tag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:/blogs/stories-from-the-danger-bay-97d448f2-a052-4795-ae41-2dccd095c887?p=31Stories From The Danger Bay2024-03-24T13:18:53-04:00Chris Pagefalsetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73717102024-03-24T13:18:53-04:002024-03-24T13:25:19-04:00Live show! Quinn's in Ottawa March 30th<div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/cba976c2ed3d6378d037810a7b6ab2c6b019dc8e/original/screen-shot-2024-03-16-at-2-08-45-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="1560" width="2526" /><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">In a week I'll be joining <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/allaire1?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUGsTlw2v4WtVIyKaf3nRynP8Z8MveYu27-NqOqc6um80FgcCtJGtY2MHxBHFUPWxUUxX47PQcyrLV6lLfTeQnjIMD2Wn5yZ5CvpmpRaFWLOVOIBjwE7KoZMxd-kwhgW-v6ad-pW5SGRNifdDU5fIzO2GTzNOnomlDsBv9BAruf5A&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>John Allaire</span></a> at his famous 'Allaire Show' over at Quinn's: Saturday March 30th from 3pm - 5pm!</div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">We'll be playing a couple of sets and serving up some fun cover songs. </div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Looking forward to finally playing this legendary local matinee!</div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Hope to see you out for some afternoon music and drinks.</div>
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</div>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73532942024-02-18T10:54:34-05:002024-02-18T10:54:34-05:00Spotify: Cruising Altitudes<p>One of my newer songs ‘Cruising Altitudes’ is now up on Spotify. </p><p>If you use that platform, follow me and you'll be notified of new releases from the weekly Release Radar: </p><p><iframe style="border-radius:12px;" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7AWZUzML1JRRHRvvd9UPCA?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73532932024-02-18T10:51:11-05:002024-02-18T10:51:12-05:00Substack storytime: Balloon Ears & Greenhouse Dizzies<p>My latest Substack recounts a story from when I was a kid and had a really strange illness.</p><p>My Dad always thought it was hilarious. </p><p>Read more and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/balloon-ears-and-the-greenhouse-dizzies?r=yk5pf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">subscribe to my Substack here</a>. </p><p>Enjoy!</p><ul><li>C.</li></ul>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73495572024-02-11T12:38:22-05:002024-02-11T12:38:22-05:00Live on CKCU/YouTube<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XTPdk2dyQVQ?si=lVRZi65xneoLkU4R" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p>I played a couple of songs from my upcoming LP live on CKCU's Canadian Spaces.</p><p>It was a live broadcast from Meow That's Hot featuring a few local artists here in Ottawa and was live-streamed to YouTube as well. My set starts at about 35 minutes in to the broadcast. </p><p>Thanks to Anne-Marie and Chris for having me on their show! </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73495562024-02-09T00:00:00-05:002024-02-11T12:31:35-05:00New Substack post: A School Trip In The 1970s<p>My latest Substack post is a funny little story from when I was in Grade 3!</p><p>Read it here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/a-school-trip-in-the-1970s" data-link-type="url">https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/a-school-trip-in-the-1970s</a></p><p>And subscribe when you're there…more stories on the way. ;)</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73445892024-02-02T07:21:58-05:002024-02-02T07:21:59-05:00Bandcamp Friday release: The Waitress In Her Place and Time<p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:470px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3566824956/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-waitress-in-her-place-and-time">The Waitress In Her Place and Time by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Hey everyone,</span><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">I'm excited to be back at it here for Bandcamp Friday and I've got new music to share with you! </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">And because two versions are more fun than one...'</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-waitress-in-her-place-and-time" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://campradio.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1bb0a5dd446e321b2c1e55e62%26id%3D746c2580b8%26e%3D7680672c72&source=gmail&ust=1706962033656000&usg=AOvVaw2Vf6ZL7lJ6lb7Uyrl5IbN3" data-link-type="url"><strong><u>The Waitress In Her Place And Time</u></strong></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">' gets the Saturday night/Sunday morning treatment to challenge your listening preferences. </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-waitress-in-her-place-and-time" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://campradio.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1bb0a5dd446e321b2c1e55e62%26id%3Dc054823a24%26e%3D7680672c72&source=gmail&ust=1706962033656000&usg=AOvVaw2t3ZvGKRajpNbsCgA6VDV4"><u>Dig in here</u></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">! </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Also, exciting news: My new album is just around the corner as the key master of Little Bullhorn Prods Dave Draves finalizes mixes and masters. Pre-orders for limited vinyl will be up on Bandcamp really soon, as well as on my site: </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://campradio.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1bb0a5dd446e321b2c1e55e62%26id%3D0ac7c91852%26e%3D7680672c72&source=gmail&ust=1706962033656000&usg=AOvVaw37VY8u585J8-UoQvhn62gX"><strong><u>https://chrispagemusic.com/</u></strong></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">. </span><strong>Limited to 100 copies on coloured vinyl! </strong><br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Lastly, tune in to CKCU on Feb 10th around 11am as I'll be playing a couple of songs and chatting on Canadian Spaces live from Meow That's Hot. The broadcast will be on the </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ckcufm.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://campradio.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1bb0a5dd446e321b2c1e55e62%26id%3D3bfa94654f%26e%3D7680672c72&source=gmail&ust=1706962033656000&usg=AOvVaw1gLTyMIZgyEn151Pm7AaQZ"><strong><u>Mighty CKCU FM</u></strong></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);"> and will also be </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/nathanaelnewton/streams" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://campradio.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D1bb0a5dd446e321b2c1e55e62%26id%3Dfd08708262%26e%3D7680672c72&source=gmail&ust=1706962033656000&usg=AOvVaw1w-SXbyVkb46KvilfAtEzf"><strong><u>live streamed to YouTube</u></strong></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">. </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Thanks for the support and for following along. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">c.</span></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73443172024-02-01T19:45:13-05:002024-02-01T19:46:46-05:00New Substack: Songwriting Diary - Corner Store<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/21f915e7de4b24bde62b19f3ded4bf9445bc1f12/original/sodaback.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><p><span>Celebrating the 30th anniversary of “</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://tdrecs.com/products/13-soda-punx-fastbacks-sicko-mtx-bum-30th-anniversary-reissue-cd-lp" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><u>13 Soda Punx</u></a><span>”.</span></p><p>This is <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/songwriting-diary-corner-store?r=yk5pf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">a story of how The Stand GT song Corner Store</a> came to life. These are the scenes I remember when thinking about this song.</p><p>The whole truth and nothing but… ;)</p><p>Read it on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/songwriting-diary-corner-store?r=yk5pf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Substack here</a>. Enjoy!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73436872024-01-25T00:00:00-05:002024-01-31T16:42:36-05:00New Substack post: Am I Rural? <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/1c5dbe8a1a06c9b5e7732d1e90abbf78ca1e4ba9/original/img-6109.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><span>I’m a fan of </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://kellyoxford.substack.