008 22:00 Hip-Hop Karaoke @ Revival Toronto
11 Oct 2008 20:00 Mod Club Toronto
11 Oct 2008 22:00 DoRight Saturday @ Supermarket Toronto
17 Oct 2008 20:00 “Serious as Cancer” Supermarket Toronto
25 Oct 2008 15:30 Pop!Tech Conference Camden, Maine
2 Nov 2008 13:00 Bunch Family Dance Party @ Lula Lounge Toronto
DJ Sneak is making good time these days with dozens of concert dates set up!
Be sure to check him out at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino at Verna, New York.