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November 6, 2012Hey All! On December 1st, 2012 at Lee's Palace, we are performing at the Canadian Artists For Civil Liberties Launch Show, and we are very much looking forward to it! Canadian Artists for Civil Liberties is an initiative of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and musician Nathan Lawr to help raise public awareness about the philosophy, mandate and goals of CCLA. We are going to be sharing the evening with stellar performances by Maloo (Maylee Todd solo) and The Minotaurs; a talk by Judy Rebick , a reading by poet George Elliott Clarke ; spoken word performance by Dwayne Morgan and burlesque performance by Great Canadian Burlesque . And it'll all be MC'd by CBC Music's Vish Khanna . The evening is happening to raise awareness for an important cause, and it's something that we'd love for you to come out and support. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is a national organization founded in 1964, dedicated to promoting respect for and observance of fundamental human rights and civil liberties. Its work, which includes research, public education and advocacy, aims to defend and ensure the protection and full exercise of those rights and liberties. Canadian Artists for Civil Liberties Launch Party.
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So, please come on out and support an amazing cause and enjoy an evening of words, music and performance with us!
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June 26, 2012Happy Summer everybody! Hope you are enjoying the heat! We've got a little bit of touring planned for the summer, so come check out a show if you're in the area. We'll be playing in Yellowknife at folk on the rocks from July 19-22, it's our first trip up north, so we are so very excited! Next, we'll be returning to Ontario to play at the hillside festival at Guelph Lake Island from July 27-29, hillside is one of the best festivals in Canada and we feel very fortunate to be playing there again. In the fall, we'll be participating in the inaugural Arboretum festival in Ottawa on September 15th. Arboretum music+arts festival is completely founded, conceptualized and organised by volunteers, so if you'd like to make a donation to the festival, you can do so here. We thank you for your continuing support, and hope to see you at a festival near your town this summer! ~ ohbijou Tweet
February 6, 2012Hello! Hope everyone is staying warm and safe over the winter months. If you are in Toronto and feel like venturing out this Wednesday February 8th we are performing at the Drake Underground. We have two fantastic opening acts - Donlands and Mortimer, and Folly and the Hunter, so you should check it out! Tickets can be purchased online here: http://guestlistapp.com/events/86853 . Hope to see you this Wednesday! We released a new track, 'Mossy Lungs' recently, you can listen to it here: http://soundcloud.com/wearesolidgold/ohbijou-mossy-lungs With warm regards, ~ ohbijou Tweet
December 1, 2011Hard to believe the year is almost over! It's been a good one for us, and we are thankful. We released 'Metal Meets' in September, and have toured it across Canada. We are so very grateful to everyone who came to see us play, it was so nice to roll into different cities and be greeted by such warm and enthusiastic audiences. But we aren't done touring just yet, we still have a couple more shows before the holidays. December 10th, 2011 - Guelph, ON - Dublin St. United Church - Ohbijou 9pm, Julie Doiron 8pm December 21st, 2011 - SLOAN, OHBIJOU, BONJAY Benefit Concert for COUNTERfit's Drug Users Memorial Project & The Barriere Lake Legal Defense Fund The Great Hall doors 7 pm, $20. If you haven't checked it out yet, here's a rad video for "Old Black" by Egyptrixx which features Casey and Jenny's vocals: We thank you for your continuing support and wish you and your families all the best during the holiday season. xo, Tweet
November 18, 2011Touring at the beginning of winter in Canada always has its risks. Today, the weather got the best of us. We are all safe and sound, but unfortunately we had to cancel our show in Nelson, BC tonight. We spent much of today assisting other drivers who had gone off the highway, and realized that it was just too dangerous for us to drive all the way to Nelson. We are truly sorry that we couldn't make the show, we were very excited about going to Nelson for the first time, and the decision was not an easy one. To the fine folks of Nelson, and the staff at The Royal, we'd like to extend our most sincere apologies, and hope you'll understand, we will make it there someday! On a brighter note, here is a nice picture of some mountain sheep hangin' in Radium Hot Springs...
xo, Tweet
November 10, 2011What a fun night in Sudbury! We began our evening there with a delicious dinner at Laughing Buddha. If you're ever in Sudbury that is the place to eat. We caught up with our friends in Snowblink who will be joining us for our tour out west. We are so lucky to listen to them every evening. What incredible music. It was the first show of our tour and we couldn't have asked for a better crowd. Such a gracious and welcoming audience. The Townehouse Tavern is a great place to play! Thank you to everyone who came out. Thank you to Paul Lowenberg (pictured below) for hosting!
