Not unlike Mark Kozelek's reinterpretation of the Modest Mouse canon on his 2005 Sun Kil Moon LP, Tiny Cities, here Great Lake Swimmers', Tony Dekker takes on the unlikely muse of Neil Diamond for the soundtrack to filmmaker Greg Kohs' documentary Song Sungs Blue. And it works. Whereas there is an obvious thread between the [...]
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Loving this on a mellow Friday morning whilst sitting on the verandah in NongKhai Thailand...Enjoy!!!
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I love the Great Lake Swimmers for their folky, quiet, haunting, and wistful sound and lyrics. Here's a beautiful new vid from their latest release, Ongiara.Scheduled U.S. shows:June 5 Cambridge, MA; Middle EastJune 6 New York, NY; Joe's PubJune 7 Arlington, VA; IotaJune 8 Philadelphia, PA; Tin AngelJune 9 Pittsburgh, PA; Garfield ArtworksJune 10 Chapel Hill, NC; Local 506 June 11 Charleston, S...
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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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It was just an ordinary day...then we said goodbye.Listen:" here":http://www.ezarchive.com/uwmryan/AlbumSpace/40VJGSJGIE/_zid-721244/_open-/05_merge%2C_a_vessel%2C_a_harbour.mp3 __Merge, a vessel, a harbourPerfect unionOf gift and receptionEach an eyeOn the same faceLoss and gainFly into the mouth of the groundSix feet underThanks to some failureFly into the mouth of the groundSix feet underOne...
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SHIRT_felt like it there for a bit_been out of the loop, been far far from a computer,been sleeping in and staying up latebeen seeing excellent shows in the nitetimebut then, received a lil' presey in the mail - what was it?well, my friends, it was a delightful mog t-shirtand this is how i came to be a walking ad, so i took a picture of myselfat night.
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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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:http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com1. It was rad!2. Opener "Clay George":http://www.myspace.com/claygeorge is a fox in the way that Caetano Veloso is a fox. By which I mean a silver fox who wears a classy suit. (Also he plays lovely alt-country ballads.)3. Second opener "Great Aunt Ida":http://greatauntida.com/ started with the songs I suggested in "my MOG post":/ookpik/blog_post/30054. Point fo...
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What is this MOG business all about? How do I get people to trust me? Is this going to be something I become obsessed over and check constantly? Hahaha. I hope not. =o)Though I think it's a great music community network. Woohoo!
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Listen to the song on last.fmGreat Lake Swimmers MySpaceI just can't get enough of these guys. They've got that sound I'm always searching for: mellow vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica and banjo. They've completely captivated me. Do me a favor and allow yourself the guilty pleasure of melting away to another place when you listen to these guys. It's been raining all day where I a...
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There are the sounds that do more to evince quiet than simple quiet itself, songs that steal emerging stillness from the late-latest parts of day. It's a voice and a guitar that came out here to search the dimming landscape, to recover things obscured, and me, tonight? I came here to sleep in the backseat.
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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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Tony Dekker seems like he should be playing songs softly and sweetly, beneath a lonely streetlight. The Great Lake Swimmers frontman keeps his eyes down, his mouth barely moves and his words—touching on topics like heartbreaking bricks and whispering mountains—feel like they’re constructed to hint at whatever he happens to be feeling at that thick moment in time. On stage, he doesn’t seem
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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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