A group of Halifax heroes move to Montreal and make a great
band, return to Halifax and burn the city to the ground. This should be
how all fairytales begin. Denial Tone are Meghan Merrigan (Gilbert
Switzer, ROT), Eben Hicks (Be Bad, System Shit), Yan Basque (Racine)
and Crystal McNorton (Trouble Rocket). They play August 7 at Gus’ Pub
(with ECT, Dead Pinkertons and The Ether), also their Halifax release
for their new cassette, Playback’s a Bitch. Merrigan explains
the band’s productivity: “It’s sort of been like moving in with a guy
you’ve only been dating for three months—you’re so hot into it,
everything is new and exciting that you throw all caution to the wind
and dive blindly into the future.” What is waiting for them there? My
guess would be rabid fans and earplugs. “I think if there is a band
philosophy, it is to let the songs and their performance speak for
themselves,” says Hicks. “Loudly.”
This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2009.
Yeeeah! awesome write-up about an awesome band of awesome people! Go Stephanie!
(that photo is so hot!)