PATRICK BREALEY – MERCURY IN SONGBIRDS It's been a busy summer for Toronto-based Patrick Brealey. Following the July 14th release of Mercury in Songbirds (Boompa Records) he toured western Canada, celebrated his release with a party in his second hometown of Vancouver, and landed a coveted spot at the Mariposa Folk Festival. Come September he's set to hit the road again playing select shows along with a CD release celebration in Toronto. "...a swinging roots/country artist whose writing smacks of experience well beyond his years...Looking forward to more from this guy. Grade B+" - [...]
hat das schon tradition? eine labelvorstellung am sonntag? blödsinn, wirklich im rhythmus liegen wir hier nicht. weder mit dieser noch mit jener rubrik. und ein sommerloch haben wir auch nicht. diktiert wird das tägliche klienicum-geschäft lediglich durch die aktuellste entdeckung. nun. boompa records . howdy! oder boompa productions sind in vancouver stationiert und haben einige bekannte künstler aufgelistet. aha- effekte sind vorprogrammiert. da viele releases in europa durch andere companies vertrieben werden, bleibt der ausgangspunkt, nämlich boompa häufig vernachlässigt auf der strecke. the salteens, matt sharp, leeroy stagger sind auf dem kanadischen label ebenso zuhause wie small sins, the [...]
Leeroy Stagger Everything Is Real Boompa Records [2009] Fire Note Says: Brand new band, Brand new record and a Brand new outlook on life = Stagger connects the dots to make it all work! Album Review: Canadian singer/songwriter Leeroy Stagger falls into that Springsteen/Petty/Adams type of roots rocker that has just a bit of twang, just a bit of a drawl and just enough rock. On his fourth record, [...]
Here is a list of 2009 album releases which I have very much enjoyed so far this year. They are in alphabetical order per how they appear on my crappy Zune. So far, I think I that the Justin Townes Earle album Midnight at the Movies is my favorite, but we still have a lot of good music to get through before the end of the year. Ben Nichols - The Last Pale Light in the West.mp3 Buy: The Last [...]
Ever since last week when I saw Leeroy Stagger and his band do a bad-ass cover of Warren Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," I have had that song stuck in my head. Photoblogger Steffen of TurnItUpOrTurnItOff.com posted some sweet photos of that show. Here's one of Stagger and guitarist Kevin Kane on stage at the Cadillac Lounge. Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money.mp3 Buy : Excitable Boy (1978, reissued 2007) [...]
There are pluses and minuses to big music festivals like NxNE . Plus: awesome bands and artists come to town. Minus: You have to get to the venue hours early and endure sweaty hipsters just to see these acts. The latter is one of reasons why I decided to skip a lot of the hyped artists that I wanted to see, and headed straight for the Cadillac Lounge on Friday, June 19. The Caddy is on West Queen West and if you blink you may miss it. Their clientele consists of mostly people in jeans, plaid, and [...]
Patterson Hood Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) Ruth St. Records [2009] Fire Note Says: Drive-By Trucker goes solo with a very rewarding effort! Album Review: On last years excellent Drive-By Truckers record, Brighter Than Creation's Dark [2008] the lead vocals and songwriting duties were split three ways leaving plenty of material for Patterson Hood to release for this sophomore record Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) . [...]
Its gonna be a crazy weekend in Toronto. Pride week kicks off tomorrow. The Much Music Video Awards buggers up Queen and John Streets and tortures local residents with sound checks all weekend, not to mention the live show on Sunday night. My buddy Dancy-Pants Ryan is coming into town from Vancouver to terrorize the GTA. And the North By North East (NXNE) music festival will be in full swing. If I hadn't been getting my ass kicked lately, I would be all over NXNE. But, [...]
Il devient de plus en plus dur de suivre le rythme des sorties. Citons 3 chouchous de ce blog récemment revenus aux affaires dans une telle discrétion que j'ai bien failli passer à côté d'eux!The Moore Brothers - Variety (MP3)Je garde un souvenir ému de Murdered By The Moore Brothers (2006) mais apparemment pas au point de guetter avidement la sortie du nouvel opus des frères Moore. Aptos est
The Canadian label Boompa Records has released the latest record from Leeroy Stagger . His name itself conjures up southern fried rock, Dukes of Hazzard, and gumbo don't you think? His music though is pretty straight ahead roots rock. But it's solid stuff. His song "Petrified World" off the new record Everything Is Real is filled with plenty of clever lines about life on the road as a traveling indie musician. Everything Is Real features guest musicians and singers like Tim Easton, Neal Casal, and Evan Phillips (The [...]
We're back with another podcast. This month features a couple of tracks from the upcoming Evan Phillips benefit album , as well as a track from the upcoming Joey Allcorn album All Alone Again . Evan Phillips is the front man for one of my favorite new rock and roll bands, The Whipsaws , as well as a member of the trio E.S.P. , with Tim Easton and Leeroy Stagger . Seven years ago he suffered an injury while climbing a mountain in California and had surgery to try [...]
Easton Stagger Phillips One For The Ditch Rebeltone Records [2008] Fire Note Says: Three talented guys making great music! Album Review: One For The Ditch is a record that definitely has been flying under the radar since its release last year from the collaborative group of singer/songwriters Tim Easton, Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips. Individually these three artists have been putting a stamp on the indie [...]
We Are The City are a progressive rock band out of Kelowna, BC. The band has been together since the spring of 2006, when they formed as the group Seraph. In May 2008 they finalized their band name as We Are The City. We Are The City are Cayne McKenzie on vocals and keys, David Menzel on guitar, and Andy Huculiak on the drums. Some of the early successes the band has had includes sharing a stage with bands such as Alpha Baby , Secret & Whisper , Kyle Tubbs , National Frost [...]
We Are The City are a progressive rock band out of Kelowna, BC. The band has been together since the spring of 2006, when they formed as the group Seraph. In May 2008 they finalized their band name as We Are The City. We Are The City are Cayne McKenzie on vocals and keys, David Menzel on guitar, and Andy Huculiak on the drums. Some of the early successes the band has had includes sharing a stage with bands such as Alpha Baby , Secret & Whisper , Kyle Tubbs , National Frost [...]
Tim Easton, Leeroy Stagger en Evan Phillips kenden elkaar al een tijdje toen ze op een gezamenlijke tournee gingen. De eerste twee speelden in het voorprogramma van Phillips' band The Whipsaws begin 2008. Blijkbaar konden de heren het zo goed...
Having played two dates already in Kerry and Cork this week, North American acoustic troubadour Tim Easton continues his Irish tour this week with dates in Waterford, Derry and another in Dublin. On his last tour, Tim played two headline shows in Whelans and opened for The Frames. He is joined this time around by friends Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips. They are playing together this week as Easton Stagger Phillips having just released a collaborative album One for the Ditch . Dates Thursday 23rd October [...]
ESP, the Americana super-collab of Tim Easton, Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips, came together while Easton and Stagger toured around Alaska opening for Phillips main project, The Whipsaws. While the songs started to take shape out on the road, it wasn't until a winter storm rolled through Girdwood, Alaska that the group, along with the aid of recording engineer Greg Benolkin, started to lay down the tracks that would become One For The Ditch . For two nights and three days the group laid down the majority of the album's tracks and then capped off the session on the [...]
There is a heavy amount of alt-country present during Leeroy Stagger's "Where I Live". The vocals seem to blend John Mellencamp and Tom Petty. This means that while the songs are eminently radio-friendly, they have a little bit of grit present that establishes eir as someone completely different from what is pushed at the moment. [...]
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Vampire Weekend - Cousins
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
