Underwhelmed (live w/ Jay Coyle on drums) @ Lincoln Hall, Chicago - Chris takes the camera - recorded on December 7, 2009:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
more Commodore pictures
@ Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia
--taken from: Stephanie's Facebook (see more pictures here)
--taken from: Stephanie's Facebook (see more pictures here)
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Concert Review – Sloan at The Commodore Ballroom
--taken from: The Snipe News
The only thing better than going to see a band you’re a Superfan of is going to see a band with a serious Superfan.
The Superfan in question is my friend Kim, who in addition to being a serious Superfan (her daughter’s middle name is “Sloane”) also has the unusual distinction of having managed both myself and Sloan’s Jay Ferguson at record stores – albeit in different chains, coasts, and decades. Needless to say the excitement at getting to see her Rock Star Boyfriend (Patrick Pentland) play was palpable.
A quick and cold tour to promote their latest EP “Hit and Run” wrapped at Vancouver’s legendary (and fantastically festive) Commodore Ballroom last night. The venue is a favorite of both fans and bands, as this Tweet from @sloanmusic can attest.
After some back-and-forth texting, Jay (sweetheart that he is) managed to meet us upstairs to greet me and the Superfan and engage in some delightful conversation, which included discussing inaccuracies on his Wikipedia pages (let it be known that contrary to popular belief, Jay does not, in fact, like shrimp). Pre-show texting combined with one-on-one time and looks from curious onlookers were enough to make me feel far more righteous than I have any business feeling—perhaps my favorite way to feel. Kim and Jay caught up while I smiled and nodded, trying my best to look as self-righteous as I felt.
Ever the polite Canadian, the tour-worn Jay occasionally found himself turning away from us to cough into his elbow. My Jewish Mother superpowers kicked in and I offered him a sachet of Emergen-C from my purse, which he accepted. I am sure this random act of kindness on my part saved the show. In addition to being self-righteous, I am also useful.
We talked a bit about the tour and the insanely cold temperatures encountered along the way. I learned that Sloan is both pragmatic and creative when it comes to dealing with the mechanical failures (quite possibly temperature-related) of their tour bus bathroom—beware of touring Canada in winter, all-girl bands. Oh, the glamour…
As per Superfan’s prediction, the eager crowd (the biggest I’ve seen at the Commodore in a while) chanted “SLO-OAN!” while waiting for the headliner, which made a wise choice in kicking off the set with the infectiously poppy, piano-laced “Take it Upon Yourself”, the first song off their new EP. The track is classic Sloan and despite the song’s newness the crowd was amped and receptive from the get-go, sealing the deal for what would prove to be a fun, high-energy night.
The set was an even-handed sprinkling of popular singles, fan-favorites from every album, and songs from the new EP – they even managed to sneak in every song from “Hit and Run”. Their first big hit of the night came a few songs in, with the eerily melodic “The Other Man”, followed by a seamlessly smooth yet rock-hard wall-of-guitar transition to “Money City Maniacs”, which was so kick-ass that I never even had the chance to feel like I was in a Future Shop commercial.
At this point Superfan felt the need to switch sides to get a little closer to her Rock Star Boyfriend, so we headed to the other side and fearlessly took over a reserved table. The undeniable lure of boys-with-guitars was a constant for the rest of the night; while I must confess I appreciated Sloan’s sex appeal, I myself did not get any Rock Star Boyfriend vibes. To do so would have been in clear violation of the established Girl Code of Conduct, and I do not roll thusly.
That being said, I did get heated when drummer Andrew Scott and guitarist Chris Murphy switch-hitted for a few songs – I appreciate rock star flexibility – and got increasingly excited when they did yet another hard-and-fast transition from “Everything You’ve Done Wrong” into “Who Taught You to Live Like That?” Several minutes of cheering and pounding on tables produced a few more songs for an encore which included a duet with Lexi Valentine, from opening band Magneta Lane, and the raucous crowd-pleasing closer “Good in Everyone.”
A memorable night indeed and great to see the members of Sloan all playing and getting along so well, despite any potential backstage tension associated with Chart Attack’s inclusion of all four members’ in their annual readers’ poll for the “Throw Your Underwear Award for Sexiest Canadian Male” (currently, Chris Murphy is at the top of Sloan’s panty-pile). Surely, any competitive angst these veteran Canadian rockers may be dealing with is mitigated by “Sloan’s Grey Hair” being ranked so highly in the “Sweet Happenings in Music This Year” category.
--taken from: The Snipe News
stage pictures
--taken from: axeguitar's Twitpic
--taken from: kirkofdoom's yfrog
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--(in Brooklyn) taken from: rainmc's Twitpic
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Interview – Sloan's Jay Ferguson
--taken from: The Snipe
by Rachel Fox
Sloan’s Jay Ferguson and I have one thing in common – we both worked at record stores and had the same manager, Kim (albeit in different chains, coasts and decades). I had the chance to catch up with Jay to talk about Sloan’s current tour, their new EP “Hit and Run” (inspired, no doubt, by bandmate Chris Murphy’s experience as the victim of one this past summer), fandom, laundry, and Ogopogos.
RF: Where are you calling from and what are you doing right now?
JF: I’m calling you from Calgary, Alberta in Canada. I am waiting for my laundry to dry at a hotel in Calgary and watching a film all about about apartheid in the 1940s or 50s on Turner Classic Movies with the sound down – so don’t worry I’m paying attention.
RF: That’s very glamorous. I really like the laundry part. I like to think of rock stars as having clean britches.
JF: (Laughs) Today was the last day. That would not have happened tomorrow if I’d have not done laundry today. Is there a limerick around there…?
RF: So you’ve done some dates in the Northeastern US and across Canada in the winter, which seems very brave to me. How’s that going, what’s that like?
JF: (Laughs) Well, it was brave. I was shocked to learn it… We were supposed to do dates earlier in October, but there were a couple of little setbacks, and Chris in our band had a little accident, broken collarbone and we had to move some shows around. So we’re touring in this ridiculous month of December in Western Canada. The Northeast was pretty great actually in the States, the weather was really nice. But yeah, going across Canada went from a pleasant 10 degrees to -20 in Winnipeg the other day so it was a bit of a shock to the system.
RF: -20?
JF: Yeah, it was -20 in Winnipeg the other day. Basically, I couldn’t walk further than a block. It was brutal.
RF: Wow, and people live there.
JF: I was sitting in Winnipeg, and thinking, “Why is this place… populated? Why do people move here? Why is it civilized… here?”
RF: I don’t know. I think they’re all looking for the Ogopogo or something.
JF: Oh, that must be it. There’s about a million people looking for Ogopogo in Southern Manitoba and uh, well, I don’t know. Well, good luck to them.
RF: Everyone has a purpose. I’m looking at your new EP, “Hit and Run”. Why an EP?
JF: What were we thinking? Why on Earth did we do that? The original idea was that we were starting an online store of our catalogue on our website, all our older records which we own the rights to, and we thought, Now’s a good time to put it all out because we’ve learned about this new application platform that can turn your website into almost a little iTunes store. So, a lot of our albums weren’t available digitally through iTunes in Canada, so we thought, in order to launch the store, let’s put something new as well to talk about at the same time, which became “Let’s do a little EP instead of a full-length new album, because that would take longer to do and as part of this experiment, let’s just make a short little EP that would take less time to prepare and record and mix.” So that’s mainly why.
RF: Do you have any plans to release it as a physical, tangible thing?
JF: Uh, maybe. We have a lot of people at our shows complaining already, “Where’s the CD?” and it’s like, “Well, you just download it,” but they want something to hold in their hand…
RF: So you’ve had to explain the Internet to people.
JF: Basically I’ve had to explain, “What you do, is you go buy a computer. Then you go home, and then you plug it in. And then you call up a service provider, and then blah blah blah, then two hours later they sort of understand.” So it’s been a little frustrating. But no, I’m teasing. Most people are into it. I like the idea of recording something and it’s immediately available online and you can sell it. As a musician, it’s fun to record a song one week, mix it, and then next week it’s up for sale on your website as a giveaway or something.
RF: Looking at your site, stalking you guys online and stuff, it seems like you are really using social media. I noticed there’s something already up online on Youtube from your show last night. Who’s in charge of that and how important a component is social media to you guys now?
JF: It’ a good thing, especially to a band of our size; we’re on the radio a lot in Canada but not so much the US, so all those things are really good at connecting fans with each other about letting and know about shows or contests, or anything that gets you excited about being into a band. So it’s pretty important to us. I don’t really know a lot about Twitter. Patrick in our band runs the Sloan Twitter thing ….
RF: He’s the Twat.
JF: I did not say that. You did. (Laughs) He is much more into that side, so he’s got that under control. A lot of people will post live stuff from shows, a fan will just come and video it and post it. That stuff we don’t really have control over. I suppose we welcome it unless it’s really terrible.
RF: I was very intrigued to learn about The Maughns’ Mary Cobham and her tribute album to you, Songs in the Key of Jay. I read about you being “Sloan’s sweetest member,” and that this was something of an aural love letter to you. As someone who’s been on that creepy side of musical fandom, I’m curious – what was your initial reaction to being approached for it?
JF: I didn’t have anything to do with it (musically), although I ended up inadvertently doing press for it because so many people were asking about it when it came out. I didn’t really know Mary, she played in a band in Halifax and we had mutual friends, and she had a song out that was about me, and I’d heard about it and thought, “Oh my gosh, that’s so flattering.” And then I met her …
RF: And then you were frightened?
JF: No, she’s super nice. Mutual friends introduced her and she was like, “Hey, I hope you don’t mind I’m doing that song and by the way, I’m not crazy, I thought it was a fun thing to do.” And I said, “No, that’s fine, it’s cool, “and then she said, “by the way, I’m sort of planning a whole album based around you.” And I was like, “Ohhhh-kay.” I was fine with that, and after talking to her I realized that she wasn’t weird or anything like that. She explained it to me that she was doing it as a tribute to ’70s Tiger Beat pop fandom obsession, and that it was fun and cute and, “I’m taking this lightly, and I hope you don’t mind if I do this.” And I said it was fine as long as I get a copy when it was done as I’d like to hear it, and she sent it to me when it was done and I thought it was very sweet. It didn’t bother me because now… well, and now she lives in Toronto and she lives in my neighborhood I think.
RF: I feel like this is a script to a film and I kind of wonder why you don’t know what’s going on.
JF: In fact, my neighbor said there was someone mysterious in my backyard the other day… blonde hair and, oh… never mind. No it’s fine, she’s cool. I see her around every once in a while, it’s not like she’s knocking on my door. I don’t think she wants to hang out with me or anything like that. When I see her it’s nice and we always have a chat and a good laugh but it’s not weird, I have no weird vibes from her. I always thought she was very sweet and very friendly.
RF: Do you guys have crazy, band-aid-type fans in your audience?
JF: Not really. Sometimes we meet crazy fans, but not so much. We have regular fans that we recognize.
RF: So, you’re not on the stage and spotting them in the audience and going, “She a Patrick,” or something like that.
JF: Oh, you mean, like can you tell… no, not really. Although anybody who’s into Patrick, they’re usually on his side of the stage and anybody who’s into me, they’re on my side, so the division is visual.
RF: Alright, good to know. I’ll pay attention to that at the Commodore.
JF: Patrick’s side is gonna be piled and my side is gonna be a bunch of 30-year-old guys with glasses.
RF: I’ll keep my eyes open for the 30-year-old woman in a dress and Doc Martens. I’m thinking that’s your fandom’s aesthetic on the ladies’ side.
JF: Is that right? That’s our demographic?
