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Picastro
Gothic / Other / Folk

booking shows for March/April 2010, U.K./Europe



Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Last Login:  12/16/2009
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Member Since4/25/2005
Band Websitewww.picastro.net--HIJACKED! Thanks a lot Wild West
Band MembersCurrent: Liz Hysen, Nick Storring, Brandon Valdivia, Stephanie Vittas, Anthony Saunders. Previous: Owen Pallett, Rachel McBride, Evan Clarke, catl, Kurt Newman, Zak Hanna.
Sounds Likesymptoms
Record LabelPolyvinyl, Monotreme & Block Recording Club
Type of LabelIndie


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Jan 29 2010 8:00P
Tanned Tin festival Castellon, Castellón

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   About Picastro


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"If it's a subtle edge you seek, something slightly askew within otherwise solid and sweet orchestration, you may have found it here." -POP MATTERS

"Picastro does what Billy Corgan has futilely tried to master for more than a decade: make scary and realistic sorrow seem like pop". -COMES WITH A SMILE

"If quiet is indeed the new loud, Picastro are todays answer to Black Sabbath". -CHART ATTACK

"Ostensibly a vehicle for singer-songwriter Liz Hysen, Toronto based Picastro weave her songs into an abstract framework of extended, moody soundtracks. Here the singers identity is absorbed into the overall impression left by the music. Reported comparisons with Cat Power are therefore wide of the mark. Hysens role is oddly selfless, her voice subdued to a general murmur amid the musics burgeoning drama. The songs are instead a vehicle for the group to expand their vocabulary, creating a gloomy variant of folk blues with a wide reach. Once the context within which Hysen as singer and author is established, the lack of lyrical clarity or a firm songwriting identity no longer matters". -THE WIRE

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Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit



Dec 17 2009 12:34 AM

really enjoying "Become Secret" these days and will start airing it soon
hope you are prepairing to enjoy a nice X-mas time
Patterson-rumoured to be alive

Patterson-rumoured to be alive



Dec 3 2009 12:46 AM

:)
Noveller

Noveller



Nov 25 2009 1:13 AM

It was a delight playing with you last night.  Looking forward to doing it again sometime.
F☮♥♫X

F☮♥♫X



Nov 18 2009 11:35 PM

Thanks Picastro,

love.
valeria

valeria



Nov 16 2009 11:35 PM

I♥u guys!
M I R A D A

M I R A D A



Nov 10 2009 12:01 AM

Gracias por aceptar la invitacion. Très joli travail, belles ambiances et orchestrations fines. Bravo!
What a Mess ! Records

What a Mess ! Records



Oct 31 2009 5:36 PM




The Tranzac (Toronto, ON) - Sept. 11th, 2009
Lonely Vagabond

Lonely Vagabond



Oct 31 2009 5:35 PM

Great review of Become Secret in Exclaim Magazine 'Citing Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic tome, The Road, as inspiration, Picastro conjure an appropriately haunting audio landscape with Become Secret. An oppressive atmosphere manifests itself through gaunt arrangements of cello, piano, guitar and Liz Hysen's lonely voice. Tension rises and ebbs, with the occasional murmur of electronics or briefly squalling stab of electric guitar'
doyi

doyi cet



Oct 31 2009 5:35 PM

Hi There Picastro
Your music is great. So you are. Thats why I am big fan of yours Picastro. Keep up the good work. I am proud being your fan.
D
Casador

Casador



Oct 17 2009 2:24 PM

super sublime

h.h.e.extend difinision Apple-nana

h.h.e.extend difinision Apple-nana



Oct 17 2009 2:23 PM

thank you
 

True Champions Ride On Speed

True Champions Ride On Speed



Oct 17 2009 2:22 PM



Seagull

Seagull



Oct 12 2009 7:39 PM

Thank You For Adding Me :)

Kisses xxx
 - Seagull
Miss Lorrie

Miss Lorrie



Oct 12 2009 7:38 PM

wait - yr in NYC nov 22? i am there 15-19 or so, maybe i should stay to catch you. when do you get there??
adecouvrirabsolument

adecouvrirabsolument



Oct 4 2009 6:36 PM

ADA VOLUME 17 EST EN LIGNE

FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD

..
Noveller

Noveller



Sep 26 2009 1:04 PM

Hi!  Tried emailing you about playing NY, but it didn't work.  Send me a message?
Jeff Harms

Jeff Harms



Sep 21 2009 11:21 PM

You guys were amazing.
Jaggery

Jaggery



Sep 18 2009 11:46 AM

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Jaggery

Jaggery



Sep 18 2009 11:46 AM

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Lonely Vagabond

Lonely Vagabond



Sep 10 2009 11:19 AM

Great article in Eye Magazine 'It’s been over a decade since Liz Hysen first introduced the beautifully unsettling sounds of her Picastro project to Toronto. In the time that’s elapsed, the group has gone through massive changes — constant lineup shifts, record-label changes and reconfigurations of the strange instrument sounds that surround Hysen’s magnificently cloudy voice'
Akina

Akina



Sep 9 2009 11:37 PM

THANKS A LOT!

How are you?:D


xx
Hayseed Congregation

Hayseed Congregation



Sep 8 2009 12:01 AM

Official 5150 Productions

Official 5150 Productions



Sep 2 2009 11:28 AM

Thanks for the add. I can't for Sept. 11 when the new album comes out! I can't believe how soon that is.
Carpet

Carpet



Aug 29 2009 2:08 PM

CARPET

RELEASES FIRST ALBUM

THE EYE IS THE HEART MIRROR

PSYCHEDELIC, LO-FI BUT WITH HEART.

8 EUROS (INCLUDES SHIPPING) LIMITED TO 200.

EMAIL TO ELREBEIN  (AT)  HOTMAIL.COM

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AND PLAY BASS.
OR YOU PLAY GUITAR AND KEYBOARDS.
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Brandon Valdivia

Brandon Valdivia



Aug 12 2009 9:58 PM

woah!

those pictures!

:)
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