Showing posts with label Montreal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montreal. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

The Sick Things: Singing It Like It's September of '72




Montreal's The Sick Things somehow traveled to a suburban town in the early to mid 1970's during the summer time and in some way managed to bottle up the soul of that time and place. Then when they returned, released that spirit to flow all around the room as they were recording their demo cassette that came out late last year.  This band has Cheap Trick punch, Badfinger licks, Big Star disposition and the lyrical flair that brings to mind the great Dwight Twilley. Sick Things have made the perfect soundtrack to good times and easy living,  to being young and free; like the first summer you spent with a drivers license.  Yeah, The Sick Things are new but their talent is indisputable and they play the type of music who's flames we hope to help fan into a wildfire.

Interview by J Castro

Please introduce yourself (or selves) and tell me what everyone does in the band:
CAMERON: I’m Cameron Turin, and I am the singer and co-lead guitarist in the Sick Things.
The rest of the band is rounded out by Keith Lewtas (Guitars, leads, etc) and Matt Gonzalez on drums. The bass position at this present time is vacant but was previously filled by Stefan De Witt who is returning to school and can’t devote the time required to the band. But he’s great and we wish him all the best. 


How did you all meet and decide to play music together?
CAMERON: I met Stefan and Matt at a show. They came to see my old band, Barn Burner, and I think we started talking about how great Ace Frehley is when I saw one of them had a patch or a pin of him. We had always talked about how fun it would be to start a band that sounded like a mix of power pop/70’s rock/punk but could never find the time. Once Barn Burner split up, I went back to school and stopped making music. Keith and I had known each other for a long time and got together to play in a Replacements cover band for a night and both hit it off. We got in touch with Stef and Matt and started working on tunes I had piled up last August. We all gravitate towards the same bands and often found each other at the same shows, so its just a really great fit.


Tell me about what it’s like playing shows in your town.  Is there a community that you feel gets what your band is doing musically?
CAMERON: Considering we’re a relatively new band, it’s hard to say really. I don’t know of many bands that sound like us or play the same type of music spot on. Montreal is really big on psych and garage groups right now and there are definitely bands that’re doing something similar but probably aren’t ripping off Kiss or Thin Lizzy as often as we do. There is absolutely a community that gets it, bands like Beat Cops and Pale Lips have shown us lots of love and support. Romanne Blouin who hosts a weekly radio show called Nous Sommes Des Rockers (CISM 89.3), has shown us tremendous love and has played us a bunch.  So there is a community for sure but we’re just edging our way into it right now.


Can you remember what band or musician first inspired you to want to pick up an instrument and learn to play and/or write music?
CAMERON: I think its Alice Cooper. We had a tape of Alice Coopers Greatest Hits when I was a kid and I would listen to it constantly. “Schools Out” was the coolest thing I had ever heard at the tender age of six and immediately all I wanted was to rock. I would day dream in class all day about playing music and I would draw drum sets and guitars on my books with long haired rockers behind them. Just having records and tapes around was enough for me too. We didn’t get any instruments in my house until I was ten or eleven,  so it was a good five years of day dreaming and looking at the names and faces on every rock record we had in the house, laying the ground work for what I thought was cool. Reading lyrics, analyzing guitar moves, just devouring every little detail—something I still do to this day.

The Sick Things 3 song demo cassette released December 1st on Shake! Records

In your experience, what have been some of the best and worst parts about being in a band?  Is it totally different than what you imagined as a kid?
CAMERON: Touring, by far the greatest and sometimes the worst part is touring. I’ve been all over North America and Europe and it’s the greatest. Being on stage for thirty minutes, playing your heart out and sometimes getting paid a couple of bucks is a truly amazing feeling. You gotta really love it though ‘cause there are days when you have to drive over night because you haven’t got a place to stay or the promoter doesn’t wanna pay you or the wheels break  off the van while you’re driving on the highway. You don’t get the best sleep, you’re dirty, smelly, under eating, over drinking (among other things) and you’re far from home, trapped in a van for eight hours a day.

When I was a kid I couldn’t even picture anything but playing guitar or singing. I couldn’t even picture an audience, so it’s very different. I definitely didn’t imagine having two jobs to afford to play music. But the thirty minutes on stage, playing your own songs is exactly how I imagined it. So I guess you can’t have it all, there is an element of work, stress and discomfort that goes along with it. Making a record I find to be the most fun part. The process of building up and layering songs and putting together all these little ideas in your head, and then hearing them played back to you is a truly elating feeling.