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><u>Kelly Oxford’s Permanent Retrograde</u></a><span> and one of her recent Substack newsletters is called “</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://kellyoxford.substack.com/p/are-you-rural" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><u>Are You Rural</u></a><span>?”</span></p><p>It asked if you could say ‘Yes’ to 15 statements.</p><p>Having grown up in Glengarry, Ontario, I wondered if I was rural.</p><p>So I took Kelly’s quiz. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/am-i-rural-i-took-kelly-oxfords-quiz?r=yk5pf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Read it here</a>. </p><p> </p><p><iframe style="background-color:white;border:1px solid #EEE;" src="https://chrispage.substack.com/embed" width="480" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73393382024-01-18T11:00:00-05:002024-01-24T11:26:58-05:00Look Ma, I'm a Soda Punk!<div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(5, 5, 5);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow-wrap:break-word;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;'>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/ab22dd6e17b86a50e3f6145f858e9b37c82aa97a/original/img-6081.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Happy <a class="no-pjax" href="https://tdrecs.com/collections/sppf-2024" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span>The Seattle Pop Punk Festival</span></a> to my pals kicking out the jams tonight! </div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">And happy 30th anniversary to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://tdrecs.com/products/13-soda-punx-fastbacks-sicko-mtx-bum-30th-anniversary-reissue-cd-lp" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">13 Soda Punx</a>. </div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">It was exciting to be a part of this comp when it came out. </div>
<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">I wrote a bit about it on my <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/chrispage/p/look-ma-im-a-soda-punk?r=yk5pf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Substack which you can read here</a>. </div>
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<div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">And please subscribe to my Substack: </div>
</div><p><iframe style="background-color:white;border:1px solid #EEE;" src="https://chrispage.substack.com/embed" width="480" height="320" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73150232023-12-05T19:11:42-05:002023-12-05T19:12:52-05:00Showtime! First of 2024<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/d1378b0541f504833b37c7f160825f0926e7e4cc/original/bokonons-fbcover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Stick those new year's resolutions firmly in your back pocket and bring 'em out to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://redbirdlive.ca/shows/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Red Bird Live</a> on Friday January 12th!</p><p>The Bokonons are kicking off the new year by launching a brand new LP called ‘Friday Night Sessions’. If you dug ‘Pot Of Gold’, you'll definitely be into this one as Jeff Meleras continues his Americana songwriting prowess and picks up right where POG left off. </p><p>As well as playing guitar for Jeff & The Bokonons, I'll be opening the show as well. What? I know….double dutying! </p><p>Get tickets here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.simpletix.com/e/jeff-meleras-and-the-bokonons-with-chris-p-tickets-152687" target="_blank">https://www.simpletix.com/e/jeff-meleras-and-the-bokonons-with-chris-p-tickets-152687</a></p><p>Have a friend to drag along? Tell them about the FB event here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/910214313315430/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/910214313315430/</a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73150212023-12-01T19:10:00-05:002023-12-05T19:03:30-05:00Bandcamp Friday: Cruising Altitudes<p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1986517683/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/cruising-altitudes">Cruising Altitudes by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Leaning into another Bandcamp Friday with a new song called ‘Cruising Altitudes’.</div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto"> </div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Check it out on Bandcamp here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/cruising-altitudes?fbclid=IwAR1Uo9SQPxB78KqdnNMkLj15rUTa8h7siZGOYDUm21I8fbvwAldgTvghuWU" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/cruising-altitude</span></a><a data-link-type="url" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0"><span>s</span></a>
</div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto"> </div><div style="font-family:inherit;text-align:start;" dir="auto">Hope you enjoy and discovery some new indie favourites today!</div>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/73048872023-11-16T19:57:39-05:002023-11-16T19:57:39-05:00Solos Going Steady returns!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/5097e945edf65d9fa532891c42a1ceceb4b1924e/original/solos-going-stedy-2023-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />It's back, friends! </p><p>Our annual Solos Going Steady show is back at Irene's in Ottawa this Saturday night, Nov 18th. </p><p>I'll be sharing a bill with Patrick Shanks, Liz McDermott and Jon Hynes. </p><p>Music starts at 9pm SHARP. </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/irenespubandrestaurant/1021462?fbclid=IwAR0DbdM8ucs3o0XZx_qCqXpLA-D-cBgO2zCTSQGzco1g1tDHU4X-wVruQVA" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Get tickets at this link</a>. </p><p>See you there! </p><p>Poster by Meltingplastic! </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72980832023-11-03T07:40:06-04:002023-11-03T07:40:51-04:00Bandcamp Friday: Jenny Said See You Saturday Night<p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=591994587/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/jenny-said-see-you-saturday-night">Jenny Said See You Saturday Night by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">The Saturday Night companion piece to "Jenny": </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/jenny">chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/jenny</a><br><br><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">For this Bandcamp Friday I revisited one of my songs and gave it the Saturday Night version it deserves. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">If you enjoy, all dollars you send my way for this one today will be donated to CKCU, The Mighty 93.1. </span><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ckcufm.com/%C2%A0" rel="nofollow ugc" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin">www.ckcufm.com/ </a><a rel="nofollow ugc" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"> </a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Our community radio station is having its funding drive and CKCU has been a huge supporter of indie music and our community. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">And its yearly funding drive is critical for survival.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Thanks for listening and for donating if you can.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">c.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">PS: I'm playing a show at Irene's in Ottawa on Nov 18th. Tickets here: </span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/irenespubandrestaurant/1021462" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/irenespubandrestaurant/1021462</a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72837052023-10-06T06:29:59-04:002023-10-16T10:52:29-04:00Bandcamp Friday: Lukewarm baths and Hallowe'en dreaming<p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1610079579/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/psychopaths-in-lukewarm-baths">Psychopaths In Lukewarm Baths by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p>I'm kicking off the creepy season with a stripped down version of a song I wrote for <strong>Expanda Fuzz</strong> a few years back. </p><p>It's a twisted tribute to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Boys" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Lost Boys</a> called ‘<strong>Psychopaths In Lukewarm Baths</strong>’, originally from the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Efuzz LP ‘Bleuets’</a>. </p><p>I will be writing about these lyrics on my Substack in the coming days, so if you're interested, subscribe here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.substack.com/">https://chrispage.substack.com/</a></p><p> </p><p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3903390524/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/track/its-always-halloween-inside-my-head">It's Always Hallowe'en Inside My Head by Expanda Fuzz</a></iframe></p><p>And speaking of Efuzz…we're back!