Ottawa Based Songwriter Signs With HOME Music Co. For Re-release Set For Fall 2014

Kalle Mattson announces a full run of Canadian tour dates, joining up with the CBC Vinyl Cafe Tour in Ontario. Signing with HOME Music Co., Mattson will re-release his acclaimed Polaris Music Prize Listed Album, Someday, The Moon Will Be Gold, with three new songs currently being recording with Marcus Paquin. Tour dates commence September 5 and Kalle and his band will in Kelowna on September 18 at Habitat.

“A year ago, I moved back home to Sault Ste. Marie, worked a joe job to fund this record and released it myself,” says Mattson. “This record has since taken me all over the world and legitimately changed my life. I’m excited for the re-release on HOME Music Co. that will give this record new life and expose it to wider audience.”

“Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold is a staggering and emotional listen.” Pop Matters

“Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold is a record clearly designed with the cathartic climax in mind, and there’s no shortage of them throughout the album. In Mattson’s hands, it’s about heart.” Pitchfork

“Someday the Moon Will be Gold is, simply, a benchmark in fearless songwriting.” Exclaim

THE CROOKED BROTHERS DEBUTS LIVE VIDEO FOR “KENNEDY” FROM UPCOMING ALBUM THANK YOU I’M SORRY
ANNOUNCES CANADIAN FALL TOUR DATES

Manitoba folk and blues trio The Crooked Brothers have debuted the new live video for “Kennedy” from the Manitoba Music Loft Sessions. The band’s upcoming third studio album, Thank You I’m Sorry, is set for release September 23 via Transistor 66. Canadian tour dates begin in October at the BreakOut West Music Festival and all tour dates are listed below.

WATCH “KENNEDY” LIVE FROM THE MANITOBA MUSIC LOFT SESSIONS

Whether showing off their shiny sides for a video or getting real sweaty on stage at the venue, the live setting suits The Crooked Brothers just fine. In either location the Manitoba folk and blues trio can hold the whole the room at attention with a single harmonica, or shake it with a growl and a filthy rhythm. In their latest video for album single “Kennedy”, the viewer gets the sweeter, gentler, three-part harmony side of their live performance. If you want to see the Brother’s grittier side, you’ll have to catch them on tour in Canada beginning in October.

Filmed in a cavernous warehouse for Manitoba Music’s Loft Sessions The Crooked Brothers are joined by Julian Bradford (Del Barber, Moses Mayes) on upright bass, Eric Lemoine (The F-Holes, Little Miss Higgins) on pedal steel, and Emmet Van Etten (The Weber Brothers, Ronnie Hawkins) on drums.

“The album version of “Kennedy” is pretty stripped down, but for the live Loft Sessions video we decided to round up the whole Thank You I’m Sorry band,” says brother Darwin Baker. “The shoot took place in a Winnipeg Exchange District warehouse space similar to the one where we recorded bass & drums, only this one was completely empty. I love the sound of drums in a big space like that.”

“Working with Manitoba Music is always great,” says brother Jesse Matas. “They’re an amazing and knowledgeable group of people fostering music in Manitoba like no one else, and the video shoot was fun. Emmet out dressed us all though.”

Their upcoming album, Thank You I’m Sorry is folk music full of left turns. No strangers to wide open spaces, the The Crooked Brothers captured their album in both Winnipeg’s Private Ear Studio, a downtown warehouse recording studio, and a handmade log home in the country. The resulting sound closely reflects their live dynamics. Practically a Crooked Family Variety Act their concerts see banjos, mandolins, guitars, and more taking turns being juggled from brother to brother. Matt Foster’s unforgettably strange voice, inhuman and gravelly deep. Baker’s deft handling of the harmonica. Matas’ stories and poems turned lyrics. Each having their own style and touch, the arrangements seem limitless, and there’s a refreshing sense that they will never write the same song twice.

Having performed to sold-out rooms at festivals such as Brighton’s Great Escape, and Switzerland’s Spring Bluegrass Festival Willisau, The Crooked Brother’s will take their banjos, beards, and harmonies on tour across Canada beginning in October. Their latest album,Thank You I’m Sorry, is set for release on September 23 via Transistor 66.

WATCH “KENNEDY” LIVE FROM THE MANITOBA MUSIC LOFT SESSIONS

THE CROOKED BROTHERS CANADIAN TOUR DATES

October 3-4: BreakOut West – Winnipeg, MB

October 9: Black Shire Pub – London, ON

October 10: The Casbah – Hamilton, ON

October 11: The Dakota Tavern – Toronto, ON *early show

October 13: The Red Garnet – Peterborough, ON

October 16-19: Folk Music Ontario – Toronto, ON

October 21: L’Escogriffe – Montreal, QC

October 24-25: Plan B – Moncton, NB

October 26: Trailside Cafe – Mount Stewart, PEI

October 30: The Townehouse – Sudbury, ON
October 31: Loplop’s – Sault Ste Marie, ON

November 13: Artful Dodger – Regina, SK

November 16: Ironwood Stage & Grill – Calgary, AB

November 20: The Schoolhouse – Ymir, BC

November 21: Hume Hotel – Nelson, BC *early show w/ James Lamb

November 27: Duncan Garage Showroom – Duncan, BC

November 28: Upstairs Lounge @ Oak Bay Rec Centre – Victoria, BC

December 2: Minstrel Cafe – Kelowna, BC

December 5: Artery – Edmonton, AB

December 7: Bassment – Saskatoon, SK

December 12: West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB

It’s been another great year with hundreds of artists performing all over Kelowna!  great job Festivals Kelowna!

Thursday Legacy Series
Location: Kinsmen Park
August 28th “Classic Rock”
6:00 Jimmy LeGuilloux (Classic Rock, duo)
7:00 NFA (Classic Rock, 4pc)
8:00 Flashback (Classic Rock /4pc)

101.5 EZ Rock Theme Weekends
Location: Kerry Park
August 29th “Summer End”
6:30 Anunnaki (Ska; 7 pc)
7:30 Jeff Piattelli (Pop; solo)
8:30 Roy Has Fire (Alt rock; 4 pc)
9:45 The Mighty Flamingos (Jazz; 8 c)

August 30th “Summer End”
6:30 The Crystal Ships (Electro Pop; 3 pc)
7:20 Chantelle Betuzzi (Pop vocalist)
7:40 Joyful Door (Alt Rock; 3 pc)
8:40 Icelandia (Pop; trio)
8:30 Family (instrumental Rock; trio)

Flashbacks  – Doors at 9pm
19 + – 2 Pieces of ID Required
— Tickets —
$20 advance / $25 door
Advance tickets available at Leo’s Video, Milkcrate Records (available Aug. 28) and online here!

Sloan
http://sloanmusic.com/
Sloan is without doubt the most truly democratic group in the annals of rock, with Jay Ferguson, Chris Murphy, Patrick Pentland, and Andrew Scott all contributing original compositions to each record, equal partners with equal say over every aspect of their work. Commonwealth – their first all-new release in three years – sees the Toronto-based quartet disassociating ever so slightly to create one of the more unique and ambitious recordings of their two-decade-plus career, an old-school double album with each member staking out a single side as their own artistic dominion.

Check out my May 7th, 2005 blog post about Sloan here

Sloan played Flashbacks on Oct. 26th, 2006 for a Halloween show