1.13.2010
a date with a smoke machine
.: owen and dawn from SBV! :.
we're still a month away from the release of 'smoke machine' and show details are starting to come together. check back here for the full scoop on the bash soon.
here are a couple of early reviews in the meantime...
Chris Page
A Date With A Smoke Machine
(Kelp Records)
*****
Not only will the sexy, tormented voice of Chris Page make you melt, but that guitar work of his is pure greatness. A Date with a Smoke Machine is haunting. The songs cling to you as the memories that made them must cling to Page. And there isn’t a single letdown in the bunch. It’s poetic and moving and constantly surprising you with lyrics like, “I creep into your sleep with panic stricken song.” Page even provides the back story for each song, revealing that even his point of view is poetic. He borrowed a friend’s guitar while on tour and used it to write the introduction to a song. He admits, “I’m not sure if taking songs out of someone’s guitar is fair game.” All’s fair in love Chris, and I love this CD. It’s a new staple for road trips and lazy Sundays.
STACEY LAWRENCE
See Magazine, Edmonton
January 2010
"Coax the Ending Day"
This standout from an upcoming solo album by one-third of the underappreciated Ottawa pop-punk band Camp Radio is so propulsive, it's a shock to belatedly realize that the arrangement has no drums. If you can imagine a cross between Billy Bragg's "Levi Stubbs' Tears" and The Shins' "Kissing the Lipless," you'll be about halfway there. (From A Date With a Smoke Machine, out Feb. 16, http://chrispage.bandcamp.com)
John Sakamoto
Anti-Hit List
January 2010
Toronto Star
you can get the CD now from kelp or this weekend in wakefield when i play with micarza camaro at the awesome kaffe 1870!
see you in the mountains.
> cp
.: owen and dawn from SBV! :.
we're still a month away from the release of 'smoke machine' and show details are starting to come together. check back here for the full scoop on the bash soon.
here are a couple of early reviews in the meantime...
Chris Page
A Date With A Smoke Machine
(Kelp Records)
*****
Not only will the sexy, tormented voice of Chris Page make you melt, but that guitar work of his is pure greatness. A Date with a Smoke Machine is haunting. The songs cling to you as the memories that made them must cling to Page. And there isn’t a single letdown in the bunch. It’s poetic and moving and constantly surprising you with lyrics like, “I creep into your sleep with panic stricken song.” Page even provides the back story for each song, revealing that even his point of view is poetic. He borrowed a friend’s guitar while on tour and used it to write the introduction to a song. He admits, “I’m not sure if taking songs out of someone’s guitar is fair game.” All’s fair in love Chris, and I love this CD. It’s a new staple for road trips and lazy Sundays.
STACEY LAWRENCE
See Magazine, Edmonton
January 2010
"Coax the Ending Day"
This standout from an upcoming solo album by one-third of the underappreciated Ottawa pop-punk band Camp Radio is so propulsive, it's a shock to belatedly realize that the arrangement has no drums. If you can imagine a cross between Billy Bragg's "Levi Stubbs' Tears" and The Shins' "Kissing the Lipless," you'll be about halfway there. (From A Date With a Smoke Machine, out Feb. 16, http://chrispage.bandcamp.com)
John Sakamoto
Anti-Hit List
January 2010
Toronto Star
you can get the CD now from kelp or this weekend in wakefield when i play with micarza camaro at the awesome kaffe 1870!
see you in the mountains.
> cp
1.01.2010
waiting for the great leap forward
.: thinking about the year. the new year. :.
so it's now 2010 and i'm thrilled this decade is starting off on a friday. it feels much more stabilizing to know you've got a couple of days to get your act together before being thrown head first into the new year.
i reviewed my dorky 'revolutions' from last year on here and i think i did pretty well. i failed at spending less time in vintages and recording junior farmer songs, but i did manage to bike through the winter and, for the most part, keep my shit together. i'm still not on facebook though kelp plans to set me up with an artist page soon. *shudder* maybe i'll see some of you then.
