Construction & Destruction will embark on an east coast tour this week in support of their recently released album, Video et Taceo. They will be joined on the tour by Shotgun Jimmie and The Burning Hell. Dates are as follows:
Feb. 25 – Saint John, NB @ Jaco’s Bar Grill
Feb. 26 – Fredericton, NB @ The Capital
Feb. 27 – Halifax, NS @ Gus’ Pub
Feb. 28 – Sackville, NB @ The Legion
Mar. 2 – Charlottetown, PEI @ The Ampersand
Mar. 2 – Charlottetown, PEI @ Baba’s Lounge
Mar. 5 – St. John’s, NL @ CBTG’s
Mar. 6 – St. John’s, NL @ The Ship
Mar. 7 – St. John’s, NL @ The Ship
Construction & Destruction is made-up of partners Colleen Collins and David Trenaman. The duo live seaside in the rural wilds of Nova Scotia, where they record most of their work in a studio called The Quarantine.
Since the album’s release, Construction & Destruction toured the United Kingdom with Julie Doiron in September, and have played the Pop Montreal, Halifax Pop Explosion and Sappy Records festivals in Canada and the Glasgow DIY Festival in the U.K. Following their upcoming east coast dates, the band will perform throughout Europe with Shotgun Jimmie and The Burning Hell for the majority of April and May.
Mike Bochoff tours east coast
Singer/songwriter Mike Bochoff will perform a series of dates throughout the east coast this March in support of his new album, Horror Culture. The album’s first single, “Everything Burns,” was recently added into rotation on MuchMusic. Dates are as follows:
Mar. 06 – Sydney, NS @The Crown and Moose
Mar. 11 – Fredericton, NB @ The Capitol
Mar. 12 – Woodstock, NB @ Fusion Café
Mar. 13 – Moncton, NB @ The Manhattan
Apr. 9 – Halifax, NS @ The Foggy Goggle
Since its release in August, the video for Horror Culture’s single “Everything Burns,” showcased at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was awarded Best Music Video at the Arizona Underground Film Festival in Tucson, Arizona, and the Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton.
Bochoff started writing songs and playing drums in Pasty Felix, a punk band based out of Hartland, NB, when he was 15 years old. It wasn’t until halfway through his first year of university that he was introduced to the acoustic guitar. Six months after picking up the instrument he wrote the first of 10 songs for what would later become his debut independent release, …In the Service of Madness. The debut was released in August 2007.
Gravel Chewer release free download
New Brunswick based metal band Gravel Chewer has just released a free download of “Filth Angel,” a tune from an upcoming to-be-named EP that will be released in April 2010. The single can be down loaded here.
Formed in Oct. 2008, Gravel Chewer is planning a Canadian tour in support of the EP. The band is also working on what will be a full-length album.
The Olympic Symphonium release new videos
Fredericton three-piece The Olympic Symphonium have released three new live videos from their Feb. 2 performance at the Rebecca Cohn Theatre in Halifax. CBC taped the show for Canada Live and Concerts On Demand and it will be available soon.
The videos can be viewed here, here and here.
Rusted Dawn prep for The Black Tides of War
New Brunswick thrash band Rusted Dawn, recent signees to Diminished Fifth Records, have announced that their debut, full-length The Black Tides of War will be released in North America on Tuesday, March 30 (distributed in Canada by Sonic Unyon and in the USA by Relapse Records).
The band has been releasing a handful of tracks from the album on their myspace to build anticipation.
The final touches are being added to ‘The Black Tides Of War – Canadian Tour’ which will launch on March 25 and run through May 16.
Maritimers are getting some shows in the next few weeks however. Check the band out at the following dates:
Saturday, February 20 @ Gus’ Pub in Halifax
Saturday, March 6 – ECMA Loud Showcase @ Maxwell’s in Sydney, NS
Saturday, March 13 @ Sunstar Lounge w/ Cauldron in Saint John, NB
Sunday, March 14 @ Nicky Zee’s w/Cauldron in Fredericton, NB
Gordon Gets Lost in New Brunswick
Fredericton/Halifax band Gordon Gets Lost will be making three stops in New Brunswick over the weekend, bringing their unique mixture of funk, jazz, bluegrass and world music to audiences.
Joining new bass player Mike Glaze are Jason Merrill (guitar, vocals) Tyler McGee (drums, vocals) and Mike Humble on Percussion.
You can catch Gordon Gets Lost at the following shows:
Thursday, Feb. 25 @ The Capital in Fredericton
Friday, Feb. 26 @ Paul’s Wharf, St George, NB
Saturday, Feb. 27 @ The Mason Jar, Sussex, NB
MIMEfest seeks bands
Moncton music festival MIMEFest has opened submissions for bands to play at this year’s festival. The festival set to take place over the weekend of April 1-4 and the deadline for submission is March 10. Submissions are open to artists of all music styles from acoustic to metal to hip-hop. Check out the website to sign up.
MIMEFest is Moncton’s Integrated Music and Education Festival. This weekend long series of concerts takes place in downtown Moncton and showcases bands from every genre of music – both French and English alike. MIMEFest 2010 will mark the festival’s 7th year but only its third under the MIMEFest moniker. Originally starting off as Monctonlocals’ Birthday Parties, the festival has grown to draw in over 1,000 people in attendance and as well as an educational panel to help support the growth of the music industry.
“I am really excited to see what bands apply for the festival this year,” commented MIMEFest organizer Don Levandier and guitarist for Moncton’s own The Motorleague. “Previous years we had a great variety of genres and managed to get some really great and talented bands like The Monoxides, The Divorcees and Les Paiens. I expect that this year the festival will grow to be better and bigger.”
Moncton open mic night takes place next week
The next monthly edition of Songwriters Association of Canada Moncton Songstage, Moncton’s open mic night for original music by singer-songwriters, will take place on Tuesday, March 2, 9:30–11:30 p.m. at St. James’ Gate.
Performers for March 2 include Robin Anne Ettles, Guillaume Aubé, Steve Long and Mel Keith of Mel Keith & The Strombachs (2010 East Coast Music Award nominee for Pop Recording of the Year). Each performer showcases 3-5 songs in an environment that is friendly to original music.
There are still a couple of spots available for March 2, and pre-registration is open for the April 6 show. Pre-registration is required via e-mail to monctonsong@gmail.com, with demo or link to a site where your music can be auditioned. Participants must bring their own instrument. All languages of performance are welcome.
