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Steam Whistle hosts Unsigned #21 at our brewery in support of independent Canadian musicians.

Steam Whistle’s UNSIGNED Indie Music Concert February 24

Micro-brewery hosts a concert filled with independent Canadian talent

Toronto, ON January 31 - Steam Whistle is an active supporter of independent Canadian musicians and the microbrewery’s UNSIGNED concert series is now in fifth year running. The February 24th show hosted in the brewery’s Beer Hall will feature an album release for Boys Who Say No, Indie rockers The Paint Movement, and a solo set from Luke Lalonde of the Born Ruffians. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are only $5 at the door with all proceeds from ticket sales going back to the community through the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation.

About the Bands:

Boys Who Say No

Toronto indie-rockers Boys Who Say No have been building buzz with their playfully unpredictable brand of quirky party pop. Their first full length album "Contingencies" will be released on February 24th and it has been long anticipated by both the band and fans alike. Boys Who Say No blast out a frenetic live show that has been described as sounding “something between Will Sheff (Okkervil River) and early urgent Talking Heads.” (FAZER Magazine) The band describes their upcoming Unsigned performance “like pop music falling down the stairs, into a pool of beer that is inhabited by all of your friends”.

www.boyswhosayno.com

The Paint Movement

The Paint Movement's latest full length album was produced and mixed by David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle). Throughout this entire time the band decided not to play any shows and just focus entirely on writing the music.The band returned to live music with two sold-out shows at The Dakota Tavern and followed that with a national tour with friends Yukon Blonde. The 6 piece band mixes elements of rock, pop and soul and melds them into unique songs which at times feature male vocals, at others female vocals, and a lot of the time you hear group chants. http://www.myspace.com/thepaintmovement

Luke Lalonde of the Born Ruffians

Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2004 from Midland, Ontario. They are currently signed to Warp Records.They have toured with Franz Ferdinand, Caribou, Peter Bjorn and John, Hot Chip, The Hidden Cameras, Tokyo Police Club and The Honorary Title. The guitarist and vocalist Luke Lalonde will be performing a solo set at the brewery on February 24th.

http://bornruffians.com/

http://www.myspace.com/bornruffians

About Steam Whistle UNSIGNED:

Steam Whistle UNSIGNED is an ongoing concert series that showcases Canada’s indie music talent, while also developing its future. Hosted in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver each edition of UNSIGNED features three Canadian artists with all of the ticket sales going back to the arts community through Artists’ Health Centre Foundation. UNSIGNED has to date featured over 70 independent Canadian acts and have raised over $50,000 for local artists. To bring these events together, Steam Whistle teams up with Pandor Productions, The Grid, and Gibson Guitars.

Previous bands who played UNSIGNED include: The Rural Alberta Advantage, Austra, The Darcys, Young Empires, Rich Aucoin, The Balconies, Woodhands, Dinosaur Bones, Lioness, Parallels, Make Your Exit, Hooded Fang and Kidstreet.