June 25, 2009
Stolen Minks @ L'Esco, 20 Juin
Posted by Ralph in Music
Grâce aux prometteuses jouvencelles de Stolen Minks, j'ai véritablement chéri la fois où un groupe de noise-rock très connu à Montréal m'a parlé de leur vision de la musique indépendante au Canada et de la façon si « oh comme la vie est jolie, on a des pulls de laine et l'on fait des cup cakes » qu'ont les groupes canadiens de promouvoir leur «spiel».
Avec un line up aussi massif qu'éclectique, la dernière chose qu'on souhaitait endurer était un anti-climax fastidieux . Souhait réalisé, la soirée fut impeccable de A à Z, et laissez-moi vous dire, on a probablement compté toutes les lettres entre A et Z avant d'arriver à la fin, mais même si c'est aussi rare que de la merde de pape, le bill au grand complet avait de la substance à offrir, que ce soit le gracile shock-casio-rocker-Atom-and-His-Package-rencontre-GG-Allen-et-Homer-Simpson B.A. Johnston, les noise-rockers à la Hot Snakes de Desert Owls, les bourreaux de travail The Stolen Minks ou les punk rockers à la sauce The Kids de The Confusers.
À moins que ma risible mémoire des évènements ne fasse défaut, c'était mon quatrième (ou cinquième) concert des Stolen Minks. En fait, ce fut mon préféré car elles semblent avoir perdu un peu de naïveté infantile au profit d'une expérience sur la route -elles ont tourné cinq mois au total l'an dernier- et d'un jeu beaucoup plus habile et droit qu'auparavant.
Les poneys de l'écurie New Romance for Kids ont subséquemment fourni une friande pondération de rock n roll primitif au public de l'Escogriffe, qui comportait une députation dense en ex-résidents des Maritimes (Insérez la blague de votre choix sur Moncton ICI).
Photo prise sur le myspace des Stolen Minks
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
EXCLAIM
Barn Burner
Bangers
By Keith Carman
Forming a strong union between the directness of boogie metal with intimations towards '70s fuzz, à la Thin Lizzy, yet updated and with vocal sensibilities that recall Vancouver's Darkest Of The Hillside Thickets, Montreal's Barn Burner accomplish much with the wonky and wanky, yet wonderful, Bangers. Ranging in attack from laidback shuffles to combative grit, there's a touch of everything, creating a unique meeting ground between groove metal and punk rock'n'roll. All of it's accented by the crisp production of producer/engineer Adrian Popovich (Tricky Woo, Sam Roberts, the Dears, Sebastian Grainger), resulting in an album that features the warmth and familiar undertones of Sometimes I Cry yet blazes with the fury of Leviathan. (New Romance For Kids)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
the Stolen Minks in Pittsburgh Daily
THE STOLEN
MINKS, “High Kicks”
(New Romance for Kids)
✰✰✰1⁄2 — Canadian
garage rockers the Stolen Minks would glow on a
bill featuring the Detroit Cobras, the Kills, Bikini
Kill (resurrection, please) and Vivian Girls.
They’d be in charge, and you might find yourself
storming their merch table to take their music home.
The female quartet rocks out in a dirty, dusty
sense on “High Kicks,” a 22-minute killer that
makes the case for lo-fi, catchy punk being
something that never should fade away. All the
girls get into the act on tongue-in-cheek opener
“Bring It” and layer in the ’60s-branded guitar
licks on “Reflexes.” Raw “Get Wet” is and
isn’t as racy as you’d think; they demand you
“shut up about …” “Your Broken Heart” over
organ buzz; and promise juvenile but hilarious
repercussions on “I Hate You.” Not even
spit-shined, “High Kicks” has basement-stored
appeal, unpolished charm that sounds just right
coming out of your old, worn-down speakers,
as you sing righteously along. (BK)
The Stolen Minks play Modern Formations
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Also on the bill are
Virgin Birth and Soft Sickle. Tickets are $6.
MINKS, “High Kicks”
(New Romance for Kids)
✰✰✰1⁄2 — Canadian
garage rockers the Stolen Minks would glow on a
bill featuring the Detroit Cobras, the Kills, Bikini
Kill (resurrection, please) and Vivian Girls.
They’d be in charge, and you might find yourself
storming their merch table to take their music home.
