Two Free EPs from the Acorn

Via Will McGuirk: Critically acclaimed Ottawa band the Acorn has two free EPs for you. The first Ear Worms contains "Ear Worms: 12 - 30 sec. songs written and recorded on xmas eve." the second is Little Elms - "a short 4 song EP inspired by end-of-summer sun-stroke". Both are available at the band's web site theacorn.ca.

There are also a few older songs you can get in the podsafe download section of this site.

the Acorn, Andrew Vincent, Andy Swan added to Downloads

I mentioned last week that I've gotten permission to add a bunch of artists from Ottawa's Kelp Records and Toronto's Fuzzy Logic Recordings to the podsafe downloads on this site. In total this will mean 23 new artists will be added to the list.

In case you don't know podsafe means that you can use them in podcasts or, if you don't have a podcast, download them, listen to them, share them with your friends. No one is going to get upset, or sue you. Because there are so many I'm adding just a few at a time and I'll update all the menus when it's all done. For today though the Acorn, Andrew Vincent & the Pirates and Andy Swan have been added. (I'm going in alphabetical order).

Ohbijou Fall Tour with the Acorn

On October 4 Toronto's highly acclaimed Ohbijou are kicking off a tour across North America (including their first visit to the U.S.) joining them on tour are Ottawa's the Acorn. Here's a little taste of each in case you don't know (or just feel like watching a video) - tour dates follow:

The Acorn - Flood Pt. 1
p.s. you can also download a live in studio session from the Acorn from the CBC Radio 3 Sessions.



Ohbijou - the Woods
p.s. you can also hear Ohbijou on CBC Radio 2's Concerts on Demand



10/4/08 – Kingston, ON @ Grad Club *

10/6/08 – Sault Ste.-Marie, PQ @ On *

10/7/08 – Thunder Bay, ON @ @ Apollo *

10/8/08 – Winnipeg, MB @ Lo Pub *

10/9/08 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo's *

10/10/08 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City *

10/11/08 – Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop *

10/12/08 – Kelowna, BC @ Doc Willoughby's *

10/14/08 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club *

10/15/08 – Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar *

10/16/08 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir * ^

10/17/08 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern * ^

10/18/08 - TBA

10/19/08 - Bend OR – Saint Francis

10/21/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern * ^

10/22/08 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place * ^

10/24/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland * ^

10/25/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Modified * ^

10/28/08 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive * ^

10/29/08 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown * ^

10/30/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *

10/31/08 – Madison, WI @ Café Montmartre * ^

11/1/08 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba's * ^

11/20/08 – Hamilton, ON @ Casbah *

11/21/08 – Guelph, ON @ United Church *

11/22/08 – Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House *

11/27/08 – Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace *

11/28/08 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rossa *

11/29/08 – Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore's *

* w/ The Acorn

* ^ w/ The Acorn & Shaky Hands

Do You Want Your Paper Bag Digital (and DRM free)?

Paper Bag Records home of, among many others, the Woodhands, Laura Barrett, the Acorn, You Say Party, We Say Die, Slim Twig, and Tokyo Police Club is launching it's own, DRM Free, digital music store on June 17. From Exclaim:

"Paper Bag plans for the new shop and its 320k/DRM-free files to complement and enhance the label’s conventional releases, offering fans a chance to buy exclusive content such as live sessions and additional recordings by Paper Bag artists. The shop will also simply give you an alternative place where you spend your green on some good tunes. After all, we can only let Steve Jobs get so rich."

I'd also point out that if you want less expensive, digital, DRM free music that Zunior is already serving it up (if you want to buy the full album).