Since forming in the spring of 2008 Library voices have been operating at a feverish pace. After recording a 3 song demo this ten piece pop collective released EP ‘Hunting Ghosts & Other Collected Shorts, participated in several high profile festivals and showcases including Sled Island, Regina Folk Festival, Gateway Festival (Greg Keelor), and performed before 2500+ at Ness Creek. In addition the band shot a television commercial for their single Step Of The Map & Float to promote the Regina Folk Festival and was awarded a grant by the Sask Arts Board to record a full length follow up, which will commence September 1, 2008.

Hunting Ghosts & Other Collected Shorts, offers a clear and concise introduction to the collective. The groups song writing objectives are evident, bridging sophisticated pop hooks and melodies with complex harmonies and anthemic sing along choruses. Lyrically the album strays from bubblegum, addressing late night escapades, panic attacks, and the construct of home.

“Just when you feel like you’re all used up and it’s time to go, some music gets under your skin and changes your mind.” – See Magazine

“The results of these studies (in pop music) are well worth the effort. Hunting Ghosts succeeds in being addictive and continuously compelling.” – Prairie Dog

“Library Voices give pop a good name! Mixing classic influences (The Kinks, The Zombies) with a more contemporary indie-pop collective aesthetic they have managed to craft a handful of timeless tunes that couldn’t exist anytime but right now. While unexpected mid-song disintegrations and perfectly imperfect gang vocals add a nice seasoning to their mix, it’s their ability to never lose sight of the song that makes this so vital.” – Sled Island Festival ’08

Carl Johnson (vocals, guitar)
Darcy McIntyre (vocals, organ, accordion, synthesizer)
Karla Miller (vocals, organ, synthesizer)
Brett Dolter (vocals, guitar, keyboards)
Eoin Hickey-Cameron (bass, guitar)
Paul Gutheil (vocals, saxophone, guitar)
Michael Dawson (organ, synthesizers, guitar)
Amanda Scandrett (vocals, cello, glockenspiel, melodion)
Brennan Ross (vocals, guitar)
Michael Thievin (drums)

…will be performing at the following tour dates:

August 13 – The Habitat – Kelowna, BC
August 14 – The Media Club- Vancouver, BC
August 15 – Camas Anarchist Bookstore – Victoria, BC
August 16 – The Legion – Roberts Creek, BC
August 17 – Hoko’s – Vancouver, BC
August 19 – Voodoo’s – Penticon, BC
August 20 – The Marquee Room – Calgary, AB
August 22 – Concordia University Theatre – Edmonton, AB
August 23 – Canmore Hotel – Canmore, AB

F&M, is part Low, part Nick Cave, Smog and Will Oldham. The Albertan band is hinged upon two singer-songwriters: a Forensic Recreational Therapist and a Soviet Rock Culture Historian, who prefer to describe their musical style as art-folk rock. F&M, which just developed last year (2007) after a Christmas 2006 resurrection, is currently working on an artistic collaboration with local (Edmonton) artist and Deadwear entrepreneur Glen Ronald on a new album for the fall/winter. The upcoming release will be more of an art show with painting inspired by the music, and the music inspired by loss. Some of these new songs will be a part of the July 3rd show. For now, F&M is content on touring their current album, “Let Every Light Shine” (Shameless Records Canada, June 2007). Enjoy a mix of quiet intensity and brilliant pop from 5 creative music acts on Thursday, July 3, 2008.

NOTE: F&M will be playing a more acoustic show for the Okanagan dates (August 20 and 21). These shows will provide two sets of prairie born music.

