shameless plug....

[silas]

...my little bro's band (said the whale) is currently on a cross canada tour (just played nxne) in support of a brand new release (7" vinyl ep) and getting people excited about their new record (due out in oct 2009).

here are a few of the new tracks....

- "the magician (camillo)" comes on at 4:07 here...

http://www.cbc.ca/radio3/podcasts/radio3/CBCR3_2009-06-05.mp3

or you can go here & scroll down the page for a direct download to itunes/mp3/ogg...

http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/6/Podcast-208---Said-the-Whale-Exclusive-Lightning-Dust-Zeus-Tiga

- plus you can check out their myspace page for their other new tune "love is art/sleep through fire"...

http://www.myspace.com/saidthewhale

thanks for listening and supporting local rawk!!!

[Chris]

they are getting a lot of play on 100.5 FM

[silas]

there is a good chance that stw will be shown as part of the cbc "canada rocks" broadcast that is on tonight at 9pm. i know they're playing there...hopefully they get some airtime!

keep your eyes peeled!!!

[silas]

in case anyone wants to check out their "canada rocks the capital" performance, click the link below.

said the whale featuring hannah georgas is on at 8:58....plus a they're part of a sing-a-long with sara mclachlan & the other performers at 44:50....(you can scroll to those parts if you dont feel like watching the whole show... )

http://www.cbc.ca/canadaday/