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| Joe Costello (We Unite!) |
June 12, 2009, 12:22 PM |
TONIGHT!
It’s not about wanting to go back to the good old days, but it is about needing the thrill of having someone’s music be raw and honest, without all of the shine smeared all over it. It’s the thrill of sensing the real person behind the voice of a Joe Strummer or a Johnny Cash, that’s the real pearl. It’s what French philosopher Roland Barthes refers to as the ‘grain’ of the voice, the materiality of the body emerging from the throat. This is how we come to know each other.
Greg MacPherson’s music punches it’s fist to the sky in joy and anger while the other flips through a people’s history of labour and love. The characters in MacPherson’s music are extraordinary and glaringly ordinary. His music speaks of the complicated intimacies of intertwined lives. Yes, there are love stories in there but they tend to be unglamorous and stilted, unfulfilled, abandoned even.
All this consideration of the characters and you can forget about the music. It really is just rock’n'roll but, like all the best rock shows, it’s electrifying in a live context. You can feel MacPherson’s passion, it’s an intensity that burns and like all the best singer songwriters. You feel you have a comrade on stage not playing for you as much as all of you in the room together sharing these stories.
Greg makes his return to Sydney on Thursday, June 25, at Maxwells. Show begins at 10pm sharp with Steve Fifield, Ian MacDougall, and Steve MacDougall opening the night off. |
| Joe Costello (We Unite!) |
May 31, 2009, 7:55 PM |
SNFU REFUNDS!
I am sure word of Friday's events have circulated, but we haven't gotten to everyone who had advance tickets to refund their money. If you are one such person (there are only 4-5 tickets not refunded to this point), please get in touch with me to make arrangements at jc.unite@gmail.com.
Stay tuned for Greg MacPherson info, coming in the next week! |
| Joe Costello (We Unite!) |
May 19, 2009, 3:45 AM |
The Motorleague, rock and roll darlings of Corner Brook’s ECMA 2009 weekend, are gearing up to hit Newfoundland again as a part of the CD release tour for their new album ‘Black Noise’ (Forward Music Group). Before catching the ferry though, the band will celebrate in Sydney with a CD release show at the Civic Centre Community Room.
The Motorleague are a four piece band from Moncton that arose from the ashes of Maritime favorite The Ditchpigs. Through many shows in our area, including a full schedule at Sydney’s ECMA 2005, band leader Don Levandier developed friendships with locals who have played with the Tom Fun Orchestra, Rock Ranger, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, and Static in Action. With the new band, Don and his crew have hit the island both alone and alongside both ECMA nominees Shelter with Thieves and Ian Blurton fronted C’mon.
The new album draws a fine line between stoner rock ala Fu Manchu, 90s punk rock like The Doughboys, and the rock of Canadian bands like Bionic and Maximum RnR. The ten songs are derived from years of rejection, betrayal and disappointment and are quickly being tagged as the anthems of the call-centre generation.
Joining The Motorleague will be Sydney’s Static in Action. Having also played the Moncton edition of the CD release tour, Static in Action are playing their first hometown all ages show since the addition of new bassist Alicia Penney (ex-Tom Fun Orchestra). The band, which melds up tempo beats with songwriting that remains long after the band has finished, has begun recording their debut disc with Jamie Foulds at Soundpark Studios in Coxheath.
Also on the bill are locals Backpocket Material, BRINGYOURGUNS, and Joe Costello.
The Civic Centre Community Room is located at the rear of the Sydney Civic Centre on the Esplanade. The room, which has its entrance directly across from the boardwalk stage, will host the event from 630-10pm on Thursday May 21. Admission is $7 or free with the purchase of ‘Black Noise’ at the door. |
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| Fri, Jul 3 | - Carleton Stone Drives the Big Wheel CD Release
with
Buck and Kinch
Pick Up and Go
@Smooth Hermans
$10 cover
10pm-3am, (19+)
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| Sat, Jul 4 | - Art Damage 25th Anniversary Show
with A.S.A.
@Governor's Pub, 10:30pm $6 (19+)
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| Thu, Sep 24 | - START THE SHOW
Presents:
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES
(Aurora, Colorado)
(Equal Vision Records)
Baptized In Blood
(London, Ontario)
Encounters With The Undead
The Ballroom Massacre
@ St Annes Hall
6:30 $10
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