Posts Tagged ‘chad vangaalen’
News Update!
June 1st, 2009 | By: Melody Lau
The Weakerthans
For those who missed out on the Weakerthans and Constantines tour this past March, you’re in luck! The Weakerthans will be at the Mod Club on September 23rd; details TBA. The Constantines will also be in town to play a free show at Harbourfront on Canada day, alongside Chad Vangaalen.
The new Two Hours Traffic record will be called Territory and as the band said in a Facebook message, “should be finding its way to your local record store in September.” Exciting!
Sub Pop has a free digital sampler right now online, featuring tracks from Vetiver, Handsome Furs, Flight of the Conchords and more! Click here to download!
Patrick Wolf has a new video out for “Hard Times”. Watch here.
Wye Oak has a new song out entitled “Take It In” from their upcoming album, The Know (out later this year).Click here to listen!
Toronto’s Madrid will be opening for M83 at the Phoenix on July 17th. Tickets for that show are still available for $22.50; this is a 19+ show. For more Madrid, the duo will also be at the Supermarket on June 5th with Miike Snow and June 19th with TMDP, Kidstreet and more (as part of YYZ Records’ NXNE showcase).
Valery Gore will be opening for The Sea and Cake at the Supermarket on June 27th, as part of the Toronto Jazz Festival.
BidiniBand will be playing an in-store at Soundscapes on Saturday June 6th at 4:30 pm.
Place Hands, The Guest Bedroom, The Rescue and Fall of Heroes will be playing an all-ages show at the Matty Eckler CRC on June 12th. Proceeds from this show will go to the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre ($5.00 at door), so go out, support a good cause and listen to some good music!
And last but not least, congrats to Toronto’s Ohbijou for signing a North American deal with Last Gang Records (home to Metric, MSTRKRFT, Crystal Castles, etc.). The band will be celebrating their CD release at the Opera House on June 25th, with Great Bloomers and Evening Hymns opening. Tickets are on sale now for $13.00 and this is an all-ages show.
Happy listening!
Musically,
Melody
News Update!
April 7th, 2009 | By: Melody Lau
Chad Vangaalen
I know Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” is an undeniably great pop song but how many more bands are going to cover it? Lily Allen did an admirable job (thumbs up), the All American Rejects’ take was interesting (thumbs down), and now Franz Ferdinand take a crack at it. As posted by Stereogum, Franz recently recorded the cover of Spears’ “comeback hit” for BBC’s Live Lounge. Of course, they jazz the song up Franz Ferdinand style. The outcome is debatable as some say it’s “awesome” and others say “horrific!”. Watch here and let me know what your verdict is. Oh, and me? I like it! But come on, folks – cover “If U Seek Amy”!
In Toronto Jazz Fest news, it looks like The Sea and Cake will be making a stop in town on June 27th for the festivities at the Supermarket. Tickets are $27.50. Also taking part will be Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings withBlackburn at Nathan Philips Square on June 26th (8:00 pm). That same night, Jose Gonzales will be taking the stage at the Harbourfront Centre. Tickets for that show will be $30.00 and can be ordered here.
Speaking of Harbourfront, the annual Canada Day festivities have been announced and this year, The Constantines and Chad Vangaalen will be the entertainment of the night. The show will be all-ages and free.
The 1990s will make a stop at the Horseshoe on June 3rd.
The Bug will be at the Social on July 4th.
Drums of Death will open for Peaches at the Phoenix on May 20th. Tickets are still available for $24.50 and this is a 19+ show.
Happy Listening!
Musically,
Melody
