TRANSCANADARADIO is proud to celebrate Canada’s Current Cultural artists and their locations! Traveling across Canada’s vast surface and finding the best of the under and above-ground artists, and where to check them out in your favorite Canadian city! Pack your bags! We’re going on a road trip!
Now popular Peterborough band The Silver Hearts in a musical short entitled ‘close to the voices of trains’.
For the past five years, Peterborough’s The Silver Hearts have drawn comparisons as unique as their music. With a membership ranging from 12-17, and instrumentation consisting of the standard drums, bass, guitar, piano and the more obtuse, sousaphone, theramin, trombone, trumpet, harmonicas, and accordion, The Silver Hearts have established their own blend of burlesque swing, southern gospel, pre-war blues, field hollers: Exciting music, rooted in tradition.
Benj Rowland busking at the corner of Hunter Street and George Streeet, in Peterborough, Ontario
Benj Rowland is a Peterborough area singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has worked in a wide variety of music projects. He has done numerous 4 track recordings, plays in a duo called Tin Can Chris + Bottle Neck Benj, and is a member of the Gin N Tonixxx. He’s also a visual artist, exploring pinhole photography, printmaking, screen-printing, graphic novel creation and super 8 filmmaking. His CD’s and merchandise (buttons, t-shirts, stickers, graphic novels, handmade instruments and more) always include his own original images and handmade works of art. He has performed live scores for his super 8 films and presented numerous multi-media performances using music, performance and super8 film. This past winter several local DJ’s got together for a night of Benj Rowland re-mixes.
If it’s true that there is a tendency for young bands to wear their influences on their sleeves, the Sweet Homewreckers evidently can’t decide which shirt to throw on. Formed in the small university town of Peterborough, ON, the Sweet Homewreckers are six-piece rock and roll outfit. They’re tight enough to show the contours, but loose enough to let you move around. Take your basic two guitars, bass and drums, and throw in some horns for added appeal. As for the contents of their closet, the ensemble is quite eclectic. Their music has been described as harkening to the days of “Halifax East-coast pop, with a long awaited nod to early Beulah” and “a fine mix of soft pop influences with hints of sweet 60s styles.” Truth be told, it’s hard to peg this band down, and as fans of anything-goes independent rock and/or roll, these young players couldn’t be happier.
Here’s an update for you: If you haven’t yet seen Royal Wood in concert, do yourself a huge favour and make sure to be at Hugh’s Room on August 14th (that’s Thursday, folks) or at the Peterborough Folk Festival on August 22nd. If you missed my glowing recommendation of Royal Wood the first time around, be sure to check it out. And, as further convincing – check out the video above. How can you resist that voice? (…and that pretty face? Heh.)
Upcoming shows:
14 Aug 2008 20:00 Hugh’s Room with Laura Barrett Toronto
22 Aug 2008 12:00 Peterborough Folk Festival Peterborough
Escape Goat Records and Bruce Peninsula proudly present a freshly-issued piece for your crates. A document of Bruce Peninsula’s earliest rally-calls, this 7″ record collects 3 traditional songs, as ingested and interpreted by the many heads and hands of a Toronto-based clubhouse band.
Katie resides in Toronto and makes music with her computer, heart and soul. In January 2008 she released her first record called “Join Us” with Blocks Recording Club.
She’ll be playing at Maverick’s in Ottawa on August 24th for the i heart music festival (put on by the fine folks at iheartmusic.net, so be sure to go check her out if you’re in the area!
15 Aug 2008 20:00 Fred Eaglesmith Picnic Aylmer, ON
22 Aug 2008 20:00 Peterburough Folk Fest Peterborough
24 Aug 2008 20:00 Mavericks – i heart music festival Ottawa
