Management - Chris Slorach chris@arts-crafts.ca Canadian Booking - Adam Countryman adamcountryman@theagencygroup.com US Booking - Matt Hickey matt@highroadtouring.com
Influences
new buffalo , the national , broken social scene , feist , apostel of hustle, grizzly bear, amy millan , east york , panda bear , marry jane , drinks , jason collett , bob marley , tokyo police club, motown , subways ,streets , people on streets , ninja high school , family . all our friends, bands, sex, churches, friends of friends , bright eyes , animal collective , dead prez, the stills, montreal , women , the powers of powers , grasshopper , spacestations , hastings , victorias cottage , love , hamilton , the paint movement , people who leave the band , people who join the band , the drake , boxes and bags , labour for a living , our family of wolves !!
Call me patriotic, but I thought it would be fitting to feature a Canadian band in today's column. Not because they're from my end of Toronto, East York that is, but because Still Life Still are one of those new, untouched bands that have the poise and sonic ingenuity to put the east end on the map of the city’s flourishing musicality (it’s not all just about Queen West, y’know, and before you wonder, I don’t know a soul in this band).
I can see Still Life Still garnering some Broken Social Scene comparisons, and although I hear some similarities — heavy layering, incidental background noise, a jammy looseness to the song structures, melodies buried six feet under, occasional and lackadaisical experimentation — they certainly shouldn’t have to worry about breaking up over an identity crisis.
There’s little out there right now to discover about the band, since the blogosphere has yet to really catch on, but what I think is fascinating and enjoyable just sitting through their playlist on MySpace is how consistent a listen the collection of songs are. Nothing stands out as too jingly, but the flow assures me whenever that debut LP arrives it will easily impress me.
4 ()
Props on being listed as one Hottest Bands In Canada Poll on i(heart)music 'One of the best opening acts I’ve seen this year. It won’t be long before they’re headliners. (Mykael, Painting Over Silence)'
With Rocktober wrapping up, November looks like it's gonna kick ass: NOV 7th at RIVOLI (Queen St. W, Toronto) NOV 13th at BLUE MOON (Queen E & Broadview) see ya there
Just a reminder to listen to STILL LIFE STILL on THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH. It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org.
Hey guys!! I know its been forever, but i had a complete random craving to hear some of your tunes...and searched you out on myspace again. The new songs are amazing! Looks like you are on a bit of a tour...how is everything going?! Be great to hear back from you :) ~Holly~
Only a couple of days away... Vedette playing LIVE at Sneaky Dee's (corner of College & Bathurst) THIS THURSDAY (Oct 22). Joining us is Forces and Sun Satellite!
Yo! just spreading the word! The Gone 'til November Tour with Farewell Cool Reason and AssembleMe starts October 22 in Toronto. We're bouncing around Ontario and capping it off with a Halloween show in Montreal. show dates up on our page. let us know if you can help with any of our missing dates. see you at a show somewhere/sometime. keep it real. -d/fcr
Oh btw youre on the radio as i type this ? i k r ? still life still on the fukkn radio,
CIUT is playing u guys, no idea wut program this is, no idea who the dj is, no idea that it was u until i heard it from afar, this feels supernatural, hearing u guize on the radio,
congratulations., i figure is the polite term to be said.
"I wanna make you come"
quite the change from sitting on the floor of the oasis listening to yall, quite the change from our show @ reilly's way back.
Hey! Vedette is playing this Friday (Oct 9th) at the Silver Dollar (NW corner of College & Spadina)! Joining us on the bill is Palace of the End, Nature move Faster and Actors & Architechts, who are promising a PARTY because it's the night of their CD release! It's Thanksgiving weekend, so let's get together and give thanks for live music in this great city, and BOOZE. So... are you comin' or what? www.myspace.com/vedettecanada
Hey - Thanks for the friendship. It’s appreciated. There are wars taking place in every country in the world … some are just more obvious. I have just released my new video and song “Simpler Time”. I hope you’ll pass it along. Reach out and make a difference - the ripple will be felt around the world. It has to come from within each of us. We can make a difference. Wisdom!
Online Now!
<
