The band comes as a breath of fresh air from amongst the blaring country bar bands and belligerent punk rockers. With a few heavier tunes, they've got a solid mix of semi-acoustic enticement: jazz, heaving build-ups, tinkling piano parts, happily sung lyrics about human tragedy, the unexplained need to dance and tap your feet, and the ever-trendy walking bass-line.
Formed in 2005, this five-piece mellow alt-pop act has grown to local stardom in the musically diverse town of Hespeler, Ontario. The year 2006 saw the release of a few hundred 4-track demos, all of which were sold within a couple months. Coat Check also played a steady lineup of shows throughout 2006, including a battle of the bands in Guelph, Ontario, where they won the fan choice portion of the contest. Two-thousand seven would see new challenges arise. The group would play their biggest show yet - a 30-minute live radio set on CIUT.fm, the University of Toronto's student radio station. However, with university looming, the band had to slow down.
But 2008 would come, and Coat Check was asked to play with the London-based band Juniper Skies. This show allowed Coat Check to rediscover the passion they had for their music, and now a year more mature, to refocus their interests. Not to mention everyone had improved over the time off and had time to reflect on how to improve as a band. Now, better than ever and with new ideas about their art, Coat Check is ready to take on the world.
Hey, how's it going? It's been a while! You should come and check out all my new pics and listen to "Sweet Dream Story." I would love to know what you think about it!
dang your not even gunna believe this...i click'd this deal to get a REAL name-brand handbag through Coach totally FREE & it truly came!! since i KNOW its for real now, i'm going to go real quick and get some more to send out as gifts..you oughta go snag one or two too LOL! isn't mine neat?
Thanks again for making the long trek into Toronto to perform live on the show... Everyone around the office was talking about how great you guys were! A few people could not believe it when I told them how old you all were and how long you had all been together ... they were like "Whoa no way! They sounded like they were in their early twenties and had been playing together for years!"
Nice to see you put the tracks up on your myspace...woohoo.
Hey guys you put on a maniac of a good show last night. Loved every second of it and sorry for being a punkass failure with taking money at the door. Bah, what are you gonna do...
I'm not sure just yet. I'm home for a while...at least until the beginning of next year, so I want to plan a good show with you! October is pretty much booked for me...as is November (going on the road, and then visiting my sis in NYC). So I'm thinking December. Apparently, The Palette is closed now...so there's one venue that is out.