RF: That’s what I’m thinking. Girls in dresses, glasses, fishnets, and Doc Martens. It’s what I see.
JF: Really? It’s funny you’re saying that, I don’t really see that so often. But I’ve found in the States, our audience is so much older than in Canada, it’s wild. Definitely 30 and above is the core audience, they’re all quite a bit older… actually a lot of 40-50-year-old people at the shows. Then we come back to Canada, like in Winnipeg, and it was a bunch of 19-year-olds in the front row. It’s a really interesting view of how people get into our band or how people see our band. In the States, because we’re not on commercial radio and we’re more of an underground thing, and we have people who’ve stuck with us from the beginning, from the early ’90s, and have grown [with us]. Not a lot of super young people there, we’re not on MuchMusic anymore, but in Canada, because we’re still on the radio or in the central media we get a younger audience. It was very interesting to see the difference between Chicago and then all of a sudden Winnipeg, it was like night and day.
RF: You guys have such timeless, listenable, poppy songs that get played more here [Canada], which attracts a younger audience as well, so it’s more relevant here…
JF: I think you’re probably right, yes.
RF: Just say I’m right.
JF: I agree!
RF: Thank you. On the other side of the fandom equation, I’m curious—are there any musician crushes that if you were going to create an album—who would it be for? No judgment.
JF: Oh, I don’t know. If I was younger… I’ve been listening to a lot of Blondie recently, so I think I could’ve written a good song about Deborah Harry, although it’s too late now….
RF: She’s single.
JF: Is she really?
RF: She was with Chris (Stein) for a long time, but I believe she is single.
JF: Oh, wow, well, I guess this is my chance. How old is she now? She’s only 60, that’s fine.
RF: She’s a cougar.
JF: Oh my God. I don’t know if I’ll be pursuing that. I’ve been reading a book, The Making of Blondie, and she looked so awesome in the late '70s… but the people who I was into more when I was a teenager, it would have been guys… it’s embarrassing. I wouldn’t write a love album to Keith Richards or something like that.
RF: If you wanted to there’d be no judgment from me. Are there any “bests-of-2009” that resonated with you, music, movies, anything from the past year?
JF: I saw Up, the animated Pixar movie and it blew my mind. Have you seen it, do you know it?
RF: No. I have issues with suspension of disbelief and animation, so I’m not very good with it.
JF: [Laughs] You mean because it’s tricking you?
RF: This goes back to childhood… I can’t relate very well to things that aren’t three dimensional. I saw “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and I really liked it because he lives in a world with gravity and depth, as do I.
JF: Fair enough. How was it?
RF: I really enjoyed it. Even as a puppet George Clooney’s really sexy.
JF: I’m psyched to see it, but I can’t say it because I haven’t seen it. One of the things I really liked this year was the new Julian Casablancas, I liked a lot of that. And I really enjoy a singer-songwriter from Vancouver, International Falls. I don’t think the band is around anymore, but there’s a guy named Jay Arner who makes his own solo music and has a new EP that is online. And I’m almost embarrassed to say this because I sang harmony on one song (“Uncoverers”) for him, but I’m actually a fan of his, and he has an EP out that is called “Bird of Prey,” and it’s fantastic. I think he’s an awesome songwriter that basically nobody knows about.
RF: That’s cool. Everything really does come full circle. I’m looking forward to seeing you at the Commodore on the 15th, have you played there before?
JF: We’ve played there many times. I always really enjoy the Commodore, it’s great.
RF: Those are all the questions I’ve got for you. I have to transcribe, you see. I’m old school. I have no minion to do my bidding.
JF: (Laughs) Oh, just get Kim to do it for you. She doesn’t have anything to do today.
RF: Actually, I’m babysitting for her tomorrow. I do my laundry at her house.
JF: Oh, really? Aww, that’s lovely. That’s so nice.
--taken from: The Snipe
by Rachel Fox
Sloan’s Jay Ferguson and I have one thing in common – we both worked at record stores and had the same manager, Kim (albeit in different chains, coasts and decades). I had the chance to catch up with Jay to talk about Sloan’s current tour, their new EP “Hit and Run” (inspired, no doubt, by bandmate Chris Murphy’s experience as the victim of one this past summer), fandom, laundry, and Ogopogos.
RF: Where are you calling from and what are you doing right now?
JF: I’m calling you from Calgary, Alberta in Canada. I am waiting for my laundry to dry at a hotel in Calgary and watching a film all about about apartheid in the 1940s or 50s on Turner Classic Movies with the sound down – so don’t worry I’m paying attention.
RF: That’s very glamorous. I really like the laundry part. I like to think of rock stars as having clean britches.
JF: (Laughs) Today was the last day. That would not have happened tomorrow if I’d have not done laundry today. Is there a limerick around there…?
RF: So you’ve done some dates in the Northeastern US and across Canada in the winter, which seems very brave to me. How’s that going, what’s that like?
JF: (Laughs) Well, it was brave. I was shocked to learn it… We were supposed to do dates earlier in October, but there were a couple of little setbacks, and Chris in our band had a little accident, broken collarbone and we had to move some shows around. So we’re touring in this ridiculous month of December in Western Canada. The Northeast was pretty great actually in the States, the weather was really nice. But yeah, going across Canada went from a pleasant 10 degrees to -20 in Winnipeg the other day so it was a bit of a shock to the system.
RF: -20?
JF: Yeah, it was -20 in Winnipeg the other day. Basically, I couldn’t walk further than a block. It was brutal.
RF: Wow, and people live there.
JF: I was sitting in Winnipeg, and thinking, “Why is this place… populated? Why do people move here? Why is it civilized… here?”
RF: I don’t know. I think they’re all looking for the Ogopogo or something.
JF: Oh, that must be it. There’s about a million people looking for Ogopogo in Southern Manitoba and uh, well, I don’t know. Well, good luck to them.
RF: Everyone has a purpose. I’m looking at your new EP, “Hit and Run”. Why an EP?
JF: What were we thinking? Why on Earth did we do that? The original idea was that we were starting an online store of our catalogue on our website, all our older records which we own the rights to, and we thought, Now’s a good time to put it all out because we’ve learned about this new application platform that can turn your website into almost a little iTunes store. So, a lot of our albums weren’t available digitally through iTunes in Canada, so we thought, in order to launch the store, let’s put something new as well to talk about at the same time, which became “Let’s do a little EP instead of a full-length new album, because that would take longer to do and as part of this experiment, let’s just make a short little EP that would take less time to prepare and record and mix.” So that’s mainly why.
RF: Do you have any plans to release it as a physical, tangible thing?
JF: Uh, maybe. We have a lot of people at our shows complaining already, “Where’s the CD?” and it’s like, “Well, you just download it,” but they want something to hold in their hand…
RF: So you’ve had to explain the Internet to people.
JF: Basically I’ve had to explain, “What you do, is you go buy a computer. Then you go home, and then you plug it in. And then you call up a service provider, and then blah blah blah, then two hours later they sort of understand.” So it’s been a little frustrating. But no, I’m teasing. Most people are into it. I like the idea of recording something and it’s immediately available online and you can sell it. As a musician, it’s fun to record a song one week, mix it, and then next week it’s up for sale on your website as a giveaway or something.
RF: Looking at your site, stalking you guys online and stuff, it seems like you are really using social media. I noticed there’s something already up online on Youtube from your show last night. Who’s in charge of that and how important a component is social media to you guys now?
JF: It’ a good thing, especially to a band of our size; we’re on the radio a lot in Canada but not so much the US, so all those things are really good at connecting fans with each other about letting and know about shows or contests, or anything that gets you excited about being into a band. So it’s pretty important to us. I don’t really know a lot about Twitter. Patrick in our band runs the Sloan Twitter thing ….
RF: He’s the Twat.
JF: I did not say that. You did. (Laughs) He is much more into that side, so he’s got that under control. A lot of people will post live stuff from shows, a fan will just come and video it and post it. That stuff we don’t really have control over. I suppose we welcome it unless it’s really terrible.
RF: I was very intrigued to learn about The Maughns’ Mary Cobham and her tribute album to you, Songs in the Key of Jay. I read about you being “Sloan’s sweetest member,” and that this was something of an aural love letter to you. As someone who’s been on that creepy side of musical fandom, I’m curious – what was your initial reaction to being approached for it?
JF: I didn’t have anything to do with it (musically), although I ended up inadvertently doing press for it because so many people were asking about it when it came out. I didn’t really know Mary, she played in a band in Halifax and we had mutual friends, and she had a song out that was about me, and I’d heard about it and thought, “Oh my gosh, that’s so flattering.” And then I met her …
RF: And then you were frightened?
JF: No, she’s super nice. Mutual friends introduced her and she was like, “Hey, I hope you don’t mind I’m doing that song and by the way, I’m not crazy, I thought it was a fun thing to do.” And I said, “No, that’s fine, it’s cool, “and then she said, “by the way, I’m sort of planning a whole album based around you.” And I was like, “Ohhhh-kay.” I was fine with that, and after talking to her I realized that she wasn’t weird or anything like that. She explained it to me that she was doing it as a tribute to ’70s Tiger Beat pop fandom obsession, and that it was fun and cute and, “I’m taking this lightly, and I hope you don’t mind if I do this.” And I said it was fine as long as I get a copy when it was done as I’d like to hear it, and she sent it to me when it was done and I thought it was very sweet. It didn’t bother me because now… well, and now she lives in Toronto and she lives in my neighborhood I think.
RF: I feel like this is a script to a film and I kind of wonder why you don’t know what’s going on.
JF: In fact, my neighbor said there was someone mysterious in my backyard the other day… blonde hair and, oh… never mind. No it’s fine, she’s cool. I see her around every once in a while, it’s not like she’s knocking on my door. I don’t think she wants to hang out with me or anything like that. When I see her it’s nice and we always have a chat and a good laugh but it’s not weird, I have no weird vibes from her. I always thought she was very sweet and very friendly.
RF: Do you guys have crazy, band-aid-type fans in your audience?
JF: Not really. Sometimes we meet crazy fans, but not so much. We have regular fans that we recognize.
RF: So, you’re not on the stage and spotting them in the audience and going, “She a Patrick,” or something like that.
JF: Oh, you mean, like can you tell… no, not really. Although anybody who’s into Patrick, they’re usually on his side of the stage and anybody who’s into me, they’re on my side, so the division is visual.
RF: Alright, good to know. I’ll pay attention to that at the Commodore.
JF: Patrick’s side is gonna be piled and my side is gonna be a bunch of 30-year-old guys with glasses.
RF: I’ll keep my eyes open for the 30-year-old woman in a dress and Doc Martens. I’m thinking that’s your fandom’s aesthetic on the ladies’ side.
JF: Is that right? That’s our demographic?
RF: That’s what I’m thinking. Girls in dresses, glasses, fishnets, and Doc Martens. It’s what I see.
JF: Really? It’s funny you’re saying that, I don’t really see that so often. But I’ve found in the States, our audience is so much older than in Canada, it’s wild. Definitely 30 and above is the core audience, they’re all quite a bit older… actually a lot of 40-50-year-old people at the shows. Then we come back to Canada, like in Winnipeg, and it was a bunch of 19-year-olds in the front row. It’s a really interesting view of how people get into our band or how people see our band. In the States, because we’re not on commercial radio and we’re more of an underground thing, and we have people who’ve stuck with us from the beginning, from the early ’90s, and have grown [with us]. Not a lot of super young people there, we’re not on MuchMusic anymore, but in Canada, because we’re still on the radio or in the central media we get a younger audience. It was very interesting to see the difference between Chicago and then all of a sudden Winnipeg, it was like night and day.
