GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS RETURN TO QUEBEC WITH A PAIR OF SHOWS IN NOVEMBER

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GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS PLAY IN GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA TONIGHT!

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Great Lake Swimmers play in Grand Marais, Minnesota tonight for MOUNTAIN STAGE at the NORTH HOUSE FOLK SCHOOL. www.mountainstage.org/mtnstagelive.aspx
All Ages
$20.00 - $50.00 Ticket Scaling
Along with: Tim O'Brien, Kathy Mattea, Jon Vezner & Sally Barris.

NOW MAGAZINE LOVES THE BURNING HELL!

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THE BURNING HELL - Flux Capacitor (weewerk)

Disc Review By Richard Trapunski - NOW Rating 4 out of 5
http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=181764

Mathias Kom is one of Canada’s most underrated lyricists. Even the Burning Hell’s most celebratory songs are infused with a caustic, bittersweet wit that makes you smirk. Flux Capacitor is his first overtly autobiographical album (the first song, in fact, is called My Name Is Mathias) and features deadpan, conversational tales about early development, false moralizing and the perils of nostalgia.

Sounds like heavy material, but it’s deployed with a light touch. Even introspective ukulele ballads like the delicate Report Card are undercut by lyrical winks: “Here is my sensitive side / this is my underbelly.” Elsewhere, Kom’s newly assembled band (he recently relocated from Peterborough to St. John’s) beefs up the arrangements with upbeat horns, violins and percussion. It all amounts to a skewed cabaret-pop escapade as fun as it is sad. Not an easy balance to pull off.

Top track: Nostalgia

THE BURNING HELL play the Tranzac in Toronto on July 29, with Tony Dekker & The Pining.

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS PREPARE TO RECORD AT REVOLUTION RECORDING & TONY DEKKER SOLO SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT

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Great Lake Swimmers will begin recording their follow up to 2009's Juno and Polaris nominated album LOST CHANNELS in Toronto this summer at the superb Revolution Recording.

Songwriter Tony Dekker will grace a few stages this summer performing solo shows as well as joining an all-star cast of musicians to showcase the National Parks Project on Canada Day.

Here are the details:

July 1 - Gatineau QC @ ElectriQ Stage in Jacques-Cartier Park http://www.littleurl.net/38a69d
Special Concert at 8:30pm for The National Parks Project, featuring Tony Dekker, Andre Ethier, Casey Mecija(Ohbijou), Daniela Gesundheit (Snowblink), Don Kerr, Graham Van Pelt (Miracle Fortress), Laura Barrett, Paul Aucoin (The Hylozoists) & Rebecca Foon (Thee Silver Mount Zion). http://www.facebook.com/nationalparksproject

July 29 - Toronto @ The Tranzac - Main Hall w/ The Burning Hell & The Pining. (Tony Dekker solo)

August 12 - Hamilton @ Casbah, opening for A Northern Chorus & Snailhouse (Tony Dekker solo)

Additional Great Lake Swimmers shows this summer:

Friday, August 5, 2011 as part of Wolfe Island Music Festival in Kingston, ON. LAKE ONTARIO WATERKEEPER Presents: GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS In Concert @ The Town Hall / with The Weather Station www.wolfeislandmusicfestival.com www.waterkeeper.ca

Thursday, August 25, 2011 - The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI
All Ages / $14.00 Advance, Day-of-Show (Plus $1.00 Facility Fee)
Set time: 8:00PM - 9:15PM theark.org

Friday, August 26, 2011 - SPACE in Evanston, IL
All Ages / $12.00 Advance, $15.00 Day-of-Show, $22.00 Reserved
Set time: 9:00PM - 10:15PM evanstonspace.com

Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 46th Orton Park Festival in Madison, WI
All Ages / Free, non-ticketed event
Set time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM marquette-neighborhood.org

Sunday, August 28, 2011 - The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, MI
18+ / $10.00 Advance, $12.00 Day-of-Show
Set time: 10:00PM - 11:15PM fusionshows.com

PETER THE PAINTER - a trio of paintings - LITTLE KREUZBERG!

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LITTLE KREUZBERG! PRESENTS:

PETER THE PAINTER - a trio of paintings -

Pictures taken at Toronto, Ontario, Kanada - June 22, 2011
at a Gallery called LITTLE KREUZBERG!

If interested they are for sale: Modest Pricing For A Modest Man!

info at weewerk dot com

Sweet!

