Ok..I’m late in getting this up. They are already out on the road but – you can still catch Animal Names in the following cities: August 24 Calgary @ Tubby Dog August 25 Saskatoon @ The Roxy August 26 Winnipeg @ Royal Albert August 27 Thunder Bay @ Black Pirates Pub August 28 London @ London Music Club August…
Ohbijou Fall Tour with the Acorn
On October 4 Toronto’s highly acclaimed Ohbijou are kicking off a tour across North America (including their first visit to the U.S.) joining them on tour are Ottawa’s the Acorn. Here’s a little taste of each in case you don’t know (or just feel like watching a video) – tour dates follow: The Acorn –…
Burning Hell All Over Canada (tour dates)
So I told you recently about the brilliant show put on by the Burning Hell at the Rancho Relaxo in Toronto last Friday, and I promise after this I’ll shut up about it at least for a bit, but whether you live in Toronto or somewhere else you’re going to get a chance to check…
RVT: Kate Maki – We Are Gone
Kate Maki, who is about to embark on a mini-tour with Nathan Lawr has a new video out today for the song “We are Gone” – it was directed by Scott Cudmore and shot by Lee Towndrow. Kate Maki – We Are Gone
Funeral Mixtape
The Pack A.D. doesn’t get alot of airplay hereabouts. I think though that it’s because DJs don’t know what to do with them. The Pack A.D. is a blues band, but not a just a ‘blues influenced’ band – a smoky bar in the desert with a dirt floor and a broken jukebox blues band.…
Nathan Lawr & Kate Maki – Mini Reunion Tour
Not that they ever split up, but Nathan Lawr and Kate Maki are ‘re-uniting’ to fill in a few blanks from their spring cross Canada tour. “The dynamic duo will take turns singing each others songs and switching up on instruments for evenings of “the White Stripes meets the Everly Brothers meets Statler and Waldorf”.…
Better Than The Van: New Site to Help Musicians on the Road
Via CBC Radio 3 comes word that a brand new website has been created to help find bands places to stay while on the Road. “For indie musicians, there’s nothing quite like hitting the road in that stinky old Ford Econoline and heading across North America. But it doesn’t take long before the romance of…
Said the Whale and Hey Ocean Tour Video
Said the Whale and Hey Ocean! have been touring about together recently and put this little video together so you can get an idea of the grueling work that touring is. You Can Catch Said the Whale at The Slice in Lethbridge Alberta June 21 The Virgin Festival in Calgary June 22 the Canmore Hotel…
Sunparlour Players Hit the Road
Toronto’s Sunparlour Players are going west, and will be joining forces along the way with Rock Plaza Central and Woodpigeon the dates are below, if you miss these guys your friends will never le June 20 – Loplops – Sault Ste. Marie, ONJune 21 – The Apollo – Thunder Bay, ON*Jun 23 – The Slice…
Can Rock Plaza Central Stay at Your House?
From their Myspace blog: Rock Plaza Central are looking for places to crash during their upcoming western tour. Imagine, while your friends are bringing home CDs and T-shirts, you can bring home the band! Last time we went out West on tour, we stayed with so many wonderful people. For me, it was probably the…