November 11, 2013

Playlist:
Anne Janelle – Captive of the Spring - So Long at the Fair – IND (Brooksfield, NS)
Christa Mercy – Floorboards - Floorboards – IND (Waterloo)
James OL – Sk8 or Die - For the World is Hollow & I Have Touched the Sky – IND (Windsor)
Steve Brockley Band – Too Easy to Be Blue - LeBoeuf – IND (BC/Montreal)
Cowpuncher – Wounded Wing - Ghost Notes – IND (Calgary)
Raleigh – Inside Lines - Sun grenades and Grenadine Skies – IND (Calgary)
Jimmy Hunt – Denise - Maladie D'Amour – Grosse Boite (Montreal)
Daniel Romano – If You See Alice - 11 Great Mosey Originals – You've Changed (Welland)
The Fast Romantics – Funeral Song - Afterlife Blues – IND (Toronto)
Moonface – Love Your House You're In - Julia With Blue Jeans On – Jagjaguwar (Montreal)
Evil Ebenzer – These Streets - Howl – Camobear (Vancouver)
Shad – Yall Know Me - Flying Colours – Black Box (London)
Shad – Fam Jam - Flying Colours – Black Box (London)


Can Rock News:
-Mac Demarco is releasing a new cassette tape entitled Live & Acoustic Vol 1. The tracks on this album showcase his softer side, his acoustic side. They were all recorded during a release party for The Fader. There is a very limited amount of cassettes available, so to get your hands on one, visit capturedtracks.com
-The Edmonton band, Wet Secrets, were back in the studio in July and will be releasing a new album entitled Free Candy in February. On this third album, the five piece now includes Paul Arnusch and Emma Frazier.
-The Darcys will be heading to some Ontario schools this month to run free workshops for students to draw attention to underfunded music programs. They called it “Play in School” and feel is is a great way to connect to and inspire their younger fans.

September 16, 2013

Playlist:
Zoe Sky Jordan – Coming Up Strangers - Restless, Unfocused – Cafe (Toronto)

Coral Egan – Soul Sunday - The Year He Drove Me Crazy – Justin Time (Montreal)

The Deep Dark Woods - 18^th of December - Jubilee – Six Shooter (Saskatoon)

Lindi Ortega – Lived & Died Alone - Tin Star – Last Gang (Toronto)

Daddy Long Legs – Your Love is Killing Me - The Devil's in the Details – Busted Flat (Waterloo)

Frankie Payne – Instinct to Survive - Clarity – IND (Toronto)

Kinnie Star – Go Go See It - Kiss It – Aporia (Vancouver)

Papermaps – The Edge of Chinatown - Darker Lights – Original Sound (Toronto)

Curbside Sofa – 5.0 Litre Ego - S/T – IND (Tecumseh)

Ghost Cousin – All Those - Scotland – Old Ugly (Edmonton)

Olenka & the Autumn Lovers – Don't Make Sense - Hard Times – IND (London)

The Darcys – Pretty Girls - Warring – Arts & Crafts (Toronto)

The Mark Inside – Dead Heart - Dark Hearts Can Radiate White Light – Vampire Dance (Toronto)

Favourite Tracks of the night: The Deep Dark Woods and Papermaps... both not out yet!!!

CANROCK NEWS MINUTE:

-Arcade Fire's new song is out! It also has been confirmed that David Bowie has supplied a brief backing vocal on the James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) produced track (no saxophone though), according to Bowie’s FB page. The band has released two videos for the track, the first being an interactive video directed by frequent Arcade Fire collaborator Vincent Morisset and the second is directed by Anton Corbijn.

-Neil Young made some enemies in Fort McMurray when he compared the city to Hiroshima after being devastated by the atomic bomb, because of the oilsands and the fumes that come from oil production. In response, radio stations in Fort McMurray refused to play his songs for a day. There was a poll to see if the audience wanted him banned from the airwaves forever, but it was voted down. The Fort McMurray mention is around the 6:35 mark.

