Hey everybody!
We are happy to report that we have been wrangled into some humbling company as part of the artists to watch list for 2009. Go to the site and download the playlist to hear some great music from Us, K’naan, You say party, We say Die!, Plants and Animals and more!
http://www.dose.ca/music/artiststowatch/download.html
Best Wishes,
The Country French
We had a whirl wind Canadian Music Week! Tuesday in Waterloo at the Starlight Lounge, then two nights at the Mod Club, Friday at the El Mocambo, then Sarnia with Sloan on Saturday!
Up on the Facebook Page we have 2 photo galleries from the Mod Club show, one of them being shot by photographer Matthew Braga from Toronto. He was nice enough to send us over the shots he took from the front row.
Also up on the Facebook Page is the write up for the Dose.ca’s Artist to Watch 2009. We are on the free iTunes play list, so head over to the note to get the link for the free download.
Chart Attack’s CMW Report Card is also out, and The Country French scored much higher on then I ever scored in math class. Remember kids, The Country French support academic success! Stay in School!
By the way… the new album is sounding fantastic. Just in case you were wondering…
-Marshall
We just got home after playing our 3rd show for Toronto’s Canadian Music Week. It’s been a really great time and we’ve been simply spoiled by all the people who have come out and seen us play. Night #1 was at the Mod Club supporting our friends Sloan which is always a good time for us. Night #2 was with Sloan again at the Mod Club though I can safely say we brought our ‘A’ game that night and really had one of the best times of our young career. Night #3 took place at the historic El Mocambo and was tons of fun despite some sickly members and some scratchy throats. Overall, this years CMW was stellar and outdid last year’s festivities for sure. Thanks to everybody who checked us out in Toronto this week and hopefully you had a great time too.
Sloan show in Sarnia tomorrow, gotta get some sleep.
Goodnight,
Will
So on our way to the studio the other day we were summoned to the post office to pick up this hilarious and wonderful Bucky Award trophy from the CBC. We all had some fun posing with the hardware in an attempt to experience what athletes must go through on a daily basis. Also, many of the takes from this studio session were later discovered to be ‘unusable’ due to the abundance of high-five slaps and jockular grunts that made their way to tape. Our volunteer engineer Jerry was a good sport and continued to humor us with smiles, though the eye rolling and watch glances accelerated steadily throughout the night.
So we are gearing up for a few more dates in the next few weeks. We are very happy to be catching up with our good friends “The Sloans” for a few shows with them as well as some headlining dates of our own. March 7th we’re in Peterborough, 10th in Waterloo, 11th-12th-13th in Toronto, then the 14th in the mystical land of Sarnia.
Also, TONIGHT MARCH 6TH!! Tune into CBC Bold (if you get that channel) to see our episode of “In Session”. 6PM EST.
Best Wishes,
Will
p.s. We’re still recording. Magic takes time apparently.