weewerk:
(operators) ----
Phil Klygo --
Germaine Koh
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(artists) ---
The Barmitzvah Brothers --
Barzin --
The Burning Hell --
Canteen Knockout --
Don Brownrigg --
Elliott Brood --
FemBots --
Great Lake Swimmers --
Harmonica --
Jenny Omnichord --
Jon-Rae Fletcher --
Proof Of Ghosts --
The Travelling Band --
Two-Minute Miracles --
The United Steel Workers Of Montreal --
Influences
Skull Geek, Nettwerk, Stress Records, Shrimper, Blue Fog, Drag City, Sub Pop, Matador, teenage USA, Ba Da Bing!, Bella Union, and my mother Frances for bringing music into my life.
(weewerk) is a tiny record label/management company based in Toronto, Canada. (weewerk) was founded in 2002 as an art-and-music salon series in the Toronto apartment of indie-rock impresario Phil Klygo (Skull Geek, teenage USA) and visual artist / curator
Germaine Koh.
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JON-RAE FLETCHER - (weewerk) will release "Oh, Maria" on February 3rd, 2009. "OH, MARIA" follows the story of a soul torn apart by betrayal and longing, a man coming to terms with his role in the playing out of causal circumstance and his eventual redemption in the acceptance of time and change.
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THE UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF MONTREAL - (weewerk) will release their 3rd Album "Three On The Tree" on February 3rd, 2009. THREE ON THE TREE sees the band branching out from their earthy, acoustic-country-punk roots to experiment with gospel (Jesus We Sweat), historical ballads (Mary Gallagher), Spanish horn arrangements (Glen Jones) and thundering murder ballads (Three Hard Knocks). Lead singer Gern f., guitarist Shawn 'Gus' Beauchamp and electric guitar master Matthew Watson each pour a diverse helping of tunes into the mélange. Rockabilly bassist Eddy Blake and banjo/mandolin player Chris Reid's combined upbeat, energetic stylings give the album an unmistakable pop and swing.
Huge in heart, narrative scope and emotion, THREE ON THE TREE swoops down over the industrial grimness of Shot Tower sashaying through the street-level social turbulence of What a Riot and peers into a delicate room where lead singer Felicity Hamer's velvety vocals balance the melody of Little Girl like a frail tea-cup on her saucer. All of the most loved conventions of The USWM's previous work are represented, from the stirring rallying cries of Under Dogs and The Line to light hearted foot stomping slobber knockers like Making Babies and Lorelei.
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has released records by ambient folk wonders GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, including the debut album "Great Lake Swimmers", 2005s' "Bodies and Minds", and their third entitled "Ongiara" on a beautiful gatefold LP; the raucous ELLIOTT BROOD debut "Tin Type", the langorous BARZIN record "My Life In Rooms", THE BARMITZVAH BROTHERS "Mr Bones Walk-In Closet" and their 2007 record "Let's Express Our Motives", THE UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF MONTREAL 2006 debut "Broken Trucks and Bottles" and the explosive 2007 release "Kerosene & Coal", the alt-countrified OX album "American Lo Fi", the miraculous fourth album from TWO-MINUTE MIRACLES "The Lions of Love",
their first International artist, HARMONICA, from Oslo, Norway, who create sweet and danceable indie pop-rock on their limited edition EP “Miaow, Miaow…BARK!”
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THE TRAVELLING BAND - (weewerk) will release their EP “The Redemption Of Mr.Tom”, digitally thru Zunior and IODA as well as thru mail order on May 20th. The modern country-rock sound of The Travelling Band has brilliantly clear vocal harmonies with poetic lyrics and an infectious energy.
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DON BROWNRIGG - his beautiful folk-pop debut record "Wander Songs" will be out May 20th.
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CANTEEN KNOCKOUT - their debut full length album "Navajo Steel" is a sweet collection of alt-country rock songs, also released May 20th.
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THE BURNING HELL - Ukelele sensation with a velvet voice! New Album "Happy Birthday" released on Jan 15th, and now their 2007 release, "Tick Tock" is also available digitally, mail order or from the band at shows.
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JENNY OMNICHORD New Album "Cities of Gifts and Ghosts" available now on Zunior and thru mail order!
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PROOF OF GHOSTS - Distorted folk rock. Debut album out March 4th!
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FEMBOTS - New album, "Calling Out", released Sept 16th..check out new songs on their myspace page.
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The (weewerk) is 6! special release compilation is now available in stores and by mail order from www.weewerk.com
and check out the newly designed (weewerk) website - www.weewerk.com for more info, tour dates, and a loaded music player that can be your soundtrack for the next hour.
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its a great roster that you have, infact, we have a festival in town that my Mum runs, the Coldsnap, and the Great Lake Swimmers are on the bill, they are great!
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USWM’s Fallout Tour 2009! 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
thanks for putting us on...we dig your unbelievable roster...if you have a chance...check out "sharapova" on our page...we would love any feedback you might offer...you folks do great work...peace
Great Lake Swimmers "Lost Channels" ~ Stop Listen Feel Believe J. Dorsey Blues Revival "Get Right Church" ~ Naked Blues in Rock 'n' Roll The Atlanta Café Band Voodoo Brotherhood ~ Workingman's Blues !!!! Kara Grainger's "Grand and Green River" ~ Heaven and Hell and Blues You Can Feel Extra Golden "Thank You Very Quickly" ~ A Bright Light From Kenya and The Poconos Mariah Parker "Sangria" ~ Intoxicating unsquare Indo-Latin Dance of Maya music Adrian Belew "Side Two" ~ 21st Century composition from the chrysalis of Nuevo Metal born . . . Wussy (Eponymous) ~ This Wussy Will Hit You Like A Truck IsWhat?! "NuTakes" ~ Avant Jazz Hip Hop Genius Terry Riley "The Cusp of Magic" ~ Kronos Quartet & Wu Man..
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