Tour poster! Silkscreened!
The recession has hit industries hard all across Canada. Indie rock is no exception. To pool resources and lower costs, we have agreed to tour with Toronto’s Modernboys Moderngirls in Ontario and Quebec. To console oursleves, Nightwood will be tour blogging here and on Indyish.com while on the road!
TOUR DATES:
Jan 14 @ Jimmy Jazz, GUELPH, ON
Jan 15 @ Phog Lounge, WINDSOR, ON
Jan 16 @ Call the Office, LONDON, ON
Jan 17 @ Mansion, KINGSTON, ON (Nightwood only – Produced by YGK Productions, CFRC and Exclaim!)
Jan 18 @ Bands Undone, OTTAWA, ON (Nightwood only/WEB ONLY event)
Jan 19 @ The Horseshoe, TORONTO, ON (Nightwood only)
Jan 21 @ Divan Orange, MONTREAL, QC (+ guests, co-produced by Passovah Productions and CKUT 90.3FM)
Jan 23 @ Mod Club, TORONTO, ON (MBMG only)
Feb 5 @ Montreal House, PETERBOROUGH, ON
Feb 6 @ Café Dekcuf, OTTAWA, ON
Nightwood and Modernboys Moderngirls both share a DIY attitude to recording, touring and releasing music. We’ve also both recently released debut full-length albums (Carta Marina and I Might As Well Break It respectively).
This is no friendship wagon, however. Each band has promised to out perform the other nightly. This is Montreal vs.Toronto – a rivalry rooted in Canadian tradition. Every city, every venue – hometown pride will be at stake. Trash talking and dirty tricks are in, leaving unscathed is not. The bands will drink, they will play, we will travel together, and eventually, will very likely be embarrassed by the video and photo evidence of our tour together.
There is some light in these dark times: we are pleased to announce the pleasure we take in swinging first in the ring with the release of our new music video for the song The Bright Girls of Summer!
Your know us, of course, so here’s a bit about the other band:
MODERNBOYS MODERNGIRLS (Akira Alemany, Brett Millius, Juan Carlos Rivas) songs and shows combine punk and soul music. The band released their highly praised debut album I Might As Well Break It this past September with distribution from Fontana North. The band has built upon rave reviews for their live performances at showcase in the past year at Edgefest, NXNE, Halifax Pop Explosion, as well as their debut shows in NYC. Modernboys Moderngirls will be recording several new singles as well as producing their first music video this winter.
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