Frank YangFanfarlo
London, England, United Kingdom
Sprawling orchestral-pop collective released their debut album Reservoir in February
– Show review
Photos: Fanfarlo @ The Central Presbyterian Church – March 20, 2009
MP3: Fanfarlo – “Harold T Wilkins”
MP3: Fanfarlo – “I’m A Pilot”
Video: Fanfarlo – “Harold T Wilkins”
Video: Fanfarlo – “Fire Escape”
MySpace: Fanfarlo
Frank YangShad
London, Ontario, Canada
Hip-hop artist whose last album The Old Prince was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2008
– Show review
Photos: Shad @ Wave – March 20, 2009
MP3: Shad – “I Don’t Really Like To”
Video: Shad – “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home”
Video: Shad – “I Don’t Really Like To”
Video: Shad – “Brother (Watching)”
MySpace: Shad
zebra societyYou might think that a band whose pedigree includes Edmonton electro-shoegazers Faunts and dance-punks Shout Out Out Out Out would be, well, like some kind of electro-gaze-dance-punk hybrid. But The Whitsundays, who draw members from each of the aforementioned bands, could not possibly be farther from that description. Instead, they channel the baroque, British Invasion spirit of The Zombies and do so quite convincingly – perhaps its just the tonic for spending all that time playing electro-shoegaze and dance-punk.
They released their debut, self-titled album last January and are taking advantage of the Spring thaw to set out on a Canadian tour next week that brings them to Sneaky Dee’s in Toronto next Saturday, April 3, alongside Pick A Piper and The Superstitions.
And courtesy of No Shame, I’ve got a pair of passes to the Toronto show and copy of their CD available to give away to one lucky winner. To enter, email me at contests AT chromewaves.net with “I want a Whitsunday” in the subject line and your full name in the body. Get that in to me by midnight, April 1.
MP3: The Whitsundays – “It Must Be Me”
MP3: The Whitsundays – “Sorry James”
Frank YangThe Hold Steady
Brooklyn, New York, USA
“The best bar band in America” will release their first live album/film on April 7 in A Positive Rage, a document of an October 2007 show in Chicago
– Show review
– interviews at Rolling Stone, The Press-Enterprise and The California Chronicle
Photos: The Hold Steady @ Club DeVille – March 20, 2009
MP3: The Hold Steady – “Chips Ahoy!”
MP3: The Hold Steady – “The Swish”
Video: The Hold Steady – “Stay Positive”
Video: The Hold Steady – “Chips Ahoy!”
Video: The Hold Steady – “Stuck Between Stations”
Video: The Hold Steady – “Your Little Hoodrat Friend”
Video: The Hold Steady – “The Swish”
MySpace: The Hold Steady
Frank YangThe Thermals
Portland, Oregon, USA
Power-trio will release their new album Now We Can See on April 7, to be followed by an extensive North American tour including a May 3 date at the Horseshoe in Toronto
– Show review
– interviews at Rolling Stone and Austin360
Photos: The Thermals @ Club DeVille – March 20, 2009
MP3: The Thermals – “Now We Can See”
MP3: The Thermals – “Here’s Your Future”
MP3: The Thermals – “Pillar Of Salt”
MP3: The Thermals – “A Stare Like Yours”
MP3: The Thermals – “How We Know”
MP3: The Thermals – “No Culture Icons”
Video: The Thermals – “A Pillar Of Salt”
Video: The Thermals – “Returning To The Fold”
Video: The Thermals – “How We Know”
Video: The Thermals – “No Culture Icons”
MySpace: The Thermals
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