Silly Week - November

It's just silly.
Stupid almost.

Downright irresponsible of me.
To have booked this much firepower in one week...yikes.


Thursday, November 12th
Wax Mannequin (Hamilton) w/ Rae Spoon (Calgary) & Mark Bragg (St. John's, NL)




Friday, November 13th
Lindy (Toronto)

Saturday, November 14th
Myles Deck and the Fuzz (Halifax) w/ High Mother and Curbside Sofa

Sunday, November 15th
Amos The Transparent (Ottawa)

The Wooden Sky (Toronto) w/ MICHOU & Evening Hymns (Peterborough)

http://www.myspace.com/thewoodensky
http://www.myspace.com/eveninghymns
http://www.myspace.com/itsnicetomichou

Okay, look.

The Wooden Sky just played for a month, touring with Elliott Brood. Windsor's own Ryan Fields, who's been touring with both of them has been doing sound on this tour. He messaged me on Twitter to say that this is easily one of his favourite bands right now, after watching them 24 nights in a row.

Simply put, this band has been evolving steadily since its days as Friday Morning's Regret, when they played Phog every 3 months.
This is a super-gifted band, bringing super gifted friends, Evening Hymns, from Peterborough. Their myspace music is HAUNTING, and BEAUTIFUL, and will totally KILL in Phog's little audio-space. GO LISTEN!

And to add to the madness...the UBER-talented MICHOU will be playing on the bill also! Love these fellas.
This is an all-ages show.
You should come.


Below, is three parts of a slick documentary being shot about The Wooden Sky. I encourage you to take a look.

See you Saturday!
The Wooden Sky - A Documentary in Pieces - PART ONE (HD) from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.


The Wooden Sky - A Documentary in Pieces PART TWO (HD) from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.


The Wooden Sky - A Documentary in Pieces PART THREE (HD) from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.

Some older vids...from the summer

I have a few videos from earlier this year that I unearthed from the depths of another computer.

Here are a few older live videos of Field Assembly, The Sleepless Nights (Halifax), and Wax Mannequin.

 Field Assembly


The Sleepless Nights


Wax Mannequin

The Got To Get Got (TGTGG) Videos of live show at Phog

Interview with Kevin Echlin, Yukon Blonde, and Library Voices from, well, tonight!

For those of you unaware, I have been lucky enough to get a wildly useful piece of technology called "the iPhone".
It's popular. You've likely heard of it...

I could go on and on, but won't.
There's a free app called Audioboo that allows users to record up to 5 minutes of sound, add a photo and tags to that sound, and then upload it to the internet immediately from the iPhone.

I have been using this for a little while now, interviewing bands, artists, festival promoters, etc, to show folks just how much is going on in this city, province, and country with regard to cultural talent.

So yes, when i post some of these interviews, they are happening minutes from the time they were recorded. It allows you to have a connection with an event or person that is actually still relatively within your reach (seeing their show, making it to their art opening etc.).

I'll keep you posted.

You can either listen to the posts here when I embed them. Or you can go to my Audioboo download page now and again to check what's uploaded. OR, the best option, subscribe to the podcast (internet episodes) on iTunes...so you can have them automatically downloaded to your MP3 player.

Rah Rah (Regina) w/ Stereo Goes Stellar play Phog Tuesday, October 27th

http://www.myspace.com/rahrahband
http://www.myspace.com/stereogoesstellar

Rah Rah is just one of those bands.
Rock/Pop/Indie perfection. They make people dance with almost every song they perform.

You find yourself singing their songs while doing chores or driving around town. They are a six-piece, energetic, friendly, fun group, and they have made two big impressions to two small crowds.

Let's show them how Windsor enjoys its music community by coming out to this one and supporting this AMAZING band coming all the way from Regina, Saskatchewan!

As if you needed another reason, Stereo Goes Stellar, local darlings, will be joining the bill, representing the performers of Windsor as good as anyone could ever hope. I'm super excited to see both of these bands on Tuesday.

Use this link below to see some live video action of the last time Rah Rah played Phog.

