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This is a list of all the bands we've recently written about, from August 1st to the present. It's updated in order of last press time and alphabetical order to ensure that bands get equal press time from us.

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Band names, from headliner to opener, bolded, MySpace or website linked
Date: Day of the week, Date, Month
Doors: 0 pm/am
Cover: 0$ (if it's free, say it in caps; if you can't find the cover anywhere, put anything from "Unknown" to "Don't pay cover! Fuck capitalism!" Generally the latter strategy works better if you're on friendly terms with one or all of the bands, and know that they won't hate you for saying it.)
The Venue (the venue's address, don't forget to link to the venue's website if it has one)
Notes: Either talk about each of the bands in brief, or one or two of them in detail. Sometimes we just write about the headliner or, if the headliner's not from Alberta, one of the opening bands. It's up to you, and in the future when you post you'll be able to decide how much you write about a show, but for this exercise I'm looking for a decently-sized paragraph.
18+/ALL AGES!

An example of a well-researched, properly formatted listing would be:
Alex Boiselle
Doors: 10 pm
Cover: Unknown
King Henry VIII Pub (221 8th Ave SW)
Notes: I have seen Boiselle listed as a Bluegrass musician. This may be true; I don't know enough about bluegrass to say, but it's not the first word that would have come to mind. Rather, he seems a bit folky, and, sure, a little roots, but he's not quite as quirky as most "roots"-billed acts that seem to come through here. His music is stripped-down and deceptively simple; the emphasis here is on the words, not some elaborate melody. Generally, comparing anybody to figures like Bob Dylan is asking for trouble, but the comparison probably works here, if only on the basis of Boiselle's vocal emphases; he has some of the same nasal edge as Dylan, but, thankfully, you can actually understand what the fuck he's singing. His MySpace advertisement says he plays slide guitar and harmonica. He is not, unlike many of the solo artists kicking around this city, barely 20 and full of post-public-school middle-class-tortured angst. If you feel like a pub tonight, he probably has something to say you haven't heard before.
18+

It's less intimidating than it sounds. Half the trouble is the research, the other half is learning the formatting -- past that, everything's a piece of cake. Get these back to me as soon or as late as you want, but listings are due by 5 pm the night before they happen; past that, I can't guarantee they'll get posted.

Last updated: August 4, 2009

To claim a show, either reply to the e-mail or comment (anonymously or otherwise) with your name below. Shows will be crossed off as they are claimed. Shows left unclaimed will be assigned to writers who haven't claimed shows yet. Italicized shows are the ones we're writing about for any given week.

At the very latest, shows must be turned in by the Saturday night before they happen. If they're not in by then, there is no guarantee that they will be published.



August 9-August 15. (due August 8)
Sunday, August 9.
Virgin Festival: Billy Talent w/ Metric, Tokyo Police Club, White Lies, Shout Out Out Out Out at Canada Olympic Park
Jon Gant at Local 510
Calgary International Blues Festival: Kat Danser, Mocking Shadows, Mud Bay Blues Band, Julian Fauth w/ Tim Williams Electric Band, Sue Foley, Murray Porter, Johnny V's Recession Blues Band at Pumphouse Park
The Burnin' Sands @ The Rose & Crown Banff
Greg Cockerill hosts Open Mic @ Murdoch's Bar and Grill

Monday, August 10.
War Hero, Osk, Swallow Your Tongue, and Kali @ The New Black Centre
Boats w/ The Pissoffs, The Bloody Hells, and The Throwaways @ Vern's

Tuesday, August 11.
Hominid, Swallow Your Tongue (last show), Hamas, Brain Fever @ House 1912 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119864620072) Harvey.
Throne of Vengeance w/ The Good Times @ Dickens Pub
Drunken Idiots w/ The Roaring 40s @ Vern's

Wednesday, August 12.
The Fast Romantics @ Olympic Plaza
Simeon Abbott/Chris Dadge duo & Super Deluxe Gas Jockey @ Weeds (info)
Adam Smith @ Blind Beggar
The Brandon Paris Band w/ Zoo Lion @ Richmond Pub & Eatery (5$)

Thursday, August 13.
Deanne Matley and Brian Chellas host an Open Mic @ Convergence Cafe
Lori Kole @ Ranchman's
Damn Dirty Ape with Caught Off Guard & Smokestack Jacks @ Broken City

Friday, August 14.
Kilbourne CD Release w/ Fallout Frequency, Hide Your Daughters and This Machine Is A Fountain at Broken City
Eugene Chadbourne w/ the Bent Spoon Duo (Experimental Jazz) at EMMEDIA
The Smokin' 45s w/ Alistair Christl and Napalm Willy at Palomino
7 Shots from Sober with Crooked Temple @ Blind Beggar
Solicitors with Class Action, Jenny, Platinum Alibi with Maria in the Showe @ Dickens
Calculating Collapse with A Night at the Chelsea and A Stronghold to Save Me @ Underground
The Lions @ Dog & Duck

Saturday, August 15.
CJSW Summer Concert Series feat. Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Beija Flor, and surprise guests @ Olympic Plaza (free, all ages)
Mount Analogue w/ Juicifer @ The Hi-Fi
Open Stage Jam: The Pickled Hicks w/ Rodney Guitarsplaat at Ship & Anchor
Eugene Chadbourne w/ Ron de Jong and Darren Williams (Experimental Jazz) at EMMEDIA
The Fast Romantics and Secret Broadcast joint CD Release with The Shagbots @ Warehouse
Stalking Butler with Silent Panic @ Blind Beggar
New Fight Scene with Letters to Elise & Riverfront Avenue @ Underground
Solidarity Rock Benefit with The Getdown, SLATES & Jenny @ Palomino




August 16-August 22. (due August 15)
Sunday, August 16.


Monday, August 17.


Tuesday, August 18.
Monkey @ Dickens Pub

Wednesday, August 19.


Thursday, August 20.
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir w/ Eugene Chadbourne @ The Ironwood
UNFUN w/ Sabertooth, Mossleigh, and The Wastoids @ House 1912 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148138130960)

Friday, August 21.
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir w/ Eugene Chadbourne @ The Ironwood (see above)
Savk (of Beija Flor) acoustic set w/ Needy Cat @ The Palomino
Beija Flor w/ Key To The City (CD Release) @ The Gateway, SAIT
The Grim Beat w/ Lions for Sheep @ The Palomino


Saturday, August 22.
The Falling Pianos w/ Point Break, X-Ray Cat, and The Nrbs @ The Underground
Braids w/ Knots, Gobble Gobble, Eric Clark, Eric Ng, Taylor Schaerer @ Castle Awesome (Edmonton)
Frankie McQueen @ The Marquee Room





August 23-August 29.</b> (due August 22)
Sunday, August 23.
Have Heart w/ Cruel Hand, Shipwreck, Bitter End, Grave Maker, and Voices @ Willow Ridge Community Hall


Monday, August 24.


Tuesday, August 25.


Wednesday, August 26.


Thursday, August 27.


Friday, August 28.


Saturday, August 29.




August 30-September 5. (due August 29)
Sunday, August 30.


Monday, August 31.


Tuesday, September 1.


Wednesday, September 2.


Thursday, September 3.


Friday, September 4.
Beija Flor @ Henotic (Lethbridge)


Saturday, September 5.