This week is shaping up to be a busy one with pre-sales for some excellent concerts. Check out all the details below for the various shows going on sale this week in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Hollywood!

• The Recession-ista Tour featuring Sarah Slean @ Myer Horowitz Theatre in Edmonton, AB on June 1st, 2009. Pre-sale runs from Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00 hrs to Thursday, April 30th at 22:00 hrs Mountain time. Password is “singer” (without quotes). 
• Shinedown with Incura and Tupelo Honey @ the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC on June 23rd, 2009. Pre-sale runs Thursday, April 30th from 10:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Pacific time. Password is “devour” (without quotes).
• Canadian Carnage Tour featuring Megadeath, Slayer, Machine Head and Suicide Silence @ GM Place in Vancouver, BC on June 24th, 2009. Pre-sale runs Thursday, April 30th from 10:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Pacific time. Password is “megaslay” (without quotes).
• Canadian Carnage Tour featuring Megadeath, Slayer, Machine Head and Suicide Silence @ Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on June 26th; @ Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, AB on June 27th; @ MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB on June 29th, 2009. Pre-sale runs from Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00 to Friday, May 1st at 22:00 hrs local time. Password is “carnage” (without quotes).
• Eagles of Death Metal @ the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC on July 20th and 21st, 2009. Pre-sale runs Wednesday, April 29th from 10:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Pacific Time. Password is “heart” (without quotes).
• Kings of Leon @ GM Place in Vancouver, BC on August 16th, 2009 SECOND SHOW ADDED! Pre-Sale runs Friday, May 1st from 10:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs Pacific time. Password is “sexon” (without quotes).
• Beastie Boys @ the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California on September 24th, 2009. Pre-sale runs from Thursday, April 22rd @ 10:00 hrs to Friday, May 1st @ 23:59 Pacific Time. Password is “beastieboysbowl” (without quotes).

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We recently reported that Milton, ON’s the Most Serene Republic had just completed recording their new album. We now know the David Newfeld produced album has a title and will be released on July 14th, 2009 both in stores and online through their label, Arts & Crafts.

Titled …And the Ever Expanding Universe, this is the band’s third album (and first full-length release since 2007′s Population) and will contain eleven tracks. Here is the full track listing;

 

1. “Bubble Reputation“
2. “Heavens to Purgatory“
3. “Vessels of a Donor Look“
4. “Phi“
5. “the Old Forever New Things“
6. “All of One is the Other“
7. “Patternicity“
8. “Four Humours“
9. “Catharsis Boo“
10. “Don’t Hold Back, Feel a Little Longer“
11. “No One Likes a Nihilist“

They are currently offering up lead-single “Heavens to Purgatory“ as a free download, which you can find here.

There’s more from the Most Serene Republic camp though. Today, they released a five-song EP titled Digital Population. Pianist Ryan Lenssen and bassist Simon Lukasewich began working on this during the original scoring of Population, their sophomore album. Lenssen remixed and turn five of Population‘s songs (“Humble Peasants“, “Compliance“, “the Men Who Live Upstairs“, “Present of Future End” and “Sherry and Her Butteryfly Net“) into 16-bit dance tunes. According to the band, “It’s sort of like Nintendo on Ecstacy.”

The EP is a digital-download-only release and can be found on iTunes.

Popularity: 4% [?]

BOB DYLAN

Together Through Life

www.bobdylan.com
Dist: Sony BMG

Bob Dylan‘s three previous studio albums have been universally hailed as among the best of his storied career, achieving new levels of commercial success and critical acclaim for the artist. His latest and 46th release Together Through Life, produced by Jack Frost (Bob Dylan), was prompted by the composition of a new song, “Life Is Hard“, which was written for a forthcoming film by French director Oliver Dahan. The featured track on the album is “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’“.

Together Through Life will be released in 4 different configurations: A standard version in jewel case with 4-panel booklet, the Deluxe Edition – including bonus CD and DVD, the 2 LP pressing and The Kool Krate with a collectors T-shirt.

PATRICK WATSON

Wooden Arms

www.patrickwatson.net
Dist: EMI Music Canada

Wooden Arms is Patrick Watson‘s highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed Close to Paradise, which vaulted the man and his band to international stardom in 2007. The Montreal band toured non-stop for two years following the initial release of Close to Paradise in 2006, and in many ways Wooden Arms is the story and sound of a band waking up in strange places all around the world. The current single is “Fireweed” and will be followed up with the track “Big Bird In A Small Cage“.

