CMF 2011 http://canadianmusicfest.com Canada's Largest Music Festival Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:31:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Check out our new gallery; htt… http://canadianmusicfest.com/2010/07/15/check-out-our-new-gallery-htt/ http://canadianmusicfest.com/2010/07/15/check-out-our-new-gallery-htt/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:31:04 +0000 admin http://canadianmusicfest.com/2010/07/15/check-out-our-new-gallery-htt/ Check out our new gallery; http://canadianmusicfest.com/gallery

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]]> http://canadianmusicfest.com/2010/07/15/christienpaul-dim-down-your-d/feed/ 0 IN THIS WEEK’S ARTIST SPOTLIGHT… YEAH AND SHE HAS RED LIPS TOO http://canadianmusicfest.com/2010/07/13/in-this-week%e2%80%99s-artist-spotlight%e2%80%a6-yeah-and-she-has-red-lips-too/ http://canadianmusicfest.com/2010/07/13/in-this-week%e2%80%99s-artist-spotlight%e2%80%a6-yeah-and-she-has-red-lips-too/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:51:04 +0000 bessie http://canadianmusicfest.com/?p=1813 This guitar-led synth-rock band layer their pop with the dark and twisted Lynchian atmosphere. Boy/girl harmonies, incendiary guitar hooks with punky disco beats, spunky bass riffs and corpulent analogue synths.

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GENRE: Electronic, Metal, Pop, Rock

SIMILAR TO: Japan, Def Leppard, B52′s, Hanoi Rocks, Duran Duran, Guns n’ Roses, David Lynch, Iron Maiden

BIOGRAPHY

This 4-piece boy-girl guitar-led synth-rock band layer their pop with the dark and twisted Lynchian atmosphere of the painting from which their name originates. Boy/girl harmonies, incendiary guitar hooks with punky disco beats, spunky bass riffs and corpulent analogue synths. The music brings together the chiseled chops of AC/DC, the stadium hysteria of Def Leppard, the visionary cool of Television, and Duran Duran’s hair.

YEAH AND SHE HAS RED LIPS TOO formed in January 2010 and have already recorded their first LP, which they are showcasing around London in legendary venues such as Monto Water Rats, Barfly, Fierce Panda’s Club Fandango and The Monarch.

They’ve started to create a buzz amidst the industry who’s loving their tracks and asking for more!

LINKS

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/yeahandshehasredlipstoo

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/yeahandshehasredlipstoo

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  • Discounted submission fees: Take advantage of discounted submission fees by submitting early.  Submit by June 30th and pay LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE!
  • Accepted bands and artists will be announced on a regular basis: The earlier you submit, the earlier you can find out if you’ve been accepted
  • Start planning and promoting early: Early acceptance means that you can start booking additional dates surrounding your showcase, promoting your dates earlier and applying for applicable funding

As an added bonus, all bands will have the opportunity to be featured in the “Artist Spotlight” on our site – www.canadianmusicfest.com – with a link back to your website. Bands will be spotlighted on a weekly basis, so don’t put off your chance to be recognized until the end.

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GENRE: Alternative,Psychedelic,Rock

SIMILAR TO: Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, AC/DC, Queens of the Stone Age

BIOGRAPHY

Belgian/Dutch rock trio Drive Like Maria jumped onto the music scene in 2006. They won the Dutch finals of The Global Battle of the Bands (GBOB), even though they had only met weeks earlier, working as engineers/producers/musicians at Wisseloord Studios.

The group got bored waiting while hearing yet another lead singer complaining about the colour of his microphone. So  they started to jam…. and found their loathing of spoilt rock stars wasn’t the only thing they had in common.

They went on to become the runner-up in the GBOB world finals at the London Astoria, and have been on the road ever since. Drive Like Maria played The Historic Center Festival in Mexico City, toured the US twice – over 40 shows including Arlene’s Grocery (New York), Thee Park Side (San Francisco), Middle East Club (Boston), Dan’s Silverleaf (Texas), SouthGate House (Newport) – and did numerous gigs in Belgium and the Netherlands: Pukkelpop festival, Charlatan, Kinkystar, Melkweg, Waterfront, Club3voor12 (Amsterdam), Rosrock, Rockoekoe, etcetera, etcetera.

Drive like Maria’s killer rock songs have been described as “influenced by Led Zeppelin, early ZZ Top, Neil Young and Queens Of The Stone Age”, among others. But none of these great bands has Drive like Maria’s  twenty two year old female lead guitarist who can tear up a room.

Some are still calling Drive like Maria “one of the Low Countries’ best kept secrets”. But not for much longer. As word of their solid live reputation is quickly spreading, they are gaining a global following.  Or as one American fan put it: “Wicked. Fucking. Awesome.”

In 2009 the band was signed by Play it Again Sam, who released Drive like Maria’s self-produced debut album ‘Elmwood’ in Belgium and the Netherlands. ‘Elmwood’ features Folk singer Janis Ian on two tracks and was mixed by John Congleton (Black Mountain, The Roots, The Thermals, Polyphonic Spree). The album received rave reviews in the Netherlands and Belgium and a sold out headlining club tour, support shows with AC/DC, ZZ Top and Motorhead, and a run through the low countries finest festivals (Pukkelpop, Lowlands, Bospop, Paaspop etc.) followed.

After a successful US tour in March 2010 passing through SXSW, NX35 and other Texas dates the band will be back in the US and Canada this June for NXNE (Toronto) and shows in New York and Boston.

LINKS

WEBSITE: http://www.drivelikemaria.com

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/drivelikemaria

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/drivelikemaria

YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/Zoostudios

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