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Canada http://virb.com/canada Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their songs are are generally acoustic and feature guitars, drums, cellos, glockenspiels, melodicas, rhodes piano, organ and accordians. They are known for their group vocals and harmonies and energetic live shows where members switch instruments between songs. "They rise above the poor acoustics and give us a rollicking good show, They enjoy themselves whilst they are at it too In keeping with the fashion of the moment, they boast an eclectic gathering of xylophonist, two cello players, numerous percussionists and the like. A swirl of country meets old world knocked in to shape with a garageband ethos." The band, comprised of long time friends, formed in late 2004 and self-released the six song "How Dare You EP" in July of 2005. Soon after, they were approached by indie Michigan label Quite Scientific and soon signed with them to record a full length album. Recording took place during the fall and winter of 2005 in Lansing, Michigan on a soundboard originally used to mix portions of the second and third Star Wars films. The band released their debut album, This Cursed House, in June of 2006. The album became the #1 most added album in college radio for June 20, 2006, and later climbed to #13 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 (CMJ New Music Report, Issue 971). Three short Mid-West/East Coast tours followed with friends Page France (Suicide Squeeze), Saturday Looks Good To Me (Polyvinyl) and Headlights (Polyvinyl). Joe and Ryan became brief members of Saturday Looks Good To Me during this time, playing bass and drums respectively. Ryan later became a more permanent member with the group and toured with them as their drummer during their 2007 US and European tours. Canada also performed at The 2006 Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana, The 2006 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW 2007 in Austin. Canada are embarking on their first nationwide tour during June and July of 2007 and are currently recording their follow up to This Cursed House. ]]> Virb 2.0 (@canada) en Look To The Trees http://virb.com/canada/audio/83198 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:50:23 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/audio/83198 Rock Quarry http://virb.com/canada/audio/83195 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:27:41 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/audio/83195 Hexenhaus http://virb.com/canada/audio/77091 Wed, 09 May 2007 21:45:39 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/audio/77091 Beige Stationwagon http://virb.com/canada/audio/77069 Wed, 09 May 2007 21:34:22 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/audio/77069 Blueberry Hill http://virb.com/canada/photos/1253138

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We are elated to announce that tomorrow morning we leave to begin our odyssey out to CMJ. If you live in PA, NY, MA or RI, check out our shows and try to come attend the events if at all possible. We be beside ourselves with excitement about the next couple weeks. We are playing the majority of our shows with the astounding Polyvinyl band Headlights. They are worth your hard earned money, trust us, what we speak is a deep truth. We don't make up deep truths. Truly. We are also playing with a lot of other amazing bands such as Kiss Kiss and Decibully. Hoorah, hooray!

We will be playing the Fanatic Promotions CMJ showcase on November 1st at the Mercury Lounge in NYC. We will be opening for Figurines and Girl Talk and will be sharing the stage with the great Ghostly International group Mobius Band as well as Daylight's For The Birds and Hello Stranger.

We have been busy crafting halloween costumes, baking delicious goods, rehearsing our lines and studying our manifestos. Come join us if you can.

We pray you remain unscathed and snug within this wonderful season. Happy Halloween to you and to yours. We hope to see you out there.

The boys and girls of Canada ]]> Sat, 19 May 2007 00:35:58 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44951 Brief tour update.... http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44950 Sat, 19 May 2007 00:34:51 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44950 Spin.com http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44948 Spin.com's band of the day. What a pleasant thing to wake up to.]]> Sat, 19 May 2007 00:32:41 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44948 Dear People Who Think the People in Canada Are Nice: You're Wrong. http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44946 Sat, 19 May 2007 00:29:14 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44946 SXSW via Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor! New EP! http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44945 Hello. We have some new news to share with thee. Firstly, our tour to SXSW with Page France and Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos begins tomorrow night in Grand Rapids, MI at the Calvin College Fine Arts Center and continues Wednesday night at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor (where we will be playing with magnificent men of The Pop Project).

Secondly, an enormous two month long summer tour is in the works that will take us from the south to the west coast to the east coast and back. We shall be playing in new and wonderful places for eight weeks, so please stay in tune as we will be posting dates as they are confirmed.

Thirdly, we recorded a wonderful new EP with our friends Page France. It is going to be released on Quite Scientific Records on 10" vinyl as well as mp3 via iTunes. The EP is called French Canadians and consists of three new Canada songs and three new Page France songs with members of each band playing on the other's tracks. Look for it!

Fourthly and lastly, in between all this beautiful madness we will be finishing up our second LP entitled The Pheasant And The Beetle Take Names And Travel Forth Into The Setting Sun Of Harbour Town On The Eve Of War which will be released on Quite Scientific Records.

Thank you for your time and your wonderfulness. If you are close to any of our upcoming shows please come out and say hello. We are very excited to share with you what we have been creating. Be well. The boys and girls of Canada

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CANADA SPLASHCAST

Thank you Alex Williams!

Also, some Hexenhaus action w/ Page France in Springfield, MO:

HEXENHAUS @ Randy Bacon

]]> Sat, 19 May 2007 00:25:29 -0700 http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44941 Rain and Darkness and Electricity http://virb.com/canada/posts/text/44938 Michigan at the mo'. I'm sitting here in me bedroom with the porch door open and all sorts of rain and darkness and electricity are attacking the senses of most of the metro-Detroit area. I figured now would be a good time to update you on all the happenings.

First, our first national US tour starts in exactly 24 days. We'll be starting our tour in lovely Ypsilanti at The Elbow Room on June 8th with a bunch of bands on our record label (Chris Bathgate, The Dead Bodies and I Am A Bolt Of LIghtning) as well as a great band called Elm from Arm, whom you should come see. There will be free beer while it lasts. It shall be our very last Michigan show until the end of July. From there we shall be traveling slowly Westward for all of June and then spending July to the East.

Second, our split EP with Page France has been put on hiatus for the time being. A great and powerful warlock kidnapped our master copies and has thrown them through the Abyssal Door and, last we heard, are floating somewhere along the rim of Saturn. But fear not, on our tour we shall (hopefully) have a cassette EP available with six songs. Side A will be three brand new tracks never before released and Side B will be three of our favorite live tracks from the last year or so.

Third, we are well underway on our next LP and have about 12 brand new songs such as Brick Beetle Blues, Crimson Cookies and The Future Farm Is Now The Home Of The Cat's Crow (No Sense In Sleeping).

Stay tuned for further developments and announcements. Thanks for reading and for listening, as always.

Yours everlastingly,
Steven of Canada

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