Tegan and Sara do Take Away Shows, Caribou to play The Republik & more

The ever-talented producers at La Blogoteque recently released a trilogy of videos featuring Tegan and Sara. Of the three acoustic songs performed during the sisters’ brief set, the track that drew the most attention from the crew was one that was originally released as a collaboration on DJ Tiësto’s Kaleidoscope.

I was secretly hoping that they would sing “Feel It In My Bones.” On the album the song is a collaboration with Testo; it being therefore very electronic I was interested in what it would sound like when preformed acoustically. We needed a bit of reverb, which we found near the green room, a space with an insanely high ceiling. There was construction going on just opposite, but like magic the jackhammer stopped its drilling the moment they started singing. An acoustic version that makes you shiver; the reverb on Tegan’s voice was incredible, almost religious, and the verse where she barely has time to take a breath… Intense.

“Alligator” and “Nineteen”—which were originally released on Sainthood (2009) and The Con (2007) respectively—can be viewed at Take Away Shows. [via Prefix]

Tegan and Sara “Walking with a Ghost (live @ the Orpheum, Vancouver, BC 02/06/2009) [MP3]
Tegan and Sara “Back in Your Head (live @ the Orpheum, Vancouver, BC 02/06/2009)” [MP3]

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This week Fast Forward is featuring an article contrasting the declining availability of all-ages venues in Calgary with a string of new “developments” catering to the demographic. Included in the list of new start-ups are Pint-Sized, The New Black Centre, Local Library, the Market Collective, and Comrad Sound, the last of which was recently opened in part by Mike Wallace (Women, Friendo) and Nicole Brunel (Friendo). “Won’t someone think of the children?”

Women “Black Rice” [MP3]
Women “Group Transport Hall” [MP3]

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Caribou, who will be releasing Swim—the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2008 Polaris Prize Winning Andorra—this coming April, will be playing The Republik May 31. [via Aux]

Caribou “Odessa” [MP3]
Caribou “Melody Day” [MP3]

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Sage Francis will be releasing his new album Li(f)e via Anti- this coming May. In support of the record the emcee will be taking to the road for a 30+ date tour including two stops in Alberta. [via Brooklyn Vegan]

05/28/2010 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
05/29/2010 Calgary, AB @ The Distillery

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Tonight’s events:

—Beatnuts @ The Republik [doors @ 8:30]

—Calgary Artists for Haitian Relief @ Jack Singer Concert Hall [doors at 7:00pm, performances start at 7:30pm - tickets $25]

Featured artists include:
The Dudes
Corb Lund
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra with Kris Demeanor
Woodpigeon
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald with his Loud Love Choir
The Polyjesters and Denise Clarke
Jan Lisiecki
Sheri D. Wilson
Bravo!FACT
Cantos Music Foundation
DJ Rob Faust
Curiously Canadian Improv

[For more information on the event, please visit Help Frank Help Haiti!]