RF: You guys have such timeless, listenable, poppy songs that get played more here [Canada], which attracts a younger audience as well, so it’s more relevant here…
JF: I think you’re probably right, yes.
RF: Just say I’m right.
JF: I agree!
RF: Thank you. On the other side of the fandom equation, I’m curious—are there any musician crushes that if you were going to create an album—who would it be for? No judgment.
JF: Oh, I don’t know. If I was younger… I’ve been listening to a lot of Blondie recently, so I think I could’ve written a good song about Deborah Harry, although it’s too late now….
RF: She’s single.
JF: Is she really?
RF: She was with Chris (Stein) for a long time, but I believe she is single.
JF: Oh, wow, well, I guess this is my chance. How old is she now? She’s only 60, that’s fine.
RF: She’s a cougar.
JF: Oh my God. I don’t know if I’ll be pursuing that. I’ve been reading a book, The Making of Blondie, and she looked so awesome in the late '70s… but the people who I was into more when I was a teenager, it would have been guys… it’s embarrassing. I wouldn’t write a love album to Keith Richards or something like that.
RF: If you wanted to there’d be no judgment from me. Are there any “bests-of-2009” that resonated with you, music, movies, anything from the past year?
JF: I saw Up, the animated Pixar movie and it blew my mind. Have you seen it, do you know it?
RF: No. I have issues with suspension of disbelief and animation, so I’m not very good with it.
JF: [Laughs] You mean because it’s tricking you?
RF: This goes back to childhood… I can’t relate very well to things that aren’t three dimensional. I saw “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and I really liked it because he lives in a world with gravity and depth, as do I.
JF: Fair enough. How was it?
RF: I really enjoyed it. Even as a puppet George Clooney’s really sexy.
JF: I’m psyched to see it, but I can’t say it because I haven’t seen it. One of the things I really liked this year was the new Julian Casablancas, I liked a lot of that. And I really enjoy a singer-songwriter from Vancouver, International Falls. I don’t think the band is around anymore, but there’s a guy named Jay Arner who makes his own solo music and has a new EP that is online. And I’m almost embarrassed to say this because I sang harmony on one song (“Uncoverers”) for him, but I’m actually a fan of his, and he has an EP out that is called “Bird of Prey,” and it’s fantastic. I think he’s an awesome songwriter that basically nobody knows about.
RF: That’s cool. Everything really does come full circle. I’m looking forward to seeing you at the Commodore on the 15th, have you played there before?
JF: We’ve played there many times. I always really enjoy the Commodore, it’s great.
RF: Those are all the questions I’ve got for you. I have to transcribe, you see. I’m old school. I have no minion to do my bidding.
JF: (Laughs) Oh, just get Kim to do it for you. She doesn’t have anything to do today.
RF: Actually, I’m babysitting for her tomorrow. I do my laundry at her house.
JF: Oh, really? Aww, that’s lovely. That’s so nice.
--taken from: The Snipe
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Meeting Sloan
underaged girls invited into a show - uploaded on December 11, 2009:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Sloan not All Used Up
--taken from: Pique News Magazine
Indie Canadian pop rock group emerges with new five-track EP, Hit & Run
by Holly Fraughton
Who: Sloan
When: Monday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.
Where: GLC
Cost: $25 advance tickets at GLC, Billabong, Katmandu & Whistler Children's Centre
Sloan is one of the classically Canadian rock bands, particularly popular on the East Coast of Canada. There, if you tune into just about any radio station, you're bound to hear one of their tracks at some point during the day. The power pop rock anthems, All Used Up and Money City Maniacs are Sloan classics, in case you didn't know.
Andrew Scott is the drummer for the band, which also features Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland. The group has been making music together for almost 18 years now and doesn't show any signs of getting ready to pack it in. In fact, they just released a brand new EP, Hit & Run, at the end of November. It features five new tracks, Scott's Where Are You Now? and Take It Upon Yourself, as well as Oh Dear Diary by Murphy, Midnight Mass by Ferguson and It Is Never by Pentland.
It's clear from listening to the new material that it wasn't actually inspired by Murphy's near-death experience. Upbeat and catchy, with Scott's track, Where Are You Now? even heralding back to the band's rougher rock roots from their earliest days.
"For me, I was just doing what I always do," Scott said before doing a sound check for a show in Chicago on Monday. "I just sort of have these little parts... I don't really work from inspiration, personally, I just sort of do the work and if it seems to be making sense to me then I continue, and if it's not I just sort of throw it away and start over, which I did a couple of times on this thing," he said with a laugh.
It's Sloan's first album since the Parallel Play LP was released in 2008 and it shows a promising level of renewed energy.
But this upbeat effort actually came from an incredibly trying time for one of their members, Murphy, who was the victim of a hit and run accident during the summer and spent much of the fall cooped up and recovering from a broken collarbone and serious back and neck injuries.
"From the sound of it, it was a near-death experience... I spoke to him the day after and he was just kind of giddy with a second chance at life," Scott said.
The band decided to take advantage of the forced downtime and make some new music for their fans.
"He was in a pretty horrific bike accident, but it wasn't really inspired by that, outside of simply the title of it, which came long after the fact," Scott explained. "We were mentally in the process of making this thing before he almost died in June."
All songwriters in their own rights, these musicians don't do a whole lot of collaboration on the studio projects. In fact, each goes off and works independently, writing tracks and bringing in members to play in the studio. Then, after the album is finished, they teach one another how to play their songs in a live show, before taking it all on the road.
"It can be both fun and frustrating. It's nice to hear it being done, but it can be like pulling teeth depending on who is doing what," Scott added.
This time around, the band has also opted to take a somewhat unconventional approach with the distribution of their music, going a strictly digital route and only releasing the tracks for sale on their website, www.sloanmusic.com , and iTunes; effectively cutting out the middle man between the artist and the music lover.
"The middle man is falling apart altogether in terms of the big record stores and the big record labels," Scott stated.
"I think it was more just a way to test some new waters, you know? The conventional approach of making physical CDs and albums and so forth is obviously not as reliable as it used to be in terms of breaking even on the money you spend to produce that stuff."
But fear not, old-school music collectors: that isn't to say that their new tunes won't ever be turned into a physical product.
"Like anything, as soon as it's out there in any way, shape or form, it's available for free to anybody if they want it," Scott pointed out. "There's nothing one can do about that. You just sort of go on blind faith that your fans - if they're your true fans - will support you."
Sloan hit the road in late November with a three-piece female band, Magneta Lane, making stops across North America to promote the new album.
"Everybody seems to really like the new stuff and we're playing a fairly unusual, broader set in terms of pulling out some oldies," Scott said. "...Kind of semi-obscure older songs, which is fun!"
Next up, they're playing a show here in Whistler on Monday, Dec. 14. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales is going towards the Whistler Children's Centre.
--taken from: Pique News Magazine
Indie Canadian pop rock group emerges with new five-track EP, Hit & Run
by Holly Fraughton
Who: Sloan
When: Monday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m.
Where: GLC
Cost: $25 advance tickets at GLC, Billabong, Katmandu & Whistler Children's Centre
Sloan is one of the classically Canadian rock bands, particularly popular on the East Coast of Canada. There, if you tune into just about any radio station, you're bound to hear one of their tracks at some point during the day. The power pop rock anthems, All Used Up and Money City Maniacs are Sloan classics, in case you didn't know.
Andrew Scott is the drummer for the band, which also features Chris Murphy, Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland. The group has been making music together for almost 18 years now and doesn't show any signs of getting ready to pack it in. In fact, they just released a brand new EP, Hit & Run, at the end of November. It features five new tracks, Scott's Where Are You Now? and Take It Upon Yourself, as well as Oh Dear Diary by Murphy, Midnight Mass by Ferguson and It Is Never by Pentland.
It's clear from listening to the new material that it wasn't actually inspired by Murphy's near-death experience. Upbeat and catchy, with Scott's track, Where Are You Now? even heralding back to the band's rougher rock roots from their earliest days.
"For me, I was just doing what I always do," Scott said before doing a sound check for a show in Chicago on Monday. "I just sort of have these little parts... I don't really work from inspiration, personally, I just sort of do the work and if it seems to be making sense to me then I continue, and if it's not I just sort of throw it away and start over, which I did a couple of times on this thing," he said with a laugh.
It's Sloan's first album since the Parallel Play LP was released in 2008 and it shows a promising level of renewed energy.
But this upbeat effort actually came from an incredibly trying time for one of their members, Murphy, who was the victim of a hit and run accident during the summer and spent much of the fall cooped up and recovering from a broken collarbone and serious back and neck injuries.
"From the sound of it, it was a near-death experience... I spoke to him the day after and he was just kind of giddy with a second chance at life," Scott said.
The band decided to take advantage of the forced downtime and make some new music for their fans.
"He was in a pretty horrific bike accident, but it wasn't really inspired by that, outside of simply the title of it, which came long after the fact," Scott explained. "We were mentally in the process of making this thing before he almost died in June."
All songwriters in their own rights, these musicians don't do a whole lot of collaboration on the studio projects. In fact, each goes off and works independently, writing tracks and bringing in members to play in the studio. Then, after the album is finished, they teach one another how to play their songs in a live show, before taking it all on the road.
"It can be both fun and frustrating. It's nice to hear it being done, but it can be like pulling teeth depending on who is doing what," Scott added.
This time around, the band has also opted to take a somewhat unconventional approach with the distribution of their music, going a strictly digital route and only releasing the tracks for sale on their website, www.sloanmusic.com , and iTunes; effectively cutting out the middle man between the artist and the music lover.
"The middle man is falling apart altogether in terms of the big record stores and the big record labels," Scott stated.
"I think it was more just a way to test some new waters, you know? The conventional approach of making physical CDs and albums and so forth is obviously not as reliable as it used to be in terms of breaking even on the money you spend to produce that stuff."
But fear not, old-school music collectors: that isn't to say that their new tunes won't ever be turned into a physical product.
"Like anything, as soon as it's out there in any way, shape or form, it's available for free to anybody if they want it," Scott pointed out. "There's nothing one can do about that. You just sort of go on blind faith that your fans - if they're your true fans - will support you."
Sloan hit the road in late November with a three-piece female band, Magneta Lane, making stops across North America to promote the new album.
"Everybody seems to really like the new stuff and we're playing a fairly unusual, broader set in terms of pulling out some oldies," Scott said. "...Kind of semi-obscure older songs, which is fun!"
Next up, they're playing a show here in Whistler on Monday, Dec. 14. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales is going towards the Whistler Children's Centre.
--taken from: Pique News Magazine
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Everything Horns @ The Pyramid
Everything You've Done Wrong (live w/ Rusty and Phil on horns) @ The Pyramid, Winnipeg - recorded on December 9, 2009:
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Goodbye USA
Chris talks about the American audience - uploaded on December 9, 2009:
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THE 2009 BUCKY AWARDS!!!
--taken from: CBC music (listen to the announcement here)
by Grant Lawrence
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86:
It's finally time to reveal the winners in the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards, our annual salute to the finest Canadian independent music of the year!
This has been very much a collective experience, since most of the nominations were audience suggestions, and all of the winners were decided by YOUR votes... in such categories as Best Song, Best Lyric, Best Reason To Learn French, as well as Top Fan and Lifetime Achievement Award and many others!!
--taken from: CBC music (listen to the announcement here)
by Grant Lawrence
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86:
It's finally time to reveal the winners in the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards, our annual salute to the finest Canadian independent music of the year!
This has been very much a collective experience, since most of the nominations were audience suggestions, and all of the winners were decided by YOUR votes... in such categories as Best Song, Best Lyric, Best Reason To Learn French, as well as Top Fan and Lifetime Achievement Award and many others!!
