JACQUES GREENE ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR DATES, SHARES VIDEO FOR “STARS”

WATCH AND SHARE “STARS” DIR. MATHIEU FORTIN

NEW ALBUM, DAWN CHORUS, OUT NOW VIA ARTS & CRAFTS

TOUR DATES BEGIN JANUARY 29, 2020

BUY / STREAM DAWN CHORUS HERE

“If this isn't Jacques Greene's magnum opus, we'll be very curious to hear what is.” — Exclaim!

“It’s Jacques Greene operating on an entirely new level — his fullest and glossiest work to date, from the rapturous opening track ‘Serenity’ to the outward expanse of ‘Stars.’” — The FADER

“You get the sense that exploring unfamiliar equipment in new spaces has helped him find new possibilities in his own work—that by plunging himself into guitar pedals and classic French-house compression modules, he’s ushered in a new era for Jacques Greene without losing sight of his unique sentimentality.”  — Pitchfork

“The dozen tracks on ‘Dawn Chorus’ capture the hazy, ambient feeling of joyful exhaustion. It's an elegant soundtrack to a real moment in many ravers' lives, and rather than create the music you might listen to then, he scores the scene as if it were a movie.”  — Billboard

“‘Dawn Chorus’ hangs together as a cohesive work, even when Greene is pushing genre omnivorousness to giddy new extremes.”  — Bandcamp

"Coagulating in the form of a sprawling 12-track collection of diversified cuts, the project maintains the producer’s idiosyncratic arsenal of club-heavy textures, albeit repurposed for listening outside of the normative dancefloor atmosphere.”  — Hypebeast

Fresh off the release of his “intimate and immense” (Pitchfork) new album, Dawn Chorus, via Arts & Crafts, Jacques Greene is pleased to announce a slew of 2020 European and North American tour dates. Last week he debuted a sold out run of launch parties in Berlin, London, Manchester, New York, LA and Montreal. In early 2020 he returns to Europe and North America (Boston, Brooklyn, Portland, Vancouver, and Oakland). A full list of dates is below. 

In conjunction with today’s announcement, Greene also releases the video for “Stars” - the second part of a narrative which started outside a warehouse party in his “Do It Without You” video. The track features spoken word from Canadian artist Sandrine Somé - who reconciles memories from her childhood over understated kik drums and synths. An evocative closer to the album, Mathieu Fortin’s piece of impressionistic cinema seeks to express early am euphoria as we settle back into reality after a night out. It’s an apt conclusion for an album which has been applauded for his cinematic atmosphere. 

WATCH AND SHARE “STARS” DIR. MATHIEU FORTIN

MATHIEU FORTIN DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:

“‘Stars’ is the continuation of “Do it Without You”. It's getting lost in the pattern, merging with your habits. Bathing in LCL, syncing with the machine. Endlessly looping, losing sight of what’s real.

WATCH AND SHARE “DO IT WITHOUT YOU” HERE

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(photo credit: Mathieu Fortin)

TOUR DATES
Jan. 29 - London, UK @ Studio 9294
Jan. 30 - Manchester, UK @ YES (Pink Room)
Jan. 31 - Dublin, IE @ Lost Lane
Feb. 1 - Belfast, IE @ The Menagerie
Feb. 4 - Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
Feb. 5 - Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
Feb. 7 - Paris, FR @ Badaboum
Feb. 14 - Chicago @ Smartbar
Feb. 20 - Boston, MA @ Middlesex Lounge (DJ Set)
Feb. 21 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (DJ Set)
Feb 22: Detroit @ The Red Door
Feb. 27 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
Feb. 28 - Vancouver, BC @ The Beaumont
Feb. 29 - Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club

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JASON COLLETT’S BASEMENT REVUE RETURNS FOR NEW SERIES THIS DECEMBER

THE BASEMENT REVUE, FEATURING SURPRISE PERFORMANCES EACH NIGHT FROM SOME OF CANADA’S MOST BELOVED AND ACCLAIMED ARTISTS

DECEMBER 5, 12, 19, AND 26 AT TORONTO’S THE PARADISE 

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

“Part variety show, part vaudeville theatre, part improv act and part poetry slam, the Basement Revue is a cross-disciplinary carnival where anything can happen, and often does.” – The Globe & Mail

“An unlikely gathering of some of the city’s most prodigious indie musical and literary talents.” –  National Post



For 13 years, The Basement Revue has been a half-music, half-literary variety show with a rock-’n’-roll sensibility and a unique Canadian voice, hosted and curated by Broken Social Scene singer/songwriter Jason Collett. From its inception on a wintry night in 2007 at Toronto’s Dakota Tavern, The Basement Revue has explored what happens when artists of different disciplines share the stage together. This has made for exciting collaborations, such as Feist backing up Michael Ondaatje or Margaret Atwood stepping up to the mic in front of one of Toronto’s most celebrated bands and saying, with her characteristic deadpan wit, “hit it Sadies.” Combining a compelling mix of musicians, storytellers, and poets with the improvisational spirit of a kitchen party, The Basement Revue has blossomed into one of Canada’s most dynamic live event series.

