Keep it Canada: British Columbia

*Peep the INSANE cameo from "THE BEST GUY IN THE WORLD"!@#$%!!! Lol... Chef Matty Matheson is a true KING (and prince, and probably more...)!!! BIG thanks to Darcy Hancock and Ryan Peters for letting me tag along for a lovely meal... PEACE(FUL)

Ladyhawk and Needles//Pins w/ Sipreano

*There's been so much energy and excitement around the NNA V1 project that I'm ready to start channeling the vibrations into some musical expression. Playing vinyl records is one of my fave ways to do that and I'm happy to be helping to set the mood at the upcoming Ladyhawk and Needles//Pins Biltmore 7th anniversary jam. Not sure what I'll be dropping quite yet, but I promise it will be INSANE!@#$%!!! PEACE

TMRW!!!

CONS 2014 (Vancouver)

CONSTANTINES
LADYHAWK
DJ: SIPREANO

OCTOBER 8, 2014
COMMODORE BALLROOM

PEACE

rhythm is a dancer

ladyhawk inna (van)couver

sinking ship

you read my mind (ladyhawk news)

*2 night stand for ladyhawk at the biltmore (nov. 1-2) and hella fresh "you read my mind" video explosion via yackatundra youtube channel!@#$%!!! PEACE

i'm a witch

i believe

ladyhawk-no can do (2012)

Howdy rock fans (don’t forget to roll), it’s 2012 and things have certainly done changed!@#$%!!! The once inspirational MuchMusic is now a tween’d up joke of its former self and from coast-to-coast, the CBC has just dismantled its regional music libraries to clear room for rentable office space. Were the programmers/hosts even tapping into the vast vaults of vinyl and CDs??? Ah, right, no big loss then. In bigger news, social networking has eclipsed traditional print/radio/TV's readership, ratings, and relevance (this Internet contraption is addictive, eh???) and on the local record label front, Triple Crown Audio have made Vancouver-based/Kelowna-bred Ladyhawk an offer they couldn’t refuse, quality vinyl distributed right from their hometown.

So what does it all mean senor??? In these diluted days and nights of corporate culture dominance, it’s getting harder and harder to find bands who make music for music’s sake. Thankfully, Ladyhawk are bringing it back to the essence w/ their latest long player release. No Can Do is the group’s third studio album. It’s also their most assertive and soul stirring yet, available on CD/LP/Digital via Triple Crown (home to fine recordings by Destroyer along w/ Ladyhawk-affiliated Sports and Duffy & The Doubters). Featuring 10 Duffy Driediger (lead vocals, guitar) penned songs performed in the telekinetic way only Darcy Hancock (lead guitar, vocals), Sean Hawryluk (bass, vocals), and Ryan Peters (drums, vocals) can, No Can Do (*no relation to Hall & Oates, Chromeo or Kiwi chanteuse Ladyhawke while we’re at it) rips hard and harder. Recorded at The HIVE Creative Labs w/ Colin Stewart (+ electro-acoustic help from Black Mountain/Lightning Dust’s Joshua Wells), mastered by audio guru Jeff Lipton (Bon Iver, Destroyer-Kaputt, Numero Group) w/ the good people at Chicago Mastering Service handling the crucial vinyl lacquer cut, the results are rebel rousing to say the least. 

Having watched Ladyhawk evolve from “The Dugout” (Ladyhawk, 2006), “War” (Fight For Anarchy EP, 2007), and “You Ran” (Shots, 2008) to its current perch as grizzled (but always lovable) veterans of the Canadian music landscape, I can guarantee that this album will fuck you up something good. Don’t believe me??? Try it for yourself any way you see fit. Stand and be counted at one of their upcoming live shows, listen to No Can Do outside (*equally effective in mother nature as accompaniment for your daily street beat rituals) or even as a soundtrack to your next house party. Whatever shape your support takes, don’t forget to dance (even if you end up flat on your ass in a beer-soaked Horseshoe Tavern or deep in a puddle at a soggy interior B.C. baseball diamond)!!! Blessed w/ the ability to lift us high and higher, never loose faith. Ladyhawk will take care of the rest.

