Frank Yang There's a point in the arc of the breakout band where long-time fans who've supported and encouraged the artist through those early days find themselves in the odd position of rubbing elbows not with the faithful but newbs and tourists, interested not in hearing the songs that soundtracked crucial points in their life but that one tune they heard on the radio. For fans of Vancouver duo Japandroids , that time has come and for those in Toronto, that specific moment was Saturday night where on the strength of their second album [...]
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by teepoo I didn't realize The Elwins were the special guest at the Dakota Tavern on Thursday until I got there. It was a nice surprise. They're always fun dudes to hear and watch. Plus, who can't appreciate some fine curly mustaches? The Elwins- Stuck in the Middle Gallery
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After Josef Pollock 's set at Mavericks on May 25, 2012. The next band was Kewick (I think of them as a Toronto act), Ontario's The Elwins . I was more excited to see them play live. Finally a proper venue for the Elwins to play a live Ottawa show. At least the band got to promote their the album " And I Thank You ". Their Facebook fan page [...]
En Galaxy 94.7 fm ® tenemos la fórmula para acercarte a tu receptor de radio y recibir la mejor música de la galaxia ... desde las 8:20 pm comienza nuestra programación de viernes por la noche , una nueva edición del Friday Night con el más reciente playlist de Silent Roy — el número 142 en la historia de este proyecto... Zael estará en control... desde Los Mochis , la ciudad con los vientos olor [...]
Norman Wong We're going to close out the week with some new and hopefully interesting stuff to listen to, domestic-style. Unless you're not Canadian in which case this will all be strange and foreign and exotic. Whoooooo! Last week, Bruce Peninsula were teasing on their website that something big was coming as of April 24 and they weren't kidding. And it's literally big - an epic-sized, three-part, almost 14-minute song cycle entitled "Of Songs" that takes the band's choral gospel-blues sound in unexpectedly experimental directions. It's available to stream - as below [...]
Frank Yang Friday nights usually find Torontonians spoilt for entertainment options and tonight will be no exception, but if you're at all unsure of what to do with your evening then consider heading down to Lee's Palace. It's hosting a benefit concert for three young Oakville boys whom, following a tragic series of events, were orphaned in January of this year and in addition to all the emotional devastation, were left in a dire financial situation. Their uncle, however, was a founding member of The Hidden Cameras and has deep connections to the [...]
Purée, c'est la crise: le pour l'instant meilleur album de pop à guitares de 2012 n'est pas sorti physiquement. C'est un scandal'. The Elwins sont canadiens, ils existent depuis 2008 et on peut télécharger la majeure partie de leurs productions gratos sur leur bandcamp. Leur dernier bijou en date (voire en figue) s'appelle And I [...]
Watch The Elwins and Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians collaborate for a cover of Beyoncé's 'Countdown.'
Have you seen this cover of Beyonce's "Countdown" by The Elwins and Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians ? Its part of a series started by Mojito Mastering in collaboration with Southern Souls , where two bands head to the studio to record a unique version of a cover. Its good stuff (and nice guys, ran into them in Austin), watch. THE ELWINS & LUKE LALONDE - "Countdown" by Beyonce from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo . Who do [...]
WHO: The Elwins and Luke " Born Ruffians " Lalonde WHAT: A video series by Mojito Mastering , in collaboration with Southern Souls , to get two bands/artists into the studio to collaborate on a cover, then capture the whole process on film. WHY: Why?? Because it's damn fun, that's why! In fact, we can all take part in this project by suggesting some interesting musical pairings and the perfect cover song for them, and see if it actually works out. Leave your suggestions below [...]
Katie Sadie So yeah, Canadian Musicfest kind of screwed me over this year. For the past however many years, we've had a good arrangement: Canadian Music Week, as it was once know, runs the week before SXSW and allows me to a) get into some semblance of game shape for a club-hopping festival, b) check out some bands that I might otherwise have to find time to see in Austin, and c) allow me to build up a backlog of content to allow me to keep posting while I'm experiencing taco country. [...]
THE ELWINS & LUKE LALONDE - "Countdown" by Beyonce from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo . I've got a thing for indie artists covering pop acts, and I'm fully aware of how cliche it is - but I'm not sorry. Watch this video of The Elwins and Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians cover "Countdown" by Beyonce filmed by Southern Souls . So impressed by the sound quality, courtesy of Rheuben Ghose of Mojito Mastering in Toronto. This might be better than the original.
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2012 seems to have kicked off with a " POW " for The Elwins who have been a steady staple in the Toronto live music scene. These guys are sure to be welcomed with open arms everywhere across Canada as their full-length debut album " And I Thank You " hits our awaiting ears. The band is made up of for members: Matt Sweeney Travis Stokl Feurd Christopher Shannon I got [...]
This was the first time I attended a Young Lions Music Club event. It was in the Burroughes Building on Queen West and I loved the space. It's almost a hidden away little space on top of the 6th floor and many people made it up all the flights of stairs. The first band of the night was the Bicycles. I've heard them before but mostly with female vocals but Friday night there were songs I haven't heard before with the guys doing vocals. The Bicycles- I Know We [...]
by teepoo Think you missed out on a good song? Well here's our most viewed posts of last week! Position Last Song Link 1 - Old and Weird- Feel No Threat post 2 - ElektroTank- Annex [...]
There has been a fair bit of buzz swirling around The Elwins in the last little while, what with their debut LP, And I Thank You making the list of Exclaim! magazine's most anticipated albums of 2012 . Said album, having been in the can from some time now, was released independently on Tuesday of this week after a search for a record company led the band to take matters into their own hands and get their product out. For such a hotly tipped and highly anticipated record, [...]
Vanessa Heins It's gotten to the point where the Tuesday before an album is officially released is as much a day to look forward to as the day an album is actually released. That's because it's standard practice these days to make any record anyone might care to buy available to stream at least a week before its official street date - it theoretically helps offset downloads of leaks, gets the promo cycle revved up, all of that sort of thing. It's a trend I'm fully in favour of. And based on this, it [...]
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by teepoo Today the Elwins release their debut album And I Thank You . We'll be at the release party this Friday in Toronto! Here's Stuck in the Middle a sneak peak of what's in store. The Elwins- Stuck in the Middle Here's the video:
Finally.............. The Elwins have released their debut album. The Toronto indie pop darlings seem to have played an endless amount of shows in recent years, honing their craft and I'm sure many have been awaiting their debut album for a long time. Well, it's finally here. And I Thank You is their debut record and it is out on Tuesday. To celebrate this joyous occasion, The Elwins have joined forces with the Young Lions Music Club to throw what appears to be a helluva party next Friday. Also performing on the bill will [...]
Finally.............. The Elwins have released their debut album. The Toronto indie pop darlings seem to have played an endless amount of shows in recent years, honing their craft and I'm sure many have been awaiting their debut album for a long time. Well, it's finally here. And I Thank You is their debut record and it is out on Tuesday. To celebrate this joyous occasion, The Elwins have joined forces with the Young Lions Music Club to throw what appears to be a helluva party next Friday. Also performing on the bill will [...]
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