The Mantra have been around in various forms for 4 years now. These guys make sure to be the stand out energetic band of every show, and consitantly bring added flairs to their live perfomrances. Leigh Bursey as the only original member, Leads the charge with poeticly deep lyrics and a strong Indie Rock influence, pulled from his youth. The addition of Justin Steacy on drums filled out the sound The Mantra was looking for, as well as his new age influnce into the rock scene. The Mantra's newest member, Jeff Gray, on lead guitar rounds out this bands varrying genre with a solid rock edge. You can catch these guys playing charity shows in coffee houses across eastern ontario, or rocking large with such acts as: Hedley, Illscarlet, The Black Maria, The Mission District, and many more! They are currently playing/looking for shows to promote their first STUDIO full length album tittled "Revisiting Gotham".
"The Mantra guys are one of the few bands that are fun on and off the stage, always lending hands and equipment to other bands, and always getting the fans involved. When was the last time you saw a band play a show to 500+ screaming kids and then after the set they come rock out with you to the next band. I'm really impressed by the musicianship and the personalities these young men bring"
Sunday July 27th 2008 – The Cornwall Underground proudly presents Rock the Vote at Prime Time (across from the Sears Parking Garage beside Kastners) in downtown Cornwall Ontario! All Ages/1pm/$2 (please bring exact change) – lots of bands are playing, plus guest speakers, and an acoustic showcase!
Tentative lineup: Fathom Ties, Reunited at Death, A Final Draw, Hail to Thee, A Common Misconception, Till Death Beats Down, The Nads, The Nummies, Sleep is for the Dead, Tomorrows Downfall and possibly a few more bands but the lineup is pretty much filled at this moment. The Acoustic Show Case: The Mantra, Keegan Larose, Jason Ramone, and possibly Sarah Gott, A Regret To Remember, Anna Marie Newton, and Geneviève Lacroix (I am just waiting on a few confirmations).
There will probably be a few changes in the lineup, as is the case with any festival with such a large amount of bands playing, but this gives you a rough idea of who is playing and who might be playing.
If your band would like to be considered for the lineup, and/or possibly a waiting list, please get in touch with Jason at Cornwall Underground.
That is Sunday July 27th 2008 @ Prime Time in Cornwall - All Ages/1pm/$2!
Please copy and paste this as a bulletin or blog on myspace and as a note on Facebook.
I so sang along to that at the show, also on SO it goes. But my def Favourites had to Seven minute sleep(which I'm sure is more than Justin got) and anabella Gingerpup. thos of jsut my two overall favourites though, so that may have affected my opinions of your playing of them lol.
Saturday at the Boh? Sweet! We told them about you, I'm glad they listened. I'm glad you like the songs, we'll keep throwing some new ones up if you want to check them out.
Summer plans sound sweet, and yes, you will see our sexy asses there. We'll be the ones wearing "mantra" thongs and painted chests with your faces.
hey fellas, its Don, but I'm sure I speak for all of LRH when I say that I love all the tunes you've put up lately. We're doing a skatepark show on June 7th, if you're interested. and we'd love to come play at the on the rox place you guys have been playing at. do you play there every wednesday?
anyway, we're heading into the studi on sunday to record a couple new songs, so there should be more up on our page soon too.
no problem dude! i just checked the fine details just now, i'm going to update it with the right roster now! we are all excited, im workin on a poster of sorts right now!
hey guys, we've gone through some changes. we've decided to focus our attention on just a couple bands as things should have been in the beginning. check out the page and get back to us about which song you guys want posted...
A video has been on the Cornwall Underground myspace - it has a clip of last night's show and many of the bands who played it, and a few photos at the end. It's posted both on the videos, and on the blog, and today as a bulletin.
In photos, I also added photos of Sat April 12th 2008 Rock for a Cure show on the Cornwall Underground myspace. These same photos and video can also be found on facebook for the EVENT entitled Rock for a Cure. I hope you enjoy!
Special thanks to A Final Draw for putting everything together, to the Standard Freeholder for the artilce, and the Art Gallery for hosting it - with about 90 people in attendance and over $500 raised - the acoustic show was a great success! <3
HELLO FOLKS...WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON JUNE 1ST...KEEP ON LIGHTING UP THAT DARKNESS! UNITED SOCIETIES FOR FREEDOM SPREAD THE WORD! INCREASE THE PEACE & TRUTH ALWAYS!!!
yo how are you doing? your page is looking awesome! anyhow, i just found some tight new tones from www.hottones.info for FREE! they have the sweetest stuff!
you guys, unfortunately i'm not gonna be able to make it to any of your Ottawa show cause I'll be out of town all week :( when will you be in Ottawa next?
Hey guys! There's an almost 5 minute video on my cam of one of your songs from the Stirling show. If you're interested, let me know and I'll get around to uploading it. It's not the entire song, as for some stupid reason it cut out suddenly and randomly... but if you'd like it anyway, lemme know! :]
haa :) well thank-you. yeah i'll definitely check them out. the show was a big success. keep me posted on your guys shows !. i'll definitely want to see you guys play again !
haha thats kewl, I just have to make sure Paul's going to be around that day, he might be in Toronto, but I'll do my best to make sure he's not. :) thanks
Same for you! Thanks for letting me used your guitar, too. Mhm mhm mhm. Ben was quite impressed with your Batman tattoos, particularly the batmn and joker ones on your back.
I'm super excited and need to tell -someone- this... we're doing 2 m
