Supercrawl News

Supercrawl wins a 2011 Hamilton Music Award!

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:28:54 +0000

This year’s edition of Supercrawl won a 2011 Hamilton Music Award on Saturday night at the Industry Awards at Mohawk College. The festival won the Musical Event Of The Year: People’s Choice Award.

This is one of the few awards voted on by the general public, so on behalf of everyone involved with Supercrawl thank you for voting for us! We can’t wait to do it all over again in 2012.

Free bus shuttle between Supercrawl and Locke Street Festival announced!

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:15:09 +0000

A free shuttle bus has been arranged to help people attend both Supercrawl and the Locke Street Festival!

The charter for the Locke Street Festival and Supercrawl will start at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 10th. HSR will install a temporary bus stop card on the southwest corner of Main and Locke.

The scheduled times and bus stops are below:

The routing will be:

From Main and Locke – eastbound on Main, north on John, west on Guise and north on Discovery Drive to the bus stop beside Williams Coffee Pub.

From Pier VIII – south on Discovery Drive, west on Guise, south on James, east on Strachan, south on John, west on Wilson, south on James, west on King, south on Margaret and east on Main to Locke.

The AGH World Film Festival

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:10:33 +0000

The AGH World Film Festival showcases the best in innovative international and Canadian cinema. The Festival provides the movie-loving public in Hamilton (and beyond) access to some of the most critically acclaimed films, filmmakers and emerging talent.

This year, the 2010 Festival is growing to ten days with 37 feature films, including two gala screenings. Also intensifying is the VIBE Lounge (a licensed, drop-in café and lounge at the Gallery), for festival-goers to meet before or after screenings to converse, enjoy refreshments, and experience live music and street-level performances in celebration of the Festival.

Visit www.aghfilmfest.com for more info

FULL MUSICAL LINE UP ANNOUNCED FOR SUPERCRAWL 2011

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:07:22 +0000

The Organizers of the 2011 edition of Supercrawl are excited to announce the full line up of musical artists performing at this year’s festival. SUPERCRAWL is a free afternoon and evening of art, dance and music on James Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. This year’s edition will take place on Saturday, September 10th from 1 PM till Midnight on James Street North from York Blvd/Wilson Street heading north to the bridge at Liuna Station.

In addition to the previously announced festival headliners BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, J MASCIS, PALEY & FRANCIS and recent Juno Award winners SAID THE WHALE, a total of twenty five new artists have been announced for the 2011 edition of Supercrawl. Notable new announcements include Hamilton electro pop duo JUNIOR BOYS, Canadian country music star RIDLEY BENT, American singer-songwriter SEAN ROWE and a special collaborative performance between BASIA BULAT and the HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, amongst others. The 2011 Canadian Finals of the DMC World DJ Championships will also be taking place during the afternoon and evening of Supercrawl at Academia Hall, 242 James Street North.

Here is an updated list of all the artists playing at Supercrawl on September 10, 2011.

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
J MASCIS
PALEY & FRANCIS
JUNIOR BOYS
SAID THE WHALE
RIDLEY BENT
BASIA BULAT and the HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
RAH RAH
DINNER BELLES
SEAN ROWE
JACQUES GREENE (dj set)
THE HEARTBROKEN
DINOSAUR BONES
YOUNG RIVAL
TURKEY RHUBARB
REBEKAH HIGGS
MAYOR McCA
ELECTROLUMINESCENT
LIVE HOW YOU LIVE
COWLICK
OLENKA AND THE AUTUMN LOVERS
MONSTER TRUCK
THE REST
BA JOHNSTON
SARAH LOWES
FRY TRUCK
HAMILTON HIP HOP ALL-STARS
MOTEM & CO.
McMASTER LAPTOP ORCHESTRA
DJ OLLIE
DJ BASCO
EARTH, WIND & CHOIR

plus

DMC 2011 WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS: CANADIAN FINALS

and

WAR CHILD Busking For CHANGE

About SUPERCRAWL:

SUPERCRAWL is an annual event that celebrates the diversity of Hamilton’s James Street North district, our multi-disciplinary arts community, and the incredible spark that results with our unique mix of cultures, businesses and creative people.

In 2009, SUPERCRAWL was initiated by a team of artists and community builders who wanted to see the monthly event on James Street North, the ART CRAWL, expand to include music in a greater way, and to take full advantage of an entire street of cultural experiences. This first edition of the festival won the “Best Small Festival of the Year Award” at the 2009 Hamilton Tourism Awards, while the second edition won “Best Medium Festival of the Year Award” in 2010, as well as a 2010 Hamilton Music Award as the “Musical Event Of The Year”.

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Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:49:30 +0000

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra has been an important and integral part of the community for over a century, tracing its roots back to the 1880s when the first orchestral ensemble was formed in Hamilton. In 1949, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra was founded as a professional ensemble, and has played an important role in shaping the cultural landscape of the City of Hamilton and the surrounding region. Now under the leadership of Music Director James Sommerville, the HPO is one of the finest regional orchestras in Canada. In addition to collaborating with local and international artists and ensembles, the Orchestra presents an annual subscription series from September through May.