Now we are heading to Sault Ste. Marie for a homemade meal from the family of our friend and publicist Beth. They are a lovely family and it will be some nice downtime before our long drive to Thunder Bay tomorrow. We are playing a show at The Apollo on Friday, November 11th. Come out if you can! We always have a great time with the folks in Thunder Bay! We look forward to seeing you soon! Tweet
November 18, 2011Touring at the beginning of winter in Canada always has its risks. Today, the weather got the best of us. We are all safe and sound, but unfortunately we had to cancel our show in Nelson, BC tonight. We spent much of today assisting other drivers who had gone off the highway, and realized that it was just too dangerous for us to drive all the way to Nelson. We are truly sorry that we couldn't make the show, we were very excited about going to Nelson for the first time, and the decision was not an easy one. To the fine folks of Nelson, and the staff at The Royal, we'd like to extend our most sincere apologies, and hope you'll understand, we will make it there someday! On a brighter note, here is a nice picture of some mountain sheep hangin' in Radium Hot Springs...
xo, Tweet
November 10, 2011What a fun night in Sudbury! We began our evening there with a delicious dinner at Laughing Buddha. If you're ever in Sudbury that is the place to eat. We caught up with our friends in Snowblink who will be joining us for our tour out west. We are so lucky to listen to them every evening. What incredible music. It was the first show of our tour and we couldn't have asked for a better crowd. Such a gracious and welcoming audience. The Townehouse Tavern is a great place to play! Thank you to everyone who came out. Thank you to Paul Lowenberg (pictured below) for hosting!
Now we are heading to Sault Ste. Marie for a homemade meal from the family of our friend and publicist Beth. They are a lovely family and it will be some nice downtime before our long drive to Thunder Bay tomorrow. We are playing a show at The Apollo on Friday, November 11th. Come out if you can! We always have a great time with the folks in Thunder Bay! We look forward to seeing you soon! Tweet
November 7, 2011The laundry is in the dryer. I'm going to the grocery store soon to buy healthy snacks for what is looking like a very, very long time in the van. It's been a while since Ohbijou last embarked on a Western tour of Canada and we are feeling anxious and excited. The memory of that long stretch of highway to Sudbury has been on my mind lately. I remember driving it for the first time and having a hard time understanding how the landscape could change so dramatically from the city. How could this exist in Ontario? How had we come to industrialize Toronto so much that driving North could feel so shocking? Oh right, colonialism, ha. Beautiful water, canopies of trees - a pervasive quiet as we all looked out the window. The van can feel like a cage sometimes. Consecutive ten hour drives can be exhausting; but then you end up in a new city, meet some new people, play a show with band mates who have been your friends for almost a decade and you are reminded that being a touring musician is a unique job and that you are lucky. Now that our album Metal Meets has been released it's time for us to "take the show on the road". We are very proud to share this album with our fans and hopefully we can gain some new ones during this tour too. Along the way we will be keeping a tour diary of our encounters and adventures. We will also be featuring little "get to know you" write up's on the venues and promoters that are so graciously hosting us on this tour. So please come back to our news page for the latest tales from the road! Here are the tour dates, we are very excited to be touring with our very talented pals, Snowblink! Nov 9 – Sudbury, ON – The Townehouse
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October 12, 2011Hello! Just wanted to thank everyone who came out to our recent shows in Ontario and Quebec, it's been really great playing songs from Metal Meets live, and we are looking forward to our upcoming shows across Canada, please check out our tour page for more information. Also, we have a brand new music video for 'Niagara'. It was directed by Jared Raab, produced by Josh Warburton and Peter Dreimanis and edited by Nadia Tan. cinematography also by Peter. The fire and water were made by the hands of Brodie Spaull and production assistance was by Robin Love. It was a true pleasure to work with Jared and crew, and we would also love to thank his parents Evelyn and George Raab for opening their home to us, and for putting up with our water soaked trampoline jumping all night long.
As always, we thank you for your continuing support, and look forward to seeing you at a show real soon! Until then, Tweet
September 27th, 2011
Welcome to the new Ohbijou website! Our new album, Metal Meets was released today!!! We are super excited. Special thanks to Jace Lacek of Besnard Lakes fame for helping us to realize our sonic dreams! Right on. If you want to get your hands on the digital version right now, please visit iTunes. Also, our very talented friend Reynard Li created this bio video for the band, so go get to know us by clicking here. Very soon, we will be releasing our music video for "Niagara" which was directed by Jared Raab. It is a real beauty and will knock your socks off, so please stay tuned for that. Last but not least, we are hitting the road in support of 'Metal Meets' starting this week. Our sincere apologies to the fine folks in St.Catherines for postponing our performance in your town, we were truly looking forward to sharing the stage with such a fantastic line up, but alas an illness in the band has thrown a wrench into that plan, we are working on rescheduling the show, and will keep you posted. Tonight's show is going on without us, and we encourage you to go see A Sea of Gold and Burgundy, Casey Baker and Grey Kingdom, cause they rule! The rest of our upcoming Canadian tour dates can be viewed on the tour page. We look forward to seeing your friendly faces when we roll into your town! See you soon! xo, Tweet
August 30, 2011Lots of exciting things are ahead for Ohbijou. Our third album "Metal Meets" will be released on September 27th, 2011 on Last Gang Records. Then we will be touring across Canada, check out the tour page for more details. We also have a new album teaser video, made by our friends Reynard Li, Hanna Hur and Laurie Kang.
We thank you for your continued interest and support.
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