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.

The Wooden Sky is coming...

You may remember The Wooden Sky.
They used to play Phog often as Friday Morning's Regret.

The roots/folk/rock trio always surprised people when they would perform, as everyone was expecting a calm show. But they would always reach back and pull out some wild stage show (yes, even on our little stage) and throttle the show-goers in an amazing spectacle.

Well now the band is a four-piece, and they have a new CD coming out. And they are coming to play Phog NEXT Sunday.

In the midst of their Bedrooms and Backstreets tour, The Wooden Sky, being one of Canada’s favourite indie acts, is going to have another run at Phog Lounge.

In fact, if you send your name and email to thewoodensky@themusebox.net, and include “Phog Lounge” or “Phog Blog” somewhere in the subject line, you will be entered in a contest to win a free Bedrooms and Backstreets Tour limited run EP.

So send them a message, and get in the running for a free copy of what is sure to be an amazing album.

Windsor/Detroit Music: Mother, Mother (Vancouver) w/ The Wooden Sky (Toronto) & Chris Picco (St. John's NFLD) Thursday, October 16th

Oh wow. Tickets on sale now. $10
http://www.myspace.com/chrispicco
http://www.myspace.com/thewoodensky
http://www.myspace.com/mothermotherspace
About Mother Mother (From their myspace):
"MOTHER MOTHER is definitely not a band to sit idle. The Vancouver based quintet are back with their sophomore album, O MY HEART, out on Last Gang Records (Metric, DFA 1979, The New Pornographers). O MY HEART shows all of the signs of a promising future. They placed producer Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers, Tegan and Sara, 54.40) at the helm, and set their course. The result, an artistic and original expression of modern pop music that beautifully combines novelty and nostalgia, profundity and play, to create a musical landscape that will leave the listener spell bound and captivated.

Mother Mother's use of rich vocal harmony, deeply poetic lyricism, and dynamic instrumentation are masterfully employed in this new collection of songs that mark the evolution and maturity of a band that stands out in today's music scene – a band with staying power, and one that pushes the bounds of contemporary pop/rock sensibilities. "
About The Wooden Sky:
The Wooden Sky are a band from Toronto. They're great. They used to be called Friday Morning's Regret. Now they are touring with Mother, Mother!

And the guys, aside from making amazing roots/rock (emphasis on rock), they are incredible guys...fantastic people. Go listen to them.
About Chris Picco (from his myspace page):
"Lyrically, the songs travel from moody melancholy moments to a quirky surreality earning Chris his growing reputation as a songwriter’s songwriter. Just ask legendary songwriter Ron Hynes, who has stated, "I consider Chris Picco to be at the vanguard of the young, new, adventurous Newfoundland songwriting community". Recently Picco showcased at the 2007 ECMA's in Halifax, and was featured as one of the top ten artists to watch for in Downhome magazine."