From Blown Speakers

Tuesday, September 05, 2006
summer special

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

The Battles

Hot Loins

I hope you'll all join me in sending a big thank you out to the fine folks at Only for putting on another successful Victory Square Block Party. If there's a better way to spend the last day of Summer than lounging on grass, watching a plethora of local acts, and drinking contraband booze, I have yet to discover it. Even the sprinklers unexpectedly going off didn't put a... umm... damper on the day. Terrible puns aside, hopefully you made it down, or had some good excuse like "getting paid double time" or "being at Bumbershoot." I was happy to see some of my faves, but was also pleased to finally check out a couple bands I'd thus far missed out on. Really looking forward to seeing The Nons again.

Were you there? Highlights? Lowlights? Funny stories?

Here is a non-VicSquare related lowlight...
One of my very favourite local acts, Blue Grey Dots, are calling it quits. The "official statement" from MySpace:

WE ARE NO LONGER A BAND.
WE ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE.

Yes, the rumours are true! Blue Grey Dots have broken up and each member are onto their own new fun and exciting things. We might play *one last show as a goodbye and a thank you to everyone and their support, but we never were good at keeping promises (kidding).

WE LOVE ALL OF YOU.

Paul is continuing on with his other band, 16MM
Bryan is working on this solo project, Championshp Vinyl
Nicola is working sixty hours a week and dying slowly (but she also does have something going on, but it's a secret, she won't tell you).
& Steve, well, Steve is always doing something.

Thank you to everyone again.

GOODBYE.

*it hasn't been planned

In happier news, Ron Sexsmith is at the VECC on December 1st and 2nd. We will forgive Ron for doing that song with Chris Martin, because most everything else he does is pretty grand.

Daytrotter has a 4-song session by Bonnie "Prince" Billy up.

now playing: the White Stripes - Little Ghost

posted by Quinn @ 12:50 p.m. Comments:4

4 Comments:

Hey Quinn, per GiantStep.net, Radiodread are playing Richard's October 6.

By minx, at 11:35 a.m.

radiodread?

By Quinn, at 1:14 p.m.

anonymous tip:
rapture and presets @ dick's nov. 14 according to pfork.

By Anonymous, at 1:14 p.m.

Radiodread = Easy Star All-Stars, they put OK Computer into reggae, they did "Dub Side of the Moon" before.

http://www.easystar.com/

By minx, at 3:13 p.m.