More than a great night out, The Basement Revue is both a showcase and an incubator for Canadian culture. The Basement Revue presents the best emerging and established literary and musical talent of the country on stage in curated multi-disciplinary evenings. These shows are renowned for the deep connection they achieve between the artists and the audience. What’s more significant however, are the many ongoing collaborations between artists that are born on The Basement Revue stage and go on to flourish long after. This kind of cross-pollinating is a one-of-a-kind format. The Globe and Mail said of its eighth season, “Part variety show, part vaudeville theatre, part improv act and part poetry slam, the Basement Revue is a cross-disciplinary carnival where anything can happen, and often does. The list of past participants reads like a who’s who of CanRock and CanLit, from Stars and Broken Social Scene to Sheila Heti and Vincent Lam.”  

In 2017, The Basement Revue partnered with Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) and New Constellations was born – a nation(s)wide tour celebrating Next Wave Indigenous music and writing. Bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists alike and featuring contributions from Polaris Music Prize winners Jeremy Dutcher, A Tribe Called Red, and Lido Pimienta, as well as July Talk, Feist, Sam Roberts, Stars, Weaves, Billy Ray Belcourt, Naomi Klein, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.

As is tradition for the Basement Revue, each night’s performers remain a surprise to the audience until they step on stage. Even the performers themselves are kept in the dark, adding an extra element of surprise to the evening. Past Basement Revues have boasted an impressive roster featuring Anne Waldman, Daniel Lanois, Gord Downie, Rufus Wainwright, Marina Abramović, Bahamas, Broken Social Scene, Sheila Heti, Dennis Lee, Hal Wilner, CA Conrad, Miriam Toews, John K. Samson, K-OS, and more.

Last year, The Basement Revue saw Tim Baker, Charlotte Cornfield, Tanya Tagac, Kaia Kater, Canisia Lubrin, Claudia Dey, Cadence Weapon, Hayden, The Weather Station, Elisapie, Tanya Talaga, Katie Sketch, July Talk, Jennifer Castle, Gwen Benaway, Jasmyn Burke, La Force and more take the stage. 

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nêhiyawak SHARES VIDEO FOR “tommaso”

THE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT OF MASKWACIS-BASED ARTIST  MARIA BUFFALO

DEBUT ALBUM nipiy OUT NOW

WATCH AND SHARE “tommaso” (DIRECTED BY MARIA BUFFALO)

BUY / STREAM nipiy HERE

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES IN B.C. THIS DECEMBER

“It is a testament to the properties of the element it strives to represent, and a beacon of hope for communities to learn from and grow with each other. Astounding and worth every minute of its running time.” - Exclaim!

“the sound of prairies sighing, of mountains uprising, of rivers racing and skies splitting open, all devoted to investigating their land, history, and heritage” - Beatroute

“a psychedelic-rock record that exceeds its hype by defying convention and building up and out from a foundation of family and Elder teachings, honouring the connections and relationships between everything from the Sixties Scoop to the flow and pace of the kisiskâciwanisîpiy (North Saskatchewan River).” - CBC Music
“This trio from amiskwaciy in Treaty 6 is almost certain to become the next big thing in the exploding First Nations music scene in Canada.” - Vancouver Sun

“A record for and about community, and it's a thing of heavy, expansive beauty.” - The Line Of Best Fit

“... resonates with enlightenment, pulls the past into the present and offers listeners a new awakening, a new perspective” - Dominionated

Photo Credit : Levi Manchak // DOWNLOAD HI-RES

This week sees the highly-anticipated release of nêhiyawak’s stunning debut album, nipiy, marked with today’s arrival of the music video for “tommaso” by Maskwacis, Alberta-based filmmaker Maria Buffalo. The song – which combines Marek Tyler’s momentous krautrock rhythm and the terrestrial beat of Indigenous percussion, Matthew Cardinal’s swirling electric melodies, and Kris Harper’s resounding vocals – is enhanced by Buffalo’s remarkably personal dedication to community. nipiy is out today on Arts & Crafts. 