-A Far North Sound favourite, Montreal electro-funk duo Chromeo have announced their follow-up to 2010's Business Casual. It's titled White Women. they've shared a teaser for the record, featuring new song "Over Your Shoulder" and the track as well:

-Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld have teamed up in Arcade Fire, Belle Orchestre, romantically and now they are scored a film together called Blue Caprice. The movie, about 2002 Beltway sniper attacks in Washington, DC looks incredibly intense. They created the score between tours.

September 2, 2013

Playlist for September 2:

Mad Dukez & Fresh Kilz – People Players - Gettin Gatsby – DTR45 (Toronto)

Braids – Freund - Flourish//Perish – Flemish Eye (Montreal)

Paper Lions – Ghostwriters - My Friends – Foundation Pop (Charlottetown)

The Beach – Loner - The Beaches EP – Kingsnoise (Toronto)

The Beach – Absolutely Nothing - The Beaches EP – Kingsnoise (Toronto)

Still Life Still – Burial Suit - Mourning Trance – Arts & Crafts (East York, ON)

Esmerine – Barn Board Fire - Dalmak – Constellation (Montreal)

FIVER – Oh Sienna - Lost the Plot – Triple Crown (Toronto)

Elder Sister Plum – Colour Blind - People Like Us – Moon Melody (Toronto)

JF Robitaille – Dark Old Days - Rival Hearts – Sparks (Montreal)

Pat Lepoidevin – Canby, OR - American Fiction – IND (Sackville)

Zachary Lucky – Salty Air - The Ballad of Losing You – Missed Connection (Saskatoon)

Favourite Artist of the Night:

CanRock News Minute:

Moonface, the solo effort of Ex-Wolf Parade member Spencer Krug, will be releasing a new album entitled “Julia with Blue Jeans On” on October 29 (Jagjaguwar/Paper Bag.) This album will be much different than past releases as it will be just him singing along with his piano.

Canada has implemented new foreign labour laws that really affect international acts coming to our country. The new laws increased the fee for venues and booking agents per performance of touring acts in Canada. The fee has been raised to $425. There is an online petition against the poll. If you are interested in signing it, head to the change.org.

Festival lovers can still get their last summer “hurrah!” On September 21, check out the free all-day Junction Festival in Toronto. It features Canadian artists like Cuff the Duke & Zeus, with over 25 bands in total. And residents of Windsor/Detroit, have the option of Laneway Festival or Phog Phest on September 14. Laneway features two dozen acts including Sigur Ros and The National, and a staple of Windsor, Phog Phest highlights Young Galaxy, Besnard Lakes and many local favourites.

August 2013 Playlists

August 5, 2013*

Osheaga Now & Then!

Tribe Called Red - Electric Intertribal - Nation II Nation

Dusted - Centuries of Sleep - Total Dust

Groenland - Daydreaming - The Chase

Hannah Georgas - Enemies - S/T

Rich Aucoin - Brian Wilson is Alive - We're All Dying to Live

Humans - De Ciel - Traps

Stars - The Theory of Relativity - North

We are Wolves - Mirror - La Mort Pop Club

Feist - Secret Heart - Let it Die

Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything - Apologies to the Queen Mary

Islands - Hallways - A Sleep & A Forgetting

Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches - Forgiveness Rock Record

Zeus - Ignition Remix - Cover Me

Dan Mangan - About As Helpful... - Oh Fortune

August 12, 2013

Matthew Hornell – Crimes - Have it All – IND (Halifax)

Scott Perrie – On the Bus - Everything Gives – IND (Vancouver)

Life in Winter – Lone Rider - S/T – IND (Montreal)

Megan Hamilton – I Paid My Way in Pennies - Snow Moon – IND (Kingston)

Alex Vissia – She's Leaving Home - Young Love – Root Cellar (Edmonton)

The Danks – Reality Grow - Gank – Hidden Pony (Toronto)

Mark 'Bird' Stafford – I Found Joy - Live at the Delta – IND (Toronto)

Brajha Waldmans Quartet – The Naked Dao - Cosmic Brahjas // Closer To The Tones – Howl (Montreal)

Sound/s/lab – Glass Knives - Fugitive Colours – The House Ablaze (Calgary)

CFCF – Glass - Music For Objects – Paper Bag (Montreal)