What other bands do you feel people need to hear in order to better understand your music? 
CAMERON: How much time do you have? Hahaha.  For me, it’s Big Star. There’s an element in their music that perfectly captures the vibe we’re going for. It’s got this teenage unrequited love thing going on and the lyrics, although on the surface seem pretty naïve, but there is a beautiful depth to it that I think is really relatable. The musicianship on #1 Record is incredible, with each chord struck with soft, focused purpose. I’m not comparing ourselves to Big Star, I’m just a fan and maybe if people listened to #1 Record then us, maybe the alignment could then be made.
I don’t think we’re doing anything complex or different really, just playing rock music the way we like to hear rock music.


What’s your favorite part of making music: the writing process, the recording, or performing in front of a crowd?  
CAMERON: I hate writing music. When the band first started I was averaging 4 hours of interrupted sleep per night and I would write constantly. We had over twenty songs in various states of completion during our first few months as a band. Having a riff and a hook is the easy part. Stringing it together and making sure the listener isn’t bored is the hard part and then of course the lyrics. I have a hard time isolating the parts I hear in my head when I think of the song we’re writing. My favorite part is when it comes together. Like we all stand around for a few weeks trying “this and that and double time here, bridge there” and then when we finally get an order to follow and we play through perfectly, that’s what I like best. Same thing for recording. It’s the part where you sit back and listen and say “yeah ok, its done, high fives al around”.



What music do you own or listen to frequently that you feel a typical fan of yours may be surprised you enjoy?
CAMERON: I love so many different things, I think that’s probably the surprising part. I love anything that’ll make me repeat the song. I just fell in love with a guy named Dizzy K. from Nigeria. His song “Excuse Me Baby” is on pretty heavy rotation in my car. If it’s got a hook, it’s undeniable, you know? But I mean, it crosses all genres. Bluegrass, hip-hop, film scores, classical music, psych rock, brit pop, you name it, I probably have a favorite record in that genre.


Never mind the critics, what in your opinion has been your band’s most shining moment so far?
CAMERON:  The day we all showered. No, I’d say playing our first show. Patrick Bennett (Beat Cops, Old Boy), whom I had played with in Barn Burner for a while and is one of my closest friends and musical inspirations told me “You guys sound exactly the way you want to sound”. That was probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me, come to think of it. We haven’t gigged a bunch but we’ve shared our demo with friends and peers from all over the world and gotten constant positive feedback, so that’s been pretty great. This dude Josh Clark in the UK loves our band and is constantly offering his services for t-shirt designs and digital artwork. So hearing from people you’ve never met who trudge through the blogs and online radio shows and support and help your band is pretty great too.


Do you ever feel like underground culture meant more to past generations that had to actually invest time and money into going to shows and record stores to discover new music as opposed to just using Google and Youtube on their phones?
CAMERON: It’s hard to say because I can’t really comment on the past and I’m not old enough to be able to chart the ups and downs of interest in music discoveries. I think, the people who dig in the bins and take home a weird comps are just the same as the ones using Youtube or Google. The search engine is the record store turn table that lets you listen to the album before you buy it. From a Brian Jonestown Massacre song on Youtube I found out about Tess Parks, The Allah-Las, Underground Youth, The Sound Defects, and Cotton Jones.  I’m sure we can make a comparison to people who stream or download vs buying a vinyl at a show and people who used to just tape songs off of their friends records or the radio. If you love a band you’ll find a way to support them either by buying a t-shirt or going to see them live. Or maybe you won’t and if so, don’t be surprised if the band breaks up or doesn’t tour because they cant afford to drive to your city this summer haha.


What is the best way people can hear and get a hold of your music?
CAMERON: Right now you can purchase the demo tape via Shake! Records (http://www.experienceshake.com/) and it includes a free download. You can also purchase it digitally from our Bandcamp page (www.thesickthings.bandcamp.com) and I think you can stream it on Youtube.


