Its December and its time for the best of/year end list. I am revealing the Top 75 on the Best of 2010 Canadian albums. As previously post, I compiled a list of fifty . With alot of albums that came out this year from Canadian acts, I decided to make it up to seventy-five. With alot of listening and re-listening. Here is a seven part on the Best of 2010 Canadian albums. Cowlick - Wires [...]
New talent is abundant when it comes to the music industry, but only a certain few will actually make it through the door. One of those bands who may do so are Brantford, Ontario band The Racoon Wedding . The group, comprised of Tim Ford, Scott Willson, Ty Springall, Drew Ayerhart and Jesse Shanks have released Gather Gather Bones, Rattle Rattle Truth, an authentic and genuine album filled with rock, alternative and folk influences. The band makes it clear that what they are doing is "not for money, it's not for fame", proclaimed on their [...]
Ottawa, if you are not busy on May 22, 2010. You definitely need to check out Brandford's The Racoon Wedding at Zaphods . It will be there first time playing in Ottawa. So let's give them a warm welcome. The band consist of five members: Tim Ford - Guitar/Vocals Scott Willson - Organ/Vocals Ty Springall - Bass/Vocals Drew Ayerhart - Trumpet Jesse Shanks - Drums The band released their debut album in 2009 called "Gather Gather Bones/Rattle Rattle [...]
face down and drunk along the city line." the racoon wedding - guns of brantford
A couple week's ago you were introduced to The Racoon Wedding here, and shortly thereafter, Scott Wilson, the band's multi-talented multi-instrumentalist sat down and scribbled some As to our Qs so that we could get to know the Brantford, Ontario natives a bit better. Scott tells me things are going to be quiet for the band in the next few months, but look for them to be out on the road in late spring. (photo: Owen Cherry) QBiM: [...]
(photos: Owen Cherry) I have a history with the city of Brantford, Ontario, and it ain't pretty. It's so not pretty that I just flat out refuse to even go there, and it's all I can do to actually drive through it on the way to other destinations. If I can avoid it, I do. Tim Ford and Jesse Shanks can't avoid Brantford, but you get the sense from their music as The Racoon Wedding that there's no better place for them to be. Together with Scott Willson, [...]
Brantford, ON's Racoon Wedding are coming playing The Garrison in Toronto on November 28th in support of their new album Gather Gather Bones/Rattle Rattle Truth (email/message me for the pair of passes I have to give away). I had the chance to speak with multi-instrumentalist Scott Willson about the record and music in general. Here's our conversation: T.O. Snob: First off, thank you very
It seems that more and more it's Canadian bands that are dominating the roots/"Americana" indie music scene. Branford, ON's Racoon Wedding are adding to that momentum with their new album Gather Gather Bones/Rattle Rattle Truth. The band have plenty of cred, with many of the band involved in the operation of The Ford Plant, a concert venue in their hometown which has brought countless
Let me get right to the heart of the matter: this is your chance to get your hands on 4 CDs and 2 tickets to one heck of a local music showcase, all for the price of $0. Interested? Read on. On 28 November the Garrison plays host to four local(ish) bands. Two Narratives favourites, Black Hat Brigade and the Schomberg Fair , kick things off, followed by Brantford's the Racoon Wedding ---who will be celebrating their CD release, and ending up with Germans . The whole thing will cost you $7 at [...]
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