Ghost Bees
Disappointed by the slew of Toronto Island shows that have been cancelled this summer? Well, there’s always the 3rd Annual Poor Pilgrim Island Show! Taking place on June 28th, with performances from The Silt, Castlemusic, Nifty, Isla Craig, Bruce Trail, Transcendental, Ghost Bees, $100 and many more, this show is definitely worth taking a ferry to. Yes, I understand it’s no Virgin Festival or Broken Social Scene lovefest, but it’s got a kickass line up and how can you say no to a “Musical Scavenger Hunt”? That title literally put together the two best things in life – music and scavenger hunts. For more information, click here!
Miike Snow will be opening for Lykke Li at the Sound Academy on August 9th.
ZS, Child Bite, Feuermusik, and Talk Normal will be at the Boat on June 28th. Tickets will be $8.00 at the door!
The beloved Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine will be at the Phoenix on July 26th.
If you miss out on Health next week at NXNE, don’t panic. The LA band will return on September 19th for a record release show at Wrongbar with Pictureplane and guests.
Speaking of NXNE – too poor to attend this year? Not old enough to go to 99% of the shows? Head over to Criminal Records! The following shows will be going down:
June 16th – Apostle of Hustle (7:00 pm)
June 19th – Said the Whale (6:00 pm) and The Daredevil Christopher Wright (7:00 pm)
July 1st – Black Joe & The Honeybears (time TBA)
Two more in-stores will be announced soon! Apostle of Hustle will also be at MTV Live on Wednesday June 17th (right before their set at the Courthouse, as part of Broken Social Scene’s Book Launch Party). Said the Whale will be releasing a limited-edition 7″ this fall that will feature their latest single, “The Magician (Camilo)” along with other tracks: “Strong Swimmers”, “Love is Art” and “Upset Her” – watch for that and definitely check them out at Criminal Records!
Little Boots will be in town on September 14th for a gig at Wrongbar. Tickets will be on sale this Friday and it will be 19+. I was originally thrown off by a bad (live) review of Little Boots that I had read on Pitchfork a while ago but I am going to see her for the following reasons: a) I’ve really grown to love her music and b) I read it off Pitchfork. Pitchfork reviews are like weather forecasts in Toronto lately – always shitty and sometimes off; you’d have to go and see for yourself. Then again, maybe I just don’t check the forecast often enough. Either way, I’m seeing her.
The Fiery Furnaces have a new song out called “The End is Near”. Click here to listen/download.
Yes, Le Tigre are indeed “still a band” according to lead singer Kathleen Hanna in a recent MySpace blog post. And yes, they are working with Christina Aguilera. What’s wrong with that? Read more about this collaboration and the state of Le Tigre here.
Venice is Sinking still don’t have any Toronto dates lined up yet, as it was explained in a recent interview with The Singing Lamb, but if you happen to be in the States this summer, here are some of their current tour dates!
06/18/09 – Atlanta, GA
06/19/09 – Decatur, GA
06/27/09 – Athens, GA
07/08/09 – Charlotte, NC
07/09/09 – New York, NY
07/10/09 – New York, NY
07/11/09 – Chapel Hill, NC
07/12/09 – Columbia, SC
07/18/09 – Savannah, GA
07/24/09 – Athens, GA
07/30/09 – Lexington, KY
07/31/09 – Champaign, IL
08/01/09 – Daytrotter Session
08/01/09 – St. Louis, MO
08/07/09 – Orlando, FL
08/08/09 – Tampa, FL (Ybor City)
And last but not least, June 7th is officially Julie Doiron Day in Bruno, Saskatchewan. I suggest we all celebrate though. Come June 7th, 2010, I expect to see everyone busting out their Julie Doiron or Eric’s Trip albums and dancing along to her sweet tunes. Read more and watch a video clip of the news here.
PSST: No Age will be the ‘surprise’ guests at the Whippersnapper on June 18th, as part of NXNE. If anyone asks, I didn’t tell you.
Happy listening!
Musically,
Melody
