The City

To celebrate the release of their new album "The City", Fembots performed an instore at Soundscapes on September 6, 2005. See the photo at left and a second photo here. It was stifling hot in the store again(although still not as hot as the Cuff The Duke instore recently) but otherwise I was able to ignore the heat and enjoy the Fembots' lovely set. The new songs are so wonderful.

The Greenhornes, who open for The White Stripes at Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto on September 16th, will be doing an instore performance at Soundscapes on September 15th.

Tina Dico(who's previously sung with Zero 7) will be in Toronto for a show at the El Mocambo on September 29th.

Apostle of Hustle have been confirmed as openers for The Fiery Furnaces show at Lee's Palace on October 10th. [last two news bits from emerge]

Pre-sale tickets for Spoon's US shows as well as the band's Toronto date at the Phoenix on November 1st are available as of yesterday, here

controller.controller will be hitting the road in October and November for a Canadian tour, in support of their new album "X-Amounts" which will be released on October 11th, through Paper Bag Records. The band plays in Toronto during the Ear To The Ground Fest for a late night slot on September 17th and will be in Hamilton at The Underground on October 14th. More tour date info over at Soul Shine Magazine.

Cuff The Duke will also head out on tour, starting off in Ontario during September, then gradually making their way westward during October. In addition to their CD Release gig at Lee's Palace this Friday September 9th, they are also scheduled for a show at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre on October 2nd. Again, check out more tour date info over at Soul SHine Magazine.

Camera Obscura launched their snazzy new website yesterday. The band's currently still in the process of recording their new album, with production duties being handled by Jari Haapalainen who recently produced The Concretes album. Check out the band's blog for all the inside info.

The talk over at Stillepost regarding the state of the Ear to The Ground Fest has my stomach in knots. I bought my weekend pass almost as soon as they went on sale, and I am really, really looking forward to the festival. I don't think I can handle another cancellation. I am going to try to remain optimistic.

Update: This post from LeftyCanuck(who I believe's involved in the ETTG Fest) over at Stillepost has put me alot more at ease with the festival not being cancelled. Reconfigured as he puts it. And as Frank mentioned in the comments, there are rumours of the dance and theatre portions of the festival being cancelled. If that's true, it's a shame for those who were looking forward to those things. Me, I'm just in it for the music. I think we need to start some sort of campaign to keep this afloat. So mention the festival to your friends, family and coworkers. And you fucking last-minute'rs, buy your passes already.