The Russian Futurists are set to release long awaited album, The Weight’s On The Wheels, this summer. The Weight’s On The Wheels is arguably The Russian Futurists most accomplished creation to date. The Russian Futurists return to the stage to make their first live appearance after a year in the studio in celebration of Wavelength 500! Wavelength is a weekly live music series based in Toronto. It was founded in late 1999 by a loose collective of frustrated yet hopeful independent musicians trying to breathe some life into some of the darker corners of Toronto’s perpetually overlooked indie music scene. Documenting local cultural history was their aim — as such, every Wavelength series show since the start has been numbered. Wavelength has helped launch the career trajectories of now-internationally renowned Torontonian and Canadian artists like The Russian Futurists, Holy Fuck, Cadence Weapon, The Cansecos, Broken Social Scene, The Constantines, Final Fantasy, The Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Tokyo Police Club, Peaches, Caribou, Junior Boys, Crystal Castles, Fucked Up and many others. TICKETS ON SALE TODAY, check back at GalleryAC.com
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Join your Upper Class comrades as we throwdown at Pop Montreal next month! Exotic and pounding performances by Cadence Weapon, The Cansecos, special local guests Silly Kissers and the debut of Upper Class’ brand new signing DVAS, all topped off with a late night closing DJ set by CFCF
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A huge congratulation goes out to The Cansecos as they win First Place for the most celebrated song-writing competition in the world, The International Songwriting Competition. Over 15,500 songs were considered by a judging panel stacked with legends (T-Pain, Robert Smith, Tom Waits, Black Francis, Weird Al Yankovic, Tiesto and Chaka Khan, to name a few). The Cansecos “Raised By Wolves” (Juices! Upper Class Recordings) wins for Best Electronic/Dance Song of 2008. The admiration bestowed on The Cansecos is a great honour and accomplishment.
Toronto electro-wizards The Cansecos spring out of studio seclusion to hit the road with Edmonton scissor kicking, all-rhythm homies, Shout Out Out Out Out, forming a double bill that will have Canada’s finest electro outfits locked in bass drenched battles on dance floors from London to Montreal. The usual dressed to impress enthusiasts are expected to hit the dance floor for the rapture of The Cansecos.
The Cansecos have earned praise from Pitchfork Media, Uncut Magazine and the NY Observer for their unique musical soundscapes and visionary production. On their sophomore release Juices! (Upper Class Recordings) they enlisted the help of Adam Nunn (Radiohead, Air) at Abbey Road Studios. The result was heavily textured sounds, layered in 70’s funk rock production that marked a departure from their debut. The Cansecos remain true and comfortingly familiar, but with an absolutely modern style all of their own.
In keeping with their visionary antics, The Cansecos initially released a full-length bootleg version of Juices! aptly entitled, Juiced! The disco mash-up project, remixed tracks from Juices! “Raised By Wolves”, “Fight Yellow”, “Seen The Sun Rise” were ambitiously blended with original disco jams of the 70’s. Juiced!, available only on the band’s website and circulated through live shows, peer portals, and blogs, caused more of a stir than most traditional releases of 2007. That led The Cansecos to release a 70-minute disco mix tape, Showers. Showers displayed the musical inspiration behind Juiced! and made the All Music Guide’s Top 10 Mixes of 2008 alongside Santigold, Diplo and Simian Mobile Disco. Both Juiced! and Showers are available as free downloads at www.thecansecos.com
The buzz surrounding the back to back releases of Juiced!, Juices! and Showers had music heads celebrating the redefined concept of an album, as well as attracting attention from their music peers, which landed The Cansecos back in the studio for most of 2008 producing and remixing some of the finest artists of the electronic dance and indie scenes (The Russian Futurists, Sally Shapiro, Black Kids)
