If you read my previous post about the Hylozoists, picture me near the same spot on the Harbourfront, only its slightly muggier. I’ve got some sweat beading on my nose. Sarah Liss has just come out to introduce the Bell Orchestre. I’m psyched. I?ve never seen this band before, but I?ve heard their name many […]
Finding a way to describe a band gets tricky sometimes. When hear music that sounds very instrumental and symphonic I think soundtrack. Or dream like. As I sat in the the humidity at the Harbourfront’s CIBC stage watching the Hylozoists perform, I wasn’t losing myself dreaming in the music. In fact, the more I listened […]
I figured out where Eagle*Seagull got the name for their band. and all I had to do was ask Eli Mardock, the band’s lead singer. The opening track “Lock and Key“, off their self-titled record, builds slowly into this crazy, chaotic guitar effect outro. The band, while discussing the studio session over beers, said the […]
I was surprised to hear that my picture had made it into Chill magazine (the free magazine in Beer Stores). A pretty interesting article though; apparently fashion has a hell of a lot to do with winning games. You can read the whole article here, which is our blog on our brand new myspace page.
I think this is Raliegh, CA’s answer to Canada’s Old Soul. Can’t put it much better than this. “Carefully layering each song with a thousand noises and feelings, Annuals camoflauge the deep simplicity of what they do, belying their youth with deftness & complexity.” Be He Me is due out in October on Ace Fu. […]