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CIVL Weekly Round-Up - December 14th to December 20th 2009

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Woooo-weee! Happy holidays to those who partake in the season of giving! Hope it is a fruitful year for y’all!

Either way we slice it, there are still events happening with regards to musical arts and culture. Here is the CIVL Weekly Round-up:

Monday December 14th 2009:

The Left/Aidan Knight/Parlour Steps at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver

Tuesday December 15th 2009:

Sloan at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver

Wednesday December 16th 2009:

Harma White at the Airfair Lounge in Abbotsford

Rock and Roll Pizza Party: The Tranzmitors/Manic Attracts/Student Teacher at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver

Thursday December 17th 2009:

Street Sisters Project Fundraiser: Leela Gilday/Shelia Maracle/Inez/Rex Smallboy/Curtis Ahenakew at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver

Blastramp: Tight Solid/MY!GAY!HUSBAND! at the Bourbon in Vancouver

Friday December 18th 2009:

Women of Britain/GSTS/Rags to Radio at the Bad Dog Grill in Mission

The Magician and the Gates of Love/Raise Your Kids Well/Kidnap Kids at Cafe Deux Soleils in Vancouver

The Mental Beast Christmas Party and Compilation Release: Brasstronaut, Machu Picchu, Fine Mist, Makeout Videotape, World Club, Needles & Pins, Analog Bell Service, Rose Melberg, Basketball, Tight Solid, Vancougar, Apollo Ghosts at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver

WZRDZ/Joint Chiefs of Math at Pats Pub in Vancouver

Motorama/Likely Rads/Aging Youth Gang/Powderkeg at El Dorado Pub in Vancouver

Hey Ocean/Current Swell at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver

Saturday December 19th 2009:

XMAS Punk Party: Uptown Riot/GSTS/The Real Problems at El Dorado Pub in Vancouver

Nylithia/Skullhammer/Excruciating Pain/Galgamex at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver

Glory Days: White Lung/Cobra Snake at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver

Bad One/The Receptionists at Pats Pub in Vancouver

Sunday December 20th 2009:

Nothing on our radar. Try visiting your close family and friends for ideas.

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BRASSTRONAUT RETURNS!

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Is Brasstronaut a pop band? Is Brasstronaut a jazz band? Are they a confused jazz band redeemed by their pop sensibilities? Hey, Is that Edo Van Breemen from The Clips?

What is Brasstronaut? With trumpets riding on decidedly more complicated lines than typical pop music, lyrics that, alongside themes of colonialism display a serious sensitivity to “indie scene,” the constant refrain from reviewers proclaims the enigmatic nature Brasstronaut. And if we don’t know what they are, how can we tell if they are good at what they do?

Formed through an improvisational jam in late 2005, Brasstronaut released their first recorded offering in September 2008, entitled Old World Lies. The consistent feature of Edo Van Breemen on piano and vocals and Byron Davies on horns typifies the sound of Brasstronaut. Van Breemen’s vocals and Davies horn interlocking, matching one another along melody lines, Davies horn occasionally wandering into Dave Douglas, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis inspired improvisations. Van Breemen’s relaxed vocals lamenting old world abuse, vapid posturing. Not biting, but a tired grieving. The album fills out the sound the two’s sound with upright bass, cello and percussion. It is pop music, yet intelligent, complicated, intricate classical and jazz influenced pop music. Too smart for pop music, but to pop for smart music.

Brasstronaut returns to Vancouver from their time in Toronto and celebrates the event with a performance at the Biltmore Cabaret, April 30th, 2009 along with the Fine Mist and DJ Warm-it-up-Chris.

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