March 7, 2012—Paper Beat Scissors’ self-titled debut obsesses over ends; ends as states of loss, ends as places for reflection, ends as necessary preconditions to new beginnings. Tim Crabtree’s haunting voice lies at the centre of everything, with an honesty and rawness that skirts discomfort. Across the album, the instrumental palettes shift from the hypnotic loops of…
February 22, 2012—The Olympic Symphonium are headed to Memphis this weekend to take part in the International Folk Alliance conference. This will be the group’s second time performing in Tennessee and will again see them eating large quantities of dry-rub barbecue. If you happen to be in the area, check out one of the shows. They all…
February 22, 2012—There been a nice bit of buzz leading up to the March 06th release of Paper Beat Scissors’ debut album from Exclaim!, Ear To The Sound, a Mexican blog, a Spanish blog, and Herohill, who said, “I’m not sure there’s ever been a band we’ve covered on Herohill that I wanted to see succeed more…
February 22, 2012—Forward Music Group alumni Andrew Sisk from Share has recently release his first solo album, Treelines, which is available for streaming/purchase at andrewsisk.bandcamp.com Treelines was completed in his apartment in Montreal with his son Elliott sleeping on his lap during vocal takes, and quietly watching him record classical guitar parts. While self-engineered and produced, the…
February 12, 2012—Paper Beat Scissors releases its self-titled debut LP on Tuesday, March 06 via Forward Music Group. The Halifax based act embarks on a national tour this March in support of the album. Paper Beat Scissors’ self-titled debut obsesses over ends; ends as states of loss, ends as places for reflection, ends as necessary preconditions to…
January 28, 2012—The East Coast Music Association just announced the nominees for the 2012 awards and we’re proud to see some love for our label and artists. Gypsophilia is up for ‘Group Recording of the Year’ and ‘Jazz Recording of the Year’ for Constellation, and ‘Video of the Year’ for Agricola and Sarah. The Olympic Symphonium is…
January 28, 2012—We’ve been big fans of Tim Crabtree’s work as Paper Beat Scissors for a while now. I can remember seeing his band back in 2009 and being absolutely blown away by the control and originality of the music. Being a fan, it was an easy decision to release the record once Tim was looking for…
December 24, 2011—We’re pleased to announce that Snailhouse’s Sentimental Gentleman has been making big waves in ‘Best of 2011’ lists from around Canada, USA and over in Europe. Exclaim! named ‘Sentimental Gentleman’ #5 of the ‘Best Folk & Country Albums of 2011’ alongside some other great artists like Gillian Welch, Dan Romano, Barr Brothers, and Nick Lowe.…
December 18, 2011—We’re releasing a Fall sampler next week but I thought we’d give you all an advance copy as thanks for keeping up with us. The album is a smattering of unreleased, released and cover material from the past year or so. Tracklisting is below and you can go to the albums page to download for…
October 26, 2011—Hi everyone, We are now officially home and recovered from our time on tour – thanks to everyone who helped us along the way. It was good fun and felt like a massive success! So now we are ready to hit Halifax with TWO album release shows in the next week: Our Masquerade Dance Party…
October 25, 2011—We’ve released a Fall 2011 Sampler for FREE. The album is a smattering of unreleased, released and cover material from the past year or so. Tracklisting is below and you can download in the albums section. 1. Snailhouse – Living the Dream (previously unreleased in Canada) 2. Gypsophilia – Bir Hakeim (unreleased) 3. The Olympic…
October 25, 2011—After some shows in Atlantic Canada and Quebec in the coming weeks, Snailhouse will head overseas to again search for his German roots. There are still some gaps if anyone has any clever ideas… November 05 – Laval, QC: TRAC November 10 – Zwolle, NL: Popfront November 11 – Leiden, NL: House Concert November 13…
September 24, 2011—“We are thrilled to have just released a new music video to the internet. Agricola & Sarah is the first track on our album Sa-ba-da-OW! (2009) and now it is also a beautiful stop-motion animation love story. A huge thank you and much respect goes to both Sydney Smith and Jason Levangie – it was…
September 24, 2011—Phil Creamer runs Here On Out, a video blog of live performances by musicians filmed in Montreal. He borrows and is inspired by La Blogotheque and Southern Souls and was kind enough to offer us a shoot while we were in the city last month. “I met up with the guys on unfortunately the hottest…
September 24, 2011—Snailhouse will be headed on a solo Western Canadian tour this Fall in support of Sentimental Gentleman. Check the dates below, tell your friends. September 29 – Calgary, AB: Marquee Room September 30 – Jasper, AB: Legion w/ Catherine MacLellan October 01 – Kelowna, BC: Streaming Cafe (ive-to-Internet broadcast) October 02 – Vancouver, BC: Railway…
September 13, 2011—HARVEST JAZZ AND BLUES Stuck for what to do? Check out our schedule! ————————————————————— It’s my favourite time of year in Fredericton. A week where there’s live music at every corner and some of the world’s best artists meet in the Saint John river valley for thousands of excited fans. We’ve got our artists out…
June 23, 2011—After being a fan of this band for years we’re really proud to announce that Forward will be releasing the third album by Halifax gypsy jazz/classical/klezmer group Gypsophilia this fall. The album is called ‘Constellation’ and was produced by Howard Bilerman and recorded live to tape at the legendary Hotel2Tango (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Arcade…
June 23, 2011—Hello friends from another time and place – this is Gianna! From the present. I hope this finds you well. Warm greetings from the breezy Atlantic coast. If you’re in Alberta this week I will be playing shows in Edmonton and Calgary. I’ve got a new record, good friends, and lots to catch up on.…
May 24, 2011—It’s May two-four, and while kids around the world are doing all sorts of crazy things, we’re lifting up our proverbial shirts to announce the official release of Snailhouse’s 6th full-length album, Sentimental Gentleman. You can order the album at the link below: http://whitewhale.ca/label/store/ About the album: Although Snailhouse is primarily the solo project of…
May 19, 2011—We’re offering a special pre-sale prices on Snailhouse tickets/albums for the Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal shows. Check it out here: http://whitewhale.ca/label/store/ Exclaim! and CBC Radio 3 present: May 26 – Toronto, ON: Dakota Tavern w/ Katie Moore, Tusks // tickets at http://whitewhale.ca/label/store/ May 27 – Ottawa, ON: Mavericks w/ Katie Moore & Sarah Hallman // tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Snailhouse-tickets/artist/718192?&camefrom=CFC_CABUYAT_drivngrevenue…