Posts Tagged ‘Shimmering Stars’
New Shimmering Stars Video
Shim shim shimmer. Vancouver’s delightfully Everly Brothers-esque, Shimmering Stars have a new video.
Shimmering Stars – Sun’s Going Down
T.G.I.Effff
#Vancouver #Weekend. Lace up yr diapers let’s party.
Tonight!!! Do you like moustache rides!? of course you do. The Le Movember Art Show at Ayden Gallery in Tinseltown.
Fashionable Moustache Club – Wang Wang
Corespondents – Demon Mustache
Pulp – Common People (Mustache Remix)
Grab a flyer from the unchill bro djing / tweeting / sweating (me) for a 2 for 1 discount to the official after party….
NO MORE STRANGERS at the Cobalt, 917 Main St.
There will be djs and these sexy bitches will performing.
Shimmering Stars – East Van Girls!
Saturday.
Have you got your dirty mits on the new Diamond Rings album Special Affections that everyone is getting so excited over??? Plus these babes. Early show 7-11pm (Party tip, come early to see MY band DBL Dragon, the other bands are alright too, I guess)
Tix $11 advance from Zulu, Redcat or online at ticketweb. $13 at door.
Diamond Rings – Something Else
After party at Goodie
Sunday. Sleep in until alcoholic neighbours get into a screaming match. Watch USA’s Funniest Home Video. Laugh at man getting hit in balls. Decide 2 order pizza. Forget how to use phone. Use sharp knife 2 try 2 open can of tuna. Bleed everywhere. Feast on endangered, not dolphin friendly tuna snack.
Shim Shimmerrr
#omg #thebest #salazar
New video from East Vancouver’s Shimmering Stars for “I’m Gonna Try”. All shot around my fave block in town.
They played their first ever Vancouver show at No More Strangers and were so good, we rushed to rebook them.
They play Nov 19th at the Cobalt with Carnivores from Atlanta and my other fave new Vancouver band, Victoria transplants, My Friend Wallis.
Shimmering Stars – Sun’s Going Down
Shimmering Stars – I’m Gonna Try
My Friend Wallis – BEAUTIFUL SHIT
Local Stuffs
Vancouver!
The Olio Festival lineup and schedule has been released. Book off September 23rd-26th now.
Highlights include, The Very Best, Chad VanGaalen, Tanlines and Shout Out Out Out. The Street Boners & Tv Carnage people (the)Gavin McInnes and Derrick Beckles are coming for talk and to show their work also…
+++More local talent than you can shake a stick at. Buy your tix now so you don’t end up playing the fool.
Fine Mist have a new album coming out in the fall. These two jams are from it. Purty catchy.
Babe Rainbow has a new “Screwed” Mixtape. This site ran a nice lil interview with him and talks about a potential LilB collab. exciting!
Babe Rainbow – “Screwed”Mixtape
Tracklisting:
- Wake Up, Mr. Flowers – Lil B
- Hit U Up – Lil Wayne feat Hot Boyz
- Return of the G – Outkast
- Life’s A Bitch – Nas
- Ready To Die – Notorious BIG
- Not A Stain – Jhi-Ali
- S.O.D. Money Gang – Soulja Boy
- Silence – Company Flow
- Paradise – G-Side
- Mommy, What’s a Gravedigga – Gravediggaz
- Up – Tyler, the Creator with Domo Genesis & Hodgy Beats
The music making machine, Teen Daze has some new tracks. Here’s one he did for a Heart Music Group collaboration and a Japandroids cover.
Teen Daze – Wet Hair (Japandroids Cover)
We have another No More Strangers show with Teen Daze Sept 17th at the Cobalt. An “all Abbotsford kids” show with Oh No! Yoko and Young Liars who are finishing up a new album. Here’s a sneak peak of one of the tracks and another Teen Daze remix.
Young Liars – Colours (Teen Daze Remix)
Makeout Videotape have been up to their old tricks, making vids.
World Club have a “very dope” brand new ep. They’re on tour right now in the US so hit up their myspace for more info.
You can download the entire ep for free here (you should)
Walter Tv have a new video for their track Grandpa.
Twee Death and Pop Drones are putting on a couple of shows this week. Wednesday at Nouvelle Nouvelle (209 Abbott Street at Water St. in Gastown) full info here. Broken Water from Olympia are playing. These tracks are from their new debut album. Also playing are Nu Sensae who were so great at NMS on Saturday
Sunday at the Anza Oneida from NY are playing. Full details here.
+++ This weekend Winnie / No More Strangers presents, Shimmering Stars, Bummer High and Web Sherriff at the Cobalt plus guest deejay set by Parallels on Friday.
and Myths, Mt-40, JDH and guest dj Bobby Siadat at Goodie on Saturday.
Upcumminggg
Now at its fancy new weekly Friday spot at The Cobalt (+one offs around town), we along with Beatroute Magazine have been putting together a very slick line up of upcoming bands for August. Im going to go so far as saying our best month ever / most exciting by far.
Here’s a taste of what’s in store…..
This Friday. The internet’s darling, Teen Daze with Watermelon and Soft Focus.
Next friday…. August 6th
Feral Children’s album “Brand New Blood” has escaped me until recently. Such a gem and from the middle of Canadaland in Saskatoon too.
Feral Children – On a Frozen Beach
Feral Children – Woodland Mutts
Also playing Aunt Dracula from Philadelphia
and Vancouver heroes Dead Ghosts.
August 13th….
Dinosaur Feathers from Brooklyn (my fave place on earth other than Vancouver right now). I had sent out Listening Party’s new album to some blogs which led to Dinosaur Feathers getting in touch with Listening Party wanting to do some shows together and now were doing this. <3u internet. They recently played Sasquatch (not to name drop)
Dinosaur Feathers – Family Waves
Dinosaur Feathers – Teenage Whore
Playing with Winnie Cooper faaves, from Shawnigan Lake
Listening Party – Kissing Booth
August 14th @ Goodie. Some treats from Montreal’s Arbutus Records
with our pals Walter Tv
Walter Tv – Live and Dubbed at the Dos
August 20th. Brazilian Money, who played our Music Waste BBQ and are also the raddest dudes.
Brazilian Money – Macaroni Makeout Party (Lift up your skirt the sky is falling, take off your shirt the sky is falling)
And I think this will be one of Shimmering Stars first shows??? How fucking great is their music!? vvv
Shimmering Stars – I’m Gonna Try
August 21st at Goodie
Myths homecoming (miss u mythies), Mt-40 and JDH who we are fiiinally doing a show with.
Aaaaaaaand officially announced today…. WE ARE DOING A BOAT CRUISE with our beatroute peeps, cause life’s too short not to do one. Annnd Redbull, Citr and Nudie Jeans are sponsoring it cause they’re rad.
August 27th 6:15-10pm on the Abitibi
w/
Humans
SuperCasette – Lost In The Park
Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You (My!Gay!Husband! EDIT)
+ Genie / Erik Devereux
Rico Uno & Genie – RE-UP SWAG SURFIN’ MIXTAPE (2009)
+ After party @ The Cobalt w/ Winnie djs and Zia
Tix avail soooon at the usual suspects and online at clubzone
Hot Dayum. It’s going to be a good month. Get on the No More Strangers facebook group already and don’t play the fool.