Fur Trade – In Between Dreams - Don't Get Heavy – Last Gang (Vancouver)

The Backhomes – You Gotta Move - Only Friend – IND (Victoria)

August 19, 2013

Scott Cook – When We're Back Around - One More Time Around – IND (Edmonton)

Rae Spoon – Sunday Dress - My Prairie Home – Saved By Radio (Montreal)

Rachelle Van Zanten - Oh Mother – IND (Burns Lake, BC)

Nightcrawlers – Misconstrued - Nightcrawlers Vol.3 – Cellar Live (Vancouver)

Shannon Graham & the Storytellers – The Truth Seeker - S/T – IND (Toronto)

Pale Eyes – Figure/Ground -Sweatshop – IND (Toronto)

Scientists of Sound – Run With It - Electric Scissors – IND (Dartmouth)

Grand Analog – Lion Head - Modern Thunder – Shadow Cabinet (Toronto)

We Are the City – Legs Give Out - Violent – Hidden Pony (Vancouver)

Prairie Cat – Got Nothin - Times a Billion – IND (Vancouver)

Rec Centre – Missin Out - Health – IND (Halifax)

The Heavy Blinkers – Perfect Tourists - Health – IND (Halifax)

Monomyth – Visions - King, Does This Not Please You? - IND (Halifax)

CanRock News:
-Neil Young and Crazy Horse unfortunately had to cancel a few North American dates due to guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro's broken hand. They hoped he would be healed by now, but he needs more recovery time. Next show scheduled is Farm Aid on Sept 21.
-Lindi Ortega is picking up speed and acclaim. On October 8, she will release her third album entitled Tin Star on Last Gang Records. Lindi has released an album a year since her debut called Little Red Boots in 2011. This album is said to be her move from Toronto to Nashville.
-Hannah Georgas has booked more tour dates, and since I just missed her at Osheaga in Montreal, I am siked to hear it. The closest date to Windsor/Detroit is Oct 30 in London at the Aeolian Hall, and she will continue through Ontario until the end of November.
-The lead singer of The Dears, Murray Lightburn, is releasing a solo album under his own name. He said it was a quite the challenge going alone. The album is out tomorrow, and is entitled MASS:LIGHT. The Dears plan to start writing together again in 2014.

August 26, 2013

Dinosaur Bones – Nothing Left Between the Lines - Shaky Dream – Dine Alone (Toronto)

Monarch Project – A Better Part Of You – Single – IND (Hamilton)

John Ward's Electric Séance – Meatmare - Volume 1 – IND (Montreal)

Unwed Mothers – Skeletons - S/T – IND (Edmonton)

Eternal Husbands – EKG - S/T – Clamour (Montreal)

Sarah Neufeld – Hero Brother - Hero Brother – Constellation (Montreal)

Islands – Hushed Tones - Ski Mask – Manque Music (Montreal)

Royal Canoe – Just Enough - Today We're Better Ourselves – Nevado (Winnipeg)

Moka Only – Together - Doctor Do Much – Urbnet (Vancouver)

Factor – Let It Go - Woke Up Alone – Fake Four (Vancouver)

CANROCK NEWS:

-Islands 5th studio album will be released on September 17 on Manqué Music, and they will begin touring immediately after the release. They will be in Toronto on October 10 and Ferndale on October 11.

-Arcade Fire has confirmed the"Reflektor" graffiti graphic appearing in random locations is an advertisement for their upcoming release. The graphic said “reflecktor” and hinted something band-related will go down September 9 at 9 p.m. It even happened before a few of the large acts took the stage at Osheaga in Montreal (which my bro pointed out).

-Said the Whale fans have reason to pre-order the new album entitled “hawaiii,” intentionally misspelled with an extra i. The deluxe edition comes with a beach ball and sunglasses, along with a karaoke DVD!

-Young Galaxy will be releasing a deluxe version of Ultramarine on September 24. It will be double-disc release; the second disc containing B-sides, remixes and alternate edits. Contributing remixers include Doldrums, Sally Shapiro and Peaking Lights.

*Pre-recorded show... Sorry for the missing info