As we speak, the Superfantastics are in Rick White‘s home studio in Elder, Ontario (recording home of Dog Day‘s Elder Schoolhouse LP) making some sweet music. How will the Superfantastic’s sunny pop sensibilities match up with White’s dark, ethereal tendencies? Pretty well, it appears. “So far, these recordings are exactly what i always thought the […]
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Dog Day 12″ pre order on now
Click here for all the info. Divorce Records have just announced a pre-order for the new Dog Day 12″ recorded by Rick White. It’s an edition of 400, so you can be one of the lucky few.
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Live review: Rick White, Julie Doiron and friends at the North Street Church
As I climbed the Macdonald bridge earlier in the day (seriously, and yes, it was awesome), I found myself climbing a ladder in one of the cramped, sun heated-iron towers and that was suffocatingly hot. Last night, the North Street Church was even hotter. The church was like an iron lung: as soon as a […]
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Rick White’s noise
When Rick White steps onto a stage, the first thing you notice is his guitar. It’s a well-worn acoustic with a cosmic scene adorning its body—acrylic paint swirls from the sound hole, spreading brilliantly outward. As White and his guitar settle into a chair at the main tent before his suppertime set at this year’s […]
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Sappyfest Day Two
We woke on day two of Sappyfest to a pleasant surprise, the rain had passed and the sun was out in full force. We hung up our soaked sleeping bags to dry and then cruised down to Bridge St. to see what was shakin’. Saturday at Sappy features a world-class zine fair and a craft […]
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100 Dollars’ urban legend
100 Dollars is on its way to play a small festival in an upstate New York barn when I reach them. The barn is home to some ducks and geese, and I ask if they’ll enjoy the music. “We don’t write for birds,” singer Simone Schmidt says. “But pain runs through all walks of life, […]