Thursday, April 9, 2020
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Canadian Artists Weigh In on Their Wildest Celebrity Encounters
--taken from: Exclaim! (read more here)
by Alex Hudson
Sloan:
Jay Ferguson: I'm standing in a coat check line next to Big Daddy Kane while someone mistakens me for Beck as I'm watching John Cale sit alone at a table tapping his fingers.
Chris Murphy: We toured with Redd Kross in 1997 and they brought this precocious 17-year-old kid along who was in a band that were signed to Geffen and he was such a little brat but I loved him. A few years later I went to see a movie called Rushmore while I was on tour in D.C. and the lead was this kid Jason Schwartzman. I didn't even put it together until later that he had been that bratty kid. I adored Rushmore and I've become friends with Jason.
Andrew Scott: I've had way better brushes with normal people —— celebrity is such a let down, for both sides.
Patrick Pentland: A bronze Ronald McDonald sitting on a bronze park bench. Not much of a talker.
--taken from: Exclaim! (read more here)
by Alex Hudson
Sloan:
Jay Ferguson: I'm standing in a coat check line next to Big Daddy Kane while someone mistakens me for Beck as I'm watching John Cale sit alone at a table tapping his fingers.
Chris Murphy: We toured with Redd Kross in 1997 and they brought this precocious 17-year-old kid along who was in a band that were signed to Geffen and he was such a little brat but I loved him. A few years later I went to see a movie called Rushmore while I was on tour in D.C. and the lead was this kid Jason Schwartzman. I didn't even put it together until later that he had been that bratty kid. I adored Rushmore and I've become friends with Jason.
Andrew Scott: I've had way better brushes with normal people —— celebrity is such a let down, for both sides.
Patrick Pentland: A bronze Ronald McDonald sitting on a bronze park bench. Not much of a talker.
--taken from: Exclaim! (read more here)
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Royal Mountain and NPR's World Cafe launch new World Tour livestream series
--taken from: NOW Magazine
The series features two artists from two countries every night in April, including members of Sloan and Wolf Parade, Luna Li, Ellis, Fred Penner, Nap Eyes and more
In the age of physical distancing, music livestreams have been popping up quicker than anyone could reasonably track – though we are featuring ones with a Toronto connection in our new virtual event listings). Now there's a full livestream world tour, courtesy of local label Royal Mountain and NPR's World Cafe (which is hosted by Toronto expat Raina Douris).
The World Tour livestream series runs throughout April at 7 pm ET, featuring two artists, each from a different country, every night. The schedule will be published at the beginning of each week. Shows will run live on Royal Mountain's Instagram.
The list of confirmed artists (heavy on the Canadians) includes: Haviah Mighty, Chris Murphy (of Sloan), Young Guv, Robin Hatch, Luna Li, Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade/Operators), Hatchie, Ratboys, Dave Foley and Annie Murphy (of Schitt's Creek). Find the full lineup of performers announced so far on the poster below.
Here's the week one schedule:
April 1
Royal Mountain Records founder Menno Versteeg (of Hollerado) & World Cafe host Raina Douris + Fred Penner (Vancouver Island, Canada)
April 2
Nap Eyes (Montreal, Canada) + Crake (Leeds, UK)
April 3
San Mei (Gold Coast, Australia) + Islands (Los Angeles, USA)
April 4
Bartees Strange (Washington DC, USA) + Sam Roberts (Montreal, Canada)
April 5
Ellis (Hamilton, Canada) + Alexandra Savior (Portland, OR, USA)
April 6
Hubert Lenoir (Quebec City, Canada) + Gustaf (New York, USA)
April 7 (9 pm start)
Ducks Unlimited (Toronto, Ontario) + Say Sue Me (Busan, South Korea)
The series features two artists from two countries every night in April, including members of Sloan and Wolf Parade, Luna Li, Ellis, Fred Penner, Nap Eyes and more
In the age of physical distancing, music livestreams have been popping up quicker than anyone could reasonably track – though we are featuring ones with a Toronto connection in our new virtual event listings). Now there's a full livestream world tour, courtesy of local label Royal Mountain and NPR's World Cafe (which is hosted by Toronto expat Raina Douris).
The World Tour livestream series runs throughout April at 7 pm ET, featuring two artists, each from a different country, every night. The schedule will be published at the beginning of each week. Shows will run live on Royal Mountain's Instagram.
The list of confirmed artists (heavy on the Canadians) includes: Haviah Mighty, Chris Murphy (of Sloan), Young Guv, Robin Hatch, Luna Li, Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade/Operators), Hatchie, Ratboys, Dave Foley and Annie Murphy (of Schitt's Creek). Find the full lineup of performers announced so far on the poster below.
Here's the week one schedule:
April 1
Royal Mountain Records founder Menno Versteeg (of Hollerado) & World Cafe host Raina Douris + Fred Penner (Vancouver Island, Canada)
April 2
Nap Eyes (Montreal, Canada) + Crake (Leeds, UK)
April 3
San Mei (Gold Coast, Australia) + Islands (Los Angeles, USA)
April 4
Bartees Strange (Washington DC, USA) + Sam Roberts (Montreal, Canada)
April 5
Ellis (Hamilton, Canada) + Alexandra Savior (Portland, OR, USA)
April 6
Hubert Lenoir (Quebec City, Canada) + Gustaf (New York, USA)
April 7 (9 pm start)
Ducks Unlimited (Toronto, Ontario) + Say Sue Me (Busan, South Korea)
Royal Mountain Unveils Nightly Livestream Series with Dave Foley, Chris Murphy, Dan Boeckner
--taken from: Exclaim!
by Brock Thiessen
Royal Mountain Records is the latest label to get in on the exploding livestream game, announcing a nightly series featuring the likes of Sam Roberts, Kids in the Hall's Dave Foley, Sloan's Chris Murphy, Wolf Parade/Operators' Dan Boeckner and many more.