</p><p>Halloween is a favourite around the Las Vanier Haus of Fuzz, so before we picked out the pumpkins, we plugged in a few fuzz pedals and went to work on a new love letter to the season. </p><p>‘<strong>It’s Always Hallowe'en Inside My Head</strong>' is a “a dreamy damnation of those lovesick vampires and ghosts inside our heads”. </p><p>I know, right? </p><p>Enjoy and happy <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Bandcamp</a> Friday indie music hunting, everyone. </p><p>-c. </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72667112023-09-01T07:39:16-04:002023-09-01T07:44:42-04:00The Best Coast<p> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/cdc90a5eb8d1de4dda95032d3e422da03e614309/original/bestcoast1000.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Hope you're geared up for another Bandcamp Friday of new indie music discovery!</span> <br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">My contribution to the indie wave is a new song called </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-best-coast-ep" target="_blank"><u>The Best Coast</u></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">And for those of you amused by the multiple versions I've been releasing lately, the </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-best-coast-ep" target="_blank"><u>Saturday Night/Sunday Morning</u></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);"> combo appears again. </span> <br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Thank you for listening and thanks for continuing to purchase my songs...hope they're treating you well. </span> <br><br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">Happy Bandcamp Friday-ing! </span> <br><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">- chris</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">PS: I've started a Substack, so </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.substack.com/" data-link-type="url" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);"><u>pop over and subscribe here</u></span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);">!</span></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72576612023-08-16T07:09:21-04:002023-08-16T07:12:15-04:00Substack: Dreamed We Were Astronauts<p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.substack.com/p/dreamed-we-were-astronauts?sd=pf" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/403e75a6742cb7d189b4265dc363ea53d662590b/original/image-square.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p><p>I'm now on Substack if you'd like to subscribe.</p><p>Read my latest bit about the great Northeast Blackout, an event that inspired me to write Dreamed We Were Astronauts all those years ago for Camp Radio.</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.substack.com/p/dreamed-we-were-astronauts?sd=pf" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">https://chrispage.substack.com/p/dreamed-we-were-astronauts?sd=pf</a></p><p>I plan to write regularly about songwriting, music related stuff…and possibly even the bizarre crap I collect.</p><p>Cheers!</p><p>-chris</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72517472023-08-03T21:16:38-04:002023-08-03T21:22:52-04:00Summer Remains: A new EP for Bandcamp Friday<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/256fb06a3e4f732277389a249d81b93dadeb5eb4/original/summerremains500.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><div>Hope your summer is going swimmingly. </div><div> </div><div>Admittedly this <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/summer-remains-ep" data-link-type="url">Bandcamp Friday</a> came out of nowhere. </div><div> </div><div>I've spent the last few days scrambling to get this song ready for my Bandcamp peeps, so I hope you enjoy!</div><div> </div><div>And keeping the tradition alive, here's another <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/summer-remains-ep" data-link-type="url">Saturday Night/Sunday Morning</a> treatment: one version good and mellow for those Sunday morning papers and the other is full blown power pop ripping for your Saturday Night warm up playlist (please crank that one WAY UP! It might be my fave Sat Nite version yet!).</div><div> </div><div>'<a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/summer-remains-ep" data-link-type="url">Summer Remains</a>' is a reflection on the whirlwind of bittersweet feelings you get as those warm summer evenings get shorter; when the fireflies fade away and the crickets come out in full force among the asters. </div><div>
<div>It really is the best time of year, isn't it?</div>
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<div>Thanks for your continued support. Enjoy all the great releases coming out this Bandcamp Friday and thanks for supporting indie artists.</div>
<div>-chris</div>
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<div><iframe style="border-width:0;height:470px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1870496130/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/summer-remains-ep">Summer Remains EP by Chris Page</a></iframe></div>
<div>Lyrics:</div>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">There’s not much more you need to hear</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Here is the last song I’ll write this year</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">The boys of summer hurt my head</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">And I was stuck on everything you said </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">They’re all remains…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">They’re just summer remains.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">The Aspen is running low on fuel</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I swore to Rod I’m not going back to school</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I lost my nerve that day on the beach</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">We all felt summer slipping out of reach</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">They’re all remains…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">They’re just summer remains.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">The sunset reflected low in your eyes</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">You kissed me and tried to not act surprised</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">By autumn you had drifted away </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">And I held tight to summer remains </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">They’re all that remains</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">They’re just summer remains. </span></p>
</div>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72231422023-06-08T13:06:00-04:002023-08-03T20:58:28-04:00Near In Control: "cover" for Kind Space<p><i><strong>Update June 13:</strong></i></p><p><i>Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to listen and donate to my Near In Control fundraiser!</i></p><p><i>Your contributions helps The Bytown Cup raise over <strong>$12,500</strong> for </i><a class="no-pjax" href="https://kindspace.ca/" data-link-type="url"><i>Kind Space</i></a><i> this weekend!</i></p><p><i>That's a fantastic and I'm thrilled to be a little part of it.</i></p><p><i>Thanks again for your support!</i></p><p>*****************</p><p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:442px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1865800695/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/near-in-control">Near In Control by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p>New release on Bandcamp, folks! <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/near-in-control" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">All $$ raised from this song</a> goes to a charitable cause: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://kindspace.ca/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Kind Space</a>.</p><p>My friends have organized a hockey tournament this weekend called 'The ByTown Cup' and it's described as "<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">A bunch of good people playing bad hockey, raising money for charity and building a positive and healthy hockey culture that's welcoming to everyone."</span></p><p>While having fun, we're raising funds for this great organization, Kind Space. Read more about it here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-support-of-kind-space" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gofundme.com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-support-of-kind-space&source=gmail&ust=1686221541591000&usg=AOvVaw3vL_trav-UCiFlSBcNeWov">https://www.gofundme.