Tonight at CMW
Mar1012:31 PM
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Canadian Music Week officially kicks off tonight in Toronto.
So if you're reading this blog AND you're in Toronto, you can catch three of our artists performing at showcases tonight!
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Quartered To Perform in Philippines at Metal Festival
Mar0503:17 PM
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MP3: Quartered - Brother
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that our metal brethren in the band Quartered have just been officially confirmed for the Pulp Summer Slam Festival 10, the largest metal festival in the Philippines, on April 17th.
The festival is being headlined by the current titans of metal, Lamb Of God, along with classic thrash gods Testament. Quartered, their good friends Slapshock, and thirty other bands fill out the rest of the day's lineup.
Here's a little bit of more info on the festival, courtesy of Pure Grain Audio:
"One of the hallmarks of the Pulp Summer Slam 10 is the unbelievable ticket price of only $6.50 US which equates to 300 Philippine Pesos. Included with price of admission are sodas, beer, pizza, and free cell load.Click To Read More...
Bands On The Run
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Thorny Bleeder Records artists are cutting a swath through the Canadian prairies and are touring all over the country during the next four weeks.
Check out the list of Tour Dates below for each band while they make the long trek to Toronto for Canadian Music Week.
And for all the music fans in Southern Ontario, don't miss out on the extra-special Thorny Bleeder Records Showcase in St. Catharines on Tuesday, March 9th at The Mansion House, with special guest headliners Flatlined. Check out the event on Facebook here.
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TV Heart Attack Releases AO Music Video
Feb2307:33 AM
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TV Heart Attack just finished the video for AO, the first single from their Lost In The Sway EP...and this is the Official Worldwide Premiere!
The video was just uploaded to YouTube and is now being personally delivered to MuchMusic by our secret agents in the Far East (Toronto).
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Farewell To The Painted Birds
Feb1709:10 AM
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The trials, tribulations, struggles, and the ups and downs of being an independent artist in the new milenium have taken its toll on yet another band who showed great potential for making a name for themselves. Vancouver's The Painted Birds announced on their blog this morning that the band has called it quits after hinting towards this announcement in a recent Facebook posting which said they were playing their very last show.
The Painted Birds are featured on our Get Thorny 2 free album download with their single Wash Away. Listen to their very last recorded song below while you read their goodbye blog posting.
Best of luck guys and thanks for the music...hopefully this won't be the last music we hear from each of you.
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Live Music Aboard Pirate Ship Sinks
Feb1611:28 AM
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In case you haven't noticed the update on our Facebook Page, the gigs aboard the Russian Tall Ship The Kruzenshtern have all been cancelled.
We had quite the headache aboard the ship last Friday when Columbia and Black Hat Villain were set to perform on the evening of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic opening ceremonies. Unfortunately neither band was able to perform and all subsequent gigs were cancelled by the ship's entertainment coordinator.
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Celebrate The Olympics Aboard An Olympic Pirate Ship!
Feb1203:49 PM
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The day our home city has been waiting for for the past eight years is finally upon us, the Official Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics!
Celebrate in style aboard the Russian Tall ship The Kruzenshtern, situated at the Burrard Dry Dock next to Lonsdale Quary in North Vancouver.
Welcome aboard this once in a lifetime opportunity and rock out with some the finest musicians Vancouver has to offer! Here's a list of our Thorny Bleeder shows:
Tonight!
February 12th - Columbia and Black Hat Villain
February 15th - Cory Woodward
(featured on the Get Thorny 2 compilation)
February 21st - TV Heart Attack
February 25th - Burning Borders
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Thorny Bleeder Records at Canadian Music Week
Feb0808:57 PM
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Are you going to Canadian Music Week in Toronto from March 10-14th? If so, make sure you check out all of our Thorny Bleeder Records Showcases!
We've got lots going on and our bands are super stoked to be performing during this very influential music festival.
