The Rock Dose

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:40 PM PDT

With a studio date looming close, Kelowna, BC's We Are The City realized they were going to need some financial support to raise enough money to record an album. They launched a donation page with four different packages and through the online assistance of their loyal fans were able to raise enough money to put towards album costs. Released in May earlier this year In A Quiet World has won the band new fans, great reviews, and given those donations a true sense of existence.

Now set to tour Canada, We Are The City is a three piece progressive indie rock act featuring three young composers. Cayne McKenzie (vocals, keys), David Menzel (guitar), and Andy Huculiak (drums) paint out a sincere and beautiful interpretation of life; exploring evocative sounds and storytelling. Cayne has been classically trained in piano for eight years and playing for twelve, and David and Andy are both self-taught musicians.

"The arrangements are bold and emphatic as well as imaginative. You get the feeling that Kelowna was actually a greenhouse for the development of the music, allowing the band to find its focus.” – The Province

Having shared stages with outfits including Mother Mother, Said The Whale, and Winter Gloves, We Are The City were recently selected as a finalist for the Peak Performance Project. As a best bet for CMW 2009 by The National Post, they've also been a featured artist with CBC Radio 3. Listening to their instrumentation and orchestral arrangements you will readily discover their potential for greatness is simply palpable.

“Extremely diligent blends of post-rock indie-pop bliss…Taking cues from foreigners like Sigur Rós and Múm, and blending them with organic Americana rock spirit (Wilco, the Shins) just might be the perfect combination to reinvent the wheel, and quite possibly the answer to this country's stale revolving door of young talent.” – Clash Music

We Are The City will convince you with their good hearts and inspiring sounds to come and be a part of their city. So go see them live here:

Sept 23rd – Regina, SK – The Club *
Sept 24th – Calgary, AB – The Palomino
Sept 25th – Lethbridge, AB – Henotic Lounge *
Sept 26th – Brandon, MB – North Hill Inn
Sept 27th – Winnipeg, MB – Exchange
Sept 30th – Toronto, ON – Rancho Relaxo
Oct 1st – Kingston, ON – Clark Hall Pub
Oct 4th – Sherbrooke, QC – La Tapageur
Oct 8th – Charlottetown, PE – Baba's
Oct 10th – St. Stephen, NB – Poppa's Pub
Oct 13th – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Arcadia
Oct 15th – Winnipeg, MB – Sam's Place
Oct 16th – Moose Jaw, SK – Java Express Neighborhood Café *
Oct 17th – Edmonton, AB – The Express Alehouse
Oct 22nd – Vancouver, BC – The Cellar Nightclub
Oct 23rd – Grand Forks, BC – The Gathering *
* all ages

“Brothers in Gnarms” Tour with Counting Heartbeats
Oct 30th – Port Alberni, BC – The Academy *
Oct 31st – Victoria, BC - The Victoria Arts Connection *
Nov 1st – Nanaimo, BC – Mount Benson Legion *
Nov 2nd – Nanaimo, BC – Queens
Nov 5th – Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw *
Nov 6th – Kamloops, BC – The Loft *
Nov 7th – Kelowna, BC – The Habitat *
* all ages

For music and more info please visit: www.wearethecity.ca
More good stuff here: www.myspace.com/thecitiesmusic

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No Doubt, Wolfmother, Chris Martin Among Artists to Perform at the 2009 Annual Bridge School Benefit

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:42 PM PDT

Organized by Neil Young and his wife Pegi, the Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California every October at the Shoreline Ampitheatre. The first concert was in October 1986, and, with the exception of 1987, the concert has been held every year since. As a practice, but not a rule, the performers use acoustic instruments. Young also personally performs every year.

Tickets for the 23rd Annual Bridge School Benefit Conerts are on sale Sunday, September 20th at 10am at LiveNation.com and by phone at (877) 598-6659. Proceeds benefit The Bridge School.

The concert will be held at Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, California on Saturday, October 24, 2009 – 5:00pm and Sunday, October 25, 2009 – 2:00pm.

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