Betty Moon – CHROME (Independent)
“On her latest album Chrome Betty Moon demonstrates an eclectic range within today’s seemingly-static pop genre. The LP is full of danceable beats and bass-heavy tracks, all of which seem perfectly prepped for radio play.” (TCC)
Blood and Glass – Punk Shadows (Simone)
The project brings together Little Scream player Lisa Moore and the Barr Brothers’ Morgan Moore for an eccentric mix of electro-tinged pop jams that range from the breathy, slow groove of opener “Block of Ice,” through cinematic numbers like “Submarine” and “Chlorine Dreams,” and onto the final burst of drama on closer “Swimming Pool.”(exclaim)
Devon Sproule – The Gold String (Tin Angel)
Like compact folk Bergman, it begins in conviviality, the narrator and a companion nestling like “two spoons left in a drawer”. (FT)
I M U R – Little Death (Independent)
“I M U R’s debut album is lyrically transparent, broaching subjects such as substance use, abuse and recovery, non-traditional relationship and sexual dynamics, and the fine line between self-consciousness and self-awareness. The production of ‘Little Death’ is diverse and eclectic, ranging from boom bap to future beats with a focus on live instrumentation. Ghostly guitar licks, and jazzy piano chords are mixed with sticky beats and wobbly synths, glued together with Dilla esq swing.”
Jesse Waldman – Mansion Full of Ghosts (Independent)
“The laidback grooves in songs such as Good Company or Raincity Blues don’t hide the tasty interplay between the singer and the backup vocalists or the understated but oh-so-tasty wah-wah electric licks. Music like this hearkens back to the Southern California sound that birthed the likes of Jackson Browne, but his lyrical bent is a great deal more down to earth.” (Vancouver Sun)
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – Apocalipstick (Tonic)
“On it, you’ll find 13 tracks for any mood. Whether it’s an upbeat track like “Get Ready,” or a slowed-down, heartfelt jam like “Treat Me Kind,” Rogers and Hall’s blues-rock grooves are filled with soul. Thier songs use various instruments ranging from the harmonica to the guitar, fostering feel-good music with a unique sound.” (CBC Music)
Joanne Morra – Alouette
With her debut album “Alouette”, Joanne Morra puts forward an intimate and diverse collection, from French-Canadian classics and jazz to blues and German cabaret.
Joanne will be joined on stage by guitarist Eric St-Laurent (Atilla Fias, Richard Underhill, Luc de la Rochelière), bassist Rachel Melas, (Amélie et les singes bleus, Swamperella) and Joey Burke on lap-steel (Lowfills).
Hello
Good morning!
Aaaaand hello youse guys. How are things on this Thursday?
Good morning
Hi LV
Preparing for the YEG trip.
What’s up in YEGmonton?
The Wheat Pool reunion show.
Let me come with you. (I can see, I can see perfectly)
Hello all!
@LV – Gateway’s initial line up looks fantastic! I plan on making it back again this year.
@Russ – I am sorry I missed you guys in Edmonton but am glad you will be in Vancouver as well.
I wonder how many R3 community members will be attending the baseball game on the Saturday afternoon as well
@Garf – I am not sure. I will have Steve and my sister Shannon with me in Vancouver so will have to take some of their wishes in mind as well. hehe
Re: New Releases. I have been enjoying Blood and Glass so new release from them is exciting. I am excited about Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer as well. I look forward to checking out the others too. I love new releases!
I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don’t know what he laced them with, but I’ve been tripping all day.
I saw that joke on FB this morning. Haha!
that’s where I “borrowed” it from
It gave me a chuckle.
I saw it is the same group I get the joke I posted a couple of days ago. I thought I would share because I don’t think many people on here know anything about a BBC Radio 4 show called
I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue
That was one of a group of “Dad jokes” someone had posted this morning. I’m sorry I haven’t a clue about that BBC show.
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue is a BBC radio comedy panel game. Introduced as “the antidote to panel games”, it consists of two teams of two comedians “given silly things to do” by a chairman. The show launched in April 1972 as a parody of radio and TV panel games, and has been broadcast since on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, with repeats aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The 50th series was broadcast in November and December 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_Sorry_I_Haven't_a_Clue
Ahh cool.
I couldn’t find an episode of ISIHAC but I found the spin off
Hamish and Dougle
https://archive.org/details/HamishAndDougalS03E07BurnsNightSpecial
As usual I am arriving at the end of the day.
Helloooo to anyone still around.
Hi morgana! You joni-come-lately!
Hi B from O! I’ve been called worse?
I am enjoying the new Harpooinst and Axe Murderer as I catch up on a few in house chores. Seeing them next Wednesday!
I am going to go outside and scratch at the ground soon though.
Have you been out to the cabin yet?
Hiya morgana.
I was trying to figure out who is doing the backing vocals on the new Harpoonist album … I guess I’ll see who walks on stage on Wednesday and assume it is the same person.
Hi Darbar. Gateway is pretty stellar! Volunteering?
I keep going out to the cottage fairly regularly (the ‘cabin’ was sold last year), lastly two days ago, to bring down and section a small maple that used to overhang the pond. Chainsaw work!
@b from o
sorry, wrong “c” word …. um, oops!
chainsawing! what fun:) It is all frozen here still but I am breaking up chunks of ice to help it thaw faster.
Gateway does look pretty darn good. I haven’t volunteered for that one before. I have gotten free tickets that a friend one a couple times. I will probably just pay and go.
given the players i thought i would like blood and glass but it is not grabbing me on first play.
@darbar sometimes volunteering is great and other times you just have to put the money down. I offered to be a pre fest volunteer for Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest but I just don’t think they knew what to do with me when I said I just wanted to volunteer but at this time don’t have the weekend off to attend the event.
morgana, no matter: it’s that there were two, that cabin my father built (along with ‘help’), and the winterised, more conventional house cottage on the next property over. Long story, but in short my father had made a fine retirement, even though working for government. Circumstances + long life. SO he’d bought the pone we kept later on (because winterised).
So the cabin finally got sold, after years’ worth of no! by one of my siblings; unfortunately, dad died before it was done. Not that it matters, but he would have been happy with the buyers, two people from Montreal who have come up almost every weekend since their purchase. He wanted people who would be there and maintain it.
Meanwhile, I have been using the last of the winter to get some sawing done — for instance before the pond’s ice went… It’s actually very satisfying work.
I found some nice sounds here
http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2017/03/21/juno-preview-instrumental-album-year
@b from o broad strokes work! I am not terribly strong so I find I have to source out those broad stroke jobs. I toil away on the small stuff that eventually adds up to something but you don’t get that all at once satisfaction.
http://www.stereogum.com/1930953/feist-gives-first-interview-about-new-album-pleasure/news/
Got the phone call I have been waiting for so now I get to go outside!
Enough window washing, time to cut back some plants and break up some more ice:)
It is hard to sneak type and work. Makes for incomplete sentences and spelling mistakes. hehe.
Enjoy your yard work! Soon I can escape my dungeon.