The "World Tour" livestream series is a collaboration between Royal Mountain and World Cafe. Starting tonight, it will run nightly throughout April, with each livestream starting a 7 p.m. ET and each featuring two artists via Royal Mountain's Instagram. The schedules will be posted every seven days.
In addition to the aforementioned artists, the livestream series will feature Hatchie, Ratboys, the Beths, Nap Eyes, Ezra Furman, Haviah Mighty, Manchester Orchestra, Shady Nasty, Say Sue Me, Tim Burgess (of Charlatans), Moaning, Hannah Georgas, Field Music, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Fred Penner, Bartees Strange, Tim Baker, Jayy Grams, Tim Baker, Dizzy, Annie Muprhy (Schitt's Creek), Abby Jasmine, Ellis, Young Guv, Hubert Lenoir, Nick from Islands, San Mei, Ducks Unlimited, Little Junior, Luna Li, Wild Pink, Into It. Over It., Higher Power, Deanna Petcoff, Boniface, Mav Karlo, Robin Hatch, For Keeps, Jessica Mindrum, Rogue Tenant, Jensen McRae, One Lung, Kirty and Lily Konigsberg.
More artists will be announced, but for now, you can see the first week's schedule below.
--taken from: Exclaim!
by Brock Thiessen
Royal Mountain Records is the latest label to get in on the exploding livestream game, announcing a nightly series featuring the likes of Sam Roberts, Kids in the Hall's Dave Foley, Sloan's Chris Murphy, Wolf Parade/Operators' Dan Boeckner and many more.
The "World Tour" livestream series is a collaboration between Royal Mountain and World Cafe. Starting tonight, it will run nightly throughout April, with each livestream starting a 7 p.m. ET and each featuring two artists via Royal Mountain's Instagram. The schedules will be posted every seven days.
In addition to the aforementioned artists, the livestream series will feature Hatchie, Ratboys, the Beths, Nap Eyes, Ezra Furman, Haviah Mighty, Manchester Orchestra, Shady Nasty, Say Sue Me, Tim Burgess (of Charlatans), Moaning, Hannah Georgas, Field Music, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Fred Penner, Bartees Strange, Tim Baker, Jayy Grams, Tim Baker, Dizzy, Annie Muprhy (Schitt's Creek), Abby Jasmine, Ellis, Young Guv, Hubert Lenoir, Nick from Islands, San Mei, Ducks Unlimited, Little Junior, Luna Li, Wild Pink, Into It. Over It., Higher Power, Deanna Petcoff, Boniface, Mav Karlo, Robin Hatch, For Keeps, Jessica Mindrum, Rogue Tenant, Jensen McRae, One Lung, Kirty and Lily Konigsberg.
More artists will be announced, but for now, you can see the first week's schedule below.
--taken from: Exclaim!
Friday, March 27, 2020
amazing live videos of Fugazi, Tori Amos, Dinosaur Jr & more to watch while every show is cancelled
--taken from: Brooklyn Vegan (read more here)
Basically no shows are happening due to the coronavirus outbreak (though some artists are doing livestreams instead), but if you’re already jonesing to see a show, or just need a brief distraction from the insanity of the world right now, thankfully there’s YouTube which has an amazing array of live footage from throughout the history of pop music, from clips from concert films, TV performances and other pro-shot footage, to tons of fan-shot video from shows. If you’re looking for a place to start, we’ve been picking some of our favorites. Here are five more:
Sloan @ Arboretum Music Festival, Ottawa 2016
Sloan are a cult band in the U.S. but in Canada they are pretty famous, having had a number of big hits in the ’90s including “Money City Maniacs” which remains a hockey stadium classic. Here they are in their element, at Ottawa’s Arboretum Music Festival in 2016. Usually for Canadian festivals it’s just a greatest hits set, but this was part of the anniversary tour for 1996’s great One Chord to Another, so we get that whole album played in full, plus a second set of hits, including “Money City Maniacs,” “Losing California,” “Penpals,” “The Other Man” and their grammar-gaze anthem “Underwhelmed.” Look out for when drummer Andrew Scott comes from behind the kit to sing his songs, and bassist Chris Murphy takes over on drums and goes full Keith Moon. [Bill Pearis]
--taken from: Brooklyn Vegan (read more here)
Basically no shows are happening due to the coronavirus outbreak (though some artists are doing livestreams instead), but if you’re already jonesing to see a show, or just need a brief distraction from the insanity of the world right now, thankfully there’s YouTube which has an amazing array of live footage from throughout the history of pop music, from clips from concert films, TV performances and other pro-shot footage, to tons of fan-shot video from shows. If you’re looking for a place to start, we’ve been picking some of our favorites. Here are five more:
Sloan @ Arboretum Music Festival, Ottawa 2016
Sloan are a cult band in the U.S. but in Canada they are pretty famous, having had a number of big hits in the ’90s including “Money City Maniacs” which remains a hockey stadium classic. Here they are in their element, at Ottawa’s Arboretum Music Festival in 2016. Usually for Canadian festivals it’s just a greatest hits set, but this was part of the anniversary tour for 1996’s great One Chord to Another, so we get that whole album played in full, plus a second set of hits, including “Money City Maniacs,” “Losing California,” “Penpals,” “The Other Man” and their grammar-gaze anthem “Underwhelmed.” Look out for when drummer Andrew Scott comes from behind the kit to sing his songs, and bassist Chris Murphy takes over on drums and goes full Keith Moon. [Bill Pearis]
--taken from: Brooklyn Vegan (read more here)
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