Dala has begun Canada/U.S Tour

The music of Toronto duo Dala is such soothing folk pop that it would turn almost any frown, upside down. Dala is made up of best friends Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine, whose voices combine or intertwine to form some of the sweetest vocal harmonies heard in a longtime.

They have brought their acoustic pop music to growing audiences across Canada, and toured with Jann Arden, Matthew Good, and others. Dala's last two albums , 2006's "Angels and Thieves" and 2007's "Who Do You Think You Are" earned them a total of four Canadian Folk Music Award nominations. Their videos have been featured on Bravo, CMT, Much More Music and MTV, which shows the broad appeal their music has.

Dala’s newest album “Everyone Is Someone” was released in June 2009. The songs are melodic, with catchy lyrics, and the vocals are a treat to any listener. The first single, “Levi Blues” is a throwback to the songs of the 50's and early 60's. From the very first line, "I've been waiting for a guy like you; you've been waiting to be my guy too", fans will be hooked. Another top choice is "Hockey Sweater", which has more fantastic vocals adding some gentle percussion.

Last week, Dala began their 2010 Canada/U.S. tour with a heavy schedule of over 40 shows this year. Listen to their music and check out the videos, because there is a good chance it'll make you smile.

Band Website: www.dalagirls.com

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dalagirls

Twitter: http://twitter.com/dalagirls

Dala - Levi Blues



Dala - Hockey Sweater

Upcoming Shows ( view all )

9 Jan 2010 20:00 Opening for John Gorka! The Centre For The Performing Arts In Natick Natick, Massachusetts 15 Jan 2010 20:00 The Tin Angel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16 Jan 2010 20:00 Concerts at the Crossing, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Cross Titusville, New Jersey 21 Jan 2010 20:00 West End Cultural Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba 22 Jan 2010 19:00 Fish Creek Concerts, Southwood United Church Calgary, Alberta 23 Jan 2010 20:00 Medicine Hat Folk Festival Medicine Hat, Alberta 25 Jan 2010 20:00 Communitea Cafe Canmore, Alberta 28 Jan 2010 20:00 Coldsnap Winter Music Festival Prince George, British Columbia 29 Jan 2010 20:00 Rogue Folk Club Vancouver, British Columbia 19 Feb 2010 20:00 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois 20 Feb 2010 20:00 Hart Public High School Hart, Michigan 25 Feb 2010 20:00 Opening for Vance Gilbert! Flying Goose Brew Pub and Grille New Hampshire, New Hampshire 26 Feb 2010 20:00 Outpost In The Burbs Montclair, New Jersey 11 Mar 2010 20:00 The Rankin Gallery Inverary, Ontario 19 Mar 2010 20:00 The Pearl Company Hamilton, Ontario 26 Mar 2010 20:00 Heartland Concert Series Webster, New York 27 Mar 2010 20:00 Homegrown Coffee House Needham, Massachusetts 16 Apr 2010 20:00 Borrowed Tunes II: Tribute To Neil Young at Hugh’s Room Toronto, Ontario 17 Apr 2010 20:00 Borrowed Tunes II: Tribute To Neil Young at Hugh’s Room Toronto 17 Apr 2010 20:00 Borrowed Tunes II: Tribute To Neil Young at Hugh’s Room Toronto 24 Apr 2010 20:00 Meaford Hall, Arts and Cultural Centre Meaford, Ontario 1 May 2010 20:00 Circle of Friends Coffee House, First Universalist Society Meetinghouse Franklin, Massachusetts 7 May 2010 20:00 Grounds For Sculpture Hamilton, New Jersey 8 May 2010 20:00 Moore Music House Concert Rockville, Maryland 9 May 2010 20:00 The Roosters Wife Aberdeen, North Carolina 21 May 2010 20:00 Happy Days Visitor Center, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Boston Heights, Ohio 23 May 2010 20:00 The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan 25 May 2010 20:00 Festival Des Guitares Du Monde Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 5 Jun 2010 20:00 Strawberry Park’s Bluegrass Festival Preston, Connecticut 11 Jun 2010 20:00 Westfest Ottawa, Ontario 12 Jun 2010 20:00 Center For The Arts, Homer, New York Homer, New York 5 Aug 2010 20:00 The Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, Alberta 6 Aug 2010 20:00 The Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, Alberta 7 Aug 2010 20:00 The Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, Alberta 8 Aug 2010 20:00 The Edmonton Folk Festival Edmonton, Alberta 10 Sep 2010 20:00 Opening for Richie Havens : Lebanon Opera House New London, New Hampshire 11 Sep 2010 20:00 Opening for Richie Havens : The Latchis Theater Brattleboro, Vermont 16 Oct 2010 20:00 Maclab Centre For The Performing Arts Leduc, Alberta 6 Nov 2010 20:00 Knox United Church : Live Shows Owen Sound, Ontario 1 Dec 2010 20:00 Brock University Centre For The Performing Arts St. Catharines, Ontario