</a><wbr><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-support-of-kind-space" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gofundme.com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-support-of-kind-space&source=gmail&ust=1686221541591000&usg=AOvVaw3vL_trav-UCiFlSBcNeWov">com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-</a><wbr><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-support-of-kind-space" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gofundme.com/f/bytown-cup-2023-in-support-of-kind-space&source=gmail&ust=1686221541591000&usg=AOvVaw3vL_trav-UCiFlSBcNeWov">support-of-kind-space</a></wbr></wbr></p><p>We're looking to reach $5000 this weekend!</p><p>Oh and about this new release: It's a deep cut track that appeared <a class="no-pjax" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/theyre-magically-delicious" data-link-type="url">on the very first record</a> by The Stand GT, way back in the 90s. It's called "<a class="no-pjax" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/near-in-control" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Near In Control</a>" and was a staple of our set back then (albeit a tad more raucous than this version). So yeah, this is a bit of a time capsule into my 20ish year old brain, writing about who knows what.</p><p>Hope you enjoy...and please donate if you can. I'll ensure all the money you send to Bandcamp gets over to Kind Space via the Bytown Cup GoFundMe!</p><p>Cheers and keep your stick on the ice!</p><p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:42px;width:100%;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1865800695/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/near-in-control">Near In Control by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p><i>Lyrics:</i></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">When you play my guitar that low</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">And you tell me about the things you know and see</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">And how this tough equation just won’t fit me</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Trading clothes might keep us close</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">But I think you already know exactly</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">What I’m thinking and how I’m dealing with it.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Avoiding sleep and jamming with your words</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’m learning a lot, but not the half I’ve heard.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">So you tell me, but you can’t stop me from getting there.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’ve always learned to live with stares.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">But this kind I’m not sure if I care for</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">And I know I’ll never understand them.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’m taking in the things you say</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’ll use them some other day, you’ll see.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">And I’ll wonder if you’re thinking of me. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’m searching long and hard for a cool catchphrase</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">The one, the secret to let me take you away.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’m near in control, I heard you say. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">So don’t let that star blur on your wrist</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">There is no way to fade from this.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Hide in your room, you’re not alone</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Pulling at strings, near in control. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Now you’ve kicked the shins of Jale</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I know you will never fail and probably be</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Someone who I wish was thinking of me. </span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’m searching long and hard for a cool catchphrase</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">The one, the secret to let me take you away.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">I’m near in control, I heard you say.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">*shrug emoji*</span></p><p><br> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/72098102023-05-16T07:28:50-04:002023-06-08T07:25:31-04:00Shanks at McCranks! Raising funds for the Hintonburg Food Bank. <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/296595/6a35d5ddf47ca3bf3d31ac4f7a16fe37fbc4a116/original/shanks-poster-web-may-2023.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p>I'll be strumming a few songs at McCranks Cycles in Ottawa this holiday weekend Sunday as part of a street party raising funds for the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Parkdale Food Centre of Hintonburg</a>. </p><p>It's another Shanks at McCranks, folks! </p><p>Set times:</p><p>4pm: Shanker and the Frontenacs</p><p>4:45: Edith</p><p>5:00 Emitt Morrison (comedy)</p><p>5:15 Chris Page </p><p>6pm: Bruce Berry and the Econolines</p><p>7pm: The Sell Outs</p><p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71857872023-04-07T09:33:40-04:002023-04-07T09:38:08-04:00Bandcamp Friday: Alone With Your Radio<p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:470px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3073811975/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/alone-with-your-radio-ep">Alone With Your Radio (EP) by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">It's Bandcamp Friday pals, so let's do it up again.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/alone-with-your-radio-ep" data-link-type="url" target="_blank">Saturday night/Sunday morning</a> versions are continuing into 2023, and I'm enjoying the ride. </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Saturday night version kicks out the jams while Sunday morning takes the chill route. You probably know the dril by now. Pick your poison! </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">"<a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/alone-with-your-radio-ep" data-link-type="url" target="_blank">Alone With Your Radio</a>" is a tribute to those who reminisce about sitting by the dial, finding that perfect signal. </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">We owe a lot to our radios. I know I do. </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Enjoy and happy Bandcamp Fridaying!</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Cheers,</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">C.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">PS: My 3 remaining <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">vinyl releases are on sale for $15</a>! Today only. Find them <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/merch" data-link-type="url" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71659432023-03-06T07:23:52-05:002023-03-06T07:25:03-05:00Tripping Against The Crowd - live strum<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l-2V5EA-d0k" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p>My newest song, Tripping Against The Crowd. </p><p>You can find the studio versions of this one over on Bandcamp now:</p><p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:470px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3376444379/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/tripping-against-the-crowd-ep">Tripping Against The Crowd EP by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR?si=VDMX-yApSKWucocY5ZUj5w" data-link-type="url">Follow me on Spotify</a> to hear this song on that platform when it releases. </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71636352023-03-03T07:15:10-05:002023-03-03T07:17:09-05:00Another Bandcamp Friday brings "Tripping Against The Crowd"<p><iframe style="border-width:0;height:470px;width:350px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3376444379/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/tripping-against-the-crowd-ep">Tripping Against The Crowd EP by Chris Page</a></iframe></p><p> ‘<a class="no-pjax" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/tripping-against-the-crowd-ep" data-link-type="url">Tripping Against The Crowd</a>’ is this month's new song launching out of here, the Las Vanier Haus of Fuzz.