Canada is making a splash at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, UK. For three days, 20 Canadian bands will travel to the UK, showcasing music from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia. To celebrate, CIRPA, the Canadian Independent Record Production Association, is hosting its inaugural Great Escape Canadian Blast! Showcase, on Friday May 15th at The Arc (160 Kings Road Arches) on the waterfront.
The showcase will also be followed by some Canadian hospitality, with a drinks reception for registered delegates at the venue from 4PM – 6PM.
Doors – 12PM
Dan Mangan - 12:15PM (Vancouver, BC)
Dan Mangan on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Gaining fans with every performance, Dan Mangan is slowly making his way from Vancouver to the depths of your listening environment. With a thoughtful delivery (think M. Ward), Dan’s weather-beaten vocals serve as a graceful conduit for his thoughtful lyrics. As an emerging young artist, he finds himself in the footsteps of Ryan Adams, Damien Rice or Bright Eyes, building a grass roots following of loyal listeners just a few ears at a time.
Ultimate Power Duo - 1:00PM (Saskatoon, SK)
Ultimate Power Duo on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Ultimate Power Duo are the masters and purveyors of Demolition Rock. This Saskatoon three-piece duo, have hit the roads and ditches across Canada, The US, and The UK preaching their form rock n' roll revelation while still managing to release four EP's in quick succession... each one a last of loudtightfast garage rock.
Hey Rosetta! - 1:45PM (St. John's, NF)
Hey Rosetta! on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Seeded by Tim after returning home to St. John’s in 2005, Hey Rosetta! quickly bloomed and grew from bars on George Street to showcases at Junofest, ECMAs, CMW & NXNE, along the way winning four MusicNL Awards and a couple ECMA nominations. Recorded in the dead of winter in two East Coast harbour towns with producer and singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, Hey Rosetta's new record, Into Your Lungs, is filled with beautiful naivety and confidence. Already it has won an East Coast Music Award in Canada.
Arkells - 2:30PM (Hamilton, ON)
Arkells on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Sharing a love of the kind of raw, soulful “Springsteenesque” rock that inspires a teen to pick up a guitar and start a band, the Arkells formed in Hamilton, ON, in 2006. Since the release of “Deadlines” the band has traveled across Canada sharing stages with Bedouin Soundclash, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Sam Roberts Band, Constantines, Alexisonfire, and City and Colour. More recent performances include a stint opening for legendary rockers Black Crowes, MTV Live and V-Fest. Their debut, Jackson Square, was released by Dine Alone Records in 2008.
Ohbijou - 3:15PM (Toronto, ON)
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Borne in the bedrooms of a family home in Brantford, Ontario, Casey Mecija's tender compositions, bound with youthful frailty and unnerving beauty, found their pace in Toronto. Enlisting the help of her younger sister, Jenny, and friends Heather Kirby and Anissa Hart, Mecija's songs took flight. Now they return with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Beacons. The record has gleaned early praise from critics and is being touted as one of 2009’s most anticipated albums. In March the band will travel to Texas for SXSW; a North American Tour will commence shortly thereafter. In the UK/EU, Beacons will be released on Bella Union (also home to Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Andrew Bird, etc.) in June.
The following Canadian bands will perform at The Great Escape:
Arkells
The Acorn
Beast
Brian Borcherdt
Dan Mangan
Duchess Says
Hey Rosetta!
Holy Fuck
LIGHTS
Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland
KARKWA
Kate Rogers
Metric
Ohbijou
Rebekah Higgs
Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees
Ultimate Power Duo
We Are Wolves
Wintersleep
Woodpigeon
Tickets are £45 for the weekend and £18.50 for the Friday, available at Welcome to TicketWeb!
The Great Escape, presented by Red Stripe, takes place on the 14th, 15th and 16th May in Brighton.
Over 300 bands will be showcased in 34 venues across the city in 3 days, highlights include: Kasabian * Gang Of Four * Patrick Wolf * British Sea Power * Idlewild * Evan Dando * The Maccabees * Juliette Lewis * Enter Shikari * The * Dan Auerbach Black Lips * The Rumble Strips * The King Blues * The Charlatans * Noah and the Whale * Lightspeed Champion * Mystery Jets * The Pipettes * Dananananaykroyd * Brakes * Micachu and the Shapes* Little Boots * White Denim * Datarock * Cursive * Future of the Left Mr Hudson * The Boxer Rebellion * Bombay Bicycle Club * The Ghost of a Thousand * BellX1 * Freeland * Heartbreak Metronomy * The Teenagers * Chairlift * Holy Fuck * Metric * Liam Finn * Johnny Flynn * Abe Vigoda * Hot Leg * Broken Records We Are The Ocean * Cockandbullkid * The Handsome Family * The Acorn * and many more.
