AD Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Still my favourite disc of 2007. This band is great. Beach Boys meets early Floyd. The Besnard Lakes will continue to spread the gospel of their excellent new Are the Dark Horse LP on tour this summer. The Montreal sextet have announced quite a few new U.S. dates for the month of July to follow some previously scheduled Canadian dates, the first of which takes place June 20 in Ottawa.The band will then release the "Casino Nanaimo" 12" via Jagjaguwar on September 11. The single features the title track on the A-side and "Devastation (alternate version)" on the B. The latter is the unedited, nine-minute, straight-to-two-track version of the Are the Dark Horse standout.Dates:06-20 Ottawa, Ontario - Zaphod's06-21 London, Ontario - Call the Office06-22 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe06-23 Hamilton, Ontario - Underground07-05 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis07-12 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place07-13 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge07-14 New York, NY - City Sol *07-15 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's #07-16 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #07-17 Washington, DC - Black Cat (backstage) #07-18 Chapel Hill, NC - Blend #07-20 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts #07-21 Bloomington, IN - Uncle Fester's #07-23 Chicago, IL - Schubas ^07-24 Chicago, IL - Schubas ^07-25 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick07-26 Cleveland, OH - Beachland07-27 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab* with Les Savy Fav, Land of Talk# with Dirty on Purpose^ with Handsome Furs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 neat! i was talking to an old friend who lives in montreal, and turns out she is good friends with these guys. does that make me cool? maybe just a little bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 you've always been cool. hope the ottawa show is good, haven't seen them for a while but last time was a one-off and it was great. this time they'll be starting a tour, but they've been touring all spring too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Has anybody heard/seen the opening acts (Jade McNelis, Soviet States) for the Ottawa show?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 There has been some chatter on this board about Jade McNelis, but I've never seen her (that I can remember.)Here's some hype I foundOutside/ Jagjaguar Recording ArtistsTHE BESNARD LAKES "Your new favourite breakout Montreal indie rock band." - NOW, Toronto.+ From Montreal via Tallahassee, FloridaGood Fences Recording Artist JADE McNELIS+ From Ottawa SOVIET STATESThursday, June 20, 2007 (Doors 8pm)Zaphod Beeblebroxwww.ZaphodBeeblebrox.com27 York Street, Ottawa, Canada.Age 19+/ General AdmissionADVANCE TICKETS: $8.00 for a limited time, at TicketWeb.ca(http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=10505)or by phone 1.888.222.6608"...the galloping turbo-charged explosion of their 'Are The Dark Horse' debut...A colossal faceoff between 70s guitar rock operatics, delicate vocal harmonies and intimate string arrangements, the Lakes' Dark Horse nails the perfect balance between big-canvas psychedelic grandeur and headphone-friendly details. An early contender for the best of 07."- NOW, Toronto. January 2007.Rich with Beach Boys style harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs and orchestra, Pink Floyd's pacing and Freddy Mercury's falsetto, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is the second record by The Besnard Lakes, Montrealers by way of Western Canada. Their independently released previous record, Volume I, came out in 2004, and it was noticed by critics but was largely overlooked by the public at large. On both records, The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are masters of finely-honed experimental pop songs that invoke the eerie Lynchian setting as aided and abetted by the music of Julee Cruise. But, on The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse, the band throws into the mix a mad dash of Fleetwood Mac proportioned swagger and ambition. Not so incidentally, the Besnard Lakes have created a masterpiece that will resonate within all quarters, amongst critics, casual and not-so-casual rock listeners, garden variety pop fans and headphone junkies.The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse was recorded by Jace Lasek at the Breakglass Studios (whose production credits include Wolf Parade, Islands, Sunset Rubdown and Stars, amongst others) with his wife and band member, Olga Goreas. The other members of The Besnard Lakes, Steve Raegele, Nicole Lizée, and Kevin Laing, contributed as well. Nicole wrote dark string and horn parts, Steve wrote dark guitar solos, Kevin, dark drumming. Also joining in on the making of this record would be George Donoso III from The Dears, Chris Seligman from Stars, Sophie Trudeau from Godspeed/Silver Mt. Zion and Jonathan Cummins from Bionic/Doughboys.As an interesting aside, the completion of the album seems to have conjured a bizarre series of unexplained events. When the six-person live band, that includes Lasek, Goreas, Raegele, Lizée, Laing and third guitarist Richard White, began performing this new material (usually accompanied by a five person choir, French horn, flute, and violins), strange things began to happen. During the quietest section in the song 'Disaster,' a bartender dropped a load of dishes onto the floor. On another occasion, while opening for Wolf Parade, during the same quiet section in 'Disaster,' the front-of-house console actually turned off (!) then on again creating a thunderous crack throughout the theatre. And Kevin Laing, (drummer)suffered second degree burns on his face the day after completing drum tracks for ... The Dark Horse. Coincidence? Maybe. This is The Dark Horse; this is The Besnard Lakes...