</p><p>And just in time for another Bandcamp Friday. It's like an indie music Christmas around here each month. </p><p>I've brought back the Saturday Night/Sunday morning versions for those of you who like to choose between pop punk garage and more chill indie vibes. I've also included a bonus acoustic demo making this a 3 version EP outing this time. </p><p>As usual, these release on Bandcamp first, so be sure to follow me there to be first to hear the new stuff. All other streaming platforms like Spotify will follow in a month or so, and I'd love it if you followed me there as well. </p><p>Also, did you know that <a class="no-pjax" href="https://get.bandcamp.help/hc/en-us/articles/360057841174-Can-I-create-a-playlist" data-link-type="url">you can now make playlists on the Bandcamp app</a>? It's exciting news for those of us who like to support indie artists and add to our Bandcamp library! <a class="no-pjax" href="https://get.bandcamp.help/hc/en-us/articles/360057841174-Can-I-create-a-playlist" data-link-type="url">Find out the details here</a>. </p><p>Happy Discovering New Music and Supporting Indie Artists Bandcamp Friday! </p><p>cp</p><p>Lyrics:</p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">I fell in and out of time </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">While I kept you on my mind </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">With those small silly things </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">To endure when beauty stings </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">You don’t play Those games. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Circumstance beyond control </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Busting rhymes with De La Soul </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Lost the map, as I feared </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Not what you’d expect to hear </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">You don’t play Those games. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">If I cozy up to the cynics all around I’d still feel down. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">We fell in and out of space </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">While the crowd dispersed someplace </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">It was sweet to behold </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">When the Grips unleashed their souls. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">The perfect place to find your way. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">If I cozy up to the static all around </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">And I saturate my field of vision now </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">I’d still feel down </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(54,54,54);">Still feel down.</span></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71478552023-02-04T19:36:33-05:002023-03-02T07:51:05-05:00First Bandcamp Friday for 2023: For Rescuing<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2328743727/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>The first <a contents="Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isitbandcampfriday.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a> of the year has arrived and I'm here for it. </p>
<p>The temperature's dropping down to harsh-town and I'm settling in for this continued winter's nap. </p>
<p>The allure of the season is slowly wearing off like the darkness that encourages it. </p>
<p>'<a contents="For Rescuing" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/for-rescuing" target="_blank">For Rescuing</a>' seems to have the right vibe for days like these. </p>
<p>Cozy up. </p>
<p>And don't worry. </p>
<p>Everything's fine. </p>
<p>- C. </p>
<p>LYRICS: </p>
<p>Lost your way in a broken streetlight <br>A lonely legend lost the last fight <br>The rescuee <br>Needs rescuing. </p>
<p>Said goodbye but no word was spoken <br>Forgot your darts so they’ll be no smoking <br>The rescee <br>Needs rescuing. </p>
<p>Don’t worry everything’s fine <br>My mind wanders all of the time <br>We all need rescuing. </p>
<p>Don’t worry everything’s fine <br>My hearts breaking most of the time <br>We all need rescuing. </p>
<p>Seasons change and your love lies broken <br>But you say no more as the saints have spoken <br>The rescuee <br>Needs rescuing.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71360672023-01-10T16:02:31-05:002023-02-02T20:17:41-05:00Owl Mountain Radar: Late Summer Mountain Song<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3LqqOkMIGtc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="font_small">It's funny to strum a song about late summer here in the dead of winter, but it will be here soon enough (especially for my friends in Australia). ;)</span></em></p>
<p>A few weeks ago we released a bit of a time capsule under the band name <a contents="Owl Mountain Radar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://owlmountainradar.bandcamp.com/album/bluey-pink-ep" target="_blank">Owl Mountain Radar</a>. </p>
<p>Over 10 years ago I recorded an album with Jim and Jeff in a cottage on a mountain. <br>The concept was simple. <br>Each of us would write a few songs to bring along. <br>We'd collaborate and record them. <br>The catch was the songs had to be written on a tenor guitar. <br>That set off a weird obsession (for all of us I think), about all things tenor...guitars. <br>Like all obsessions, maybe that faded a bit, and the songs were archived for posterity. <br>It took us a while, but we decided to let a few of them out. </p>
<p>The first 3 are now available as part of a sweet limited bubblegum 7" you <a contents="can order here and add to your collection" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://owlmountainradar.bandcamp.com/album/bluey-pink-ep" target="_blank">can order here and add to your collection</a>. </p>
<p>"<a contents="Late Summer Mountain Song" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://owlmountainradar.bandcamp.com/track/late-summer-mountain-song">Late Summer Mountain Song</a>" is on side B and is my contribution. </p>
<p>Lyrics:</p>
<p>The clouds showed up</p>
<p>And watered down my energy</p>
<p>That struck a chord with me.</p>
<p>She paused to breathe</p>
<p>And ran her fingers down my jeans</p>
<p>Along every single seam.</p>
<p>Late summer skies</p>
<p>Twist my heart up right.</p>
<p>The forecast writes</p>
<p>A note for everything she needs</p>
<p>Those long apologies.</p>
<p>When the clouds broke up </p>
<p>The sunset showed her where to be</p>
<p>It should've been with me.</p>
<p>Late summer skies</p>
<p>Twist my heart up right</p>
<p>I'll remember when you fold </p>
<p>And twilight turns to gold.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You can also check out the video for 'Blood for Breakfast' here:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1B-nQQmmyvc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71304522022-12-30T15:30:54-05:002023-01-10T14:29:05-05:00N.Y.E.P. and Happy 2023<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1417007193/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>With New Year's Eve falling on a Saturday, I thought it was fitting to close out 2022 with another Saturday Night/Sunday Morning combo. </p>
<p>Here are two versions of 'New Year's Eve On The Couch', fitting for both ringing in the new year and that slow descent into your couch with the realization that it is, in fact, Sunday morning, Jan 1, 2023. </p>
<p>The reflective lyrics hang in the air nicely this time of year referencing regrets, playing guitar, cleaning up, optimism, rock stars, fleeting time, cheesy movies and Shane MacGowan. </p>
<p>Thanks again for all your support this year and for giving me the confidence to share these songs. I don't always have it. </p>
<p>Wishing you all health and happiness in 2023. </p>
<p>As my old pals in the Trapt used to say, "Keep your engine clean". </p>
<p>See you on the other side.</p>
<p>cp</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71294372022-12-29T17:45:09-05:002022-12-29T17:45:09-05:00Covering 'Always Be Your Friend' by Jeff Meleras <p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=4043919160/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>As my 2022 slowly grinds to an unceremonious halt, I'm sharing a cover of Jeff Meleras's song 'Always Be Your Friend' as a thank you for everyone's support this year. </p>
<p>I was honoured to be asked to play guitar on Jeff's LP, '<a contents="Pot of Gold" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7DIuTh6hSFiKLsO4ugPhiL?si=PaP3JMoLRFeTv7MYGmT-Rw" target="_blank">Pot of Gold</a>' which came out earlier in 2022. 'Always Be Your Friend' is the album's closer and it's a beaut. </p>
