According to "http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com":http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com· Great Lake Swimmers are offering up a free 5-song live EP from their sold-out show at Toronto's Church of the Redeemer. Please visit http://tinyurl.com/2hx93v to download. *ARRGH FUCK ME, I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS AMAZING EP!!!* And, also, I *MUY MUCHO* HIGHLY RECOMMEND The Great Lake Swimmers most excellent..
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We've got some more details about the performers at this year's Hillside Festival in Guelph just west of Toronto. Performers appearing at the 2009 edition of the festival include:Julie DoironFinal FantasyGreat Lake SwimmersIssaLoreena McKennittXavier RuddThe Rural Alberta AdvantageBuffy Saint MarieTokyo Police ClubWinter GlovesWomenGet the complete list at the festival's website.The festival
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Got an interview with Great Lake Swimmers' Tony Dekker. We talk about the new album, tour, and swimming in the Great Lakes.Read it here.
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Great Lake Swimmers at Union Hall (09/28/08) Tony Dekker and his band Great Lake Swimmers played Union Hall on September 28, 2008 and I guess things got busy, because I never got around to posting the pictures from the show. The good news is, today I've got a brand spanking new reason to post about Great [...]
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Here it is. 6 bands/artists that are 2nd time nominees and no debut albums.Who do you think will take it? Elliott BROOD – Mountain MeadowsToronto Website | MySpace Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common LifeToronto Website | MySpace Great Lake Swimmers – Lost ChannelsToronto Website | MySpace Hey Rosetta! – Into Your LungsSt. John’s [...]
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The Wooden Birds have a new video for Hometown Fantasy. The song is from Magnolia, a Barsuk Records release. The video is aligned with the announcement of a tour with Great Lakes Swimmers. Check below for tour dates.YouTube – The Wooden Birds – Hometown Fantasy.The Wooden Birds – Hometown Fantasy (extended)September: 24 – South Burlington, [...]
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Hazy country-tinged, unpretentious folk rock tunes, moderate melancholy, plushly layered harmonies....Great Lake Swimmers from Toronto, fronted by Tony Dekker and his easy-yet-haunting voice, evoke afternoon heartache, tall pine trees and hawks overhead in crisp weather under a soaring blue sky, and cozy hearths of refuge, all at once. The pedal steel tugs at heartstrings while mandolin ruffles...
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Great Lake Swimmers continue to reach new heights as their latest album, Lost Channels, debuts at #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart in America and #48 on Canada’s Top 200 Album Chart today. The album is also drawing impressive numbers on iTunes, currently sitting at #1 in Canada and #5 in America on the Singer/Songwriter Charts. With the band’s US tour in full swing, they continue to garn
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Last FM is premiering the new Great Lake Swimmers album Lost Channels via a full album stream.The band also put together a track-by-track commentary. Listen here. Lost Channels releases into shops (physical and digital) March 31st. Great Lake Swimmers play Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco April 3rd and Spaceland here in Los Angeles the following night, April 4th.
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XPN is hosting the Great Lake Swimmers on Friday at the World Cafe Live. If you're unable to join us for the Free @ Noon concert, you can hear the performance broadcast live at XPN.org/listen.Great Lake Swimmers explores the worlds of indie folk, roots music and alt-country pop, with a focus on lyrics and the craft of songwriting. Their records are permeated with the lush natural reverb of vari...
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Folkies Great Lake Swimmers will bring their minimalist folk-rock-pop tunes to Hailey's in Denton this spring touring behind their new album Lost Channels. Their albums is set to be released the day their tour starts, March 31. MP3: Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling On a Line3/31/09 - Seattle @ The Tractor Tavern4/01/09 - Portland @ Doug Fir4/03/09 - San Francisco @ The Bottom of the Hill4/04
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The Subject: Tony DekkerHow Do You Know Subject: Lead in the band Great Lake SwimmersSubject’s Reason for Speaking: Album “Lost Channels” being released March 31, 2009Why Do We Care: Because it’s the Great Lake Swimmers new Album, damn it!So Tony Dekker has been a good sport for a few blogs and offered up some interview [...]
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