Brennan Finlay

So this blog is now going to be primarily for my personal stuff and any solo music endeavors i have. Our bands blog is now going to be for our main music posts. Check it out here….

http://cubsmusic.wordpress.com/

Much Love,

-b.f.

After 3 days off, I’ve finally caught up on all my missed sleep from CMW. What an insane week/weekend. Saw so many old friends and new friends play, while drinking way too much. Starting Wednesday night, I saw Teenage Kicks at the Phoenix as main support for the Treble Charger reunion. Then off Thursday, even though I was planning on making it to the HandDrawn Dracula showcase at Parts and Labour, where Rituals were playing. Friday I saw Great Bloomers and Dino Bones at the Elmo for Dine Alone’s showcase, then off to a gallery opening then to the Arts and Crafts showcase to see Zeus and Dan Mangan at the Horseshoe, ending our night off at Dee’s for Sheezer. Then Saturday morning rolled around and I could barely function. BUT still managed to see Hate Gang at Sonic Boom with Mike Wickens, then Silver Dollar for Rebel Rebel then to Garrison for Balconies, Dee’s for Lifestory Monologue (but it was sold out, im a bad friend) then back to Garrison for Uncle Bad Touch, The Yardlets and Teenage Kicks. By the time Brendan Canning started djing I was ready for bed, at 3:30am.

Sooo I was tired/busy, hence the no blog entry situation.

So here’s some stuff I gathered from this past week. Justice (Hunters and Anglers, and ex- TV Freaks) is an incredibly nice dude, same with Dave from Dirty Nil. Bobby Kimberly loves Teenage Kicks as much as I do, and Travis from Rebel Rebel is a one man mosh pit.

Have a listen to some of these bands. Great people, great times.

Great Bloomers

Dinosaur Bones

ZEUS!!!!

LSM

Hunters and Anglers

All Great Tunes.

Over the past two weeks I’ve been getting together with a couple of good friends and working on rewriting new songs for full band format. All I can say is that we are so excited. The songs are coming together incredibly well and are sounding better than I could have ever imagined. Shows and new recordings and some big stuff coming up in the near future. Can’t wait for everyone to hear this…

Otherwise, I’m sure I’ll see a ton of people out at CMW this week. Come out and support Teenage Kicks as they open for Treble Charger this Wednesday night at the Phoenix. Rituals and Indian Handcrafts are going to take your daughters home on Thursday night and then the weekend… too much going on. But it’ll all be worth it.

Love y’all

B

This weekend my bud Dave Lock showed me this incredible video of a couple of his friends doing a cover of my favourite Zeus track. Toronto has some of the most talented artists and I am so happy to know (some of) them. This video blows my mind every time i watch it.

MAKE YOUR EXIT - “The River By The Garden” by Zeus from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.

Filmed by Southern Souls.

Love y’all

Street Folk Sessions #2: Thanks James for putting this one together.

Brennan Finlay - ‘Chicago’ (Street Folk Sessions) from Street Folk Sessions on Vimeo.

New Wooden Sky song/video/cool thing. Looks beautiful and the songs amazing.

The Wooden Sky - Grace On A Hill Pt1 - Bald, Naked and Red from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.

Also, really like this song - Josh Ritter: See Me Through (cant find it anywhere online other than grooveshark).