<p>I feel like it's a pretty good sentiment to share as a thank you to all. </p>
<p>It's a free download or PWYC <a contents="on Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/always-be-your-friend-jeff-meleras-cover" target="_blank">on Bandcamp here</a>. </p>
<p>Find Jeff Meleras's '<a contents="Pot of Gold' album on Spotify (and other streaming services) here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7DIuTh6hSFiKLsO4ugPhiL?si=PaP3JMoLRFeTv7MYGmT-Rw" target="_blank">Pot of Gold' album on Spotify (and other streaming services) here</a>. </p>
<p>Cheers, enjoy and wishing you all the best in 2023. </p>
<p>cp</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71244482022-12-17T12:46:16-05:002022-12-28T14:08:28-05:00Listen For The Lonely - live strum<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tE0qa0z1rz0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71154812022-12-02T07:37:36-05:002022-12-02T07:37:36-05:00And introducing (again) Owl Mountain Radar<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=505673177/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>And even more releases for Bandcamp Friday. </p>
<p>Let me tell you about <a contents="Own Mountain Radar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://owlmountainradar.bandcamp.com/album/bluey-pink-ep" target="_blank">Own Mountain Radar</a>. </p>
<p>It's like digging up a time capsule. <br>Over 10 years ago I recorded an album with Jim and Jeff in a cottage on a mountain. <br>The concept was simple. <br>Each of us would write a few songs to bring along. <br>We'd collaborate and record them. <br>The catch was the songs had to be written on a tenor guitar. <br>That set off a weird obsession (for all of us I think), about all things tenor...guitars. <br>Like all obsessions, maybe that faded a bit, and the songs were archived for posterity. <br>It took us a while, but we decided to let a few of them out. <br>Here are the first three. <br>With a sweet limited bubblegum 7" you can order and add to your collection.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1B-nQQmmyvc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/71145002022-12-02T06:50:49-05:002022-12-02T06:50:49-05:00Donate and download: new song for Bandcamp Friday/all proceeds to the Ottawa Food Bank<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/381cebef9d46c82f8850745f73b1a02a01389bc5/original/listencover500.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">Although it may be hard to hear the lonely over a two-stroke. </span></p>
<p>Another BandCamp Friday has arrived and this time all money raised today (Dec 2) for this new song will be donated to the <a contents="Ottawa Food Bank" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Food Bank</a>. </p>
<p>Continuing the series, I've got two versions of '<a contents="Listen For The Lonely" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/listen-for-the-lonely-ep" target="_blank">Listen For The Lonely</a>': Saturday night has a slow burn indie rock swagger while Sunday morning is a version you can hum along to, staring into your morning coffee.</p>
<p>For those interested in process, this song was an experiment for me.</p>
<p>After last month's release (hear '<a contents="Running Down a Drain" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/running-down-a-drain" target="_blank">Running Down a Drain</a>'), I challenged myself to write and record a song from scratch, with this Bandcamp Friday as the target release day. </p>
<p>A month may seem like a lot of time, but I suffer from being able to let things go. I often tinker with song lyrics, melodies, arrangements, mixes, etc for months and even years.</p>
<p>So this deadline was my challenge.</p>
<p>And I'm already thinking of ways I could have changed 'Lonely'. </p>
<p>Thank you for supporting indie artists. </p>
<p>You just never know how much time and effort they put into that song you love.</p>
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<p><strong>Lyrics:</strong></p>
<p>I can hear the lonely ones </p>
<p>Laying low in their heartbreak boutiques </p>
<p>They’re not the only lonely ones </p>
<p>Despondent as the blood rushed to their cheeks </p>
<p>Can you hear the lonely ones? </p>
<p>Gambling away lost loves </p>
<p>And memories of endless fun </p>
<p>Destroyed in the wake </p>
<p>I can hear the lonely ones </p>
<p>Pop cassettes in their dashboard machines </p>
<p>And they contain forever songs </p>
<p>That breaks them out of their lost soul routines </p>
<p>Can you hear the lonely ones? </p>
<p>Broken over their lost loves </p>
<p>And sifting through the damage done </p>
<p>Lying awake </p>
<p>Can you hear the lonely ones? </p>
<p>Can you hear the lonely ones? </p>
<p>Listen for the lonely ones </p>
<p>Floating away</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/70950792022-11-04T07:30:56-04:002022-12-01T20:57:57-05:00Another new song for Bandcamp Friday: Running Down a Drain<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3147370285/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>Happy Bandcamp Friday my friends! </p>
<p>Earlier this summer I was reminded of that songwriter's trick when I picked up an old instrument I don't normally play to see what might float out of the sleepy wood. </p>
<p>Almost instantly, this thing emerged. </p>
<p>It introduced itself as a song about a drain (and some other stuff I'm still trying to wrap my head around). </p>
<p>Usually when a song is presenting itself, I don't like to question and I just roll with it, capturing what I can, before the moment's gone. </p>
<p>I equate it to a 4 year old chasing butterflies through the backyard with a toy net. </p>
<p>I've enjoyed getting 'Running Down a Drain' ready for this <a contents="Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-update" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a> and listening to the lyrics because frankly, it's still a bit of a mystery to me. </p>
<p>And of course it wasn't long before I also wanted to see what would happen if I cranked the amps, so yeah, there's a Saturday Night version! </p>
<p>(Hopefully there are some of you out there and not just me who are getting a kick out of these Saturday Night/Sunday Morning takes. Thank you for indulging me.) </p>
<p>Reach out and let me know what stellar indie music you find today while you're out there supporting artists. </p>
<p>Peace out and be good to each other, </p>
<p>Pager</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/70764492022-10-07T06:46:13-04:002022-11-03T21:04:56-04:00New song for Bandcamp Friday: Do You Remember!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/4a3e1cb84cdba6c06e9cb198372a2bff2a5658f1/original/doyouremember-500.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Do you remember...answering machine cassettes?</em></p>
<p>Doubling down once again for Bandcamp Friday as I'm serving up two versions of my new song 'Do You Remember?'. </p>
<p>One for those mellow-listen times (Sunday morning?), and one a little more upbeat for those parts of your weekend when you like to turn it up loud. </p>
<p>It's a great day to discover new music and support indie artists. </p>
<p>Dig in, enjoy, and thanks a metric tonne for all your support of my songwriting whims. </p>
<p>- Pager</p>
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<p>Also, the Expanda Fuzz does The Ramones cover of Locket Love is now up on our Bandcamp page! Check it out and add it to your list of to-dos!</p>
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<p> </p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/70568712022-09-09T13:19:33-04:002022-09-09T13:20:26-04:00Expanda Fuzz covers the Ramones<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/9b31f52f3c0d78e3dea123204cb531af94954f07/original/locket-love-1000.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Expanda Fuzz have a new song out today as part of '<a contents="Bop Til You Drop - The Ramones Project Vol 3" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theramonesproject.bandcamp.com/album/bop-til-you-drop" target="_blank">Bop Til You Drop - The Ramones Project Vol 3</a>'. We cover the incredible Locket Love. </p>
<p>I remember hearing this song for the first time. I was a teenager, just getting into indie/alt music and was heavily into Montreal's <a contents="The Gruesomes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gruesomes" target="_blank">The Gruesomes</a>. I was record shopping in Montreal and spotted <a contents="Rocket To Russia" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_to_Russia" target="_blank">Rocket To Russia</a>. I loved that the band on the cover looked so cool and had haircuts like The Gruesomes. "This must be good", my teenage brain whirred. </p>
