Stars @Phoenix - Nov 26-28

Oct 22, 2007: **Due to overwhelming demand - 4th show added - Thursday November 29**

Stars to perform 3 shows at the Phoenix Concert Theatre November 26, 27 & 28

On November 17th Stars will embark on a Canadian tour in support of their new album In Our Bedroom After The War, set to be released September 25th.

Go to www.arts-crafts.ca for complete details of each performance.

Stars started from the roots up with Set Yourself On Fire, pushing and tormenting each other to make their most ambitious and collaborative album yet - this time, Torquil, Amy, Chris and Evan brought drummer Pat McGee along for the ride.

The result? A massive leap forward for the band. Let’s say Stars’ first album, Nightsongs, was the result of two Toronto boys marooned in Brooklyn feeling small and alone, and recruiting a rotating cast of friends to help them whisper a lovely message of beautiful, hopeful things. Heart, their second LP (which was nominated for a Juno, the top honour for musicians in Canada’s frozen hinterland), was a full band falling in love together and settling into a euphoric hibernation under grey woolly covers.

Set Yourself On Fire is the sound of what happens after the thaw. It’s thinking your life is on track, and when the floorboards collapse under your feet, giving in to the chaos instead of fighting it, starting over again more brilliant and gorgeous and raw than you’ve ever been before. It’s knowing you have to decimate your own history in order to understand it. They claim they were aiming for a straight-up sex record, but ended up writing a sex and death and robots record - in Stars, everything that starts off simple blows up big, ornate and rich.

ADVANCE FAN TICKETING — A limited amount of advance tickets will be for sale via Arts&Crafts Fan Ticketing at www.arts-crafts.ca/starsticketing. Onsale Now!

Public Onsale Saturday 10am!
Tickets are $22.50 in advance, available at all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.ca, Rotate This, Soundscapes, and by phone at 416 870-8000.

Doors 8pm / All Ages // Guests TBA

Visit Stars’ official site…

Concert details here..

Source: Emerge

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SPOTlight: The Weakerthans @Phoenix 11.08.07

The Weakerthans are promoting their new album, coming out this fall. The Weakerthans are pleased to announce the worldwide release of our 4th album, Reunion Tour, on September 25th 2007 (September 24th for Europe). Here is a link to the Epitaph/Anti page with the cover art and track listing: link!

The Winnipeg indie-country-rockers last release, Reconstruction Site broke them into the mainstream demonstrating that real Canadian talent can also equate to big success. Their narrative lyrics are introspective and witty, jam-packed in 4 mins or less.

They’ll be stopping by to perform Toronto on Thurs, Nov 11. Be sure to pick up your tickets now as it will probably be sold out in no time!

Concert Details

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