November 2000

Toronto Music Scene News

NEW WAYNE O'S... BEAUTY!
Our favourite psychedelic hosers Wayne Omaha celebrate the release of their great new disc Can The Maps. Go For The Beauty. with a big show at The Great Hall at Queen and Dovercourt. The location of the legendary Sonic Youth "riot" a decade ago, the luxuriant space hasn't been used for rock shows much of late, so it should be a special evening. Sticky Rice and Mia Sheard are the lucky openers. The Wayne O's follow up that with their Wavelength gig #2 on Dec. 10.

IT'S PATRICK DIVERSIFIES!
It's Patrick members are doing a KISS/Wu-Tang sort of thing and pursuing solo careers while still focussing on the band. Guitarist Rudy Rempel has just released his solo record Knowing Through The Motions, on which both Steve Keeping (drums) Michelle Breslin (guitar/vox) are featured. Steve is currently finishing up his recordings under the name Moe Kellogg, to which Michelle has been contributing. Meanwhile, Michelle is prepping songs for the next It's P record. You can hear what they've been up to when they make their second Wavelength appearance Nov. 26.

SPIDERS IN THE STATES!
Mean Red Spiders are celebrating their college chart success (and glowing review in CMJ) by spending most of November on the road in the U.S.A. The metallic blue Spidermobile will be traveling south to Florida then back up the coast.

WEDNESDAY WARRIORS!
A new night to showcase independent music has started up in T.O. Occurring weekly on Wednesdays at Graffiti's in Kensington Market, the yet-to-be-named series (with a copacetic mindset to Wavelength) is the brainchild of Stephen Dohnberg of the bands White Star Line and Spacecraft 7 and on-line zine Burning Ink (www.burningink.com). The kickoff night offers Raising the Fawn (featuring John Crossingham of Thanatopop) and Helicon Blue. Interested bands can contact Steve at 531-2420 or stephen.dohnberg@sympatico.ca. Spacecraft 7 are incidentally looking for a drummer, and can be reached via the same contacts.

FANTASTIC! FEST A SUCCESS!
The three-day Fantastic! Festival in Windsor, Ontario on Oct. 26-28 saw performances (in front of mostly appreciative crowds) by the likes of Toronto's Christiana, Kid Sniper, Mean Red Spiders, Parts Unknown, Spacecraft 7 and White Star Line, Ottawa's Kepler and Rhume, Vancouver's Ashley Park, Montreal's The Dears, Brooklyn's Etherdrag and some great Windsorites including Full White Drag, The Riverside Ensemble, The Movies and Catastrophe Team.