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TRIUMPH announce tentatively titled ‘Live at Sweden Rock Festival’ CD/DVD release date targeted for spring 2012.

TRIUMPH made the official announcement today on their website, www.triumphmusic.com

The fans demanded it, and the fans finally got it. After 20 years apart, the long-awaited Triumph reunion (of vocalist/guitarist Rik Emmett, bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine, and vocalist/drummer Gil Moore) took place at Sweden Rock Festival, on June 7, 2008. And now, the band is putting the finishing touches on the DVD of that historic performance.

The tentatively titled ‘Live at Sweden Rock Festival’ set will consist of a DVD and CD, with a release date targeted for later this spring.

“It’s great to finally be able show the world Triumph’s reunion show at the Sweden Rock Festival,” says Mike Levine.”It certainly is one of the most memorable performances of our entire career! And they said it would never happen…”

‘Live at Sweden Rock Festival’ will be released on the TML label, distributed by UMG in Canada and ADA in the US. The set will be released throughout Europe on Frontiers Records.

www.TriumphMusic.com

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urArtist network Bands and Artists at Canadian Musicfest 2012!

March is an exciting time for musicians and music lovers in Toronto when Canadian Music Fest begins. This annual event features a week full of established and upcoming bands. It is also a great opportunity to network to learn about the latest updates in the music industry at the conference. This year the event will have over 900 artists in 60 different venues from March 21-25, 2012. 7 of our very own urArtist roster will be scheduled to perform, so mark your calendars!.

 Maddy Rodriguez @ Cadillac Lounge  & Free Times Cafe

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Wed. March 21 @ 1AM
@ Cadillac Lounge

Fri. March 23 @ 8PM
@ Free Times Cafe

 Maddy Rodriguez will start off her week at the Cadillac Lounge, Presented by Galaxie on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 1:00am and also on Friday March 23, 2012 at 8:00pm at the Free Times Cafe.

 

Treble Charger & Organ Thieves @ Phoenix Concert Theatre

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 Wed. March 21 @ 11PM
@ Phoenix Concert Theatre

Sat. March 24 @ 8:40PM
@ The Indies – Canadian Room – Fairmont Royal York Hotel

Treble Charger fans are in for a double treat with two reunion show dates with Greig Nori and Bill Priddle! They will first kick it off on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre at 11:00pm with Organ Thieves opening up the show. Treble Charger will also perform on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 7:00pm @ The Indies – Canadian Room in The Royal York Hotel.

 
The New Cities @ Tattoo Rock Parlour & The Masonic Temple

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Thurs. March 22 @ 1AM
@ Tattoo Rock Parlour

Fri. March 23
@ The Masonic Temple

 The New Cities will be performing at the TAG Rock Showcase which will be held at the Tattoo Rock Parlour on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 1:00am. Also on Friday March 23 at the CHUM FM Fanfest (Win-To-Get-In-Only)


Dreamers @ The Velvet Underground

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Wed. March 21 @ 12AM
@ The Velvet Underground
 


Dreamers
 will be tearing up The Velvet Undgeround on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Midnight, 12:00am.

 Robyn Dell’Unto @ Czehoski & Sennheiser Lounge Library Bar

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Thurs. March 22 @ 11PM
@ Czehoski

Fri. March 23 @ 12:45AM
@ Sennheiser Lounge Library Bar

  Catch Robyn Dell’Unto on both Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:00pm at Czehoski and on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 12:45am at the Sennheiser Lounge Library Bar.


Amos The Transparent @ The Garrison 

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Wed. March 21 @ 11:15PM
@ The Garrison 

 

Amos The Transparent can be seen on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 11:15pm at The Garrison. 

There is a bit of something for everyone, no matter what your musical taste is. To find out about other amazing acts that will be featured that week,
visit http://www.canadianmusicfest.com for more information!

Wednesday March 21 @ 11:00PM

Phoenix Concert Theatre

 

The Indies

Saturday March 24 @ 8:40PM

Canadian Room

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ENDAST Announce Title of Upcoming DVD & Release Teaser Trailer.

ENDAST are stoked to officially announce the title of their forthcoming DVD will be ‘Where I Belong’ and have released a short teaser trailer on their website www.EndastBand.com.

The DVD will showcase ENDAST’s insane live performances during the ‘Black Cloud’ CD release tour, and includes footage of ENDAST ripping it up at two of Canada’s elite metal music festivals: HEAVY MTL & HEAVY TO. The exclusive behind the scenes footage and extra special treats from the band will put you right in the tour van with ENDAST.

