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August
2002
Toronto
Music Scene News
WHITE
STAR LINE RELEASE S/T!
White
Star Line, no longer bunkered down at Andy Magoffin’s House Of Miracles,
are set to release their debut on AntiAntenna Recordings (www.antiantenna.com).
The 14-song disc will be accompanied by at least 12 dates in Ontario and
the Northern States – including the CD release party August 8 at
Horseshoe Tavern with local favourites More Plastic and A Northern Chorus.
Full details at: www.whitestarline.indiegroup.com
FREE
RECORDING FOR NEEDY ARTISTS?
A student
at the Harris Institute (Robert Sim) requires, for his final project,
a band to record 2-3 songs. This presents a good chance for a needy band
to get a recording (albeit a small one) for free. Interested participants
should contact Robert at: calahoolie@hotmail.com
KOSHER
ROCK RECORDS EXISTS! (EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST ALIVE...)
The Kosher
Rock Records ship will officially and ceremoniously be launched on Friday
August 9th, 2002 at Sneaky Dee’s with a packed evening of music.
Blackeyes kick off the night at 9:30, followed by The Creeping Nobodies
at 10:15, Randwiches at 11:00, DDU at 11:45 and Shut-IN at 12:30. DJ Polmo
Polpo spins between sets. www.kosherrockrecords.com
CONVERGENCE
OF BANDS IN T.O.
Friday,
August 9th @ The 360: Vancouver’s The Red Light Sting will take the
stage with Femme Fatale, Kill Mannequin and Plant The Bomb. Doors at 9pm;
rock at 9:30pm; cover $6; 19+. (TRLS and T.O.’s own FF are hoping
to raise enough funds to continue on to Michigan.)
KYTES
KLOSES – SHOES FOR WALKING
After taking
the heat for doing Nike’s advertising for them by booking a club
named after a sneaker, Eric Warner has now seen the far more reputable
grassroots all-ages venue KYTES he was booking closed down due to noise
complaints. Of course, the sneaker club will close down once it has outlived
its usefulness as a walk-in ad. Nike good for the music community? Nike
good for any community?
HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS… HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPION, THAT IS…
On Saturday,
August 24, Christiana releases their second full-length, Fatigue Kills
(fifth including releases as Neck and first as a quartet) with a show
at Sneaky Dee’s. The disc will be on the band’s own High School
Champion label. Visit: www.highschoolchampion.com.
And on Thursday, August 8, Bloomington, Indiana’s The Pious Companion
plays a solo show at the Victory Cafe, with HSC collective members’
sample/glitch duo The Dioramas.
I
AM ROBOT AND PROUD TOURS EUROPE!
Having played shows lately with Hood, Mum and Hrvatski, I Am Robot
And Proud is continuing to garner well-deserved attention by appearing
at shows and festivals throughout August in Reading, London and Leeds,
UK; Vienna and Linz, Austria; and Hamburg, Germany. Find out more at:
www.catmobilerecords.com,
more about the tour at: www.teamcatmobile.com
RAS
KUSH & JAMAICAN SELF-HELP
Ras Kush
from Brooklyn is at Holy Joe’s Friday August 2nd for the Dread Beat
dub reggae night – "guaranteed to be a Rocking Session for sure!"
$5 to get in, starts at 9pm. The session is a benefit for Jamaican Self-Help
(www.jshcanada.org).
For more info on sessions, check out the hotline: 416.631.3960
SADOCEANSPACEBEAR
— ATRANCHORELAXO
On August
11 at Rancho Relaxo, sadoceanspacebear will be playing with Denver, Colorado’s
Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots. Jay Munly is currently touring supporting
his Smooch records release Jimmy Carter Syndrome, a very dark country
record. He’s also a songwriter and guitarist in Alternative Tentacles
band Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. Doors open at 9:00, with bands Maraca
Five-0 and Sparkles opening, followed by Sadoceanspacebear and Munly.
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