One of the best parts of Sappy Fest was just getting to hang out in a really great town and meet some new people. Case in point being the afternoon we spent at Shotgun Jimmie’s farm, where Mr. Indie-Rock Toronto aka Colin Medley shot this quick little tutorial with our drummer and resident thrasher supreme Greg Santilly on the mini-ramp.
You can catch Santos tonight at the Ebar in Guelph, ON as his rapping alter ego Muffled Suitcase. It’s going to be so hot you’ll need nothing but your underwears.
The packing has begun. It’s off to Sappy Fest with us for a weekend of fantastic musical awesomeness. Before picking out my best outfits I had time to stop by the residence of Stuart Duncan (aka the big cheese behind our label Out Of This Spark) to help fold the new Friends In Bellwoods album covers. Here’s my partner in crime Tim Fagan (of Lice fame) figuring out how to put these cardboard death traps together.
The compilation sounds awesome and is coming out in late August. Oh, and a new drink was invented during the folding party. Gatorbeer. One part Lemon Lime Gatorade, one part Stella Artois. Both parts amazing.
Tonight’s the night. Our last evening of recording in Montreal is upon us. It’s been a solid four days and we’re really excited with what we’ve accomplished. Kyle laid down some sweet bass grooves before leaving us for the Northwest Territories and the Folk On The Rocks Festival with our pals Forest City Lovers. He also took his camera with him, which explains the quality of the following photograph, taken on my laptop using a setting called “Thermal.”
It’s our engineer Drew Malamud and part of Tim’s guitar. Honestly, some of these camera settings are pretty cool in a sort of “we just discovered Photoshop and it’s 1995″ kind of way.
Anyways, it’s back to Ontario with us. We’re playing V Fest in Orillia this August and I’ve gotta start lifting weights if I’m going to stand a chance of beating Trent Reznor in an arm-wrestle backstage.
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