Buffalo offers this insight on nêhiyawak’s song and her directorial debut:

“My vision for ‘tommaso’ has been in the making for years. ‘tommaso’ was the first track I listened to from nêhiyawak and I instantly fell in love and I felt at home. When I was approached to do this I was over the moon. During the early stages I was in an indigenous literature class and we were studying indigenous erotica. Its main praxis – and what I wanted my art specifically to explore – is how indigenous bodies are an extension of the land. Growing up on the reservation, that was something I understood from a young age. I grew up on the land. It created me. The track of tommaso was very much about love and devotion. So it made sense to take this chance to create this love letter to my home and my community, and to the band. It was vital for me to make sure this was actually shot on my reservation and to include talent from my community as well (with Hunter from Sucker Creek as the exception). We then decided on a location and suddenly it became something so much more personal to me. My Kokum Sadie generously allowed us to film in her home and she agreed to star in it as well. So it suddenly became a family affair. Which was wickedly sacred and beautiful. For my entire family and community to come together to bring to life this story. To structure the video a bit more while doing shortlists and soft blocking I decided to focus on four main people in the four main stages of life. Showing all these beautiful brown bodies and what they contain. This was the story of our land. This was a love story. With indigenous bodies and the land. And with each other.”

Songwriter Kris Harper says he wrote “tommaso” with the history of the European Renaissance in mind. “I felt like there is an incredible love story to be examined between Michaelangelo and Tommaso,” says Harper. “As well to point out to some of the realities of having the master’s work commissioned required the spoils of colonial exploits. For me the idea of having another indigenous artist (Maria Buffalo) visualize concepts knowing some of the back story of the lyrics in the music, but relating that to images of Maskwacis First Nation, the body, hands, and indigenous people; I could imagine an incredible juxtaposition. The story of the song deepens with additional perspectives working their own ideas into this piece.”

WATCH AND SHARE “tommaso” (DIRECTED BY MARIA BUFFALO)

nêhiyawak hails from amiskwaciy (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. On the band’s debut album, nipiy, the trio of Indigenous artists – Kris Harper (vocals, guitars), Marek Tyler (drums), and Matthew Cardinal (synths, bass) – transcends a new intersection of traditional storytelling and modern sound. 

nêhiyawak – whose name refers directly to their nêhiyaw ancestry – is a spirited expression of Indigeneity. nipiy, which translates to water, is the title of nêhiyawak's first full length album. The flow and pace of the album, symbolic of the flow and pace of water, begins and ends with pieces dedicated to kisiskâciwanisîpiy (North Saskatchewan River), a river that flows through the center of amiskwaciy. In the band's words, “There are many important ideas and teachings that we were raised with in our lives, but few more important than water. It’s a modern conversation with complex meanings and understandings.”

WATCH “kisiskâciwanisîpiy pêyak” HERE 

Produced by Colin Stewart (The New Pornographers, Black Mountain, Destroyer), nêhiyawak’s sound combines terse post-rock soundscapes with surreal pop and sheer ambient aspects. Anchored by the hollowed pounding of Tyler’s traditional carved cedar log drums and Cardinal’s electronic inflections, nipiy combines the teachings of nêhiyawak’s Elders with the band’s own interests in music, instrumentation and lyrics. nipiy tells their story of collective experience – a band empowered by history and progress, compelled to add to the great body of work. As Harper says, “Our goal is not to build up a group of individuals, but rather keep kicking at the door built in front of many.”

Strongly inspired by the Idle No More movement, “nipiy is for those who don’t seem to fit in for myriads of reasons. To inspire others to use their voice and to send messages to future generations.” Best described in the band’s own words, drummer Marek Tyler offers this context on nêhiyawak:

“Why is nêhiyawak more than a band? Because our families, our nêhiyaw communities, and our ways of knowing and being inform our work. For me, our album nipiy represents an ongoing process of connecting, learning and growing with each other.”

BUY / STREAM nipiy HERE

TOUR DATES
Dec 5 - Vancouver, BC - Museum of Anthropology
Dec 6 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar

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nêhiyawak - nipiy tracklist
1. kisiskâciwanisîpiy pêyak 
2. copper
3. page
4. somnambulist
5. secret 
6. perch
7. ôtênaw
8. starlight
9. tommaso
10. open window
11. disappear
12. kisiskâciwanisîpiy nîso

NOTES
nêhiyawak ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐊᐧᐠ
Pronunciation: NEH-hee-oh-wuk
Meanings: Cree People, People of the Plains, Plains People, Exact People, Free People
Note: There are no letters capitalized in Cree language. Please write name in all lower case.

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