The daily mix: 1) Mance Lipscomb: "Ain't You Sorry" 2) Buddy Moss: "Comin' Back" 3) John Dee Holman: "Step It Up and Go" 4) Ralph McTell: "Streets of London" 5) Eric Ambel: "Judas Kiss" 6) Sarah Harmer: "Basement Apartment" 7) Tristan Prettyman: "Hello" 8) Laura Cheadle: "Live On" 9) Mary Wiles: "Hopeless in Love" 10) Kerri Simpson: "Sometimes She Forgets"
Junior League fans out there have another band to follow now that Elias Cohn, former JL bassist, has joined forces with Stripmall Ballads , the latest "musical manifestation" of Phillips Saylor. "I joined Stripmall Ballads because I believe in the artistic vision of the band," said Cohn when asked about his departure. "I think the music and the attitude of the project is more in line with what I want to express as a musician." Stripmall Ballads has performed with the likes of Sarah Harmer, The Be Good Tanya's, and Jolie Holland and recently played [...]
Sooth those blues with Heather Blush and the Uppercuts... Heather Blush and the Uppercuts are braving the snowy mountain roads in January to warm your winter blues with their brand of jazz-infused roots pop. Don't miss your chance to be impressed by these musical troubadors in action! While you're shaking your thing on the dancefloor, pick up a copy of the newest album from the group, VERSA , and if you missed it the the last time through BC, you will also want to complete your collection with the [...]
Hey everyone. I'm just popping in here to remind you that the Annual Salvation Army Winter Relief Benefit show is happening tonight at The Mansion . Luther Wright says: This time we are at the Mansion in Kingston for 2 shows in one night featuring Sarah Harmer, P.S. I Love You, Sheesham Crowe, Luther Wright, Chris Brown, Kelly & Ball xmas xplosion, Paul Langois of the Tragically Hip and Awna Teixeira of po girl. Tickets are limited and available at the club or Zap Records in Kingston. First show is [...]
And now, the Top Ten. A few of these were probably pretty obvious to anyone that reads herohill or likes Canadian music, but hopefully some of the lesser known acts (The Wheat Pool or Julie Fader for example) are new treats for you to digest with your cranberry sauce and dindon. Posting might be a bit sporadic over the next few days, but after some of these gems we gave you, hopefully you'll remember your pals at herohill in the new year. 10 [...]
Just something that I'm listening to. Just something in the form of Julie Fader's "Outside In" album that was released from Hand Drawn Dracula this past September. It is a great album that I find comparisons of Julie's vocals to a echoing Sarah Harmer's "girl next door" vibe with still having a Sarah McLaughlin aura & mystique. So basically you know it will be both beautiful and something you can find yourself listening to anywhere and anytime. In true Canadian music industry style, Julie had a bit of assistance with some appearances (vocally) from from Chad [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Northern Exposure , Canada Canucks do collectives best. Now Arcade Fire , Broken Social Scene and New Pornographers are joined by Toronto electro-popsters Everything All the Time . The band's six members have deep roots in the indie scene, playing with the likes of Feist , Sarah Harmer , Jason Collett and Esthero , among other notable acts. Fronted by vivacious vocalist Alanna Stuart -- [...]
Hello friends. It has been a while, eh? Did you think I forgot about you? Honestly, I sort of did. I had posts more or less prepared and then...nothing. What does it take to bring me out of hibernation after 2 months? The rawk of the Constantines , that's what. The band is celebrating its 10th anniversary by going on a 10 date tour of Ontario with some of their friends. They kick it all off in Ottawa on Tuesday and then, on Wednesday, they are going to blow the doors off the Grad Club in Kingston. [...]
December 4th, the Toronto band Everything All The Time made their Ottawa debut with a splash. (Mostly because the pipes from the ceiling was leaking uncontrollably) Also there were bands that opened up for them who were: The City Above Geoffrey The Giant Everything All The Time was the band I was most excited to see. Mostly because there have been [...]
Live music picks for WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2 through TUESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2009. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2 / EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME / SONIC BOOM (IN-STORE) / 512 BLOOR ST W / FREE / ALL AGES Fresh off the release of their infectious self-titled debut EP, Toronto's own EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME will take to the tiny basement stage at Sonic Boom for an up close and personal in-store session. The six-piece collective have already made their rounds throughout the local scene, with members having previously played with everyone from SARAH HARMER [...]
Pour Another Ounce of Rum in the Eggnog! HEATHER BLUSH AND THE UPPERCUTS Heather Blush and the Uppercuts have a special gift this holiday season to put you in the spirit (or should we say spirits !). The band has recorded a song for the season and would like to [...]
Supergroup . Perhaps you've noticed, but that word is getting thrown around on a pretty regular basis these days on the musical interwebs. Perhaps a little too much. But one can understand why, as pretty much everyone who is attempting to play music for a living these days, indie and otherwise, plays in multiple bands. You can't blame them - playing shows is the lifeblood of a musician these days, and so, the more bands you're a part of, the more shows you can play. Smart business really, to say nothing of other factors like [...]