--taken from: CBC music (listen to the announcement here)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Grade 5 Rockers.
kid band covering "Who Taught You To Live Like That" - recorded on October 17, 2009
Canadian power pop rockers Sloan at TT The Bear’s on December 3
--taken from: Sooz
by Susan Kaup
Sloan brought their epic power pop rock and roll to TT The Bear’s in Cambridge, MA on December 3, 2009. It was the first time I had seen them since 1996 or 1997. Crazy, yet true! They were as awesome live as I remembered them all those years ago. They’ve got a new EP out called “Hit & Run” that you can buy on iTunes. And why wouldn’t you? It’s awesome and only $3.99. Bargain! Check it out and buy it. Special thanks to the pesky drunk couple who I somehow inspired to move away from the front of the stage so people around me could enjoy the show without the two of them falling over on us. ;)
--taken from: Sooz
by Susan Kaup
Sloan brought their epic power pop rock and roll to TT The Bear’s in Cambridge, MA on December 3, 2009. It was the first time I had seen them since 1996 or 1997. Crazy, yet true! They were as awesome live as I remembered them all those years ago. They’ve got a new EP out called “Hit & Run” that you can buy on iTunes. And why wouldn’t you? It’s awesome and only $3.99. Bargain! Check it out and buy it. Special thanks to the pesky drunk couple who I somehow inspired to move away from the front of the stage so people around me could enjoy the show without the two of them falling over on us. ;)
--taken from: Sooz
Monday, December 7, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Keep on Thinkin'
--taken from: Kumar's Blizznog
by Jay
If you know me at all, you know that whenever Sloan plays Boston, I'm there. And last night, the Toronto-by-way-of-Halifax rock machine rolled into TT the Bear's in Cambridge for some late night power pop excellence. Already tired from playing hockey Wednesday night and getting five hours of sleep afterward, I got to the tiny club a little after 9:30 to see Scarce on the recommendation of Mike Piantigini of ClickyClicky (check out his photos from the show). Scarce was a band I was unfamiliar with but which has an interesting history as an indie It-band out of Providence in the '90s that signed to a major but fizzled out after lead singer Chick Graning had a brain hemhorrage. They were pretty kick-ass, rocking a heavier Pixies sound. I definitely want to check out their old stuff.
Doobs and Karen showed up toward the end of Scarce's set and I hung out with them in the back of the club for Magneta Lane's set; they're an all-female trio out of Toronto who played competent rock, but they didn't really grab me. The three of us headed up closer to the stage to see Sloan. It was Karen's first time seeing the band in 10 years, when we saw them next door at the Middle East. She amazed me at the time by actually falling asleep on her feet, which before then I hadn't realized was possible. But she stayed awake last night.
Sloan's not touring behind a new album, but they do have a five-song digital EP, Hit and Run, that they're selling through their Internet home page. The title refers to bassist and singer Chris Murphy's recent mishap in which a car hit him while he was riding his bike; he broke his collarbone and was out of action for a few months. But he was in fine form last night, playing to the crowd, mugging for photos and rocking the bass and drums.
During the 85-minute set, the band played everything from the EP, which by the way is top notch and well worth the $4 cost. But they also dug into some songs I hadn't heard in years: "The N.S.," "Don't You Believe a Word" and "Friendship" from 1999's underrated Between the Bridges, "Keep on Thinkin'" from 1998's Navy Blues and "Autobiography" from 1997's One Chord to Another. Other standouts included Murphy's Beatlesque tour de force "Fading Into Obscurity" and Patrick Pentland's roaring guitar work all night long. Drummer Andrew Scott came up front to perform several of his compositions, including the rocking "Where Are You Now?" from the new EP and "The Great Wall," a gem from 2001's generally denigrated Pretty Together (which in retrospect is pretty good). Jay Ferguson sang a bunch of his 1970s-influenced tunes, including the classic "The Lines You Amend" and the killer new one "Midnight Mass."
Although it is truly a shame that this band isn't all over FM radio, it's great to see them still in top form coming through town. This was as good a performance as I've seen by the band, and I've probably seen them 15 times over the years. This band should be huge, but in a lot of ways I'm glad they're not.
--taken from: Kumar's Blizznog
by Jay
If you know me at all, you know that whenever Sloan plays Boston, I'm there. And last night, the Toronto-by-way-of-Halifax rock machine rolled into TT the Bear's in Cambridge for some late night power pop excellence. Already tired from playing hockey Wednesday night and getting five hours of sleep afterward, I got to the tiny club a little after 9:30 to see Scarce on the recommendation of Mike Piantigini of ClickyClicky (check out his photos from the show). Scarce was a band I was unfamiliar with but which has an interesting history as an indie It-band out of Providence in the '90s that signed to a major but fizzled out after lead singer Chick Graning had a brain hemhorrage. They were pretty kick-ass, rocking a heavier Pixies sound. I definitely want to check out their old stuff.
Doobs and Karen showed up toward the end of Scarce's set and I hung out with them in the back of the club for Magneta Lane's set; they're an all-female trio out of Toronto who played competent rock, but they didn't really grab me. The three of us headed up closer to the stage to see Sloan. It was Karen's first time seeing the band in 10 years, when we saw them next door at the Middle East. She amazed me at the time by actually falling asleep on her feet, which before then I hadn't realized was possible. But she stayed awake last night.
Sloan's not touring behind a new album, but they do have a five-song digital EP, Hit and Run, that they're selling through their Internet home page. The title refers to bassist and singer Chris Murphy's recent mishap in which a car hit him while he was riding his bike; he broke his collarbone and was out of action for a few months. But he was in fine form last night, playing to the crowd, mugging for photos and rocking the bass and drums.
During the 85-minute set, the band played everything from the EP, which by the way is top notch and well worth the $4 cost. But they also dug into some songs I hadn't heard in years: "The N.S.," "Don't You Believe a Word" and "Friendship" from 1999's underrated Between the Bridges, "Keep on Thinkin'" from 1998's Navy Blues and "Autobiography" from 1997's One Chord to Another. Other standouts included Murphy's Beatlesque tour de force "Fading Into Obscurity" and Patrick Pentland's roaring guitar work all night long. Drummer Andrew Scott came up front to perform several of his compositions, including the rocking "Where Are You Now?" from the new EP and "The Great Wall," a gem from 2001's generally denigrated Pretty Together (which in retrospect is pretty good). Jay Ferguson sang a bunch of his 1970s-influenced tunes, including the classic "The Lines You Amend" and the killer new one "Midnight Mass."
Although it is truly a shame that this band isn't all over FM radio, it's great to see them still in top form coming through town. This was as good a performance as I've seen by the band, and I've probably seen them 15 times over the years. This band should be huge, but in a lot of ways I'm glad they're not.
--taken from: Kumar's Blizznog
Swooning Over Sloan
--taken from: Chicagoist
by Tankboy
Sloan is one of the most consistent bands in the history of rock and/or roll and the recently released Hit & Run EP continues their 18 year streak of excellence. Seriously, how is a band this good and not filling stadiums? Their blend of anthemic power-pop / classic rock melded with Beatles harmonies and the occasional punk outburst is undeniably intoxicating. And their stage shows? Member bounce from instrument to instrument, trading off lead vocals from song to song, all the time proving the fact through blood, sweat and spit that their is not a weak cog within their fantastic musical machine.
The new EP is a concise, precise collection of excellent pop songs opening with the jaunty single "Take It Upon Yourself" featuring a slightly rawer production vibe than other recent work. The vibe hearkens more closely to Sloan's One Chord To Another era, albeit with more bottom still in place. The tender "Midnight Mass" follows, reading like a long-lost Nilsson nugget discovered by musical archeologists at the bottom of a bottle uncovered at the site of "The Lost Weekend." This is followed by the slightly spacey "It Is Never," that floats along until an explosion of freak-out percussion 3/4 of the way through, setting us up perfectly for the jagged new-wave punk of "Where Are You Now?" which sneers it's way through the speakers. Now that we're all wound up, "Dear Diary" takes us through to the end of the album with a gently sliding vocal melody that veers off just enough on the unexpected side to keep what could be a saccharine delivery on the sharp side. And then, 13 minutes from where we started, it's all over, leaving us wanting more, but also content in what we have.
Sloan is doing a short tour behind the EPs release and they play Chicago on Monday, December 7 at Lincoln Hall. Sloan live is NOT to be missed, and Sloan live in the intimate and fantastic sounding Lincoln Hall is sure to leave many a familiar fan delirious and any new participant reeling from what they've just seen.
--taken from: Chicagoist
by Tankboy
Sloan is one of the most consistent bands in the history of rock and/or roll and the recently released Hit & Run EP continues their 18 year streak of excellence. Seriously, how is a band this good and not filling stadiums? Their blend of anthemic power-pop / classic rock melded with Beatles harmonies and the occasional punk outburst is undeniably intoxicating. And their stage shows? Member bounce from instrument to instrument, trading off lead vocals from song to song, all the time proving the fact through blood, sweat and spit that their is not a weak cog within their fantastic musical machine.
The new EP is a concise, precise collection of excellent pop songs opening with the jaunty single "Take It Upon Yourself" featuring a slightly rawer production vibe than other recent work. The vibe hearkens more closely to Sloan's One Chord To Another era, albeit with more bottom still in place. The tender "Midnight Mass" follows, reading like a long-lost Nilsson nugget discovered by musical archeologists at the bottom of a bottle uncovered at the site of "The Lost Weekend." This is followed by the slightly spacey "It Is Never," that floats along until an explosion of freak-out percussion 3/4 of the way through, setting us up perfectly for the jagged new-wave punk of "Where Are You Now?" which sneers it's way through the speakers. Now that we're all wound up, "Dear Diary" takes us through to the end of the album with a gently sliding vocal melody that veers off just enough on the unexpected side to keep what could be a saccharine delivery on the sharp side. And then, 13 minutes from where we started, it's all over, leaving us wanting more, but also content in what we have.
Sloan is doing a short tour behind the EPs release and they play Chicago on Monday, December 7 at Lincoln Hall. Sloan live is NOT to be missed, and Sloan live in the intimate and fantastic sounding Lincoln Hall is sure to leave many a familiar fan delirious and any new participant reeling from what they've just seen.
--taken from: Chicagoist
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sloan Facts
November 19, 2009
- Patrick thought that the title "Living The Dream" was asking for trouble. Turns out it is the title of Miley Cyrus' bio.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Detroit Hot Dog Walk (continued)
Detroit Hot Dog Walk part 3 - Lafayette Coney Island hot dog guy - uploaded on November 28, 2009:
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Detroit Hot Dog Walk
Detroit Hot Dog Walk part 1 - uploaded on November 28, 2009:
Detroit Hot Dog Walk part 2 - uploaded on November 28, 2009:
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Detroit Hot Dog Walk part 2 - uploaded on November 28, 2009:
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Friday, November 27, 2009
RIFFS: Sloan’s ‘Hit & Run’
--taken from: The Washington Times
by Andrew Leahey
Those who still subscribe to the old adage that “too many cooks spoil the broth” haven’t been to Sloan’s kitchen. For nearly 20 years, the band has cooked up some of Canada’s most memorable pop songs, and it has done so with four songwriters clamoring around the pot.
“That’s our dynamic,” admits Jay Ferguson, whose band duties run the gamut from songwriter to rhythm guitarist to intermittent bassist. “I’m still the worst drummer in the band, but that’s the fun part about being in Sloan. The whole weight of the band is equally shared, and we all get to play multiple roles. I can’t imagine being in a band when you’re just the bass player and you never sing. Adam Clayton — I don’t know how he does it!”
