Today we were Long Listed for Polaris. It makes us feel proud and it also makes us feel kind of funny. In the last hour we got one Google Alert that said we were the deserving underdog and another that said we were the most over-rated of the bunch.
Either way, thanks to everyone for their congrats. And big high fives to the other bands on the list, and high tens to our close buddies Timber Timbre and Snailhouse.
As for our vote, if we were allowed to make it, I think most of us feel like Chad VanGaalen's record was the best of the year.
What we're really looking forward to is our tour. Please come out to one of the shows! We're gonna be chiseled old people by the time all that driving is over with. The dates, in case you haven't seen 'em, are here...
6/20 - Kingston, ON - Skeleton Park Festival
7/7 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret *
7/8 - Saskatoon, SK - Walker's Nightclub *
7/9 - Edmonton, AB - Brixx Bar *
7/10 - Calgary, AB - Dicken's *
7/11 - Canmore, AB - Canmore Hotel *
7/13 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret **
7/14 - Victoria, BC - Logan's **
7/15 - Kelowna, BC - Habitat **
7/17 - Regina, SK - O'Hanlan's
7/21 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore ***
7/22 - Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle
7/23 - Ottawa, ON - Cafe Deckuf
7/24 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
* with Rock Plaza Central
** with Jon-Rae Fletcher
*** with My People Sleeping & Snowblink
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Beacons, Self-Help,
Hey friends. Some new BP family-related projects to tell you about.
Casey's band ohbijou are releasing album number two tomorrow and we think some serious shit is about to go down for them. We can't think of a more deserving bunch of people. What we've heard of Beacons is absolutely beautiful and everyone involved should be proud of the top-notch fidelity and spot-on playing. It's really lovely music and that's something we all need more of. Visit their myspace for all the pertinent details.
Secondly, we have Self-Help, which was recently released by our bro Thom Gill. It's ultra-smooth and sexy and features some serious guitar work and that trademark slithering coo from the man in the blue pants. We can't find a picture of it. You should just message Thom at myspace and get yourself a copy.
oh, and...
Katie Stelmanis has a new 7" out on Vice / Loog and also Isla Craig is holding her CD release this Saturday at St. Andrew-By-The-Lake on the island. Both of those recordings are off-the-chain too.
Got all that?
Casey's band ohbijou are releasing album number two tomorrow and we think some serious shit is about to go down for them. We can't think of a more deserving bunch of people. What we've heard of Beacons is absolutely beautiful and everyone involved should be proud of the top-notch fidelity and spot-on playing. It's really lovely music and that's something we all need more of. Visit their myspace for all the pertinent details.Secondly, we have Self-Help, which was recently released by our bro Thom Gill. It's ultra-smooth and sexy and features some serious guitar work and that trademark slithering coo from the man in the blue pants. We can't find a picture of it. You should just message Thom at myspace and get yourself a copy.
oh, and...
Katie Stelmanis has a new 7" out on Vice / Loog and also Isla Craig is holding her CD release this Saturday at St. Andrew-By-The-Lake on the island. Both of those recordings are off-the-chain too.
Got all that?
Monday, June 1, 2009
Devour the Mountains
Not every day of July is officially stitched up just yet but you can't say we aren't trying. An official announcement for the Western Canada dates below will likely go out tomorrow or the next day, but we figure this is as good a place as any for a scoop.
6/20 - Kingston, ON - Skeleton Park Festival
7/7 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret *
7/8 - Saskatoon, SK - Walker's Nightclub *
7/9 - Edmonton, AB - Brixx Bar *
7/10 - Calgary, AB - Dicken's *
7/11 - Canmore, AB - Canmore Hotel *
7/13 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret **
7/14 - Victoria, BC - Logan's **
7/15 - Kelowna, BC - Habitat **
7/21 - Montreal, PQ - Il Motore
7/23 - Ottawa, ON - Cafe Deckuf
7/24 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
* with Rock Plaza Central
* with Jon-Rae Fletcher
We couldn't be more excited. We're caught up with a delightfully nervous and mysterious energy. Can't wait to see the towns and cities that litter our country and to meet some of our national brethren.
