Archive / 2008 / SEPTEMBER

The Stills perform live on Much Music
Tune in to Much Music's Much On Demand this Wednesday, September 24th at 5:00PM to see The Stills perform live.  Get all of the details here.

Broken Social Scene extends Something For All Of Us tour into November - PRE SALE ON NOW!
With sold out shows across America for this October’s Something For All of Us Tour, Canada's Broken Social Scene announce additional North American dates this November, including a triumphant hometown show at Toronto’s Sound Academy on November 27.  The tour will feature Broken Social Scene as an eight-piece, including band staples Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Sam Goldberg, Leon Kingstone, Apostle of Hustle’s Andrew Whiteman,  and Land of Talk’s Elizabeth Powell, whose own band will be opening the tour throughout the U.S.  You can order tickets before they go on sale by going here.  You can also get more information on the bands new website - brokensocialscene.ca.


Here are the new dates:

11/18/08            Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
11/19/08            Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/20/08            Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
11/21/08            St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
11/22/08            Pompano Beach, FL @ Club Cinema
11/27/08            Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

Jason Collett goes Hollywood
"Hangover Days" and "We All Lose One Another", both from Idols Of Exile, have found their way into prominent new feature films.
"Hangover Days" plays over the opening credits of Management, the new film starring Jennifer Aniston and Woody Harrelson, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.  You can catch "We All Lose One Another" in The Palermo Shooting, the highly anticipated film from legendary German director Wim Wenders.  It features an eclectic cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Milla Jovovich and Lou Reed.

Stars announce new tour dates in Canada, Australia and Japan in support of their self released Sad Robots Ep
Stars have recently announced that new tour dates have been added to their current Sad Robots tour, bringing the band to Australia, Japan and will include additional dates throughout Quebec and Ontario. Full tour details can be found here.

Stars, who are nominated for 'Artist of the Year' at 2008 XM Radio Awards, (winner announced: September 24 )
Nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize (winner announced: September 29)
Nominated for 2008 CASBY Award 'NXNE Favourite New Indie Release' (winner announced October 22 - vote here)


The band continue in the pioneering tradition they displayed with the early digital release of their critically acclaimed full-length, 'In Our Bedroom After The War' through self-releasing their latest work, Sad Robots via www.sadrobots.ca and their own Soft Revolution Records. The band, very much a part of the Arts & Crafts family, have released this EP which will also be available in physical form at the venues along the current tour.

In this ever changing environment for the release of recorded music we have all seen that there are very few constants. One consistent approach we at Arts&Crafts have taken is to accept that there is no one single consistent approach. A system and structure that works for one artist will not necessarily work for another. As such, we have all now taken steps for Stars to begin the long but fruitful road of self-release and we encourage you to support their efforts.

Very best,

Arts & Crafts Artist Management

Stars extend tour into Quebec and Ontario - PRE SALE ON NOW!
Stars have extended their tour into Ontario and Quebec, with new dates in Quebec City, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto.  You can order your tickets to the Quebec City, Kingston, and Ottawa dates today by going here.  The Montreal and Toronto pre sale will go live at 10am on Tuesday, September 16th and all pre sales will close at 5PM EST on Friday, September 19th.
Here are the dates:

11/24/08 Quebec City, QC – Theatre Imperial
11/25/08 Kingston, ON – Sydenham United Church
11/26/08 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre
11/28/08 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
12/12/08 Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre

For a full list of tour dates go here.

Jason Collett gets political
With the upcoming Canadian election this fall, card-carrying member Jason Colllett will show his support for the New Democratic Party with a short set of acoustic songs this Saturday, Sept. 13th at Heritage Court on the CNE grounds in Toronto. His noon-time performance is part of a larger NDP kick-off rally, and will include a speech by party leader and Toronto resident Jack Layton.

The Stills announce Canadian and UK tour dates
Montreal quintet, The Stills, having just released their new album, Oceans Will Rise, on August 19 have announced a two-week run of Canadian dates as special guest of good friends, The Sam Roberts Band. The tour launches November 1 in Hamilton, Ontario and concludes with two nights at The Music Hall on Toronto’s Danforth Avenue. From there, The Stills head to the United Kingdom for four nights including two performances in London in addition to dates in Manchester and Glasgow, Scotland.
The Stills will be performing highlights from Logic Will Break Your Heart (2003) and Without Feathers (2006) in addition to their latest album, Oceans Will Rise. “Being Here”, the anthemic lead single, is the bands best performing radio single to date, currently in the top 20 and climbing the commercial rock radio charts. The video, in the top 15 and heavy rotation at Much Music, features a cameo by tour mate Sam Roberts.

The band recently performed to 300,000 fans in their native province, supporting Sir Paul McCartney at the historic celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Quebec City. The Stills announced they will kick off their U.S. touring with two nights in New York, September 18 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and September 20 at the Bowery Ballroom, before spending October on the road with Kings of Leon.

A recent telepathic message from the band can be viewed here

Tour dates are as follows:

9/10/08 – Sherbrooke, PQ @ Telephone Rouge
9/12/08 – Quebec City, PQ @ Envol & Macadam Fest w/ Bloc Party & Metric
9/18/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/20/08 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/25/08 – London, ON @ Call The Office
9/26/08 – Hamilton, ON @ Quarters / McMaster Univ.
9/27/08 – Montreal, PQ @ Cabaret
10/11/08 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint ^
10/12/08 – San Diego, CA @ House of B lues ^
10/13/08 – Tempe, AZ @ Club House *
10/14/08 – Tucson, A Z @ Rialto *
10/15/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre ^
10/17/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre ^
10/18/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre ^
10/20/08 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre ^
10/21/08 – Portland, OR @ Schnitzer Hall ^
10/23/08 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium ^
10/25/08 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall ^
10/26/08 – Oklahoma City, OK@ Bricktown Events Center ^
10/28/08 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre ^
10/29/08 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom ^
10/31/08 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom ^
11/1/08 – Hamilton, ON @ Convention Center %
11/3/08 – Chatham, ON @ River Rock Club %
11/6/08 – Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square %
11/7/08 – Belleville, ON @ Empire Theatre %
11/8/08 – Sarnia, ON @ The Industry %
11/13/08 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall %
11/14/08 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall %
11/25/08 – London, UK @ Cargo
11/26/08 – Manchester, UK @ Night & Day
11/27/08 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
11/28/08 – London, UK @ Koko

% w/ The Sam Roberts Band
^ w/ Kings Of Leon

Broken Social Scene announce Ottawa and Montreal dates and PRE SALE
Broken Social Scene have extended the Something For All Of Us... tour and will be playing The Bronson Centre in Ottawa and Metropolis in Montreal at the end of October.  You can order pre sale tickets today until Thursday by going here.

Broken Social Scene and The Stills play XM
XM Satellite Radio Presents "The Verge" Music Awards, set to go live-to-air across North America on XM on Wednesday, September 24th 2008 at 9:00pm ET. The awards feature live performances by Broken Social Scene and The Stills. According to Jeff Leake, Director of Music Programming, “It's going to be an amazing celebration of Canadian music". Check out The Verge for more information.

ENTER NOW TO WIN TICKETS to this awards show taking place in Toronto, exclusive to artists, music industry elite and contest winners. Email your full name and the city where you live to xmawardscontest@arts-crafts.ca to enter.