Sloan’s members now live in Toronto, where they operate their own studio and rehearsal space. Being in close proximity enables the group to continue releasing albums at a steady clip, issuing approximately one studio record every two years. On the other hand, working together has never been a big priority for Sloan.
“We’ve made very few records where we all play at the same time,” Mr. Ferguson explains. “Our band is sort of backwards. We usually work on our own or in small couples, and sometimes one person will play most of the instruments on a song. Once a record has been made, everybody has to sit down and learn how to play it before we tour.”
Harmony and pop-influenced melody are mainstays of Sloan’s sound. They hold the band together, ensuring that Sloan maintains some sense of cohesion despite its four active songwriters. Like any band with multiple contributors — particularly the Beatles, to whom Sloan is often (not unjustly) compared — the band has covered a wide swath of ground, even issuing an expansive double album in 2006.
Lately, though, the band has narrowed its focus. Released earlier this month, the “Hit & Run” EP is just five songs long. Its title ostensibly refers to a recent accident in which Sloan co-founder Chris Murphy was hit by a car (he has since recovered), but the disc also hints at a new direction for the band.
“Hit & Run” was created to coincide with the opening of an online store on Sloan’s Web site, a virtual marketplace where fans can purchase digital copies of the band’s catalog. Faced with an injured band mate and a number of touring commitments, Sloan decided that recording an EP was more appropriate than creating an entire album. Upon its completion, they realized that such projects definitely have their merits.
“Having an online store really frees you up,” Mr. Ferguson explains. “You can go record something, mix it the next day and put it online by the weekend. You’re not tied up by manufacturing times, delivery times and distribution times, which generally weigh you down in the recording business. It’s just fun and very immediate.”
As for the title itself — it’s growing on him. “At first, I didn’t want it to be referring to the accident,” he says of “Hit & Run.” “I was there, and it was pretty frightening. But then I realized it sounded like some generic Stones song from the mid-‘80s — something off of ‘Undercover’ or ‘Dirty Work,’ where all the songs have names like ‘Hittin’ Hard’ or ‘Kick to the Curb’ or ‘Fight!’”
Laughing, he adds, “We also found a really nice ampersand to use on the title. So I couldn’t say no.”
--taken from: The Washington Times
by Andrew Leahey
Those who still subscribe to the old adage that “too many cooks spoil the broth” haven’t been to Sloan’s kitchen. For nearly 20 years, the band has cooked up some of Canada’s most memorable pop songs, and it has done so with four songwriters clamoring around the pot.
“That’s our dynamic,” admits Jay Ferguson, whose band duties run the gamut from songwriter to rhythm guitarist to intermittent bassist. “I’m still the worst drummer in the band, but that’s the fun part about being in Sloan. The whole weight of the band is equally shared, and we all get to play multiple roles. I can’t imagine being in a band when you’re just the bass player and you never sing. Adam Clayton — I don’t know how he does it!”
Sloan’s members now live in Toronto, where they operate their own studio and rehearsal space. Being in close proximity enables the group to continue releasing albums at a steady clip, issuing approximately one studio record every two years. On the other hand, working together has never been a big priority for Sloan.
“We’ve made very few records where we all play at the same time,” Mr. Ferguson explains. “Our band is sort of backwards. We usually work on our own or in small couples, and sometimes one person will play most of the instruments on a song. Once a record has been made, everybody has to sit down and learn how to play it before we tour.”
Harmony and pop-influenced melody are mainstays of Sloan’s sound. They hold the band together, ensuring that Sloan maintains some sense of cohesion despite its four active songwriters. Like any band with multiple contributors — particularly the Beatles, to whom Sloan is often (not unjustly) compared — the band has covered a wide swath of ground, even issuing an expansive double album in 2006.
Lately, though, the band has narrowed its focus. Released earlier this month, the “Hit & Run” EP is just five songs long. Its title ostensibly refers to a recent accident in which Sloan co-founder Chris Murphy was hit by a car (he has since recovered), but the disc also hints at a new direction for the band.
“Hit & Run” was created to coincide with the opening of an online store on Sloan’s Web site, a virtual marketplace where fans can purchase digital copies of the band’s catalog. Faced with an injured band mate and a number of touring commitments, Sloan decided that recording an EP was more appropriate than creating an entire album. Upon its completion, they realized that such projects definitely have their merits.
“Having an online store really frees you up,” Mr. Ferguson explains. “You can go record something, mix it the next day and put it online by the weekend. You’re not tied up by manufacturing times, delivery times and distribution times, which generally weigh you down in the recording business. It’s just fun and very immediate.”
As for the title itself — it’s growing on him. “At first, I didn’t want it to be referring to the accident,” he says of “Hit & Run.” “I was there, and it was pretty frightening. But then I realized it sounded like some generic Stones song from the mid-‘80s — something off of ‘Undercover’ or ‘Dirty Work,’ where all the songs have names like ‘Hittin’ Hard’ or ‘Kick to the Curb’ or ‘Fight!’”
Laughing, he adds, “We also found a really nice ampersand to use on the title. So I couldn’t say no.”
--taken from: The Washington Times
Vancouver Pop Maestro Jay Arner Drops Solo EP Featuring Sloan's Jay Ferguson and Japandroids' David Prowse
--taken from: Exclaim! (listen to the song here)
by Josiah Hughes
As a producer, songwriter and multi-tasking musician, Vancouver's Jay Arner has kept restless with innumerable projects, from the indie pop of International Falls and the Poison Dart to the icy synth anthems of his current band, Fine Mist. He's also managed to sneak in a few solo releases as well, from tongue-in-cheek remixes to fully formed songs. Now, Arner is set to drop a brand new solo EP called Bird of Prey.
In an interview with Exclaim!, Arner discussed the four-track offering, explaining how he how found time to write more solo songs amongst his increasingly busy schedule. "They're just songs I've written since the last EP [2008's Jay Division]. I'm making music non-stop, but most of it went to Fine Mist this year," he says. "Bird of Prey is the loose songs. They're about the desire to start over and live simply, dread, summer and fall 2009, and feeling shallow because you wish you knew your friends better. In that order."
While the songs were written, played and recorded by Arner, he did manage to sneak in a few guests. Because he couldn't record drums at home, he sampled individual drum sounds from Japandroids' drummer David Prowse and formed them into beats featured throughout the EP.
"It sounds great, but at the same time, it's like a conceptual sampling joke: getting a 'cool drummer' on your song but stripping all his style from it," Arner says.
He also managed to lock down an appearance from Sloan's Jay Ferguson, who lends his vocal cords to the track "Uncoverers." For Arner, working with Ferguson was an important rite of passage.
"I started playing music right when Sloan was getting going, so Jay is very much a formative influence - not just musically but in a DIY way too," he explains. "People have always compared my songs to Jay's; when I was younger I would get defensive about it, being like, 'No way man, I listen to Can 100 percent of the time.' That's a lame way to be. I'm a bit less insecure now, so no duh Can is awesome, but so is Jay's band. It's weird and great to hear us singing together and we sound beautiful."
In terms of a release for the EP, Arner plans to go the self-release route and put out the album via his website. "This is going to be free and digital and I'm going to release it, like, right now, as soon as it's mastered," he explains. "A lot of my favourite things were done similarly this year so I feel like I'm in good company - R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, Drake, me?"
--taken from: Exclaim! (listen to the song here)
by Josiah Hughes
As a producer, songwriter and multi-tasking musician, Vancouver's Jay Arner has kept restless with innumerable projects, from the indie pop of International Falls and the Poison Dart to the icy synth anthems of his current band, Fine Mist. He's also managed to sneak in a few solo releases as well, from tongue-in-cheek remixes to fully formed songs. Now, Arner is set to drop a brand new solo EP called Bird of Prey.
In an interview with Exclaim!, Arner discussed the four-track offering, explaining how he how found time to write more solo songs amongst his increasingly busy schedule. "They're just songs I've written since the last EP [2008's Jay Division]. I'm making music non-stop, but most of it went to Fine Mist this year," he says. "Bird of Prey is the loose songs. They're about the desire to start over and live simply, dread, summer and fall 2009, and feeling shallow because you wish you knew your friends better. In that order."
While the songs were written, played and recorded by Arner, he did manage to sneak in a few guests. Because he couldn't record drums at home, he sampled individual drum sounds from Japandroids' drummer David Prowse and formed them into beats featured throughout the EP.
"It sounds great, but at the same time, it's like a conceptual sampling joke: getting a 'cool drummer' on your song but stripping all his style from it," Arner says.
He also managed to lock down an appearance from Sloan's Jay Ferguson, who lends his vocal cords to the track "Uncoverers." For Arner, working with Ferguson was an important rite of passage.
"I started playing music right when Sloan was getting going, so Jay is very much a formative influence - not just musically but in a DIY way too," he explains. "People have always compared my songs to Jay's; when I was younger I would get defensive about it, being like, 'No way man, I listen to Can 100 percent of the time.' That's a lame way to be. I'm a bit less insecure now, so no duh Can is awesome, but so is Jay's band. It's weird and great to hear us singing together and we sound beautiful."
In terms of a release for the EP, Arner plans to go the self-release route and put out the album via his website. "This is going to be free and digital and I'm going to release it, like, right now, as soon as it's mastered," he explains. "A lot of my favourite things were done similarly this year so I feel like I'm in good company - R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, Drake, me?"
--taken from: Exclaim! (listen to the song here)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sloan “Hit and Run” EP Out Today!
--taken from: Green Shoelace
by Melissa Nastasi
The Canadian Godfathers of indie pop, Sloan, are back at it again to provide you with some sugary tunes. Today the band has just released via their official website their newest EP titled Hit and Run (Murderecords). The name is pretty self explanatory, as singer/bass player/sometimes drummer Chris Murphy was involved in a hit and run this summer when a car plowed into him crossing the street in Canada. This is a surprising yet clever title to the record.
One of the most interesting things about Sloan is the fact that they switch instruments and vocals. This creates the ultimate diversity within the band, but somehow they seem to bring it all together. The album starts off with the “Take it Upon Yourself,” which is a Murphy penned song that begins with the classic Sloan keyboard sound and handclaps that automatically want to make you dance around the room. This is a great way to start off the record. For the track “Midnight Mass,” Jay Ferguson takes over lead duties as his voice croons over the piano. The rest of the band comes in filling the song with stellar harmonies that also add a 60’s nostalgia feel. Patrick Pentland heads to the front for the track “It Is Never,” which is filled with sonic guitar sounds and brilliant melodies that he always successfully brings to the table. Murphy returns with another song in tow, “Oh Dear Diary,” which at first glance of the title has the potential to be foolish, but turns out to be a sincere song which brings a bit of old school Sloan back into the mix. With the mixture of voices, piano and the retro sounding drums this is one track that will be stuck in your head for days. Andrew Scott comes from behind the drum kit to take on “Where Are You Now?” which is perhaps his strongest song since the band released Between the Bridges in the late 90s. Infectious guitar riffs fill the song with Scott’s strong voice prominant in the song. Hit and Run takes on a life of it’s own and proves that Sloan shows no signs of slowing down.
Sloan is also embarking on a short North American tour in support of the EP that starts on Saturday. Check out the dates below and come back to Greenshoelace.com for coverage of their show in Brooklyn next week!
--taken from: Green Shoelace
by Melissa Nastasi
The Canadian Godfathers of indie pop, Sloan, are back at it again to provide you with some sugary tunes. Today the band has just released via their official website their newest EP titled Hit and Run (Murderecords). The name is pretty self explanatory, as singer/bass player/sometimes drummer Chris Murphy was involved in a hit and run this summer when a car plowed into him crossing the street in Canada. This is a surprising yet clever title to the record.