Once in a while The Cansecos step away from the keys and knobs in their lab, and assemble their four-piece lineup; “The Billionaire” and “Generous G” are writing/production duo Bill Halliday and Gareth Jones with rhythm aces “Princely P” Paul Prince (bass) and “Stealy” Dan McCormick (drums) to jump on stage and reveal their live prowess. Next month, The Cansecos are confirmed for one such rare outing to perform 5-dates with Shout Out Out Out Out and Smalltown DJs. The Cansecos will be jamming out music from their two studio albums, their disco mash up Juiced! and live versions of their famed remixes
THE CANSECOS on tour
04.25.09 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace w/Shout Out Out Out Out & DVAS
04.27.09 – London, ON – Call The Office w/Shout Out Out Out Out & Smalltown DJs
04.28.09 – Kitchener, ON – The Starlight w/Shout Out Out Out Out & Smalltown DJs
04.29.09 – Ottawa, ON – Babylon w/Shout Out Out Out Out & Smalltown DJs
04.30.09 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rosa w/Shout Out Out Out Out & Smalltown DJs
This exciting tour announcement comes hot on the heels of the band’s newest accolade, for the most celebrated song-writing competition in the world, The International Songwriting Competition. The Cansecos “Raised By Wolves” (Juices! Upper Class Recordings), is short-listed in the top ten finalists for Best Electronic/Dance Song of 2008. Over 15,000 songs were considered by a secret judging panel, stacked with legends (last year’s judges included T-Pain, Robert Smith, Tom Waits, Black Francis, Weird Al Yankovic, Tiesto). The admiration bestowed on The Cansecos is a great honour and accomplishment
The winner of the 2008 ISC will be announced at the end of April
XM RADIO CHANNEL 52 THE VERGE has announced its long-list for voting on BEST VERGE ARTIST and BEST ALBUM and both The Cansecos and The Russian Futurists are on both lists! VOTE FOR THE CANSECOS & THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS! BEST VERGE ARTIST: The Cansecos/The Russian Futurists BEST VERGE ALBUM: The Cansecos “JUICES!”/The Russian Futurists “ME, MYSELF & RYE” Your votes are appreciated! VOTE HERE
RCRDLBL.com has the exclusive posting of The Cansecos “Raised By Wolves” digital EP! Remixes by The Cansecos, Parallels, Vitomir and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Okay, this is it…The COBRASNAKE makes his party debut in Toronto and THE CANSECOS are pleased to be playing in his honour Thursday MAY 1 @ WRONGBAR here in Toronto. The Cansecos go on at 10:00pm – which is the latest you should be getting there anyway because that joint will be packed; it’s the freakin’ COBRASNAKE! tickets: www.wantickets.com/dopplehertz facebook: Cobras, Heartsrevolution, Cansecos and DJs
Cadence Weapon’s new album “AFTERPARTY BABIES” is now available for purchase digitally, on CD and on 2-LP in North America and Europe. “Outrageously original and unconcerned with meeting any terms but its own, Afterparty Babies deserves to go down as one of the most important additions yet to Canada’s neglected hip hop canon” – Toronto Star “Blending ebullient verbosity with the brightest selection of electronic beats you’ll hear this side of a Santogold ringtone selection… Impeccable” – Observer Music Monthly “Afterparty Babies is, just so, so, so good. It’s raising the bar on modern rap music in a way that this reviewer thinks is completely unique” – Drowned In Sound JUST ANNOUNCED: CANADIAN TOUR WITH BUCK 65! CADENCE WEAPON TOUR DATES 02.28.08 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse # 02.29.08 – Boston, MA – Middle East # 03.01.08 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Hall # 03.02.08 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge # 03.04.08 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s # 03.05.08 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar # 03.06.08 – Washington, DC – DC9 # 03.07.08 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 # 03.08.08 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn # 03.10.08 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks # 03.11.08 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon # 03.12.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Canadian Blast @ 03.12.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Habana Patio – Upper Class & Paper Bag get SAUCED IN AUSTIN * 03.13.