kc Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Tonight(friday) Hamilton get ready to Rock! The Spades are playing Pepper Jack's with Jacome and Jon Brooks.$6, 10pmwww.thespades.ca Jon Brooks has a cool cd out called No Mean City. It's quite relevant to Hamilton. Below is a review from Exclaim. "This is certainly no typical singer-songwriter release, as Toronto-based Brooks has one ambitious concept in mind. In his own words, No Mean City bears witness and indictment to the modern urban disaster as seen through Toronto’s example. A well-travelled troubadour (formerly leader of the Norge Union), Brooks had planned to write a novel about the city before deciding on a musical forum for his thoughts. The result is a highly literate, musically sparse work of true grit. Some tracks are totally solo — with Brooks supplying guitar, harmonica and harmonium — while others have subtle contributions from the likes of James Gray (Blue Rodeo), Dan MacDonald, and multi-instrumentalist/producer Pat Simmonds. The city Brooks knows is not that of the martini-sippers at the Drake or yuppies buying lofts, but he knows the streets walked by the downtrodden very well. The pawnshops on Church, the all-night coffee shops on Parliament, the cheap rooming houses — these are his characters, and he evokes them with real skill. “No Good†is a fine example: “Another dollar store toy drags tired mom and boy home under the flood of Parkdale’s red setting sun.†Over the course of its hour length, No Mean City and its pervasive bleakness can become hard work, but Brooks deserves credit for his bold ambition.KERRY DOOLEwww.jonbrooks.ca This weeks view had a feature on The Spades. http://viewmag.com/viewstory.php?storyid=4036 And if you haven't seen Jacome check out their my space and you may get a small taste of that "feel good" magic that awaits you. www.myspace.com/jacomeband www.pepperjackcafe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Aren't The Rising Sons on this bill too? The Spades website says so.The Rising Sons consists of the three guys in The Spades joined by Travis Good of the Sadies. This project NEVER plays gigs, this is the third of a four-show run with no more shows booked. I have a gig tonight in Toronto or else I'd be there with bells on. Don't miss this show Hamilton!Er, the city. Rather, the people therein. But Brian, if you're around, you shouldn't miss it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 No, The Rising Songs are not part of the show tonight; apparently Travis Good had a conflicting engagement for tonight:http://jamesmckentyandthespades.com/forum/index.php?s=a33e5746f1c89034d8e6abf38f712887&showtopic=942Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I wish I could go, but I have an exam saturday morning. aw well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. J Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 No, The Rising Songs are not part of the show tonight Cool line-up nonetheless. For those who haven't seen it, nice write-up in this week's View Magazine by Shain on The Spades...."partly country, mostly rock 'n roll and sometimes just a bunch of punks"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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