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Woodpigeon @ NXNE 2009

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 22, 2009 12:43 pm
Background/ Composition: This soft-pop collective from Calgary just had their latest disc, Treasury Library Canada, long listed for the Polaris Music Prize. They're beloved at home and also recently caught fire overseas. Grade: 78 Comment: Things started slowly but finished with a bang. Woodpigeon faded out amidst an uncharacteristic wave of...
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Woodpigeon — Treasury Library Canada

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) February 9, 2009 2:30 pm
These Calgary softies are thinking big with their sophomore release. They're thinking so big that they've tacked on a bonus CD of audible goodies titled Houndstooth Europa. It's a lot of thatch to navigate through, but there are some quality nuggets to be heard amidst the brush. First and foremost is the plodding "Piano Pieces For Adult...
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Woodpigeon @ NXNE 2007

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By Evan Dickson (CHARTattack) June 8, 2007 2:30 pm
Background/Composition: Calgary's hetero Hidden Cameras packed the stage with their eight-piece orchestral folk party. You can't spell multi-instrumental collective without xylophone, violin, keyboard, plus many shakers and tambourines. The horns had to stay at home, unfortunately, as they don't travel easily and they probably wouldn't have...
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I Read The News Today... For March 4, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 4, 2011 3:40 pm
If you were wondering where all The Dears' dates in support of the recently released Degeneration Street were, you don't really have to wonder anymore. They start touring western Canada and the States today and play until April 2, then head to Europe for some shows on April 13. —thedears.org My Morning Jacket's new album is called Circuital, and...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 22, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 22, 2010 1:36 pm
Bedouin Soundclash and Sloan will play a free show tomorrow at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square beginning at 7:30 p.m. It's part of a full day of CBC-related activities, which will also include Jian Ghomeshi hosting his Q Live program with appearances from Zeus and City And Colour's Dallas Green, among others. —The Stroumboulopouli Montreal DJ CFCF's...
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Woodpigeon — "Spirehouse"

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By CHARTattack Staff April 14, 2010 2:45 pm
Woodpigeon's video for "Spirehouse" was shot in the woods back in the winter, and appropriately features a peacoat-clad Mark Hamilton strumming his guitar before running through tall pines and birches. "Spirehouse" appears on Die Stadt Muzikanten, which is out now. Woodpigeon just released a free EP containing "...
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Woodpigeon — Die Stadt Muzikanten

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) January 15, 2010 4:48 pm
I wasn't able to wrap my head around Woodpigeon's second album, Treasury Library Canada, and I think I'm finally starting to understand why. Their previous disc, Songbook played like a greatest-hits album masquerading as a debut and had me thinking the Calgary-based collective were a very different sort of band than they actually are. Die...
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Woodpigeon Make Their "Last Big Pop Statement"

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) January 13, 2010 4:45 pm
An oddly ornate bio on Woodpigeon's website suggests the Calgary-based band are "for realsies" — a statement that's sounding more and more accurate with each album they churn out. CHARTattack chatted with frontman Mark Hamilton about the latest Woodpigeon disc, Die Stadt Muzikanten, and where his group are headed next. CHARTattack:...
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Woodpigeon Taking Twins On The Road

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) January 8, 2010 3:38 pm
A year ago, Woodpigeon frontman Mark Hamilton decided to release Treasury Library Canada, his band's second album, independently and online. It seemed like a good idea at the time. He was already nearly finished its follow-up, Die Stadt Muzikanten. "Record labels have schedules," he says. "I had that album done, and Muzikanten...
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Woodpigeon Touring Ontario, Quebec This Winter

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 16, 2009 1:11 pm
Woodpigeon will release their third album, Die Stadt Muzikanten, on Jan. 12 through Boompa and will tour Ontario and Quebec in January and February in support of it. The Calgary-based indie rock band's follow-up to the Polaris Music Prize long-listed Treasury Library Canada was produced by Arran Fisher (Acoustickitty) and was inspired by...
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Woodpigeon Releasing New Album

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By Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack) October 15, 2009 3:05 pm
Woodpigeon will release the follow-up to the internationally acclaimed Treasury Library Canada on Jan. 12, 2010 via Boompa Records. Die Stadt Muzikanten is the Calgary band's third full-length release by the band who are led by songwriter Mark Hamilton. The album was inspired by an extended stay Hamilton took in Germany and the lives of his...
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Canadians Abound At Great Escape Fest

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 2, 2009 11:17 am
Nearly 20 Canadian acts will play Brighton, England's The Great Escape festival from May 14 to 16. The fourth edition of the festival will feature these Canadian acts: Arkells, The Acorn, Beast, Brian Borcherdt, Dan Mangan, Duchess Says, Hey Rosetta!, Holy Fuck, LIGHTS, Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, Metric, Rebekah Higgs and her Ruby Jean...
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Pumping: Woodpigeon — Treasury Library Canada/Houndstooth Europa

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) January 12, 2009 1:59 pm
Treasury Library Canada was originally a limited release from the Calgary band, but it's now more widely available in a package that also includes a bonus 10-song CD. Subtle orchestral pop fans should check this out.
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Woodpigeon Releasing Two Albums Next Year

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By Mandy Savoie (CHARTattack) December 17, 2008 4:13 pm
Calgary folk-pop band Woodpigeon will domestically release their second album, Treasury Library Canada, on Feb. 3 via Boompa Records. It will come out in Europe six days later through End Of The Road Records. "Treasury Library Canada feels more and more like a continuation of the diary composed on our first record, Songbook," says...
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Woodpigeon At The Drake Hotel

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Photographer: 
Jay Shuster
Venue: 
Drake Hotel
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Toronto
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June 7, 2007
Woodpigeon (Photo by Jay Shuster)

Woodpigeon At The Drake Hotel

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Photographer: 
Jay Shuster
Venue: 
Drake Hotel
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 7, 2007
Woodpigeon (Photo by Jay Shuster)

Chart NXNE 2007 Showcase At The Drake Hotel

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Photographer: 
Jay Shuster
Venue: 
Drake Hotel
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
June 7, 2007
Woodpigeon (Photo by Jay Shuster)

Woodpigeon Explore The World Beyond Calgary

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) June 6, 2007 5:00 pm
CALGARY — Woodpigeon are flying from their western coop out into the great unknown. Calgary's ever-expanding rotating flock are comprised of eight key members: Kenna Burima (piano, vocals), Michael Gratton (bass), Annalea Sordi (accordion, flute, vocals), Daren Powell (drums), Peter Moersch (guitar), Foon Yap (string arrangements), AJ Benoit (...
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Mark Hamilton Overcame His Shyness To Bring You Woodpigeon

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By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth (CHARTattack) December 15, 2005 6:30 pm
Mark Hamilton has been kicking around the Calgary music scene since he was a teenager. Most music types knew him for his work as a DJ at CJSW, Calgary's incredibly strong campus radio station, and as a writer for FFWD, the city's free weekly. While most everyone who crossed Hamilton's path recognized that he had a penchant for romantically...
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