keither Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 CanJam Community – A Comprehensive List BC Adios – Vancouver, BC – no website found Andy Warren Group – Vancouver, BC – www.andywarrenmusic.com Beluga – Vancouver, BC – www.belugamusic.com Brian Fowler Endosolo – Vancouver, BC – no website found Brickhouse – Vancouver, BC – no website found Copastatic – Vancouver, BC – no website found Crowd Control Collective – Vancouver, BC – no website found Delivery Bros. – Vancouver, BC – no website found Doppler (D)efect – Vancouver, BC – no website found Dubfreque – Vancouver, BC – www.dubfreque.net Fidgital – Vancouver, BC – www.fidgital.com Freeflow – Vancouver, BC – www.freeflow.ca - Funkshun – Vancouver, BC – no website found Funktopus – Vancouver, BC – www.mindgallery.com/funktopus Fuse – Vancouver, BC – no website found Grames Brothers Band – Vancouver, BC – www.gramesbrothers.com Greenlaw Ave. – Victoria, BC – www.greenlawave.com Inject – Vancouver, BC – www.inject.org Kaejema – Vancouver, BC – www.kaejema.com MetroGnomes – Vancouver, BC – no website found Mynkxoo – Vancouver, BC – www.groups.msn.com/mynkxoo Namedropper – Vancouver, BC – no website found Lola Park – Victoria, BC – no website found Rabnett 5 – Vancouver, BC – www.rab5.com Rattlesnake Jones – Vancouver, BC – no website found Remedy X – Vancouver, BC – no website found Samsara – Vernon, BC – no website found Santa Lucia – Vancouver, BC – www.santaluciamusic.com Sekoya – Vancouver, BC – www.sekoya.ca Slammin Jack – Vancouver, BC – www.slamminjack.com Slow Nerve Action – Vancouver, BC – www.slownerveaction.com Solid Earth – Whistler, BC – no website found Sonicjoy – Vancouver, BC – www.sonicjoy.ca Space Time Continuum – Vancouver, BC – no website found Springer & Ducommun – Vancouver, BC – www.springerandducommun.com Stem – Vancouver, BC – www.stemband.org Stephen Franke & Noises from the Toolshed – Victoria, BC – www.stephenfranke.ca Take it Home – Victoria, BC – no website found Themasses – Vancouver, BC – www.themasses.ca Threat from Outer Space – Vancouver, BC – www.threatfromouterspace.com Todd Taylor’s New Vehicle – Vancouver, BC – no website found Transit – Vancouver, BC – www.whorl.ca/transit Wassabi Collective – Victoria, BC – www.wassabi.net Zigabooty – Vancouver, BC – no website found Alberta Recipe from a Small Planet – Calgary, AB – www.recipemusic.com Moyo Combo – Calgary, AB - www.moyocombo.com Taksi Quartet – Calgary, AB - Blue Quarter – Canmore, AB – www.bluequarter.com Grassroots Deviation – Edmonton, AB – no website found Knee Deep in Grass - Edmonton, AB - www.kneedeepingrass.com McGowan Family Band – Edmonton, AB - no website found Saskatchewan Manitoba VibeRiders – Winnipeg, MB – www.viberiders.com The Hummers – Winnipeg, MB – www.thehummers.ca Moses Mayes – Winnipeg, MB – www.mosesmayes.com Ontario Fat Cats –Hamilton, ON - www.fat-cats.com Burt Neilson Band – Toronto, ON – www.burtneilson.com Nero – Ottawa, ON - www.neroland.com The New Deal – Toronto, ON - www.thenewdeal.com Six Foot Groove – Hamilton, ON - www.6ftgroove.com Electric Meat – Toronto, ON - www.geocities.com/electricmeat2003/index.html Cavern – Toronto, ON – www.cavernmusic.com Diesel Dog – Hamilton, ON - www.dieseldog.ca Friends of Hefner – Brantford, ON - no website found Bullmoose – Peterborough, ON - www.bullmoose.ca Dr. Huxtable – Ottawa, ON - www.drhuxtable.com Guesthouse – Brantford, ON - no website found Doug Feaver – Hamilton, ON - www.dougfeaver.ca Pocket Dwellers – Toronto, ON - www.pocketdwellers.com Slackers – no website found Jomomma – Brantford, ON – www.jomomma.ca Rose Garland – St. Catharines, ON - www.rosegarland.ca The New Shady Groove – www.shadymusic.ca GruvAsylum - www.brownman.com/gruvasylum/ Crazy Strings – Toronto, ON - no website found Harvard Mouse – Hamilton, ON - no website found Erin Smith Band – www.erinsmithband.com No Buds for Bob – no website found Special Ed & the Musically Challenged – Toronto, ON - www.specialedmusic.org Cool Blue Method – no website found Passenger – no website found Days of You– Ottawa, ON - no website found Blue Grassy High– no website found Mr. Something Something – www.mrsomethingsomething.com Contact – Toronto, ON – www.contacttheband.com Uncle Seth – Toronto, ON - www.musicface.com Planet Earth – www.planetearthfunk.com Caution Jam – Toronto, ON - www.cautionjam.com Comfort Station – Ottawa, ON – www.comfortstation.ca Riff Raft – Kingston, ON – www.riffraft.ca Quebec Hiway Freeker – Montreal, QC – www.hiwayfreeker.com Kid Koala & Bullfrog – www.kidkoala.com Tala – Montreal, QC – www.tala.ca New Brunswick All of Green – Fredericton, NB – no website found Catherwood – Fredericton, NB - www.catherwood.ca Chillin Room – Fredricton, NB - www.chillinroom.com Fat Jebus – Fredricton, NB – www.fatjebus.com Grand Theft Bus – Fredricton, NB – www.grandtheftbus.com Hot Toddy – Fredricton, NB – www.hottoddytrio.com Melonworks – Fredricton, NB - www.melonworks.com Naked Days – Fredricton, NB – www.nakeddays.net Divine Heist – Fredricton, NB – www.divineheist.com Lester Corp – Fredericton, NB – no website found Chris Colepaugh & the Cosmic Crew – Moncton, NB – www.colepaugh.com The Intergalactic Squid – Moncton, NB – no website found Ted Neeley Beard – Moncton, NB - http://tedneeleybeard.tripod.com/ Range Life – Saint John, NB – no website found Nova Scotia Jimmy Swift Band – Halifax, NS – www.thejimmyswiftband.com Barriomatic Trust – NS – www.barriomatictrust.com Slowcoaster – Cape Breton, NS - www.houseofrock.ca/sloco.php High Plains Drifter – NS – www.highplainsdrifter.ca Prince Edward Island Newfieland PROMOTERS BC Upstream Entertainment – Derek Arrowsmith - North Vancouver, BC – www.upstreamentertainment.com Hipstar Productions – Craig Glen – Vancouver, BC – www.hipstarproductions.com Black Sheep Entertainment – Keith Duggan – Vancouver, BC – keither7@telus.net Alberta As-Yet-Unnamed Productions - James Davies - Calgary, AB - jamdavie@hotmail.com Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario U.F. Productions – Shane McCartney – Hamilton, ON - bongrecords@hotmail.com Kick It Down Promotions – Brian Carson – Hamilton, ON – www.kickitdown.com NLE – Charles Ketchabaw – Toronto, ON – charles@ketchytune.com 360 Degrees – Jay Cleary – Toronto, ON – 360@canoemail.com Rock Crew Productions – Kingston, ON – www.rockcrew.ca Nova Scotia Below Me Music Productions – Craig Mercer & Gram Walker – Halifax/Fredricton, NS – www.belowmemusic.com New Brunswick Quebec Prince Edward Island Newfieland Again... if anyone can add anything to this list (bands, websites, contact e-mails, home bases, etc...) it is much appreciated. Cheers from the Left Coast! Keither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Good sleuthing. Days Of You website = www.daysofyou.com (They gave it a tiny 'go' again in 2002, but I doubt they play too much aside from local Toronto gigs from time to time.) "My favorite new band." - Dr. Timothy Leary (1991) The wife and I took a day off from our honeymoon in Sept of 2002 to see them at the Dekcuf in Ottawa. Damn, I love that woman! They even 'first-time played' a couple of tunes that night. I was sure they were making another go of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Nice list man, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 OntarioPassenger - http://www.curveballrecords.com/ -and-http://artists2.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Passenger_Getting_There/index-0.html-Also-OntarioThreeDee - http://members.shaw.ca/curveballrecords/threedee.htmChipotle - http://members.shaw.ca/curveballrecords/chipotle.htm All bands at Passenger's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keither Posted May 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Could you imagine a CanJam festival where a very good number of these bands could play? Something along the lines of High Sierra or Bonnaroo for CANADIAN jam-music talent. I know there's Evolve, Come Together, the Shaker and a few others... but nothing that really goes for the gusto and attempts to bring the vast majority of these acts together for one HUGE 3-day/multiple stage MONSTER of a music festival!! It is something I am very interested in attempting and have been looking at the potential for (costs, location, dates, availability of acts, etc...). I'm sure if we found the right venue for it, and all the bands committed to it, it would GO OFF!!! If we build it... they will come. It's 9:15 pm and I just finished watching sunset here in Vancouver. I think if myself and some helpers/friends could pull it together, it would have to be West of the Rockies... but that way the Eastern bands could tour across the nation and bring out even more party peeps!! CAN IT BE DONE? I'd love some feedback on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 I'ld do it if there were some Phish shows at the Gorge and Portland I could see as well. So, either I start a Cannaroo, or end at it, but that promises nothing at the same time. I think it would be the only way you could get more of us in Ontario and east out there. UNLESS, you had some MAJOR headliners there as well, that are the real headliners, like Moe et al. Even that aint enough, but if it was hard-core, its a possibility.Nothing against any of these bands, but you have to be realistic. With all those bands listed, there aint any combination that would make me fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Great list!!! Thanks a bunch! For your records it's kickitdown.ca not kickitdown.com. I have a few suggestions I'll bounce off you later. