In classic herohill form, we go from a band that recorded in a church, to one that might make you want to burn the whole thing down or show up every Sunday to play for your eternal soul. The Schomberg Fair - a scorching three-piece now based out of TO – channels the emotion of the lost, the hurt, the sad, the damned and like the manic street preachers that populate Kensington Market, they know that before you can be saved you must lose everything you hold so dear. I know the battle between the devil [...]
Schomberg, ON isn't really known as a hotbed of indie rock. Tucked up along Aurora Sideroad, it evokes images of horseback riding and jumping schools rather than the clattery rock of trendy Queen West clubs. The aptly named Schomberg Fair are out to change that impression with their forthcoming album Gospel. It's true that Gospel is firmly rooted in the traditions of roots music. Banjo is
(Augh! I'm still shoring up the wordier part of this week's update - the last few days have been crazy - but I figured I could at least put up the week's picks. The full update will be up in a few hours, and the event calendar will be updated shortly after that. - Steve) Steve's Weekly Picks for Jan. 23rd - Jan. 30th, 2009: [...]
Caleb Buyers Let's be honest, there's not a lot of reason for there to be a Carl Newman solo record. The man is the chief songwriter in The New Pornographers , an outfit that turns out material at a pretty decent rate all things considered, and it's not as though he has a metal jones to itch that wouldn't work in the context of the Pornographers - when he puts on the AC Newman hat, he's still the consummate popsmith. But the whys and wherefores are his business - for the rest of us, [...]
Frankly, I find it shocking the website has been up for over a week, and this is my first music post. I'd planned to write posts about last weekend's Rock n' Roll Anniversary , Singing Lamb Launch , and Out of This Spark shows, but the update, and the new Event Calendar (move your mouse over it, why dontcha, and see what happens!) ate up all my waking time. So the next two days are going to be all about the music, starting with Wombat Wednesdays . (That's Basement [...]
The one thing about going to a show on a cold and rainy Monday night is that one cannot expect the turnout to be very earth shattering. However, The Schomberg Fair proved that this does not mean that one's performance necessarily has to follow suit. They had the privilege of opening for a couple of big(ger) names on Monday night, and they were determined to play their hearts out and show this modest audience what they're made of. If you've ever seen The Schomberg Fair before, then you know that they're all about the fun. Their [...]
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