Keeping Warm This Winter With Woodpigeon In continuing my characteristic bias toward promoting Canadian talent to my friends south of the border and across the ocean, (as well as artists NOT on T61... oops) I'd like to bring a band from my hometown of Calgary to your attention. Woodpigeon is an ensemble of various artists, helmed by Mark Hamilton. I first heard them three or four years ago, at a Christmas show put on at a cozy commmunity church that frequently doubled as a concert venue. The recordings were rough around the edges then, [...]
I don't know why I hadn't heard of Doomtree before, but I am glad they joined T61. One listen and I was hooked. A few repeat listens and I was a believer. Now, two days later, I have been telling everyone I know about them, and am anticipating getting a handful of their discs in the mail. Released just over a month ago, Doomtree's crew album is rife with tracks that will have your head nodding and your finger reaching to hit repeat. The writeup on T61 and their own site is comprehensive enough, but to [...]
Bonjour, hi! I go by the username of iWoo on T61, and this is my first actual post on Max Bumps. AnnieB posted my "Get to know..." entry back on April 26th, if you'd like to see some recommends. Of course, you can always visit my somewhat neglected playlists on T61! I recently moved to Montreal, in part because of all that is going on with the music and art scene. Summer here is known as festival season, and I've already found that there is so much going on that it can be hard to keep up. Last [...]