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ENDAST in the new Rocksmith Commercial!

The video game initiating the new stage in the evolution of the guitar video game Rocksmith, was at the Heavy TO Festival this past July.. along with our boys ENDAST who kicked the entire day off with a killer performance.

ENDAST guitarists Chris Arsenian and Pepe Poliquin later got their hands on this sick new game to give a test run, see them in the Rocksmith commercial shredding away.

This game is the first and only video game where your controller can be ANY real guitar! Rocksmith lets you plug any guitar into your Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or even your PC. Gameplay automatically adjusts to your personal ability in real time, making it possible for anyone to enjoy the game and still have fun. The game will constantly challenge you to improve your skill without overwhelming you.

Don’t forget to pick up a copy when it’s released October 2011.
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MetalWorks Rocks Out Sunday, August 14th 2011

Join Metalworks Institute of Sound and Music Production in Mississauga, Ontario on August 14th for a spectacular Sunday!

Amazing artists such as : The Android Meme, Ashley SloggettColin White, Dusty Boytchuk, Down by Riverside, Joel Martin, Selyne MaiaStill Avenue and Sunday Sounds Good will be performing an exciting FREE show!

Hang out with the musicians and enjoy the music, barbeque, silent auction, raffles and even a tour of Metalworks. The event starts at noon and runs until 5pm. It promises to be an exciting and relaxing Sunday, perfect before jumping back into the work week routine!

“Organizing Summerfest gives us the opportunity to show what we’ve learned at Metalworks. All funds raised will go to Friends of We Care, a national organization that has been working for more than 26 years to send children with disabilities to summer camp,”

- John Benz, head of the team of student organizers.

You definitely won’t want to miss the soulful Colin White, who has played in the Kitchener Blues Festival, the Toronto SouthSide Shuffle and the Memphis International Blues Challenge. Colin White was the recipient of  the 2008 Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award. He will be rocking out the Metalworks stage with songs from his album Axe to Grind .

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ENDAST releases third full length album ‘BLACK CLOUD’ on iTunes Canada

ENDAST
TORONTO (CANADA), Tuesday July 5th, 2011 – Montreal, QC’s ENDAST have released their third full length album ‘Black Cloud’ on iTunes Canada. This highly anticipated follow up to ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’ (2006) from the Montreal based metal band delivers a dose of True Canadian Metal that will resonate with heavy music fans worldwide.

ENDAST - Black CloudThe ‘Black Cloud’ Track Listing:
1. Growing Pains
2. A Perfect Mistake
3. Who Dares Wins
4. Martyr
5. 5%
6. The Snake Will Eat Itself
7. A Path Less Traveled
8. Blue Skies
9. Soiled Hands
10. Bury Me In The Underground
11. Confessions
12. Black Cloud
13. Pray For Rain

In support of the new album, ENDAST has been asked to join the lineup for the 2011 installment of Canada’s elite metal music festivals; HEAVY MTL & HEAVY TO! Performing in front of 15,000 fans and sharing the stage with metal heavyweights: Motorhead, Anthrax, Children of Bodom, As I Lay Dying and Times of Grace to name a few.

HEAVY MTL: Sunday July 24 @ 1:00pm
Jagermeister Stage – Parc Jean-Drapeau (Montreal).

HEAVY TO: Saturday July 23rd @ 1:00pm
Jäger West Stage – Downsview Park (Toronto).

A live DVD documenting ENDAST’s insane live shows is in the works and will be available for purchase with the Deluxe Edition of ‘Black Cloud’, details coming soon. The official music video for the title track ‘Black Cloud’ can be seen on YouTube.

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Email – endast@echelonsabove.com
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Canadian Rock Royalty TRIUMPH has launched ONLINE SHOP and brand NEW WEBSITE.

JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, CANADIAN ROCK ROYALTY TRIUMPH HAS LAUNCHED ONLINE SHOP AND BRAND NEW WEBSITE.

The fans spoke, and now they have gotten what they wanted. Canadian rock royalty Triumph, has launched a brand new, completely overhauled website and online store, for all your Triumph needs!

