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Revival Dear @ The Rainbow (Ottawa), Oct 9

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on August 20, 2008

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Revival Dear

There was a time when music was a craft performed by artisans who rode the rails and played from the heart. A time when music was central to communities, bringing people together and inspiring change. If you have ever longed to go back to such a time, then Revival Dear will ride straight into your heart.

Revival Dear has found a way to pay homage to the past and herald in the future at the same time. Imagine a marriage between classic rock legends The Band and Fleetwood Mac, and you’ll have a pretty good idea of their sound. Yet Revival Dear’s music is fresh, totally alive, and very relevant in today’s music scene.

Upcoming concert listings

The Burning Hell @ Rancho Relaxo (Toronto) Aug. 15th

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Bambi Blue

on July 31, 2008

in Live Music

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Taking its name from a religious tract, The Burning Hell has been slithering around in the muck in one form or another since the dawn of the millennium. Fronted by the moderately agoraphobic songwriter and occasional history teacher Mathias Kom on electric ukulele, The Burning Hell currently features between one and twelve people, depending on the night.

The variable lineup promises a very different show every time: sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes rock, sometimes roll. Always folk, never anti. Quirky? Maybe. Cute? Never.

The latest Burning Hell album, ‘Happy Birthday’, celebrates the beauty of age, the joys of decay, the possibility of dating after death, and the inevitable repetition of mistakes. Combining happy little melodies and depressing Old World fatalism, the music of The Burning Hell is sure to make you smile and want to give up.

(and if you want a good laugh, check out these boys doing an impromptu cover of Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya’)

The Burning Hell’s extensive upcoming concert listing

Dragon Fli Empire @ Velvet Underground (Edmonton) July 30

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Bambi Blue

on July 18, 2008

in DJ Music, Festivals, Live Music, Producers and Tour

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Dragon Fli Empire is on the rise. The Calgary based duo, comprised of Cosm (DJ, producer) and Teekay (emcee, producer) have quickly become one of the city’s more popular groups, gaining respect from a wide variety of music lovers for their upbeat, melodic and positive sound.

It all started in May 2002. What was originally supposed to be a side-project for both of the Dragon Fli Empire members grew into something bigger than ever dreamed, largely due to the popularity of the track “Mount Pleasant” (which has become a Calgary anthem). The crew enjoys heavy rotation on campus radio across Canada and have also appeared on CBC (Radio, ZeD and The National), plus MuchMusic’s Going Coastal. The group has performed across Canada and parts of the United States, and have shared the stage with many top acts, including De La Soul, Mos Def, Pete Rock, Del the Funky Homosapien, and The Beatnuts.

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Upcoming shows:
19 Jul 2008 22:00 “>HiFi Club Calgary, Alberta
30 Jul 2008 20:00 Velvet Underground Edmonton, Alberta
5 Aug 2008 14:00 Credit Union Centre (Warped Tour) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
6 Aug 2008 15:00 Race City (Warped Tour) Calgary, Alberta
10 Aug 2008 20:00 Suede Lethbridge, Alberta
06 Sep 2008 20:00 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Calgary, Alberta

Ride the Wave with Said the Whale |Vancouver|

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BSK

on June 12, 2008

in Festivals, Live Music and Live Review

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A nice easy going vibe from Vancouver made it self heard when Said The Whale dropped in the Mercury Lounge Ottawa Tuesday, June 10th. Delivering a clean and truthful set of songs from there new album “Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia”, and some even newer unreleased stuff that I loved even more!

With all the thousands of bands taking part of the web community, Youtube.ca invited Said the Whales to there launch party last November.

Said the Whale are presently on a cross Canada tour. They will be playing with an amazing list of artists including; Hey Ocean, Dan Mangan, Matthew Barber, Lotus Child and The Hermit. Check your city to catch one of their shows, you should definitely hit it! S.T.W also have some slick T-shirts, I got my self one.

As a bonus, I’ve included a clip of their show at the Merc and an unbelieveable experience that happened outside just after their show.In this video a local Ottawa ByWard Market vagabond, was so moved by the name of the band “SAID THE WHALE”, that he reached deep into his bag to show the band members that he had a “SAVE THE WHALES” pin! In actuality it was a “SAID THE WHALE” tour pin from Vancouver.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
June 5th, 2008 Vancouver, BC | Biltmore **CD RELEASE SHOW!!** w/ Lotus Child and Maurice
June 13th, 2008 Windsor, ON | Phog Lounge
June 14th, 2008 Toronto, ON | NXNE @ The Rivoli w/ Matthew Barber
June 15th, 2008 Hamilton, ON | Casbah
June 17th, 2008 Sault Ste. Marie, ON | Loplop’s w/ Hey Ocean
June 18th, 2008 Thunder Bay, ON | Jack’s w/ Hey Ocean
June 19th, 2008 Winnipeg, MB | The Lo Pub w/ Hey Ocean
June 20th, 2008 Regina, SK | The Exchange w/ Hey Ocean
June 21st, 2008 Lethbridge, AB | The Slice
June 22nd, 2008 Calgary, AB | VIRGIN FESTIVAL
June 25th, 2008 Canmore, AB | Canmore Hotel w/ Hey Ocean
June 26th, 2008 Golden, BC | Roadhouse Tavern w/ Hey Ocean
June 27th, 2008 Kelowna, BC | Doc Willoughby’s w/ The Hermit

Layah Jane in profile: A resonance all her own

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Bambi Blue

on May 26, 2008

in Awards, Featured, Festivals and Live Music

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Singer-songwriter Layah Jane is a hearty young musician with a mission. With soulful vocals and a poetic, articulate tongue, Layah’s sound recalls Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones and Ani Difranco, with a resonance all her own.
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Mark Berube in profile: Breaking boundaries

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Bambi Blue

on May 6, 2008

in Featured, Live Music and Spoken Word

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Mark Berube is an artist that has proven to be very popular among our readers time after time! Just in case you missed him the first time around, I’ve re-posted his profile so that you have the chance to check him out once again. And believe me, it’s absolutely worth it!

Mark Berube (and The Patriotic Few, based in Montreal) are an eclectic group of musicians. All powerhouses in their own domains, they are Jesson Moen on bass and mandolin, Patrick Dugas on drums and percussion, and Marie Michelle on cello and voice. Mark was a Peacedriven Songwriting Award Honourable Mention winner for 2006. His latest album, “What The River Gave The Boat”, has received critical acclaim across North America. The song/poem ” Barber Shop” was part of the CBC documentary “Battle of The Bag”.

He is also a proud member of The Fugitives. Their first album “In Streetlight Communion” was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in 2007 as best album in the “Breaking Boundaries” category. He also composes music for dance and theater. Most recently, he worked with Leaky Heaven Circus, in Vancouver, BC. He received a Jessie Richardson Reward Nomination for the music he composed and performed in the project “Salome”.

Mark has toured Canada, the USA, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, and Austria.

Here’s a list of his upcoming shows. If you are even remotely close to any of these venues, I suggest you check him out live. TransCanadaRadio will be at the May 9th show to show our support for this outstanding artist.

Sample or buy his albums right now at CD Baby!

Mercury Lounge, Ottawa, May 9th, with Tim’s Myth
Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, May 10th, Two Way Monologues Compilation CD Release
Centre St Ambroise, Montreal, May 15th with Coco Love Alcorn
Divan Orange, Montreal, May 29th with The Unsettlers and L’embuscade.

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