Don Scott - guitar, Harley Card - guitar, Michael Herring - bass, Nico Dann - drums
Influences
Nels Cline, McSweeney's, Arrested Development, Radiohead, David Lynch, General Tsao Chicken, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker,
Deerhoof, Wade Davis, Vegetarian Paté, The Talking Heads and Tajiquan.
Sounds Like
Paul Motion's Electric Bebop Band meets the Ramones
God's Gift to Yoda
Under the influence of decades of great guitar music from Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, Radiohead and Ben Monder, God’s Gift to Yoda forges postmodern indie jazz-rock, challenging the boundaries of genre.
Following a sold-out debut performance, God’s Gift to Yoda have become a major player in the Toronto underground scene, and are now taking their music to a wider audience.
This collective features Don Scott (guitar), Harley Card (guitar), Michael Herring (bass) and Nico Dann (drums).
“Guitar warriors Harley Card and Don Scott form a searing melodic net that raises the rhythmic vehicle of Michael Herring and Nico Dann into something simply all-terrain.” – ATV Weekly
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“Why not use the power of the two guitars?”
Harley Card, in the form of Yoda, received from God, the gift of his own planet. The problem was that the planet was invisible. Yoda (Harley) pleaded to God, “Lord, please render this gift planet visible to mine eyes!” The Lord revealed his gift unto Yoda (Harley), which unfortunately was the size of a basketball. Cut to Halle Berry on a ladder. A phone rings, awakening Harley (Yoda), it was Sandra, about the Biennale. Later that day, a band was born, with the power of two guitars, summarizing this dream: God’s Gift to Yoda. God’s Gift to Yoda then sewed together their first EP. The band descended on guitarist Don Scott’s bedroom, while bassist Michael Herring engineered with a bunch of rented stuff . It was sent home with drummer Nico Dann to Seamstress Records headquarters (his Dad’s house) resulting in “Scribble Man”.
WOO thanks guys. Well I, hear at the new myspace account, think "God's Gift To Yoda" is just in time for the holidays, and it's a damn good gift! sounds killin! Hope to see you over the break!
T'a le gout de voir des bon show , avec du monde le fun
Passe nous voir à l'Absynthe , 1738 st-denis.
Au plaisir de se voir bientot!
4 Aug 2007 Pocket Patty 5 Aug 2007 Trio VLG
***6 Aug 2007 ElectroJazz Spaceship ****
7 Aug 2007 Bharath and his Rhythm Four 8 Aug 2007 Iqi Balam y sus prioneros de Guantanamo, La Banda de Gaza 9 Aug 2007 Cabaret Rouge 14 Aug 2007 Bharath and his Rhythm 4 16 Aug 2007 Blow-Up 17 Aug 2007 Benoit Paradis 18 Aug 2007 Organik 19 Aug 2007 Memo Quartet 21 Aug 2007 Bharath and his Rhythm 4
***22 Aug 2007 Vanessa Rodrigues Soul Project ***
23 Aug 2007 CLH 24 Aug 2007 Forum Social Québécois, Jean-François Lessard 25 Aug 2007 Forum Social Québécois 28 Aug 2007 Bharath And his Rhythm Four
**29 Aug 2007 Cosmik Night **
29 Aug 2007 UnPop Festival Rock 1 30 Aug 2007 Programme triple: Florence Payette, Frank ESP (Solo), Benoit Paradis
**31 Aug 2007 Papagroove ** 1 Sep 2007 Le BAND Absynthe 7 Sep 2007 La Galère
hey so... how many pedals do you guys have each? It's just that I've got a lot of things to do on the 21st but I might be able to come if you can promise distortion and phase shifting.