One of the most interesting things about Sloan is the fact that they switch instruments and vocals. This creates the ultimate diversity within the band, but somehow they seem to bring it all together. The album starts off with the “Take it Upon Yourself,” which is a Murphy penned song that begins with the classic Sloan keyboard sound and handclaps that automatically want to make you dance around the room. This is a great way to start off the record. For the track “Midnight Mass,” Jay Ferguson takes over lead duties as his voice croons over the piano. The rest of the band comes in filling the song with stellar harmonies that also add a 60’s nostalgia feel. Patrick Pentland heads to the front for the track “It Is Never,” which is filled with sonic guitar sounds and brilliant melodies that he always successfully brings to the table. Murphy returns with another song in tow, “Oh Dear Diary,” which at first glance of the title has the potential to be foolish, but turns out to be a sincere song which brings a bit of old school Sloan back into the mix. With the mixture of voices, piano and the retro sounding drums this is one track that will be stuck in your head for days. Andrew Scott comes from behind the drum kit to take on “Where Are You Now?” which is perhaps his strongest song since the band released Between the Bridges in the late 90s. Infectious guitar riffs fill the song with Scott’s strong voice prominant in the song. Hit and Run takes on a life of it’s own and proves that Sloan shows no signs of slowing down.
Sloan is also embarking on a short North American tour in support of the EP that starts on Saturday. Check out the dates below and come back to Greenshoelace.com for coverage of their show in Brooklyn next week!
--taken from: Green Shoelace
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sloan's new Hit & Run EP for sale, launches new Music Store NOW
--taken from: Sloan Music's Facebook
Sloan's new five-song Hit & Run EP is available now on our brand new online music store & archive at www.sloanmusic.com. You can listen to all of the new songs online, add the EP player to your own website, or buy your choice of high-quality, digital files for only $3.99. Hit & Run features a digital booklet with all of the lyrics & original artwork.
The EP cover & booklet were created from one of a kind hand-screened shirts designed by Sloan. We will be giving away the original t-shirts as prizes to some of our lucky fans who purchase the EP during the first week of sale. Each day we will draw one lucky winner from the day's sales to receive one of the original screen-printed shirts.
Welcome to the new Sloan music archive & store! Enjoy the EP, & we hope to see you at a concert soon.
Team Sloan
--taken from: Sloan Music's Facebook
Sloan's new five-song Hit & Run EP is available now on our brand new online music store & archive at www.sloanmusic.com. You can listen to all of the new songs online, add the EP player to your own website, or buy your choice of high-quality, digital files for only $3.99. Hit & Run features a digital booklet with all of the lyrics & original artwork.
The EP cover & booklet were created from one of a kind hand-screened shirts designed by Sloan. We will be giving away the original t-shirts as prizes to some of our lucky fans who purchase the EP during the first week of sale. Each day we will draw one lucky winner from the day's sales to receive one of the original screen-printed shirts.
Welcome to the new Sloan music archive & store! Enjoy the EP, & we hope to see you at a concert soon.
Team Sloan
--taken from: Sloan Music's Facebook
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Moby Dick @ The Rivoli
Andrew Scott of The Bicycles and Andrew Scott of Sloan
--taken from: Tunes In TO (see here for more pictures)
--taken from: Tunes In TO (see here for more pictures)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I Am The Cancer cover
I Am The Cancer (German fan cover) - uploaded on November 8, 2009:
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Underwhelmed cover
Underwhelmed (clip of fan cover) - uploaded on February 16, 2007:
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Everybody Wants You
Chris dances to Everybody Wants You @ "Times Square, NYC" - uploaded on June 15, 2007:
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Concert Review: Sloan, October 19, Dakota Tavern
--taken from: The Panic Manual
by Ricky
Toronto – I have never seen Sloan before.
There..I’ve said it.
When I told this to a few of my friends, they were flabbergasted, and then slowly they all recalled when they first saw them, and it was always sometime in the mid 90s and always in some small bar somewhere.
Well, I grew up in Alberta, so it wasn’t like Sloan plays there on a regular basis like they did the East Coast or Toronto. I got to see Wide Mouth Mason a lot though…yay.
So when I saw that War Child and Sloan were collaborating to put on a charity show at the Dakota Tavern on October 19, I thought why not? The Dakota Tavern is a small space, it would be cool to see an established band like Sloan there and I usually feel guilty after seeing those Trebek/McLachlan War Child commercials on tv anyway. So I can basically score good karma points AND see Sloan for the first time in one shot. It was a no brainer. After I bought tickets I was thinking man, it’d be cool to see them play a greatest hits show at the Dakota (basically the only songs of theirs I knew).
Shortly thereafter, my friend D informed me that it was going to be a rarities show (along with some new material). I, of course, was like..shat. I don’t really know much Sloan and surely, I would not know any of their ‘rarities’. I would say lately, the word “Sloan” has been more associated with the hot YTV chick from Entourage then the band. Here is a pic of her. No way E bags this girl if he wasn’t associated with Vinnie Chase, I say.
So the show started around 9..I think there was maybe 50-60 people there. A good size crowd, Ed Robertson from the Barenaked Ladies was there and I think he did socks and sandals. Now here is where the wheels come off this review. I can maybe name 5 Sloan songs..maybe 10 if you really push me, so I can’t say what song they played in which order. Luckily, my friend D is a human encyclopedia of Springsteen, Rolling Stone and Sloan songs, so he was able to provide a set list of sorts..here it is:
Twice Removed: I Can Feel It
One Chord To Another: Autobiography; A Side Wins; Can’t Face Up; Everything You’ve Done Wrong
Navy Blues: Keep On Thinkin’; Stand By Me, Yeah
Between The Bridges: The N.S.; Don’t Believe A Word; Friendship; The Marquee And The Moon; A Long Time Coming; Waiting For Slow Songs
Pretty Together: The Great Wall; Who You Talkin’ To?
Action Pact: The Rest Of My Life
Never Hear The End Of It: Someone I Can Be True With; Who Taught You To Live Like That?
Parallel Play: Living The Dream
NEW ep: Take It Upon Yourself; New Andrew Song
B-Side: At The Edge Of The Scene
The set was about 90-100 minutes and as a casual observer, I thought it was charming. I guess a lot of these songs have not been played in concert in a long time, so at times Patrick would forget the lyrics, but the crowd was more then willing to help along. There was multiple singalongs through out the night and man, the vibe was just good. The guys from the band seem pretty down to Earth and talked to the crowd as if they were all friends (I suspect a good bunch were friends). This was a pretty exchange
“This next song is off Pretty Together, nobody’s favorite album. Kinda like Born on a Pirate Ship”
Haha, thats pretty funny.
It would seem that to me that if you are a band who has toured extensively the last 15-20 years, it must feel good to be able to play a show in your neighborhood, at a place you probably frequent on a regular basis and be able to play songs you would never play at say, the Kool Haus, and get a positive response. This was what made the show good. It was a low key affair and everyone seemed to have a good time.
I guess I can cross Sloan off my list of Canadian bands that I should probably see. Broken Social Scene..you are next.
--taken from: The Panic Manual
by Ricky
Toronto – I have never seen Sloan before.
There..I’ve said it.
When I told this to a few of my friends, they were flabbergasted, and then slowly they all recalled when they first saw them, and it was always sometime in the mid 90s and always in some small bar somewhere.
Well, I grew up in Alberta, so it wasn’t like Sloan plays there on a regular basis like they did the East Coast or Toronto. I got to see Wide Mouth Mason a lot though…yay.
So when I saw that War Child and Sloan were collaborating to put on a charity show at the Dakota Tavern on October 19, I thought why not? The Dakota Tavern is a small space, it would be cool to see an established band like Sloan there and I usually feel guilty after seeing those Trebek/McLachlan War Child commercials on tv anyway. So I can basically score good karma points AND see Sloan for the first time in one shot. It was a no brainer. After I bought tickets I was thinking man, it’d be cool to see them play a greatest hits show at the Dakota (basically the only songs of theirs I knew).
Shortly thereafter, my friend D informed me that it was going to be a rarities show (along with some new material). I, of course, was like..shat. I don’t really know much Sloan and surely, I would not know any of their ‘rarities’. I would say lately, the word “Sloan” has been more associated with the hot YTV chick from Entourage then the band. Here is a pic of her. No way E bags this girl if he wasn’t associated with Vinnie Chase, I say.
So the show started around 9..I think there was maybe 50-60 people there. A good size crowd, Ed Robertson from the Barenaked Ladies was there and I think he did socks and sandals. Now here is where the wheels come off this review. I can maybe name 5 Sloan songs..maybe 10 if you really push me, so I can’t say what song they played in which order. Luckily, my friend D is a human encyclopedia of Springsteen, Rolling Stone and Sloan songs, so he was able to provide a set list of sorts..here it is:
Twice Removed: I Can Feel It
One Chord To Another: Autobiography; A Side Wins; Can’t Face Up; Everything You’ve Done Wrong
Navy Blues: Keep On Thinkin’; Stand By Me, Yeah
Between The Bridges: The N.S.; Don’t Believe A Word; Friendship; The Marquee And The Moon; A Long Time Coming; Waiting For Slow Songs
Pretty Together: The Great Wall; Who You Talkin’ To?
Action Pact: The Rest Of My Life
Never Hear The End Of It: Someone I Can Be True With; Who Taught You To Live Like That?
Parallel Play: Living The Dream
NEW ep: Take It Upon Yourself; New Andrew Song
B-Side: At The Edge Of The Scene
The set was about 90-100 minutes and as a casual observer, I thought it was charming. I guess a lot of these songs have not been played in concert in a long time, so at times Patrick would forget the lyrics, but the crowd was more then willing to help along. There was multiple singalongs through out the night and man, the vibe was just good. The guys from the band seem pretty down to Earth and talked to the crowd as if they were all friends (I suspect a good bunch were friends). This was a pretty exchange
“This next song is off Pretty Together, nobody’s favorite album. Kinda like Born on a Pirate Ship”
Haha, thats pretty funny.
It would seem that to me that if you are a band who has toured extensively the last 15-20 years, it must feel good to be able to play a show in your neighborhood, at a place you probably frequent on a regular basis and be able to play songs you would never play at say, the Kool Haus, and get a positive response. This was what made the show good. It was a low key affair and everyone seemed to have a good time.
I guess I can cross Sloan off my list of Canadian bands that I should probably see. Broken Social Scene..you are next.
--taken from: The Panic Manual
I heart Rock Music!
--taken from: Barenaked Ladies Blog
by Ed Robertson
I just got back from seeing Sloan at the Dakota. It was a benefit for War Child. I think they're the ones who make sure child soldiers get REALLY good guns?? Too Dark? Likely. I LOVED the show. They are such a great band. Great melodies, and inventive parts, mixed with the soap opera that is playing with the same group of dudes for 18 years! It was a night of obscure tracks, and stuff they don't often play. At one point Murphy introduced a song saying it was "from NO ONE'S favorite album", and then added "It's sort of our "Born on a Pirate Ship". It was a lovely nod to Kev, Jim, and I who were all there enjoying the show. He's dead at recess. It was ragged, rough, and immediate... and it really hit the spot. Sloan, Thanks for nearly 2 decades of great songs, and one hell of a show tonight. Cheers.
