Plugging

With apologies to Brian Beutler for stealing his title, he reminded me that I really ought to plug my friend Charles' band, the City Veins pictured above playing at the Velvet Lounge on Friday (photo taken on my iPhone, naturally).

They're quite good, in my view, and also have a properly updated blog, not like one of these bands that says they're going to do a blog and then doesn't really follow-through. Even better, you don't need to take my word for it, since you can download their album here for free -- all you need to take my word on is the idea that you should should click the link and listen to a free EP.

Also, Le Loup, another local band I went to see recently is worth a bit of your time. No free downloads, but you can listen to a few songs here. Given the name, I feel they ought to be located in Montreal with We Are Wolves and Wolf Parade, but I guess some things don't work out the way I'd like.

Comments

I guess subtly plugging the Stars free download on a previous thread just proved my lack of cool.

Posted by bob mcmanus | July 16, 2007 10:49 AM

Don't forget AIDS Wolf.

Incidentally, there was a Leloup in Montreal: it was the adopted surname of Jean Leclerc, under which he recorded several albums that were well-received critically and commercially in Québec. He would also call himself John the Wolf. Come to think of it, this may be the fountainhead.

Posted by fluxisrad | July 16, 2007 10:50 AM

You remember when Petey posted that link to a story of a guy literally posing on the street with his iPhone? "(photo taken on my iPhone, naturally)" is the blogging equivalent of that.

Posted by Freddie | July 16, 2007 12:50 PM

your blog is disintegrating into a morass of references to you and your friends. people who you don't know actually do things, too.

Posted by jon | July 16, 2007 1:31 PM

I downloaded this yesterday and have been listening at work. It's good!

Posted by Trevor | July 18, 2007 5:52 PM