The D’Urbervilles

So we’re hanging out at Tim’s brother’s place last night after our show and managed to stay up late enough to watch an entire episode of the Wedge on Much Music.  For those of you that remember, this show used to be on right after school five days a week.  Now it’s only available at 3 am on Fridays or something.  Silly.

Anyhow, we were super excited to see the newest video from Guelph alum and man about Toronto Gentleman Reg!  His new album is out and sounds really great and we also played with him down in Texas last month.  Reg has also got a track on the Friends In Bellwoods compilation which was released by our awesome badass record label Out Of This Spark and served as our first real introduction to the Toronto scene.  Go, Reg!  Here’s a picture that I took of the television.  He’s not normally this blue looking.

To check out the aforementioned video for Reg’s jam We’re In A Thunderstorm, click here.

See you in MTL,

John O

Yo, yo, yo!  How’s things?  Been a week or so, but we’re back. We played the first of our upcoming shows with Lioness last night at the Casbah in Hamilton.  Before Greg joined the band, Hamilton had always been a sketchy stop, but lately it’s been nothing but rad.

The night started with some good time glock rock courtesy of the T-Dot’s Hooded Fang.  These kids were super fun and some of them also run an all-ages concert series called Daps Duo at Rolly’s Garage on Ossington, which is totally the bomb.  Check them out!

Bocce was next and they need no introduction.  I was hoping they’d let me onstage for a vocal cameo but no dice.   Screw you, dudes.  Next time I’m going to wait in the car until your set’s over.  I also forgot to take photos, so the best I can give you is a pic that I ripped off Tony’s Facebook page of him and the dudes in Knock Knock Ginger playing a house party.  They’re called Battlesnake.  Can this band happen more often, please?

After that Lioness played and they had sooo much equipment which was really awesome and they let us borrow all of it too which was even more awesome. The highlight of our set was me forgetting the words in the second verse of our new song Junkpile.  Whew.

Once all was said and done we headed out for some late night slow dancing to Chris Isaak covers at the Lazy Flamingo.  So smooth.  You rock, Hamilton!

John O

PS.  You’ve got your work cut out for you, Ottawa.  Get a good night’s sleep because tomorrow will be cray-zee.