Moncton’s Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew are heading to Hollywood! Well, sort of. The band’s single “Caught Up To You” from it’s most recent album In Your Backyard (2006) will be featured in an upcoming episode of the popular TV show.
It was a chance encounter when Michael Perlmutter from Instinct Management saw the Cosmic Crew rock the house at the ECMA Awards show in February. Seven months later, he met with bassist Lynn Daigle in Halifax at the Atlantic Film Festival to tell her he had placed their song in Degrassi.
Congrats to the band.
The ever-busy trio (Colepaugh, Daigle and drummer Danny Bourgeois) have quite a slate of dates coming up in the next few months. Tomorrow night, Friday, Oct. 10, they will perform at The Seahorse in Halifax before heading down to the U.S. for a string of dates that will take them through until the end of October. From there they’ll bounce between dates in New Brunswick and Ontario. A Maritime tour is planned for December with band Loudlove.
Uigg joins DFR roster and more
Ever-expanding metal record label Diminished Fifth Records of Dartmouth announced this week the signing of Charlottetown band Uigg. Since forming in 2006, Uigg has released two independent EPs. It’s first full-length album, To Punish and Enslave, will be released on DFR next month.
Meanwhile, DFR has been nominated for Company of the Year at the Nova Scotia Music Awards taking place at the John Brother MacDonald Stadium in New Glasgow on Nov. 9. DFR’s compilation of Maritime metal bands, The Music of Artisanship & War: Volume I is also nominated for Loud Recording of the Year.
The second volume of that series, The Music of Artisanship & War: Volume 2, is actually set for release toward the end of this month or so. The album will be available at select retailers, online from the DFR online store and from CD Baby as well as via iTunes.
The bands on the upcoming release include New Brunswick bands [The Daisy] Anthesis, Celeta, Coffin Birth, Gallactus, Hellacaust, Iron Giant, Dischord, Something Delicious, Tempting Tragedy and We, The Undersigned. From Nova Scotia, it’ll feature Black Moor, The Bloodletting, Broken Ohms, Cephalectomy and Orchids Curse. Finally, from Prince Edward Island, we’ve got Amnesty, Archaik, Uigg and Unhallowed Existence.
A limited edition version of the new disc will come with a digital download card featuring 10 additional tracks from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia-based bands.
Gillian Boucher launches debut solo album
Nova Scotia native Gillian Boucher released her first solo album this week with a show Wednesday night at The Carleton in Halifax. The album was produced by CBC Radio’s Glenn Meisner.
Boucher started her on-stage career at 15. She has toured throughout North America, Scotland, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.
While living in Edinburgh, Scotland, Boucher was a founding member of the all-girl band Maysha and was a featured performer on BBC Scotland’s television programme Tacsi.
She’s now living back at home in Nova Scotia with her partner in life and music, fingerstyle guitarist Andrew White.
You can catch Boucher this weekend at the Celtic Colours International Festival on Cape Breton Island. For tour dates, check out her website.
MIGHTYPOP to host No-Cases at ECMAs
A small concert promotions group called MIGHTYPOP is planning a No-Case series at the 2009 East Coast Music Awards in Corner Brook, N.L. MIGHTYPOP was formed by Jud Haynes (ex-Wintersleep) after he moved back to St. John’s last year.
MIGHTYPOP has a venue booked in downtown Corner Brook in the heart of all the ECMA action, and the group is planning on hosting bands all week. But of course, they need bands now. Interested acts can e-mail info@mightypop.ca to try to get on the bill.
El Torpedo, In-Flight Safety to play with Sam Roberts
Sonic Concerts is bringing the Sam Roberts Band and Matt Mays & El Torpedo to Fredericton on Saturday, Nov. 29. After headlining their own cross-Canada tours, the bands will join forces for a performance at the UNB SUB Cafeteria. Special guest is In-Flight Safety.
Tickets are on sale now. For ticket info, check out Sonic’s website.