Phog November Listings

 November
1 - Sharon Lavin Art Show Up
1 - BOOK FEST - Alexander Zelenyj Reading
2 - Peace Leeches (Blenheim) w/ TBA - 9pm
4 - Engineers Without Borders w/ What Seas, What Shores w/ James OL and the Villains
5 - Ox (Vancouver) w/ Barzin (Toronto) - 9pm
6 - Book Fest - Reading by Ray Robertson followed by Kelly Hoppe
7 - Book Fest - Reading 4:30pm
7 - The Wooden Sky (Toronto) w/ Evening Hymns (Peterborough) - 10:30pm
10 - Immaculate Machine (Vancouver) w/ The Zolas w/ TBA - 9pm
11 - Paper Lions (Prince Edward Island/Toronto) w/ TBA- 9pm
12 - Wax Mannequin (Hamilton) CD Release w/ Rae Spoon (Calgary) & Mark Bragg (St John's, NL) - 9pm
13 - Lindy (Toronto) w/ TBA - 10:30pm
14 - Myles Deck and The Fuzz (Halifax) w/ High Mother - 10:30pm
16 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
17 - Raw Shock Monthly Film Fest - 8:30pm
18 - You Say Party, We Say Die! (Vancouver) w/ Little Girls (Toronto) & Friendly Foes (Detroit) - 9pm
19 - Radio Adelaide w/ TBA - 9pm
20 - Rep By Pop (Toronto) w/ Perilelle - 10:30pm
22 - Parlour Steps (Vancouver) w/ TBA - 9pm
23 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts
24 - Video Art Awards: Visual Arts Program - 8pm
24 - Andy Brown (Fredericton) w/ TBA - 12am
25 - Jackie Robitaille w/ Kaley Bird,  Sidney York,  Amy Thiessen - 9pm
27 - Caladonia (Halifax) w/ TBA - 10:30pm
28 - The Mark Inside (Toronto) w/ Young Rival (Hamilton) - 10:30pm
30 - Open Mic Surgery with Tara Watts

Library Voices (Regina) w/ Yukon Blonde (Vancouver) & Kevin Echlin

You want stories.
This is the connection between you and the upcoming show.

Well, here's a little one about the bands coming to Phog in the very near future...like THIS SUNDAY October 25th.
It's an early show, with a 9pm start time!! Yesssssss....
 
Library Voices first played on a night where the booking was cluttered thanks to Yours Truly.
They were asked to open the night, a spot they have been unfamiliar with for some time, I'm sure.

The bummer of this show was that I was desperate to be at a previous engagement. I couldn't stay. But I wanted to...
Eight of their TEN band members took the stage, all standing, horns, drums, everything...15 minutes before I had to leave the building.

When they launched into their first song, eyebrows leapt. Mine, and the other people in the room. Rino, a friend, was simply at the bar to have a beer while his bread was baking down the street. He couldn't believe his luck.

This band from Regina was like listening to a prarie version of Broken Social Scene mixed with The New Pornographers. High energy, fun, and TIGHT...with eight members! I am so excited to see this band, you have no idea.

And the band they're sharing the stage with - Yukon Blonde - a newer band from Vancouver. I didn't know much about this band, but I had been offered three shows with them on the bill in recent months. And when Said The Whale (I think) was in Windsor recently, they told me that Yukon Blonde was one of the best bands they'd heard all year. I remember being shocked by this, wondering how they could be so good, but only SO recently realized. When I went to their myspace page, I heard what was getting people excited about them. Go check them out now, and you'll hear ANOTHER reason why you should be at the show on Sunday.

On top of all of this, local songster, Kevin Echlin will be opening the show. The kid is sharp. It's going to be a great start to the night. And hopefully a trend of performances by Kevin at Phog.

Some vids for you:
Library Voices
Library Voices
Yukon Blonde
Yukon Blonde
Kevin Echlin

And these are the shows coming on the two days BEFORE this juggernaut.
They're all so AWESOME!
October 23 - Fjord Rowboat (Toronto) w/ The Diableros (Toronto)
October 24 - The Matavaras (Halifax)