Great Bloomers

A stamp of approval from Pitchfork is cool and all but that’s so 2004. How often do you hear a Gordon Lightfoot stamp of approval?!

The iconic folk-rock singer-songwriter recently went on record saying this about Toronto’s very own Great Bloomers:

“SPEAK OF TROUBLE highlights the abilities of Lowell Sostomi as singer/songwriter and brings together a talented band of musicians with amazing dexterity, loads of energy, and very original arrangements. I’m impressed.”

Take that, P-Fork.

Now, The Singing Lamb isn’t just recommending Great Bloomers because Mr. Lightfoot is on board now (FYI we’ve always been on the Bloomers wagon!), but in light of this we just thought we’d give you a friendly reminder that if you were wondering what all the fuss was about, you can check them out live! The band will be going on tour soon, so make sure to catch them in Toronto this Sunday at Sneaky Dee’s (as part of Wavelength) with Jon Rae Fletcher and Flotilla! If not, the band will return on August 15th as part of this year’s Summerworks Festival Music Series with Germans! Here are all the tour dates:

23 Jul Black Sheep Inn – Wakefield, Quebec
25 Jul The Mansion – Kingston, Ontario
26 Jul Sneaky Dees – Toronto, Ontario
28 Jul The Black Shire – London, Ontario
29 Jul The Casbah – Hamilton, Ontario
30 Jul Trinity Lounge – Sarnia, Ontario
31 Jul Albion Hotel – Guelph, Ontario
1 Aug Loplops – Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
4 Aug Music Trader – Winnipeg, Manitoba
5 Aug All Citizens – Bruno, Saskatchewan
6 Aug Palomino – Calgary, Alberta
8 Aug The Ottoman – Medicine Hat, Alberta
10 Aug Blue Gator – Kelowna, British Columbia
11 Aug Hydeaway – Edmonton, Alberta
12 Aug TBA w. Rah Rah – Regina, Saskatchewan
13 Aug Lo Pub – Winnipeg, Manitoba
15 Aug Great Hall – Toronto, Ontario

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/greatbloomers