Here’s some press highlights:
“studiously crafting their own brand of cerebral melodies, brilliantly showcased on 2007’s Let Every Light Shine” The Edmonton Journal “great expressive range” Katherine Duncan CBC “focused and true to the soul of their songs” VUE Weekly “delicate and smooth” The Edmonton Journal “Lullabies for adult minds” SEE Magazine

Here’s a recent podcast we were featured in (Its Hard to Be Soft, Edmonton Journal May 27): http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/ed/podcasts.html

Everest Recruitment Wednesday Night Showcase

Wednesday, August 6, 6:30pm-10:00pm
Location: Island Stage, Waterfront Park
“Rhythm & Blues”

6:30pm-7:15pm The Rolling Stone (3 Piece Blues Group)
7:30pm-8:15pm Steven Stairs (Blues)
8:30pm-9:45pm Dogskin Suit (4 Piece Blues Group)

Thursday July 31, 2008 @ 05:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff

After a steady run of performances across North America since the February release of Jason Collett‘s Here’s To Being Here, the Toronto singer/songwriter will continue to tour this fall.

Collett will be joined on many dates by Rock Plaza Central and Zeus. Tickets for those shows are on sale now.

The Broken Social Scene member has released four albums since 1999. Here’s To Being Here was produced by Howie Beck. Instead of having his whole Broken Social Scene crew on the album, as on 2005’s Idols Of Exile, his latest effort is built largely around the contributions of Collett’s former touring band, Paso Mino, and guests like The Stills’ Liam O’Neil.

Collett’s website features an exclusive, original demo of Here’s To Being Here’s “Charlyn, Angel Of Kensington” featuring Tony Scherr.

You can see Collett here:

* Aug. 9 Wolfe Island, ON @ Wolfe Island Festival
* Sept. 24 Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunter’s Ale House
* Sept. 25 Fredericton, NB @ The Capital Bar
* Sept. 26 Sackville, NB @ George’s Roadhouse
* Sept. 27 Halifax, NS @ The Seahorse Tavern
* Sept. 30 Quebec City, PQ @ Le Cercle
* Oct. 1 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore’s Music Hall w/Rock Plaza Central
* Oct. 2 Montreal, QC @ Le Petit Campus w/Rock Plaza Central
* Oct. 3 Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club
* Oct. 14 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 15 Guelph, ON @ The Stage Nightclub w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 16 Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Room w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 17 London, ON @ Call The Office w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 18 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 25 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 26 Regina, SK @ The Exchange w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 28 Edmonton, AB @ Urban Lounge w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 30 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 1 Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s On Richards w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 2 Whistler, BC @ Moe Joe’s w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 4 Kelowna, BC @ Habitat w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 5 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 6-7 Calgary, AB @ Liberty Lounge (Mt. Royal College) w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 8 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus

Thursday July 31, 2008 @ 05:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff

After a steady run of performances across North America since the February release of Jason Collett‘s Here’s To Being Here, the Toronto singer/songwriter will continue to tour this fall.

Collett will be joined on many dates by Rock Plaza Central and Zeus. Tickets for those shows are on sale now.

The Broken Social Scene member has released four albums since 1999. Here’s To Being Here was produced by Howie Beck. Instead of having his whole Broken Social Scene crew on the album, as on 2005’s Idols Of Exile, his latest effort is built largely around the contributions of Collett’s former touring band, Paso Mino, and guests like The Stills’ Liam O’Neil.

Collett’s website features an exclusive, original demo of Here’s To Being Here’s “Charlyn, Angel Of Kensington” featuring Tony Scherr.

You can see Collett here:

* Aug. 9 Wolfe Island, ON @ Wolfe Island Festival
* Sept. 24 Charlottetown, PEI @ Hunter’s Ale House
* Sept. 25 Fredericton, NB @ The Capital Bar
* Sept. 26 Sackville, NB @ George’s Roadhouse
* Sept. 27 Halifax, NS @ The Seahorse Tavern
* Sept. 30 Quebec City, PQ @ Le Cercle
* Oct. 1 Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore’s Music Hall w/Rock Plaza Central
* Oct. 2 Montreal, QC @ Le Petit Campus w/Rock Plaza Central
* Oct. 3 Kingston, ON @ The Grad Club
* Oct. 14 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 15 Guelph, ON @ The Stage Nightclub w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 16 Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Room w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 17 London, ON @ Call The Office w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 18 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 25 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 26 Regina, SK @ The Exchange w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 28 Edmonton, AB @ Urban Lounge w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Oct. 30 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 1 Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s On Richards w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 2 Whistler, BC @ Moe Joe’s w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 4 Kelowna, BC @ Habitat w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 5 Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 6-7 Calgary, AB @ Liberty Lounge (Mt. Royal College) w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus
* Nov. 8 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/Rock Plaza Central and Zeus

Rockanagan 2008!
Here’s the lineup of artists performing at 6 different venues. Like last year’s Rockanagan festival, wristbands will be available for $30 and gets you into all the shows. This years event is now 5 days long from Sept 25th – Oct. 1st and includes the Okanagan Music Awards.