--taken from: Barenaked Ladies Blog
by Ed Robertson
I just got back from seeing Sloan at the Dakota. It was a benefit for War Child. I think they're the ones who make sure child soldiers get REALLY good guns?? Too Dark? Likely. I LOVED the show. They are such a great band. Great melodies, and inventive parts, mixed with the soap opera that is playing with the same group of dudes for 18 years! It was a night of obscure tracks, and stuff they don't often play. At one point Murphy introduced a song saying it was "from NO ONE'S favorite album", and then added "It's sort of our "Born on a Pirate Ship". It was a lovely nod to Kev, Jim, and I who were all there enjoying the show. He's dead at recess. It was ragged, rough, and immediate... and it really hit the spot. Sloan, Thanks for nearly 2 decades of great songs, and one hell of a show tonight. Cheers.
--taken from: Barenaked Ladies Blog
Monday, October 19, 2009
Soundchecking
preparing for War Child Nights benefit show @ The Dakota Tavern in Toronto, Ontario
--taken from: Sloanmusic's pikchur
--taken from: Sloanmusic's pikchur
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Force Sloan To Write A Song For You?
--taken from: Sloan Music's Facebook
CBC Radio 2 have recently announced their Great Canadian Song Quest competition in which a song will be commissioned to honour a specific location in each of our nation's provinces and territories.
Sloan have been selected as one of five potential songsmiths who will be tasked with penning a song to commemorate Nova Scotia's winning locale.
As it stands we have some very competent competition, and I would not be surprised if this is the last you hear from me on this matter. However, should we garner the most votes, I will be compelled to sequester Sloan until they come up with a suitably reverent and quintessentially Haligonian song about their home province.
The fate of this competition is in your good hands. I believe that this is one of those quasi-democratic contests in which the dedicated may vote daily. Onwards...
--taken from: Sloan Music's Facebook
CBC Radio 2 have recently announced their Great Canadian Song Quest competition in which a song will be commissioned to honour a specific location in each of our nation's provinces and territories.
Sloan have been selected as one of five potential songsmiths who will be tasked with penning a song to commemorate Nova Scotia's winning locale.
As it stands we have some very competent competition, and I would not be surprised if this is the last you hear from me on this matter. However, should we garner the most votes, I will be compelled to sequester Sloan until they come up with a suitably reverent and quintessentially Haligonian song about their home province.
The fate of this competition is in your good hands. I believe that this is one of those quasi-democratic contests in which the dedicated may vote daily. Onwards...
--taken from: Sloan Music's Facebook
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sloan made an EP (MP3), coming to the US, playing Brooklyn
--taken from: Brooklyn Vegan
by Bill Pearis
Canadian rock stalwarts Sloan play the Bell House in Brooklyn on December 4 and tickets are on sale today at noon. The band seem to be embracing the loosey-goosey nature of the new world of self-released records and digital downloads. A new EP is due any minute, with the lead track being a free download via the band's website. Here's a recent missive from the band:
Glad to hear Mr. Murphy is okay. His song "Take It Upon Yourself" is the downloadable track from the new EP, which you can get by giving your email address to the band. (You can do it via a widget at the bottom of this post if you like.") It's a Chris Murphy-penned number, recalling classic late-'90s Sloan, and is, in my opinion, one of their strongest singles in a long time. I wouldn't be surprised if more U.S. tour dates turn up soon. Currently known dates are below...
--taken from: Brooklyn Vegan
by Bill Pearis
Canadian rock stalwarts Sloan play the Bell House in Brooklyn on December 4 and tickets are on sale today at noon. The band seem to be embracing the loosey-goosey nature of the new world of self-released records and digital downloads. A new EP is due any minute, with the lead track being a free download via the band's website. Here's a recent missive from the band:
Sloan have been busy in their studio putting the finishing touches on some new songs and rehearsing for fall touring.
As reported earlier, Chris Murphy was injured in a hit and run incident in late July. He needed shoulder surgery to repair some of the bone damage, and the band were forced to cancel some summer shows. We are happy to report that Chris is recovering well and will be ready to perform as usual on our fall and winter dates.
We would like to thank our friends Kevin Hilliard (Galore, Small Sins, MRCH) and Taylor Knox (Major Grange, Golden Dogs) for rounding out the lineup on the few shows we have been able to play through Chris' recovery. We'd also like to acknowledge the efforts of our own esteemed colleague Gregory Macdonald who redoubled his efforts on these shows taking shifts on piano, bass, drums, vocals and percussion. Finally, Chris would like to thank all of the friends and fans for their kindness and support through this difficult time.
Sloan are looking forward to resuming their touring schedule on the release of their new EP. While there are only a couple of shows listed in the calendar right now, we are on the verge of confirming a bunch of dates which will hopefully bring Sloan to a city near you.
Glad to hear Mr. Murphy is okay. His song "Take It Upon Yourself" is the downloadable track from the new EP, which you can get by giving your email address to the band. (You can do it via a widget at the bottom of this post if you like.") It's a Chris Murphy-penned number, recalling classic late-'90s Sloan, and is, in my opinion, one of their strongest singles in a long time. I wouldn't be surprised if more U.S. tour dates turn up soon. Currently known dates are below...
--taken from: Brooklyn Vegan
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Soundcheck
Chris preparing for Rocktoberfest @ Queensmount Arena in Kitchener, Ontario
--taken from: Sloanmusic's mobypicture
--taken from: Sloanmusic's mobypicture
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Question from Patrick
Should I buy this? Gregory Macdonald says no, and he's the one selling it. Btw it's $169.
--taken from: DT666's mobypicture
--taken from: DT666's mobypicture
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Coke fizz
and the joke is, when you woke is... (lyrics from Money City Maniacs)
--taken from: DT666's mobypicture
--taken from: DT666's mobypicture
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Bite TV interview
Bite TV - Rippin' It N Lippin' It interview w/ Renee Paquette:
Watch Music Bite Tv Sloan Interview in Music | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
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Watch Music Bite Tv Sloan Interview in Music | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
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Friday, September 18, 2009
NHL Pre-season Party @ ACC
NHL pre-season tailgate party (live show summary) - outside the ACC Air Canada Centre - uploaded on September 16, 2009:
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
"BIGTIME"
question about Sloan on ET Canada:
"Which bigtime band played for free outside the Air Canada Centre last night before the Leafs-Bruins pre-season hockey game?"
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--taken from: tmm909's Twitpic
"Which bigtime band played for free outside the Air Canada Centre last night before the Leafs-Bruins pre-season hockey game?"
--taken from: tmm909's Twitpic
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Greg Gets The Blues
Gregory MacDonald on the piano - uploaded September 10, 2009:
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
I Love A Long Goodbye @ Burl's Creek Park
I Love A Long Goodbye (live) w/ Kevin Hilliard on bass @ Burl's Creek Park, Orilia - vFest Virgin Festival - recorded on August 29, 2009:
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Sloan Facts
August 1, 2009
- [Patrick] was called "that guy from Everclear" at Pizza Corner the other night. Ordered extra sauce on his donair sub to retaliate.
Virgin Festival pictures
Virgin Mobile stage, Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario
--taken from: Chromewaves (see a lot more pictures here)
--taken from: Chromewaves (see a lot more pictures here)
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Virgin Music Festival 2009 Day 1
--taken from: blogTO
by Corina
Speaking to some other festival goers, I'm told both Paolo Nutini and Sloan were good too, although questions about the sound levels plagued almost every review I got. There were a lot of questions about the quality of sound at the Amphitheater main stage after they announced the new venue, and I have mixed feelings.
--taken from: blogTO
by Corina
Speaking to some other festival goers, I'm told both Paolo Nutini and Sloan were good too, although questions about the sound levels plagued almost every review I got. There were a lot of questions about the quality of sound at the Amphitheater main stage after they announced the new venue, and I have mixed feelings.
--taken from: blogTO
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
The Lines You Amend
The Lines You Amend (music video):
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Underwhelmed on Ralph Benmergui's show
Underwhelmed (live on Ralph Benmergui) - recorded on March 19, 1993:
Sloan - Underwhelmed by bbboris1
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Sloan - Underwhelmed by bbboris1
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
The iPhone app for Sloan
Patrick discusses the GuitarToolKit iPhone app - uploaded on August 14, 2009:
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Friday, August 14, 2009
If It Feels Good Do It on Mike Bullard
If It Feels Good Do It (live on Mike Bullard) - dressed in Halloween costumes - recorded on October 31, 2001:
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
The Hero
Chris's shoulder injuries from the hit and run incident - uploaded on August 8, 2009:
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Friday, August 7, 2009
SlnVdOfThDy 3
Patrick in the Sloan space - uploaded on August 7, 2009:
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
G Turns To D @ the Kee
G Turns To D (live) @ Kee to Bala, Bala - recorded on August 23, 2008:
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Sloan Facts
July 17, 2009
- CMM + JHF once, while wrestling on a motel bed, bounced off and into the wall, smashing a large hole in it. First tour.
- Twice Removed came very close to being called Hot Grapes. JPTP has championed the name for every subsequent album. One day...
- AWGS once drove the band's winnebago thru a toll booth and ripped the air conditioner off the roof. It was never replaced.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sloan's Chris Murphy Struck by Drunk Driver in Hit and Run
--taken from: Exclaim!
by Josiah Hughes
In an unfortunate turn of events, Sloan bassist and Canadian rock icon Chris Murphy has been injured as the result of a hit and run involving a drunk driver. Now recovering at home, Murphy was released from the hospital with a broken collarbone on Saturday (July 25).
Halifax newspaper The Coast [via CBC Radio 3] points to the band's official statement, which reads:
"Chris is recovering at home having being released from the hospital on Saturday morning. The impact resulted in a broken collarbone and an assortment of cuts and bruises. We're confident that he will have a full recovery and he has not sustained any critical injuries. Witnesses were able to report the license number and model of the vehicle, and police are now investigating."
Sloan have been giving updates to the situation on their Twitter, pointing out the Murphy will require surgery next week, and urging fans to "kick a drunk driver in the face."
The band were scheduled to play at Halifax's Citadel Hall on Sunday (August 2), and the show will go ahead as planned, but Murphy will stay away from the bass and stick to vocals only.
--taken from: Exclaim!
by Josiah Hughes
In an unfortunate turn of events, Sloan bassist and Canadian rock icon Chris Murphy has been injured as the result of a hit and run involving a drunk driver. Now recovering at home, Murphy was released from the hospital with a broken collarbone on Saturday (July 25).
Halifax newspaper The Coast [via CBC Radio 3] points to the band's official statement, which reads:
"Chris is recovering at home having being released from the hospital on Saturday morning. The impact resulted in a broken collarbone and an assortment of cuts and bruises. We're confident that he will have a full recovery and he has not sustained any critical injuries. Witnesses were able to report the license number and model of the vehicle, and police are now investigating."
Sloan have been giving updates to the situation on their Twitter, pointing out the Murphy will require surgery next week, and urging fans to "kick a drunk driver in the face."
The band were scheduled to play at Halifax's Citadel Hall on Sunday (August 2), and the show will go ahead as planned, but Murphy will stay away from the bass and stick to vocals only.
--taken from: Exclaim!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
SlnVdOfThDy 1
recording vocals for It Is Never - uploaded on July 28, 2009:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
All I Am Is All You're Not @ the Mod Club
All I Am Is All You're Not (live) @ the Mod Club, Toronto - NxNE North by Northeast - recorded on June 12, 2008:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
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Reach Out @ Chop Suey
Reach Out (live) @ Chop Suey, Seattle - recorded on September 28, 2008:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Jesus Christ Superstar cover @ Union Hall
Jesus Christ Superstar cover (live w/ David Cross) @ Union Hall, Brooklyn - recorded on December 18, 2006:
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Friday, July 17, 2009
I Understand / You Know What It's About @ Woody's Beach Bar
I Understand (w/ Patrick's solo) / You Know What It's About (live) @ Woody's Beach Bar, Sarnia - recorded on October 11, 2006:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Impressive Virgin fest lineup includes Pixies and Sloan
--taken from: Toronto Star
by Raju Mudhar
After much speculation and some premature announcements by participating artists, the lineup and new location for Virgin Festival Ontario have officially been announced.
