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THE ACORN
Indie / Folk Rock / Crunk

"Awkward fingerings"

ottawa, ON
Canada

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Last Login:  7/20/2008
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   THE ACORN: General Info
Member Since9/3/2004
Band Websitetheacorn.ca
Band MembersRolf Klausener, Jeff Debutte, Keiko Devaux, T. Jeffrey Malecki, Howie Tsui, Shaun Weadick



Influencesgenetics, high-school bullies, love, the periodic table, Oedipal complexes, sibling rivalry, prep school, hopes and dreams for the future, crippling dread, engrams, that first and special kiss, the inexorable march of time, the urge to reproduce with others of our own species, that toxic cesspool out behind the Acorn childhood home and Karloff, the avuncluar and opinionated (though apparently hallucinated) swamp-toad who lived therein.
Sounds LikeThe splishsplashsplosh of aminotics sluicing through a rusty sewer grate onto the scalp of a morbidly content and sewer-dwelling Sigmund Freud... followed by... a chorus of centaur hoof-stomps and whinnies lured by smell to the gleaming pate of said subterranean psychoanalyst, the creatures' first meal in days... followed by... the gutteral eructation and dulcet digestion, contrapuntally configured, from the mythological intestine. or something like that....
Record LabelPaper Bag Records
Kelp Records
Type of LabelIndie








   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 28 2008 5:30P
CitySol Festival New York, New York
Jul 6 2008 5:45A
Ottawa Blues Fest - Roots Stage Ottawa, Ontario
Jul 11 2008 12:00A
Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jul 12 2008 4:00P
Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jul 13 2008 3:45P
Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
Hillside Festival Guelph, Ontario
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
Hillside Festival Guelph, Ontario
Jul 27 2008 8:00P
Hillside Festival Guelph, Ontario
Jul 30 2008 9:00P
Le Cagibi (solo show) Montréal, Quebec
Jul 31 2008 9:00P
The Capital Fredericton, New Brunswick
Aug 1 2008 8:00P
Sappy Fest - Vogue Theatre (solo show) Sackville, New Brunswick
Aug 2 2008 8:00P
Quebec Folk Festival Quebec, Quebec
Aug 9 2008 5:00A
Wolfe Island Festival Kingston, Ontario

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   About THE ACORN

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Glory Hope Mountain

US Release - MARCH 4, 2008
release date September 25, 2007

Part biographical narrative, part surreal fairy tale, Glory Hope Mountain is the story of Gloria Esperanza Montoya. Based on interviews recorded in early 2006 by her son, Acorn songwriter Rolf Klausener, the album is a sonic retelling of the stories from her early life in Honduras to her eventual immigration to Montreal in 1972.

$12.00 CAD

 
 
 
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Tin Fist

released December 2, 2006

"To live in the music of the Acorn on this criminally-short EP is be surrounded by those who care for music and want it to thrive under any circumstances."- Exclaim!

$10.00 CAD

 
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Blankets

released November 26, 2005

CBC Bandwidth's album of the year for 2005.
Intricate acoustic arrangements and euphoric melodies document the Acorn's transformation from one-person bedroom IDM to full-band concern. A post card for lost souls in lost cities.

$8.00 CAD


 
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The Pink Ghosts (reissue)

released April 24th, 2007
originally released July 30, 2004

The Acorn's debut full-length, a dreamy, electro-acoustic tribute to the Ottawa Valley, now in lovely digipak format with five bonus tracks, including covers of Ottawa artists Chris Page, Fiftymen and Snailhouse!

$13.00 CAD

 
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Flood Pt. 1 video by Chris Mills

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sraha





Jul 19 2008 1:37 PM

DARCY!

darcy 098
The Gruff





Jul 18 2008 5:09 PM

I wish we were crossing paths this summer as seeing you once this year hasn't been enough!

Have fun at Hillside! It's a good 'un.

T.
Gruff
Flash Brighter than the Sun





Jul 17 2008 4:05 PM

If I move to Canada will I be able to write as pretty of music as you? I was thinking of it earlier this week because I broke my collarbone and my gosh, free healthcare sounds lovely.
carly





Jul 16 2008 7:10 PM

had a blast watching you guys at the folk fest. hope you'll grace us grateful winnipeggers with your presence again soon.
p.s.
great workshop hosting Rolf!
DJ - April Dawn





Jul 16 2008 9:46 AM

Yeeee Haaaaw!
Thanks for the friendship!
April
Ghost Bees





Jul 16 2008 3:33 PM

why will you not be gracing the stages of halifax?
Natalie





Jul 15 2008 7:42 PM

Acorn! How you doin'? I still like Croaked Legs* and the Peace sign.
Y
Molly





Jul 14 2008 1:20 AM

I think I'm in love...
the Ripperz





Jul 13 2008 10:33 PM

thanks for coming down to folk fest
Misti Rae





Jul 13 2008 11:08 AM

thanks for the recommendations! cause apparently i'm not having any luck!

love you guys!
Jacqueline Minns





Jul 9 2008 7:52 AM

sexy keys
Glitter Graphics

Julia





Jul 8 2008 3:30 PM

sappy and hillside both (just noticed you folks'll be there too!). amazing festivals with wicked vibes and great swimming (which is key in this heat).
A bientot!
jess





Jul 7 2008 3:51 PM

Thanks for accepting my add, but I'm going to have to give your comment a pink slip for extreme tardiness. See me after class.
Trevor Weeks





Jul 7 2008 9:14 PM

I heart Acorns!


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