In the interest of transparency, I’ve been friends with the Novellas for a long time. The group, fronted by David R. Elliott, recorded their debut, the Breaking Hearts EP, over the course of two or three days last week. They’ve been playing together for a few years now, in several configurations. These guys have been [...]
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David R. Elliott & the Novellas
Posted in canadian, countrypolitan on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plants and Animals
Posted in canadian, rock on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote an article for the Aquinian (school paper) on Plants and Animals. This is it: Plants and Animals have not played a show in Fredericton since last May. Next Thursday the band will open for Wintersleep at UNB’s SUB cafeteria. Those few who ventured out to the Capital to catch their performance last year [...]
United Steel Workers of Montreal
Posted in alt-country, canadian on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I was sent two tracks by (weewerk), the label releasing the upcoming United Steel Workers of Montreal album, Three on the Tree. USWM is a six-piece blues-oriented band, with a chaotic country sound that speaks through the variety of instrumentation including mandolin, banjo, accordion, double bass and (according to their myspace) pig harmonies. [...]
