The Latest: Fran Healy (Travis lead singer) Galactic w/ Cyril Neville Ariel Horse Feathers K'naan Had a chance to see Fran Healy's show last Fall and it was quite fun. Just him and Travis band member Andy Dunlop performing songs from the Travis catalog and telling tales from bygone days. Here's how the schedule is shaping up day wise: Saturday, July 31st: Arcade Fire Pavement The Antlers Avi Buffalo Bahamas Beach [...]
Frank Yang A local scribe much wiser than I recently pointed out that everyone - in Canada and Toronto specifically - has some baggage when it comes to Broken Social Scene , and you can take it from the fact that I'm quoting him that I wholly agree. This is the band that, for good and bad, came to be the musical ambassadors for Toronto to the world, would become pretty much inescapable both in the music world and the real world (swing a stick in Toronto, hit a BSS-er) and launched a thousand bands with [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News "I hope we don't offend anyone, but we're going to use four electric guitars," declared Bahamas singer Afie Jurvanen on Friday at Mercury Lounge. The songwriter shared a packed stage with Jason Collett and Zeus as part of their joint North American Bonfire Ball Revue tour . The triple bill drew out Canada's indie rock elite, including Feist , who watched as the musicians took turns playing each other's songs. Throughout the evening, [...]
After years of backing Canada's indie-elite, folk rocker Alfie Jurvanen took his Robbie Robertson-esque step out of the shadows last summer (Jurvanen went with live mics mind you). Under the moniker Bahamas, which is inspired by the Wreckless Eric classic (I'd Go the) Whole Wide World, Jurvanen released his debut LP "Pink Strat" on July [...]
[Editors Note: North of Northwest is our new column about Canadian bands, curated by a new contributer, one Brittney Bush Bollay. She's made a great start. -josh ] Afie Jurvanen doesn't exactly look like a heartthrob. When he took the stage at the Tractor Tavern last month, the one-man force behind Bahamas was sporting a red [...]
Toronto - Well the dust has settled on another Canadian Music Week. I've had an opportunity to take a step back and have a good think about the shows I've seen, so I'm ready for my recap. Best show: It's a tie between Plants & Animals and the last 20 minutes that I saw of the Handsome Furs set. I'm going to go with the Handsome Furs because it was so intense and energetic. Best show from a band you have never heard before: [...]
Now that I'm back from SXSW, It's time to think about other music festivals I get to look forward in the coming Summer season. First up, the 5th edition of our own local little slice of the Summer music festival pie, I speak of course of Osheaga, which is held each and every year @ Parc Jean-Drapeau on île [...]
Toronto - So I think in the future when I say that my routine of little sleep and a lot of coffee will help me make it through CMW and work, I will think twice about the validity of that statement. After a heavy schedule with CMW and work, followed by an even more insane week of work, I did not think I would survive until this weekend to write this. Now with kangaroos, koala bears, the full selection of Tim Tam flavours, and lovely beaches on the horizon, I've been thinking about what to pack in one suitcase, and [...]
Well, we now know have our first North American Arcade Fire show for 2010. Thanks to the Montreal based Osheaga Music Festival , the acclaimed Canadian outfit will be appearing alongside a stellar lineup that includes Pavement, Weezer, The National, Deadmau5, The Black Keys, Metric, Keane, The Black Keys, Stars, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jimmy Cliff, Beach House, The Cat Empire, The Gaslight Anthem, Jamie Lidell, Robyn, Frank Turner, Blitzen Trapper, Charlie Winston, and more between July 31st and August 1st at Parc Jean-Drapeau. What's more, in the days proceeding the festival, Osheaga will bring a series [...]
Here are three more artists to take you into the weekend: Bahamas For those who like: Jason Collett, Luke Doucet This Toronto folk rocker sounds nothing like the Bahamas, but who cares. He's made quite a splash locally with the quintessential Canadian track "Hockey Teeth". Bahamas' Myspace Small Leaks Sink Ships For those who like: Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse There must be something about the
Toronto - So for the longest time I wasn't even sure I was getting into this show. For whatever reason, the wait to get into Lee's Palace was ridiculously long and slow. The good thing about this was meeting new people and bonding over the general craziness of it all while wondering whether we should cut out and try to get into the Vivian Girls or Fucked Up shows that were alos happening tonight. But I stuck it out and finally made it to the front of the line. The wait made the show itself all that much sweeter. [...]
