Song of the Day

Song Of The Day: Ha Ha Tonka – Race To The Bottom

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Celeste in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

I don’t know if any other bands are competing in the very specific category of whimsically witty, geographically themed names, but Ha Ha Tonka‘s killing it in my book. Originally named “Amsterband”, the indie rockers are named after the Ha Ha Tonka state park in Missouri, a nod to their southern roots.

The band is coming to DC9 on June 14th to share their emotionally charged, narrative driven, southern-indie rock with the District. Give them a listen and then check them out in person.

Ha ha Tonka’s latest, Heart-Shaped Mountain, is out now on Bloodshot Records.

Tour Dates:
May 18 Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
May 19 Off Broadway, St Louis, MO
May 20 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
May 26 Dawt Mill, Tecumseh, MO
May 27 Kemper Park, Boonville, MO
May 31 Turf Club, St Paul, MN
Jun 01 Lyric Room, Green Bay, WI
Jun 02 Anodyne Coffee, Milwaukee, WI
Jun 03 White Rabbit Cabaret, Indianapolis, IN
Jun 04 Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
Jun 06 The Loving Touch, Ferndale, MI
Jun 07 The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada
Jun 08 Abilene Bar and Lounge, Rochester, NY
Jun 09 Firehouse 13, Providence, RI
Jun 10 Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 11 Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
Jun 14 DC9, Washington, DC
Jun 15 Rumba Cafe, Columbus, OH
Jun 16 Southgate House Revival, Newport, KY
Jun 17 Zanzabar, Louisville, KY
Jul 29 Harold And Gene Miner Festival Square, Kankakee, IL
Jul 30 3rd and Lindsley, Nashville, TN

CMW Song Of The Day: Yi – Not So Dead

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Paul in Canadian Music Week, Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Yi is the collaborative effort of Jordan Allen of Rolemodel and Jesse Crowe of Beliefs.

The pair started writing together in winter of 2015 and the end results were a pair of EPs, fittingly titled EP1 and EP2. According to band’s bio, EP1 embodies “the quiet of winter pushing forward into the waking of the spring,” which seems a fairly accurate description of the Dinosaur Jr-esque “Not So Dead.” Meanwhile, EP2 will deal with “the frantic energy autumn presents.” EP1 will be released April 14th via Hand Drawn Dracula.

Yi will be playing the Silver Dollar on April 20th alongside Teagan Johnston ,Luna Li, The Seams, Japanese Breakfast, and Heaven For Real.

CMW Song Of The Day: Caveboy – Monochrome

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Paul in Canadian Music Week, Song of the Day | Leave a comment

I managed to catch Montreal’s Caveboy for the first time during last year’s Canadian Music Week where they managed to impress with an energetic live show and their atmospheric yet danceable electro/dreampop sound. Since then, they’ve played a whole bunch more shows, including appearances at Pop Montreal, CMJ, SXSW. Hillside, Pride Toronto, Osheaga, and Rifflandia.

The band have returned for another CMW and will be playing The Silver Dollar as part of the NeXT POP MTL @ CMW showcase on April 19 (I’m still processing the fact that the Dollar is almost gone) as well as a show with Ria Mae at Adelaide Hall on April 21.

Check out the video for “Monochrome” below:

CMW Song Of The Day: 54-40 – One Gun

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Paul in Canadian Music Week, Song of the Day | Leave a comment

Canadian Music Week will soon be upon us once again, with a whole bunch of Canadian and international artists and industry folk descending on Toronto for a week of shows. Of the Canadian acts, one of the notable names is 54-40, the Vancouver band who helped to define the CanRock sound of the ’80s and ’90s with songs such as “I Go Blind,” “She-La,” “Nice To Luv You,” “Baby Ran,” and “Assoholic.”

After 30 years as a band, 54-40 have reached the point where they’ve started to look back over their career, releasing the compilation album La Difference, an all-acoustic rerecording of some of their greatest hits last year.

54-40 will be playing the Indie Awards on Wednesday, April 19 alongside The Nursery, Repartee, Dan Mangan, The Wooden Sky, and Hollerado and will also be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame this year. Check out an acoustic performance of “One Gun” below:

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