Artist: bison

Dare I say that Bison is to folk what Arcade Fire is to indie rock? Boasting 7 members and a sound seemingly born on the tree covered mountain tops of Virginia Bison lays down expansive and yet imminently listenable folk with an original feel I've not experienced in quite some time. Amidst all the comparisons regarding this band and others (who will remain nameless here) who have unexpectedly achieved success in this American climate of Katy Perry's and T-Pain's, Bison is a welcome respite from all that is manufactured. It's easy to make quick judgements and label this [...]

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This week's edition of Monday Threesome focuses on Bluegrass and Folk, two very popular touchstones for the alternative and indie-rock community. Listeners have continuously responded to the genres' powerful arrangements, emotionally direct lyrics and reedy, strong and memorable lead vocals. The three bands below all work this lovely combination of heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics, folk/bluegrass instrumentation and emotional purging. Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons // Buy These scratchy-voiced, banjo-loving boys from England quietly exploded in 2010, and by February of 2011 (almost a year [...]

• Bison - Switzerland

Trawling the great expanse of new music these days can prove tiresome. Why do so many of us spend hours listening to things that inevitably we will no doubt never listen to again in a years time? Why do we listen to something we first took as bad twice? We listen to make sure it was bad. We listen to make sure we know the bad inside and out, so that when something truly wonderful comes along, we can enjoy it all the more so. With so many bands out there which are part x, part y, Bleeding Heart [...]

by BBG The Atlas Moth at The Studio at Webster Hall ( more by Markus Shaffer ) Reminder! The Atlas Moth will team with KEN Mode at Union Pool on Saturday (10/1) as part of their string of dates together . Doors are at 9PM and $10 gets you in. The Atlas Moth's An Ache For The Distance is out now. Premonition 13 [...]

Weedeater words by Lindsay Maharry , photos & Oxbow words by BBG Weedeater Weedeater headlined Europa Saturday night (9/10), playing alongside Oxbow , Bison BC , and Fight Amp as part of a larger tour for Weedeater & co . It was a rare one-off for Oxbow. Weedeater as a band, and as people, are completely unaffected, giving their live show a remarkable jolt of undeniable authenticity. Beloved [...]

(Weedeater) This one is going to be quick and dirty because I'm heading out soon for some Hopscotch day parties. Weedeater and Bison BC were both killer on Tuesday night at Kings, but I have to say Saviours pretty much owned the evening for me. I also bought their brand new CD, "Death's Procession," and have been listening to it non-stop. See more photos . (Saviours) [...]

Bison b.c. have announced their fall tour dates, who will team up with Weedeater, Saviours and Fight Amp. The Vancouver, BC based riff-machine will hit up the U.S. with their new drummer, Matt Wood in support of their latest release, 2010's Dark Ages . Wood was previously the drummer and vocalist for Canadian hard rock act Pride Tiger but also performed on the 3 Inches of Blood album "Advance and Vanquish." Bison b.c. - Stressed Elephant BISON b.c. Tour w/ Weedeater, Saviours, Fight [...]

Bison B.C. is finally heading back out on the road this fall, as the Vancouver, BC based act will be joining Weedeater, Saviours, and Fight Amp from September 2nd in Lawrence, KS through October 14th in Savannah, GA. The tour will be Bison B.C.'s first full tour with new drummer Matt Wood. Dates are as follows: 09/02 Lawrence, KS Jackpot... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

This is a tour that will leave America up in smoke...see what I did there? Weedeater has announced a US headlining tour, with support from some killer bands: Saviours, Bison BC & Fight Amp. The tour kicks off on September 6th in North Carolina and wraps up October 14th in Savannah, GA. Here is the ...

by BBG Dixie Dave on stage with Buzzov*en at MDF ( more by BBG ) Apparently resurrected after their encounter with a frightening Mancoon , Weedeater (with a spankin' new website) will hit the road in early September for a round of dates through middle October. Support will come from Saviours , Bison BC & Fight Amp , except for NYC & Philly who Saviours will bypass, with NYC getting a rare appearance from [...]

Happy Canada Day Metalheads! Today I am celebrating Canada! In my opinion, one of the best countries in the world - despite your political, religious or any other views, there is no denying were pretty luck to live here, mostly because of our awesome metal! I have compiled a list of my favourite Canadian metal! Ion Dissonance Strapping Young Lad Threat Signal Despised Icon [...]

Vancouver, Canada heavy metal act Bison b.c. has announced that Matt Wood (Haggatha, ex-3 Inches of Blood, ex-Pride Tiger) has joined the band as its new drummer. Bison guitarist/vocalist James Farwell commented on the addition by saying; "A couple months back Brad [Mackinnon, former drummer] told us he had made the difficult decision to leave t... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Vancouver heavy metal act Bison b.c. has announced that it has parted ways with drummer Brad McKinnon, who played on all three of Bison's full length albums. No explanation was provided for the split but it is said to be on good terms from both parties. In the meantime, the band have announced the following live concert dates; 06/18 Vancouver, B... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

I usually don't get too worked up by finely crafted neo-hip-hop burners, but Paris' LORD BOYD and his upcoming Bison EP (out on AMDISCS tomorrow - pre-order) is simply fantastic.... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]

• LORD BOYD - LB_betterbeedies.mp3
• LORD BOYD - LB_gunslinger.mp3
• LORD BOYD - Patients (Toujours Remix)

Vancouver metal act Quartered has announced that it has been nominated in the "Best Metal Band" category at this year's first annual Urban Culture Conference. The new awards event has categories based in music, blogs, arts, sports, food, beer, radio and nightlife (amongst many others) which all spotlight distinct Vancouver talent. You can find the ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

So my love for local music is once again at its high, with band Bison BC. It's not that I haven't heard of them before, but becuase I never really appreciated them as much before, partially because I didn't really listen to them as much either which was due to the fact that I was underage and couldn't attend the live shows because bands never did all-agers..Moving on... So I've been listening to Bison since I was in grade 11, a good friend of my introduced me to them; and here I am 3 years later blogging about [...]

So, Kasey and I are switching things up today. She is taking over the Turntable while I am presenting one of my recipes in the Kitchen. Even though there is no question who is the true foodie in this marriage and who is the music-nerd, I'm no stranger to the Kitchen and Kasey loves music [...]

Filed under: News It's been another great year for metal fans. If there's one theme that ties the top five releases of the year together, it's that these bands are proving just how limitless the metal genre is. This list touches upon the darkened corners of the metal world, saluting both the bone-crushing riffs and more experimental tunes that rounded out such a killer year of music. The eclectic combination platter on offer here is sure to entice those who may have missed any [...]

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