THE BURNING HELL: FLUX CAPACITOR - WESTERN TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

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After a wild European tour the first half of this summer, THE BURNING HELL return to Western Canada to celebrate their new album FLUX CAPACITOR, released by (weewerk) on May 31st.
With close to a staggering 75 live shows under their belts since the start of May, MATHIAS KOM and his co-horts will be in fine form as they showcase at several key festivals and at a series of club shows with WAX MANNEQUIN.
The Toronto show will be a special (weewerk) presents show alongside label mate TONY DEKKER of GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS.

TOUR DATES:

July 15-16-17 in Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 20 in Edmonton, AB @ Haven Social Club (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 21 in Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 22 in Brandon, MB @ Brandon Folk Festival
July 26 in Regina, SK @ O'Hanlon's (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 27 in Calgary, AB @ Marquee Room (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 29 in Toronto, ON @ Tranzac Club (w/ Tony Dekker)
July 30 in Sackville, NB @ Sappyfest

MATHIAS KOM OF THE BURNING HELL IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL TODAY!

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MATHIAS KOM talks about his new album FLUX CAPACITOR: http://www.littleurl.net/5e679b

& MORE CANADIAN TOUR DATES ADDED:

July 15-16-17 in Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Music Festival http://thefestival.bc.ca/
July 20 in Edmonton, AB @ Haven Social Club (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 21 in Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 22 in Brandon, MB @ Brandon Folk Festival http://brandonfolkfestival.ca
July 26 in Regina, SK @ O'Hanlon's (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 27 in Calgary, AB @ Marquee Room (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 29 in Toronto, ON @ TBA
July 30 in Sackville, NB @ Sappyfest http://www.sappyfest.com/

PROOF OF GHOSTS APPEAR ON EXCLAIM TV!

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FLUX CAPACITOR - IN STORES TUESDAY MAY 31st - ALBUM STREAMING HERE!

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THE BURNING HELL & (weewerk) Presents: FLUX CAPACITOR

While already on sale via digital retailers earlier this month, there is something very special about an album's physical release date.
IN STORES MAY 31ST on Digipak CD via www.outside-music.com 
(LP format available this Summer)

What folks are saying about FLUX CAPACITOR:
"Flux Capacitor takes the cake as The Burning Hell's most joyous album...skewed, ramshackle pop, while acoustic guitar, horns and violins step to the forefront." - CHARTattack
"Every song on the album is uniquely beautiful...lyrics are charmingly clever and blatantly autobiographical. Flux Capacitor is one of the greatest albums I’ve heard in quite a while." - The Scope
"This album is like a house party on your eardrums." - Zunior Dave
"With Flux Capacitor, The Burning Hell present innocence and experience as a jazzy cabaret, allowing us to kick up our heels and drink to the glories of DeLoreans and scrunchies, the better to drown our grown-up cares." - Sound On The Sound

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With FLUX CAPACITOR the Burning Hell's singer, songwriter and ukulele-slinger MATHIAS KOM presents a collection of danceable songs about aging, the late 1980s, big bushy beards and pet euthanasia.  And pirates!  Now mostly based in St. Johns', Newfoundland, Mathias is excited to share this newest incarnation of The Burning Hell with the world on a far-ranging album release tour throughout Europe and Canada.  Recorded and Produced by James Anderson in Newfoundland; Mixed by James Anderson at 6 Nassau in Toronto; Mastered by Harris Newman in Montreal.

Featuring:
Mathias Kom (vocals, ukulele)
Natasha Hartery (baritone saxophone)
John Duff (trombone)
Darren 'Boobie' Browne (guitar)
Ariel Sharratt (clarinet)
Alison Corbett (violin)
Jake Nicoll (percussion)

Track Listing:
1. My Name Is Mathias
2. Nostalgia
3. Like An Anvil
4. Bedtime Stories
5. Report Card
6. Let Things Slip Away
7. Pirates
8. Kings Of The Animal Kingdom
9. One Works Days, One Works Nights
10. Stroke Of Genius
11. Early Bird
12. Stroke Of Genius (Reprise)**
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Catch up with THE BURNING HELL at one of their upcoming album release shows: 

