Canary Mine Toronto CD Release April 20, 2012

Toronto folk-hop band Canary Mine – humourous combo of folk, rock, country and hip-hop – release new full-length and seventh album “Between a Rock and a Heartbreak” on April 20 at The Rivoli, Toronto.

Established Toronto folk-hop band ‘Canary Mine’ release their new full-length and seventh independent album “Between a Rock and a Heartbreak” at The Rivoli in Toronto (334 Queen St. West) on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. The special guest opener is sweet-voiced rocker ‘Sue Newberry & The Law’.

Tickets are $15.00; available in advance at www.canarymine.com, or at the door (advance ticket purchasers receive a free CD). More Ontario CD launch shows will be in London at The Black Shire Pub on April 21 and in Waterloo at Maxwell's Music House on April 28, and the band will tour Canada this summer.

Canary Mine drummer Carl Welch states, “The name ‘Canary Mine’ is an ode to Canadian mining communities such as Cape Breton and Sudbury, and this is the first time we used a ‘mine’ theme for an album cover (art by Dave Vossen). ‘Between a Rock and a Heartbreak’ reflects our experiences as a Canadian traveling band; humorous yet heartbreaking, and of course, rambunctious. The songs evolved naturally without any defined deadlines, capturing the feeling and energy from our live shows across Canada.

Using three different studios and engineers added to the eclectic sound of the album and we are completely proud and really excited to share the new songs. ”

Since releasing their debut album ‘Bitter, Better, Happy, Horny’ in 2004, Canary Mine received airplay on CBC radio and charted nationally on college stations. They performed on Toronto’s Breakfast Television in 2008, and two of their songs – “Rock Song” and “Cool Breeze” – were featured in the 2007 Allan Moyle directed film ‘Weirdsville’.

Four tours and six releases later, Canary Mine took a hiatus to refocus and create “Between a Rock and a Heartbreak”. With the support of engineers Shawn Davison at disposablemedia Studio in Kitchener, Steve McGonigle at Blackbox Studios in Edmonton and Wayne Bond at Chateau Le Pink in Waterloo, they raised the bar for production values on the new 12-song LP.

Canary Mine is an eclectic gathering of creative performers and each member draws from their own unique background to create new sounds as a vehicle for original songwriting. Carl Welch (drums) played with numerous heavy metal bands, Mim Adams (keyboards) was a darling of musical theatre, Joe Arnup (bass) was a jungle DJ and James Lanbro (guitar) was a hip-hop MC.

Interestingly;
• Welch is also an electrician, with five-year-old triplet boys and he runs PigBarn Studios near London, ON.
• Adams is a professor/instructor at York University and Mohawk College and is a co-developer of The Full Voice Workbook Series.
• Arnup studies computer systems at George Brown and recently won first place provincially in the Netriders IT Skills competition.
• Lanbro also moonlights as a high-profile sound technician; clients include Canadian Prime Ministers and Queen Elizabeth II.

The opener, Toronto’s Sue Newberry (formerly Sioux Newberry) & The Law, captivate Canadian audiences with indie-pop flavour, enhanced by unique vocals and provocative songs.

In July 2011, Newberry's song ‘The Law’ won the ArtsWells Festival songwriting contest, which includes a scholarship to study with Dave Bidini (Rheostatics). She has shared the stage with artists such as Rural Alberta Advantage, Karyn Ellis and David Newberry.

Quotes:

“It’s always important to have a good first impression, and the opening salvo of Canary Mine’s debut album, Bitter, Better, Happy, Horny, certainly accomplishes that. ‘Rock Song’ throws down the gauntlet better than any heavy metal band could ever hope to. ‘Does humour belong in music?’ For Canary Mine, the answer is a resounding yes.” – Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 2004.

“A Canary Mine show is fun, and funny. This band’s idea of a mash-up is ‘Eye of the Tiger’ vs. ‘Everybody Dance Now’. But, Canary Mine is much more than retro fluff. Their live show is light-hearted, but it works because of the quartet’s pitch-perfect stage professionalism and their consummate musicianship.” – The Strand, Toronto, 2006.

Formed in 2003, Canary Mine has played live with artists such as Tim Hus, Elliott Brood and Tom Wilson, and comedians Neil Hamburger, Approximately 3 Peters and Shawn Hitchins. They have released two studio albums (2004’s Bitter, Better, Happy, Horny and Maybe Yo’ Momma in 2005), two live albums (Live From A Suburban Basement, 2004 and Live Tear From The Palindrome, 2006), a holiday EP (X-Traordinary X-Mas X-Travaganza, 2007) and a compilation (Beginnings, 2009).

Official Website: http://www.canarymine.com