Canada
former SNL writer Joe Bodolai blogs suicide note (R.I.P. Joe)
Joe’s final tweet…
TMZ reports on the death of Joe Bodolai. As Gothamist summarizes:He also appears to have posted a suicide note on his blog, titled, “If This Was Your Last Day Alive What Would You Do…
Said The Whale @ Emo's Inside w/ We Are The City & Shiny Empire (pics)
Leading up to their EP release (‘New Brighton‘), Canadian band Said The Whale came to Austin and played Emo’s Indoor on 11/1. Pictures from that show (with Canadian brethren We Are The City and Austin’s Shiny Empire) are in this post…
Arcade Fire wins Polaris Music Prize
Arcade Fire @ ACL Live on Saturday (more by Tim Griffin)”There’s only going to be one outcome of the Polaris Music Prize gala on Monday night: either the Arcade Fire wins or the Arcade Fire loses…
Polaris nominees announced, Austra releasing remix EP
DOWNLOAD: Austra – “Spellwork” (MNDR Nighttime Remix) (MP3)
Austra at Santos (more by Vincent Cornelli)
2011’s short list of nominees for Canada’s Polaris Music Prize were announced…
Celebrate Canada Day & the end of Joe's Pub as we know it
As previously mentioned, Joe’s Pub is closing for renovations. Tonight, 7/1, is the final night of the club as we know it now, and they’ll be hosting Canada Day bashes “featuring the Great Canadian Songbook” at both 6:30 and 9:00 pm…
Canadian invasion @ CMJ 2010 (PS I Love You, Hot Panda, No Joy, Radio Radio, Diamond Rings, High Dials, Braids, more)
DOWNLOAD: PS I Love You – Facelove (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: PS I Love You – 2012 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Suuns – Arena (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Suuns – Up Past the Nursery (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The High Dials – Chinese Boxes (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Elephant Stone – I am Blind (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: No Joy – Headless (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Parallels – Find the Fire (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Hot Panda – Mindlessnesslessness (MP3)
There’s never any shortage of Canadians at CMJ but this year…
Parlovr touring w/ Suuns (who tour w/ Land of Talk), playing free BV-presented Osheaga show & other dates ++ MP3s
DOWNLOAD: Parlovr – Pen to the Paper (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Suuns – Arena (MP3)
Making good use of those year-long visas, Montreal trio Parlovr are heading back down to the States next week for a short North East tour, with two stops here in NYC: Wednesday, July 21 for an early show at Mercury Lounge and and Friday, July 23 at Knitting Factory…
Arcade Fire played Montreal & Sherbrooke (twice) - videos, setlist & MSG ticket PRESALE info (starting soon)
Roberto Panetta poses w/ Arcade Fire in Sherbrooke“Arcade Fire might have been trying out new material in an out-of-the-way venue, but there was nothing tentative about their take-no-prisoners show in Sherbrooke, Quebec, night…
Arcade Fire playing Osheaga, Ottawa Blues Fest & other shows (dates), Sarah Neufeld plays in the Luyas (tonight)
Arcade Fire @ Mercury Lounge, 2004 (more)
Arcade Fire have been fairly quiet about their forthcoming, third album. Small tidbits have leaked out, like the fact producer Markus Dravs is working on it and that it is complete…
Mos Def cancelled, but 'DOOM' eventually played last night
DOOM? (NOW Toronto)Hoping to curb the melodrama, Toronto promoters REMG offered Mos fans who didn’t enter the Kool Haus refunds and sent patrons a message that they’d be checking Dumile’s identification to ensure that the real DOOM would take the stage…
