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PAQUIN ENTERTAINMENT
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| Every month, we bring you a feature artist and latest news from our roster. |
| For more information on any of our artists and to find out where they are available for bookings through Paquin Entertainment, please feel free to contact us: |
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The Grande Mothers will add their Zappa flavour to Canadian jazz festivals this summer. |
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| FEATURED ARTIST: TOKYO POLICE CLUB |
| "Think Franz Ferdinand mixed with the Arctic Monkeys, with more optimism and less self-concious attempts at cool," (National Post). Early reviews of Elephant Shell, Tokyo Police Club's debut full-length album, are overwhelmingly positive but that's no surprise, considering the band's skyrocketing success. In just under three years, the band has played twice on the Late Show with David Letterman (most recently on April 23 - a day after Elephant Shell's release) and have graced the stage at some of the biggest music festivals in the world, including Coachella and Glastonbury. |
| Elephant Shell is somewhat of a departure from Tokyo Police Club's first EP, A Lesson in Crime - which is described as 16 terse minutes of unrivalled energy amounting to a keg of Red Bull, thanks to a sputtering guitar reverb, hearty gang chants and a surplus of handclaps (Exclaim). The new album reflects the band's seasoned repertoire after two years of solid touring and playing hundreds of shows all over the world. Although fans have waited two years for Elephant Shell, it was worth it. Check out TPC's website for a list of their upcoming live shows. |
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| HOP ON BOARD THE THOMAS & FRIENDS LIVE! TOUR |
| Beloved children's book character, Thomas the Tank Engine, is making tracks across the world and has finally reached Canada in a national touring stage show - Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage in Thomas Saves the Day. The 90-minute musical adventure will be rolling into 21 Canadian cities, including Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver, starting September 30, 2008. Tickets go on sale May 3, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. and are available through Ticketmaster or venue box offices. |
| Thomas the Tank Engine was created by a father for his son more than 60 years ago and today is enjoyed by families in more than 145 countries. The #1 blue engine and his friends invite children to embark on adventures while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas & Friends can be seen on TV in Canada on Treehouse TV and in the U.S. on PBS KIDS®. |
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| NEW SIGNINGS |
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Jaymay
Jaymay would probably be happy if her bio read in full: Jaymay's a young New Yorker in love with books and music who writes eloquent, beautiful songs about the heart, her life in New York and the seasons. Her first album Autumn Fallin' was released in March on Blue Note. Her music is described as "positively reeking of rain slicked city streets and the sweet, addictive melancholia of falling head-over-heels into the abyss." (Word)
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Slim Twig
Slim Twig, a performer and songsculptor based out of Toronto, is a chameleonic artist in the tradition of Bowie or Beck. His sound has morphed from his early apocalyptic folk incarnation to a fuller art-pop sound and, most recently, the self-coined genre of Concrete Rockabilly with a gritty, sample-based aesthetic. "An unhinged rockabilly hound who sounds like a kid brother to Nick Cave, Jon Spencer and Suicide's Alan Vega, Slim Twig mixes eerie electronics with bare-bones rock'n'roll." (Toronto Life)
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The Details
Since 2006, Winnipeg's The Details quickly established themselves as a hard-working band by releasing their EP Marching Sound in November 2006 and their full-length Draw a Distance. Draw a Border. in September 2007. The band has played SXSW, Pop Montreal, NXNE, Canadian Music Week, New Music West, and the Western Canadian Music Awards. 2008 has already been a busy year for The Details who cracked the top 100 on the CMJ charts and also had a song placed on NBC's new series 'Lipstick Jungle'. The Details are currently on a coast to coast Canadian tour.
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| AND THE JUNO GOES TO... |
| Paquin Entertainment proudly congratulates Serena Ryder and Nathan on their respective Juno Award wins. New Artist of the Year, Serena Ryder, who originally hails from small town Millbrook, Ontario, may only be 25 years-old but she has already established a track record of critically-acclaimed releases, including her debut Unlikely Emergency and her latest certified-gold album, If Your Memory Serves You Well. |
| Roots/Traditional Album of the Year winners, Nathan, is Winnipeg's pride and joy. Nathan's celebrated album, Key Principles, carries an expansive sonic palette that carefully blends the line between their two-steppin' tendencies and their pure pop passion. |
| Danny Michel, The Sadies, Lindsay Ell, Julie Dorion, Wil, Jason Plumb, Skavenjah, and The Coast were among Paquin Entertainment's artists who brightened up JunoFest's live shows, while Corb Lund, Tegan & Sara and Serena Ryder were invited to take part in this year's Songwriter's Circle. |
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DID WE MENTION?
- Ex-Zappa alumni, The Grande Mothers, continue to uncork Zappa's vintage scintillations at several high-profile jazz festivals across Canada this summer including Vancouver, Winnipeg and Calgary. Check out their website for full tour dates.
- Touted as one of the acts to watch in 2008 by Canada's national music monthly Exclaim and Toronto's Eye Weekly, now's your chance to catch The Coast on MTV Live where they performed on April 21. Check out MTV's website for footage of this show.
- Two months ahead of the show, Balkan-gypsy-orchestra sounding band, Beirut, has already sold out the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver which has a 900 seat capacity. Full tour dates are listed on Beirut's website.
- Folk and chamber pop chanteuse Basia Bulat is touring in the U.S. with Indie-folk, gypsy-punk band, DeVotchKa. Tour dates include shows from coast to coast in cities like San Francisco, Nashville and New York. For additional tour dates, visit Basia's website.
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