Arts & Crafts

From now until midnight on Saturday October 31, 2009, you can download the entire breakthrough, critically acclaimed, self-titled album Timber Timbre for FREE at www.timbertimbre.com.

We encourage you to listen to the album that KCRW (where you can hear them live this Wednesday October 28) raves, "Timber Timbre takes on... the topic of love but presents it in a cloak of macabre beauty that is perfect for the Halloween season. Songs full of eerie sounds, dark imagery and ghoulish lyrics will make for a spellbinding session on Morning Becomes Eclectic."

Timber Timbre recently wrapped up a month-long North American tour and will return to the road this week.Read more

Cardiff, Wales’ Los Campesinos! is proud to announce the release of their highly anticipated third album, entitled Romance is Boring, on January 26, 2010. Produced by John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Wu-Tang Clan), Romance is Boring is the follow-up to 2008’s critically acclaimed We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed . The a...lbum’s first single, “There Are Listed Buildings,” will be released digitally on November 3, 2009; a video for the single can currently be seen on the band’s website – www.loscampesinos.com. Romance is Boring features guest turns by Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart, Parenthetical Girls’ Zac Pennington and The Dead Science’s Jherek Bischoff. For more details, please visit the release page.Read more

We are proud to announce the release of a new EP from Gentleman Reg a.k.a. Reg Vermue titled, Heavy Head, to be released in four stages starting November 10, 2009 during his upcoming North American tour with The Hidden Cameras. The EP consists of two cover songs, Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" and Stevie Nicks' "Wild Hear...t", both staples of Vermue and his band's live show; two previously unreleased b-sides, "Justified" featuring Owen Pallett and "Take It All Back"; and two remixes from tracks off Gentleman Reg's acclaimed 2009 LP, Jet Black, to be released in a series, November 10, 17, 24 and packaged together on December 1. Fans attending Gentleman Reg's upcoming tour, which kicks off next Thursday, October 29 in Ottawa, and wraps December 5 in Toronto, will be able to purchase the EP in advance as a limited edition, exclusive, download card with the EP cover art.Read more

Music critic BEN RAYNER takes the stage with STUART BERMAN, BRENDAN CANNING, KEVIN DREW and JEFFREY REMEDIOS to discuss Berman’s Broken Social Scene tell-all This Book is Broken. This exclusive International Festival of Authors’ (IFOA) event also includes an audience Q&A period with panel members and a live performance... by BSS alumnus JASON COLLETT. All ages and licensed.
$15 / FREE for students with valid ID (subject to availability)
To purchase tickets visit http://www.readings.org or call the Harbourfront Centre Box Office at 416-973-4000Read more

Constantines are celebrating their 10 year anniversary with a pair of shows at Lee's Palace on December 11 and 12, and the GalleryAC pre-sale starts today. Each ticket purchase includes a free, instant download of the "Too Slow For Love" EP. A ticket + vinyl bundle that includes the "Our Age" 7" vinyl is also avai...lable for an additional $4 (shipping included). The pre-sale ends Wednesday October 7 at 6PM EST. The show will feature special guests, and many other surprises, more details in the coming weeks.Read more