myspace Sometimes the buzz about a local band is electric. If you scour the MP3 sites or see any show flyers on your walk to work, you start seeing certain bands playing with the big boys and that momentum becomes unstoppable. Soon they are playing every show and with the overwhelming amount of blogs and [...]
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Reviews:: Shotgun Jimmie – Still Jimmie
Still Jimmie is an appropriate name for the new album from Shotgun Jimmie (aka Jim Killpatrick). Not only does the title contain his name, which I find is always helpful, but it also serves as a little bit of re-assurance for folks who remember Jimmers from his last solo outing The Onlys, and might be [...]
Stingray of the Day:: Dog Day – Rome
“…wish I could help you forget when you’re in the red.” www.dogdaymusic.com MP3:: Dog Day – Rome
News:: tUnE-yArDs live on Hooves on the Turf
We’ve already expressed our love of Merrill Garbus – aka tUnE-yArDs – and can’t wait until a larger audience gets to hear her music (thanks Marriage Records). She’s already got some stereogum love, which means lots of people will dig her (and more will bash her in the comment section) – but here’s something special [...]
Reviews:: Ryan Cook & Sunny Acres Hot Times
myspace || web site Here’s the thing. Country – no, not alt-country or roots… actually country – is a genre that really doesn’t get much attention from the ole music blogosphere. If you aren’t a rebel dressed in black or a pot smoking tax evader, well, you might toil in obscurity unless you get some [...]
Quick Hitters:: Laura Smith
myspace A while back, I talked about Vancouver’s Hey Ocean! – a catchy as hell pop band that really helped jump start the summer – and realized that I kind of overlooked the pop driven side of the Vancouver scene in place of the gritty rockers and country tinged balladeers. So when I got an [...]
Quick hitters:: Dan Mangan Roboteering
myspace || web site Herohill has a long history with Vancouver’s Dan Mangan although one that started with ulterior motives on our part. When I lived in Vancouver, my wife was a big fan of Brett Dennen and when tickets for his show went on sale we were in Anacortes and missed the sales window. [...]
Quick hitters:: Green Go remix the cream of the Can-Indie crop
myspace Guelph’s Green Go are setting up for a big year. With a full length coming soon – April I believe, the fresh faced band is already getting CBC3 love and their 3-song teaser got some big press from the Toronto Star and Chart Attack. That’s all well and good, but I think it’s their [...]
The Acorn:: Music for a Sunday
Just a quick post to let people know about the terrific Daytrotter session courtesy of Ottawa’s own, The Acorn. They played four tracks from their last release, Glory Hope Mountain. Nice way to pick up your Sunday while you watch Brian Scalabrine try to keep up with the run and gun Suns. MP3:: The Acorn [...]
Reviews:: The Soiree Minor Details
web site || myspace Last time we checked in with Ottawa’s The Soiree, they were happy to play delicate folk melodies that revealed themselves slowly. Most reviewers wondered if there was something in the 613 water, and the band couldn’t shake comparisons to another successful Ottawa outfit (and to be honest the hand drawn tools [...]