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Sunparlour Players Underwhelm Live

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 29, 2009 11:18 am
It's safe to say there aren't a lot of bands that display their vibraphone as prominently as The Hylozoists. The Paul Aucoin-fronted Toronto collective — in to warm up the crowd for the Sunparlour Players — opened their set with what would be the night's most epic tune: "Bras D'Or Lakes," from their latest disc, L'Ile De Sept Villes...
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Sunparlour Players @ CMW 2008

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) March 7, 2008 5:00 pm
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: This Toronto trio play what I could only describe as alt.bluegrass. They're sort of like Elliott Brood, but with the kind of sweaty heat that could burn down a small rock club. Grade: 89 Comment: If The Acorn had it tough following Plants & Animals, Sunparlour Players had it even...
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Sunparlour Players — Hymns For The Happy

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) October 2, 2007 1:55 pm
Toronto-based trio Sunparlour Players self-released Hymns nearly a year ago, but by no means is it the same record as this, their first proper label issue. While retaining the same gruff edges that make the Players so entrancing to watch live, revamped arrangements have added a smack of shine and made Hymns more expansive. The Players' gut-bucket...
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Sunparlour Players @ CMW 2007

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) March 10, 2007 2:30 pm
Background/Composition: And you thought Broken Social Scene were big. The Sunparlour Players are essentially a two-man project, but Andrew Penner and Mark Schachowskoy have no problem sharing the spotlight with friends. A great number of people are required in order to create their off-kilter country-punk assault. Grade: 90 Comment: On...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 5, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 5, 2010 1:50 pm
Hard Core Logo 2 will premiere in Whistler, B.C. at that city's Whistler Film Festival on Dec. 4. It features a cameo from Die Mannequin's Care Failure, who plays herself, claiming to have picked up Joe Dick's spirit. —The Globe And Mail DD/MM/YYYY, Sunparlour Players and Elephant Stone all have new dates. Girl Talk has announced an epically long...
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Sunparlour Players Getting Serious About Canned Food

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 22, 2009 2:32 pm
Sunparlour Players are well-known for hawking their own homemade preserves like mustard, jellies and spreads at their shows, so it's appropriate that they've partnered with home canning company Bernardin. The partnership grew out of a show Bernardin president Jim Rotz attended, where he saw the band selling their own preserves along with their...
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The Transit Tapes: Sunparlour Players' "Battle Of 77"

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By CHARTattack Staff October 9, 2009 11:46 am
The Transit Tapes is a new series in which Orbyt Media's Christian Bailey shoots video of upcoming and emerging Canadian musicians playing their tunes on a chartered Toronto streetcar. In this episode, Sunparlour Players play Wave North's "Battle Of 77" while heading east through Parkdale on the Queen Street West streetcar. A complete...
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Sunparlour Players Announce Canadian Fall Tour Dates

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) September 24, 2009 3:33 pm
The Sunparlour Players have announced an extensive fall tour in support of their sophomore album, Wave North, which was released in May. The tour kicks off in Toronto on Oct. 1 and will make stops across the country until early December. If you catch Andrew Penner, Dennis Van Dyne and Michael Rosenthal on tour, you can expect more than just...
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The Transit Tapes: Sunparlour Players' "Build It Up"

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By CHARTattack Staff August 31, 2009 1:37 pm
The Transit Tapes is a new series in which Orbyt Media's Christian Bailey shoots video of upcoming and emerging Canadian musicians playing their tunes on a chartered Toronto streetcar. In this episode, Sunparlour Players and an impromptu choir of sorts perform Wave North's "Build It Up" while traveling east along Queen Street West...
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Sunparlour Players "Dwell On The Positive"

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By Travis Persaud (CHARTattack) July 16, 2009 11:52 am
Sunparlour Players released their sophomore album, Wave North, in May. CHARTattack caught up with frontman Andrew Penner to talk about the record and how growing up in a Mennonite community both did and didn't influence his writing and how he thinks he's a "church tourist." Wave North has received a lot of great reviews, are you...
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Sunparlour Players Ride Wave

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By Travis Persaud (CHARTattack) July 8, 2009 2:26 pm
Sunparlour Players are riding the wave right across the country. The eclectic three-piece recently released their sophomore album, Wave North, which has received glowing reviews. And now the Toronto trio want to give back to their people. "We've had such a strong response in Canada touring for the last year and a half, we really want to...
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Sunparlour Players — "North"

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By CHARTattack Staff June 11, 2009 1:33 pm
The David Gassely-directed clip for "North," from Sunparlour Players' recently released Wave North, is basically a film within a film within a film. Frontman Andrew Penner appears to be either a ghost or is in a fim that's projected into a room to make it look like he's playing piano. On the wall above him is another film of the...
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Sunparlour Player Writes Play's Score

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) April 29, 2009 2:42 pm
Sunparlour Players' Andrew Penner has written the score for The Book Of Judith, a play that coincides with this year's Over The Top Festival. The premise for the play came about when playwright and actor Michael Rubenfeld (Lucky Number Slevin, Fever Pitch) was asked to find a lover for a quadriplegic woman named Judith Snow. He wrote her a...
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Sunparlour Players Wave North In May

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 22, 2009 12:09 pm
Sunparlour Players will release their second album, Wave North, on May 19 through Outside Music. The follow-up to 2007's Hymns For The Happy was recorded by producer Jeremy Backofen (Frightened Rabbit, Mice Parade) at Blue Rodeo's Woodshed Studios and the FemBots' Junkshop in Toronto between December and February. Wave North features a choir and...
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CMW Rewind: Sunparlour Players

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By CHARTattack Staff March 6, 2009 1:03 pm
Dipping into the CHARTattack video vaults, we find this little gem from Canadian Music Week 2008. CHARTattack's Aaron Brophy caught up with the guys from Sunparlour Players to talk about growing up in rural Ontario and exactly what the hell happened to drummer Rosie Rosenthal's foot. Get the latest scoop on CMW 2009 here.
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Sunparlour Players: A Little Bit City, A Little Bit Country

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) November 19, 2008 12:45 pm
The Sunparlour Players are a study in dichotomy. Their music is an amalgam of rock 'n' roll and country, and their lyrics reveal a rural sensibility with an urban bent. It's something lead singer, songwriter and founding member Andrew Penner says comes — at least partially — from his upbringing on a Mennonite tomato farm just outside of Windsor,...
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CMW 2008: Thursday Chart Showcase @ The 'Shoe

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
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Toronto, ON
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March 6, 2008
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CMW 2008: Thursday Chart Showcase @ The 'Shoe

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 6, 2008
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CMW 2008: Thursday Chart Showcase @ The 'Shoe

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Horseshoe Tavern
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
March 6, 2008
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CMW 2008: Sunparlour Players

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By CHARTattack Staff February 29, 2008 12:00 pm
Hometown: Hometown: Toronto, ON Official Website: www.sunparlourplayers.com Members: Andrew Penner (vocals/banjo/guitar) Dennis Van Dine (bass/vocals) Michael Rosenthal (drums/shouting) The Sunparlour Players' Canadian Music Week gig will be a triumphant return of sorts for drummer Michael Rosenthal, who suffered a broken foot in January...
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