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Two Song Wedding
''Two Song Wedding'' is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kate Maki, released January 12, 2010."Kate Maki rolls into town". '' The Varsity'', November 5, 2009. The album was released independently on Maki's own Confusion Unlimited label, with distribution by Outside Music. Guest musicians include members of Giant Sand, Calexico, FemBots, Jonathan Richman and Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Jeremy Gara. The band's touring line-up includes former core .... The song "Bloodshot & Blistered" was featured in the film '' Ingenious'' from 2009. Track listing # "Bloodshot & Blistered" # "In Comes the Light" # "From Below" # "Message Delivered" # "Rage in a Cage" # "Carved in Sand" # "Rip Out the Moon" # "Upon a Time" # "Dig You a Grave" # "Crossfire" References 2010 albums Kate Maki albums {{201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Maki
Kate Maki (born Katherine Ellen Maki) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. . '''', May 21, 2011. Biography Maki is of Finnish descent. Born and raised in , , she studied at |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by Convention (norm), custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with popular music, commercial and art music, classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On High
''On High'' is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kate Maki, released on February 12, 2008, in the USA on Howe Gelb's record label OW OM Records and in Canada on Kate's label Confusion Unlimited. The album's lead single, "Blue Morning", was highlighted as a "Song of the Day" by NPR, KCRW, and WXPN. WXPN, January 18, 2008. The song "To Please" was featured in the film '' Ingenious'' from 2009, and the song "Highway" was featured in Episode 9 of the television series '' Hard Rock Medical
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Moonshine (Kate Maki Album)
''Moonshine'' is the fifth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kate Maki, released in May 2011."Vet songwriter a duo in life, music" . '''', May 19, 2011. The album was released independently on Maki's own Confusion Unlimited label, with distribution by . Guest musicians include Nathan Lawr, and members of |
The Varsity (newspaper)
''The Varsity'' is the official student newspaper of the University of Toronto, in publication since 1880. Originally a broadsheet daily, it is now printed in compact form. The paper's primary focus is on tri-campus affairs and local news. The paper publishes weekly on all campuses during the fall and winter semesters and online throughout the year, along with two seasonal magazines. The paper is published by Varsity Publications, a not-for-profit corporation, and is primarily financed by advertisement revenues with subsidies from a student levy. History At the height of debate on coeducation in 1880, ''The Varsity'' published an article in its inaugural issue in favour of admitting women. In 1895, the suspension of ''The Varsitys editor, James Tucker, led Latin Professor Dale to publicly attack the administration in '' The Globe'', which in turn led to his own dismissal. University College students then approved a motion by ''Varsity'' editorial staff member William Lyon Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside Music
Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 2001. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which includes Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, Aidan Knight, Justin Rutledge as management clients. The Outside Music Label released The Sadies's ''Tremendous Efforts'' and albums by Billy Bragg, Tinariwen, The Super Friendz, and the soundtrack to the indie film '' The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico''. In 2010, The Sadies's '' Darker Circles'' and The Besnard Lakes's '' The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night'' appeared on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist while in 2011, Little Scream's ''The Golden Record'', Sloan's ''The Double Cross'', Black Mountain's '' Wilderness Heart'' and One Hundred Dollars's ''Songs of Man'' all garnered Polaris long list nominations. Matthew Barber, Jill Barber, Oh Susanna, The Sadies, and The Hylozoists have all received Juno Award nominations for albums released on the Outside Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Sand
Giant Sand (formerly Giant Sandworms) is an American musical group from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Its most constant member is singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. The groups have developed idiosyncratic sound rooted in alternative country, but touching on a wide range of other styles and featuring Gelb's beatnik-influenced vocals and songwriting. Since about 2012, they have also performed as Giant Giant Sand when featuring a larger ensemble than their traditional four to six musicians. History Howe Gelb, also a prolific solo artist, started the group as Giant Sandworms in the late 1970s in Tucson, Arizona. In 1980, an EP was released entitled ''Will Wallow and Roam After the Ruin.'' After which Gelb sacked the other members. 1983 saw the release of ''Valley of Rain'' on Enigma Records with the shortened name of Giant Sand. It had Scott Garber on bass, Winston Watson on drums for most tracks, with Tommy Larkins drumming on the others. By 1990, John Convertino had become the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calexico (band)
Calexico is an American indie rock band based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1996, the band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number of albums on Quarterstick Records and City Slang, and their 2005 EP, ''In the Reins'', recorded with Iron & Wine, reached the Billboard 200 album charts. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin American music, Latin sounds of mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, and tejano music, tejano mixed with country music, country, jazz, and post-rock. The band is named for the border town of Calexico, California, and has been described by some as "desert noir". History Formation Calexico had its origins in 1990 when Joey Burns, who was studying music at the University of California, Irvine, met up with John Convertino, who was playing drums with Howe Gelb in Giant Sand. Burns also joined Giant Sand, after first playing upright bass on a Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FemBots
FemBots are a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto formed in 1998. FemBots are known for their unique sound of combining instrumental everyday items, junk instruments, and traditional instruments in their music. Background The band's core members, Dave MacKinnon and Brian Poirier, were members of the early 1990s alternative rock band Dig Circus alongside Mark Hansen, James Julien and Dave Dreveny. That band released three albums independently, but broke up in the mid-1990s before achieving any mainstream success. They subsequently joined with Ron Hawkins of The Lowest of the Low to form the band Hummer for a one-album project in 1997 before launching Fembots. History The Fembots were performing in Toronto by 1998. Their live show included analogue tape loops and prerecorded sound clips. Fembots' first album, ''Mucho Cuidado'' introduced their distinctive style of music with toys and power tools as instruments in their songs. '' Small Town Murder Scene'', released in 2003, sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic and electric backing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected, and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, is influenced by music from around the world. Biography Early life Born into a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Natick, Massachusetts, Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. He became infatuated with the Velvet Underground and, in 1969, he moved to New York City, lived on the couch of their manager, Steve Sesnick, worked odd jobs, and tried to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston. The Modern Lovers Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band, in Boston, Massachusetts. Other notable members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Jeremy Gara. The band's touring line-up includes former core member Sarah Neufeld and multi-instrumentalists Paul Beaubrun and Dan Boeckner. Most of the band's studio albums feature contributions from composer and violinist Owen Pallett, who has also served as a touring member. Founded in 2001 by friends and classmates Butler and Josh Deu, the band came to prominence in 2004 with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ''Funeral (Arcade Fire album), Funeral''. Their second studio album, ''Neon Bible'', won them the 2008 Meteor Music Awards, Meteor Music Award for Best International Album and the 2008 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Their third studio album, ''The Suburbs'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim and commercial success. It received many accolades, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingenious (2009 American Film)
''Ingenious'' (originally titled ''Lightbulb'') is a 2009 American film. It is a rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. It is based on the true story of some friends who are trying to come up with an invention, before hitting on an idea. Cast *Dallas Roberts as Matt, an inventor *Jeremy Renner as Sam, Matt's lifelong friend and business partner * Ayelet Zurer as Gina, Matt's wife * Marguerite Moreau as Cinda * as Louisa *Richard Kind as Newkin * Eddie Jemison as Bean *Judith Scott as Rita *Debby Rosenthal as Brenda * Michael Kagan as Mort *Rob Brownstein as Kent *Vince Grant as Randall *François Chau as Mr. Chow Production The film was shot on location in Tucson, Arizona and Hong Kong. It premiered at the 2009 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Reception In 2012, when the film went on release after Renner's success in ''The Hurt Locker'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
