WILD DOGS

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"half my life a ghost in the night"

Coming soon on Cassettes Records:

GOLD RUSH

Recorded on four-track and digital hardware pegged in the red. Drums and bass together on cassette tape and all the afterwards on one hot summer night, two cases of Pilsner, red eyes and a pot of coffee in each cup, stayed up until 7a.m. putting this one together. Snowy and cold punk rock, dirgy and sick pop that sounds like the city of Edmonton in the middle of June. Wet and dry, hot and cold, loud and quiet, somewhere between lying and telling the truth. Traces of Sebadoh, Eric's Trip, Black Flag, the Beatles, Califone, the Germs; somewhere underneath a liar of icy lo-fi slush.

Gold Rush is Trevor Rutley, Owen Strasky and Jon Mick. Expect this lo-fi beast out on July 24, 2009.

This is my pick for song of the year:

Gold Rush - Ghost in the Night

myspace.com/goldrushed

Love,

The Wild Dogs.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

"the time will come when you add up the numbers"

The Cassette reel has been quiet lately. Casse ttes Records isn't done, we just hit the pause button. Expect a self-titled full-length from the Edmonton band Gold Rush out on the Cassettes imprint pretty soon, we're shooting for the end of July. These guys like "Donairs, Lucky Lager, and Neil Young." The recordings on the website aren't the ones we're releasing, these are going to be brand new and drenched in tape, a lo-fi beast.

The Wild Dogs are also trying to release a four-song EP called "Borrowed Amps" that has been in the works for awhile, recorded by Jon Beleshko of Ursa Miner way back when. We're looking at the winter or late fall, when I have some more cash. We might put out a cassette, who knows?

European tour in the works for now, got a show in Germany and one in France. The White Whale tour starts in a week and a half, I'll introduce you to my new band Peacemaker in the next few days when I have some filthy mugshots.

Love,

The Wild Dogs.

Monday, May 25, 2009

"running in on platform shoes with marshall stacks"

"Big River"

Live at the Verge on XM Satellite Radio

May 4th, 2009

Love,

The Wild Dogs.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

"playing kiss covers"

Thanks Brendan and Jessica.

All the Best Things - "Constant Whiskey"

Love,

The Wild Dogs.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

"a design for life"

I finished recording yesterday and now it's off to the airport to go back home.

The album was recorded and mixed in three days by David Carswell and John Collins. I'm calling it Peace Maker.

Love,

The Wild Dogs.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

"those dog-eared feelings never bite"

I'm off to Vancouver to record for a week. The tour is over, that was a really, really crazy one. To read about the whole thing check out this website.

eamonmcgrath.exclaim.ca

Love,

The Wild Dogs.