Posts filed under “Music”
Rocket Science
After hearing Jeffrey Blitz a few days ago (on my new favourite radio show The Sound of Young America), I decided to watch Rocket Science, which I just finished. The soundtrack, mostly by Eef Barzelay, is excellent. Expect to hear selections soon on a public radio program near you, if you haven’t already.
The Canaries are now on iTunes
So I’m in a band, and we’re called The Canaries. A few months back, we made a recording, and had a bunch of CDs pressed. Several hundred, if I recall correctly. Though we’ve not yet “officially” released the CD, we’ve sold them at the past couple of shows. And now, according to Frank, you can [...]
The Canaries play the Horseshoe
So I’m in this rock and roll band called The Canaries. Turns out we’re playing the Horseshoe this Monday, April 2, around 10pm or so. Now, I know it’s a Monday night, but there are at least three good reasons to come to this show: We’re opening for a band called The Manvils, who seem [...]
New songs from Laura Peek
My friend Laura Peek is a very talented singer-songwriter. For a good long while now, she’s been talking me about a record she’s working on. And I’ve been waiting patiently since she first mentioned it. Luckily, it seems that the wait will soon be over. According to her blog, the new CD will likely come [...]
“Send him the money. Thank me later.”
They night after I moved to Toronto, my friend Laura took me to Graffiti’s in Kensington to see Kevin Quain play. It was a Monday, I remember. Earlier that evening we watched the sun go down and the city light up from the top deck of a ferry on its way back from Centre Island. [...]
Rock and Roll news
So I’m in a band. Last week, we spent some time in Murray Daigle’s MDS Recording studio. The result: a seven song EP without a name (yet). You can listen to the whole thing three songs on The Canaries’ NewMusicCanada page. We’ll also sell it in fancy packaging at shows, probably for a fiver. Speaking [...]
Goodbye Marilyn
Marilyn was my bass guitar. I bought her from Musicstop on Cunard Street in Halifax. She’d been on hold for me for months, and I’d been slowly paying her down, bit by bit, while she waited patiently for me in the Musicstop warehouse. I made the final payment the day after I got back from [...]
Come see my band. Please. We need you.
Last fall, I joined a rock and roll band. We call ourselves The Canaries. And I’m proud to say that we’re playing our very first show. In case it didn’t arrive in your inbox, here’s the email: THE CANARIES LIVE AT CLINTON’S THURSDAY, JULY 20TH Frank Sinclair, Mike Zikovitz and Dean Pomeroy (formerly of The [...]
Gig at the Red Guitar Tuesday
Tomorrow, I’ll play a gig with my friend Ainsley McNeaney (and a pile of other bona-fide musician types, including Dean Pomeroy, Tim Francom, Miguel Malaco, Kristine Grey, Cait Boyle and Mohsin Bhujwalla). You can listen to some of Ainsley’s tunes on her MySpace account. It happens Tuesday, June 13 at the Red Guitar in Toronto. [...]