Monthly Archives: November 2010

When I got the music

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After a busy fall, the end of 2010 is gonna be a slower one for the Srrrates. Give us a break, soon you will have new music (by us) on a number of 7″‘s, a comp (or two) and an new LP. Holy Dina! In the meantime, check out a benefit we’re putting together Dec. 17 and get yer vocal chops ready to shred!

Punk Rock Karaoke!
The Armory Youth Centre is a safe place where at-risk and homeless youth will have access to daytime support and resources from 9AM – 9PM seven days a week.

Our goal is to raise funds to provide the centre with a fully functional music set-up–drums, guitars, bass, amps, etc.–that the kids can use anytime they like. Music has shaped our lives in countless ways, and I can only imagine the impact this gear could have on some of these youth.

Now, on to the fun stuff!

An assortment of Edmonton musicians (members of Famines, Falklands, Brontoscorpio, the Get Down, Blame-Its, Slates, more to come) will be forming like Voltron to perform Punk Rock/Rock n’ Roll classics from all eras and corners of the world on Saturday, December 18, 2010. There will be a song list posted soon, and people will be able to sign up to sing karaoke with a live band.

There will be a huge raffle with prizes donated from amazing local businesses (Listen Records, Padmanadi Restaurant, Nokomis, Acoustic Music Shop, cinder+smoke, Movie Studio, deVine’s Wines, Lucky Strike Tattoo, and more to come), and possibly some other performances. Back line provided by Long & McQuade.

Please help us out by spreading the word, signing up for a song, coming out for the night–whatever you can do, we really appreciate it.

james/dallas

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Hey there, thanks for coming to the shows last weekend! The following bands were a real treat to share the stage with and I highly recommend: Auld Beak and Moas (both from Saskatoon), Ian Larue and the Details (both from Winterpeg). Check ’em out if they’re heading your way! Of course let’s not forget ASSX3 from Regina. Ski Trips, possibly the best Mom-friendly words I’ve heard leave Henry’s mouth!

So press is pretty dumb (in my humble and seemingly disenfranchised opinion), but a necessary evil. After all, who is really interested in reading one more vanilla story about how some band formed, their songwriting process or how they got their name? With that in mind, check out the following SLATES related articles wherein old James Stewart speaks on Guitar Hero, Badmotorfinger and All Dressed Ruffles. (I kid I kid, these articles don’t really contain anything Soundgarden or chip related, but they are well written by people we like).

Beatroute
FFWD

This one’s pretty good too.