Mevio Music

2009 Short List, in spinal CD form

As we previously reported, the Polaris Music Prize competition is in full swing.
Today they whittled down their list to 10 contenders for the C$20,000 prize.

The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 and includes a C$20,000 cash prize. It’s modeled after the Mercury Music Prize, which is handed to the best British or Irish album over the past year.

This year’s Long List has been announced and includes such heavy hitters as Leonard Cohen, Metric, The Stills, Martha Wainwright, Wolf Parade & Fucked Up. While all these artist appear well deserving of making the Short List when it’s announce on July 7th, we here at Mevio are pulling for those that have a presence on Mevio. Malajube, Rae Spoon, Women & Woodpigeon.

The full list of nominees with links can be seen below. Read the rest of this entry →

Triple Cobra is about to embark on our first full-blown national tour. I saw this band open for The Trews at the Bottom of The Hill in San Francisco and was blown away. They play Hard Glam Rock with a couple of back up singers/dancers who dress super sexy and have tons of Rock attitude.
Note: Check out Athena Valbracht III. She is incredible to watch and one of the sexiest women I’ve ever seen on stage.

6/6 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord – 9pm/21+
6/8 – Salt Lake City (Midvale), UT – The Rock Bottom – 7pm/21+
6/9 – Denver, CO – The Walnut Room – 8pm/21+
6/10 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater – 9pm/All ages
6/11 – Wichita, KS – Rock Island Live – 9pm/21+
6/12 – St. Louis, MO – Vintage Vinyl [In-store] – 6pm/All ages/FREE
– Broadway Bistro – 9pm/21+
6/13 – Kansas City, MO – Foundation – 9pm/All ages
6/14 – Minneapolis, MN – Nomad Pub – 21+/8pm
6/16 – New York, NY – The Annex – 8pm/21+
6/18 – Toronto, Canada – NXNE
6/19 – Toronto, Canada – NXNE Showcase @ El Macambo – Midnight/19+
6/20 – Toronto, Canada – NXNE
6/21 – Jamestown, NY – Mojo’s – 10pm/21+
6/22 – Thomas, WV – The Purple Fiddle – All ages
6/23 – TBA
6/24 – Clarksville, TN – The Warehouse – 10pm/19+
6/26 – San Antonio, TX – Dixie’s – 11pm/21+
6/27 – Austin, TX – Headhunter’s – 10:30pm/21+
6/28 – Austin, TX – The Scoot Inn – 9pm/21+
6/29 – Austin, TX – TV Appearance – FOX 7 – 7:30am
– Waterloo Records – 5pm/All ages/FREE
6/30 – TBA (Lubbock, TX)
7/1 – TBA (Flagstaff, AZ)
7/2 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock – 9pm/All ages
7/3 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah – 8pm/21+/FREE

Here are some links to help convince people:
website: http://www.triplecobra.com
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/triplecobra
video: http://www.mevio.com/episode/150893/Triple+Cobra+-+Live+Fast+%26amp%3B+Die+Beautiful

Brilliant Content, Fantastic Offers

The Evaporators and Andrew W.K.
Release A Wild Pear 7″ EP
7″ white vinyl and digital download (iTunes, zunior.com)
June 23, 2009

A MESSAGE FROM ANDREW W.K.:

“It gives me great pleasure to announce my partnership with Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada’s The Evaporators, as we release a new split 7″ EP! It’s called A Wild Pear, and features artwork by American cartoonist, Mitch Clem! I’m honored to be part of the this special musical moment. I’ve been a fan of Nardwuar since I first saw him on bootleg VHS copies of his Cable Access TV shows. Then I found out about The Evaporators, and I was even more blown away. I’ve recorded my own cover versions of two classic Canadian punk tunes: The Leather Uppers– “Don’t Sell Hot Dogs Tonight”, and Subhumans– “Oh Canaduh”. I love both of these songs and had an amazing time recording them. I’ve been a strong fan of The Leather Uppers since I first heard about their music from my friend Jim Magas, almost 14 years ago. Plus on the 7″ you’re holding now, you can also get your own dose of The Evaporators, with these two songs: an original “The Bombs in My Pants” and also a cover “Oh Non” ( originally by Montreal 1960′s group Les Hou-Lops).

I consider this release to be the result of a magical circle, one that started for me back in high school, while living in southeast Michigan. Having the opportunity to meet Nardwuar was a dream come true and the first time the circle connected. Getting to make this record with him is the circle coming together another time, and I’m very grateful. Out of respect for dreams coming true, I dedicate my contributions on this 7″ to Canada, Nardwuar, and my wife, Cherie Lily.” – Andrew W.K.

Tracklisting:
The Evaporators
1. The Bombs in My Pants! (1:33)
2. Oh Non (2:32)

Andrew W.K.
1. Oh Canaduh (2:23)
2. Interview: Nardwuar vs. Andrew W.K. (1:02)
3. Don’t Sell Hot Dogs Tonight (0:54)

A Mint/Nardwuar co-release!

The Evaporators, Nardwuar, and Andrew W.K. are available for interviews!

The Evaporators / Andrew W.K.
“A Wild Pear” 7inch Release Party!
Live Performance by The Evaporators with special appearance by Andrew W.K. !

Tuesday June 23 – 4pm to 6pm
@Neptoon Records
3561 Main Street, Vancouver, BC Canaduh!
All Ages FREE Instore
Info: (604) 324-1229 www.nardwuar.com

(*Note Andrew W.K. and the Evaporators will ALSO be doing a 19+ EARLY Bar show at The Biltmore ( 395 Kingsway Vancouver) after the instore. Evaporators on at the Biltmore at 9pm, Andrew W.K. at 9:45pm. Tickets for the Biltmore are $15 advance from Zulu, Red Cat, Scratch and ticketweb.ca )

www.andrewwk.com
www.theevaporators.com
www.nardwuar.com
www.twitter.com/narduar