Hey, kids, we've passed thirty thousand hits for the month of March - thanks to all of you(or maybe ten of my friends who are repeatedly refreshing their monitors). Not as many as February(over fify thousand!), but amazing nonetheless considering what we're dealing with. Thanks.
Two great albums come out today, March 29th: Mae's sophomore effort The Everglow(three new tracks are up over here) and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia wunderkind Matt Mays and his band El Torpedo release their second effort(the first Mays record featuring El Torpedo; his first was a singer-songwriterish acoustic deal). Ordinarily, I'd not have mentioned this, but last night at Zaphod's here in Ottawa, Mays introduced me and presumably others to his brand of '70s-steeped rock and roll Americana, and the rock was had.
Whoa: Symphony In Peril vocalist Shawn Jonas has suddenly left the band. This just after their second album The Whore's Trophy was released to critical acclaim as a step up from their debut(Memoirs And Lost Pictures). Jonas has posted a note on the web explaining his departure over here. This sucks; they're a good band. [hxc]
A band that our boy Brian loves, Into The Moat, is taking a favourite of mine out on the road this summer: Quebec's A Perfect Murder are hitting the tour trail with ITM and Soilent Green.
Oh man: more new material from The Agony Scene; this song is called 'Prey'. The metal is almost too much for me. Their April 19th show here in Ottawa will be legendary.
MC John Reuben's fourth(fourth already!) album The Boy Vs. The Cynic will be out June 21st; the album features production throughout by Reu himself as well as an appearance by Relient K singer Matt Thiessen('Nuisance'), and to hype the CD there'll be a big ol' tour featuring the man himself opening for Thousand Foot Krutch and Pillar. [cmcentral]
Hey, some news from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI(both my parents matriculated there...learning, no doubt, words like 'matriculate'): there'll be a big Festival of Faith and Music event on campus in like two days(April 1st and 2nd), featuring appearances from the likes of Dave Bazan from Pedro the Lion, Sufjan Stevens, Bill Mallonee and tons more. This here link has all the details. [buzzgrinder]
Wheeeeee! MxPx's new album Panic will be in stores June 12th, and I'll buy it like I have every MxPx album in the last decade. C'mon, admit it: everyone loves them.
Toronto's Jersey have called it a day; having lasted nine years is pretty impressive for any band, really. [punknews]
Posted by mike at March 29, 2005 06:09 PM