i'll lay off the resolution list this year and only say that my plan is to play and record as much music as possible. the new record is out next month and camp radio mixing of the brand new full length is well under way. i've got solo shows booked and more plans to play with the wonderful jill zmud, so i guess i'm off to a pretty good head start 12 hours into the year.
as i look down the calendar i realize that march 15th is the 25th anniversary of the stand gt plugging in amps for the very first time. interesting. more on that to come i'm sure.
check back here soon for some demos and covers i'll be releasing in advance of 'smoke machine' seeing the light of day. show dates are hopefully coming soon as well.
i've got the test presses for the vinyl and they sound pretty hot. you can get the cd now and the records should be along via saved by vinyl in a month or so.
i'm going to go and watch the hangover now (yes, the movie). ;)
all the best to you and yours for 2010. see you down the line and/or on twitter!
.: thinking about the year. the new year. :.
so it's now 2010 and i'm thrilled this decade is starting off on a friday. it feels much more stabilizing to know you've got a couple of days to get your act together before being thrown head first into the new year.
i reviewed my dorky 'revolutions' from last year on here and i think i did pretty well. i failed at spending less time in vintages and recording junior farmer songs, but i did manage to bike through the winter and, for the most part, keep my shit together. i'm still not on facebook though kelp plans to set me up with an artist page soon. *shudder* maybe i'll see some of you then.
i'll lay off the resolution list this year and only say that my plan is to play and record as much music as possible. the new record is out next month and camp radio mixing of the brand new full length is well under way. i've got solo shows booked and more plans to play with the wonderful jill zmud, so i guess i'm off to a pretty good head start 12 hours into the year.
as i look down the calendar i realize that march 15th is the 25th anniversary of the stand gt plugging in amps for the very first time. interesting. more on that to come i'm sure.
check back here soon for some demos and covers i'll be releasing in advance of 'smoke machine' seeing the light of day. show dates are hopefully coming soon as well.
i've got the test presses for the vinyl and they sound pretty hot. you can get the cd now and the records should be along via saved by vinyl in a month or so.
i'm going to go and watch the hangover now (yes, the movie). ;)
all the best to you and yours for 2010. see you down the line and/or on twitter!
12.13.2009
let it slide, let it snow, let it die
.: what is she doing with those scissors? :.
for a limited time, i've uploaded 4 versions of 2 original christmas songs.
'the minor crime at christmastime' is a brand new track i concocted in my basement inspired by a new vintage guitar and the fact my neighbours are in competition to out-christmas-light each other.
i didn't like the first version originally so i cooked up a take that's a bit more raw...they're both here so you can choose your poison.
the second track is an acoustic version of the stand gt song 'stocking stuffer'. a wonderful and bitter little christmas tale about trimming trees with contempt!
i like that i managed to fit the grinch, my pal mike enberg and shane macgowan all into one song! and remember that good ol' shane was born on christmas day!
i recorded this a couple of years ago...i don't remember when. the original stand gt version is here too...recorded directly from the 7" vinyl. snap! crackle fan!
band camp is a super great site and you can pick any format you want. these holiday numbers are free for downloading, so grab them while you can. i'd love to share in your christmastime playlists.
have a happy and safe festive season. :)
.: what is she doing with those scissors? :.
for a limited time, i've uploaded 4 versions of 2 original christmas songs.
'the minor crime at christmastime' is a brand new track i concocted in my basement inspired by a new vintage guitar and the fact my neighbours are in competition to out-christmas-light each other.
i didn't like the first version originally so i cooked up a take that's a bit more raw...they're both here so you can choose your poison.
the second track is an acoustic version of the stand gt song 'stocking stuffer'. a wonderful and bitter little christmas tale about trimming trees with contempt!
i like that i managed to fit the grinch, my pal mike enberg and shane macgowan all into one song! and remember that good ol' shane was born on christmas day!
i recorded this a couple of years ago...i don't remember when. the original stand gt version is here too...recorded directly from the 7" vinyl. snap! crackle fan!
band camp is a super great site and you can pick any format you want. these holiday numbers are free for downloading, so grab them while you can. i'd love to share in your christmastime playlists.