EUROPEAN TOUR:
May 31 - OSNABRÜCK - Café Mojo (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 01 - HAMBURG - Hasenschaukel (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 02 - KÖLN - King Georg (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 03 - SAARBRÜCKEN - Sparte 4 (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 04 - RHEINFELDEN - Festival der Kulturen (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 04 - BASEL - Carambolage (late show) (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 05 - LAUSANNE - Brasserie du Château
Jun 06 - ZÜRICH - Bosch Bar
Jun 07 - TÜBINGEN - Wilhelma
Jun 08 - STUTTGART - Nachbar (w/ Café 612)
Jun 09 - CRAILSHEIM - 7180
Jun 11 - TROGEN (CH) - Viertel Bar
Jun 12 - LINDENBERG (Buchloe) - Hirsch
Jun 15 - NÜRNBERG - Artefakt
Jun 16 - GÖTTINGEN - Apex
Jun 17 - ERFURT - Franz Mehlhose (w/ Long Voyage)
Jun 18 - BERLIN - Musenstube (afternoon show as part of 48 Stunden Neukölln festival)
Jun 18 - POTSDAM - Nachtboulevard im Hans-Otto-Theater
Jun 19 - BERLIN - Laika (afternoon show as part of 48 Stunden Neukölln festival)
Jun 21 - BERLIN - Fête de la Musique, location TBA
Jun 23 - POZNAÑ - Meskalina
Jun 25 - WARSZAWA - Cafe Kulturalna (outdoors Canadian BBQ)
Jun 26 - GDAÑSK - Kafe Delfin
Jun 27 - VILNIUS - XI20
Jun 28 - ŠIAULIAI - Pogo Baras
Jun 29 - JELGAVA - MC Balerija
Jun 30 - VALMIERA - Open Air Galerija Laipa
Jul 01 - TALLINN - Manka Boutique Pop Festival
Jul 02 - NARVA - Ro-Ro Art Club
Jul 03 - KIVENLAHTI - Nousuvesi
Jul 06 - PORVOO - Old Town Pub
Jul 08 - LIEPÂJA - Fontaine Palace
Jul 09 - CÇSIS - Fonofest
Jul 12 - BERLIN - Antje Øklesund

WESTERN CANADA TOUR:
July 15-16-17 in Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 20 in Edmonton, AB @ Haven Social Club (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 21 in Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 25 in Winnipeg, MB @ Lo Pub (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 26 in Regina, SK @ O'Hanlon's (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 27 in Calgary, AB @ Marquee Room (w/ Wax Mannequin)

MORE CANADIAN DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF MONTREAL ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES!

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CANTEEN KNOCKOUT AT THE DAKOTA TAVERN!

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Country rockers CANTEEN KNOCKOUT hit the stage at THE DAKOTA TAVERN in Toronto
on Thursday, JUNE 23rd with Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party opening.

ONLY $5 Cover.

Check out the awesome poster by Andre Skinner.

THE BURNING HELL ANNOUNCE CANADIAN SUMMER SHOWS!

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THE BURNING HELL head out west to promote their new album FLUX CAPACITOR:

July 15-16-17 in Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 20 in Edmonton, AB @ Haven Social Club (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 21 in Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 25 in Winnipeg, MB @ Lo Pub (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 26 in Regina, SK @ O'Hanlon's (w/ Wax Mannequin)
July 27 in Calgary, AB @ Marquee Room (w/ Wax Mannequin)

Look for more dates to be announced.

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS ANNOUNCE AUGUST USA SHOW DATES!

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GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS return to the USA this August for a short run of shows:

Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI www.theark.org
All Ages / $14.00 Advance, Day-of-Show (Plus $1.00 Facility Fee)
Set time: 8:00PM - 9:15PM

Friday, August 26, 2011
SPACE in Evanston, IL www.evanstonspace.com
All Ages / $12.00 Advance, $15.00 Day-of-Show, $22.00 Reserved
Set time: 9:00PM - 10:15PM

Saturday, August 27, 2011
46th Orton Park Festival in Madison, WI
www.marquette-neighborhood.org
All Ages / Free, non-ticketed event
Set time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Sunday, August 28, 2011
The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, MI www.fusionshows.com
18+ / $10.00 Advance, $12.00 Day-of-Show
Set time: 10:00PM - 11:15PM

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS PLAY WOLFE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL!