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keither Posted May 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Sweet. We talked about it tonight and figured we needed a headliner each night. Sooooo... Friday night? Garaj Mahal!! Saturday night? The New Deal. Sunday night? Psychedelic Breakfast?!! Any Canadian that misses out would be slacking BIG TIME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 I'ld do it if there were some Phish shows at the Gorge and Portland I could see as well. So, either I start a Cannaroo, or end at it, but that promises nothing at the same time. I think it would be the only way you could get more of us in Ontario and east out there. UNLESS, you had some MAJOR headliners there as well, that are the real headliners, like Moe et al. Even that aint enough, but if it was hard-core, its a possibility. Nothing against any of these bands, but you have to be realistic. With all those bands listed, there aint any combination that would make me fly. I'll echo Booche exactly Psychdelic Breakfast, Garaj Mahal and the New Deal I'll pay $15 each to see in town (or maybe 50 miles away in Toronto) but I wouldn't fly across the country unless there was the same draw as something like the draw to Bonnaroo or some super sweet outdoor venue like the gorge... would consider it to Trey's band or Phil and Friends or Robert Hunter or something pretty damn biggish (King Crimson?) as far as Eastish Canadian bands go have a good look at the line-up for the Spring Shaker and note the enthusiasm that its drawing... its about $300 to get there (2 day drive) and back for most people plus a $50 ticket and people are way in cheers and good luck... just being honest not pessimistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 The westies are obsessed with the Garage eh. And what is the deal with the Breakfast why would they be a draw whatsoever might as well book Jiggle The Handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 was wondering about Breakfast myself, have heard they were pretty good but are they a big draw out west?was thinking I'd be more likely to pay maybe $6 - $8 for a first show locally as I don't really know much besides people having said they're pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farley Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 If you guys are serious about Cannaroo, I say we giver. I'll host it right here at the Farm, email me if you guys are interested in throwing something like this down. diverse@nbnet.nb.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 The Breakfast (formerly Psychedelic Breakfast) are indeed good... but hardly headliner material... theNewDeal are on somewhat of a hiatus, and Garaj Mahal, while amazing, haven't drummed up enough support east of the Rockies (in Canada, at least) and therefore probably wouldn't be a good headliner either... You would need a couple of top "second tier" jambands (ie. SCI, Bisco, moe., etc.) headlining this festival to make it work, in my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Marge Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 If you build it, I will Cum! I mean Come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 As far as the Ontario promoters list goes, don't forget about: Shain Shapiro & Shainhouse Booking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 I got one for the list: King Street Healers - Regina, Saskatchewan If the festival was gonna be out West, we'd need some kind of travel deal. if you could work out a deal with the TRAIN that would be f'n awesome. Or maybe some buses. Or charter a plane!! hehe. Also half of those bands won't have the money to pay for gas to make it across the country. But it sounds like a cool idea and I hope we continue to discuss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keither Posted May 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 YEAH!! Saskatchewan finally chimes in!!! Thanks everyone for the feedback regarding Cannaroo... we'll take all suggestions into consideration. Giv'er. KD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Nice list. Pepper Jack Cafe - bookings@pepperjackcafe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keither Posted May 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Would these headliners cut it? Friday - Garaj Mahal Saturday - STS9 Sunday - Psychograss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 I've never heard of Psychograss before, but STS9 would certainly cut it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Psychograss