Country Music Pride was BreakThru Radio’s Blog of the Week! Naturally, we’re stoked.Jason played DJ this week on BreakThru Radio’s “Anatomy of a Blogger,” discussed the history of the site with the BTR team and spun choice new tracks from Elliott Brood, Silver Jews, Curtis Harvey and more.You can listen to the show here. You [...]
Fall North American tour dates announced!“Loosely based around a 19th century massacre in Utah, their album Mountain Meadows is delivered with exuberance and skill, with Mark Sasso growling like Drive By Truckers’ Patterson Hood.” – UNCUT * * * *“Elliott Brood do for pre-war folk music what bands like The White Stripes and Black [...]
First from our live session with Elliott Brood:Exclusive: Elliott Brood – Garden RiverExclusive: Elliott Brood – ChuckwagonExclusive: Elliott Brood – T-BillExclusive: Elliott Brood – Edge Of TownExclusive: Elliott Brood – Riding In TimeDownload the session as a zip file.Then from our revisited live session with The Love Language:Exclusive: Love Language – NocturneExclusive: Love Langua
I have Hurricane Rick to thank for meeting Elliott Brood in studio. For the first time in a couple of years, the Mrs. and I found a cast of thousands (babysitters, ex-nanny, mother-in-law, etc. etc.) to cover for us for a getaway to Cabo. The storm emerged and delayed us for one day, which was [...]
Elliott BROOD is not a singer/songwriter. It's a band. The band has no one with Elliott or Brood in their names. They play with banjos and ukuleles, but they aren't country and don't dare call them bluegrass. They are from Canada and they are rock and roll. Mountain Meadows grabs your attention immediately with "Fingers and [...]
I’m not big into “tweeting”, but this is by far the best bio I’ve ever read on Twitter:Name: Elliott BROODLocation: TorontoBio: If a whiskey-stinking Harry Dean Stanton busted into your living room window one night and knocked your teeth out with a tire iron, EB might be the sound track.A bit extreme, but you get [...]
Elliott Brood is currently out on a tour that will see them criss-crossing North America until the end of November and they've started a new blog to tell you what happens along the way. You can follow them on their journey at roadbrood.blogspot.com then go see them (tour dates below) and see if you can do something worthy of a mention on the blog (within limits, no hitting, stay in school).Tour...
Elliott BROOD is kicking off a North American tour that will see them criss cross the continent - from Nashville, TN to San Francisco, California and Victoria, BC to St. John's Newfoundland including, of course, a stop at the Polaris Music Prize Gala:September 18, 2009 - The Basement (Americana Music Conference), Nashville, TNSeptember 21, 2009 - Polaris Awards Gala Evening, Toronto, ONSeptembe...
Death country, country noir or whatever other labels anyone wants to give them, the three guys that are Toronto's Elliott Brood push the boundaries of the country genre. Listening to the album the first three references that come to mind are Sunny Day Real Estate, Nirvana, and Elliott Smith - primarily in regards to the [...]
With few concerts going on in Toronto this week, I thought we'd focus more on what you can do as we usher in 2010.So here are my recommendations for New Year's Eve entertainment:Elliott Brood, Lee's PalaceThe Polaris Prize nominees ring in the new year with some solid indie rock.Elliott Brood's MyspaceThe Sadies, Horseshoe TavernIn what's become a long-standing tradition, the country/