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MARCH 8, 2009
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1 HANDSOME FURS__FACE CONTROL__SUB POP
***2 THE SHALLOW ALPS__SELF TITLED EP__INDEPENDENT
3 PROPAGANDHI__SUPPORTING CASTE__SMALLMAN
4 NEKO CASE__MIDDLE CYCLONE__ANTI-
5 JULIE DOIRON__I CAN WONDER WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR DAY__ENDEARING
6 GENTLEMAN REG__JET BLACK__ARTS & CRAFTS
7 BRENT RANDALL AND THOSE MAGNIFICENT PINECONES__WE WERE STRANGERS IN PADDINGTON GREEN__ENDEARING
8 JESSICA BEACH__FOR YOUR PROTECTION__INDEPENDENT
9 JUSTIN CURTIS & SALLY JO__SHOULDA KNOWN BETTER__LAZY J
10 THE NO SHIT SHIRLEYS__NUTRIFY__INDEPENDENT
11 THE EMERALDS__LOVE IS ROLLING__AUSTRALIAN CATTLE GOD
12 CIRCLESQUARE__SONGS ABOUT DANCING AND DRUGS__!K7
13 DD/MM/YYYY__BLACK SQUARE__INDEPENDENT
14 THE PINE TARTS__FAUX FAUVES__INDEPENDENT
15 AUTOCONDO__SELF TITLED__INDEPENDENT
16 VARIOUS ARTISTS__WAR CHILD presents HEROES__MUSICOR
17 HANK__THE LUCK OF THE SINGERS__BLOCKS RECORDING CLUB
18 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS__LOST CHANNELS__NETTWERK
19 RADIUS & HELENA__PRECIOUS METALS__INDEPENDENT
20 PLANS PLANS__COL. WILLIAMSBURG__INDEPENDENT
21 LUKE MICHIELSON__BURN TO THE GROUND__INDEPENDENT
22 SNOWY WHITE'S BLUES AGENCY__TWICE AS ADDICTIVE__BLUES BOULEVARD
23 THE HERMIT__TURN UP (THE STEREO)__SO CALLED
24 KATE JONES__SELF TITLED__INDEPENDENT
25 JOSH REICHMANN ORACLE BAND__CRAZY POWER__PAPER BAG
26 THE HOLLOWBODIES__SELF TITLED__INDEPENDENT
27 PEASANT__ON THE GROUND__PAPER GARDEN
28 ASAKUSA JINTA__SELF TITLED__INDEPENDENT
29 COMPANY OF THIEVES__ORDINARY RICHES__WIND-UP
30 THE BLOODSUGARS__BQEP__ENGINE ROOM - http://www.ciut.fm/charts.php
February 04, 2009 05:44 PM
Stouffville, Markham players developing Toronto following
Mike Warne and Graziano Volpe have lugged their guitars from Whitchurch-Stouffville to the Big Smoke with one thought in mind.They want to create memorable music with strong catchy rhythms.
Add Mike's raw honest vocals and that's just what they're doing.
Their indie band, The Shallow Alps, has developed a following through playing venues in Toronto in recent months.
They'll be performing at one of Toronto's oldest rock music venues, the El Mocambo, Thursday, Feb. 12. Doors open at 9 p.m. They've also been signed up for the North by Northeast music festival this summer, with 500 bands from across North America performing in 50 clubs throughout the city June 17 to 21.
The two young musicians, Mike is 23; Graziano is 22, honed their skills during their years at Stouffville District Secondary School. Mike performed frequently in the city during that time.
Mike's musical roots go back to classic rock, particularly the Beatles.
Graziano was nurtured on classic rock as well, later branching out to blues and jazz-influenced artists include Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Pass. Later, both were drawn to groups such as The Strokes and Radiohead.
The other band members are 21-year-old bass player Elliott Altilia, and drummer Scott Jackson, 25, who hails from Markham. Elliott has played for a variety of bands in the city and has a strong blues influence.
Scott is a very experienced drummer who has gigged around the city.
With studies in music business management from Durham College under his belt, Mike is ready to take his band one step further . That includes a recording session in March and performing in other southern Ontario locations.
While aiming to keep their music "catchy and simple", he said, "we want to make sure everyone in the band is doing something different rather than everyone playing the same chords."
Painstaking practice and attention to detail underpin their music.
"We want every part to sound as awesome and as 'hooky' as it can be," Mr. Volpe said.
The band's followers have described the Shallow Alps' music as "different, original and moving".
