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We shall be rearing our impeccably groomed heads once again at NXNE this year. Details to come…
Hello 2012
Sorry that it’s taken us so long to make your acquaintance. But we shall make up for our egregious reclusiveness on Saturday, April 14 at The Silver Dollar, where we will be opening for San Francisco’s Dirty Ghosts. Declare your intentions here.
December boys got it bad
Oh, hi! It’s been a while. We apologize for our silence; we’ve been busy doing stuff like waiting for broken bones to heal, perfecting chill recipes (chipotle ketchup—look into it) and, yes, writing new songs.
But we’ll be returning to active duty on December 9 at The Silver Dollar (464 Spadina Av.) to perform alongside Sports, Powers and Planet Creature. A December show at the Dollar is something of an annual Two Koreas holiday tradition, and this one happens to fall on the birthday of Dan Burke (a.k.a. Rock ‘n’ Roll Santa Claus). Needless to say attendance is mandatory; declare your intentions here.
Here is an extremely small photo of the promotional poster:
Thank you…
…to those who came out to our Pop Montreal showcase on Saturday (like Chris Randle of The Toronto Standard, who gave us a shout-out in his festival round-up).
And a big, hearty FUCK YOU to the motorist who knocked our Ian off his bicycle yesterday on Queen Street and fled from the scene, leaving Ian with a broken wrist and elbow, and thereby putting the unceremonious kibosh on our plans to play this Saturday (Oct. 1) with PS I Love You at The Great Hall. We shall keep you posted on Ian’s progress and notify you of our return to action…
Rocktober alert
Our autumnal insurgence continues apace as we’ll follow up our Pop Montreal showcase (see below) with an Oct. 1 date opening for Kingston’s finest, PS I Love You, on Saturday, Oct. 1 at The Great Hall in Toronto. Ticket info and all that jazz is right here.
Pop Montreal showcased announced!
We are exceedingly excited to be joining our friends at Hand Drawn Dracula at their Pop Montreal showcase on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 9pm at Barfly (4062 St Laurent) with Metz, Little Girls, Josh Reichmann/Dopes and Mausoleum. More details can be gleaned here.
Pop Montreal (slight return)
So, as you may have noticed, it’s been a quiet summer for us, because we like to do things like go outside and swim and smell flowers, rather than spend inordinate amounts of time in dark, enclosed bars performing for drunk, ungrateful people.
But in an effort to hold onto that back-to-school feeling several years after we last set foot in an educational facility, we are ramping up our efforts this September, starting with a return visit to our favourite autumnal Quebecois music festival: Pop Montreal! Showcase details are still TBA, but we will let you know as soon as we do.
NXNE SHOWCASE DETAILS!
We’ll be paying a return visit to the North by Northeast festival on Thursday, June 16 at the Velvet Underground (510 Queen W.). The line-up is as follows:
8pm - Motel English
9pm - The Holiday Crowd
10pm - The Two Koreas
11pm - The Hippy Mafia (featuring Gaz Whelan from the Happy Mondays!)
Admission is free with a NXNE wristband/fancy laminate; $10 for commoners.
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
We’re also play a day party on Saturday, June 18 at Reposado (136 Ossington) with Chains of Love, Hot Kid and Modern Superstitions. Party goes from 4-7pm; we’re on at 6pm. Express your intentions to attend here.
Just to prove it really did happen…
Behold: video from our in-store performance at Hot Topic this week!
“Majored in Swimming”
“Cloth Coat Revolution”
Thanks to the store for having us, and for not shutting us down even after the Old Navy store across the hall called in their noise complaint. (Apparently, future Hot Topic in-store performances will now have to be acoustic. Our bad!)
Hot. Hot? Hot!
Slather on the guyliner and throw on your favourite My Chemical Romance hoodie — we’re doing an in-store performance at the new Hot Topic location at the Eaton Centre (Yonge/Dundas entrance) on Thursday, May 12 at 7pm!
