September, 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