What lies ahead for the band in 2016?
CAMERON: We’re currently honing our collection of songs and saving our pennies to record an album with the almighty Ian Blurton and then we’re gonna shop around for a label to help put it out. While we fine tune our songs we’ll be looking for a permanent bassist, but it hasn’t been a huge priority right now. We have a couple of stand up, stand-ins lined up for a few shows we’ve got booked, the next one being June 15th opening for Bionic in Montreal.  So that’s it, finish prepping our album, book studio time and then try and hit the road with a record in hand.











Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Backhomes: Bringing Mystique Back To Indie Rock



Photo by Sara Hembree


The Backhomes describe themselves as “Scruffy, Spacey, Psych Pop.”  They are indeed that, and a whole lot more!   To me ears, this Canadian duo's music is a captivating blend of dark electro atmospherics mixed with melodic British style shoegaze that’s not afraid to mix thick guitars and powerful soaring melodies along with commanding keyboard wails.  Their second LP TIDALWAVE that was released last year reminds me a lot of one of my favorite records: the Jesus and Mary Chain’s brilliant 1992 LP Honey’s Dead.  That’s not to say they sound like an old 90’s cover band though.  The Backhomes have plenty of original tricks up their sleeves and know the precise time to lay them on the table.  This band is in the middle of an unstoppable upwards trajectory and with stunning records like theirs I can't see their descent any time soon.  


Interview by J Jordan Castro


Who is currently in the band and what does everyone do in it?
Kees Dekker: guitar, vocal, sampler, synths. 

Aimee van Drimmelen: guitar, vocal, organ


How did you all meet and decide to play music together? 
KEES: We met in Montreal and had been a couple for a few years before we started playing together. I started playing with Aimée's band Key of K, and then we started trying some stuff just the two of us. It felt really exciting so we kept going from there.


Photo by Sara Hembree


What band or musician first inspired you to want to pick up an instrument and learn to play and/or write music? 
AIMEE: I grew up in the 90s, in a time of so much good raw music. I always wanted to play in bands but was way too shy to actually do it. One day my friend Maica (Maica Mia, Caro Diaro) was telling me how she was playing with some rad guys who had a studio. I basically jumped on that train, got my first electric guitar (a Teisco) and started making weird music with wonderful people. 

KEES: For me it was a combination of my brother and his friends, and Eric’s Trip, who were my favourite band in my hometown (Moncton). They showed me that you could be expressive and artistic without necessarily been a master musician... 


How would you describe you band to your grandparents? 
KEES: Hmm, they are all gone now, but I think I would have described it as something they probably wouldn’t love hearing, but that it was very important to me.

AIMEE: They probably wouldn't have asked me about it.


TIDALWAVE LP released May 5th 2015 on Shake! Records & Legwarmer Records

What sorts of things do you typically enjoy writing songs about? 
KEES: I enjoy writing about things that seem to match the mood of the piece of music and my sense of joy or frustration with something, sometimes its personal, sometimes it’s through a character’s point of view.

AIMEE: I usually write about emotions, day to day situations, desires, the state of the world. Usually shit I have to get off my chest. It's fun placing random rants into the structure of a song, and finding the right fit. 


I’ve heard people say that playing and writing music is therapeutic to them. Have you ever found this to be true? 

KEES:  I would say it's essential to my wellbeing. Nothing feels like things aligning and coming together in sound, thoughts and energy.

AIMEE: When I started playing music it felt like I found a puzzle piece that had been missing for a long time. It also made me realize that my life would never be "normal".



Photo by Sara Hembree


Does it annoy you or distract you at all to see some of your audience members fondling their phones while you’re up on stage performing? 
AIMEE: I think there's a culture brewing in the indie music that's sort of anti cell phone, or at least anti cell phone zombie culture, which is pretty rad. Don't be a slave to the thing in your pocket, enjoy real moments don't just brag about what you saw to the ether. 


After one of your shows, what sort of feeling or sentiment do you hope your audience walks away with? 
KEES: I hope that they feel inspired by the sounds and the animations and visuals. Hopefully they go home and make some music or art, I love when a band makes me want to make stuff.


What is your favorite album to listen to from start to finish? 
KEES: Hard to pick one, but probably JJ Cale 5.

AIMEE: I just found Kraftwerk Computer World on cassette and it's been getting a lot of play in my studio. It's a pretty perfect album and feels so of the moment. 





What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you that you still follow to this day? 
AIMEE: Don't hold back.

KEES: Make the art and the rest will follow... Remember what’s important and why you started doing it to begin with.