The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is committed to enriching and serving the cultural life of the region. In addition to the traditional Masterworks and Pops series, new programming such as the intimate Chamber series and the What Next? new music festival brings the live orchestral experience to a broader range of people. The Philharmonic is the resident orchestra of Opera Hamilton, and performs with other groups including the Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble and the Bach Elgar Choir. As a key contributor to the development of a vibrant downtown, and a resource for the city in attracting and retaining the creative class, the Hamilton Philharmonic is an important part of this community.

Since its opening in 1973, the Great Hall at Hamilton Place has been the home of the Philharmonic. With a tradition of reaching out to the community, the HPO has performed at a number of other venues, including the Mohawk College Theatre, McMaster University, Gage Park, Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, and perhaps most famously, in Hamilton’s trademark steel mills. Other unique venues include Central Presbyterian Church, the Pearl Company, and the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

The Philharmonic established itself as a major force through its association with former Music Director, Boris Brott, and through the contributions of other artistic leaders including Lee Hepner, Mario Bernardi, Victor Feldbrill, Timothy Vernon, and Daniel Lipton. A number of HPO musicians have gone on to major careers – perhaps most famously, the Canadian Brass. The Orchestra is in high demand among presenters, and in 2009, the HPO performed six shows with Diana Krall on her Quiet Nights tour. Members of the Philharmonic perform with many other ensembles including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, the Orchestra of the National Ballet, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Their goal is to inspire and engage you with vibrant, passionate, and exciting programming. Whether you’re a music aficionado who hasn’t been to hear the orchestra in a while, or you’re entirely new to classical music, come check us out! Whether it’s our Masterworks, Pops, or Elegance series, or the What Next? Festival, you’re sure to find music you love, and hear performances you won’t soon forget.

To learn more about The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, check them out online:

Website: http://www.hpo.org/

DMC Turntable Competition

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:46:14 +0000

To learn more about DMC Turntable Competition, check them out online:

Website: http://www.dmcdjchamps.com/

Said The Whale

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:26:08 +0000

Said The Whale – winners of the 2011 JUNO Award for New Group of the Year – formed in 2007 as a collaboration between songwriters Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft. The pair’s debut EP, Taking Abalonia, featured sunny west coast indie pop, with breezy harmonies, shimmering guitars, and lyrical tributes to their home city of Vancouver “nodding at times to the sea shanties of Neutral Milk Hotel and at others to the boat-shoe-gazing of Vampire Weekend” (The National Post). In 2008, the album was re-released as Howe Sounds/Talking Abalonia, featuring seven additional tracks that stretched the band’s stylistic palate to include bubblegum folk (“The Light Is You”), thundering hard rock (“Last Tree Standing”) and gentle ukulele ballads (“The Real of It”). The newly-expanded quintet then embarked upon a rigorous touring schedule, crossing Canada numerous times and landing high profile gigs at V-Fest 2008 in Calgary and the nationally televised Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill.

The band released their follow-up album, Islands Disappear in 2009 on Hidden Pony Records (Hannah Georgas, Imaginary Cities) in Canada. Produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother) and Tom Dobrzanski, Islands Disappear draws on the experience of driving across Canada, from the van breaking down in Manitoba (“Dear Elkhorn”) to camping in Alberta (“Emerald Lake, AB”). The album’s first single, “Camilo (The Magician),” with its gritty power chords and sunny power-pop chorus, was dubbed the “song of the summer” by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 as well as being one of the most-played Canadian song at Modern Rock Radio in Canada for 2010. With stylistic forays that include backwoods folk (“False Creek Change”) and danceable ukulele/glockenspiel rave-ups (“Goodnight Moon”), it was the sound of a band coming into its own, delivering on the promise of its early recordings. After several personnel changes, the group settled upon a five-piece line-up that includes drummer Spencer Schoening, keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown, and bassist Nathan Shaw.

Outside of Canada, the band has been approved by the likes of Tony Robbins and Steve Lamacq at BBC Radio 6, as well as Perez Hilton and youaintnopicasso.com. The first half of 2011 has seen the band continue to expand their presence internationally with their first US tour, including several performances during SXSW, as well touring the UK for the first time, including showcase performances at The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City.

The band will spend the summer recording a new album for early 2012 release. Look for a preview EP in late fall 2011 with more touring in Canada, USA and Europe before the year’s end.

Live How You Live

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:19:21 +0000

Live How You Live. It’s a sentence, a suggestion, an imperative statement.

It’s also the name of a band.

For four Canadian musicians, though, Live How You Live isn’t just the name of their band. They’re words to live by, words that describe the attitude that goes into their music and their career. Being unapologetically true to themselves is what Live How You Live are all about.

Live How You Live found their beginnings in a solo career by singer, guitarist and songwriter Carm Milioto. “Scenes from Then and Now” as a solo album, but during the recording he began to build a relationship with the musicians who would eventually evolve into Live How You Live. After a trip to Hollywood (and a gig at the world-famous Whisky a Go-Go), Milioto spent time writing in Venice Beach. The journey had changed his life and altered his perception of music; the new music he had written demanded out for a more muscular, less acoustic approach. He wanted the power of a full band behind him, and so he enlisted the work of Ryan Boyko (bass), Dylan Panton (guitar) and Todd Hornby (drums).