As previously reported, it's taking place on Aug. 29 and 30 at Burl's Creek just outside of Barrie, and Nine Inch Nails is headlining the second night of the two-day concert, but the full list of 23 artists playing is quite impressive.
As for the highlights, Ben Harper and Relentless7 are headlining the Saturday portion, with the Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Grizzly Bear and Sloan also playing. On the Sunday, the Pet Shop Boys, Our Lady Peace, Thunderheist and Couer de Pirate will also be playing. The new location also provides the opportunity for camping, something that hasn't been available in the previous local installments on the Toronto Islands.
"It's kind of a coming age for us, as we think we're going to be providing a true U.K. festival experience," says Andrew Bridge, Virgin Festivals director. "We loved the Islands, it was an amazing venue for the festival but we wanted to grow a bit, and the island has some constraints as it stands in terms of size, and we saw this venue that we loved and it offered camping...If you've been to any European festivals, camping is a big part of it."
In addition to the announced list of performers, who will be playing on two stages, there will also be a third stage for more acts being put together by Virgin Radio. The Ontario installment will be the 10th Virgin Festival in Canada.
As for the premature announcements, Bridge just laughs off the leaks.
"The line I always say is, it's rock 'n' roll, these things happen. We'd like to announce our lineup in its entirety and there's always lots of speculation and to have an artist so excited to play, we're thrilled to have that come out and create some real excitement," he says.After much speculation and some premature announcements by participating artists, the lineup and new location for Virgin Festival Ontario have officially been announced.
As previously reported, it's taking place on Aug. 29 and 30 at Burl's Creek just outside of Barrie, and Nine Inch Nails is headlining the second night of the two-day concert, but the full list of 23 artists playing is quite impressive.
As for the highlights, Ben Harper and Relentless7 are headlining the Saturday portion, with the Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Grizzly Bear and Sloan also playing. On the Sunday, the Pet Shop Boys, Our Lady Peace, Thunderheist and Couer de Pirate will also be playing. The new location also provides the opportunity for camping, something that hasn't been available in the previous local installments on the Toronto Islands.
"It's kind of a coming age for us, as we think we're going to be providing a true U.K. festival experience," says Andrew Bridge, Virgin Festivals director. "We loved the Islands, it was an amazing venue for the festival but we wanted to grow a bit, and the island has some constraints as it stands in terms of size, and we saw this venue that we loved and it offered camping...If you've been to any European festivals, camping is a big part of it."
In addition to the announced list of performers, who will be playing on two stages, there will also be a third stage for more acts being put together by Virgin Radio. The Ontario installment will be the 10th Virgin Festival in Canada.
As for the premature announcements, Bridge just laughs off the leaks.
"The line I always say is, it's rock 'n' roll, these things happen. We'd like to announce our lineup in its entirety and there's always lots of speculation and to have an artist so excited to play, we're thrilled to have that come out and create some real excitement," he says.
--taken from: Toronto Star
by Raju Mudhar
After much speculation and some premature announcements by participating artists, the lineup and new location for Virgin Festival Ontario have officially been announced.
As previously reported, it's taking place on Aug. 29 and 30 at Burl's Creek just outside of Barrie, and Nine Inch Nails is headlining the second night of the two-day concert, but the full list of 23 artists playing is quite impressive.
As for the highlights, Ben Harper and Relentless7 are headlining the Saturday portion, with the Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Grizzly Bear and Sloan also playing. On the Sunday, the Pet Shop Boys, Our Lady Peace, Thunderheist and Couer de Pirate will also be playing. The new location also provides the opportunity for camping, something that hasn't been available in the previous local installments on the Toronto Islands.
"It's kind of a coming age for us, as we think we're going to be providing a true U.K. festival experience," says Andrew Bridge, Virgin Festivals director. "We loved the Islands, it was an amazing venue for the festival but we wanted to grow a bit, and the island has some constraints as it stands in terms of size, and we saw this venue that we loved and it offered camping...If you've been to any European festivals, camping is a big part of it."
In addition to the announced list of performers, who will be playing on two stages, there will also be a third stage for more acts being put together by Virgin Radio. The Ontario installment will be the 10th Virgin Festival in Canada.
As for the premature announcements, Bridge just laughs off the leaks.
"The line I always say is, it's rock 'n' roll, these things happen. We'd like to announce our lineup in its entirety and there's always lots of speculation and to have an artist so excited to play, we're thrilled to have that come out and create some real excitement," he says.After much speculation and some premature announcements by participating artists, the lineup and new location for Virgin Festival Ontario have officially been announced.
As previously reported, it's taking place on Aug. 29 and 30 at Burl's Creek just outside of Barrie, and Nine Inch Nails is headlining the second night of the two-day concert, but the full list of 23 artists playing is quite impressive.
As for the highlights, Ben Harper and Relentless7 are headlining the Saturday portion, with the Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Grizzly Bear and Sloan also playing. On the Sunday, the Pet Shop Boys, Our Lady Peace, Thunderheist and Couer de Pirate will also be playing. The new location also provides the opportunity for camping, something that hasn't been available in the previous local installments on the Toronto Islands.
"It's kind of a coming age for us, as we think we're going to be providing a true U.K. festival experience," says Andrew Bridge, Virgin Festivals director. "We loved the Islands, it was an amazing venue for the festival but we wanted to grow a bit, and the island has some constraints as it stands in terms of size, and we saw this venue that we loved and it offered camping...If you've been to any European festivals, camping is a big part of it."
In addition to the announced list of performers, who will be playing on two stages, there will also be a third stage for more acts being put together by Virgin Radio. The Ontario installment will be the 10th Virgin Festival in Canada.
As for the premature announcements, Bridge just laughs off the leaks.
"The line I always say is, it's rock 'n' roll, these things happen. We'd like to announce our lineup in its entirety and there's always lots of speculation and to have an artist so excited to play, we're thrilled to have that come out and create some real excitement," he says.
--taken from: Toronto Star
Monday, July 6, 2009
Bench Picture
Guess who didn't want to be having their pic took in the cold. Everyone!
--taken from: Sloanmusic's Twitpic
--taken from: Sloanmusic's Twitpic
Saturday, July 4, 2009
500 Up @ Chop Suey
500 Up (live) @ Chop Suey, Seattle - recorded on September 28, 2008:
--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
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Top 10 Canadian Artists
--taken from: SPIN
Sloan is #6 on the list (Photo 5 of 10)
Back in the early '90s, Halifax was being billed as Canada's answer to Seattle, and Sloan was supposed to be the scene's Nirvana. The band (and the scene) never broke in a big way, but they've also never stopped releasing albums full of cleverly constructed and muscular power-pop.
--taken from: SPIN
Sloan is #6 on the list (Photo 5 of 10)
Back in the early '90s, Halifax was being billed as Canada's answer to Seattle, and Sloan was supposed to be the scene's Nirvana. The band (and the scene) never broke in a big way, but they've also never stopped releasing albums full of cleverly constructed and muscular power-pop.
--taken from: SPIN
Friday, July 3, 2009
Witch's Wand @ The Supermarket
Witch's Wand (live) @ The Supermarket, Toronto - recorded on March 6, 2008:
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sloan Facts
June 2, 2009
- Hide It was mixed for inclusion on the A Sides Wins comp, but ultimately was rejected for All Used Up. Hence production note.
- The loop on Stove/Smother was actually recorded by JHF old skool-style involving running tape thru a 2 trak and over a chop stick.
- Proof: http://blip.fm/~8f9ra via @addthis Piano recorded @ AWGS's folks place, the rest in JHF's bedroom. Smother done @ TPulliums @ HFX.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Live On
Live On (audio only, first time played live) - picture slideshow - taken in 2003:
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Someone I Can Be True With
Someone I Can Be True With (music video):
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Coax Me @ Town Ballroom
Coax Me (live) @ Town Ballroom, Buffalo - recorded on March 13, 2007:
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
I Wanna Thank You on Vicki Gabereau
I Wanna Thank You (live on Vicki Gabereau) - includes a cooking segment - recorded in 1998:
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Rocktoberfest @ Queensmount Arena
Rocktoberfest w/ Walter Ostanek @ Queensmount Arena, Kitchener - recorded on October 7, 2006:
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Listen To The Radio @ Town Ballroom
Listen To The Radio (live) @ Town Ballroom, Buffalo - recorded on March 13, 2007:
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--this SlnVdOfThDy was shared on Twitter via @Sloanmusic on the date above it
Sloan Bribes Twitterers With Free Music
--taken from: CBC music
by Jennifer Van Evra
Ever since they first formed over 20 years ago, Sloan has never had much trouble finding followers - but when they joined Twitter, it seemed those minions needed a little coaxing.
So they did what every self-respecting band has done at one point or another: they bribed their fans with free stuff.
The group promised that once they reached 1,000 followers, they would offer up some free music - and now they have made good on their promise by posting this link to a song called "Hide It."
According to one of their tweets, the song was mixed for inclusion on the A Sides Wins comp, but ultimately was rejected for "All Used Up".
And of course the group - which now boasts 1,056 followers - is tweeting about their tweeting, and about the people tweeting about their tweeting.
Maybe they're retweet this too?
--taken from: CBC music
by Jennifer Van Evra
Ever since they first formed over 20 years ago, Sloan has never had much trouble finding followers - but when they joined Twitter, it seemed those minions needed a little coaxing.
So they did what every self-respecting band has done at one point or another: they bribed their fans with free stuff.
The group promised that once they reached 1,000 followers, they would offer up some free music - and now they have made good on their promise by posting this link to a song called "Hide It."
According to one of their tweets, the song was mixed for inclusion on the A Sides Wins comp, but ultimately was rejected for "All Used Up".
And of course the group - which now boasts 1,056 followers - is tweeting about their tweeting, and about the people tweeting about their tweeting.
Maybe they're retweet this too?
--taken from: CBC music
Sloan Twitter Rarities, Head Out on Tour
--taken from: CBC music
by Josiah Hughes
Since signing up for Twitter at the end of February, Canadian rock institution Sloan have been active with their Tweets, but lacking in followers. So, to insure that their fans suck it up and click the "Follow" button, they resorted to good old-fashioned bribery last week, promising to post rarities when they reached 1,000 followers.
Well, they did reach that magic number, and on Monday (June 1) kept their end of the deal by posting the Pretty Together B-side "Pentland Productionized" at this link, as well as promising more in the future. If you want to stay in the loop, you better point your Tweeters this way.
In the real, tangible world, Sloan will be playing a number of Canadian festival dates this summer, including stops in Burlington, Mississauga, Bala, Halifax, Calgary and Brandon. Go to these and then Tweet about it.
--taken from: Exclaim!
by Josiah Hughes
Since signing up for Twitter at the end of February, Canadian rock institution Sloan have been active with their Tweets, but lacking in followers. So, to insure that their fans suck it up and click the "Follow" button, they resorted to good old-fashioned bribery last week, promising to post rarities when they reached 1,000 followers.
Well, they did reach that magic number, and on Monday (June 1) kept their end of the deal by posting the Pretty Together B-side "Pentland Productionized" at this link, as well as promising more in the future. If you want to stay in the loop, you better point your Tweeters this way.
In the real, tangible world, Sloan will be playing a number of Canadian festival dates this summer, including stops in Burlington, Mississauga, Bala, Halifax, Calgary and Brandon. Go to these and then Tweet about it.
--taken from: Exclaim!
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