I'm quite thrilled to say that Jay Ferguson and Chris Murphy of the great rock 'n' roll band Sloan will be joining me on the Breakfast Club this morning, and we're heading back to an old BC favourite, Aunties & Uncles in Toronto.
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Like some of you out there, Sloan were a really important band to me growing up. Beyond the fact that they're all musical aces who write really thoughtful, infectious songs, Sloan always seemed keen to expose a whole community of artists --people like Thrush Hermit, the Super Friendz, Al Tuck, Jale, Eric's Trip, Buck 65, Local Rabbits, and more murderecords alumni--to their ever-growing audience. Many Canadian music fans appreciated their selfless efforts, not to mention their great taste. I guess I learned a lot from Sloan, as cheesy as that sounds. Any way, this Saturday April 17th is International Record Store Day and, for their part, Sloan are playing a free in-store at Sonic Boom in Toronto. They're headlining a radical bill, which also features Valery Gore, Buck 65, METZ (best new band in Toronto!), the Meligrove Band, and Adam Green. I'll be chatting with Jay and Chris about this, their new b-sides album, and much more.
Were you impacted by the music of Sloan and the spotlight they shone on Halifax music and their murderecords cronies? Are you planning on celebrating International Record Store Day in any special way? What are YOU having for breakfast today?
Photo: Jay Ferguson, Zach Slootsky, Chris Murphy, and Vish Khanna at Aunties & Uncles in Toronto.
