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February 28 2010
So let’s start at the end and work backwards.
It’s 3:49AM and I’m tired but wired. Mircea and I shared a cab home- and what a ride it was. An adventurous ride full of post-gig chatter, the entire Bronze Medal winning Ladies Cross-Country Skiing team from Finland, the forgotten bag of death and a spot of Gatorade. What a night. FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN. I haven’t eaten since that awful pizza about 7pm and my stomach is starting to growl. But sleep is about to trump hunger. I need to hit the hay. But before I do, let’s go back to the Bourbon.
Wasn’t the vibe and energy coming out of Canada’s Hockey win over Slovakia just totally bonkers? The Bourbon was ripe with cheers and beers- and at one point the entire stage was full of Olympic sized revelry. Yikes- I thought to myself, where’s my drum kit going to go? Up before us WFS blokes was a great band called Columbia. They are an up and coming Canadian rock band, and if you can- you should check them out on their upcoming Cross Canadian Tour. http://www.myspace.com/columbiaband
A few cans of R@d Bull later, it’s time to hit the stage. After seeing the band Coeur de Pirate get booed last week at Livecity Yaletown- I was sort of worried that our slower songs might not go over so well. But what happened was an honest performance on our part- and something just felt right. Maybe it was looking out and seeing a few people singing along, or the Olympic spirit that filled the room- who knows. But it felt good. Something just clicked.
Time to hit the pillow.
Sweet Dreams,
Ben.
<<< SETLIST >>>
For the first time
Last goodbye
What's done is done
Details
Blues jam
Something to scream about
Secrets and consequences
Misunderstood
Searching
Too rough on the mind
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February 25 2010
So I finally made the plunge and saw an Olympic concert @ the David Lam Park Livecity Yaletown venue. Totally worth the hour long wait. I mean when I went to Edgefest and Summersault festivals the line ups were hours and hours. After a proper security check (no cavity searches thank you) we made it into the venue, and it was definitely a fun night.
After a high energy set by the Arkells, I found myself loving their drummer, but absolutely hating the winter hat the lead singer was wearing. Why? Why could I not get past the hat? No clue- it just looked out of place. I loved the Canadian tux look- but this hat- wardrobe malfunction anybody? Janet Jackson might have approved. He looked like Bob and Doug MacKenzie from SCTV. Anybody out there remember Bob and Doug? Strange Brew? "What a hoser."
Meanwhile, some drunk meat heads in front of us started punching each other. It was as if the Sam Roberts Band were suddenly just entertainment hired for the Anarchist Protest after party. Fists were flying but nobody really knew exactly why. Bet they never read Lord of the Flies in high school. At first they were quite entertaining, but then they decided to start a mosh pit whether or not the song called for one. Romantic ballad? Mosh pit. Dance tune? Mosh pit. Ukulele solo? You get the picture…
Cheers,
Ben.
P.S. Sam Roberts Band flippin' rocked........
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February 20 2010
Dear friends,
In the past few weeks- we’ve had both positive inspirations and a few educational rites of passage. The studio work is a little harder than we thought- and every deadline we seem to make gets pushed back due to one thing or another. But this isn’t like avoiding doing your homework- we have taken every set back as an opportunity to work even harder to make up for the lost time. Blood, sweat and tears. Every time a door gets slammed in our faces, we summon up the strength to step through a new door and become a better band. Dark places can sometimes show you the light.
Let’s get to some details! We really are closer than ever to having this album finished. We have been working with a number of people on this project- but most recently- we have had a new face helping us out with this record, a gentleman by the named of Colin Everall. He has been at the engineering helm at a few lovely studio rooms at the brand new Nimbus Recording School. If all goes well we plan to finish the album off at Nimbus. Well, that’s hoping that Colin can put up with us!!
Speaking of new faces, we should also introduce Christian Aldred into the fold. You’ll notice that his name is up there on our facebook page under members and also on our main website under the contact page. Christian is the guy we have been wanting to work with for a while, but we just didn’t know it. We just kinda fell into it. We started saying “Why not Christian” and he started saying to us “let’s get this WFS train rolling.” I think with Christian on board the WFS train is going to go lots of different places- places that without him we probably would not have discovered.
Here’s to the future!
Love,
Dan, Matt, Mircea and Ben.
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February 17 2010
So I (Dan) played for a fundraiser to help the people of Haiti last week. Together with two other great bands, Blaming Taylor and In Harms Way, we helped to raise over $1000 dollars to send overseas.
Its too easy to forget how great life is here in Vancouver and really how spoiled we are each and every day.
I truly feel blessed to be able to spend time with music instead of worrying about the roof over my head and the foot on my plate.
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3:49AM and I’m tired but wired… (Bourbon gig recap)
February 28 2010
So let’s start at the end and work backwards.
