Cultural Exchange presents:
Said The Whale
We Are The Night
Aiden Knight

Tuesday August 3, 2010
Doors at 7:30
$10 at the door

Said The Whale formed in 2007 as a collaboration between songwriters Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft. The pair’s debut EP, Taking Abalonia, featured sunny west coast indie pop, with breezy harmonies, shimmering guitars, and lyrical tributes to their home city of Vancouver. In 2008, the album was rereleased as Howe Sounds/Talking Abalonia, featuring seven additional tracks that stretched the band’s stylistic palate to include bubblegum folk (“The Light Is You”), thundering hard rock (“Last Tree Standing”) and gentle ukulele ballads (“The Real of It”). After several personnel changes, the group settled upon a five-piece lineup that includes bassist Peter Carruthers, drummer Spencer Schoening, and keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown. The quintet embarked upon a rigorous touring schedule, crossing Canada numerous times and landing high profile gigs at V-Fest 2008 in Calgary and the nationally televised Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill.

The group is now poised to take the next step with the release of its latest single, “Camilo (The Magician).” With its gritty powerchords and sunny powerpop chorus, the single has already been dubbed the “song of the summer” by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3. Produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers, Mother Mother) and Tom Dobrzanski (Hey Ocean!, The Zolas), it will appear on the group’s sophomore album, Islands Disappear, due for release on October 13 via Upper Management/EMI. Unlike the west coast focus of previous releases, the new album draws on the experience of driving across Canada, from the van breaking down in Manitoba (“Dear Elkhorn”) to camping in Alberta (“Emerald Lake, AB”). With stylistic forays that include backwoods folk (“False Creek Change”) and danceable ukulele/glockenspiel rave-ups (“Goodnight Moon”), it’s the sound of a band coming into its own, delivering on the promise of its early recordings.

Wax Mannequin 
The Bad Fate

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

LAIKA 

BLOODSTONED

PLAGUED INFERNO

 Laika is a 6 piece melodic death metal band. Combining the modern metal feeling from the new wave of North American metal with European influences such as Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth and Kalmah. With inspirations from both classical music and folk metal; Laika delivers a truly surreal sound experience. Originally started as a group of friends with different musical backgrounds. Each member brings something completely personal and unique to the writing process. As childhood friends, the members work together flawlessly to bring the otherwise opposing styles to fluid harmony that showcases each members talent. Laika is undoubtedly going to smash through the local Winnipeg scene and set itself apart.

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

INNER CITY ELEGANCE
http://www.facebook.com/innercityelegance

with 908

Club Stage
Doors open @ 8pm 
only $6


 Hailing from vastly different places, the members of Calgary-based trio Inner City Elegance have quickly come together to form a tight, cohesive unit with a high-energy sound that is uniquely theirs. Brazilian born and raised, front man Bruno Rodrigues moved to Calgary in 2007. However, the band would not fully come together until little more then a year later, in the form of two high school friends, bassist Justin Parsons and drummer Spencer Kathrens. Inner City Elegance burst onto Calgary's music scene in late 2008 and have been taking names and melting faces ever since. The trio has recently recorded their first EP which is entitled "Hot & Dangerous".