To understand Elliott Brood, begin with the first track on their most recent album, 2008's Mountain Meadows. "Fingers And Tongues" tells the (true) story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, an 1857 slaughter of one hundred twenty men, women, and children in the Utah Territory. "The little ones were all they saved / As they laid [...]
Gigs in the Toronto area you should check out this week! Wednesday, July 21 1. Langhorne Slim with Ha Ha Tonka , Horseshoe Tavern (368 Queen Street West), $15 I've seen both of these artists before, and I highly recommend them. I've only see Langhorne Slim as an opener, so I am looking very forward to his full set. Ha Ha Tonka - Hold My Feet to the Fire.mp3 Buy : Novel [...]

If I had to pick out my favorite musical moment of 2009, it would beat the The Polaris Prize gala when the Brood hit full stride and absolutely burned down the stage as hundreds of fans and some of the most highly acclaimed musicians in Canada were banging the shit out of baking trays for percussive support. The flood lights were cooking, but the room could have been lit by the smiles of all in the room. If you've seen the Brood before, you are probably saying, " they do that at [...]

If I had to pick out my favorite musical moment of 2009, it would beat the The Polaris Prize gala when the Brood hit full stride and absolutely burned down the stage as hundreds of fans and some of the most highly acclaimed musicians in Canada were banging the shit out of baking trays for percussive support. The flood lights were cooking, but the room could have been lit by the smiles of all in the room. If you've seen the Brood before, you are probably saying, " they do that at [...]
By Matt Jarrard Missy fulfilled all her goals Wine bags and a nice fake rolls Cheap diamonds or tall boys and races TV gets your mind, crumbles, and unlaces Yeah, that's the stuff of Athen's Efren. Its the stuff of rural life, desperation, poverty, chances taken, opportunities missed...it's dark, folky, americana. The gritty twanged vocals [...]

It's the famous Elliott Brood chair!! After Shad's blew the stage off . Elliott Brood was up next and didn't disappoint with their set. The band was afraid they wouldn't top Shad's performance. The band did an amazing fun set and audience was happy to see them play. Here are the rest of the photos. Blog this on Blogger [...]

top row L-R: Mordecai Richler; Marshall McLuhan; Big Bear; middle row L-R: Lucy Maud Montgomery; Glenn Gould; Nellie McClung; bottom row L-R: Lester B. Pearson; Emily Carr; Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Quick Before it Melts presents... With Glowing Hearts 01. "Canada, Eh" - Stompin' Tom Connors 02. "Destroyer" - Young Galaxy 03. "Battles On" - The Ghost Is Dancing 04. "Write it All Down For You" - Elliott BROOD 05. "All Yr Songs" - Diamond Rings 06. "In/Out" - [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Canada What: Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest When: July 6-18 Where: Ottawa, Ont. The tag line for this year's festival is 'Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Goes Hollywood,' and judging from the star-studded lineup, the organizers aren't kidding. Bands like Weezer , Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the Bacon Brothers and the Flaming Lips will descend upon downtown Ottawa for the multi-staged 12-day music showcase. [...]

Filed under: News , Canada As NXNE kicked off in Toronto, organizers of the Polaris Prize took advantage of the spotlight on music to announce the 40-album long list for the esteemed annual award for best Canadian album. Hosted by CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence, the event drew media and music-industry types to Toronto's Drake Hotel to find out which artists had made it past the first round of voting by the 198-member jury -- made up of music writers, broadcasters and bloggers from across [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive , Canada Armed with banjos, ukuleles and a predilection for folk tunes with historical narratives, Elliott Brood are a band that recalls a bygone era. But according to banjoist, guitarist and lead vocalist Mark Sasso, these days they're focused on the future. "If you think about the past, you kind of hurt yourself. You just have to keep going, setting goals, and working towards them," he tells Spinner. "We feel like we are writing great songs and we are [...]
Here is part 2 of who I or you should check out at NXNE in Toronto. So this will be Thursday night's event. It is going to be busy insane Thursday at NXNE. A hard decision to choose on who to see badly. Let's check out who will be playing. Found out that from Thursday to Sunday there is going to be a " Live in Bellwoods " picnic series at Trinity Bellwoods Park. It is present by The Musebox and Humble Empire. [...]