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Day Stage (Austin Convention Center) + 03.13.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Waterloo Records In-Store 03.14.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Hot Freaks! @ Mohawk Patio % 03.15.08 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s # 03.17.08 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room # 03.18.08 – San Diego, CA – Casbah # 03.19.08 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo # 03.20.08 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill # 03.21.08 – Portland, OR – Holoscene # 03.22.08 – Seattle, WA – High Dive # 04.01.08 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry # 04.02.08 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle # 04.03.08 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop # 04.04.08 – Pontiac, MI – Pike Room # 04.10.08 – Moncton, NB – The Empress $ 04.11.08 – St. Johns, NL – Club One $ 04.12.08 – Charlottetown, PEI – Mack One $ 04.13.08 – Fredericton, NB – The Playhouse $ 04.17.08 – Halifax, NS – The Marquee 04.19.08 – Montreal, QC – Le National $ 04.21.08 – Quebec City, QC – Cabaret Du Capitole $ 04.22.08 – Ottawa, ON – The Bronson Center $ 04.23.08 – Hamilton, ON – Westside Concert Theater $ 04.25.08 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall $ 04.26.08 – London, ON – Venue TBA $ 04.29.08 – Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick $ 04.30.08 – Regina, SK – The Exchange $ 05.01.08 – Edmonton, AB – McDougal United Church $ 05.03.08 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom $ 05.07.08 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom $ 05.08.08 – Victoria, BC – Alix Goolden Hall $ 05.10.08 – Tofino, BC – The Legion $ # with Born Ruffians * with The Russian Futurists, The Cansecos, The Acorn, Woodhands, Laura Barrett @ with Ghislain Poirier, Scratch Bastid, Grand Analog, Megasoid + with Billy Bragg, Murs, White Williams, Cool Kids, The Blow and more % with Crystal Castles, British Sea Power and more $ with Buck 65
Here is the latest update of Cadence Weapon tour dates in support of the release of “Afterparty Babies”, coming March 3 in Europe and March 4 in North America! CADENCE WEAPON TOUR DATES 02.15.08 – Whistler, BC – Village Square – Countdown to 2010 Olympics 02.20.08 – London, UK – Barden’s Boudoir (Drownedinsound.com Presents) 02.22.08 – Dublin, IE – Crawdaddy’s % 02.23.08 – Paris, FR – Le Fleche D’or Motogigz Motorolla Night 02.28.08 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse # 02.29.08 – Boston, MA – Middle East # 03.01.08 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Hall # 03.02.08 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge # 03.04.08 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s # 03.05.08 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar # 03.06.08 – Washington, DC – DC9 # 03.07.08 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 # 03.08.08 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn # 03.10.08 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks # 03.11.08 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon # 03.12.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Upper Class/Paper Bag Showcase @ Habana’s Patio * 03.13.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – TBA 03.14.08 – Austin, TX – SXSW – TBA 03.15.08 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s # 03.16.08 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room # 03.17.08 – Tucson, AZ – Plush # 03.18.08 – San Diego, CA – Casbah # 03.19.08 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo # 03.20.08 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill # 03.21.08 – Portland, OR – Holoscene # 03.22.08 – Seattle, WA – High Dive # 04.01.08 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry # 04.02.08 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle # 04.03.08 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop # 04.04.08 – Pontiac, MI – Pike Room # # with Born Ruffians % with Ebony Bones * with The Russian Futurists, The Cansecos, The Acorn, Woodhands, Laura Barrett Canadian tour news soon!
November 20 was the Canadian release date of “JUICES!” the long awaited new album by The Cansecos.
