September 26th, 2010 - The Wooden Sky w/ Yukon Blonde
http://www.thehabitat.ca/articles/194/1/September-26th-2010---The-Wooden-Sky-w-Yukon-Blonde/Page1.html
Pyper Geddes
By Pyper Geddes
Published on 08/9/2010
w/ Great Bloomers
$15 (+$2.50 tx & sc) - Buy your tickets for this show here!
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
The Wooden Sky are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Ontario. The band recorded their latest album, 'If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone' in late 2008 and early 2009 in Montreal with producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Basia Bulat). This record, released on August 25, 2009, saw them push the limits of the folk and country genres that was heard on 'When Lost At Sea' with a more sonic and multi-instrumentally layered aesthetic. Armed with a collection of songs written in the back of the van, in venue parking lots and an icebox of a rehearsal space, Yukon Blonde went into the studio in the summer of 2009 to record their first album- which was recently released in both Canada and USA by Bumstead Records, receiving rave reviews from such publications as Exclaim, Under The Radar and Billboard.
w/ Great Bloomers
$15 (+$2.50 tx & sc) - Buy your tickets for this show here!
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
The Wooden Sky are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Ontario. They formed in 2003 as Friday Morning's Regret, but changed their name in 2007. They are currently signed to Black Box Recordings and are label mates with Shad and Ten Second Epic.
Friday Morning's Regret originated after lead singer Gavin Gardiner wrote songs for a school project while attending Ryerson University. He formed the band with bassist Andrew Wyatt and drummer Chris Cocca, who has left the band. Their debut album, released in 2007, is 'When Lost at Sea'. Band members now include Gardiner (vocals, guitars, harmonica), Wyatt (bass, vocals), Simon Walker (piano, vocals, guitar) and Andrew Kekewich (percussion).The band is frequently joined by Anissa Hart (Ohbijou, Kite Hill, The Rural Alberta Advantage) (cello), Mika Posen (Forest City Lovers, Timber Timbre) (violin, viola), and Edwin Huizinga (The Mars Volta) (violin).[3]
The band recorded their second album, 'If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone' in late 2008 and early 2009 in Montreal with producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Basia Bulat). This record, released on August 25, 2009, saw them push the limits of the folk and country genres that was heard on 'When Lost At Sea' with a more sonic and multi-instrumentally layered aesthetic.
They toured with throughout the summer of 2009 on their own in Canada and in the fall 2009 in support of If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone throughout North America with Elliott Brood.
Armed with a collection of songs written in the back of the van, in venue parking lots and an icebox of a rehearsal space, Yukon Blonde went into the studio in the summer of 2009 to record their first album- which was recently released in both Canada and USA by Bumstead Records, receiving rave reviews from such publications as Exclaim, Under The Radar and Billboard.
While on tour with Jon-Rae Fletcher in the summer of 2008, the band - then known as Alphababy - realized that they needed a new change of pace. Taking some of the ideas conceived on the tour, the band returned to Kelowna, locking themselves away for half a year to write new songs in a freezing cold jam space by the Okanagan Lake. It was around this time that they partnered with long-time friend Nick Bernal of Nevado Records and began working towards releasing an album.
After some set-backs that year, including the head-on collision that ended the life of their van, the band aligned themselves with producer Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, You Say Party! We Say Die!), and recorded the 14 songs they had written.
Four of these songs became the bands debut EP "Everything in Everyway" (Nevado, 2009) which they released under the new moniker, Yukon Blonde. Soon after, they hit the road for a 37-date mostly Canadian tour including stops at POP Montreal, Halifax POP Explosion and CMJ.
The remaining 10 songs were then released as the band's self-titled debut LP (Bumstead Records). With over 80 shows in the first 6 months of 2010 - including showcases at SXSW, NYC, Chicago and L.A.- Yukon Blonde is currently busy touring North America in support of the album. ), and recorded the 14 songs they had written.
w/ Great Bloomers$15 (+$2.50 tx & sc) - Buy your tickets for this show here!
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
The Wooden Sky are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Ontario. The band recorded their latest album, 'If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone' in late 2008 and early 2009 in Montreal with producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Basia Bulat). This record, released on August 25, 2009, saw them push the limits of the folk and country genres that was heard on 'When Lost At Sea' with a more sonic and multi-instrumentally layered aesthetic. Armed with a collection of songs written in the back of the van, in venue parking lots and an icebox of a rehearsal space, Yukon Blonde went into the studio in the summer of 2009 to record their first album- which was recently released in both Canada and USA by Bumstead Records, receiving rave reviews from such publications as Exclaim, Under The Radar and Billboard.
w/ Great Bloomers$15 (+$2.50 tx & sc) - Buy your tickets for this show here!
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm
The Wooden Sky are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto, Ontario. They formed in 2003 as Friday Morning's Regret, but changed their name in 2007. They are currently signed to Black Box Recordings and are label mates with Shad and Ten Second Epic.
Friday Morning's Regret originated after lead singer Gavin Gardiner wrote songs for a school project while attending Ryerson University. He formed the band with bassist Andrew Wyatt and drummer Chris Cocca, who has left the band. Their debut album, released in 2007, is 'When Lost at Sea'. Band members now include Gardiner (vocals, guitars, harmonica), Wyatt (bass, vocals), Simon Walker (piano, vocals, guitar) and Andrew Kekewich (percussion).The band is frequently joined by Anissa Hart (Ohbijou, Kite Hill, The Rural Alberta Advantage) (cello), Mika Posen (Forest City Lovers, Timber Timbre) (violin, viola), and Edwin Huizinga (The Mars Volta) (violin).[3]
The band recorded their second album, 'If I Don't Come Home, You'll Know I'm Gone' in late 2008 and early 2009 in Montreal with producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Basia Bulat). This record, released on August 25, 2009, saw them push the limits of the folk and country genres that was heard on 'When Lost At Sea' with a more sonic and multi-instrumentally layered aesthetic.
They toured with throughout the summer of 2009 on their own in Canada and in the fall 2009 in support of If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone throughout North America with Elliott Brood.
Armed with a collection of songs written in the back of the van, in venue parking lots and an icebox of a rehearsal space, Yukon Blonde went into the studio in the summer of 2009 to record their first album- which was recently released in both Canada and USA by Bumstead Records, receiving rave reviews from such publications as Exclaim, Under The Radar and Billboard.
While on tour with Jon-Rae Fletcher in the summer of 2008, the band - then known as Alphababy - realized that they needed a new change of pace. Taking some of the ideas conceived on the tour, the band returned to Kelowna, locking themselves away for half a year to write new songs in a freezing cold jam space by the Okanagan Lake. It was around this time that they partnered with long-time friend Nick Bernal of Nevado Records and began working towards releasing an album.
After some set-backs that year, including the head-on collision that ended the life of their van, the band aligned themselves with producer Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, You Say Party! We Say Die!), and recorded the 14 songs they had written.
Four of these songs became the bands debut EP "Everything in Everyway" (Nevado, 2009) which they released under the new moniker, Yukon Blonde. Soon after, they hit the road for a 37-date mostly Canadian tour including stops at POP Montreal, Halifax POP Explosion and CMJ.
The remaining 10 songs were then released as the band's self-titled debut LP (Bumstead Records). With over 80 shows in the first 6 months of 2010 - including showcases at SXSW, NYC, Chicago and L.A.- Yukon Blonde is currently busy touring North America in support of the album. ), and recorded the 14 songs they had written.