FESTAPALOOZA

This summer, we are very fortunate and thankful to be a part of three amazing fests in Alberta. At two of these fests, we will be playing limited "Cope & St.Gilles" sets, giving the people coming out a chance to check out our collaborative efforts with St. Gilles before the new 10" comes out. We've received a mock up of the St.Gilles material being mixed between our songs for the A side, and it's sounding rad! The dark chaotic sounds of St.Gilles add a whole other element to our music making it, in my opinion, far more cathartic and overall more intense. We're really excited to finally being acting this out, as if you look far enough back in this blog you'll see we've been wanting to do this for years. These shows are limited in the sense that we will only be playing once in Edmonton, and once in Calgary, so come check it out.

Here are the fest details. Follow the links for more info on different days and all the awesome bands paying.


GHOST THROATS DIY FESTIVAL 2010(Edmonton, AB)
(click for more info)

Friday, June 25th

Opening Concert (7PM onwards) featuring:

COPE & ST GILLES (Edmonton, AB & Toronto, ON)
http://www.myspace.com/cantorwont
http://www.myspace.com/stgillesandthehind

BRAIN FEVER (Calgary, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/brainfevercalgary

FRENCH FRIAR (Toronto, ON)
http://www.myspace.com/frenchfriar

FUCK THE TUNDRA (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/fuckthetundra

TODOS CAERAN (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/radicallyadvanced

FALSEHOOD (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/rawerbreath

@ Allendale Hall (6330 105A St)
Advance 2-day passes are $15.
Individual days are $10 at the door.
Evening shows start at 7pm.
This festival is ALL AGES.

Advance 2-day passes can be purchased through the XTRUEX Distro, Blackbyrd Myoozik, and at the June 4th and 5th Castle Awesome shows. Capacity at Allendale is LIMITED so to ensure you get to enjoy these shows, please buy your tickets! Tickets will be available at the stores listed above starting June 5th.


PINT-SIZED ALL AGES SLED ISLAND SHOWCASE No.2(Calgary, AB)
(show info)(fest info)

Thursday, July 1st

Evening Concert (7PM onwards) featuring:

COPE & ST.GILLES (Edmonton, AB & Toronto, ON)
http://www.myspace.com/cantorwont
http://www.myspace.com/stgillesandthehind

BRAIN FEVER (Calgary, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/brainfevercalgary

FUCK THE TUNDRA (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/fuckthetundra

HAMAS (Calgary, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/hamasband

$5, or free if you went to the first show
@ Comrad Sound (1511 14 st SW)


BAGEL FEST 2010(Edmonton, AB)
(click for more info)

Friday, July 9th

Evening Concert (8PM onwards) featuring:

COPE (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/cantorwont

THE BIRD SANG SONG (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/thebirdsangsong

BRAIN FEVER (Calgary, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/brainfevercalgary

ZEBRA PULSE (Edmonton, AB)
http://www.myspace.com/zebrapulse

HOLZKOPF (Saskatoon, SK)
http://www.myspace.com/holzkopf

ADMISSION IS A BAGEL AND/OR A COSTUME
@ Catpiss (house address/info TBA)


-Durell

I CAN FEEL THE SUN ON MY NECK

We're playing a show this Sunday, May 23rd in Calgary with Kali, Kasper Hauser, and Plasmorbid. All info can be found here or on our myspace page. Check out the poster at the bottom of the post.

In other show news, we'll be playing the Cope & St.Gilles collab live at two fests this summer. The first is this years Ghost Throats fest in Edmonton on June 25th, and then again at Sled Island in Calgary on July 1st. More info on these shows as it develops.

Speaking of the collab, the man behind St.Gilles is putting his finishing touches on the recordings and then they'll be sent off for mastering. Then, you can be sure, they'll be available for listening.

Here is the poster for the Calgary show this Sunday


-Durell

Nathan's Favorite Band is Wicked Wisdom, Ask Him

First of all, we're playing a basement show in Edmonton with Stillbirth from Winnipeg, Wake from Calgary, and JEFFxSPICOLI from here this Thursday, April 22nd. All info can be found here or on our myspace page.

