Aaron Keele Contingent CD release party Friday

Respected Toronto vinyl dealer Aaron Keele is interested in more than selling cool records, he makes them too – albeit infrequently. After a 16-year studio hiatus, the Aaron Keele Contingent released the long overdue follow-up to 1995's widely slept-on Present Idiolect which actually did better with jazz fans in the UK and Europe than in Canada. But that could be changing with this new recording if download sales are any indication.
Just last week, The Aaron Keele Contingent's more mature new set just debuted at number one on the iTunes Jazz Album Chart and it's a well deserved placement as can be heard from the sweet update of Charles Brown's Tell Me You'll Wait For Me below.
To celebrate the arrival of the CD version, Keele will be showing off his impressive vocal chops backed by Rob Thaller, Davide DiRenzo and Ross MacIntyre at the intimate Gallery 345 (345 Sorauren) on Friday (September 23) starting at 8 pm. Tickets are $15 at the door or $25 with a copy of the CD.

   Tell Me You'll Wait For Me by The Aaron Keele Contingent


LINKS
site http://theaaronkeelecontingent.com/
facebook page
iTunes download

D-Sisive takes a tip from GG Allin

Toronto rapper D-Sisive prefaced the release of a gritty new Alex Colthart video for the Munshine-produced track GG Allin from his forthcoming Run With The Creeps album with the following note:

100 compliments can be presented to you, but that 1 insult has the power to completely ruin your day. Two bloggers earned that small victory against me a few months ago. When critiquing my last album, Jonestown 2, explaining why my music shouldn't walk amongst the artists eventually short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize, they succeeded in throwing me off slightly with their jabs.
 

One called my writing 'uninspired' and 'lazy'. Said I relied solely on pop culture references and humor. There was no substance in my verses. He made me feel like an episode of the Family Guy. The other called my writing 'juvenile'. He was annoyed by the excessive foul language I used and felt my writing belonged in the hallways of a high school. Not out of the mouth of a 31 year old. He made me feel like Andrew Dice Clay.
 

Seth McFarlane is one of the highest earning writers for television. The Dice Man once sold out Madison Square Garden, selling millions of records in the comedy genre. Regardless, I'm neither of those. A handful of fans came to my defense, causing me to feel proud with a pinch of embarrassment. One of the bloggers took back a few of the jabs and said he'd check out my other music. I respect that. The other was...well, I didn't follow up. Probably twisting the whiskers of his beard, listening to an ambient record while writing another letter to a television network.
 

My new single, well...My first single from Run With The Creeps, GG Allin, is dedicated to them. Dedicated to, not inspired by. Dedicated to those who don't get what I'm trying to do. Not everybody will. Not everybody should. Not everybody will like it, and I understand that. I've been faced with much worse than those two bloggers. The scars and bruises in the video represent something. Apologies for not using the radio edit in the video.
 

My album release date has been pushed back one week. November 8th. One Week...Like that time Pacey Witter from Dawson's Creek and I rode our motorcycles around Canada because he had cancer. Pacy: We must have made a wrong turn. We're in New York! Derek: New York? Pacy: Yeah, the Big Apple! Derek: No. This is an apple pie shop off of the 401, you fucking idiot! Ohhhhhhhhh! (flicks cigarette at Pacey)

FART NOISE!!
...He's a Family Guuuuuuuuuuuuuy!
Continue cheerleading for the safety nets.
Derek  

GG Allin by D-Sisive


D-Sisive - GG Allin
From the album "Run With The Creeps"
Directed by Alex Colthart for Rawfootage Productions
Produced by Muneshine
Website: http://www.runwiththecreeps.com
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGob6TbNjrw
Download: http://urbnet.bandcamp.com/album/gg-allin-single

Arcade Fire wins Polaris popularity contest

Just as Vancouver psychic numerologist Cassandra MacLeane predicted last week, Montreal's Arcade Fire topped up their 2011 award haul on Monday night with a Polaris Prize win for The Suburbs which has already earned the group Album of the Year honours at the Grammys, Junos and the Brits.



Although any of the other nine lesser celebrated acts shortlisted for this year's Polaris – Austra, Braids, Destroyer, Galaxie, Hey Rosetta!, Ron Sexsmith, Colin Stetson, Timber Timbre, The Weeknd – could've benefited much more from the profile boost that comes with the award – not to mention the $30,000 cash bonus –  Arcade FIre's unsurprising win just confirms that the Polaris Prize really is nothing more than an indie rock popularity contest.
Not that there's anything wrong with rewarding success,  however, the time has come for the Polaris executive board to give up the pretense that Canadian artists working outside the indie rock realm in say jazz, blues, pop, country, R&B, folk, gospel, reggae, metal, electronic, experimental, or classical music have an equal shot at Polaris glory – they don't.

C'mon... over

It saddens me to report that C'mon is loading up their van for the final time as the mighty power trio will be splitting upon completing a series of seven Southern Ontario dates culminating with one last blow-out at Toronto's Bovine Sex Club on October 22. Before they check out, there will be a limited-run double A-side seven-inch and there's also a live in-the-studio recording slated for Chemical Sound. Here's the official release from mainman Sir Ian Blurton:

After 9 years, 4 full lengths, 4 7"s, 1 10", 3 EPs, 1 compilation album, 8 Canadian tours, 1 European tour, a couple rounds of SXSW, and NO stupid videos, the Canadian/USA cross-border Rock and Roll of C'mon will cease to exist after Saturday Oct. 22, 2011. Why are we breaking up, you ask?

A. Couldn't stand the thought of eating or drinking Tim Horton's ever again.

B. Never want to play another all ages show.

C. The only drumstick company Dean uses went out of business.

D. Bummed there isn't a 'Best Van' category at The Junos.

We will be playing our final 2 weeks of shows in Ontario and Quebec to say goodbye to the best fans a band could ever have. The first 40 paying customers at each show (with one little exception) will receive a free copy of the new C'mon 7". This double A-side features a new recording of one of the first songs C'mon ever wrote yet was never released, and the very last song we ever wrote. The 7" is a
co-release by Yeah Right! Records (thanks Tony, as always) and our fake label, Blown Speaker. On Monday October 17 we will be doing a live recording at Chemical Sound in Toronto and will be having a contest for possible attendees in the next couple of weeks at www.thisiscmon.com. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to keep C'mon up and running during our tenure.
We fucking love you.

Here are the dates:

Thurs, Oct. 13 Kingston @ The Toucan
Free show with Miesha and The Spanks - No free 7" on this night.

Fri, Oct. 14 Ottawa @ The Dominion Tavern
with The Mercy Now and Miesha and The Spanks. $10.

Sat, Oct. 15 Montreal @ Barfly
with Dead Messenger and The Mercy Now. $10.

Wed, Oct. 19 Waterloo @ The Starlight
with The Mercy Now. $10.

Thurs, Oct. 20 Toronto @ Cherry Colas
with (from Moncton) Shevil. $8.

Fri, Oct. 21 London @ Call The Office
with Bison BC. $10. Note: C'mon on second.

Sat, Oct. 22 Toronto @ The Bovine Sex Club
with Bison BC, Burning Love and Miesha and The Spanks. $12.

Happy Birthday Hank Williams!

On October 4, The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams will premiere 12 unheard Hank Williams compositions drawn from handwritten lyrics found after his tragic passing and brought to life by a cast of contemporary artists inspired by his work including Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Rodney Crowell, Jack White, Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless and others. Here's a preview...

Nick Lowe at Massey Hall tonight!

Will the real Imposter please stand up? 

Dex Romweber doc "Two Headed Cow" screens Satuday as part of East End Rockabilly Weekend