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LAKE ONTARIO WATERKEEPER
Presents: GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS
In Concert @ The Town Hall 
with The Weather Station
Friday, August 5, 2011 as part of Wolfe Island Music Festival in Kingston, ON.
www.wolfeislandmusicfestival.com  - All Ages / Camping / Fun / Friendly
www.waterkeeper.ca

THE BURNING HELL TOUR EUROPA!

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Safe travels to THE BURNING HELL as they embark on a rather loooong tour of Europe this week promoting their new release FLUX CAPACITOR! 

THE BURNING HELL - EUROPA TOUR 2011:

May 10 - MAINZ - Irish Pub Mainz
May 11 - BERLIN - Ballhaus Ost (w/ Susie Asado)
May 12 - MALMÖ - Rex
May 13 - ROSTOCK - JAZ
May 14 - HUSUM - Speicher (w/ Dánjal)
May 15 - HAMBURG - Soulkitchen
May 16 - HANNOVER - Sing Sing
May 18 - FRANKFURT (Main) - Ponyhof (w/ Phoebe Kreutz & Dan Costello)
May 19 - METZ - Bar Le Rubis (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 20 - BASEL - 8 Bar (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 21 - SCHAAN - MorgenLand Festival (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 22 - TIMELKAM - Shellac (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 23 - WIEN - rhiz (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 24 - ÞILINA - Stanica (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 25 - OLOMOUC - Jazz Tibet Club (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 26 - BRNO - Mju:z (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 27 - DRESDEN - Ost-Pol (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 28 - LEIPZIG - Absturz (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 30 - RADEBEUL - Barnyard Club (TBC) (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
May 31 - OSNABRÜCK - Café Mojo (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 01 - HAMBURG - Hasenschaukel (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 02 - KÖLN - King Georg (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 03 - SAARBRÜCKEN - Sparte 4 (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 04 - RHEINFELDEN - Festival der Kulturen (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 04 - BASEL - Carambolage (late show) (w/ Phoebe Kreutz)
Jun 05 - LAUSANNE - Brasserie du Château
Jun 06 - ZÜRICH - Bosch Bar
Jun 07 - TÜBINGEN - Wilhelma
Jun 08 - STUTTGART - Nachbar (w/ Café 612)
Jun 09 - CRAILSHEIM - 7180
Jun 11 - TROGEN (CH) - Viertel Bar
Jun 12 - LINDENBERG (Buchloe) - Hirsch
Jun 15 - NÜRNBERG - Artefakt
Jun 16 - GÖTTINGEN - Apex
Jun 17 - ERFURT - Franz Mehlhose (w/ Long Voyage)
Jun 18 - BERLIN - Musenstube (afternoon show as part of 48 Stunden Neukölln festival)
Jun 18 - POTSDAM - Nachtboulevard im Hans-Otto-Theater
Jun 19 - BERLIN - Laika (afternoon show as part of 48 Stunden Neukölln festival)
Jun 21 - BERLIN - Fête de la Musique, location TBA
Jun 23 - POZNAÑ - Meskalina
Jun 25 - WARSZAWA - Cafe Kulturalna (outdoors Canadian BBQ)
Jun 26 - GDAÑSK - Kafe Delfin
Jun 27 - VILNIUS - XI20
Jun 28 - ŠIAULIAI - Pogo Baras
Jun 29 - JELGAVA - MC Balerija
Jun 30 - VALMIERA - Open Air Galerija Laipa
Jul 01 - TALLINN - Manka Boutique Pop Festival
Jul 02 - NARVA - Ro-Ro Art Club
Jul 03 - KIVENLAHTI - Nousuvesi
Jul 06 - PORVOO - Old Town Pub
Jul 08 - LIEPÂJA - Fontaine Palace
Jul 09 - CÇSIS - Fonofest
Jul 12 - BERLIN - Antje Øklesund

THE BURNING HELL'S "FLUX CAPACITOR" DIGITALLY AVAILABLE MAY 3rd ON ZUNIOR!

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(weewerk) is very pleased to say that THE BURNING HELL'S new album "FLUX CAPACITOR" will be digitally available May 3rd, exclusively on WWW.ZUNIOR.COM. 

"This album is like a house party on your eardrums." - Zunior Dave

Mathias Kom of The Burning Hell Interviewed In Here! - http://herenb.canadaeast.com/music/article/1401363 

FLUX CAPACITOR Track Listing:

1. My Name Is Mathias
2. Nostalgia
3. Like An Anvil
4. Bedtime Stories
5. Report Card
6. Let Things Slip Away
7. Pirates
8. Kings Of The Animal Kingdom
9. One Works Days, One Works Nights
10. Stroke Of Genius
11. Early Bird
12. Stroke Of Genius (Reprise)**
 
     **on Digital Release Only

THE BURNING HELL "FLUX CAPACITOR" Early Press Coverage & Album Release Shows!