The aptly-titled result, The Venice Sessions, was the vehicle that introduced Live How You Live to local audiences. It was a memorable introduction, too, solidifying a fan base immediately. The enthusiasm for the record excited the band, who decided to expend that energy by hitting the road in early 2009.

Still hungry and bursting with musical ideas, Milioto and crew decided to record a second album in the same year. Don’t Stop Continue was released in October 2009. Don’t Stop Continue delves deeper into the group’s spirit, musical influences, and outlook. It features some of the band’s strongest material yet. “Stay” is a shout-along anthem “Stay” that combines a punky energy with the power of modern rock. The title track starts with melancholy before it bursts into a hopeful, catchy chorus. “From The Sky” sounds equal parts modern rock and ’50s balladry. Elsewhere – in fact, almost everywhere – the album rocks with roots in everything from classic rock to funk and soul.

In 2009, LHYL – did nothing but hit the high notes. They were awarded Local Group of the Year (by Peoples’ Choice) at the 2009 Hamilton Music Awards, which showed how much love and support the group gets from the fans. They also won Musical Event of the Year for the Don’t Stop Continue CD Release. The Venice Sessions was also nominated for the Rock Recording of the Year. It was a perfect cap on a year that saw LHYL perform over 70 shows, release 2 albums, tour the 401 corridor, play CMW and crack the Toronto market with three enormously successful “Party Bus nights” that saw fans from Hamilton packing Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern.

Taking the old-fashioned, hard-working route, LHYL continue to dig their way into the heart of the Canadian music scene. On April 16, they will officially release “The Venice Sessions” across the country for “Record Store Day”, it will be available through Sonic Unyon Distribution across Canada.

In between, the band remains in their hometown – and hometown proud to be a part of Hamilton’s noteworthy music community – writing material for their next release.

Live How You Live. Is there any other way?

To learn more about Live How You Live, check them out online:

Young Rival

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:22:45 +0000

From Hamilton, Ontario comes Young Rival. This trio hails from a city most widely-known for its blue-collar work ethic – a quality that Young Rival have always proudly embraced. With a sound that is both raw and hazy, dark and melodic, this band delivers an undeniably unique brand of grit-infused, wildcat rock and roll. Their latest offering comes to us in the form of an amazing collection of songs, recorded in June 2009 by Polaris Prize winning record maker Jon Drew (Fucked Up, Tokyo Police Club, Arkells).

With shows and tours alongside The Sadies, Born Ruffians, King Khan and the Shrines, and Tokyo Police Club, as well as forthcoming remixes by Junior Boys, this young band occupies a unique – and important – position in today’s indie landscape. They hearken back to a time where musicianship was primary; where a band’s ability to collaborate and play well together was posited as the goal more important than any other. And yet Young Rival offer a sound that’s both refreshing and current; delivering it with an uncompromising edge and swagger.

Critics have responded eagerly to Young Rival‘s efforts so far. Their self-released debut EP, recorded by NYC producer Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Battles, Lou Reed), was greeted with glowing reviews from press outlets across Canada, including 4 star write-ups in both major Toronto weeklies, NOW and EYE WEEKLY. Lead-off single “Your Island” rose to Number 2 on CBC Radio 3′s weekly countdown and its video reached rotation on MuchMusic. Internationally, the band has received radio play on BBC Radio 2 and XFM in the United Kingdom, as well as features on trend-setting U.S. music blogs such as Stereogum and Pitchfork.

Young Rival‘s self-titled album was released in Canada in April of last year via Sonic Unyon Records.

To learn more about Young Rival, check them out online:

Website: http://www.youngrival.com/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr8HpalGP2s

Paley & Francis

newsadmin@supercrawl.ca — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:36:57 +0000

On September 13th a new collaboration between PIXIES front man Black Francis’ and his pal Reid Paley will be released as an album entitled ‘Paley & Francis’ on Sonic Unyon Records in North America. The duo will be doing select tour dates to mark the release, including one Canadian show at Supercrawl.

In their own words :

“This album was recorded in two relatively short days this past September 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. All first takes.

We wrote the music for the songs in Paley’s apartment in Brooklyn over three afternoons when Francis was in New York for a three day run at Joe’s Pub. After which we each took half of the songs to finish off with lyrics, and Francis went off to meet what he sometimes likes to call “the old band” for another tour.

A few days later, we were recording at Jon Tiven’s studio in Nashville. We each sang lead on the songs we wrote lyrics for and sang backup on the others. We worked fast. Francis had Pixies shows each evening, so we had a curfew. Paley recalls finishing the lyrics to one tune literally a minute before cutting the vocal. The two of us on guitars, with legendary Muscle Shoals players David Hood on bass and Spooner Oldham on piano. Damn, those guys are good.

Hope you dig the vibe.”

To learn more about Paley & Francis, check them out online:

Website: http://www.reidpaley.com/

Website: http://www.frankblack.net/