Available now at fine Canadian retailers, iTunes and Zunior.com. Look for this album to be released in the USA, UK and beyond in 2008. Here are some early reactions: “a stylish successor that refines the thrift shop pop of their debut. It’s an understatement to say they’ve developed their sound — the synths now glide like silk and their attention to detail for the finer points in production, be it intricate percussion (see “Lunar Landing”) or layering their library of synths, shows they’ve become compulsive producers. As evidenced on their first album, they also know how to write a pop hook, which is publicised instantly with the swelling Balearic harmonies in “Seen the Sun Rise” and the electro slide of obvious single “Raised By Wolves.” Where Juices! prospers most though is in its shameless ambition to both hang loose and chillax, which it essentially implements in “Rise Up,” the most blasé call for action you’ll ever hear. Juices! tastes great and is less filling.” – Exclaim! “While The Cansecos might delve into an oh-so-familiar “I made this on my laptop while the world slept” aesthetic, the now-a-quartet succeed where so many others fail. Tracks sound familiar but not comfortable, assured but blindly ambitious. They’re constantly keeping you on your toes with myriad-layered beats and vocals that are ethereally robotic. Their production is clean and the arrangements unfold in a meticulously measured chaos. “Rise Up” opens demurely and quickly elevates to the level of a slow motion dance party with a hip-shake worthy beat. It all works to the point where The Cansecos have set themselves apart from their peers, and have done it in irreverent style” – Chart “Juices! is an admittedly dancey album. The group mixes it up with funky synth beats and vocoder-like vocals. The album’s title track is a minute-long musical spritzfest that gives the album an odd opening and makes the listener very curious about what to expect. “Raised By Wolves” starts off with a funky guitar riff and a poppy, upbeat-emphasizing groove. By contrast, “Fight Yellow” is a fast-paced keyboard-driven track that floats in and out of dissonant chords. This song bleeds into the track “Fog, Smoke, Steam” that rides on an ’80s-inspired synth horn background and laid-back bass line with haunting vocals that talk about dreams and secrets.” – The Gauntlet “Juices! is packed to the brim with shimmering dance-pop (think of The Postal Service on ecstasy)” – Ottawa Xpress And also, come see The Cansecos play Lee’s Palace on Friday, December 21!
We’ve got plenty of news for you, but first we just want to let you know we’ve posted footage of The Cansecos, The Russian Futurists and Cadence Weapon rocking the UC Throwdown in Toronto last month. Major props to Mix Motion Karlen Chang for the visual stimulation on the screens. www.youtube.com/upperclass
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF UC SHOWS COMING UP FAST!
***CADENCE WEAPON LIVE PERFORMANCE at the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PARTY IN EDMONTON! September 8, Lister Quad…more details soon
***THE CANSECOS LIVE PERFORMANCE at the DRAKE rocking the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PARTY! September 9, Drake Underground 9pm, w/The Diableros, Kill The Lights, Grassy Knoll & The Magic Bullet & Five Blank Pages.
BREAKING KAYFABE UK/EUROPE SEPTEMBER 24!!! Upper Class and Cadence Weapon have linked with the almighty Big Dada Recordings across the ocean…Cadence’s debut album BREAKING KAYFABE is hitting stores across the UK and Europe September 24 via Big Dada! For fans in the UK/Europe – stay tuned for some exciting announcements on tour dates in November!
CADENCE WEAPON & FINAL FANTASY TOURING THE USA TOGETHER! THE “HE POOS WEAPONS TOUR”? This unexpected pairing started when, in 2006, fellow Canadians – Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy and Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, were nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. They then shared the cover of Toronto’s weekly, Eye Magazine, in a fist fight, so, naturally when the two young musicians were approached by Canadian national radio show CBC “Fuse”back in April of this year to share the stage for a six-song collaboration, Owen & Rollie jumped at the chance to work together. Like a successful and deranged vaudeville show, their inverse personalities and polar ways of rocking crowds have brought them together, and so it is… Cadence Weapon and Final Fantasy have decided to co-headline a tour of the United States this fall. Cadence Weapon’s punishing electronic party rap live show will be a stark contrast to the emotional solo violin looping extravaganza that Final Fantasy puts on, making for one of the most interesting co-bills in recent indie history. Both artists will play favourites from their past acclaimed releases “Breaking Kayfabe” and “He Poos Clouds”. Cadence Weapon will be showcasing new material from his highly anticipated sophomore release, “Afterparty Babies” due early next year on Upper Class/EMI/Epitaph/Big Dada.