<p>When I got home and dropped the needle, my mind was blown, like most who heard the Ramones for the first time. Though song #4 on that album, Locket Love is the one I remember first hitting me hard. And of course Sheena was about a minute and a half away from cementing my Ramones loyalty for life. </p>
<p>I'm proud of this cover song, done in true <a contents="Expanda Fuzz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> style. And as always it's 100% DIY: we recorded, mixed and mastered it at our home studio, The Las Vanier Haus of Fuzz. </p>
<p>Have a listen to the entire thing and discover some new indie bands here as well: </p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4246945292/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4246945292/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/track=489067556/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>And of course you can remind yourself of how good the original is:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yFl0y-X3Duo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/70516362022-09-02T06:53:48-04:002022-09-02T07:01:05-04:00My Turn at the Wheel: Two versions of a new song for Bandcamp Friday <p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1014335793/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>My Saturday night/Sunday morning series returns with two versions of a brand new song, <a contents="My Turn at the Wheel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/my-turn-at-the-wheel-ep" target="_blank">My Turn at the Wheel</a>. </p>
<p>Written sometime in 2021, the Sunday morning version started as an acoustic demo during the winter of that year. </p>
<p>With <a contents="Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a> on the horizon here in August of 2022, I fired it up, finished it off and tracked the Saturday night version over a couple of days in August.</p>
<p>So there's a healthy brew of winter/summer solsticeness in these as well.</p>
<p><a contents="Hit me up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/contact" target="_blank">Hit me up</a> as I'd be curious to hear which one you prefer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Also, for all you <a contents="Expanda Fuzz followers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz followers</a>, we're releasing a Ramones cover on September 9th. </p>
<p>That's right...Efuzz doing a Ramones song! A match made in heaven, right? </p>
<p>Since we're huge Ramones fans (who isn't??) we enjoyed digging deep to take on a track we love. </p>
<p>It's part of a Ramones covers project releasing that day, so more info coming here on the 9th.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/69744432022-05-18T19:47:06-04:002022-05-18T19:49:53-04:00Song #6 from the new LP: In The Terminal<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/luk2v4rF1k4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">My new LP '<a contents="Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head</a>' releases to all streaming platforms on May 31st. Hear it now on <a contents="Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Bandcamp here</a>.</span></p>
<p>Another song from my new album strummed for you today from over here in Las Vanier.</p>
<p>"<a contents="In The Terminal" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-terminal" target="_blank">In The Terminal</a>" is a bit of a road trip song and is song #6 from "<a contents="Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head</a>" which you can buy/stream/download now from <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>.</p>
<p>The album releases to all other streaming platforms on May 31st.</p>
<p>Enjoy! 🤘😎</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=124403846/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p><em>Lyrics:</em></p>
<p>Your safety net</p>
<p>Only ripped my clothes</p>
<p>So this phase is done I suppose.</p>
<p>Your soundtrack stung like a peace-out heart</p>
<p>And your words trailed off a calling card.</p>
<p>Where shaky knees</p>
<p>And spelling bees</p>
<p>Make me uneasy.</p>
<p>Condensation is rain on jars</p>
<p>And the smoke stacks robbed you of stars.</p>
<p>The country girl kind of sealed her fate</p>
<p>In the terminal where we waited.</p>
<p>Where shaky knees</p>
<p>And spelling bees</p>
<p>Make me uneasy.</p>
<p>Your safety net is a southern drawl.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/69647352022-05-05T20:18:53-04:002022-05-05T20:20:58-04:00New LP and Cons At The New Moon<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OsGwVfrzuXQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">My new LP '<a contents="Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head</a>' releases this Friday, May 6th. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small">This is the 5th song streaming from it on Bandcamp. A bit about '<a contents="Cons At The New Moon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/cons-at-the-new-moon-2" target="_blank">Cons At The New Moon</a>':</span></p>
<p><a contents="Cons At The New Moon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/cons-at-the-new-moon-2" target="_blank">Cons At The New Moon</a> is a bit autobiographical and takes me back to my time in NDG in Montreal. </p>
<p>There was a greasy spoon/cafe called The New Moon we used to frequent on the way to and from our local Dep. </p>
<p>Across the street was a sports field and one weekend the student council had a rock festival for the environment there and it embarrassingly and borderline criminally lost a whack of money. At some point, I ran back and forth from a residence building a few blocks down to the field in my Chuck Taylors. </p>
<p>I got ferocious shin splints afterwards that lasted for weeks. I learned at that young age, don't run in soleless Cons. </p>
<p>The hack poets in the song are me and a friend. She wasn't there that day though, the shin splint day. </p>
<p>You can sing along if you like: </p>
<p><em>I got my shin splints running </em></p>
<p><em>On pavement in my Cons. </em></p>
<p><em>Can we cheat and lie together </em></p>
<p><em>As hack poets, fumbling on? </em></p>
<p><em>Oh I dig your powered room </em></p>
<p><em>Oh your potent lines, in bloom, </em></p>
<p><em>Are exposing you. </em></p>
<p><em>Your closed door, sweet breath offer </em></p>
<p><em>Made sense, made perfect lines. </em></p>
<p><em>But the swell of revelation </em></p>
<p><em>We'd never recognize. </em></p>
<p><em>Oh I dig your greasy spoon. </em></p>
<p><em>Oh I waited at the Moon </em></p>
<p><em>All that afternoon. </em></p>
<p><em>I got my shin splints running </em></p>
<p><em>On pavement in my Cons. </em></p>
<p><em>Can we cheat and lie together </em></p>
<p><em>As hack poets, fumbling on?</em></p>
<p>You can support by purchasing this new LP on Bandcamp:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=124403846/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/69619382022-05-02T16:50:27-04:002022-05-02T16:53:38-04:00There's a Pedal Under The Tree<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OWm8ZgsPsdo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><span class="font_small"><em>My new LP '<a contents="Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head</a>' releases this Friday, May 6th. This is the 4th song streaming from it on <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>. A bit about 'There's a Pedal Under the Tree': </em></span></p>
<p>It occurred to me while recording this new album that "<a contents="There's a Pedal Under The Tree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/theres-a-pedal-under-the-tree" target="_blank">There's a Pedal Under The Tree</a>" could be a Christmas song. </p>
<p>I wrote it as a response to a handwritten note that was left for me years ago. A visiting friend who shared a love of music gear compared hanging out with me to getting a guitar pedal for Christmas.</p>
<p>I took it as high praise. </p>
<p>I love this song for its stabbing honesty and its attempt to make sense of the awkward topics of unrequited and lost love. It explores how a few simple, clever words on paper can evoke fantasies of incredible magnitude. For us daydreamers, anyway. </p>
<p>I'm happy I found a new way to bring this song to life and hopefully I'll get to share it with you on a live stage, sometime soon. </p>
<p>This is now the 4th song streaming from '<a contents="Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">Those Aren't Stars Above Your Head</a>', my new album which you can preorder here:</p>
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<p>It's my b-day in the coming days, so for this Bandcamp Friday I decided to release something a bit self indulgent. </p>
<p>This is my favourite collection of songs I've written, originally from Camp Radio's debut LP.</p>