Secondly, our 10"EP is now available through the Deathwish Inc distro. We're so stoked on this!

Thirdly, Relentless Ben isn't coming to Alberta anymore. Bummer, but the Calgary show on the 23rd of May booked for them is still going down with Kali. More info on that as soon as i get it.

Mixing the new songs for the collab is very close to being done. Mastering and then some new jams will be available.

Here are some photos taken by Trista Croft from our show at Comrad Sound in Calgary on March 27th.






-Durell

The Months To Come

First off, thank you to all the bands we played with and everyone who showed up to our show in Calgary last weekend. Comrad Sound is one the best venues in Alberta and we can not wait until we can play there again. Awesome show! I'll post some pictures when i spot them floating around.

With summer just around the corner, i thought i'd fill everyone in on our plans for this year. (all additional and available show information can be found on our myspace)

-April 22nd | Show W/ Stillbirth(winni), Wake(calg), JeffXSpicoli @ Kev's Basement. This is the second show that Kev and i have put on in this basement, the first being the Cope/Hominid tour kickoff in 2008. If the weather is nice, we'll have a BBQ going so come hang out!

-May 1st | Show W/ Rape Revenge (calg), Lab Rat (calg), Todos Caerán @ TBA. We're really excited to be playing with Rape Revenge. This band is out of control so come support them on their tour! Complete show info will be available to us soon, keep an eye out.

-May 22nd/23rd | Show W/ Relentless Ben (bc), Kali @ TBA. Relentless Ben is made up of some of our best friends from GSTS! and will be making their way through Alberta this may long weekend. So, we thought we'd tag along and ask Kali to come with too. The May 22nd show is in Edmonton, the 23rd in Calgary. Check these guys out! More info soon!

-Sled Island Fest | "Cope & St.Gilles" collaboration performance. We are extremely excited to announce that we will be playing the All Ages portion of this years Sled Island festival in Calgary! For the past couple of months, we have been working on our collaboration album and when the opportunity came up to perform the whole thing live WITH St. Gilles, we had to take it. Additional information is still coming to us and you can be sure it will be posted here promptly when we get it.

-Cross Canada Tour W/ Goose | This summer, we will be embarking on another tour, this one bringing us farther east than before to Toronto and Montreal. Dates are still being scheduled, but as it stands these are the dates:
Saturday, August 14th - Vancouver, BC
Sunday, August 15th - Kamloops, BC
Monday, August 16th - Calgary, AB
Tuesday, August 17th - Regina, SK
Wednesday, August 18th - Winnipeg, MB
Friday, August 20th - Toronto, ON
Saturday, August 21st - Montreal, QC
Tuesday, August 24th - Dauphin, MB
Wednesday, August 25th - Saskatoon, SK
Friday, August 27th - Abbotsford, BC


Being as most of these shows are still in the works, details are not set and could be changed. Regardless, we have a fun summer ahead of us and hope everyone comes out to have some fun themselves! As for the "Cope & St.Gilles" record, mixing is almost done and then we'll see if we can give everyone a taste of what we've been up to. The plan is to have this thing out in time for the summer tour with any luck.

That's it for now.

-Durell

Calgary Bound

We will be playing in Calgary this Saturday, the 27th with Brain Fever (tape release), Fuck The Tundra, and Cartoon Violence. Come check it out! More info can be found on our myspace page. Check out the poster below.



-Durell

Upcoming Live Shenanigans

Here are some shows coming up. This years "Love is Love" benefit and our 10" release show, as well as the first show of Cygnus. Stoner doom metal featuring members for Cope, Begrime Exemious, Hominid. Come check out the shows.

FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH
Love Is Love Is Love Annual Pride Center Benefit
COPE w/
Goose
No Problem
Lost Cat

At the Ukrainian Center (11018 97 St)
Doors at 7
Show at 8



FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th
CYGNUS w/
Colosus
Sedated Bliss
Randy Graves

At The Mead Hall (10940 166A St)
Doors at 8
Bands at 9
$8
18+

Love is Love is Love / 10" Release Show