-       Kevin “Sipreano” Howes (Voluntary In Nature, Light In The Attic)

PS – Oh yeah, what does No Can Do actually sound like??? Choice!!! Potential clues for lazy journalists who won’t actually peep the album itself: Duffy posts some mental videos on his the eye of ladyhawk blog, Darcy cooks up dream BBQ (and loves Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, and INXS), Sean also plays in Baptists/Slow Learners, and Ryan has been linked to a certain TIME COOKIE. Keep digging out there peoples... PEACE!@#$%!!!

live at khatsalano!

*guess who??? no, not the guess who... find out saturday, july 21, 2012

why don't we do it in the ballpark?

there's lots going on at VIN HQ right now. vancouver summer (august???) is almost here and will hopefully dry the extended winter wetness to the bone. that's what i'm prayin' for anyways!@#$%!!! just returned from ballpark canada day festivities in grand forks B.C. w/ ashly ash, ford pier vengeance trio, and the mighty ladyhawk. w/ a torrential downpour the show's powerful opening act ("well played"), the crowd was slim, but certainly well charged and ready to cut loose. as the skies eventually cleared and night began to fall, i looked up at the moon and thought to myself, "this is how concerts should be!!!" definitely a far cry from the majority of sweaty-roofed vancouver venues and their sticky, oft-soulless confines. perhaps i was just feeling some international vibrations from heaton park in greater manchester where the stone roses were in the midst of a 3-night open air stand playing to 225,000 music maniacs??? it also took me back to an earlier outdoor concert experience, the first another roadside attraction tour, held in agassiz, B.C.. almost 20 years ago. ARA's 1993 edition saw the tragically hip, midnight oil, pere ubu, and world party ("is it like today"-era w/ chris sharrock!@#$%!!!) hit the stage w/ a most scenic mountain backdrop and hippie food vendors along with environmental/political stalls that merged the day's musical pulse w/ a greater awareness. it's still my measuring tape for what a concert can be. highlights of grand forks' canada day celebration, while not as ambitious in aim as ARA, was FPVT's ripping version of the beat's "save it for later," fresh material from ladyhawk (new album coming this fall on triple crown audio!!!), and a stocked beer garden in support of local ski hill, phoenix mountain. dancing in a soggy field w/ a lovely crew of locals was hella fun too. ok, the sun is out today, it's 11:21 am and i'm still in my PJs. gotta jet... PEACE

VANCOUVER TONITE !@#$%!!!

LADYHAWK
NEEDLES//PINS
TONY X
SIPREANO
*guest appearance from kamandi-the last boy on earth

@ the biltmore (tix at door)

hey, toronto...

how was night #1 of ladyhawk jamz??? boss, i can only imagine.

as for history of dance??? i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e!!! wanna send a BIG thank you to everyone at the waldorf and all those amazing party people who made it all swing. a little re-cap??? well, it's safe to say jason lev is a true wizard... you rule good sir (and thanks for the 7"s)!!! was kamandi taking little cat naps in between murderous sets??? did the snickers bar ever get eaten??? and last but not least, totally not surprised to see the stunt man saving our day once again... w/ music!!! just bonkers!@#$%?!!!

see you next month good folks...

toronto rocks...

sipreano mix - the strombo show (CBC radio 2)

hello friends,
just wanted to let you know that i've got a 15-minute music mix airing this week on CBC radio 2's, the strombo show, an all-canadian content set that showcases artists from the past and present!

featuring...
the painted ship (1960's punk from psych pioneers), the world premier of soul legend the mighty pope's new 7" single (sureshot symphony solution featuring the mighty pope), top rockers ladyhawk "you are my hellfire" (sipreano remix), and talented 1970's singer-songwriter glenn neale (from the forthcoming share the land: canada compilation of on light in the attic records)...

sunday, january 30, 2011
8 pm to 11 pm
CBC radio 2
or on-line at
http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/