If you are a friendly type and we've had some kind of effect on you in the last year or two, maybe you should get in touch. At least, we'd love to hear about your favourite place to eat in town or your favourite record store. At most, we'd be ever-grateful to crash on your floor. Please don't hesitate to send us an email if you have some insight on your city that we might not have. brucepeninsula@gmail.com
More dates are coming together and there will surely be more news to come on this in the coming month. Please stay tuned.
xo BP
6/20 - Kingston, ON - Skeleton Park Festival
7/7 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret *
7/8 - Saskatoon, SK - Walker's Nightclub *
7/9 - Edmonton, AB - Brixx Bar *
7/10 - Calgary, AB - Dicken's *
7/11 - Canmore, AB - Canmore Hotel *
7/13 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret **
7/14 - Victoria, BC - Logan's **
7/15 - Kelowna, BC - Habitat **
7/21 - Montreal, PQ - Il Motore
7/23 - Ottawa, ON - Cafe Deckuf
7/24 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
* with Rock Plaza Central
* with Jon-Rae Fletcher
We couldn't be more excited. We're caught up with a delightfully nervous and mysterious energy. Can't wait to see the towns and cities that litter our country and to meet some of our national brethren.
If you are a friendly type and we've had some kind of effect on you in the last year or two, maybe you should get in touch. At least, we'd love to hear about your favourite place to eat in town or your favourite record store. At most, we'd be ever-grateful to crash on your floor. Please don't hesitate to send us an email if you have some insight on your city that we might not have. brucepeninsula@gmail.com
More dates are coming together and there will surely be more news to come on this in the coming month. Please stay tuned.
xo BP
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Scarborough
Going to the lake to reunite.
Going to suburbs to get down to it.
Going to have news about the West shortly.
Go go BP
Going to suburbs to get down to it.
Going to have news about the West shortly.
Go go BP
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Line
We picked a great time to induct Tamara Lindeman as an occasional choir member, didn't we? She starts singing with us just as her own band, the Weather Station, release their beautiful debut.Tamara and the rest of her band will be playing shows all around this summer and we think you should go see them. Just listening to The Line now and can tell you its a real raw nerve. Why don't you find out for yourself by buying the mp3s or at least listening to the Weather Station at myspace.
In other BP side project news... Andrew is putting the very final touches on his new record Man of Leisure / Man of War. It's release is imminent... Steve recently joined forces with Fuzzy Logic Records for a limited re-release of his Whistle EP and, presumably, some new recordings will be birthed by the newlyweds sometime soon... Casey's new ohbijou record Beacons is just moments from release... Mike, Isla and Katie have new ones coming soon too. Busy year for all the random affiliates of BP, huh?
Tweet
We like to consider ourselves reluctant but saavy when it comes to computer trends. We waited for months before we ended up on Myspace. We actively ran from Facebook but were eventually drawn in.
Well, it's happened again. With much humming and hawing, BP have joined the Twitter generation. It seems a little silly to us but we know a lot of you guys like to check it on your phone when you're on the bus and shit, so we figured it couldn't hurt to join.
We'll try to ramble on it regularly.
http://www.twitter.com/bruce_peninsula
@bruce_peninsula
Well, it's happened again. With much humming and hawing, BP have joined the Twitter generation. It seems a little silly to us but we know a lot of you guys like to check it on your phone when you're on the bus and shit, so we figured it couldn't hurt to join.
We'll try to ramble on it regularly.
http://www.twitter.com/bruce_peninsula
@bruce_peninsula
Sunday, April 19, 2009
West coast in July
The dates aren't officially locked in yet, but we can tell you now that we're going out to Vancouver and back in July with our friends in Rock Plaza Central. We'll also do a bunch of things around Ontario in the later portion of the month, but we can't really talk about that stuff yet. We're excited to play a bunch of shows in a row and to see the other side of this beautiful country of ours.
Also, we're trying really hard to get the vinyl version of AMIAM done for then. So far things haven't fallen perfectly into place but we're trying! More news on that soon.
Oh, and if you're in Toronto tonight, Misha, Matt, Neil and Andrew are playing an acoustic set in a little boat in a sandbox in the park at Bellwoods and Dundas. Our friends Rolf from the Acorn and John from the D'urbervilles will also play sets of their own. Come find us around 8pm.
Also, we're trying really hard to get the vinyl version of AMIAM done for then. So far things haven't fallen perfectly into place but we're trying! More news on that soon.