CADENCE WEAPON & FINAL FANTASY ON TOUR: 10.22.07 – Seattle, WA – Nector Lounge 10.23.07 – Portland, OR – Someday Lounge 10.25.07 – San Francisco, CA – Independent 10.26.07 – Pamona, CA – Glass House 10.28.07 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour 10.29.07 – San Diego, CA – Beauty Bar 10.30.07 – Phoenix, AZ – Modified Arts 11.01.07 – Abilene, TX – Monks 11.02.07 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s 11.03.07 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Festival 11.05.07 – Birmingham, AL – Bottle Tree 11.06.07 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn 11.07.07 – Charleston, SC – Map Room 11.09.07 – Philadelphia, PA – Church 11.10.07 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwells 11.11.07 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom 11.12.07 – Boston, MA – Middle East As a special treat, thanks to CBC Radio, we are pleased to offer an exclusive download of Cadence Weapon & Final Fantasy performing Cadence Weapon’s “Sharks” from their “Fuse” performance. Download Cadence Weapon & Final Fantasy “Sharks” …and stay tuned for special announcements with CADENCE WEAPON for CMJ and POP MONTREAL!!
THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS ARE TOURING CANADA! It has been a long time since the Ruskie pop-team headed to western Canada, so prepare for serious party pop shit, west coast. And you too Ontario and Quebec, right after they’re done with the west! The Futurists hit the road in support of the recently released “Me, Myself and Rye” collection, but will tease with a few jams from the forthcoming 2008 release by Matthew Hart, aka the singular yet somehow plural Russian Futurist. THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS ON TOUR IN CANADA 22-Oct-07 – Victoria, BC – Logans 23-Oct-07 – Vancouver, BC – Pit Pub (UBC) 25-Oct-07 – Calgary, AB – Broken City 26-Oct-07 – Calgary, AB – That Empty Space (daytime show at University of Calgary) 27-Oct-07 – Edmonton, AB – Velvet Underground 31-Oct-07 – Guelph, ON – Brass Taps Halloween Party (University of Guelph) 22-Nov-07 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Underground 23-Nov-07 – Montreal, QC – Club Lambi 24-Nov-07 – Ottawa, ON – Zaphod’s
THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS “LIVE AT THE VERGE” The Russian Futurists recorded a live in-studio session and interview for XM Satellite Radio’s “Live At The Verge” show. YOU CAN TUNE IN SEPTEMBER 12th at 6am and 6pm and SEPTEMBER 16th at 9am and 9pm, XM Satellite, Channel 52.
THE CANSECOS JUICED! AND JUICES! And finally, if you can’t catch them September 9th at The Drake, go to www.thecansecos.com and download the album The Cansecos have made for you – JUICED! You have to have heard this before you hear JUICES! – the new album, coming right before Christmas – stay tuned for lots more info as this story develops.
July 24 marks the Canadian release of “Me, Myself and Rye” by The Russian Futurists. To celebrate this event, The Russian Futurists, The Drake and Ukula are teaming up to bring you a release party day Saturday July 28th! SATURDAY JULY 28th THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS LIVE! “Me, Myself and Rye” RELEASE PARTY THE DRAKE SKY YARD 1150 QUEEN STREET WEST 3:00PM DOORS…goes ’til 7:00PM with special roof top performance by THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS and Special Guest DJs! SATURDAY JULY 28th THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS RELEASE AFTER PARTY! UKULA STORE 492 COLLEGE STREET DOORS 10PM GUEST DJ: MATTHEW HART of THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS
Thanks to everyone who came out to our JULY 7 Throwdown! Props to The Cansecos, The Russian Futurists & Cadence Weapon for holding it down, Rollie P and DJ Weez-L for DJing, and everyone in the crowd for getting mega crunk. It was retarded. Thank you. Photos are in the gallery.
If you missed Cadence Weapon in Toronto on July 7th, you have another chance!
Cadence Weapon has joined the lineup forWAKESTOCK 2007!
JULY 29th Toronto Islands w/Story Of The Year, Lupe Fiasco, Shad K and more!
And if you weren’t at The Pitchfork Music Festival…it went something like this…
Cadence Weapon & Jeremy Greenspan (Junior Boys)!
Cadence Weapon and Girl Talk!
