Parlour Steps

Nine Mile Records presents Parlour Steps, a band that is creating something new: Thought-Rock! This is art-damaged beauty, music that is both stormy and playful; reflective of their west coast Canadian home of Vancouver. This is music that makes you want to move while making you think.

Within the modern, popular landscape, influence is drawn from emotional rockers Arcade Fire and The Pixies, combined with the lyrical elements of Sufjan Stevens and Tom Waits. Unafraid of asking big questions and taking musical risks, the world is taking notice of this exceptional band.

“Thieves of Memory” has been chosen from over 15,000 entrants as a winner in the world renowned International Songwriting Competition, placing Parlour Steps, and in particular chief songwriter Caleb Stull, in the international spotlight.“Thieves of Memory” can be heard on the Adidas Website and was just released internationally on the Sonicbids Listen Vol. 2 Compilation, raising money for hurricane relief as well as showcasing some of North America’s best independent talent.

They can be heard on the Canadian television drama “Whistler”, now syndicated in the U.S.

Nine Mile Records will be releasing Parlour Step's fourth full-length record “Ambiguoso” in Feb. 2008, to be distributed internationally by Burnside Records.

Radio play, podcasts, and web-streaming have launched the band’s music to listeners across the continent. CBC, college, and university radio play, in Canada and the U.S. has seen Parlour Steps charted in the top fifty played and requested artists in their format.

2007-08 is seeing Parlour Steps touring Canada and the U.S. in support of their new record, furiously playing to all open ears.

A complete electronic press kit, including MP3's, press clippings, and the band's latest news can be found at http://www.parloursteps.com/

Parlour Steps compact discs are distributed through Burnside Records, Scratch Records in Canada, online at cdbaby.com, or any of the major digital download sites (iTunes, MP3.com, etc).
Bookings are done through Rob Perron at File Under Music,

, tel. 604.628.5275

Contact the band at http://www.parloursteps.com/

Chiwawa is Laurie Gordon and Krassy Halatchev. The duo's approach can be described as neo punk disco pop rock with elements of "that sounds familiar" (but it's not)- CHIWAWA are the real Eurotrash (or is that EuroThrash?) claiming refugee status moons ago - a Bulgarian Hungarian combo. CHIWAWA play bass, vox, guitars, synths and other eclectic instruments creating heavy grooves and luscious melodies. All the while, Laurie croons the crooner's tune. On stage, CHIWAWA electrify as two and sometimes multiply into four or more bodies dabbling with electronic knobs, a drum kit, or solo violin.
2006-2007 finds CHIWAWA busy creating soundtracks for film and television as well as in studio recording and remixing tracks for their next album "Bus Stop Chinese Buffet" set for release mid 2008, to be released with "Spare Change", Ryan Larkin's final animation film featuring the track "Do It For Me". An NFB -MusiVision co-production

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KlezFactor has been percolating under the radar of the Toronto music scene since 2004, and is becoming one of Toronto's most musically accomplished bands.

Creating a fusion of rock, jazz, classical and klezmer (Eastern-European Jewish folk) music, KlezFactor highlights 6 of the finest up and coming musicians in Toronto.

Featuring a sound never heard before, KlezFactor's debut CD, "The Golem of Bathurst Manor", has been called "daring and creative" and "well off the beaten path". The album features 6 original tracks by bandleader (and saxophonist/clarinetist) Mike Anklewicz as well as re-invisionings of 4 traditional Klezmer tunes. Joining Anklewicz are pianist Ali Berkok, drummer Gregg Brennan, guitarist Mark Pellizzer, bassist Steve Gotlib and violinist Jennifer Burford.

KlezFactor has played shows at the Renaissance Cafe, the Free Times Cafe, The Bagel, the Tranzac Club and Markham Theatre, and they will be featured at the City of Toronto's "Tuesday Night Live" concert series in June of 2006.