PRINCE

Lotus Flow3r/Mplsound/Elixer

www.lotusflow3r.com
Dist: Sonic Unyon

Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to musical parents John L. Nelson and Matti Shaw. Almost 51 years later and the amount of creative output from Prince is nothing short of staggering. His latest release LotusFlow3r/MPLSound/Elixer is not only his 30th released package, but it is also a three CD release from the Soul legend. However he is helped along with this package as this triple disc threat features two separate Prince albums (Lotus Flow3r and MPLSound) plus Elixer, the debut album by Bria Valente, which was produced by Prince. All in, you’ve got 28 tracks to check out.

PILOT SPEED

Wooden Bones

www.pilotspeed.net
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Equally at home with thoughtful, introspective soundscapes and with solid verse/chorus/verse tunes designed to be blasted from the radio, Canadian four-piece Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate) has, with their latest offering Wooden Bones delivered a set that will appeal to music fans of all stripes. This third full-length is strong enough to rebound the band to the success of their first album Caught By The Window, and reposition them amongst leading rock bands working in Canada today. “Put The Phone Down“, is the infectious first single.

THE BOXMASTERS

Modbilly

www.theboxmasters.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada

Poutine is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds, covered with brown gravy and sometimes additional ingredients. It is a quintessential Canadian comfort food; it is sold by many fast food chains in most provinces, in small “greasy spoon” type diners (commonly known as “casse-croûtes” in Quebec) and pubs, as well as by roadside chip wagons. Along with fries and pizza, poutine is a very common dish sold and eaten in high school cafeterias in various parts of Canada. – Wikipedia

TG: Mmmmmmm…what’s for lunch?

BEN FOLDS PRESENTS:

University A Cappella

www.benfolds.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

After discovering that many college a capella choirs performed his music as part of their sets, Folds sent out a call to colleges across the country to submit their versions of both Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five music. After sifting through over 200 submissions, he was able to narrow down and compile University A Capella! Not only did he choose which choirs and songs, but he also jumped in a car and took equipment to the schools, recording the tracks himself and worked directly with the students. Favorites such as “Brick“, “You Don’t Know Me“, ” Army” and “The Luckiest” were recreated in a style that has been a growing force in collegiate music through decades. See what the university a cappella craze is all about!

HEAVEN AND HELL

The Devil You Know

www.heavenandhelllive.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

When metal masters Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice reunited for the first time in 15 years to record new bonus tracks for Rhino’s 2007 compilation Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, an otherworldly force reignited their musical connection. They reformed as Heaven & Hell – named for the classic 1980 LP that was the lineup’s debut as Sabbath – and staged a triumphant, sold-out world tour throughout 2007-2008. Fueled by their chemistry on the road, the quartet returned to the studio in 2008 to record The Devil You Know, their first new set of original material since 1992′s Dehumanizer. “We wound up writing and recording an album that stands up to anything we’ve ever done,” says the legendary band. “We’re really proud of the music and excited for people to hear it.”

MELODY GARDOT

My One And Only Thrill

www.melodygardot.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

With her debut album Worrisome Heart, Melody Gardot displayed her instinctive gift for transforming the traditions of jazz and blues with “her personal kiss of life.” The follow-up, My One And Only Thrill mixes Latin rhythms, finger-snapping blues and deep, smoldering torch songs. It’s an album that seems to have been shaped from several lifetimes of love, loss and longing.

THE GHOST IS DANCING

Battles On

www.theghostisdancing.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Toronto’s The Ghost is Dancing began as many bands begin, in a moldy basement during university. Their first self-titled EP received critical acclaim and the band drew immediate comparisons to The Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Modest Mouse, In June 2007 they released The Darkest Spark to raving reviews from NOW, Chart and Spin Magazine. Today sees the release of Battles On which is Laden with even bigger pop-hooks than before, but with a go-for-broke attitude and mindfulness towards the craft of songwriting, the record rarely lets up and delivers on the promise of a band which has come into its own.

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY

How Big Can You Get : A Tribute To Cab Calloway

www.bbvd.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada

Cab Calloway was a legendary fireball of talent, whose infectious “hi-de-hi’s”, “ho-de-ho’s”, scattin’ and jivin’ in a baritone voice rich and vibrant, became the spirited cry of people wanting to be happy. A truly larger than life figure in American pop culture, immortalized in countless cartoons and caricatures, Calloway also led one of the greatest bands of the Swing era. 100 years later, the coolest swing band around, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will be celebrating the birthday of Cab Calloway with the new album How Big Can You Get? (their first studio record since 2003′s Save My Soul), and tour performing Calloway hits across North America.