************Blending Gershwin's style of symphonic masterpieces, Beethoven's skill for intricately crafted melodies and a passion for Radiohead, Yo La Tengo and Sparklehorse, Jade McNelis proudly unveils her debut EP, All The Fables (Good fences), and readies herself to overturn every stone and set straight the fact from fiction while winning over the media and the masses, alike.As myths are passed and stories told throughout the ages, the words become more and more ornate while the memories lose their meanings. On All The Fables, McNelis weaves her way through a collection of noirish lullabies, electronic verses and sexy preludes to form her own anthology of life lessons, childhood souvenirs and memoirs left untouched by neither fib or foe nor wild invention.Twenty-year-old singer-songwriter Jade McNelis was born in Taiwan, adopted by an American couple at age one, and began learning the piano at age five. Discovered when she opened for Stars in her hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, McNelis' raw talent made her an obvious standout. She was soon after approached by new Montreal label Good Fences, who quickly signed her. McNelis came to Montreal in the summer of 2006 to record All The Fables. Co-produced by Chris Seligman (of Stars) and Drew Malamud (the Dears, Death From Above 1979, Stars), All The Fables EP was recorded at Studio Plateau and masterfully mixed by Ryan Hadlock at Seattle's famed Bear Creek Studio.************Audio:THE BESNARD LAKES - http://www.myspace.com/thebesnardlakesJADE McNELIS - http://www.myspace.com/jademcnelisSOVIET STATES - http://www.myspace.com/sovietstatesWeb sites:THE BESNARD LAKES - http://www.thebesnardlakes.comJADE McNELIS - http://www.good-fences.comSOVIET STATES - http://www.myspace.com/sovietstatesZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX - http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com &http://www.MySpace.com/ZAPHODinOTTAWA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Awesome band and disc.Only seen them once live but they kicked ass.Will have to miss them this time around though..escorting New Rider to The Lemonheads on the 20th is my only get outta town free card that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Gershwin + Beethoven + Radiohead/Yo la Tengo/Sparklehorse? how does one live up to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Their show at Elements was the most well-attended. Earplugs were given out. LOUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Dang, no Brantford date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteymuseum Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hamilton/Underground show is from 10pm-12amJade on stage at 10:20pmBesnard Lakes 11:15pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I hope it's a big open room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteymuseum Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I hope it's a big open room.I don't understand this hope. What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 bump, there it is.for some reason there were no advance tickets, so i guess get there early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 since zaphod's does not keep typical hours as far as bands go, what is an appropriate time to get there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 i'm gonna go for 8 to get tickets / stamps. not too sure of the schedule. first band is probably around 9 though (soviet states open, then jade mcnelis, then the besnard lakes) 11 pm curfew still applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 There were/are no advance tickets? So is it 8 at the door or 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 i went to end hits and they weren't selling advance tix for that show, but they are online at ticketweb, $8 for tickets + $2 service fee, so $10 either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 How was it?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 i loved it. there was one bum song in the middle of the set, but it was a good breather. they played 7 songs (out of the 8) off ...Are the Dark Horse. Encore was You Make Loving Fun (Fleetwood Mac). Probably played 9 or 10 songs total. Sound was really clean where I was standing, maybe a bit light on the keys. Bass sounded really clear and defined. Jace (lead dude) had a cold it looked like but all his vocals, especially the falsetto stuff, sounded great once he was warmed up after the first tune. 3 guitars, bass, drums, keys. 4 singers. too much smoke machine.awesome show, i really like this band a ton. big crowd out as well, looks like this Capital Idea! festival is off to a great start.Opener Jade McNelis was a prissy bitch, complaining about her mix the whole time. Boring as shit songs that sounded exactly like Emily Haines.Saw Stapes, Trev and Rosie out. I think Stapes was a bit less enthusiastic than I about the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 he always is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 My favourite Stapes concert review, after seeing Broken Social Scene - "These guys are Dinosaur Jr. junior."Awesomeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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