Who : Violens from New York.
What : This band (pronounced "vy-lenz") is a four-piece NY band formed in the fall of 2007. Coming from former band Lansing-Drieden , expect 60’s pschedelics, sounding something like the Zombies with frenetic guitar, aggressive rhythms, haunting synths and harmonized vocals in reverb. The single (below) is from the bands’ […]
Check out this hour long broadcast of Sigur Ros performing at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Wow. I’m psyched for their shows coming up in Canada. Anyone going to the Toronto show? I missed out on buying tickets to that one. I’ll be making the road trip to Montreal.
Who: Cory Woodward from Edmonton via Vancouver.
What: The debut album (Princess Of The Skies) from this Edmonton-bred singer/songwriter. Expect moments of Springsteen-like rasp followed by unbridled, soulful bellows in the vein of Joe Cocker. He plays Toronto on thursday (Aug. 7th) at the Local, more Canadian tourdates on his myspace.
Song: Slipping Away. Reminds me of […]
You might have guessed from the lack of posts on the site that I wasn’t really making time for posting in the past week or so. Combining moving apartments, being really busy at work and setting out an a pretty solid roadtrip with a couple friends, I had no time to write. But, I just […]
The new record from The Walkmen. For a limited time, you can head to Amie Street to buy the record for $5. For every $5 record sold, Amie Street will donate $5 to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. If you’ve still got a fix for more Walkmen, head to their Daytrotter session where they performed […]