MIKE JONES

The Voice

www.whomikejones.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

You could say that Mike Jones has “finally found his voice” in the years since he first emerged on the music scene in 2005 with a platinum grill and an infectious call-and-response slogan (“Who? Mike Jones!”). These Days, the Houston-born rapper is more mature and focused; he’s making business deals and giving back to his community. And on his sophomore album The Voice he wants you to know that there’s more to Mike Jones than “Tippin On Four Fours“. The First single is “Next To You“.

VINCE VACCARO

Vince Vaccarro

www.myspace.com/vincevaccaro
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Born in Montreal and now residing in Victoria BC, Vince has spent the last few years travelling the world and writing music deeply rooted in emotion and experience. During that time he has shared the stage with Matt Mays & El Torpedo, The Trews, LIGHTS and Hayley Sales and has brought his charismatic performance to festivals across the country. Restless to write songs and reach more people, Vince recorded this self titled LP, produced by legendary Canadian Neil Osborne (54-40, Jets Overhead). A straight-up rock album that combines beat-driven intensity and strong melodic vocals, they created an album that is instantly easy to like.

SLIM TWIG

Contempt!

www.myspace.com/slimtwig
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Slim Twig is a shape‐shifting performer and song‐sculptor based in Toronto. His artistic vision is born from a twisted landscape of pop and experimental music and avant‐garde film. Contempt! Is the debut, full‐length album from Slim Twig, a self-made exercise in resourcefulness where Slim experimented with whatever he could get his hands on. The result, pairing the artist’s lyrics with a rawer, sample‐based aesthetic, is unpredictable and highly original.

NOFX

Coaster

www.nofx.org
Dist: F.A.B. Distribution

Hot on the heels of the release of their reality TV series on DVD and after recently celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band, NOFX are still firing on all cylinders with the release of their 11th studio full-length, Coaster. As always, Fat Mike tackles a diverse range of topics including politics, drug abuse, and religion. All of which are adeptly fused with the fast, technical and melodic sound that NOFX spawned to create an entire genre of punk rock. In addition to the expected hallmarks of a NOFX album, the band keeps their latest material fresh by embracing the early LA punk rock sound on tracks like “The Quitter” and “We Called It America“.

DOG DAY

Concentration

www.dogdaymusic.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Following the release of their debut album, Night Group, Dog Day spent two years touring from Norway to Texas to Northern Alberta. An isolated unit of four astrologically inclined musicians, they routinely made the weary shift from day jobs to long stretches of highway.

In the summer of 2008, the Halifax based band retired to the basement of a used clothing store to start developing a new set of songs which gets delivered today. Concentration’s eleven songs are draped in shadow and melody, ranging from driving hooks of “Wait it Out” to the melancholic calm of “Rome“. The album sees the band weave together a sound perfect for dancing with the skeletons in the closet.

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ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:

A Camp Colonia
Angela Harris Is Your Life As It Should Be
Animals As Leaders Animals As Leaders
APE SCHOOL Ape School
BANTON, BUJU RASTA GOT SOUL
Ben Folds University A Cappella
BENASSI, BENNY THE REMIX SESSIONS
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy How Big Can You Get?