have a happy and safe festive season. :)
11.29.2009
hello, back catalogue
.: photo by Stephanie Montreuil :.
as we ramp up to officially release 'a date with a smoke machine', there are a bunch of activities underway. i've put up all my solo records on a really cool site called 'band camp'. so far you can listen to the entire back catalogue and soon you'll be able to purchase tracks in any format imaginable.
you can download the first track from smoke machine, 'two twenty twos' for free at the moment, so dig around and be sure to grab that. check back often as more stuff will be coming online and you'll be able to get the entire new record here shortly.
if you haven't seen it, the new video for 'coax the ending day' has been released. i remember when putting out a vid meant a ton of work, money and energy only to cross your fingers with bleak hope that it would show up once on the 'the wedge'. so thank you, youtube:
thank you to stephanie montreuil for the really nice live pics she took at a recent show. she kindly allowed me to use them for promo purposes so i thought i'd include a couple in this post.
.: photo by Stephanie Montreuil :.
next up: video for two twenty twos and show bookings. want me to play in your town? get in touch. believe it or not, i'll actually be heading out on the road soon. where i play is completely up in the air at the moment.
cheers.
.: photo by Stephanie Montreuil :.
as we ramp up to officially release 'a date with a smoke machine', there are a bunch of activities underway. i've put up all my solo records on a really cool site called 'band camp'. so far you can listen to the entire back catalogue and soon you'll be able to purchase tracks in any format imaginable.
you can download the first track from smoke machine, 'two twenty twos' for free at the moment, so dig around and be sure to grab that. check back often as more stuff will be coming online and you'll be able to get the entire new record here shortly.
if you haven't seen it, the new video for 'coax the ending day' has been released. i remember when putting out a vid meant a ton of work, money and energy only to cross your fingers with bleak hope that it would show up once on the 'the wedge'. so thank you, youtube:
thank you to stephanie montreuil for the really nice live pics she took at a recent show. she kindly allowed me to use them for promo purposes so i thought i'd include a couple in this post.
.: photo by Stephanie Montreuil :.
next up: video for two twenty twos and show bookings. want me to play in your town? get in touch. believe it or not, i'll actually be heading out on the road soon. where i play is completely up in the air at the moment.
cheers.
Labels: band camp, coax the ending day, smoke machine, two twenty twos, video
11.03.2009
best new artist no doubt
.: two members of the stand gt, about to kick out the jams :.
it's cool to be nominated for 'best new artist' in ottawa: even though i'm not sure what it all means and i've got more than a few friends getting a kick out it.
anyway, you should vote for me here at the ottawa xpress.
i thought i'd dig up an old pic for the occasion of me and someone else who could have easily been nominated for best new artist in ottawa, todd gibbon of the fiftymen. :)
can anyone guess the year?
speaking of something actually 'new', my new album is here and stacked up in a basement closet. it hits the streets feb. 16th...many more details to follow.
in the meantime, get voting!
.: two members of the stand gt, about to kick out the jams :.
it's cool to be nominated for 'best new artist' in ottawa: even though i'm not sure what it all means and i've got more than a few friends getting a kick out it.
anyway, you should vote for me here at the ottawa xpress.
i thought i'd dig up an old pic for the occasion of me and someone else who could have easily been nominated for best new artist in ottawa, todd gibbon of the fiftymen. :)
can anyone guess the year?
speaking of something actually 'new', my new album is here and stacked up in a basement closet. it hits the streets feb. 16th...many more details to follow.
in the meantime, get voting!
10.12.2009
two shows this weekend!
.: the line up @ raw sugar this saturday afternoon :.
i'm firing up two sets this coming saturday if you plan to be in ottawa and/or the local environs. first, i'm on around 3pmish at raw sugar for a singer-songwriter afternoon show being put on by kelp and beau's. jill zmud, sarah hallman and others will join me on stage.
then it's off to wakefield for an evening show at the spectacularly fine kaffe 1870. wayne from bloomistry will be starting off the evening, so c'mon up for a drink and listen in the mountains.
psst: i have my new cd on hand, but shhhhh: it doesn't 'come out' until february. but no worries, you can buy one now if you like. more details about the official launch will be coming later on. email me if you need some pronto.
