"Camelot", a pulsating romp about greed and malfeasance, is chock full of blazing guitars and airy vocals. Think The MC5's "Sister Anne" crossed with TV On The Radio. The song is available now as a FREE DOWNLOAD at the Bronx Cheerleader Soundcloud page. The new album, Real Punks Don't Sing About Girls, will be released February 28th on Yummy Recordings with live dates to follow.
In celebration of their first anniversary St. Catharines-based record labelIndoorShoes is releasing another Adopted Friends compilation and we're happy to announce that Bronx Cheerleader's "Get Out Your Guns" will be on it. A three-night series of shows has been lined up for December 26th, 27th (at the Mansion House) and on the 28th at the Mahtay Cafe. We'll be playing the December 26th date with Waterbodies, The Kindest Man, The Bends, Lambs Become Lions and Souls. In othernews, the upcoming album is being mastered and in the next few weeks we'll be making some tracks available for folks to hear at our bandcamp page. Congrats to IndoorShoes!
It's been a few years but we've finally gotten around to putting out some new music. "Get Out Your Guns", the first single from the upcoming album Real Punks Don't Sing About Girls is available to download at the iTunes store and other digital music dealers. The B-side is a water over road remix of "Get Out Your Guns". Clicking the iTunes icon at the top of the homepage will take you directly to the Bronx Cheerleader page at the iTunes Store.
The Niagara Wine Festival conducted an online poll to find the People's Choice from artists that recently performed at this year's SCENE Music Festival. Thanks to the folks that voted for Bronx Cheerleader, who won in a squeaker over great St. Catharines band The Bends. Bronx Cheerleader are slated to play the WestJet Stage at Montebello Park on Parade Day September 25th! Other artists performing at this year's WestJet Stage include Great Lake Swimmers, The Black Spurs, A Sea of Gold and Burgundy and many more.
BRONX CHEERLEADER will be performing Sunday June 27th at the Merchant Ale House at 12:30 as part of the 15th annual SCENE Music Festival. SCENE will also feature ARKELLS, SHAD, CANCER BATS, ELK, THE BLACK FLIES, THE BALCONIES, HURON, HUNTERS & ANGLERS, and many more!
Kitchener/Waterloo-basedelectronic juggernauts Bocce bring their high-energy live show to St. Catharines June 10th at The Mansion House with support from Bronx Cheerleader, Old World Vulture and The Lovely Killbots. Both Bocce and Old World Vulture have just released excellent albums, check out the great reviews below from Exclaim Magazine:
BocceDisambiguation
By Vish Khanna
Years in the making, Disambiguation is a mesmerizing dance pop affair, furthering the notion that Waterloo, ON's Bocce are one of the most multi-dimensional electronic bands in Canada. Sometimes, in the frenzy of their fevered live performances, it's easy to miss how much attention Bocce pay to songwriting dynamics and building songs up beyond cheap thrills. They're a witty quartet with a sly sense of humour that comes across on the spirited uplift of "Highlighter (Reverse Video)" and the jingle-y "Wheel of Fortune Cookie (Before and After)." But there's a sombre aspect to the Depeche Mode tone of "Confident Confidant (Forget Everything)" or even the murky malaise evident on "Transmission (Telecommunications)." It's all pulsing, head-nodding stuff, but with Disambiguation, Bocce measure the physical bombast of the dance floor by stimulating our other senses too. (Dad Mobile)
Old World VultureOld World Vulture
By Travis Persaud
This Toronto, ON instrumental four-piece take their cues from the likes of Mogwai and Holy Fuck on their debut EP, infusing contagious synth melodies with fuzzed-out guitars and frenetic rhythms, to near perfection. As opening track "Destroyer" transitions to "Bastard Engine," any notion that they're merely creating carbon copies of their influences is erased. Devin Hughes controls the end of "Bastard Engine," using a repeated synth line to wash an indelible euphoric feeling over the listener. It beautifully balances the power and aggression earlier in the track. Old World Vulture change moods with each song, but without fracturing the EP's feel. The pounding drums at the end of "How The West Was Lost" effortlessly flow into "Benny," which begins with a hypnotic melody to challenge the previous track's hard-hitting effort. "Too Much Eye Makeup" ends the 24-minute disc on its strongest note, combining quickening drum beats and tinkering guitar lines with fervour. Old World Vulture's debut is an immense success. (Independent)
WHO: BOCCE w/ BRONX CHEERLEADER, OLD WORLD VULTURE and THE LOVELY KILLBOTS WHAT: A KILLER NIGHT OF ELECTRONIC GROOVES AND INDIE ROCK WHERE: THE MANSION HOUSE, ST. CATHARINES, ON WHEN: JUNE 10th WHY: BECAUSE THE END IS VERY NEAR... LET'S DANCE!
SAVE THE CINEFORUM: A Celebration of Reg Hartt's Cineforum
The city of Toronto recently closed down Reg Hartt's legendary Cineforum theatre, a unique landmark on the city's arts landscape which has been serving up programs not offered anywhere else in Toronto from his 463 Bathurst Street location since 1992. On Sunday May 9th Bronx Cheerleader, along with Weewerk Records recording artists Canteen Knockout and Proof of Ghosts, will be taking the stage at Sneaky Dee's providing the soundtrack for an evening of film projections honouring the legacy of the Cineforum. Come out and show your support to the cause of keeping the Cineforum's doors open.