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East Coasters should make it mandatory to attend one or more of these album release shows!

Apr 29 - ST. JOHN'S - The Ship (w/ Mark Bragg & The Kindness Killers)
May 04 - CHARLOTTETOWN - Alibi (w/ Baby Eagle)
May 05 - FREDERICTON - Capitol (w/ Baby Eagle)
May 06 - ST. JOHN - Pepper's (w/ DJ Bones)
May 07 - HALIFAX - Gus' (w/ Baby Eagle)

Early Media Coverage:

http://thescope.ca/music/hear/“my-name-is-mathias”-by-the-burning-hell

“My Name is Mathias” by The Burning Hell  / Apr 27, 2011 Damian Lethbridge
 
   Aside from being part of the busy team that planned, organized and executed the Lawnya Vawnya festival that St. John’s just enjoyed, Mathias Kom has also been busy writing and recording a new album with his phenomenal band The Burning Hell. 
   We received a copy of Flux Capacitor last week at Scope headquarters and I have been listening to it non-stop ever since. I genuinely could not pick a favourite track to feature today as every song on the album is uniquely beautiful, so I just went with the first song “My Name is Mathias” which is a mini autobiography about how Mathias Kom came to be. 
   Inspired by a high school creative writing teacher who advised him to “write about what you know,” Mathias’ lyrics are charmingly clever and blatantly autobiographical. There are songs about the glory days of 80′s entertainment (“Nostalgia”), Marty McFly’s plight in Back to the Future (“Like An Anvil”), pirates (“Pirates”), fairytales (“Bedtime Stories”), letting go (“Let Things Slip Away”) and separation anxiety caused by working night shifts (“One Works Days and One Works Nights”). “Kings of the Animal Kingdom” is a heart-wrenching tale of pet euthanasia and becoming a vegetarian that I honestly can’t get through with welling up. 
   Supporting Flux Capacitors’ solid song-smithing is some outstanding musicianship from the all-star line-up of Alison Corbett (violin), Natasha Hartery (baritone sax), John Duff (trombone), Darren “Boobie” Browne (guitar), Ariel Sharratt (clarinet) and Jake Nicoll (percussion). Flux Capacitor is one of the greatest albums I’ve heard in quite a while and if you get the chance to pick it up, you will not be sorry. 
   The Burning Hell are also about to embark on an extensive Canadian/European summer tour which kicks off Friday, April 29th at The Ship with Mark Bragg and Kindness Killers and carries on into late July. You can also catch Mathias Kom solo tonight (Wed, April 27th) at The Rose and Thistle with Kite Hill, The Drows and Kindness Killers.

http://chartattack.com/reviews/2011/apr/15/the-burning-hell-%E2%80%94-flux-capacitor

The Burning Hell — Flux Capacitor
By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) April 15, 2011 Music Review
Album: Flux Capacitor
Label: Weewerk
Rating: 3.5 / 5

   The lost eleventh commandment: Thou shalt never tire of Back To The Future references.
   The flux capacitor, of course, was the core component of the DeLorean DMC-12 time machine of the Back To The Future franchise. We never found out quite what it did, but Doc swore the car couldn't travel through time without it.
   In a depressing statement on The Burning Hell's blog, the band's frontman, Mathias Kom — who is aging faster than he'd like to — voices a desire to turn back the clock on his life. Lacking the technical knowhow required to construct a flux capacitor, this album was his best option. It's the first autobiographical record in The Burning Hell's rapidly-expanding catalogue, and a chance for Kom to revisit (and perhaps revise) his own history.
   Despite the lingering misgivings, Flux Capacitor takes the cake as The Burning Hell's most joyous album. Kom was obviously hellbent on recalling only happy memories for his subject matter — a choice he vocalizes in "Nostalgia," when he admits he's only willing to remember "the music and the heavy petting."
   This is also The Burning Hell's most instrumentally atypical disc. Kom's famed ukulele is relegated to occasional appearances in the skewed, ramshackle pop, while acoustic guitar, horns and violins step to the forefront. The metamorphosis is likely attributable to Kom's relocation to Newfoundland, where he assembled an entirely new backing band.
   Fans of The Burning Hell's macabre wit need not worry; Flux Capacitor isn't all sunshine and lollipops. Amidst nods to The Beach Boys, Star Wars and Kiefer Sutherland, Kom manages to slip in a song about euthanizing a dog.

http://www.wearetheburninghell.com; http://www.myspace.com/mathiaskom; http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Burning-Hell

THE BURNING HELL "FLUX CAPACITOR" Early Press Coverage & Album Release Shows!

