GRAYOWL

Our first album review came out today from the music blog, Greyowl Point. Read it here!

I think that the owl's expression in the illustration above is accurate for our state of mind right now... hoot!

DIAL THIS CHANNEL

We've set up a youtube channel for Rival Boys music. As of now there are songs off our EP, Life of Worry, on the site, but it will soon be home to music videos for our upcoming record (currently in progress). Check it out here!

KAZOO KAZOO

We spent last night in Guelph - our all time favourite destination for out of town shows - playing at Kazoo Fest. We played at Synnema which at first glance seems to be a questionable venue for live music, nestled in a basement between a Muay Thai gym and a Young Drivers of Canada office. But the place turned out to be excellent (you can't argue with nice people and free beers!). We were slated to go on first at 8:00, and were anticipating playing to an empty bar. But we frequently forget how shows in Guelph are different from those in Toronto - in Guelph, people come early and leave late. Thanks to everyone for coming!

Following us were great sets by Tasseomancy (check out the song "Healthy Hands Will Mourn You" - the live version was fantastic) and Wax Mannequin - who was amazing! We'd never seen him live before and the performance was completely mind blowing. Above is a picture from his set after a giant body bag of balloons was released into the audience.

Driving back to Toronto today in an April blizzard was a great way to cap off the weekend too! Here's hoping for summer and more shows with great bands!

MUSIC AND PICTURES

 As promised! Here are 2 samples of the photos we took with Becca - who is so awesome to work with. There is nothing better than doing something like this with a good friend (and luckier still that she has the talent and materials to do it!).Not only does it make the whole process hilarious (the photo on the bottom is completely genuine!), but it feels really weird to have your photo taken hundreds of times, and having someone you trust behind the camera makes it much, much easier.

On Friday we spent a few hours underdressed in the power corridor at Kipling and Dundas, saying 'Hi' to the dogs being walked (and a puppy!), then came back to our house to sit in front of the table of food which I had worked on beforehand. Hopefully the photos in that set will make people want to buy our music AND come for dinner.

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For some musical news now... We recorded our record at Chemical Sound, who has now kindly posted one of the songs off the album on their website here: http://chemicalsound.tumblr.com/. The song is called 'Fine Lines.' Get into it!!

PARTY PIECES

Yesterday we spent some time taking photos with our good friend Becca Lemire. We  braved the windy desolation of Etobicoke and ate massive amounts of dill mashed potatoes to get these photos taken. Above are some picture I took of the preparation stages for our vision, during which I rediscovered my love for Rice Crispy squares and instant cake mix...

The 'real' photos will be up soon! Check back to see us gorging on chicken and cheese and fake laughing!

THINGS MOVE ALONG...

Things are moving along with getting our album, Mutual Feelings of Love, out to all of you!  Here's a sampler of some promotional copies that most people will never get! Ha! But below is a teaser for the forthcoming album artwork which will look WAY better on real deal.

MASTERING MORE MASTERING

We have, as of today, FINISHED 12 songs for our forthcoming full length album, Mutual Feelings of Love. It has been a long process, but it's been incredible from the very start. Last night, our friends Corey Wells (of Ancestors), Brooke Gagne and Laura Rafferty (of Planet Creature) helped us lay down some shouty vocals in our last recording effort. Thanks guys! Above are some pictures to prove the fun! We also can't thank Mike Rocha enough for all of his work and help producing, mixing and mastering this music.