Hometown fans who missed the band perform at Osheaga this summer will get another chance to catch the band live at Le Divan Orange next week. (Thursday, August 25th)
Very special guest Kim Bingham (ex Me, Mom & Morgentaler/Mudgirl) kicks off the show. Doors are at 8pm.
For updates and details, be sure to check in at the Facebook event.
This is the band’s last live performance before they take the stage at CMJ in New York City in the fall.
More details on that and other news to come soon.
The High Dials want to thank all the fans who came out to catch them live at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal yesterday afternoon.
The band received an enthusiastic hometown welcome and performed a memorable 30-minute set of fan favorites, featuring special guest and frequent studio addition Josh Fuhrman on saxophone in “A River Haunting”, “Uruguay” and “Invisible Choirs”.
After a special acoustic set to help raise money for War Child Canada, the boys capped off their eventful day hanging out with the very cool and generous Mr. Elvis Costello- yeah!
(Photo by Marieve Petit, left to right: Josh Fuhrman, George Donoso, Elvis Costello, Trevor Anderson).
After their 2pm set at the Osheaga Festival on July 30th, the High Dials will be busking for change on the festival grounds in support of the very worthy War Child charity. This is the second time the band has been involved in Busking for Change fundraising drive.
If you won’t be at the Osheaga Festival you can still help the band reach their modest goal by donating ONLINE here. Money collected through online donations and on site will support an award-winning charity that provides humanitarian assistance to over 250,000 children and families affected by war each year. War Child works with children in some of the most devastated regions of the world to reduce poverty, provide education and to defend and fight for their rights.
With the exception of a brief flurry of shows in March, the High Dials have been on hiatus from playing live while they continue to work on a film soundtrack (more news on that to come soon). Working on instrumental music collaboratively has opened up new doors of creativity in the band, about which all the members are excited. Time will tell how this new approach influences a future album. Singer-songwriter Trevor Anderson also took advantage of the break to return to Colombia, a recent place of inspiration, where he’s been working on new tunes for the group.
The band is about to come out of their creative cocoon for some select dates in July, culminating in a not-to-be-missed appearance at the OSHEAGA FESTIVAL in Montreal July 30. Catch them live on the following dates:
July 10th, 2011 – Sorel-Tracy, QC (Festival de la Gibelotte)
July 16th, 2011 – Toronto, ON (The Silver Dollar)
July 27th, 2011 – Ottawa, ON (Zaphod Beeblebrox w/ guests TBA)
July 30th, 2011 – Montreal, QC OSHEAGA MUSIC FEST (w/ Eminem, Flaming Lips, Elvis Costello and more!)
The High Dials are excited to announce they will be performing at this year’s Osheaga music fest in Montreal (July 30th). Headlining acts at the major outdoor event include Elvis Costello, the Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie and Eminem! We’ll be posting more details here at High Dials HQ as they become available (including further summer live appearances). Mark the date and get your TICKETS now. Don’t miss out on a chance to see the High Dials take the stage at one of North America’s best music fests with some of their musical heros (like Cypress Hill!).
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The High Dials stopped in at the studio at Balcony TV in Toronto during Canadian Music Week for an impromptu performance of “Snowed In” off the newest album “Anthems for Doomed Youth”. Check it out below.
Lots of fans were happily surprised to hear a couple of High Dials tunes on new TV series “Being Human” this month. The popular drama airs on the SyFy and Space channels and is a remake of a British show of the same name. Episodes follow the adventures of a closet werewolf, vampire and ghost who live together in Boston. The cuts used were off 2008’s “Moon Country”, and both have an appropriately supernatural vibe: “Killer of Dragons” and “Oisin, My Bastard Brother” (the most mispronounced song title in the band’s entire catalogue).
On Thursday, the High Dials get sucked into the margarita-flavoured vortex known as SXSW along with the rest of the indie rock world.
Trevor reflected on SXSW amongst other things in a recent interview.
In a bid to be the hardest-working band in show-business, the band will perform 5 times in two days in Austin, Texas, with sets at multiple parties in addition to their March 18th outdoor showcase on the Easy Tiger Patio.
There are plenty of chances to catch them live, don’t miss out if you’re attending!
Get the latest updates on their SXSW happenings via the band’s Twitter page.
Current gig locations and set times are:
March 18– Paisley Umbrella party @ Spiderhouse, w/ Soundtrack of Our Lives. 1:30pm (2908 Fruth St.)
March 18– Fontana’s NYC party @ Ale House, 3:45pm ( 310 East 6th St.)
March 18– South by South West OFFICIAL SHOWCASE @ Easy Tiger Patio 10:00 PM (709 E. 6th Street)
March 19– HOPE fundraiser party @ Project Imagine, 5:00pm ( 3421 Cesar Chavez)
March 19– Psych party @ The Eastern 11:00pm (1511-B, East 6th St.)
The High Dials released their first video from “Anthems for Doomed Youth” today.
Directed by Nico Stinghe, the video was shot entirely on Super 8 black and white film on a wintery day at keyboardist Eric Dougherty’s Mile End apartment.
The band wanted a lo-fi and low-key short film in keeping with the sensibility of their latest record, which was self-recorded (some of it on 4-track cassette)! The interior early-morning setting was chosen to capture the claustrophobic, disoriented vibe of the song, with images that sometimes directly echo the lyrics. The shoot was disorienting for other reasons as it quickly disintegrated into a vodka-induced jam session. Check out some of the great pics from the day of filming HERE.
You can also watch this video on YouTube.
The High Dials have featured a-plenty on the syndicated radio show “Little Steven’s Underground Garage” over the years, as far back as the band’s debut in 2003. Steven Van Zandt was an early and important champion of the band (a rumour persists that he gave the band their name – not true, but he did a nix a few terrible choices). This week, new-album opener “Teenage Love Made Me Insane” was proclaimed “Coolest Song in the World This Week” on the show. Aside from the obvious pride that comes with being dubbed “cool” by Bruce Springsteen’s ace axeman, the band can expect to reach a lot of ears over the week and beyond. The two-hour show is syndicated in 130 major cities in the USA and many countries around the world. It’s heard by approximately one million American listeners. Best of all, the tune will be featured on the Underground Garage Sirius radio station, which reaches even more people by satellite. Tune in and check it out!
The High Dials kicked off the new year with some guerilla-style touring, parachuting into places like Dayton, Ohio pizzerias and America’s oldest bowling alley in Detroit to blast out sets of loud and colorful pop to both dedicated High Dialians and casual passers by alike. Cheers to every American fan who was a part of the experience and the excellent support bands. Good times were had by all.
The High Dials even found time to wind around a couple of gigantic Great Lakes and drop in on Toronto for a gig with UK buzz band The Vaccines before collapsing their way home.
There’s more to come, as the boys beeline across the border for a New York City appearance on January 29th, following their headlining hometown set (Jan. 28th). All the details are HERE. Don’t miss ’em!