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East Coasters should make it mandatory to attend one or more of these album release shows!

Apr 29 - ST. JOHN'S - The Ship (w/ Mark Bragg & The Kindness Killers)
May 04 - CHARLOTTETOWN - Alibi (w/ Baby Eagle)
May 05 - FREDERICTON - Capitol (w/ Baby Eagle)
May 06 - ST. JOHN - Pepper's (w/ DJ Bones)
May 07 - HALIFAX - Gus' (w/ Baby Eagle)

Early Media Coverage:

http://thescope.ca/music/hear/“my-name-is-mathias”-by-the-burning-hell

“My Name is Mathias” by The Burning Hell  / Apr 27, 2011 Damian Lethbridge
 
   Aside from being part of the busy team that planned, organized and executed the Lawnya Vawnya festival that St. John’s just enjoyed, Mathias Kom has also been busy writing and recording a new album with his phenomenal band The Burning Hell. 
   We received a copy of Flux Capacitor last week at Scope headquarters and I have been listening to it non-stop ever since. I genuinely could not pick a favourite track to feature today as every song on the album is uniquely beautiful, so I just went with the first song “My Name is Mathias” which is a mini autobiography about how Mathias Kom came to be. 
   Inspired by a high school creative writing teacher who advised him to “write about what you know,” Mathias’ lyrics are charmingly clever and blatantly autobiographical. There are songs about the glory days of 80′s entertainment (“Nostalgia”), Marty McFly’s plight in Back to the Future (“Like An Anvil”), pirates (“Pirates”), fairytales (“Bedtime Stories”), letting go (“Let Things Slip Away”) and separation anxiety caused by working night shifts (“One Works Days and One Works Nights”). “Kings of the Animal Kingdom” is a heart-wrenching tale of pet euthanasia and becoming a vegetarian that I honestly can’t get through with welling up. 
   Supporting Flux Capacitors’ solid song-smithing is some outstanding musicianship from the all-star line-up of Alison Corbett (violin), Natasha Hartery (baritone sax), John Duff (trombone), Darren “Boobie” Browne (guitar), Ariel Sharratt (clarinet) and Jake Nicoll (percussion). Flux Capacitor is one of the greatest albums I’ve heard in quite a while and if you get the chance to pick it up, you will not be sorry. 
   The Burning Hell are also about to embark on an extensive Canadian/European summer tour which kicks off Friday, April 29th at The Ship with Mark Bragg and Kindness Killers and carries on into late July. You can also catch Mathias Kom solo tonight (Wed, April 27th) at The Rose and Thistle with Kite Hill, The Drows and Kindness Killers.

http://chartattack.com/reviews/2011/apr/15/the-burning-hell-%E2%80%94-flux-capacitor

The Burning Hell — Flux Capacitor
By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) April 15, 2011 Music Review
Album: Flux Capacitor
Label: Weewerk
Rating: 3.5 / 5

   The lost eleventh commandment: Thou shalt never tire of Back To The Future references.
   The flux capacitor, of course, was the core component of the DeLorean DMC-12 time machine of the Back To The Future franchise. We never found out quite what it did, but Doc swore the car couldn't travel through time without it.
   In a depressing statement on The Burning Hell's blog, the band's frontman, Mathias Kom — who is aging faster than he'd like to — voices a desire to turn back the clock on his life. Lacking the technical knowhow required to construct a flux capacitor, this album was his best option. It's the first autobiographical record in The Burning Hell's rapidly-expanding catalogue, and a chance for Kom to revisit (and perhaps revise) his own history.
   Despite the lingering misgivings, Flux Capacitor takes the cake as The Burning Hell's most joyous album. Kom was obviously hellbent on recalling only happy memories for his subject matter — a choice he vocalizes in "Nostalgia," when he admits he's only willing to remember "the music and the heavy petting."
   This is also The Burning Hell's most instrumentally atypical disc. Kom's famed ukulele is relegated to occasional appearances in the skewed, ramshackle pop, while acoustic guitar, horns and violins step to the forefront. The metamorphosis is likely attributable to Kom's relocation to Newfoundland, where he assembled an entirely new backing band.
   Fans of The Burning Hell's macabre wit need not worry; Flux Capacitor isn't all sunshine and lollipops. Amidst nods to The Beach Boys, Star Wars and Kiefer Sutherland, Kom manages to slip in a song about euthanizing a dog.