would be a cool edition, but again, far from headliners... you might get away with STS9, but for the same money (I'm guessing, I actually have no idea), why not get Particle and have a rockin' Saturday night instead of a spacey tripped out one... Garaj Mahal would be ok for a Friday, but if the idea is to get bands that will draw fans half way across the country, I don't think Garaj Mahal is the way to go... Think big... Not Dead/Phish big, because we also have to be realistic... Many "big name" acts are more than willing to come to Canada, start with those bands: MMW, moe., SCI, Bisco, Govt Mule, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Little Feat, etc. Then start looking at less popular, but still recognizable bands: Garaj Mahal, The Slip, Addison Groove Project, Drums & Tuba, OM Trio, etc. Bands that have played in Canada before. Invite every Can-jam band and see what response you get, and fill out the rest of the time slots with good festival draws, bluegrass, jazz and "oddities". You've got to make it worth the drive, and one or two recognizable (at best) bands "headlining" this festival is not going to do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 think you should hire Del, feed him 'treats' and milk his wisdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubnut Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 When in Ontario,try and catch Pailface Boogie. think Gov't Mule meets Ween meets Sabbath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keither Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I guess the East & West have very different ideas about who the quality "semi-big" names in this community are. For one... STS9 SHRED on Particle... and aren't always 'chill'. If the crowd in front of them are givin'er... so too are the band. Garaj may not have hit out there yet... but they certainly have here. My reasoning is that the bands from the US West Coast are big in the Canadian West... and the same for the East. Moe., although SMOKING, continue to be a money losing prospect out this way for whatever reason... maybe because they're SO EXPENSIVE?! Psychograss are no 'tier 2' band either. Any outfit that includes Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Tony Trischka, Todd Phillips & David Grier? 'Nuff said. We're aiming at holding this thing in August 2005... so we have more than enough time to measure all the factors. Costs, availability, budget, lineup, etc... I'm sure we'll sit down and look at all the bands, make some inquiries and lay out an outline before attempting to solidify any bookings. Personally... I'm not the biggest Moe. fan anyhow. They shred... but not to the point where they earn their guarantee... at least not here in Canada. I'd be more inclined to go after STS9, Garaj Mahal, Kimock?, Psychograss, Keller, Galactic, 20th Congress... all those supposed 'tier 2' jambands. It's an interesting proposition on how to go about succeeding at something of this magnitude UP NORTH as no-one's ever attempted it. We'll have a little roundtable discussion and see what people are thinking. Myself... if someone were able to put ALL the Canadian talent together in one multi-day festival without any 'big name' headliners per se... I'd be there. The entertainment value measured up against ticket cost would be well worth it... more so than with "headliners". But that's just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammer Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 headliners shmeadliners...moe. shmoe...I realize that my reading comprehension is questionable and admittedly I have been skimming this thread like a stone skipping cross a pond but isn't this whole discussion about canadian talent...like keither said...keep costs down and have all the bands out that you want to have that can make it out...that is to reaise the question: is a reasonably priced well organized Canadian music festival of what I'd like to call INTERESTING!!! dance music(with workshops! combining people in bands who'd like to jam with other people in other bands a la Hillside festival)a viable option.?..do we need big names to get people to attend...isn't life just a big assed party with a lot of good music anyways...who needs names...we're just looking to party with like minded folk wwho know how to have a good time...Phish Shmish...Dead ShmeadHey....I haven't even heard of me and I am me ...a rose by any other name would smell as sweet (If I could only rmember to wipe my ass)...Nuff said for today... Now...I'm going to go fire my whole publicity staff (me)....Peace!P.S. Yeah...I do go on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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