The website will serve as both the band’s official website and as a community for Triumph’s devoted and worldwide following. The new site (whose URL will remain www.TriumphMusic.com) will feature streaming music, videos, classic interviews and memorabilia, as well as many other options for fans to learn the history behind one of Canada’s greatest hard rocking bands. Additionally, by going to Triumph’s new site, you’ll be able to access the group’s Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter pages, as well as the group’s official YouTube page (comprised of kick-ass, vintage video clips), and the Triumph iLike page, where you can purchase downloads of Triumph music.

As the site content continues to grow, Triumph fans will be treated to exclusive free music downloads, a monthly newsletter, fan forum, and online store featuring rare merchandise bundles, including t-shirts, signed CDs, posters, videos, etc., among other goodies.

Right now, there are a total of four “bundles” for sale. There are three different bundles for the ‘Greatest Hits’ release (including a “digital bundle” a “classic bundle” and a “deluxe bundle,”) as well as a “limited edition bundle” for the band’s classic 1977 release, ‘Rock & Roll Machine’ (a release that celebrated its 33rd anniversary of release this past November.)

On December 3rd, Frontier Records released, in Europe only, official reissues of Triumph’s ten classic albums, in digipak version and with the original tracklistings. These albums include ‘In The Beginning’ (1976), ‘Rock and Roll Machine’ (1977), ‘Just a Game’ (1979), ‘Progressions of Power’ (1980), ‘Allied Forces’ (1981), ‘Never Surrender’ (1983), ‘Thunder Seven’ (1984), ‘Stages (Live)’ (1985), ‘The Sport of Kings’ (1986), and ‘Surveillance’ (1987). The CDs have been remastered and have an extensive booklet including lyrics. For the serious Triumph fan, Frontiers has released, also in Europe only, a very limited edition collector’s box set, entitled ‘Diamond Collection,’ which will include all the 10 albums in vinyl replica, featuring the artwork from the original vinyl editions of the albums.

By special arrangement, the Triumph online store has imported 300 Box Sets that are available for sale in North America. The Box Sets are numbered and will not be sold anywhere else.

Keep an eye on www.TriumphMusic.com and visit it frequently, as you never know what surprises, exclusive content, and sales may lay in store for you.

And always remember…FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!

About TRIUMPH
Formed in 1975, TRIUMPH (whose classic line-up comprised of guitarist / vocalist Rik Emmett, bassist / keyboardist Mike Levine, and drummer / vocalist Gil Moore) continues to be one of the most successful rock acts of the 70’s and 80’s, selling out arenas and stadiums all across North America.

The power trio from Toronto toured relentlessly, selling over fifteen million albums worldwide in the process, and penning such all-time great arena anthems as “Rock ‘n Roll Machine,” “Hold On,” “Magic Power,” “Lay It on the Line,” “Fight the Good Fight,” “Allied Forces,” “Never Surrender,” “Spellbound” and “I Live for the Weekend.”

Always purveyors of positive messages in their music, which continues to be a staple at Rock Radio, TRIUMPH headlined on some of the largest festivals of the era, including the 1983 US Festival in California in front of a throng of 500,000 screaming fans.

TRIUMPH was inducted into the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame in 2007 and into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2008, and the group reunited for 2 show-stopping performances at the Sweden Rock Festival and the Rocklahoma Festival in 2008.

Most recently, their 1979 hit “Lay it on the Line” from the ‘Greatest Hits Remixed’ package was featured in the summer blockbuster “Grown Ups” (starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and David Spade).

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SHOW: Organ Thieves will sexify the Bovine Sex Club @ Indie Week 2010

The Indie Week Canada 2010 music festival slams downtown Toronto’s music venues October 13-17th with stellar bands representing bands from every genre.
Come party with Organ Thieves as they tear apart the Bovine Sex Club on Friday, October 15th @ 9pm! [EVENT PAGE!]

In case you’ve forgotten how much the Organ Thieves rock, check this
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Andrew Cole @ Vancouver Island Blue Sky Music Festival

Canadian born and Liverpool-raised Cole has “a voice that most singers would die for” — at least according to rock legend Tom Cochrane!

Head out to see Andrew Cole live in Vancouver on August 14th. The forecast calls for blue skies!

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Amos The Transparent are off to the Land Down Under!

Canadian Music Week is pleased to present Amos The Transparent and at BIGSOUND 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. The export-ready act was selected amongst a competitive list of entries and will represent Canada on behalf of Canadian Music Week at one of the most respected and fastest growing music business events in the Asia Pacific region.

BIGSOUND takes place September 8-10 in Fortitude Valley.

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