Julie and I started working on a song today, tentatively titled Happy Friday.  So far, we have “It’s Fridayyyyyyyyyyy” down on paper; We will keep everyone posted on where this goes.  I’ve got a great track to close out the work week this afternoon from the Vancouver progressive/indie-rock band Bend Sinister.  Since forming in 2001, the [...]

Once again, the Calgary Sled Island music festival caught me off guard and opened my eyes to another fantastic band.  Chris and I (and Dave) were fortunate enough to see The Breeders live at Olympic Plaza, and boy was it something.  The combination of dual female vocals and an awesome stage presence made for a great [...]

Julie and I have been hitting Calgary’s Sled Island festival pretty hard this week, and I’ve got some information to report.  Said information will be presented in point form, as my head hurts too much to string together well-formed sentences:

Final Fantasy, as mentioned in my last post, is a genius.
Japandroids put on a great show Thursday night; I [...]

Quick post tonight coming from the American alternative/indie-rock band The Breeders.  Formed around Kim Deal while she was still the bassist for the Pixies, The Breeders have released four studio albums since their inception in 1988.  We’re Gonna Rise can be found on the band’s most recent album Mountain BattlesMountain Battles reviews, which was released in April [...]