THE INDIE MACHINE

All Day Driver are relatively new to the Toronto scene….as a band anyways. As individuals they have played with the likes of Oh No Forest Fires, The Hidden Cameras, Holy Fuck and Gentlemen Reg just to name a few. The band will be playing The Horseshoe Tavern on June 3rd (w/ Germans, Buffalo and The Darcys). Doors open @ 9pm. Also, the guys recently released their self-titled debut EP. You can download the whole damn thing below courtesy of the band. Standout tracks include All Day Driver and Smooth Operation. Check them out on Myspace.

Fang Island hail from Rhode Island but currently reside in Brooklyn. They’ve recently released their self-titled debut album on Sargent House, also home to Russian Circles & Nurses. They will be playing with The Flaming Lips through the month of July with a stop here in Toronto on the 8th. Check out the video for ‘Daisy’ below. More info and tour dates on Myspace.

The Pitter Patter Music Festival was initiated as defiance to the more profit driven music festivals in Toronto. Seeing the unnecessary and bold thievery of young talented artists, Pitter Patter founder Keith Hamilton set out to design a festival which ensured the fair treatment of artists and sought out unrecognized talent to showcase. Also acknowledging that many bands travel remarkable distances to perform, he sought out venues in surrounding cities to offer the artists multiple audiences.

In the festival’s first year PPMF ran in direct calendar competition with Canadian Music Week and hosted 29 shows over 5 days in Hamilton, Toronto and Oshawa. The festival was a complete success and future expansion was the only realistic option.

During its second year the festival included 35 shows over 4 days in London, Toronto, Oshawa, Lindsay, Peterborough and Belleville. The over 100 bands who played the festival were all justly compensated for their efforts.

In it’s third year, the festival grew to 8 cities and featured over 150 bands. The major shift at this point was in the area of accessibility as the festival became an entirely pay-what-you-can affair for the patrons.

All past festivals were built on countless hours of support from local volunteers who believed in the vision of the Festival and both previous festivals received positive recognition from local media. As a testament to the quality of the acts which have played the Pitter Patter stage, many past performers have gone on to represent Canada at the international level.

FOR MORE INFO ON BANDS AND VENUES CHECK OUT Pitter Patter Festival Online.

The Darcys on Myspace

1. Final Flash – When The Day Turns Black
2. Cursed Arrows – Run Forever
3. Stanford – Hollywood Bound
4. Recordbreaker – Last Time
5. Apollo Ghosts – Library Card Amulet
6. The Mermaid Parade – Phosphorescent
7. Donlands & Mortimer – Osmosis
8. New Pornographers – Crash Years
9. Ketch Harbour Wolves – Body Without Organs
10. Collapsing Opposites – Diamond Mind
11. The Darcys – Edmonton To Purgatory
12. The Darcys – House Built Around Your Voice (Live Acoustic)
13. The Darcys – Glasnost (Live Acoustic)
14. Treecreeper – November 23rd
15. Library Voices – Insider Trading (On Outside Art)
16. Broken Social Scene – All To All
17. Seaspin – Reverser
18. Toro Y Moi – Leave
19. Junip – Rope And Summit
20. Foxes In Fiction – Flashing Lights Have Ended Now
21. Shine 2009 – New Rules
22. The Pains Of Being Pure @ Heart – Higher Than The Stars
23. Sunvisor – Sky Dive

Toronto’s ‘The Darcys’ will be live on The Indie Machine tomorrow night, May 27th. The band is set to release the ‘House Built Around Your Voice’ 7 inch on June 3rd at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. Be sure to tune in between 6 and 8pm for the interview and live acoustic session. Check out the new tracks off the 7 inch on Myspace. There is also a link to download the 7 inch absolutely free!

Somehow I missed this last week. Regardless, if you haven’t seen it, check it out now. The Pains are set to release a new single on Slumberland June 8th, entitled ‘Say No To Love’. They will also embark on an East coast tour with Surfer Blood & Hooray For Earth. Check out Myspace for more info.

The Indie Machine is giving away two tickets to the up-coming CD release party, Saturday June 5th at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. All you have to do is send an email to david@theindiemachine.com with ‘Fjord Rowboat’ in the subject line to be entered into the contest. A winner will be randomly drawn on the June 3rd show between 6 and 8pm. You will be contacted by email if you have won. Check out Fjord Rowboat on Myspace.

Check out the brand new video from Robyn for ‘Dancing On My Own’. Her new album, ‘Body Talk Pt. 1′ will be released June 14th via Konichiwa Records, her own record label. You can visit her on Myspace here.

Colleen & Paul come to us from Toronto. Their sound is best described as indie folk pop. The album was recorded in Paul’s home studio and is set to be released July 6th, 2010. Prior to the album release they will be doing a string of dates with the likes of Sarah Harmer & The Dave Bidini Band. You can check them out on Myspace here. Standout tracks include Sunken Ships and Please Be Kind.