The Dirty Nil's Master Volume is out now!

Watch The Dirty Nil perform "Bathed In Light" off their whumpin' new album Master Volume available here.

The Dirty Nil cash-in on Juno nod with early singles comp Minimum R&B

Just days after a surprising JUNO nomination, Steeltown rock 'n' roll trio The Dirty Nil have announced the release of a retrospective collection out April 28th on Dine Alone in conjunction with Fat Wreck Chords. To bring new fans up to speed, the aptly named Minimum R&B serves as a best-of compilation, bringing together some previously issued tracks from the group's first three 7” singles and four of the five tunes from 2014's Smite 10" EP.  Sorry, "Wrestle Yu To Husker Du" is not included.

On the compilation’s inspiration, the band says it was “fuelled by broken vintage fuzz pedals, the show television "destroyed in seconds", girls night out wine, smashing reverb tanks with hammers, a small lake of black coffee, horrible recording conditions, general negligence, recording vocals naked, beer, blood, broken bones, broken instruments, broken ears, inescapable loudness, screaming, unresolved girl problems, exposed wiring, no pants, no shoes, making our producers drink more than they wanted to, and a dozen donuts.” Yep, they're from the Hammer.

Although the press release claims that the set includes "one previously unissued track," longtime Dirty Nil fans will recall the tune "Caroline" from 2009's Saccharine Visceral 5-song CD EP. Of course, this could be an alternate version but the tune should be familiar to the group's hardcore following. Conspicuously absent from the set are all the group's popular covers from the Summer Mix-Tape Vol. 2  cassette and their five lathe-cut fan club singles. Who knows, maybe those marketing saavy Dine Alone folks have a Dirty Nil covers LP planned for Record Store Day. If not, they'd better get crackin' since it's coming up fast on April 15.

Latecomers to the Dirty Nil party will be delighted to discover that many of their self-released recordings which make up Minimum R&B are just as good, if not superior to those on last year's full-length debut Higher Power that took four people to produce. Since its release, the band has toured alongside groups like FLAG (the Keith Morris-led touring version of Black Flag) and Alexisonfire on their way to a well-deserved nomination for "Breakthrough Group Of The Year" at the upcoming 2017 JUNO Awards. This month The Dirty Nil continue their winning strategy of playing support to big drawing but less-interesting acts by joining Billy Talent and Monster Truck on a cross-Canada tour. A full list of dates follow below. Check out the Fuckin' Up Young video.



Minimum R&B track listing
1. Fuckin' Up Young
2. Verona Lung
3. Little Metal Baby Fist
4. Hate Is A Stone
5. Cinnamon
6. Guided By Vices
7. Nicotine
8. Beat
9. New Flesh
10. Pale Blue
11. Caroline

The Dirty Nil on tour with Billy Talent and Monster Truck
02/16 Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
02/18 Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
02/21 Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre
02/22 Regina, SK – Brandt Centre
02/23 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
02/26 London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
02/27 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
03/01 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
03/02 Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron
03/03 Ottawa, ON – The Arena at TD Place
03/05 Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick
03/06 Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre

The Dirty Nil vs. Fugazi

The Dirty Nil may rip into Fugazi's "Provisional" during tonight's Higher Power release party at The Horseshoe.  

The Dirty Nil's long overdue debut album Higher Power out February 26

Watch Dave Dunham's video for No Weaknesses. The Dirty Nil play The Casbah in Hamilton December 27. 

Protomartyr @ The Horseshoe Sunday

We can all be thankful that Protomartyr will be joined by The Dirty Nil at the Horseshoe on Sunday. 

Hamilton aces could be David Byrne's trump cards at Meltdown 2015

From the moment David Byrne was announced as the curator of Meltdown 2015, there has been wide-ranging speculation about which artists the Talking Heads founder will feature at London's prestigious week-long arts festival taking place at the Southbank Centre from August 17 to 28.

While some seem to think the multi-disciplinary explorer will play it safe by flipping through his rolodex to select a few reliable collaborators from a hefty file that includes Brian Eno, Arcade Fire, Caetano Veloso, St. Vincent, Fatboy Slim, Dirty Projectors, Paul Simon and others, Byrne is far too wary about his programming being perceived as predictable not to try throwing in at least a few wild cards.

It's a safe bet that William Onyeabor is near the top of Byrne's wish list. But knowing that the enigmatic Nigerian Afro-disco legend has never performed his music in public – even before becoming a born-again Christian – the notion of convincing Onyeabor to make his stage debut at Meltdown seems like a long shot. Also an exceedingly remote possibility is a Talking Heads reunion. We all know that loads of people would love to see a top to bottom reprise of Talking Heads '77 – echoing Patti Smith's triumphant tear through Horses at Meltdown 2005 – but Byrne has never shown much interest in retracing his steps. Even if the group's impending 40th anniversary (they first opened for The Ramones at CBGBs on June 20, 1975) makes the timing look right, the long-standing issues between Byrne and "The Heads" cast serious doubt on any jovial stroll through the oldies for Meltdown.

