Monthly Archives: September 2011
Something to do…
Hey everyone, we’re home safe from recording out at Reid’s Sunset Cottages in River John NS. Recording in a secluded area in a cabin with no internet/phone is the way to do it. General days consisted of waking up around 11AM, eat a meal for the day -usually a box of KD (Rick) a bowl of pasta(Matt) or 2 packets of Ichiban (Mark)-record until 2-3AM, turn the tunes on and have a party. Pass out whenever you do and repeat. It should be out in early 2012, so keep yer earz peeled for it.
We are doing a Pop Montreal showcase this Friday, September 23rd.
Cafe Petite Campus (57 Prince Arthur East), 9pm
The City Streets, The Deep Dark Woods, The Beauties, The Heartbroken. If you’re in town, come pop on by.
We play the next night as well in Toronto for a Machete Records showcase.
Bovine Sex Club
The City Streets, Amanita Bloom, Revolvers
After that we’re off for our first official CLAMOUR RECORDS PRESENTS tour with Whiskeyface across Western Canada. All dates are in the shows section.
I would also like to thank all of the kind souls who have been donating their hard-earned Queen Elizabeth’s to our Haiti fund. Keep it coming, we’re doing great so far.
“Don’t take things for granted or granted will take you for things”
-Justin
Love ya,
matt
Going to Haiti
Matt and I are going to Haiti in November to work with an organization called All Hands Volunteers. We will be involved in a reconstruction project called Project Leogane which is assisting in the recovery process caused by the earthquake in January 2010. Reconstruction and rebuilding communities after catastrophes of this magnitude takes an enormous amount of time, effort, manpower, money and spirit. With the mainstream media more concerned with sensationalism and headlines, not the meaningful journalism and reporting that a tragedy of this degree and complexity deserves and requires, it is up to concerned citizens to shed light on this long and difficult process. Haiti may not be in the news much these days, but there is still much to be done to help the people get their basic needs met, even this long after the earthquake.
So we need to raise money. All of the proceeds from any City Streets merchandise will go towards the project. You can also donate directly to the project in any denomination if you don’t want merch. We will be accepting donations at the shows as well. Tell your friends and family. There is more info on Project Leogane and All Hands Volunteers below and links to their sites. On behalf of the City Streets I humbly thank you for reading this and hope you can donate some time, compassion, your hard-earned money. We are the lucky ones, sometimes we forget.
Rick, The City Streets.
About Project Leogane
Project Leogane launched on 15 February 2010 and will now run for roughly 23 months – through 31 December 2011. The devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 was a tragic event with enormous scale and impact; this coastal town was approximately 90% destroyed and 30,000 people lost their lives here. Despite the tremendous needs and challenging operating environment, the people of Haiti are cleaning up and moving forward with energy and spirit. All Hands volunteers are helping Haiti, working tirelessly in and with the community, assisting with the recovery efforts one day at a time.