July 24 marks the Canadian release of “Me, Myself and Rye” by The Russian Futurists. To celebrate this event, The Russian Futurists, The Drake and Ukula are teaming up to bring you a release party day Saturday July 28th! SATURDAY JULY 28th THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS LIVE! “Me, Myself and Rye” RELEASE PARTY THE DRAKE SKY YARD 1150 QUEEN STREET WEST 3:00PM DOORS…goes ’til 7:00PM with special roof top performance by THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS and Special Guest DJs! SATURDAY JULY 28th THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS RELEASE AFTER PARTY! UKULA STORE 492 COLLEGE STREET DOORS 10PM GUEST DJ: MATTHEW HART of THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTSThanks to everyone who came out to our JULY 7 Throwdown! Props to The Cansecos, The Russian Futurists & Cadence Weapon for holding it down, Rollie P and DJ Weez-L for DJing, and everyone in the crowd for getting mega crunk. It was retarded. Thank you. Photos are in the gallery.
If you missed Cadence Weapon in Toronto on July 7th, you have another chance!
Cadence Weapon has joined the lineup for WAKESTOCK 2007!
JULY 29th Toronto Islands w/Story Of The Year, Lupe Fiasco, Shad K and more!
And if you weren’t at The Pitchfork Music Festival…it went something like this…
Cadence Weapon & Jeremy Greenspan (Junior Boys)!
Cadence Weapon and Girl Talk!
Cadence Weapon and Prince Paul!!!!!!!!
And YES, that last shot IS of Cadence Weapon rapping withThe Klaxons!
Thumbs up to all who have been making it out to rock with Cadence on his July tour, that means YOU Guelph, Toronto, Brantford, London, St. Catherines, Ottawa, Chicago, Washington DC and over the next three nights Philly, Baltimore and New York!
Finally that brings us to THE CANSECOS!
As you may have heard from Pitchfork Exclaim! Gorilla Vs Bear or SceneStar, or if you were lucky enough to be at the UC Throwdown in Toronto or Pitchfork Music Festival last weekend to get your hands on it, The Cansecos have released “Juiced!” on their website
Hello from glorious 35c Toronto! Two sizable declarations from Upper Class Recordings… We are throwing a free party in Toronto JULY 7, 2007:
Hello from glorious 35c Toronto! Two sizable declarations from Upper Class Recordings… We are throwing a free party in Toronto JULY 7, 2007:Live rock by Cadence Weapon, The Russian Futurists and The Cansecos, FREE, summer, outdoors, and this is the only place you are going to get your hands on an exclusive new CD release by The Cansecos called “JUICED!”…don’t be shy, okay? Due to public demand and constant harrassment (thanks!) we are releasing the much-celebrated megahit album by The Russian Futurists “Me, Myself & Rye” in Canada July 24! This album features the hottest jams from the first 3 albums by The Russian Futurists, all digitally re-mastered and in the case of our release – special brand new mixes of “Paul Simon” and “Let’s Get Ready To Crumble”! This release is coming in a beautiful package and is the perfect music purchase for both the long-time fan of The Russian Futurists, or a perfect starting point for the first time listener. Incidentally, this album is also excellent for those who prefer digital music – visit iTunes on or after July 24 to get your copy! PRE ORDER NOW IN THE UC STORE! COME TO OUR PARTY JULY 7 AND ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF “ME, MYSELF & RYE”!!
THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS 06.28.07 – Ottawa, ON – Capital Idea! Festival 07.07.07 – Toronto, ON – UC Throwdown @ Harbourfront – Beats, Breaks & Culture Festival CADENCE WEAPON 06.08.07 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room 06.23.07 – Saskatoon, SK – Sasktel Jazz Festival – Amigo’s w/DJ Weez-El DJ Set 06.25.07 – Winnipeg, MB – Jazz Winnipeg Festival – w/Grand Analog, DJ Weez-El DJ Set 07.06.07 – Guelph, ON – Club Vinyl 07.07.07 – Toronto, ON – UC Throwdown @ Harbourfront – Beats, Breaks & Culture Festival 07.08.07 – Brantford, ON – The Ford Plant 07.09.07 – St. Catherines, ON – L3 Nightclub 07.10.07 – London, ON – The Alex P Keaton 07.12.07 – Ottawa, ON – Club Heaven 07.15.07 – Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival 07.18.07 – Washington, DC – Red & Black Room 07.19.07 – Philadelphia, PA – The Khyber 07.20.07 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar – TaxLo Indie Dance Party 07.21.07 – New York, NY – Galapagos w/Muggabears THE CANSECOS 07.07.07 – Toronto, ON – UC Throwdown @ Harbourfront – Beats, Breaks & Culture Festival
THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS ARE PLAYING TORONTO & MONTREAL
Yes, The Junior Boys and The Russian Futurists team up once again to bring you the RUSSIAN BOYS JUNIOR FUTURIST EXPERIENCE APRIL 6 in Toronto @ Mod Club APRIL 7 in Montreal @ La Sala Rossa
IN STORES NEXT WEEK: THE SHOUT OUT LOUDS “TONIGHT I HAVE TO LEAVE IT” single with a solid-ass remix by THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS. Snag that, it’s HOT.