As we progress down our path of the loveliest music of the decade, we'll give you a bit more detail on the records we've chosen. While we were infatuated with numbers 31-40 (which you can read here), we're ready to go to battle over every selection from 1 to 30. Not a bad song on any of these albums, if you ask us. You can listen to the entire album of each of these by registering with Lala.com.... but you knew that, right? While we don't claim this to be a defining document of merit, we [...]
looking at the list of artists, and committed artists, this is very tempting and ten bucks for a year is pretty much a steal. to top it all off, gord downie and the sadies are the featured artist of the month offering up a cover of randy newman's "louisiana, 1927." here's the info, taken straight from the press release, on the swim drink fish music club and a few tracks from club below that. the swim drink fish music club is an online music and audio experience @ swim drink fish music developed by lake [...]
By Jon Stone | @jwstone It's unseasonably warm here in Champaign-Urbana. The weather gets like this here in November: schizophrenic, with wild mercury jerks back and forth from freezing to oh-my-gosh-I-can't-believe-i t's-not September balminess. Such warmth can make a chap reflective on the year in sound , and I'm not alone. Standing in line to see Neko Case Friday night at the Canopy Club , I heard folks both in front of and behind me talking about their year in rock. Most were reminiscing about the last time they saw [...]
Neko Case's show last night at the Pageant wasn't that different from her September 2008 appearance at the same venue. However, the comfortably crowded show was, shall we say, loose. Not musically... Continue reading "Show Review + Photos + Setlist: Neko Case and Sarah Harmer at the Pageant, Thursday, November 5" >
(photo: Laurie Kang) I've been kind of obsessed with some "big sounding" music lately, thanks in no small part to my continued infatuation with the TV show Glee . I thought that-based on descriptors alone-Toronto's Everything All The Time would kind of sound like a school choir (quartet of vocal harmonies, cramming everything but the kitchen sink in, blah blah blah) but truthfully, this tight 6 piece pop-outfit is anything but blah blah blah. The band has individually busted their chops supporting everyone from Feist and Sarah [...]
I don't usually post tour dates on the blog, but I figured a lot of you might be interested in what cool shows have been announced in your area for the near future. I know I usually rummage the internet for such information. Here is this the touring news for the week ending 10/23, including dates for JUSTICE, Arctic Monkeys, Wilco, Julian Casablancas, Weezer, The Antlers, Neko Case, Andrew Bird, Free Energy, The Drums and These United States . JUSTICE DJ SETS 10-29 New York, [...]
Someday someone can explain to us why Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah Slean doesn't have a U.S. label deal. Cabaret torch songs mix with theatrical, confessional adult pop for an accomplished sound that is both personal and sumptuously produced. We defy you to watch "Get Home", her heartwrenching video of a woman telling her lover to go back to his wife, without being at least a little moved by it all. We're going to follow up soon on her latest project Black Flowers , a collection of nine songs from Canadian writers (Leonard Cohen, Ron Sexsmith, [...]
Sur Masters Of The Burial, son 2ème album, Amy Millan reprend Sarah Harmer, Jenny Whiteley, Richard Hawley et Death Cab For Cutie. Mais la chanteuse, plus connue pour son travail au sein de Stars ou Broken Social Scene, s'en tire aussi bien sur ses propres compositions, souvent teintées d'une mélancolie sourde. Exception faite du très roots Bound, l'ensemble est moins country que son 1er essai
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp Reblogged with love from brokenmuppet, yvynyl & headunderwater: Upon first listen I was hooked, there is a little more [...]More about Yeasayer
You know, it’s an album like this that really just makes me forget the rest. We’re only one month into the near year and I’m already feeling [...]More about Hot Chip
It has been seven long years since the last Massive Attack LP ‘100th Window’, an album that underwhelmed critics and fans alike. In reality, since two of three [...]More about Massive Attack
We know it feels like a month since we slowed down the things here, but we actually have been off only for a week and half. Naturally, we missed some [...]More about Vampire Weekend
If '1901' and 'Lisztamania' are the first two Godfathers, then 'Fences' is Goodfellas; meaning its just as powerful as the first two but is scarcely mentioned in conversation. [...]More about Phoenix
Adorned in a black shirt with puffy sleeves and a guitar strapped high, it was unclear if St. Vincent herself was going to be swallowed up by her surroundings. [...]More about St. Vincent
Sometimes a slew of artists decide to pack the road all at the same time. And while this may present an economic problem of “where am I going to [...]More about Beach House
Sorry for not having the Graboid up last week, but I’ve included those releases (Spoon, Surfer Blood, Editors) in with the already incredibly amount of great releases that are [...]More about Spoon
Get a Drink Have a Good Time Now. Welcome to Paradise. Download Friday Mixtape 053 as one track (MP3 149MB 320kbps) [...]More about Kid Cudi
Awesome cover art, eh? Fresh new track from the Gorillaz's third LP, Plastic Beach which will be released by Parlophone on 8 March, 2010. [...]More about Gorillaz
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