MySpace It's bad form, but I'm generally too lazy to type out the HTML special characters that properly render things like accents or other non-English written language goodies, but in the case of The Dø , I'll make an exception - one usually only reserved for the mighty umlaut. Partly because failing to do so reduces French-Finnish duo's brief yet memorable name to something utterly forgettable (though either way they're going to have to accept that it's going to be mispronounced), but also because the slashed o - "ø" - just looks so cool. [...]

Mick Rock For those of us who've become accustomed to the all-encompassing scale, splendour and chaos of that grandaddy of all club-level music festivals - that's SxSW , in case you were wondering - It can be kind of fun to pick on the Toronto versions CMW/CMF and NXNE for, essentially, not being South-by. It's not a fair comparison by any means, but it's inevitable. We've had to check those darts and break out some laurels in recent years, however, as both fests have made significant improvements in terms of organization, [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive Windsor-cum-Toronto trio Elliott Brood are an increasingly celebrated addition to the alt-country genre, having traveled Canada, Europe and the US in an effort to spread their 'death country' gospel. Set to perform at the Pickathon Festival in Oregon later this year, and fresh off a trip to Sundance, where 'Grown Up Movie Star' (a film they provided the soundtrack for ) was screened, Spinner [...]
A couple weeks ago, the Olympic Flame passed by my house. I didn't even know it was going to, but all of a sudden, hundreds of people were lining the streets. Until that point, I had actually been rather cynical about the Olympics taking place in the Vancouver area. "As if there aren't five times too many people here already." When the flame passed, I started warming up to the idea. (Pun intended? Maybe.) While my Olympic Fever didn't register on the mercury until midway through the opening ceremonies, Canadians have been excited for a long time. And [...]

heavy trash in my heart elliott brood oh, alberta nathan lawr we go down mike o'neill stay with me royal city is this it (strokes cover) stars your ex-lover is dead iron and wine rattling bone mendoza line mysterious in black thomas dybdahl pale green eyes paul duncan oil in the fields the waterboys a man is in love paul weller [...]
Joseph Smith was either a prophet of God or a charlatan. He was considered both a man chosen by Jehovah as a modern-day oracle who would lead humanity back to the One True Church and bring about Gods Kingdom on earth, and a philandering con man who abused the trust of his gullible followers by [...]

Joseph Smith was either a prophet of God or a charlatan. He was considered both a man chosen by Jehovah as a modern-day oracle who would lead humanity back to the One True Church and bring about Gods Kingdom on earth, and a philandering con man who abused the trust of his gullible followers by taking a second-rate novel and using it as the basis for his cult of personality. He was a charismatic leader who upon receiving his first Revelation in 1832, managed to spread a new brand of Christianity around the world in just a few short years. [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Movies , Canada When Elliott BROOD were asked to contribute music for for a film soundtrack it's safe to say the band had no idea the film would premiere at the world-famous Sundance Film Festival. "It's pretty amazing when the first film you score goes to Sundance," banjoist, guitarist and lead vocalist Mark Sasso tells Spinner. The film, 'Grown Up Movie Star,' takes place in Newfoundland and follows the story of two young daughters, a disgraced [...]
With few concerts going on in Toronto this week, I thought we'd focus more on what you can do as we usher in 2010. So here are my recommendations for New Year's Eve entertainment: Elliott Brood, Lee's Palace The Polaris Prize nominees ring in the new year with some solid indie rock. Elliott Brood's Myspace The Sadies, Horseshoe Tavern In what's become a long-standing tradition, the country/