Lots of news coming real soon about Cadence Weapon, The Cansecos and The Russian Futurists, including summer shows, new releases, big outdoor UC parties, Brazil…and so much more
2-double-oh-7, what hast thou bringst ye?
We have a lot to talk about but we’re not going to get into here or now…it’s not the time for place for such rambling, but we will admit shame about something ::: we had a plan to hold out making an Upper Class MySpace page until 2010. We caved. What can we say man, people ask, people laugh, and they say “have you no friends?” – we even received a disturbingly provoking email from THE Tom himself, he was making jokes at us for not being on MySpace. ARE YOU HAPPY WORLD????? Here it is…okay? www.myspace.com/upperclassrecordings
There seriously is a lot of news to come soon about The Russian Futurists, Cadence Weapon, The Cansecos, and maybe we’ll even throw some new names at you before spring rolls around. If you become our MySpace friends you’ll know even more about Upper Class’ 2007 plans, got it? Thanks for tuning in, keep ‘er real.
Happy Holidays from everyone at Upper Class.
We at Upper Class Recordings ask only a few things of you as 2006 comes to an exit…
1 – VOTE FOR CADENCE WEAPON AT THE PLUG AWARDS! Breaking Kayfabe is nominated for Hip Hop album of the year!
2 – GET CRUNK WITH THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS DECEMBER 28 @ THE DRAKE! Their last live show…of 2006!
3 – VOTE AT THE CBC RADIO3 BUCKY AWARDS! Cadence Weapon is already nominated for some things but the good news is you can nominate anyone so you can still vote in Matt Hart of The Russian Futurists as sexiest male canadian or best facial hair! Also make sure you check out the Coke Machine Glow end of the year Podcast…among what will be a great collection of songs will be Cadence Weapon covering Chad Vangaalen…and you can tune into CBC Radio’s ‘Definitely Not The Opera’ soon to hear Cadence spreading Christmas cheer through his version of “We Three Kings” Keep an eye on the UC turntable in the top right there…i’m sure there are some UC Christmas upper classiks working their way in to the mix!
And one last thing…prepare yourself for 2007 – the year of Laser Rock…get ready for The Cansecos “Juices!”
SHOWS!
CADENCE WEAPON WEST COAST CANADA & POLARIS!
Sep 9 – Edmonton (Ookfest)
Sep 10 – Vancouver (w/De La Soul)
Sep 14 – Calgary (Broken City)
Sep 15 – Calgary (U of C)
Sep 16 – Edmonton (The Syndicate @ Tucker Amph)
Sep 18 – Toronto (Polaris Music Award Gala)
TEAM UPPERCLASS AT THE DRAKE’S FILM FESTIVAL TAG TEAM DJ TOURNY
Matt (Russian Futurists) and Gareth (Cansecos)
Sep 12 @ The Drake Underground
THE RUSSIAN FUTURISTS – TORONTO INT’L FILM FESTIVALS
Sep 13 @ The Rivoli (Canadian Music Cafe)
CADENCE WEAPON ONTARIO/QUEBEC SHOWS!
Oct 5 – Hamilton (w/ Dr. Octogon)
Oct 6 – Montreal (w/The Russian Futurists)
Oct 7 – Ottawa (w/Tokyo Police Club)