BIG TONE THE ART OF INK
Bob Dylan Together Through Life
BROOK, AYLA After The Morning After
BRYSON, JIM Live At The First Baptist Church
CALOGERO L’EMBELLIE
CATHERINE INSIDE OUT
Chilliwack All Over You
Chilliwack Riding High
COLLIN RAYE Never Going Back
COMMANDER CODY Dopers, Drunks and Everyday Losers
COVAY DON SUPER BAD
DAVIS MILES THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED – LIV
DD/MM/YYYY Black Square
DIAMOND WATCH WRISTS ICE CAPPED AT BOTH ENDS
Diane Chase Getting There
DOG DAY Concentration
DONOVAN LIVE TROUBADOR
DUNBAR, AYNSLEY MUTINY
Duo Concertante It Takes Two
DYLAN BOB BEST OF BOB DYLAN’S THEM T
Dylan, Bob Together Through Life
EASTON, TIM PORCUPINE
GARDOT, MELODY MY ONE AND ONLY THRILL
GHOST IS DANCING, THE BATTLES ON
GHOSTKEEPER Children Of The Great Northern Muskeg
GREAT NORTHERN Remind Me Where The Light Is
GREEN DAY Bullet In A Bible (Blu-Ray)
GREEN GO BORDERS
HEAVEN AND HELL The Devil You Know
Hilary Kole Haunted Heart
IMMACULATE MACHINE High On Jackson Hill
Jason Michael Carroll Growing Up Is Getting Old
Joan Baez Ring Them Bells
JOSH GROBAN Awake Live (Blu-Ray)
KITARO IMPRESSIONS OF THE WEST LA
LEE, BEN THE REBIRTH OF VENUS
LINKIN PARK Road To Revolution Live At Milton Keynes (Blu-Ray)
MACISAAC ASHLEY PRIDE
MAX PASHM NEVER MIND THE BALKANS HER
MCGRATH, EAMON 13 Songs Of Whiskey and Light
MICHAEL BUBLÉ Caught In The Act (Blu-Ray)
Mike Farris Shout! Live
MIKE JONES The Voice
MINGUS, CHARLES EPITAPH
MONKS The Early Years 1964-1965
Patrick Watson Wooden Arms
PILOT SPEED WOODEN BONES
RESPECTABLES, THE SWEET MAMA
ROY ROGERS Split Decision
SEVENTH VOID, THE HEAVEN IS GONE
SLIM TWIG CONTEMPT!
STAGGER, LEEROY Everything Is Real
STREISAND BARBRA LIVE IN CONCERT 2006
Superbus LOVA LOVA
SWEET ACTION: THE SWEET ANTHOLOG
SYBERSOUND COUNTRY MEGA PACK
The Boxmasters Modbilly
The Greencards Fascination
The Toronto Consort The Queen: Music For Elizabeth 1
THE401 SONGS OF SOLOMON
TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA MY NAME IS CHICKEN JOE (CD
VACCARO, VINCE VINCE VACCARO
VARIOUS ARTISTS ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE – THE
VARIOUS ARTISTS ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE VOL.2
WEBB WILDER More Like Me
WILCO Ashes of American Flags (DVD)

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Vancouver fans should be plenty happy. Eagles of Death Metal are going to play not one but two shows at the Commodore Ballroom on July 20th and 21st. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 30th at 10:00 hrs Pacific time but with the pre-sale password, you can get them early between 10:00 hrs and 22:00 hrs Pacific time TOMORROW, April 29th.

Need the password? It is “heart” (without quotes). To purchase tickets, follow the appropriate link for the date you’re looking for; July 20th, 2009 or July 21st, 2009.

Make sure to join our mailing list for special announcements and free giveaways.

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UK Punk act Gallows recently released the lead single, “the Vulture (Act II)” from the forthcoming sophomore album Grey Britain and are said to offer the entire album to stream on their MySpace page starting tomorrow, April 27th, 2009.

The two minute song (of which you can see the video below) is actually only the second part of “the Vulture” and if you purchase the single, you receive the full six minute version of the song.

Grey Britain is scheduled for release in the UK on May 4th and the following day in North America. It was produced by Garth Richardson (who also produced albums for Atreyu, the Jesus Lizard, Kittie, L7, Melvins, Rage Against the Machine and Rise Against among many others) and features guest appearances by Simon Neil (of Biffy Clyro) plus members of both Rolo Tomassi and Cancer Bats. Guitarist Steph Carter recently spoke to British music weekly Kerrang! stating “Britain is fucked. Grey Britain is all about what’s going on socially, politically and economically in the UK and how it affects us.”

Gallows are playing a number of shows in the UK over the next few weeks and will be playing most (if not all) of this year’s Vans Warped Tour which stops in Toronto on July 10th, Montreal on July 11th, Calgary on August 12th and Vancouver on August 14th.

The Vulture (Act II)


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Written By: Sarah Westwood of This Is Live

I had only a few minutes with Rab Allen (lead guitar and backing vocals) and Paul Donoghue (bass guitar, backing vocals) of the Scottish band Glasvegas. With a late arrival to the venue and prolonged sound checks I raced through as many questions as I could and grabbed a quick hug from James, Paul and Rab before they were whisked away for their final sound check.

Lack of time did not impact the ease with which they greeted and spoke to me. While positioning ourselves to maximize lighting, Rab offered his leg as my seat for the interview. I hopped up for second and we all had a laugh. I wouldn’t conduct an interview on my subjects lap, but I could not have placed a better ice breaker if I tried.