We all know that if there is a Pop act for the children then the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island will recruit them for a concert. Well that will be the case as Justin Bieber will be in the country on June 12 for one of those concerts. Bieber's label takes a page out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and is giving away 4 Golden Tickets to spend an all expense paid weekend with him in The Bahamas in June. The 4 Golden Tickets will be placed in Bieber's [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Canada It's not often you see three acts share the stage for a song, but it's nearly unheard-of for those three acts build a tour around playing each others' songs for three hours a night. Broken Social Scene veteran Jason Collett , Zeus (his backing musicians-turned-indie buzz band) and Bahamas (touring guitarist for Collett and Feist ) kicked off their Bonfire Ball Revue tour -- and Canadian Music Fest 2010 -- with [...]
A reader today turned me on to Bahamas —the project of Toronto's Afie Jurvanen, who has spent time in touring bands for both Feist and Jason Collet. After five years of writing and collecting songs, Jurvanen released his debut, Pink Strat , last summer. Named after the songwriter's childhood guitar, the record plays with an intimate and straightforward simplicity that emphasizes two of folk music's most important elements: storytelling and personality. That subtle but sharp personality comes through especially with the tasteful cover of Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World" and the clever finger-picked single, "Already Yours." [...]
(photo: James Minchin) As you might be aware, Canadian Music Week is coming up next week, and I naively put forth my name and the blog for media accreditation, trying to get a chance to cover some of the shows and events that'll be happening around Toronto. So last night, while I'm knee-deep in recycled paper, trying desperately to find the carpet in my office, I get a call from someone associated with the event, who's in charge of contacting everyone who's applied and letting them know where they stand. Turns out I stand [...]
As of today, my most listened to album of 2010 has got to be Kurt Vile 's Childish Prodigy , which is just about perfect as far as I'm concerned. There is something very seductive about its lo-fi melding of trippy 70's sounds and in your face songwriting that I find myself returning to it a couple of times a week. What's interesting is that, while expressing my enthusiasm toward seeing him perform in the intimate confines of a local record shop, a friend recently asked me to describe his music, and [...]
Bahamas (aka Afie Jurvanen) performed a great set for Bands Undone . Due to being the Olympic gold medal match with Canada vs USA in Hockey. He was nice enough to play a really quick set. My favorite was Bahamas playing the song Hockey Teeth. He is such an amazing singer. You should buy his album Pink Strat Listen to about six minute interview I did with Afie. It was a good and sometimes funny [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive , Canada It's been a long while since Canada's indie darling Feist gave us any new music -- her breakout record, 'The Reminder', was released in 2007. But it's hard to fault her when she goes to the trouble of completely overhauling her back catalogue for live shows like her Cultural Olympiad performance at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre. Even ardent fans were hard-pressed to pick out some of their favourites, which were rendered almost unrecognizable for the [...]
After years of backing Canada's indie-elite, folk rocker Alfie Jurvanen took his Robbie Robertson -esque step out of the shadows last summer (Jurvanen went with live mics mind you). Under the moniker Bahamas, which is inspired by the Wreckless Eric classic (I'd Go the) Whole Wide World , Jurvanen released his debut LP "Pink Strat" on July 21st of 2009, via the Toronto based Nevado Records; the album includes easily the best cover of said Wreckless Eric song you will hear this year. The catalyst for Jurvanen's foray into solo waters ended up being a 2-year [...]
You'll have to forgive me, as I'm still kind of reeling from the Saints improbable & miraculous wining of Super Bowl 44 on Sunday night. As such, I don't have a formal post for you today, so I thought I'd give you a bit of a Tuesday treat by posting a few songs from Bahamas & John K. Samson that I captured during their show at last month's In The Dead of Winter festival. I wish I had more songs, or rather, more songs in better quality, but hey, for free.99, it's not a bad deal. [...]
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