Showing posts with label WILD DOMESTIC. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
London Calling Season 4, Wild Domestic & Pacikifa
Every single day working at Blackdog Media is a breath of fresh air; working to meet with new up-and-coming bands, old Canadian favorites, and constantly striving to bring the people a product that any music lover will embrace and enjoy. This was a special week where a lot of different things magically came together under looming deadlines and in between everyone’s sporadic schedules.
Our brand-new BDM Office and film set has come along way since my introduction to the company just over a month ago. A very SPECIAL shout out to POI Business Interiors for hooking us up way beyond our interior business dreams. Seriously, you should come visit us at our Office and sit in one of these chairs..
Our boys from Sarnia, Wild Domestic, have been in and out of the Office, gracing our set with their charm and UNIQUE senses of humour, which find its way into Season 4 of London Calling premiering on February 23rd!!!
Last, but certainly not least, Blackdog Media had the special privilege of interviewing Canadian world-music group and Juno World Music Album of the Year nominee, Pacifika, this past week on the main stage at London’s historic Aeolian Hall. The interview was a lot of fun for everyone involved, the band joked about their compulsive reading habits, their other work and passions such as motorcycle maintenance and voice acting in e-books, and finally their collective love of 1980s vinyl and tape cassettes. Please keep an eye out for more from the Canadian world-music trio Pacifika.
J. Frank, Intern | BDM
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
LOLAfest | The Article
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| LOLAfest, Victoria Park | Photo By: Brittknee Withikaye |
Maybe its’ the feeling you got when you finally pieced together the verses of The Kink’s 1970 song by the same name, combined with a 2000 and something LULU Lemon advertising campaign. Maybe its the two-syllable thing.
If you had the pleasure of re-discovering London, Ontario’s Victoria Park September 18th-22nd, LOLA moved you in ways a butt-clinching rock song and tight leggings never could.
London Ontario Live Arts opened with Wild Domestic who crushed the first of four afternoon sets. The local band altered songs and speed changes to keep regular fans guessing and newcomers assuming, “If this is the first band of the event, we’re in for a good time”. I’m thinking about one of those RV’s for next September. Was the RV open to all media? Wild Domestic added some serious synth to their guitar humm’in - look out for the band when they appear on London Calling Season IV.
Flashback to the night before: for a scheduled 5:45PM interview with Zeus. Zeus (aka Jason Collett's touring band courtesy of Arts & Crafts) are into ninjas, Phil Collin’s covers, sleek moustaches, and are highly competitive red ass players. BDM plans to post the entire interview, raw, unedited, and in yo face real soon. In the meantime, click here for a sneak audio visual peak:
Zeus, who is currently touring with Jamie Lidell, opened the first of three LOLA ‘after party’ nights. The band eased through crowd sing alongs like How does it feel, Marching through your head, and Kindergarten. Band mates swapped the mic for keys and strings while their drummer batted beats out at the London Music Club.
Just when you were running out of beer money, the night was taken to new spiritual heights, when Lidell laid down soulful track into beat box and back round again. For the goods on Lidell.
Before Born Ruffians could steal your future-girlfriend's heart, LOLA organizers built the momentum with the dual-stage-approach (not official festival lingo). As one band was finishing on the main stage, another was plugging in and preparing to continue the flow of music never played on commercial radio. The stage consideration was a positive step for LOLA in terms of keeping crowds moving and augmenting sounds in the park. The ‘conflict resolution’ theme and media installations were thought provoking.
The performance by Tony Conrad on the Transmedia Stage was a mental marathon, but the guy had a 20+ foot slide guitar and a violin that he stole from the Tin Man (Not true). Big props to BDM crew Pat and Brit for sticking out the entire performance. This is what LOLA is about: challenging musical convention, form, and sweaters Bill Cosby would be proud of.
Big shout outs and London thank yous to Fond of Tigers, Caribou (interview content is coming!), London emcee and visual artist Thesis (aka James Kirkpatrick), Minotaurs who will also be featured on the TV show, and the band from Philadelphia who’s lead singer roamed with a wireless mic into on-lookers to lay with LOLA fans. If you didn’t see Born Ruffians, slap yourself. Take Vampire Weekend and toss out the shy college rock-boy, singing under trees on campus thang, add some maple bacon, raw back-up vocals and Born Ruffians are on your next playlist. Born Ruffians are the kind of Canadian band your kids will end up listening to thanks, in part, to festivals like LOLA. | AJS
Monday, September 13, 2010
APK GOES LIVE
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| APK Live | SEP 10/10 | Photo: Brittknee Withikaye |
“It's affirmation that we have a ‘scene’ here in London.”
This weekend, if only temporarily, London Ontario got its groove back. No, I’m not talking about the fresh batch of students lined up along Richmond Row or groups of over-grown men cruising for MMA battles – I’m talk’in bout the resurrection of the APK.
Unlike major North American cities when London, Ontario loses a reputable music-arts venue, socially speaking: the affects can be ugly. In too short a period, our creative community looked on, open jawed at the closure of the original Alex. P Keaton, The Embassy and The ‘Wick’ (the latter two burning to the ground).
However, we now find ourselves on the verge of 2011 (Leaves will fall and Halloween will be followed by relentless Christmas jingles) and the times are a chang’in. The closure of three venues known for their support of local acts and for bringing unbelievable underground artists to our city was no doubt tough times, but we’ve dealt with it and we’re better for it.
Over the past year and a half, people have found comfort in places like The Morrissey House (Dundas, and Waterloo S.), The Black Shire (Talbot and Dufferin) and Gigs (Talbot and Carling) those connected to the scene have craved a sizable DJ/Concert venue to better support us. Call The Office will out live time but presently London needs more.
The Nite Owl, 353 Talbot, is a reminder that when something falls apart there’s a new vision waiting to take flight. Imagine tall ceilings lined with a sharp, red felt pattern bordering the entire rectangular shape of the venue, a bartender who looks like he’s the lead in a punk band chatt’in up regulars wrapped around a sleek bar and you’re at the Night Owl. I wanted to touch the wall fabric, but I didn’t risk being pinned to it like a dart. The drinks were strong and the shape inside is cozy, yet stylish.
The London Music Club (Colborne and Queen) and The London Music Hall (Queens Ave.) are similar in name and approach. The owners of these respective venues work in tandem, say when one act works better for the size or ‘feel’ of one place over one room inside another venue. Both venues have multiple rooms for various types of events. So mad I missed Pennywise at LMH. Look out for some poetry slam com’in live from The London Music Club this season on London Calling and Deadmau5 at LMH.
APK Live (on Wellington & York) opened its doors on Friday September 10th, 2010. The event featured Krupke, Wild Domestic, and A Horse and His Boy. The place is gorgeous: There's tons of space for dancing and deejays, plus there are really comfy booths for parties – the tables alone are conversation pieces! Although the menu was limited for the first night, they still serve quality beer and pub grub. We can also report that there is not a trace of pink paint in either bathroom.
I get the same positive feeling when the awkwardness subsides at a wedding or family reunion. Once you look past some of the goofy suits, and frilly dresses, you realize how much you missed those close to you. Friday night was what a number of us needed: a reminder that the creativity in these people can heal us from our over-simplified and cruel world.
Attention: London’s creative community, we look forward to working with you this season!
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