The female quartet rocks out in a dirty, dusty
sense on “High Kicks,” a 22-minute killer that
makes the case for lo-fi, catchy punk being
something that never should fade away. All the
girls get into the act on tongue-in-cheek opener
“Bring It” and layer in the ’60s-branded guitar
licks on “Reflexes.” Raw “Get Wet” is and
isn’t as racy as you’d think; they demand you
“shut up about …” “Your Broken Heart” over
organ buzz; and promise juvenile but hilarious
repercussions on “I Hate You.” Not even
spit-shined, “High Kicks” has basement-stored
appeal, unpolished charm that sounds just right
coming out of your old, worn-down speakers,
as you sing righteously along. (BK)
The Stolen Minks play Modern Formations
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Also on the bill are
Virgin Birth and Soft Sickle. Tickets are $6.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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Stolen Minks // Athens Exchange
The Stolen Minks Get Their High Kicks in Athens
by Carrie Dagenhard
03/26/2009
If you're looking for a good dose of estrogen-fueled garage punk, I have just the remedy: Stolen Minks. This three-piece from Halifax, Nova Scotia delivers the kind of fiery, no-bullshit sound that's become all but extinct in today's garage punk circuits.
A hometown favorite since their formation in 2003, Stolen Minks have been generating one distortion-packed super hit after another, with their most recent full length, High Kicks, charting for several consecutive weeks in Canada.
While the Minks are largely classified as a "girl band," I don't think it's safe to put them under the same musical umbrella as, say, The Pussycat Dolls. In fact, the Minks would eat the Pussycat Dolls for lunch. Instead, the Minks' sound conjures up similarities to Riot Grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill or Bratmobile while combining playful rockabilly riffs and old school punk distortion. The Minks categorize themselves simply as "garage punk."
"I heard a great line from a musician in Halifax," says guitarist Stephanie Johns. "The difference between garage punk and punk is that garage punks don't know how to play."
Whatever it's called, people like it. The Stolen Minks have landed gigs all over the US and Canada, playing Go Bar in Athens and a house party in Decatur this past week, traveling to Pittsburgh early next week and eventually heading back to Halifax before playing another leg of shows later this spring. Even with all of their border-crossing journeys, the girls have refined their on-road needs to just three necessities: air mattresses, moisturizer, and sour gummy dinosaurs - the latter being a favorite during the past tour.
And just like any other traveling band, the Minks have encountered their fair share of dangerous escapades. While en route to Baltimore, their van was hit by a possible drunk driver. While the band members made it out safely, their vehicle has more than a few battle scars.
"It looks like Jaws tried to have a Minks snack," Johns says.
Luckily, their trip to the South has been relatively accident-free and we can only hope they'll be returning soon. If you happen to catch a show, which I would highly recommend, make sure to stick around and say hello.
"We just want to be pals with everyone who comes to our show," Johns says. "Let's be friends forever!"
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by Carrie Dagenhard
03/26/2009
If you're looking for a good dose of estrogen-fueled garage punk, I have just the remedy: Stolen Minks. This three-piece from Halifax, Nova Scotia delivers the kind of fiery, no-bullshit sound that's become all but extinct in today's garage punk circuits.
A hometown favorite since their formation in 2003, Stolen Minks have been generating one distortion-packed super hit after another, with their most recent full length, High Kicks, charting for several consecutive weeks in Canada.
While the Minks are largely classified as a "girl band," I don't think it's safe to put them under the same musical umbrella as, say, The Pussycat Dolls. In fact, the Minks would eat the Pussycat Dolls for lunch. Instead, the Minks' sound conjures up similarities to Riot Grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill or Bratmobile while combining playful rockabilly riffs and old school punk distortion. The Minks categorize themselves simply as "garage punk."
"I heard a great line from a musician in Halifax," says guitarist Stephanie Johns. "The difference between garage punk and punk is that garage punks don't know how to play."
Whatever it's called, people like it. The Stolen Minks have landed gigs all over the US and Canada, playing Go Bar in Athens and a house party in Decatur this past week, traveling to Pittsburgh early next week and eventually heading back to Halifax before playing another leg of shows later this spring. Even with all of their border-crossing journeys, the girls have refined their on-road needs to just three necessities: air mattresses, moisturizer, and sour gummy dinosaurs - the latter being a favorite during the past tour.
And just like any other traveling band, the Minks have encountered their fair share of dangerous escapades. While en route to Baltimore, their van was hit by a possible drunk driver. While the band members made it out safely, their vehicle has more than a few battle scars.
"It looks like Jaws tried to have a Minks snack," Johns says.
Luckily, their trip to the South has been relatively accident-free and we can only hope they'll be returning soon. If you happen to catch a show, which I would highly recommend, make sure to stick around and say hello.
"We just want to be pals with everyone who comes to our show," Johns says. "Let's be friends forever!"
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
sxsw and truck tacos
I am currently in Austin, TX @ SXSW and it rules.
One of my fav things is eating tacos out of a truck, and going to Huts (the best damn veggie burgers ever)
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