It’s 3:49AM and I’m tired but wired. Mircea and I shared a cab home- and what a ride it was. An adventurous ride full of post-gig chatter, the entire Bronze Medal winning Ladies Cross-Country Skiing team from Finland, the forgotten bag of death and a spot of Gatorade. What a night. FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN. I haven’t eaten since that awful pizza about 7pm and my stomach is starting to growl. But sleep is about to trump hunger. I need to hit the hay. But before I do, let’s go back to the Bourbon.
Wasn’t the vibe and energy coming out of Canada’s Hockey win over Slovakia just totally bonkers? The Bourbon was ripe with cheers and beers- and at one point the entire stage was full of Olympic sized revelry. Yikes- I thought to myself, where’s my drum kit going to go? Up before us WFS blokes was a great band called Columbia. They are an up and coming Canadian rock band, and if you can- you should check them out on their upcoming Cross Canadian Tour. http://www.myspace.com/columbiaband
A few cans of R@d Bull later, it’s time to hit the stage. After seeing the band Coeur de Pirate get booed last week at Livecity Yaletown- I was sort of worried that our slower songs might not go over so well. But what happened was an honest performance on our part- and something just felt right. Maybe it was looking out and seeing a few people singing along, or the Olympic spirit that filled the room- who knows. But it felt good. Something just clicked.
Time to hit the pillow.
Sweet Dreams,
Ben.
<<< SETLIST >>>
For the first time
Last goodbye
What's done is done
Details
Blues jam
Something to scream about
Secrets and consequences
Misunderstood
Searching
Too rough on the mind
make a comment (0 comment(s))
Sam Roberts Band / Arkells / Coeur de Pirate @ LiveCity Yaletown.
February 25 2010
So I finally made the plunge and saw an Olympic concert @ the David Lam Park Livecity Yaletown venue. Totally worth the hour long wait. I mean when I went to Edgefest and Summersault festivals the line ups were hours and hours. After a proper security check (no cavity searches thank you) we made it into the venue, and it was definitely a fun night.
After a high energy set by the Arkells, I found myself loving their drummer, but absolutely hating the winter hat the lead singer was wearing. Why? Why could I not get past the hat? No clue- it just looked out of place. I loved the Canadian tux look- but this hat- wardrobe malfunction anybody? Janet Jackson might have approved. He looked like Bob and Doug MacKenzie from SCTV. Anybody out there remember Bob and Doug? Strange Brew? "What a hoser."
Meanwhile, some drunk meat heads in front of us started punching each other. It was as if the Sam Roberts Band were suddenly just entertainment hired for the Anarchist Protest after party. Fists were flying but nobody really knew exactly why. Bet they never read Lord of the Flies in high school. At first they were quite entertaining, but then they decided to start a mosh pit whether or not the song called for one. Romantic ballad? Mosh pit. Dance tune? Mosh pit. Ukulele solo? You get the picture…
Cheers,
Ben.
P.S. Sam Roberts Band flippin' rocked........
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News Update: Positive inspirations and a few educational rites of passage
February 20 2010
Dear friends,
In the past few weeks- we’ve had both positive inspirations and a few educational rites of passage. The studio work is a little harder than we thought- and every deadline we seem to make gets pushed back due to one thing or another. But this isn’t like avoiding doing your homework- we have taken every set back as an opportunity to work even harder to make up for the lost time. Blood, sweat and tears. Every time a door gets slammed in our faces, we summon up the strength to step through a new door and become a better band. Dark places can sometimes show you the light.
Let’s get to some details! We really are closer than ever to having this album finished. We have been working with a number of people on this project- but most recently- we have had a new face helping us out with this record, a gentleman by the named of Colin Everall. He has been at the engineering helm at a few lovely studio rooms at the brand new Nimbus Recording School. If all goes well we plan to finish the album off at Nimbus. Well, that’s hoping that Colin can put up with us!!
Speaking of new faces, we should also introduce Christian Aldred into the fold. You’ll notice that his name is up there on our facebook page under members and also on our main website under the contact page. Christian is the guy we have been wanting to work with for a while, but we just didn’t know it. We just kinda fell into it. We started saying “Why not Christian” and he started saying to us “let’s get this WFS train rolling.” I think with Christian on board the WFS train is going to go lots of different places- places that without him we probably would not have discovered.
Here’s to the future!
Love,
Dan, Matt, Mircea and Ben.
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We get by with a little help from our friends…
February 17 2010
So I (Dan) played for a fundraiser to help the people of Haiti last week. Together with two other great bands, Blaming Taylor and In Harms Way, we helped to raise over $1000 dollars to send overseas.
Its too easy to forget how great life is here in Vancouver and really how spoiled we are each and every day.
I truly feel blessed to be able to spend time with music instead of worrying about the roof over my head and the foot on my plate.
make a comment (0 comment(s))