http://www.wearetheburninghell.com; http://www.myspace.com/mathiaskom; http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Burning-Hell

THE BURNING HELL & (weewerk) Presents: FLUX CAPACITOR

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THE NATIONAL PARKS PROJECT AIRS ON DISCOVERY WORLD

EPISODE 11 - CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS, NS   http://discoveryworldhd.ca

It's been years since director Keith Behrman made a movie, and he's both excited and nervous to make a short film in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. 
Banjo player Chris Luedecke is schooled in the traditional music of Nova Scotia, but Keith is searching for something more experimental. Along with songwriters Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) and Daniela Geshundheit, Chris tries to find the right sound for Keith's vision - which, after much soul searching, leads the director to a remote Buddhist abbey nestled in the cliffs above Pleasant Bay. 

UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF MONTREAL Hit The Road in Quebec!

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More Awesome (weewerk) tunes added to the website player.

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Hope you enjoy the song selection on the website player. If you have any requests let us know at info @ weewerk.com

Cheers from (weewerk)

United Steel Workers Of Montreal Are Hittin' The Road!

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USWM are headed your way!  Probably.  They're hitting the icy Canadian roads, literally risking their lives, at speeds as high as 110kmh just to bring the best rolling party in the country to you.

USWM plan to be partying in the following places throughout February and early March. 

Feb 9 Montreal QC  Divan Orange
Feb 10 Wakefield QC  The Blacksheep Inn
Feb 11 Sudbury ON  Townehouse Tavern
Feb 12 Sault Ste Marie ON  Loplops Gallery
Feb 14 Thunder Bay ON  The Apollo
Feb 15 Winnipeg MB Times Change(d)
Feb 17 Saskatoon SK  Lydia's
Feb 18 Calgary AB  Ironwood Stage and Grill
Feb 19 Coleman AB  Blackbird Coffee House
Feb 20 Nelson BC  The Royal on Baker
Feb 22 Vancouver BC  The Railway Club
Feb 23 Revelstoke BC  Big Eddy Pub
Feb 24 Golden BC  Rockwater Bar & Grill
Feb 25 Canmore AB  The Drake Inn
Feb 26 Lethbridge AB  The Slice Bar & Grill
Mar 03 Toronto ON  Lee's Palace
Mar 04 Kitchener, ON  The Boathouse
Mar 05 Hamilton, ON  This Aint Hollywood

Don't miss this outstanding show when it passes through your town!

(weewerk) 8th Anniversary @ Silver Dollar

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*SET TIMES *

(weewerk) 8th Anniversary @ Silver Dollar 

Thu Dec. 2nd
*12:45am The Burning Hell
*11:45pm Fembots
*10:55pm Jenny Omnichord
*10:00pm Two Minute Miracles
*9:15pm Proof Of Ghosts
*8:30pm The Barmitzvah Brothers
*Doors Open @ 8:00PM

Fri Dec. 3rd
*12:45am United Steel Workers of Montreal
*12:00am Elliott Brood  
*11:00pm Great Lake Swimmers
*10:00pm Canteen Knockout
*9:15pm The Village Meat
*8:30pm Barzin
*Doors Open @ 8:00PM

Holiday Cheer from (weewerk)!

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So wee have a bunch of free stuff to dish out to people making on-line purchases.  Wee will include a Great Lake Swimmers DVD of music, videos, and photographs by Ian Coristine with each purchase from the (weewerk) catelogue.  We're 8 years old now, but still have some copies of (weewerk) is 6!  We were two years less awesome then than we are now, but this 23 track CD sampler ($15 value) is still killer and could easily end up in your heavy rotation with a purchase of 45 dollars or more from this website.

Thanks for checking out (weewerk)!

• The Burning Hell
• Great Lake Swimmers
• Jenny Omnichord