The showcase will also be followed by some Canadian hospitality, with a drinks reception for registered delegates at the venue from 4PM – 6PM.
Doors – 12PM
Dan Mangan - 12:15PM (Vancouver, BC)
Dan Mangan on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Gaining fans with every performance, Dan Mangan is slowly making his way from Vancouver to the depths of your listening environment. With a thoughtful delivery (think M. Ward), Dan’s weather-beaten vocals serve as a graceful conduit for his thoughtful lyrics. As an emerging young artist, he finds himself in the footsteps of Ryan Adams, Damien Rice or Bright Eyes, building a grass roots following of loyal listeners just a few ears at a time.
Ultimate Power Duo - 1:00PM (Saskatoon, SK)
Ultimate Power Duo on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Ultimate Power Duo are the masters and purveyors of Demolition Rock. This Saskatoon three-piece duo, have hit the roads and ditches across Canada, The US, and The UK preaching their form rock n' roll revelation while still managing to release four EP's in quick succession... each one a last of loudtightfast garage rock.
Hey Rosetta! - 1:45PM (St. John's, NF)
Hey Rosetta! on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Seeded by Tim after returning home to St. John’s in 2005, Hey Rosetta! quickly bloomed and grew from bars on George Street to showcases at Junofest, ECMAs, CMW & NXNE, along the way winning four MusicNL Awards and a couple ECMA nominations. Recorded in the dead of winter in two East Coast harbour towns with producer and singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, Hey Rosetta's new record, Into Your Lungs, is filled with beautiful naivety and confidence. Already it has won an East Coast Music Award in Canada.
Arkells - 2:30PM (Hamilton, ON)
Arkells on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Sharing a love of the kind of raw, soulful “Springsteenesque” rock that inspires a teen to pick up a guitar and start a band, the Arkells formed in Hamilton, ON, in 2006. Since the release of “Deadlines” the band has traveled across Canada sharing stages with Bedouin Soundclash, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Sam Roberts Band, Constantines, Alexisonfire, and City and Colour. More recent performances include a stint opening for legendary rockers Black Crowes, MTV Live and V-Fest. Their debut, Jackson Square, was released by Dine Alone Records in 2008.
Ohbijou - 3:15PM (Toronto, ON)
ohbijou on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads
Borne in the bedrooms of a family home in Brantford, Ontario, Casey Mecija's tender compositions, bound with youthful frailty and unnerving beauty, found their pace in Toronto. Enlisting the help of her younger sister, Jenny, and friends Heather Kirby and Anissa Hart, Mecija's songs took flight. Now they return with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Beacons. The record has gleaned early praise from critics and is being touted as one of 2009’s most anticipated albums. In March the band will travel to Texas for SXSW; a North American Tour will commence shortly thereafter. In the UK/EU, Beacons will be released on Bella Union (also home to Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Andrew Bird, etc.) in June.
The following Canadian bands will perform at The Great Escape:
Arkells
The Acorn
Beast
Brian Borcherdt
Dan Mangan
Duchess Says
Hey Rosetta!
Holy Fuck
LIGHTS
Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland
KARKWA
Kate Rogers
Metric
Ohbijou
Rebekah Higgs
Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees
Ultimate Power Duo
We Are Wolves
Wintersleep
Woodpigeon
Tickets are £45 for the weekend and £18.50 for the Friday, available at Welcome to TicketWeb!
The Great Escape, presented by Red Stripe, takes place on the 14th, 15th and 16th May in Brighton.
Over 300 bands will be showcased in 34 venues across the city in 3 days, highlights include: Kasabian * Gang Of Four * Patrick Wolf * British Sea Power * Idlewild * Evan Dando * The Maccabees * Juliette Lewis * Enter Shikari * The * Dan Auerbach Black Lips * The Rumble Strips * The King Blues * The Charlatans * Noah and the Whale * Lightspeed Champion * Mystery Jets * The Pipettes * Dananananaykroyd * Brakes * Micachu and the Shapes* Little Boots * White Denim * Datarock * Cursive * Future of the Left Mr Hudson * The Boxer Rebellion * Bombay Bicycle Club * The Ghost of a Thousand * BellX1 * Freeland * Heartbreak Metronomy * The Teenagers * Chairlift * Holy Fuck * Metric * Liam Finn * Johnny Flynn * Abe Vigoda * Hot Leg * Broken Records We Are The Ocean * Cockandbullkid * The Handsome Family * The Acorn * and many more.
