Second single from Heart of a Storm
After conquering the hearts of a large crowd at L'Astral earlier this year during the Montréal en Lumière festival, Colin Moore will hit the road once again, guitar and harmonica in the trunk and his band mates - Ryan Battistuzzi (guitar), Vincent Peake (bass) and Dustin Moores (drums) - in the back seat.
Montreal, March 26th 2013 – Author-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cafeïne is ready to launch his latest opus New Love. Recorded and mixed by Gus Van Go (The Stills, Priestess, etc.) in Montreal and New York, the album revives the songwriter’s punk and pop influences.
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Good news for all of the Kim Churchill fans out there, the young artist will be embarking on a tour across Northern America as the supporting act for the one and only Billy Bragg! Shows will begin towards the end of March and end with a show at Club Soda in Montreal on May 5th. In the middle of this tour Kim will be taking a short break to head back to Australia to play the Byron Bay Bluesfest and then on to Quebec to headline two shows (Apr 23rd at Café-Culturel de la Chasse-Galerie in Lavaltrie, and Apr 24th in Sherbrooke at Théâtre Granada).
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THE LOODIES launched onto the Montreal music scene last September with their debut album EDGY GROUND. Their music complements gorgeous acoustic guitar melodies with delicate vocals, keys, electric guitar and bass, brass instrumentals and drums for a contemporary orchestral feel that is immense and introspective at the same time. At barely 19 years old, the young quintent are now getting ready for their first European tour where they will do 12 dates in Germany. THE LOODIES also announced they will be the opening for Plants and Animals in Ottawa on February 16th and will be performing at the Under the Snow Festival in Montreal on March 7th at Sala Rossa.
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ANNOUNCE MORE CANADIAN DATES FOR 2013 & A “TOP BAND TO SEE” AT SXSW
It’s been nearly impossible to ignore Montreal-based band Half Moon Run, who are creating nothing short of an international sensation with their debut release DARK EYES.
Check out this great performance of Phantogram with Big Boi of Outkast live on The Jimmy Kimmel show.
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alongside Mumford & Sons, Phoenix and The Temper Trap
Eight months after the canadian release of their debut album "DARK EYES", Half Moon Run has signed on with Glassnote Entertainment Group, joining Mumford & Sons, Phoenix and the Temper Trap for the global release of "DARK EYES" in 2013.
Seven months after the release of their first album, DARK EYES, the Montreal phenomenon Half Moon Run continues to grow. Initially spotted by Metric when the two groups shared the stage at the Festival d'été de Québec last July, Half Moon Run signed a contract with the Paradigm Agency (Coldplay, Jason Mraz, MGMT) and joined Metric on their massive U.S. tour. For a month and a half, the trio played in crowded rooms - for 2000 to 5000 people - in addition to sharing the stage with the impeccable Lou Reed (Velvet Underground), at Radio City Music Hall in New York. They were subsequently invited by Patrick Watson as the opening act for his tour in the United States and Europe. The group also performed at festivals in France and Iceland and will be heading off to tour Australian festivals in December 2012.
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Kim Churchill is finally back for another tour across the country spanning from the east to west coast to promote his most recent album, "Detail of Distance”. This young Australian prodigy is acclaimed for his technical guitar skills, compositions and vocal maturity. His creative work has allowed him to gain a ever growing number of fans, winning the hearts and admiration of thousands of spectators, as seen in this video shot last July in Cowansville: http://www .youtube.com / watch? v = XxXjfiwEsAQ.
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Agent for Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Franz Ferdinand, The National, MGMT, The Low Anthem et Sigur Ros
Montreal's Half Moon Run are living up to the international promise bestowed upon them by NME, Inrocks, La Presse and The Mirror. On the heels of a 32 date in 32 day tour of Europe, and 5 months after the release of their debut album DARK EYES, the international buzz has hit fever pitch. After sharing the stage with them at Quebec city Summer festival in July, Metric has chosen Half Moon Run to support their upcoming USA tour. The 25 date U.S. tour runs from coast to coast, including legendary venues like Radio City Music Hall in New York, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Austin City Limits festival.
Montreal’s GrimSkunk will tour western Canada from Winnipeg to Vancouver this October 2012. It’s the first time GrimSkunk will be out west since the release of their new album entitled SET FIRE! Recorded by Gus Van Go and Werner F (Priestess, the Stills) in Sydney, Australia, SET FIRE! is a musical journey to the other side of the world, where spontaneity and instinctiveness were foremost from start to finish of the creative process.
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End of Golden Bombay Tour, new album coming and collaboration with Moment Factory
Montreal, September 12th, 2012, After a month spent in Germany, Misteur Valaire came back home to close the Golden Bombay chapter. The last concert took place in St-Donat, on September 1st. Since May 2010, the group performed two hundred nine shows, and finally decided to fold their five white shirts, sequin jackets and sport blazers for the last time.
After showing his folk rock style in Europe, the USA and Australia, this Montreal singer-songwriter presents the results of his most recent compositions. With his bewitching voice, his touching lyrics and exceptional charisma, he is often compared to some of the greatest: the voice of a young Springsteen, the rock sound of Petty, the roots of Dylan, the rebel energy of Ness, or even the force of Cash.
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Trigger Effect embark on a 30-date tour of North America in September that will take them to NYC, Washington DC, Chicago, Portland, Vancouver, Calgary and many other cities. The tour is to coincide with the release of their long anticipated punk rock opera "Escape From Planet Scorpion", a dramatic saga chronicling the demise and redemption of the Turbo Machine. The b-side of Escape From Planet Scorpion features L.A.R.P., a song commissioned by director Mike Petersen for his feature film Lloyd the Conqueror starring Mike Smith (Trailer Park Boys), as well as Brian Posehn (The Sarah Silverman Program) and Harland Williams (Half Baked).
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