* Ali Milner
* Atre Este

* Basic
* Bardo
* Brittany Kalisnakoff
* Break the Pattern

* Cannibass
* Chris Gheran
* Closing Iris
* Cold Driven

* Danny Echo
* Drunk and Pretending

* Fields of Green

* Grizz Lee
* Gorgeous Priceless

* Happy

* Inkblot

* JGirl
* Joseph Blood & the Bluetick Hounds
* Justin Hale

* Kevin and Devon
* Kim McMechan

* Lead Pipe Cinch
* Lefty
* Liquor Store Warm

* Marko Azul
* Missing Starla
* Mr. Feely and the Touch

* Napalm Willy

* Olga Osipova
* One Bullet Resolution

* Random Robbery
* Redfish

* Sadie Donovan
* Shattered Tone
* Smoking 45s
* Souljah Fyah
* Stonecrow

* Tabitha

* Whiskey Dick

Wednesday, July 30th
Hosted by Penticton’s Ari Neufeld

Open Mic Wednesdays at the Habitat:

– Join Us For Live Acoustic Artists & Special Guests
– Anyone’s Welcome, NO Attitudes
– $19.75 jug of beer & nachos (valid 7pm-11:59pm)

Tuesday July 29, 2008 @ 04:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff

Regina’s Library Voices will play western Canadian dates in August in support of their new six-song debut EP from Young Soul Records, Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts).

Library Voices recorded a three-song demo with Justin Bender of Regina metal band Into Eternity in March. Group members also play in Mothra, National Frost, War Doves, Alterboy, Numbers Hate Letters and other acts. The group have 10 members and a whopping seven vocalists.

Carl Johnson (vocals, guitar), Darcy McIntyre (vocals, organ, accordion, synthesizer), Karla Miller (vocals, organ, synthesizer), Brett Dolter (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Eoin Hickey-Cameron (bass, guitar), Paul Gutheil (vocals, saxophone, guitar), Michael Dawson (organ, synthesizers, guitar), Amanda Scandrett (vocals, cello, glockenspiel, melodion), Brennan Ross (vocals, guitar) and Michael Thievin (drums) will play these Canadian dates:

* Aug. 7 Regina, SK @ Scarth Street Stage (noon)
* Aug. 8-9 Regina, SK @ Regina Folk Festival
* Aug. 13 Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat
* Aug. 14 Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
* Aug. 15 Victoria, BC @ Camas Anarchist Bookstore
* Aug. 16 Roberts Creek, BC @ The Legion
* Aug. 17 Vancouver, BC @ Hoko’s
* Aug. 19 Penticton, BC @ Voodoo’s
* Aug. 20 Calgary, AB @ The Marquee Room w/Dukes Of Archipelago
* Aug. 22 Edmonton, AB @ Concordia University Theatre
* Aug. 23 Canmore, AB @ The Canmore Hotel

—Kate Harper

Well I’m gearing up and heading out to the Pemberton Music Festival. I just got back from Seattle (Ringo Starr concert) and I figured that I won’t be updating my blog for another week so I thought I would give a rundown of upcoming shows in Kelowna…

Wednesday, July 23rd
Mason Rack Band
@ the Minstrel Cafe

Thursday, July 24th
@ Doc Willoughby’s
Sylvie with Hot Little Rocket

@ the Habitat
NINJASPY

Friday, July 25th
@ Doc Willoughby’s
Kevin & Devon

@ the Habitat
Means & A Textbook Tragedy

@ the Grateful Fed
The Fight United