Oh, and if you're in Toronto tonight, Misha, Matt, Neil and Andrew are playing an acoustic set in a little boat in a sandbox in the park at Bellwoods and Dundas. Our friends Rolf from the Acorn and John from the D'urbervilles will also play sets of their own. Come find us around 8pm.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Spring
The last shackles of winter seem to be coming off. Still a little brisk here but the weather has started to allude to some enjoyable nights ahead.
We are lining up our ducks for the summer and, from the outside, it might look like we are hiding out again. Actually, we will be trying to finish up some new jams, putting the final pieces on the 12 inch and getting a solid set in order for when things really start heating up.
We havent yet decided our exact course but we are planning to explore our country a little in July. We will go further than our band has ever gone and spend a lot more time with one another than people reasonably should. More details on that as soon as we have them.
Torontonians, we hope to see you on Saturday. It will be the last for a few months, at least.
We are lining up our ducks for the summer and, from the outside, it might look like we are hiding out again. Actually, we will be trying to finish up some new jams, putting the final pieces on the 12 inch and getting a solid set in order for when things really start heating up.
We havent yet decided our exact course but we are planning to explore our country a little in July. We will go further than our band has ever gone and spend a lot more time with one another than people reasonably should. More details on that as soon as we have them.
Torontonians, we hope to see you on Saturday. It will be the last for a few months, at least.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Loo, Lee's & King's Town
Lots of people asking about advance tickets for these three shows in March. We'll do our best to run down what we know about those shows here.
--> Waterloo on March 15th w/ Timber Timbre & Hinindar
That's what the Grist Mill looks like. It's damn charming but it's not that big. We hear the capacity is about 70 or 80. We also know that there are no advanced tickets for entry into this magical place. Lots of people have emailed us about this show worried that they won't get in. We don't know what to say about that, really, except come early! Doors are at 8pm.
The Grist Mill is located just to the North of the building at 25 Caroline St North, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 2Y5. It's at the South East corner of Waterloo Park (to the immediate North of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery).
---> Kingston on March 20th w/ Entire Cities & The Gertrudes
Everything you need to know about the Kingston show can be found at the Apple Crisp Fest site here. The show is FREE and it's at a church. Not Dublin St. United as originally planned, but rather at a place called The Next Church, which can be found at 89 Colborne Street. Check the map here.
---> Toronto on March 28th w/ Sister Suvi and Takka Takka
It's funny to be playing a 70-person venue at the start of the month and a 620-person venue at the end. We need everyone in Toronto to come to this! It'll be our last show in town until the summertime. It's also Sister Suvi's CD release party and the first time we'll get to see Takka Takka. It'll be a good time, so please come out. Tickets are $8 and available now at the usual places (Rotate, Soundscapes or even Ticketmaster).
Lots are planned for the days following March but there's not much we can announce just yet. April and May are looking a little low-key but the summer will bring on a storm for Bruce Peninsula. We're very much looking forward to it.
--> Waterloo on March 15th w/ Timber Timbre & Hinindar
That's what the Grist Mill looks like. It's damn charming but it's not that big. We hear the capacity is about 70 or 80. We also know that there are no advanced tickets for entry into this magical place. Lots of people have emailed us about this show worried that they won't get in. We don't know what to say about that, really, except come early! Doors are at 8pm.
The Grist Mill is located just to the North of the building at 25 Caroline St North, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 2Y5. It's at the South East corner of Waterloo Park (to the immediate North of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery).
---> Kingston on March 20th w/ Entire Cities & The Gertrudes
Everything you need to know about the Kingston show can be found at the Apple Crisp Fest site here. The show is FREE and it's at a church. Not Dublin St. United as originally planned, but rather at a place called The Next Church, which can be found at 89 Colborne Street. Check the map here.
---> Toronto on March 28th w/ Sister Suvi and Takka Takka
It's funny to be playing a 70-person venue at the start of the month and a 620-person venue at the end. We need everyone in Toronto to come to this! It'll be our last show in town until the summertime. It's also Sister Suvi's CD release party and the first time we'll get to see Takka Takka. It'll be a good time, so please come out. Tickets are $8 and available now at the usual places (Rotate, Soundscapes or even Ticketmaster).
Lots are planned for the days following March but there's not much we can announce just yet. April and May are looking a little low-key but the summer will bring on a storm for Bruce Peninsula. We're very much looking forward to it.
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