Some new Canadian bands
for you to check out!
Punch Drunk Cabaret
Every summer, the city
of Kamloops puts on Music in the Park, a two month long nightly open
air free concert series. The line up is pretty eclectic and family
friendly, being open to the public and avidly attended by senior's
groups. Needless to say, a band like Punch Drunk Cabaret seemed like
an odd choice for Music in the Park, but they played nonetheless in
August.
PDC are a tattooed,
heavy-drinkin' country and rockabilly band from Alberta. They also
play “steampunk swing”, whatever that is! Their sound on CD is
more rootsy and country tinged than their live shows, which are more
on the rockabilly and punk side of things. They were a great band and
I took a video of one of their songs when I saw them back in August
Light Fires
Light Fires are a new
electro-pop band from Toronto. A duo, this band has the cool,
deteacted feel of an 80s band combined with a more modern sultry
vocal approach. Their de3but album Face just came out in July.
A Tribe Called Red
Not exactly a new
band, but a band who definitely came into their own this year. I
first heard A Tribe Called Red back in the spring, after listening to
their latest album, called Nation II Nation. Their sound was like
nothing I had heard before. At the base is traditional First Nations
pow wow music, drumming, chanting and droning rhythms. The trio of
DJs behind this band add in club music and electronics, creating a
sound that's truly unique. Very few bands are mixing this kind of
indigenous style of music with electronics, and even fewer are doing
it in Canada. A Tribe Called Red recently did the summer festival
circuit, including Salmon Arm, and, by all accounts, have been
putting on excellent shows.
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