Tag: Said the Whale

The Mahatma Gandhi quote “Be the change you want to see in the world” most definitely applies to the upcoming “Malahat Revue” tour. The tour will include artists Aidan Knight, Hannah Georgas, Jeremy Fisher, and Said the Whale performing as a collective on a 10-day long tour around British Columbia. The collective will be changing [...]

There are very few jurors for the Polaris Music Prize who work in mainstream radio. Adam Thompson is one of those few. He is the Program Director and Assistant Music Director for Sonic 102.9, a modern rock station in Edmonton. Adam was kind enough to sit back and have a candid chat with me about [...]

Last Friday was, in my opinion, perfect. I got to see Said the Whale for my birthday, I couldn’t ask for more than that! The show was at the Starlite room in Edmonton, AB. I’ve mostly been going to shows held in the basement of Starlite, at the building’s smaller venue called Brixx, so [...]

Said the Whale is a relatively new band, having been formed in 2007. The group was founded by singer/songwriters Tyler Bancroft and Ben Worcester and, after a few lineup changes, now includes
Peter Carruthers on bass, drummer Spencer Schoening, and on keys, Jaycelyn Brown. They have quickly made a place for themselves within the Canadian indie [...]

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“Islands Disappear” and “Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia” by Said The Whale have become staple albums in my household over the past month. So, when Said the Whale announced an acoustic EP, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it.
Said The Whale stated, on their website, that this album was recorded in Ben’s [...]

Here are a few tidbits of news from Jan 20th to the 27th.

Abbotsford group You Say Party! We Say Die! have their new video for “Dark Days” available on Vimeo for your viewing pleasure.

It’s been a busy week for Paul Murphy as his side project POSTDATA released their album yesterday and he is [...]

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Every year there are albums that are overlooked by the masses, and even many indie enthusiasts, that never should have been. Here are some of the best of what you may have skipped over from last year.

Number 5: Ryan Dahle “Irrational Anthems”

I was a fan of The Age of Electric [...]