After two tours and three albums The Grass split in two halves. Patrick McNally, Lindsay Rogers and Nicholas Wolfe, remained in Ottawa while the other members returned to Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia half decided to continue as The Grass and recruit new members, the Ottawa half, left without instruments and recording equipment, loaned equipment from the Ottawa RCMP marching band.
They named themselves Ship-Shapes in respect to how the borrowed instruments must be returned.
Ship-Shapes wrote fifty songs in the first week and then selected 10 for inclusion on their debut album. Nick Johannes, from The Kettle Black, moved in to teach Ship-Shapes the best and easiest way to record. Their goal: to record and release an album in one month featuring only Ship-Shapes and selected non-musicians. Every aspect of the album was created by the three core members’ -from drumming and engineering to microphone placement and cover art design.
The new record will be available only on Lp. It is called “Shuffle On, Soldier”.
Live, Ship-Shapes resembles a eager monster, ever hungry for musical instruments to feed its onstage output. Their album cannot be recreated accurately with only three members, and some things must be changed for live purposes, so they each play several things at once, at all times.
Ship-Shapes will be performing in and around Ottawa for the rest of the summer, then planning an extensive touring schedule. Their next album, a louder, more spontaneous effort, will be released before Christmas. It will be called “Bat-Man”. Shortly after a 7inch EP, “Springsteen”, will be released. It will contain six songs.
Sept
17: Frederickton NS @ Harvestfest Sept 18 Halifax NS @ The Paragon Theatre
w/The Tom Fun Orchestra Sept 19: St.John NB @ Blue Olive Sept 20: Quebec
QC @ Le Cercle Oct 04: Montreal @ The Gamiq Awards, Club Soda Oct 07:
Toronto ON @ Younge and Dundas Square 12;30 (Noon) OCt 08 Cobourg ON @ we are
working on it Oct 10:Fredricton NB @ The Capital Oct 11: Sydney NS @
Sydney Marine Terminal Oct 15: Peterbourgh ON @ The Red Dog Oct 16:
Kingston ON @ The Living Room Oct 17: Ottawa ON @ OCFF Oct 21: London ON @
London Music Club w/The Fugitives Oct 22: Toronto ON @ The Rivoli w/The
Fugitives Oct 23: Wakefield QC @ The Black Sheep w/The Fugitives Oct 24:
Montreal QC @ Divane Orange w/The Fugitives Oct 31: Montreal QC @
Grumpy's Bar 8th Annual Bash up on Bishop
If you get a chance, drop in sometime and have a listen. The same goes out to everyone... and remember... “ Be The Change You Want To See” All the Best...
yo WTF ! lindsay Rogers from the store, whats up bud?
what the fuck is aPRD?
'i got game like eyay anyways i just wanted to say im using that zoom nwo, its prettygood. i didnt know who you were ay first, but your band is pretty good, come play your strings on a track with us and ill give you mad PRD whatever the fuck that is...?
hey! fun to meet you at the store today... violins bring people together! good-sounding music you've got here. look forward to checking you out live some time soon... -the deer
hellohellohello! :) we totally made good use of a business card when we got out of the parking lot! haha maybe we can all make use of another when that payment is due on the 15th!
yes!?
ps: im excited to hear these tunes, im on dial up though right now. :(