What is the best way people can hear and get a hold of your music? 
KEES: Bandcamp is the most direct. We sell our LPs, tapes, and downloads there. You can also find our cassettes via Shake Records and Weird Canada & at some shops... 


What lies ahead for the band in 2016? 
AIMEE: We are going to Europe Friday (which is why this interview is so late) to play some shows with Black Mountain. When we get back we're gonna finish a new batch of songs and hopefully put out a new LP in the fall. whoot!!! 






























Thursday, December 10, 2015

Pale Lips: A candy coating for the savage soul.



Montreal's Pale Lips play fun, hyperactive, stripped down rock 'n roll music with hints of 60's garage rock and girl groups, power pop, and late 70's punk rock.  As soon as you put it on it makes you want to dance to it at high decibels.  They just released their delightful debut EP Got A Sweet Tooth earlier this year on the famed No Front Teeth recording label with more on the way.  So make sure you floss and brush twice a day because Pale Lips are here to stay!

Interview by J Jordan Castro

Let’s start out with introductions!  Who are Pale Lips and what does everyone do in the band? 
Pale Lips are
Ilona Szabo - guitar
Jamie Radu - bass
Lynn Poulin - drums
Jackie Blenkarn - vocals


How did you all meet and decide to play music together?
PALE LIPS: Ilona used to play with her band Dagger Eyes, and when Lynn saw them play she knew she wanted to start a band with Ilona. Jamie was recruited by Lynn at a party after they bonded during a conversation about music. None of the three girls wanted to take on the role of lead vocals, but Ilona and Jamie were friends of Jackie, who happened to be a karaoke connoisseur...and voila! Pale Lips was born.




What band, musician or songwriter first inspired you to want to pick up and learn to play an instrument?
ILONA: The Cramps

JAMIE: Kim Deal from The Pixies and Matt Freeman from Rancid

LYNN: her brother Stevie Kicks from The Briefs, The Cute Lepers

JACKIE:  I can’t actually play any instruments, or sing really, but I’ll say Ronnie Ronette (because “Be My Baby” is a go-to karaoke song for me).


How would you describe Pale Lips “sound” to your Grandparents?
PALE LIPS: Rock and roll you can foxtrot to.

Got a Sweet Tooth 7" released May 7th 2015 on No Front Teeth Records

You came out with your debut EP Got a Sweet Tooth on No Front Teeth records.  Can you tell me a little about the record (where was it recorded, who helped out with it etc.) and how you hooked up with No Front Teeth in London?
PALE LIPS: We recorded at Raven Street Studios in Ottawa, Ontario with Rey Sabatin. Rey is a friend of Ilona’s who wanted some experience recording and mixing bands, so he gave us a great deal and did an excellent job with our debut EP. We had only been playing together for less than a year at that point, and we recorded five songs in two days (the three on the EP plus two others that we put up as demos on our Bandcamp), so it was definitely an interesting experience and poor Rey has the patience of a saint. No Front Teeth was suggested to us by Lynn’s brother Stevie, who had put something out on that label with his band The Cute Lepers. Once we got in touch with Marco at No Front Teeth, he was super stoked on the songs and more than happy to put the record out.


Tell me about the song “Rock n’ Roll Dipshit”.  Was it inspired by an actual person or just the idea of the typical rock n’ roll lunkhead?
PALE LIPS: Rock n Roll Dipshit was, indeed, loosely inspired by a real-life person, but the song itself is less about an individual and more about the rock and roll dipshit archetype.


There have been a lot of bands lately speaking out against their audience using their phones during their performances.  What sorts of things annoy or distract you when you’re playing?
PALE LIPS: Probably the only annoying or distracting thing is when people stand too far back from the stage. We definitely play better and have way more fun when people are really getting into it. Everybody should always move closer!

Pale Lips Demos released December 2014

There’s an old folk story about the first time John Lennon met Bob Dylan.  Lennon being a huge Dylan fan asked him what he thought of the Beatles and Dylan replied “you’re good but your music isn’t saying anything”.  John being totally mortified, started writing Rubber Soul shortly after.  What do you think about that story, was Dylan right?  Does music have to “say something” to be relevant? 
PALE LIPS: Music doesn’t have to say anything to be relevant, if it did we wouldn’t be considered relevant at all. Music can inspire any range of emotions, it can say something or nothing at all, and it just has to be enjoyable to listen to. Mostly we just want people to have fun when they’re listening to us.


