News from ARCTIC

Saturday, March 13 at the Railway Club - ARCTIC, Nixie (all the way from Kelowna!) and Waltz Darling! Doors at 9, show at 10, $10. Join the Facebook event page here!

ARCTIC: Haunting and moody with a hypnotic groove, ARCTIC conjures up chilly northern landscapes and intensely rich, layered space rock with their unique blend of electronic & acoustic sound that’s been called “Metric meets Neil Young” and “ethereal art-rock akin to Radiohead or Fleet Foxes". http://www.projectarctic.com.

NIXIE: Nixie is a BC based all female band consisting of drums, synthesizers, piano, vocals, and bass guitar. They have already made waves in their hometown, Kelowna, and around Western Canada. The new wave/electro/dance grooves coming out of these four young ladies is sure to get you off your feet and leave you in a tranced awe. Their genre spans from dance to alternative to hip hop, into trance and pop. http://www.myspace.com/nixiemix

WALTZ DARLING have entertained local audiences for years with their crazy musical journeys. Sustained by their passion for all styles of music, their Eastern European roots have always been woven into their songs. Atila is Hungarian while his cousin Robert hails from just across the Serbian border. Their disagreements are the stuff of legend and high comedy. Rich’s background is Polish and German, while Michael’s grandparents were Russian Jews who ran from pitchfork-wielding neighbors. http://www.myspace.com/waltzdarling

This Sunday, January 24, we’re playing a Benefit for Haiti at the Railway Club in Vancouver (579 Dunsmuir @ Seymour). Proceeds support the Red Cross effort in Haiti. Featuring D Trevlon, The Modelos, ARCTIC, Uncle Nestor, Graham Brown, Big Joe Burke, Devan Christodoulou, Nathan Blackburn and Zenith D Wonderpants.
Cover: Doors: 6 pm, Show 7 pm, admission $10.

When we were in Ottawa, the good people at Zaphod Beeblebrox recorded our set for us and now we have a fine selection of live tracks to offer you. You can get the MP3s a number of different ways:

• Buy them at Amiestreet.com
• If you’re on Twitter, get “War of Ideas” in exchange for one tweet
• Join our Facebook page to get “Happiness vs. Sadness”
• Join our mailing list to get “Dec 25th”

You can also listen to them on our MySpace and CBC Radio 3 pages if you like.

Enjoy!

I Am a Free Speech Zone Dance. Friday, November 27 at Cambrian Hall, 215 E 17th Ave (at Main) Doors 8:00 PM, $10. With Pawnshop Diamond, The SSRI’s and DJ Citizen.
This benefit supports groups fighting the free speech issues surrounding the Olympics in Vancouver next year - such as:

“The city also won provincial approval giving enforcement officials the right to enter private homes and businesses on 24- hours’ notice and remove any offending signs at the owner’s expense…..Signs that mock or disparage Olympic sponsors would also violate the bylaw… the city may ask the court to impose a fine of as much as C$10,000 and six months in jail upon conviction.”

Read the full article, then come out and fight for your right to party on November 27!

Join up at the Facebook event page right here.

ARCTIC is back in town, and can be found next at the University of British Columbia’s Student Union Building, at the SUB Gallery Lounge on the main floor, along with special guests. Doors at 8:30, cover is $PWYC ($5-10 suggested).

Don’t forget to check out our video from our fall tour and see what kind of adventures & misadventures took place…