Here's a list of our events:
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Columbia and Black Hat Villain Perform During the 2010 Olympics
Feb0808:39 PM
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MP3: BLACK HAT VILLAIN - MY GENERATION
MP3: COLUMBIA - 10 Out Of 10
THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 12th, Columbia and Black Hat Villain will be performing during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, aboard the Russian Tall Ship, Kruzenstern!
The ship will be turn into an exclusive night club every night during its stay in Vancouver.
Tickets are $50 each and include two drinks, some post-party munchies, two bands and a DJ!
We're pretty excited over here at Thorny Bleeder, not only because this is a great opportunity for both of our bands to be a part of this special once-in-a-lifetime event, but this will also be the debut Vancouver performance for Black Hat Villain! Rumour has it that the band will be giving away lots of freebies to everyone in attendance, so this is without a doubt a night you don't want to miss.
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Columbia Wins Supernova's Vancouver Finals
Feb0411:43 AM
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Columbia has won the Supernova.com Vancouver City Finals...as the best independent band in the city!
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Ross Neilsen #2 on the College Charts
Feb0410:52 AM
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Congrats to Ross Neilsen for moving up the College Folk/Roots/Blues Charts to the #2 position!
See the full charts here.
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Free The Music: New Downloads from Burning Borders and Quartered
Jan3110:12 PM
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In our continued pursuit to Free The Music, we have just added three new albums to our Free Downloads page for you to enjoy!
The debut album from Burning Borders, the debut album from Quartered, and last year's EP form Quartered.
Free Downloads, no strings attached.
Grab It. Love It. Share It!
If you dig the tunes, support the bands however you can by sharing the music with your friends, calling radio stations asking for airplay, buying their stuff on iTunes, or grabbing a CD or a T-Shirt. Your support keeps the music coming!
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Ross Neilsen Performs At The 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Jan3104:54 PM
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Ross Neilsen - Back For More
Guess who just got the official invite to perform at the Olympics? Ross Neilsen!
Yeaaah! Congrats man, and well deserved.
Ross Neilsen will be playing his solo set at the Atlantic Canada House (otherwise known as the Arts Club Theatre) on Granville Island.
Stay tuned for performance dates and times. In the meantime you read Ross's blog about his news here.
And don't forget to download Ross's first two albums for FREE on our downloads page here.
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Thorny Bleeder Artists On Tour
Jan3104:45 PM
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A slew of Thorny Bleeder Records artists will be hitting the road and travelling across the country in March, with many gigs booked between Vancouver and Quebec.
More dates are being booked almost daily, so join your favourite band's Facebook fan page and watch out for a live show near you.
Bands on tour include TV Heart Attack, Columbia, Burning Borders, The Rebellion, and Ross Neilsen and Sufferin' Bastards.
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Scott Valentine Visits The Shore 104 FM Studio
Jan2909:50 AM
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Scott Valentine will be visiting the Shore 104 FM studio in Vancouver on Wednesday, February 3rd at 6PM PST for a live acoustic performance and interview.
Scotty will be performing his single "Forgotten" which is in heavy rotation on the station.
MP3: SCOTT VALENTINE - FORGOTTEN
Mark it on your calendar and I hope you can tune in to hear this amazing singer/songwriter with a voice as big as the man himself.
You can even listen to it live on the web right here: http://www.shore104.com.
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Get Thorny 2 Featured Artist Podcast: Columbia
Jan2802:50 PM
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For the next 17 weeks we'll be featuring all of the artists who appear on our brand new Get Thorny 2 free album download (available here).
To kick off our first week of features, here's an interview podcast with Kevin Schallie, singer/songwriter for the band Columbia.
MP3: COLUMBIA - 10 Out Of 10
Their new single 10 Out Of 10 (posted above) has just been delivered to Canadian Radio, so request it at your favourite station today!
The band is embarking on a cross-country Canadian Tour in March, so keep your eyes peeled to their website for tour dates in a town near you.
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE:
MP3 Podcast: An Interview with Kevin Schallie from Columbia (to Download and Save to your library or desktop, right click and “Save Link As”)
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