What’s your favorite LP to play from start to finish and tell me about the first time you heard it, where were you and how were you introduced to it?
ILONA - King Tuff Was Dead. I was anticipating a big change in my life that didn’t end up happening.

JAMIE - Attack in Black Years (By One Thousand Fingertips). I had just gone through a breakup and was living in my friend’s apartment. I would just flip this record over and over again.

LYNN - The Monks Bad Habits. I briefly had a band way back in the day called Inner City Kitties, and my friend in the band introduced me to this record. I fell in love and still listen to it all the time, it’s one of my all-time favorites.

JACKIE - Ramones Leave Home. I first heard this album in the back of my friend’s car when I was about fifteen. We would drive around all the time listening to it on repeat. To this day it’s my favorite Ramones album, and probably my favorite album of all time. I never get sick of it and can sing it by heart.




What’s the best piece of advice you’ve read or someone told you that you still follow to this day?
ILONA - My dad always says, “watch and listen.”

JAMIE - “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before
breakfast.” A quote from Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland.

JACKIE - My mom was a Scout leader so she taught me to always be prepared. Very practical.

LYNN - My brother always tells me, “Stay in your zone, breathe and have fun.”


Where can people go or log on to hear and buy your music?
PALE LIPS: We have a Bandcamp page! https://palelips.bandcamp.com
We have sold out of our 7” entirely but digital download (and streaming) is still available.





What lies ahead for Pale Lips, any more records or touring news coming up?
PALE LIPS: Our debut full length album, Wanna Be Bad, is coming out in early 2016 on Hosehead Records! Our great friend Max Desharnais from Sonic Avenues did an absolutely awesome job producing, recording and mixing the album and we are incredibly proud of how it turned out. Now we are just waiting on the vinyl so we really have no idea when the album will be ready - but it’s coming! We have no concrete plans yet, but are hoping to book some US dates and maybe a brief stint in Europe once we have the vinyl in our hands. We are playing a couple of shows with Paul Collins Beat in January in Ottawa and Montreal,  So 2016 is off to a great start and we are hoping to keep up the momentum.








































Thursday, November 5, 2015

Dany Laj and The Looks


Dany Laj & The Looks photo by Justin Lamothe

Dany Laj and The Looks have made one of the most tremendous records I've heard all year.  Their new LP Word On The Street released earlier this year on Squirtgun Records is a power pop masterpiece.   Sure you've got bands aping Cheap Trick and The Beat left and right but Dany Laj mixes his influences up, breaks them down to their basic elements and what he creates from it is something truly inspiring.  If you miss Elvis Costello's hooks, Joe Jackson's heart, Nick Lowe's wit, and Dwight Twilley's charm; then Dany Laj and The Looks are the band for you!

Interview by J Castro

Who is currently in the band and what does everyone do?
DANY: Me, Dany Laj – Guitar, Vocals
Jeanette Dowling – Bass, Vocals
Collin Burnett - Drums


I’ve read other people describing your band’s sound, but how would you define it to someone that’s never heard your music before?
DANY: I usually say peanut butter hotdogs sparkled with cinnamon, but really it's power pop (which is a sub-genre of rock 'n roll).


What band, musician, or songwriter would you say has had the single most influence on your musical career?  Tell me about the first time you heard them and how it affected you: 
DANY: When I was about 13 years old, one of my dad's employees for his construction company had brought me a box full of 45's that were from the local radio station in my hometown. I guess the station was getting rid of their records and most likely were making room and updating to only cd's in their library. It was the first time I had ever seen a clear colored vinyl. That record was the single Teenage Kicks by The Undertones. I put it on right away. Even though at that time the single would have been about 15 years old, it sounded so fresh to me. It was so catchy, the guitars sounded so good, and I swear I annoyed everyone around for the next year singing that chorus over and over again. I for sure wanted to play music for the rest of my life after that.


What sorts of things inspire your song lyrics?  Do you ever get inspired by films or literature?
DANY: All kinds of things influence my lyrics: love, friendships, parties, bad experiences, good ones, drugs, politicians, good stories. Yes, I do get influenced by films and literature. I mean, reading The Outsiders when I was in grade 9 was a game changer for me, same thing for Lord of the Flies. When we were on tour in July I read Peter Case's paperback As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport. It really motivated me to keep doing what I'm doing. It really makes me want to go to San Francisco. That kind of thing.  