See a video of the band at myspace.com/shallow alps
Get information on the North by Northeast music and film festival by logging on to nxne.com
Information on the El Mocambo is at Elmocambo.com - Georgina Advocate
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1 31 Julie Doiron I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day Endearing
2 -- Propagandhi Supporting Caste Smallman
3 -- Neko Case Middle Cyclone Anti-
4 8 Hot Panda Volcano...Bloody Volcano Mint
5 2 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion Domino
6 11 DD/MM/YYYY Black Square We Are Busy Bodies
7 4 Bell Orchestre As Seen Through Windows Arts & Crafts
8 -- Handsome Furs Face Control Sub Pop
9 5 Gentleman Reg Jet Black Arts & Crafts
10 7 The Bicycles Oh No It's Love Fuzzy Logic
11 9 The Hylozoists L'Ile De Sept Villes Outside
12 3 A.C. Newman Get Guilty Last Gang/Matador
13 14 Jenn Grant Echoes Six Shooter
14 -- Mirah (a)spera K
15 -- Brent Randall And His Pinecones We Were Strangers In Paddington Green Endearing
16 -- Various Dark Was The Night 4AD
17 24 Beirut March Of The Zapotec Pompeii
18 50 Abe Vigoda Reviver PPM
19 -- Shout Out Out Out Out Reintegration Time Normals Welcome
20 -- Andrew Vincent Rotten Pear Kelp
21 -- The Arkells Jackson Square Dine Alone
22 1 Malajube Labyrinthes Dare To Care
23 -- Pine Tarts Faux Fauves Independent
24 -- Great Lake Swimmers Lost Channels Nettwerk
25 -- Wavves Wavvves Fat Possum
26 10 Faunts Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. Friendly Fire
27 44 Jon-Rae Fletcher Oh, Maria Weewerk
28 -- Josh Reichmann Oracle Band Crazy Power Paper Bag
29 -- The No Shit Shirleys Nutrify Socan
30 -- Smothered In Hugs The Healing Power Of Injury Collagen Rock
31 48 The Birthday Cakes Romper Room Independent
32 46 The Gruesomes Gruesomania Ricochet Sound
33 34 The Bran Flakes I Have Hands Illegal Art
34 13 Dan Auerbach Keep It Hid Nonesuch
35 -- The First Aid Kit Still Standing Independent
36 -- Land Of Kush Against the Day Constellation
37 -- Charles Spearin The Happiness Project Arts & Crafts
38 -- Hexes And Ohs Bedroom Madness Noise Factory
39 15 Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful Bees Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful Bees Youth Club
40 30 Various Quebec Emergent 0809 Sopref
41 37 B.A. Johnston Stairway To Hamilton Just Friends
42 -- The Black Lips 200 Million Thousand Vice
43 -- Tom Fun Orchestra You Will Land With A Thud Company House
44 -- Various Record Of The Week Club Independent
45 -- Lee Reed Lee Reed Independent
46 -- Various Hi Hat Compilation Number 2 Hi Hat
47 -- Shallow Alps Shallow Alps Independent
48 -- Various Just Like Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure American Laundromat
49 49 Various War Child Presents Heroes Musicor
50 32 The Matadors Sweet Revenge Yeah Right! - Ear Shot
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Hi, We're "In English". We have just finished recording our first 5 song ep. We recorded it with a wonderful human being named Mike Langford at The Pawnshop Studio in Kensington Market. Mike has worked with great artists like Sloan and Hawksley Workman and we had a blast working with him. This ep will be included on the 2009 North By Northeast Top 60 Tip Sheet, which will be distributed to nearly 300 radio stations across Canada.
Prior to this recording we were operating under the name "Shallow Alps". We recorded a 3 song demo with TIm Oxford of the Arkells at Roxford Sound in Newmarket. The demo was well received on campus and community radio, climbing as high as 2 on CIUT's weekly charts, we also managed to crack Earshot's National Top 50.
That’s what we’re up to now. Here’s a bit of the back story and some information about the members.
"In English" was formed over the summer of 2008. The founding members being Mike Warne and Elliott Altilia. As time passed members changed, recordings were made and shows were played, all under various names. Now in 2009 there is a solid line up of full-time band members.
In English is:
Mike Warne - Guitarist, vocalist and champion of justice. Mike hopes one day to be bitten by a radioactive spider and possess all of the powers and abilities of Spider-Man, and also have wolverine claws and laser eyes.
Elliott Altilia - Bassist and sword wielding Kendo bad ass. Elliott is a proud member of the Canadian Kendo Federation, he is also known for popping his right shoulder out of place like Sergeant Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon movies.
Andrew Haust - Drummer and winner of the "Nicest Beard in the Band Award" for 6 consecutive months! For more on Andrew please refer to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Lawrence
Ryan McKinley - Guitarist and fresh faced new comer to the band. Ryan enjoys the television show Reading Rainbow. And that's all he enjoys.
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