By wavelength ~ Posted Thursday, September 2nd 2004
Sept. 5 WL 229
- BLACK OX ORCHESTAR (from Montreal, authentic Klezmer songs performed by godspeed/Constellation crew members) www.cstrecords.com/html/blackox.html
- ERIC CHENAUX + MARTIN ARNOLD (Rat-Drifting free-improv mainmen play "psychedelic folk-rock" on electric guitars and distorted banjo)
- + DJ D'Arcy W
Sept. 12 WL 230
- BUILDING CASTLES OUT OF MATCHSTICKS (from Hamilton, a.k.a. Worthy Records bosslady Anne Sulikowski, "shy electronic music with a moral at the end") www.worthyrecords.com
- METRO STARMAN (weirdo glitch music from Mara's Torment-or Rik Maclean) www.metrostarman.com
- MATT BOUGHNER (Hamiltonian plays guitar "through like 50 pedals with slinkies and fans and screwdrivers")
- + DJ Greg Clow
- (note: this night was originally headlined by Accelera Deck, who then cancelled his tour. BOO!)
Sept. 19 WL 231
- DON CASH (laidback, lit-savvy hip-hop meets sardonic stoner-rock -- new album Heavy Light contains 70-odd songs!! -- search Don Cash at zed.cbc.ca)
- CITYFOLK (sweet soul meets roots reggae, featuring a member of More Plastic
- + DJ Alexandra
Sept. 26 WL 232
- THE FIREBIRD BAND (Chicago, ex-Braid, that "emotional hardcore" music) www.cargomusic.com/bands/firebird
- THE VIKING CLUB (cute boys (!!!) play twitchy dance-punk)
- MIA VERKO (from Montreal, formerly Sadie Hawkins, record forthcoming on The Mintaka Conspiracy label) www.mintakaconspiracy.com
- + DJ Christopher Thinn