.: a.v. lounges in our pop montreal digs :.
as always, pop montreal was a blast this year. we teamed up with mint and had two super fun shows. the bbq was a raging success by all accounts. how is it we are able to score great weather each year?
NOTE: sorry to report the camp radio show at the elmdale with the spitfire nines has been canceled for unforeseen reasons. we promise we'll reschedule soon.
.: the line up @ raw sugar this saturday afternoon :.
i'm firing up two sets this coming saturday if you plan to be in ottawa and/or the local environs. first, i'm on around 3pmish at raw sugar for a singer-songwriter afternoon show being put on by kelp and beau's. jill zmud, sarah hallman and others will join me on stage.
then it's off to wakefield for an evening show at the spectacularly fine kaffe 1870. wayne from bloomistry will be starting off the evening, so c'mon up for a drink and listen in the mountains.
psst: i have my new cd on hand, but shhhhh: it doesn't 'come out' until february. but no worries, you can buy one now if you like. more details about the official launch will be coming later on. email me if you need some pronto.
.: a.v. lounges in our pop montreal digs :.
as always, pop montreal was a blast this year. we teamed up with mint and had two super fun shows. the bbq was a raging success by all accounts. how is it we are able to score great weather each year?
NOTE: sorry to report the camp radio show at the elmdale with the spitfire nines has been canceled for unforeseen reasons. we promise we'll reschedule soon.
10.01.2009
and on to pop montreal
.: shooting 'coax the ending day' :.
if you're heading to la belle province this weekend, specifically the glorious island of montreal, be sure to stop by the kelp records showcase and bbq! we've teamed up with mint again this year and it promises to be a killer couple of days and shows! details:
POP MONTREAL!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST
MINT / KELP SHOWCASE!
Petit Campus (57 Prince-Arthur Est), MONTREAL
A Pop Montreal Showcase
$8 at the door
9pm- Chris Page
10pm- Hot Panda
11pm- Andrew Vincent
12am- The Pack AD
1am- Flecton Big Sky
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135062201363&ref=search&sid=519941985.890024696..1
FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND
MINT / KELP / UNFAMILIAR AND COKEMACHINEGLOW.COM co-present
EAST MEATS WEST III
Friday October 2nd, 1pm-7pm
Notman House (51 Sherbrooke Ouest @ Clark), MONTREAL
free show and food!
1.30- no gold
2.00- flecton big sky
2.30- carolyn mark
3.00- hot panda
3.30- the pack a.d.
4.00- snailhouse
4.30- andrew vincent
5.00- chris page
5.30- hollerado
6.00- sports: the band
Free food and very cheap suds while supplies last. Come early for the swedish berries and Dubble Bubble!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169095597387
.: shooting 'coax the ending day' :.
if you're heading to la belle province this weekend, specifically the glorious island of montreal, be sure to stop by the kelp records showcase and bbq! we've teamed up with mint again this year and it promises to be a killer couple of days and shows! details:
POP MONTREAL!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 1ST
MINT / KELP SHOWCASE!
Petit Campus (57 Prince-Arthur Est), MONTREAL
A Pop Montreal Showcase
$8 at the door
9pm- Chris Page
10pm- Hot Panda
11pm- Andrew Vincent
12am- The Pack AD
1am- Flecton Big Sky
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135062201363&ref=search&sid=519941985.890024696..1
FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND
MINT / KELP / UNFAMILIAR AND COKEMACHINEGLOW.COM co-present
EAST MEATS WEST III
Friday October 2nd, 1pm-7pm
Notman House (51 Sherbrooke Ouest @ Clark), MONTREAL
free show and food!
1.30- no gold
2.00- flecton big sky
2.30- carolyn mark
3.00- hot panda
3.30- the pack a.d.
4.00- snailhouse
4.30- andrew vincent
5.00- chris page
5.30- hollerado
6.00- sports: the band
Free food and very cheap suds while supplies last. Come early for the swedish berries and Dubble Bubble!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169095597387
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