zero Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I haven't read any accounts other than the National Post's (which also mentions the Jones Beach suicide). This one's particularly brutal and really really sad given the choice of song he went out on, and that Hansard rushed to find his dead body onstage.http://northernheads.blogspot.com/2010/08/swell-season-suicide-when-your-minds.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Was repoted in this thread last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hartamophone Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I haven't read any accounts other than the National Post's (which also mentions the Jones Beach suicide). This one's particularly brutal and really really sad given the choice of song he went out on, and that Hansard rushed to find his dead body onstage.http://northernheads.blogspot.com/2010/08/swell-season-suicide-when-your-minds.htmlThe guy who jumped at Jones Beach didn't die. He has some broken bones, but that's it:New York Post Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 The Swell Season To Split After TragedyOscar winners and former lovers GLEN HANSARD and MARKETA IRGLOVA are to split as THE SWELL SEASON to embark on other endeavours.The news comes just days after a fan committed suicide onstage at a Swell Season show in Saratoga, California - but the tragedy has nothing to do with the parting. Hansard has announced plans to rejoin his former band The Frames, while Irglova intends to record a solo album.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 The Swell Season To Split After TragedyOscar winners and former lovers GLEN HANSARD and MARKETA IRGLOVA are to split as THE SWELL SEASON to embark on other endeavours.The news comes just days after a fan committed suicide onstage at a Swell Season show in Saratoga, California - but the tragedy has nothing to do with the parting. Hansard has announced plans to rejoin his former band The Frames, while Irglova intends to record a solo album.Aloha,BradI love how boldly the title implies that it's because of the tragedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 This is sad and bizarre news all-round. I have little doubt that Marketa will do just fine on her own (she's great when she does solo songs in concert, and her songwriting has improved greatly over the years). I'm looking forward to some new Frames; too bad about the timing of this news and what the title above might erroneously imply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 too bad about the timing of this news and what the title above might erroneously imply.No doubt. I watched an interview/performance (I think on youtube) with Glenn & Marketa not too long ago and he hinted they wouldn't be a band for much longer, but didn't really give much more insight then that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 Well, I know Marketa is still very young, so perhaps Glen recognized that she should go on her own at some point and/or it's simply just time for a change. I think he'll still be in the background somewhere when she records solo stuff. I look forward to both their future endeavours. The Frames at Lee's Palace or Opera House will kick ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 The Frames at Lee's Palace or Opera House will kick ass. IN ! How about the Great Hall instead? Much more friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 With our luck, The Frames will get booked at Kool Haus or Sound Academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 i like kool haus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 I've seen far too many brutal-sounding shows in the past 20 years to like the place. However, The Black Keys sounded really good there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Good-ish news comes from the suicide, and a not-so-fast-on-the-breakup-talkOn August 19, the Swell Season faced a tragic and shocking incident when a fan committed suicide during one of their concerts in California. The 32-year-old man, named Michael Pickels, jumped off the roof covering the stage mid-set, falling three storeys and landing lifeless on a speaker. Now, the band have set up counselling sessions for fans who witnessed the unnerving tragedy.As the Associated Press reports, the Swell Season have offered an undisclosed amount of money to pay for grief counselling sessions at the Palo Alto, CA-based Kara counselling centre. A spokeswoman from that organization said the band will pay for four group sessions, which will be open to anyone who attended the show.In related Swell Season news, online rumours that the band have called it quits surfaced earlier this week. Speaking with Exclaim!, a representative from the band’s label, Anti- Records, said these rumours are unfounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 The Frames have some NA tour dates starting to pop up in November. Fingers crossed for a Toronto-area show.http://www.theframes.ie/v4/news/dates.php$25 tickets? mmmmmmmgoood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Pretty classy on the band's part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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