Foundation Concerts present Jagjaguwar artists Dinosaur Jr. with special guests Pink Mountaintops!

Foundation Concerts are pleased to announce that one of the USA’s most legendary indie-rockers, Dinosaur Jr. will play a series of shows in western Canada. Hot off the release of their latest studio recording Farm, the band teams up with Vancouver artists & label mates Pink Mountaintops.

The worry about the reunion of the original Dinosaur Jr. line-up, more than 20 years after their formation and legendary dissolution, was that these guys were just flogging the back catalog as a marketing gimmick. With the release of Beyond, in 2007, the band gave a hearty Marshall-driven "F**K YOU!" answer to those inquiring ears. Restoring the sound established by the opening hat-trick gambit of Dinosaur, You're Living All Over Me, and Bug, the Beyond record continued the band's march into rock greatness by making old ears smile and new ears bleed afresh. And now comes Farm, Dinosaur Jr.'s first double LP and their fifth full length record by the original line-up -- J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph -- set to release on their new label home Jagjaguwar on June 23rd. If Beyond was Dinosaur Jr.'s return to form, Farm is proof that this band continues to deliver that which makes rock worth cranking to 11. At times wholly 70's guitar-epic, at times perfect for sitting by a babbling brook with Joni and Neil, Farm encompasses Dinosaur Jr.'s signature palette - soaring and distorted guitar, unshakable hooks, honey-rich melodies - songs that get into your head and, bouncing around happily, stay there. The ear-catching "Plans" is nearly 7 minutes of classic whipped-topping rock dessert, while "I Don't Wanna Go There" is a meat-and-potatoes main dish, mixing unapologetic lead guitar with straight-ahead delivery a la James Gang or Humble Pie. These two tunes round out twelve tracks propelled by the unique energy of one of America's greatest living rock bands hitting their stride.

"Outside Love" is the third album by Pink Mountaintops, AKA Stephen McBean, who has slowly emerged as a distinctive voice and a very special contributor to the North American songbook. A veteran of the Vancouver/Victoria punk rock scene, McBean is best known for his contributions to acclaimed rock band Black Mountain, as principal songwriter, guitarist and co-vocalist. The ten songs on "Outside Love" are about or influenced by weddings in Montreal, winter, Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, Christmas albums, that one Exile song and that one Echo and the Bunnymen song, the Bermuda Triangle, being depressed in the sunshine, people who haven't made out yet but will in the future, The Everly Brothers, clowns in the ceilings, and bedrooms where skinheads used to live.

Dinosaur Jr.
w/ Pink Mountaintops
November 17 – Winnipeg, The Pyramid
Tickets at Ticketmaster, WECC & Music Trader
Presented by UMFM & Uptown

All tickets on sale Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 10am.
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Foundation Concerts & RMS present Vagrant recording artistsThe Hold Steady This September!

Foundation Concerts & RMS are pleased to announce that one of the USA's biggest buzz acts, The Hold Steady will play a series of shows in western Canada. Hot off the success of their latest studio recording Stay Postive, and live DVD A Positive Rage, this will surely be a set of shows not to miss this fall.

Resisting the musical trends in New York City, vocalist/guitarist Craig Finn (ex-Lifter Puller) formed the Hold Steady after moving from Minneapolis in 2000. Wanting to capture the sound of bands such as the Replacements and the Grifters, he recruited guitarist Tad Kubler (also ex-Lifter Puller), drummer Judd Counsell, and bassist Galen Polivka. Recording mostly live, the band released its debut, Almost Killed Me, on Frenchkiss Records in March 2004. Dave Gardener (Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu) and Dean Botulonis signed on to produce Separation Sunday, which arrived in 2005. The World/Inferno Friendship Society's Franz Nicolay (keyboards) and Bobby Drake (drums), formerly of End Transmission and Arm, were also added to the Hold Steady lineup. The band's third effort, 2006's Boys and Girls in America, marked its first release for Vagrant. After writing the majority of their fourth record on the road, the Hold Steady returned to John Agnello's Water Music studio to record Stay Positive, their most heavily produced effort. In July of 2008, the album was released by both Vagrant and Rough Trade.

The Hold Steady
w/ guests

September 24 - Winnipeg, West End Cultural Centre
All Ages
Tickets at Ticketmaster, WECC & Music Trader
Presented by UMFM & Uptown

All tickets on sale Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10am.
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The Komodo Dragon Show Presents : John Cage: Eighty (1992) World Premiere

John Cage's Eighty was written in 1992, the year of Cage's 80th birthday. Eighty is Cage's 5th largest Number Piece (after 108, 103, 101 and Eighty-Three [Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine]). Eighty is scored for a large ensemble of strings [violins, violas and cellos] and winds [alto flutes, english horns, clarinets and trumpets]. The piece is dedicated to András Wilheim, a Hungarian musician and conductor. On June 17th at 10am CST [11am EST New York, USA] UMFM 101.5 [Winnipeg, Canada] will air the first broadcast and performance of Cage's Eighty. Be sure to listen online below. Andrew Culver's ic was used to determine the chance-based placement of notes in this realization of Eighty.

This recording is soon to be released on OgreOgress, along with first recordings of Cage's Eighty-Three [Twenty-Six with Twenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine], Fifty-Five [Twenty-Six with Twenty-Nine] and Sculptures Musicales.
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