New Video: Andrew Austin - No Flowers

Toronto's Andrew Austin has released a video for "No Flowers" that is clean and simple. He was into showcasing the music for this one.



(Shot at Inception Sound Studios, Director: Jose Lourenco, Concept and Story: Mark Bone, Producer: Sarah Lasch, DP: Nick Matthews, Camera: Brad Neweduk, Production Designer: Jennifer Thomas)

Performed by Andrew Austin and the Fuss:
Guitar: Kevin Neal
Bass: Kurt Nielsen
Drums: David MacDougall
And guest piano: Mark Pellizzer

Andrew Austin's myspace: http://myspace.com/andrewaustinsongs

New Video: Acres Of Lions - Dance Sequence

Victoria's Acres Of Lions have just released a new music video for the song "Dance Sequence" from their debut album entitled "Working". Directed by Brian Dutkewich, the video was shot in an old warehouse in Vancouver's lower east side and includes some amazing dancing by the Now or Never break dance crew.



As a side note, the Now or Never crew has been selected to perform at the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics next year in Vancouver.

New Video: Gentleman Reg - How We Exit

New Video: Shad - Compromise

Entire Cities Quit Social Media

What a great headline! It sounds earth shattering, it sounds like something dramatic going down online. It's deceptive though. What it really means is that the band Entire Cities is going to stop sending out messages via Myspace, Facebook and other social media sites. From their Myspace blog:

"
Simplify, simplify, simplify.

I'm not doing any more facebook, myspace, et al. spam. I can't take it anymore. We've got a mailing list now for all the info anyone could want. Just drop us a line here or to entirecities@gmail.com. Let us know what city you're in so we don't send you stuff you don't care about."

Simplification is great, this is actually extremely bold and brave though. In an age where you are competing for the attention of music fans with every other band in the world, sending out your information through fewer channels is risky business.

Again the key information here is that if you like Entire Cities and want to keep up with them you should get in touch with entirecities@gmail.com and let them know what city you're in. (I'm on the list so I'll do my best to pass stuff along from here.)

On Edit:Entire Cities want to make it clear that they are not quitting the internet from their updated Myspace Blog:

Also like our hero Avril Lavigne: Complicated.

Okay, I need to clarify: like our hero, Shane McGowan, we aren't quitting a damn thing.

My last post created a bit of a stir after our friends on NXEW http://www.nxew.ca/2009/07/entire-cities-quit-social-media.html may have misunderstood our intentions a bit. Then Twitter got ahold of it and sudden we're quitting the interweb altogether.

Not so! We're still going to be updating our myspace, posting songs, blogging, and sending out facebook invites to everyone in our group and on our page. What I won't be doing is trying to use all sites for everything all at once.

Facebook is good for inviting people to stuff. Myspace is good for posting songs. And an e-mail list is good for actual communication. We're having a pro (http://twitter.com/fallsemo) overhaul our website (right now it looks like a geocities smashing pumpkins fansite) so that it can function as a portal for all of this stuff. For the time being, we're muddling through as best as we can so we can keep in touch with people in the effective, least offensive ways possible, 'cause we like you.

n00b-ily yours, Simon.

Entire Cities - the Woods