Toronto rap/dance/electro duo Thunderheist headline this year's Exclaim Tour which includes a stop in at the Pyramid on April 17th. Winter Gloves open.
Local metal act Dreadnaut will rock the Pyramid on April 24th.
Sleepy Sun, a psychedelic rock band from San Fran, are at the Albert on April 4th w/ The Lonely Vulcans.
Infinite Playlist: Library Voice - Hunting Voices EP
Local prog-rock quartet Mahogany Frog (above photo) will headline MennoFolk Manitoba 2009 February 28th at the Park Theatre. Other acts on the bill include singer-songwriters Donovan Giesbrecht & Chris Neufeld, and songstress Cat Jahnke. Tix are $7 @ Music Trader or $10 at the door (thanks to Jonathan for the heads up) .
Winnipeg's favourite twee-poppers Paper Moon are slated to charm those at the Pyramid to pieces on May 1st (my birthday!) with The Liptonians.
We Were Lovers and Arkells are the opening acts for The Waking Eyes March 7th Pyramid gig.
Bad Flirt, indie rockers from Montreal, are at the Pyramid on April 16th.
Some self-indulgence...
Kevin from Mr. Pine kindly invited me to guest-co-host his radio show on UMFM this Thursday from 11 p.m til 1 a.m. and I happily accepted. As a guest host, I get to pick half the show's music, so I decided it would be kinda fun to play a song from as many countries as possible in two hours. Kevin liked the idea, so it'll be the show's theme of sorts with the exception of Canada (Canadian content rules must be adhered to). So tune your radio dial to 101.5 if you're still awake and wanna hear me ramble incoherently about songs I like from countries all over the globe.
Oh, and I just got tix for Peter Bjorn AND John's show in Toronto (the Swedish trio play TO three days after Flight of the Conchords). I'm already practicing my whistling.
Infinite Playlist: Weezer - Blue Album
So CKUW's annual FunDrive is well underway, and my pal Jenny - the host of the wonderful show The Book of Right On, which airs Thursday afternoons from 3-5 - is hoping to raise $600 during her two hours on air this upcoming Thursday.
She writes: I would very much appreciate it if you would support me and independent music radio by pledging! I have made some special incentives, including the annual Book of Right-On Fundrive Mix featuring favourite artists and tracks from the show (every single pledge of $30 and up gets one!), as well as the famous Book of Right-On Fundrive pillow (Your $60 pledge gets you into the draw), and some other surprises still to be announced.
On top of Jenny's promised goodies, there are tiered rewards for those pledging $30, $60, $120 or more. For example, a minimum pledge of $30 earns you a slick discount card that entitles its bearer to great deals at Music Trader, Into The Music, Movie Village, The Folk Festival Store, and about 50 other local businesses.
If you can help her and The U of W's independent campus/community radio out, please do. For more details, check out her show's site.
Oh, and earlier, I personally pledged 30 bones to her show (forgetful and busy types, the former in my case, can advance pledge), so she only needs $570 now!
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Old Seed, aka Craig Bjerring (ex-Vagiants, ex-Hummers), is playing The Folk Exchange on March 6th (thanks to Nigel for the heads up).
dd/mm/yyyy are playing a free in-store gig at Into The Music on February 23rd @ 5 p.m. Also, indie-rockers Sylvie are the opening act for dd/mm/yyyy's show later than evening at The Albert.
Old news: Propagandhi have added a second show and will now be at The Garrick on March 20th and 21st.
Hot Panda are at the Lo Pub on April 10th.
Infinite Playlist: Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Earlier, the good people at The Fork published a just plain fantastic live set by Spain’s El Guincho, a band whose debut Alegranza earned entry #8 on my coveted Top Albums of 2008 List.
I’ve been soaking up its warm, summery-rays all day long.
If you’re unfamiliar, El Guincho is the stage name of Pablo Díaz-Reixa, a talented Spaniard who fuses tropical vibes, spirited tribal chants, and jungle beats with gloriously irresistible pop. In other words, the ideal score for today’s unexpected winter reprieve.
“Palmitos Park” and “Kalise” are performed in the video below. I hope you like them as much as I do.
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BC punk-rockers Nomeansno are at The Albert on April 13th.
Midnight Dawns are holding their CD release party at The Pyramid on February 27th.
Infinite Playlist: El Guincho - Alegranza!
All right, PoS blog-writer meeting.
First up, roll call.
Mykael? Present.
Ok, Item One (Electrifiers): Edmonton's Shout Out Out Out Out (above) will stir Pyramid denizens into a dancing frenzy on April 22nd.
Item Two (Singers): Toronto's Emma-Lee will show off her much-lauded pipes at the Pyramid on March 31st.
Item Three (Rumours): Scuttlebutt has it The Sea and The Cake will be playing The Jazz Fest this year. Stay tuned.
Item Four (Adventurers): Mykael (me) will be seeing The Flight of the Conchords in Toronto on April 22nd (scored 7th row tix earlier)!!
Can't wait!
Infinite Playlist: MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
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