My post today on Aux.tv, RT @A…
My post today on Aux.tv, RT @AUXTV Introducing Sebastien Grainger and Josh Reichmanns new band, Bad Tits http://bit.ly/9vcJeX
My post today on Aux.tv, RT @AUXTV Introducing Sebastien Grainger and Josh Reichmanns new band, Bad Tits http://bit.ly/9vcJeX
Plants and Animals on Aux.tv’s What You See Is What You Get (video) http://goo.gl/vkNv
Kelp Records and Chromewaves.net
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KELP RECORDS 16TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
with
Bill Fox (Cleveland, OH) Myspace
Andrew Vincent (Toronto, ON) Myspace
Chris Page (Ottawa, ON) Myspace
Leif Vollebekk (Montreal, QC) Myspace
Wednesday May 12th
THE HORSESHOE TAVERN (368 Queen St W)
8:30pm doors, 9:00pm music!
$10 advance
– THE BACKSTORY –
Kelp Records is an independent, Canadian record label that was founded by Jon Bartlett in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1994. Jon moved to Toronto in 1997 and spent two years there (working atExclaim! magazine) before moving to Ottawa. It was at this point that the label really started to grow, building a stable of the Capital’s finest singer-songwriters and bands, including Jim Bryson, The Acorn, Andrew Vincent & the Pirates, HILOTRONS, Camp Radio / Chris Page, Flecton Big Sky, The Flaps and Toronto acts The Michael Parks / Andy Swan. Kelp has released 65 albums over the past 16 years, and is distributed by Outside Music in Canada, Carrot Top in the USA, and Rough Trade in the UK.
This year is KELP 16, and the label has decided to celebrate in three cities (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal), for the first ever out-of-town Kelp parties. Should be a blast.
Twitter Contest: Want to win a pair of tickets to the Toronto show, a Kelp Records T-Shirt, and a label CD compilation? Simply RT this tweet to enter, and we’ll pick a lucky winner from the entrants.
I only briefly tweeted this yesterday, so I feel I should mention again that Wintersleep are streaming their new album “New Inheritors” on their homepage, in anticipation of its release in June. The band is currently touring Europe at the moment and prepping a big summer of festivals and a month-long tour with Matt Pond PA. This album will follow upWelcome To The Night Sky, which not only made our best of 2007, but had themwin a Juno Award for Best New Band, and open for Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam and Editors.
Check their myspace for tourdates, and grab the title track off the record in the widget below.
Who: Battle Flags from Richmond, VA.
What: Its not so often that I receive a press release from someone else with my last name. This one came from Jack Budd, aka Battle Flags. Born from a bedroom while attending music school at VCU, 11 recorded songs became the albumColor Engine. Featuring amenage of rhythms made frompots, pans, shovels, empty kegs and living room chairs, along with Budds raspydelivery, I’m liking it more and more as a listen. Thought you’d like to check out the song below as an introduction, grab the album on his homepage.
Song: Siren Songs.