Stapes Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 THE SILVER HEARTS PERFORM "RAIN DOGS" SATURDAY JUNE 12, 2004. 7PM & 9:30 PM THE ANNEX THEATRE, 730 BATHURST STREET Tickets $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door Toronto, Ont. - Due to overwhelming demand, Peterborough's The Silver Hearts have confirmed two repeat performances of Tom Waits' 'Rain Dogs' album - from top to bottom on Saturday, June 12 at 7pm & 9:30 pm at The Annex Theatre. The performances will be recorded and filmed for an upcoming audio and video release on Banbury Park Records. The Silver Hearts performed the cult classic, 'Rain Dogs' only once to a capacity crowd on May 19, 2003 at The Rivoli in Toronto. Since then, the band has received significant offers for repeat performances and inquiries for recorded versions from fans of The Silver Hearts and fans of Tom Waits all over the world. For the June 12 performances of 'Rain Dogs,' The Silver Hearts have enlisted vaudeville type entertainers from Peterborough's artist community. Dancers, fairies, clowns and characters will perform along with the band and add a visual element to the music. The 'Rain Dogs' event will be a cross between a traditional medicine show, a rock concert, a cabaret and Tony & Tina's Wedding. Once you pass through the doors of the Annex Theatre, you will enter the bizarre world of 'Rain Dogs.' The Silver Hearts have quickly become one of the most popular live bands in Ontario. A blend of accordion, fiddles, piano, brass, theremin and more, the music of The Silver Hearts evades description by modern genres. A mixture of western roots, tin-pan-alley, blues and ragtime that has been described at various times as a "beer orchestra", "ghost town western music", "music for an Irish wake" and "a brothel blues orchestra." The Silver Hearts take forgotten music and reinvent it with a new sense of style and vitality. The Silver Hearts are currently on tour promoting their latest release 'Our Precious City,' produced by Bob Lanois. For more information, press passes, and advance tickets: Contact James Greenspan, Banbury Park Records (416) 530 -1999, james@banburypark.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Hmmmm... I've never heard the Silver Hearts - but KevO says they're good, and that's good enough for me. And Rain Dogs is easily the greatest album of the '80s, by anyone, so... this sounds like it would be fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 The Silver Hearts performed the cult classic, 'Rain Dogs' only once to a capacity crowd on May 19, 2003 at The Rivoli in Toronto. False! I saw them perform it the Wednesday before the Rivoli show, a warm-up gig of sorts. ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Hmmmm... I've never heard the Silver Hearts - but KevO says they're good, and that's good enough for me. aw shucks, thanks. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Well if I was near t-dot and wasn't working a pair of midnight to noons this weekend I'd be there for sure. Dancers, fairies, clowns and characters will perform along with the band and add a visual element to the music. Sounds like fun to me.The first thing that came to mind when I first saw th ey Silver Hearts was hmmm the kinda sound like Waites.Inside a broken clock, splashing the wine with all the rain dogsTaxi, we'd rather walk, huddle a doorway with the rain dogsFor I am a rain dog, tooOh, how we danced and we swallowed the nightFor it was all ripe for dreamingOh, how we danced away all of the lightsWe've always been out of our mindsThe rum pours strong and thin, beat out the dustman with the rain dogsAboard a shipwreck train, give my umbrella to the rain dogsFor I am a rain dog, tooOh, how we danced with the Rose of TraleeHer long hair black as a ravenOh, how we danced and you whispered to me You'll never be going back homeOh, how we danced with the Rose of TraleeHer long hair black as a ravenOh, how we danced and you whispered to meYou'll never be going back home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple foot Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 rain dogs was the first tom waits album i ever bought. great disc. think i'll find it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 could definately see the Silver Hearts pulling this off nicely... I've commented on their Tow Waits-ishness to people in the past should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted June 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here I've fallen for a tawny Moor, took off to the land of Nod Drank with all the Chinamen, walked the sewers of Paris I danced along a colored wind, dangled from a rope of sand You must say goodbye to me We sail tonight for Singapore, don't fall asleep while you're ashore Cross your heart and hope to die when you hear the children cry Let marrow bone and cleaver choose while making feet for children shoes Through the alley, back from hell, when you hear that steeple bell You must say goodbye to me Wipe him down with gasoline 'til his arms are hard and mean From now on boys this iron boat's your home So heave away, boys We sail tonight for Singapore, take your blankets from the floor Wash your mouth out by the door, the whole town's made of iron ore Every witness turns to steam, they all become Italian dreams Fill your pockets up with earth, get yourself a dollar's worth Away boys, away boys, heave away The captain is a one-armed dwarf, he's throwing dice along the wharf In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king, so take this ring We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here I've fallen for a tawny Moor, took off to the land of Nod Drank with all the Chinamen, walked the sewers of Paris I drank along a colored wind, I dangled from a rope of sand You must say goodbye to me Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Would be interesting to see,always been a big Waits fan and Rain Dogs is awesome.But like with Dylan,I'm sorta a purist when it comes to Tom's music.I have heard limited Silver Hearts so I can't say how I would take it,but I did like what I have heard from them.Sadly though I can't make this one.I trade music with Ralph Ebler's (Once Tom's drummer- RIP) daughter and she has mailed me some great cassettes taken from the master reels which I converted to CDR,I know she mentioned before about some studio outtakes from a bunch of albums,I should see if theres a Rain Dogs recording kickin around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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