We covered a range of topics, including Producer Rich Costey; how he sought out the band prior to their deal with Columbia and offered to do their album for next to nothing… that is until they signed with Columbia and his fees adjusted to their budget. Rich’s ear, instinct and passion in approaching Glasvegas early on are potential reasons for their decision to work with him on their next album. That, and the fact that their debut self-titled album is killing it.

When I asked about their recording experience for A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) in a Transylvanian church in Romania I learned nothing of the recording process, but rather that Paul had been chased up a tree by a rabid dog or two. It was sideways enough that I thought he must be putting me on.

That’s the beauty of Glasvegas…no air of pretense. They are who they are and they’re singing about what impacts them. Much of James’ lyrical content draws from social problems in Glasgow and their delivery can be described as nothing but straight up. Playing from the heart, singing from the heart as they are. Case in point; when the founding drummer Ryan Ross left the band for the US in 2004, James recruited Caroline McKay. He used to frequent the shop she was working in to chat (never buying a thing) and convinced her to join the band. I was hoping to speak with her directly, my curiosity about surviving as the only woman in the band grew as I spent more time with the lads. A bunch of absolute cheeky monkeys with girls on the brain. Sexually charged allegories aside, I wouldn’t have changed the dialogue for anything, as you’ll see I was in stitches.

They opened with “Geraldine“, one of their most widely known singles in Canada, about a social worker who left her job to follow the band. Hearing hundreds who knew the lyrics well enough for James to step back and allow the crows to carry the song was superb; my fears that Glasvegas are a secret too well kept in North America were put to rest. James provided little commentary through the performance, except to say that they had been to Vancouver a few times before and he “fucking loves it!” Set highlights include “Flowers and Football Tops” and my personal favorite, “It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry“. Closing with “Daddy’s Gone“, a morose outlook on childhood in a single parent family and probably their most famous single in Scotland, James was the last to reluctantly leave the stage, lingering in the adoration of the crowd. The stage remained lit with a pusling white lights and a steady screech of distortion and noise held strong for at least 4 minutes. The “noise” punctuated the end of the set in a powereful way; Glasvegas is done…exclaimation point!

Check out Sarah Westwood at: This Is Live blogspot ~ Vancouveriam.com ~ VJ Profile

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Calgary metal act Somastate will be launching a Short Canadian tour right here in their hometown on April 30th it’s what they have planned for the whole tour which is really exciting.

The group have teamed up with web site Xumanii to stream video and audio from their performances in each city on the tour. Each show will be streamed live only so you have to visit their Xumanii site on the night of their show to see the show. Once it’s done, it’s done as there won’t be any repeat airings of said show.

Of course, if you prefer to watch Somastate in person, you can do so at the Gateway in Calgary on April 30th; at Amigos in Saskatoon on May 7th: at Royal Albert Arms in Winnipeg on May 8th; at the Club in Regina on May 9th (all of these shows will be supported by 40 Gun Flagship); at the Dirty Jersey in Kamloops on May 21st and at the Bourbon in Vancouver on May 22nd. They also have a show at the Starlite Room in Edmonton on July 17th but it’s not known if they will be streaming this performance.

You can hear new tracks from a recently recorded demo on the band’s MySpace page.

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For our friends and readers South of the border, we have something special for you today! As you may already know, the Beastie Boys are scheduled to headline at this year’s Lollapalooza as well as the All Points West festival in New Jersey. In addition to these shows, they have just announced a concert at the famed Hollywood Bowl in (where else) Hollywood, California on September 24th.

Here’s the great part; we have your pre-sale password. Hurry though, as the pre-sale has already begun and will run while quantities last or until May 1st, 2009 at 23:59 Pacific Time, whichever comes first. The password to use is “beastieboysbowl” (without quotes). Purchase your tickets here.

The Beastie Boys recently re-released remasterd (try saying that 10 times fast!) both Paul’s Boutique (the 20th Anniversary edition) and Check Your Head (in three formats; four vinyl deluxe set, digital download or eco 2-CD set, all of which includes bonus tracks) through their web site.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Here ye! Here ye!

The pre-sale password for Eagles of Death Metal in Calgary at the Mac Hall Ballroom on July 24th is….drum roll….”wannabe“. 

You’re welcome. 

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The Kings of Leon pre-sale password for the August 13th show at the Pengrowth Saddledome is “somebody“.

Still working on getting passwords for Edmonton and Vancouver.

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