sonic unyon
i know this isn't really east coast related but... last night i went to the sonic unyon records christmas party in toronto. most of the sonic unyon bands played including: gorp, sianspheric, smoother, shaller (formerly known as shallow), poledo, tristan psionic, kittens, and the new grand. the place was pretty packed. the night got off to kind of a rough start because people had to wait outside in the cold for a really long time because the club (lee's palace) were beings assholes and making everyone do a mandatory coat check. this took so long that when the new grand hit the stage at 8:15, there were only about 40 people inside. other than that, the show was a great success. in response to something that tara da costa posted a little while ago: 1) the new grand are indeed now officially signed to sonic unyon. they will be going to calgary on boxing day to do some recording for a seven inch that will be out on bubblegun records in a few monthes (radioblaster will also be on it). they are also planning on releasing a cd on sonic unyon in the spring/summer next year. they were talking to brendan mcguire last night about producing their cd. 2) i'm pretty sure that treblecharger are not moving to new york city. i think tara misunderstood what she read. (it was sort of vague). actually they signed to rca records out of new york city. they plan on staying on sonic unyon in canada though. also, it will be at least six weeks until treblecharger will be playing any shows because greig (guitarist) shattered his wrist in a snowboarding mishap. kelly
superfriendz conquer the USA
on wednesday the superfriendz played their first show ever int the USA. they played in buffalo, new york. earlier in the day they played an in and then later that night was the big show. the venue they played in was not really meant for live shows. the stage was temporary and really unstable. they probably put it together in about five minutes. there was a rented p.a. system and no monitors for the guys. but the superfriendz still rawked! matt was especially energetic and nutty. the stage was set up really weird and lonnie and his drums were up on balcony next to the stage. even faced with all these strange conditions, the superfriendz were able to deliver a great show. they even played some rare ones including a boots and some cover song. catch them friday at the rivoli in toronto with al tuck and the sadies. kelly and kristina
len's super flaming inbreds
i had a full weekend of shows, here's some highlights: 1) len at rotate this in toronto- they played for about a half hour to a small crowd who really appreciated it. it's fun to see len over and over because every show is unique. they don't sound like their record when they play live nor do they want to ( see newest issue of exclaim). i had a great time and would suggest this band to anyone. ps- drew, the tape turned out really good. 2) later that night i drove down to london to see the superfriendz. even at the end of their four on the floor tour the superfriendz are full of energy. they played an excellent set of songs off of MU/SD and a couple new ones. highlight: local nut , mike clive (from new grand), showed everyone that he's a lean, mean dancin' machine. question: why does matt insist on wearing really small, tight shirts? 3) the next night in buffalo i had the pleasure of seeing the inbreds in buffalo. also on the bill was blue bottle fly (from st. catharines) and the flaming lips. the inbreds played all the hits and a couple new ones. they just got back last week from their tour of europe with buffalo tom. mike told me that they're playing some radio sponsored x-mas shows this week in boston, new york, etc. and then they're taking a break for x-mas. and mike also said that they are officially moving to halifax. he didn't say when but it will be sometime soon. the flaming lips were good. i had never seen them before and i had only seen their video on tv. blinker the star were also supposed to play but they got stuck at the border. so ...