Perhaps the one move that no one is anticipating is for Byrne to salute his boyhood home of Hamilton, Ontario by selecting a slate of artists from the Steel City and surrounding area. However unlikely, the "Hammer Homage" concept could significantly bolster Byrne's carefully cultivated rep as a visionary talent spotter while giving some overseas exposure to Hamilton's finest. Here are a few suggestions:  

Iconic Hamilton space-rock blasters Simply Saucer would add a devastating wallop to any Meltdown line-up like few participants have done before. Check out what Edgar Breau and crew were doing with aspiring local producers Daniel and Bob Lanois back in 1974. And yes, they've still got it.


Reckless punk upstarts The Dirty Nil could be counted on to shake the sit-down crowd at the artsy extravaganza out of their seats. Here's a recent live clip which ends abruptly when the cameraman gets knocked over in the mosh pit.


Juno-nominated jazz chanteuse Diana Panton would add a quiet elegance to the proceedings with a repertoire that ranges from deftly delivered American songbook standards and French chanson gems to Brazilian classics. Check out her sweet sweep through Samba Saravah off To Brazil With Love.


Of course, you'd need a bit of marquee magic to sell some advance tickets and that's where Grant Avenue ace Daniel Lanois and Dundas overachiever Dan "Caribou" Snaith come in. Meltdown would provide Lanois with the right environment for the atmospheric sounds of his Flesh and Machine album (see below) and give Snaith the perfect platform to undertake a larger orchestral production.

The Dirty Nil record release party @ The Horseshoe, tonight!

The Dirty Nil rock Brooklyn ragged – catch 'em in T.O. on Friday!

The Dirty Nil are playing the Construction event at Double Double Land on Friday night. 

Watch out, The Dirty Nil is coming your way!

The Dirty Nil is launching an assault on unsuspecting hipsters with the release of the Smite EP on Feb 18.  

Pre-order a deluxe white vinyl copy of the Dirty Nil's Smite EP right here

See The Dirty Nil tear up your club:

February 18 - Philadelphia PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
February 19 - Trenton NJ @ Millhill Basement
February 20 - Brooklyn NY @ Shea Stadium
February 21 - New Haven CT @ Anna Liffey's Pub
February 22 - Cambridge MA @ Tasty Burger
February 28 - Guelph ON @ Jimmy Jazz
March 2 - Sudbury ON @ Grace Hall
March 6 - London ON @ Call The Office
March 21 - Toronto ON @ Silver Dollar
March 28 - Saint Catharines ON @ Detour Music Hall
March 29 - Hamilton ON @ The Spice Factory

Who's trying to kill The Dirty Nil?

Check out the dope new video for The Dirty Nil's  Zombie Eyed directed by Alexi Golob.

We a new video. It features people trying to kill us!


The Dirty Nil deserve to die because we’re too drunk, we’re out of catchy nicknames for Kyle, nobody wants to hear our experimental prog phase, too beautiful to live, Luke wore the same shirt for two years straight, we’re basically just a wedding cover band now, we hate everybody, because we slept with your sister, The Replacements are back together so nobody needs another band of drunk assholes, blood sacrifice, and so no one ever sees Dave without his mustache.

We also have a new summer mixtape out. This time it’s all covers. It's called “Summer Mix-Tape Vol. 2: Covers” and features songs by The Misfits, Iggy Pop, Guided By Voices, and Merle Haggard. Free until the summer ends. Then it goes away forever! Listen to it right here at a motherfucking loud volume.

See The Dirty Nil @ The Horseshoe tonight

Midweek Mixdown: The Dirty Nil

To go along with The Dirty Nil's release of the entertaining Karl DiPelino & David Dunham shot video clip for Fuckin' Up Young (below), no-count Hamiltonian hellraisers Luke, Dave and Kyle made some time in their busy schedule of "drinking, playing shows, shooting guns, blowing shit up, breaking limbs, skating, fireworks, drinking, eating french fries, forgetting things, watching movies, fighting each other, going to shows, and drinking" to assemble a four-song Summer Mixtape (including Fuckin' Up Young) to tide you over until their next single comes out September 25th. And yeah, it rocks righteously so you should grab the thing quick because they've temporarily made it available for free right here. On behalf of The Dirty Nil, you're welcome.






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