Dany Laj photo by Holly Thomas

The band just got off a tour of western Canada.  How do you feel that went? 
Can you tell me about the most memorable show on the tour, good or bad and what made it stick in your mind?
DANY: It went really well. It surprised us really. We had just gotten off an east coast Canada tour that could have killed any band right there and then. We had van troubles out there but we pushed through and got our shit together and bought a new van for the west coast. We hired Barry Higginson (The Doers, Uptights), a Vancouver drummer. We had a blast. We laughed so hard the whole time. Jeanette pulled a muscle in her back she was laughing so hard. The Vancouver show was incredible. The people were great and we played really well.


Speaking of your shows, what feelings or sentiments do you want your audience to walk away with after seeing you perform? 
DANY: I just want them to love and respect one another. But most importantly, I want them to be happy and feel like what they paid at the door was worth every nickel.

Word On The Street LP released May 5th, 2015, Squirtgun Records 

Your new LP Word on the Street came out earlier this year on Squirtgun Records.  A label you seem to fit well on.  Can you tell me a bit about the record, where it was made who helped out in the recording of it etc.? 
DANY: Yes we recorded it in February of 2014 at -Stu-Stu-Studio in Toronto, Ontario, with Brendan Howlett, who also helped produce it with Jeanette and I. I write a lot of songs and we play a lot of stuff live that isn't always recorded or released yet. I collected a bunch of those songs off old set-lists and felt that they would make a good record if they were put together and released that way. I started to realize after a while that lyrically, those songs were telling a tale that I didn't know I was telling till I put them together. For a first long player it's kind of an introduction to the world of who I am or maybe even a memoir of who I was for the last 5 years or so. Lewis Handford played drums, and I invited one our previous drummers and brother in arms to me Sean Dignan to play percussion and Jay Lemak to play keys. I also enlisted the help of our friends Heather Mazhar, Samatha Martin, Laura Hermiston, Anna Mernieks, and Zero4 to come sing on the record with us.  It was mixed here in Montreal by Samuel Gemme at what is now known as Reel Road Studios and mastered by Noah Mintz at Laquer Channel in Toronto.


If you could rise to super stardom on the strength of one song, which one of your songs would you want it to be and why do you want this particular song to solidify your legacy in pop culture forever?
DANY: Mr. Rebound. If I would have to play one song every night for the rest of my life I wouldn't mind if it was that one. I never get sick of it and I love singing it. Remedy is a close second.


I was watching an old interview with a famous punk icon (I won’t say who because most of the time people just focus on that instead of the actual question) and he was saying how much he hates Bruce Springsteen because all he does is whine in his songs and he never offers any solutions for the social injustices he writes about.  What do you think about that?  Do you feel musicians and artists in general have an obligation to offer up solutions and not just “whine” about issues?
DANY: Nah, I don't feel musicians have to offer solutions for everything they raise questions about politically. I have a song that we play that talks about unionizing the miners in my hometown, for instance; I mean I raise the question in it. The solution is a complicated one. Of course to me it would be a great idea, but the last thing I would want at the same time is one of my old high school buddies getting caught whispering about it and getting fired from his job for bringing it up at work. Sometimes you simply can't offer a solution because you don't have one. Sometimes “whining” is the thing to do. Take it or leave it.


I always hear golfers talk about how many “life lessons” a person can learn from playing golf.  What sorts of valuable “life lessons” do you feel people learn from being in a touring rock ‘n roll band?
DANY: You learn to adapt to situations quickly. Things happen fast. You meet people, you try to learn their lingo, remember their names. Best way to do any of this is to have a positive mental attitude. None of this is easy, have a good time with it, and treat people the way you want to be treated. It seems like simple stuff but when you're exhausted, hungover, and sick, it gets very tricky. Just be nice.


Where can people go or log on to hear and buy your music?
DANY: www.danylaj.com pretty much has what you want.


What’s in the near future for Dany Laj and The Looks, any U.S. tours planned?
DANY: Tons more touring. We are working on a tour of the Canada/US for early spring with one of my top 10 songwriters of all time. Fingers crossed everything goes smoothly and we'll be able to announce it soon.