<p>In the deep, dark depths of isolation, I revisited this album with some acoustic guitars and made these home recordings. </p>
<p>The official release day will be April 29, but starting today you can hear 3 songs over on Bandcamp here: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/those-arent-stars-above-your-head-2</a></p>
<p>I'll unveil more of them leading up to release day and will play a few live on my YouTube channel during that time as well. Be sure to subscribe here: <a contents="https://www.youtube.com/chrispager" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/chrispager" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/chrispager</a>. </p>
<p>Thanks for listening. </p>
<p>C.</p>
<p>You can hear the original and <a contents="purchase LP or CD here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/camp-radio" target="_blank">purchase LP or CD here</a>:</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/69132092022-03-04T06:57:52-05:002022-03-04T07:13:14-05:00New song: Holding Court at the Funeral Brunch<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=548403007/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>It's new music day, aka Bandcamp Friday. </p>
<p>"Holding Court at the Funeral Brunch". </p>
<p>For some reason this song started out its life called "Lemon 6". </p>
<p>Useless information, perhaps. </p>
<p>But there's this memory of a ritual that came back to me while writing this song. </p>
<p>I had a tie on and we left the church and walked to a nearby hall where we picked up paper plates, loaded them with small triangular cut sandwiches and bread and butter pickles and made small talk to people we only saw at these things. </p>
<p>It was a funeral brunch. </p>
<p>I remember my cheeks felt hot as the small talk bounced from one old acquaintance to another. </p>
<p>No one would retain a word. </p>
<p>I played with my tie, counting the moments when I could release myself from its grip. </p>
<p>That would be the first thing I did when I escaped it, the funeral brunch. </p>
<p>They say music heals and I think they are right. </p>
<p>Making it is very therapeutic as well. </p>
<p>For me anyway. </p>
<p>Hope you find something in this song to your liking. </p>
<p>Thanks for buying it, for downloading it, for streaming it. </p>
<p>Mostly thank you for listening to it. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Lyrics:</p>
<p>I hunkered down in that town <br>To ride out lonely <br>Intentions were good I understood <br>You might floor me <br>Though I stuck a photo of you on my wall <br>I kinda lost the beauty of it all. </p>
<p>The fragrance hung there, from your hair <br>Like an oldie station <br>Celebrating songs gone so long <br>Out of frustration <br>By the time I ditched those credit cards from you <br>I wrote a springtime love song you might use <br>To help you float away, cause I could see how things had changed <br>Hey, I didn’t say that I’d forget you, but there’s a lot to get to. </p>
<p>Though we didn’t sing <br>There was this ring <br>To keep us sober <br>The girl in my dreams <br>Said some things <br>Then I adored her <br>By the time you left the funeral brunch on cue <br>I wrote a springtime love song you could use <br>By the time I ditched those Christmas cards from you <br>I wrote a springtime love song you might use <br>Hey I heard you say diamonds are forever pain <br>Hey, I didn’t say that I’d forget you, cause that’s a lot to get through.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68880532022-02-04T07:07:01-05:002022-02-05T10:21:39-05:00New song: Lost Love in Semitones<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2379435255/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>****</p>
<p>Update: Thank you for your generous donations and support for yesterday's Bandcamp Friday, pals. Donations to both Shepherds of Good Hope and Cornerstone Women's Shelter here in Ottawa were made this morning. </p>
<p>Keep safe, put on your favourite record and let the music heal.</p>
<p>****</p>
<p>During this Bandcamp Friday (Feb 4), all funds raised for my new song 'Lost Love in Semitones' will be donated. </p>
<p>50% to the <a contents="Shepherds of Good Hope" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sghottawa.com/" target="_blank">Shepherds of Good Hope</a>, 50% to <a contents="Cornerstone Women's Shelter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://cornerstonewomen.ca/">Cornerstone Women's Shelter</a>. Both located here in Ottawa. Here are the links if you'd like to know more or donate directly: </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.sghottawa.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sghottawa.com/" target="_blank">https://www.sghottawa.com/</a> </p>
<p><a contents="https://cornerstonewomen.ca/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://cornerstonewomen.ca/" target="_blank">https://cornerstonewomen.ca/ </a></p>
<p>As if we haven't been through enough. This past week has been extra difficult, and continues to be, for many here in my hometown. </p>
<p>And music heals. So how about some new stuff? 'Lost Love in Semitones', is a song I was playing regularly in live sets, pre-pandemic. </p>
<p>My friend John Higney played some great tenor guitar parts during those live performances. Eventually I'd love to re-record this to capture that magic he had going on. </p>
<p>And he also suggested I change a lyric, so he gets songwriting credit as well. </p>
<p>"It's a hardened heart I'm leaning on". </p>
<p>Keep safe and try to stay positive. Special shout out to my Ottawa friends and small business owners to hang in there. We've all got your back.</p>
<p>And we continue to be in this together.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68794892022-01-25T19:48:50-05:002022-01-25T19:48:50-05:00Strumming some hymnals<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ivk148pzEik" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>My newest song "Hymnals On A Clear Day" was a joy to write and record. </p>
<p>Here's me strumming it, but you can stream/download it on Bandcamp now as well. Link below.</p>
<p>And bonus, there are two versions to choose from. </p>
<p>I'd be curious to hear which one you prefer. </p>
<p>My market research dept thanks you.</p>
<p>Cheers everyone, keep safe!</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4012909566/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68742762022-01-19T18:50:55-05:002022-01-19T18:52:54-05:00Onward and upward in 2022: The Hymnals on a Clear Day<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4012909566/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>Here's a bit of an upbeat new song to kick off 2022! </p>
<p>Writing songs can be a tough journey but I've enjoyed the path this one has taken me on. I've been playing it for a couple of years to myself, so it's time to kick it out there into the world and hope it gets a job.</p>
<p>I like that it captures some good memories of Montréal, while the lyrics push and pull on those distant times in my brain. And I get a kick out of reliving the characters each time I play this song. </p>
<p>For those of you who have been following, the Saturday night/Sunday morning series continues: there is one electric version and one acoustic.</p>
<p>From the get-go, I've been playing this uptempo (see the Saturday night version), so the slower, mellow version (Sunday morning) is new to me.</p>
<p>I was pleasantly surprised how it turned out.</p>
<p>This concept of doing multiple versions of songs is keeping me entertained these days.</p>
<p>And for those of you who remember and liked my <a contents="Glen Nevous Retraction" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/sell-out-slow" target="_blank">Glen Nevous Retraction</a> project, you'll likely enjoy the Saturday night version. It reminds me of that era of my writing and performing, which was about a solo electric guitar and little else. </p>
<p>So again, you can pick your path or enjoy both. </p>
<p>Have a listen, share, follow, etc.</p>
<p>Keep safe, stay positive and keep being kind to each other. </p>
<p>cp</p>
<p>Saturday night:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4012909566/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1878069722/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;"></iframe></p>
<p>Sunday morning:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4012909566/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=558380142/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68556252021-12-30T21:36:49-05:002021-12-30T21:39:08-05:00'Tis the Season 4: New Year's Eve On The Couch<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i-qxE-qN1r8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>A little more isolation strumming to wind down another year.</p>
<p>I'm sending this song out to all of you, hunkering down and riding out another wave.</p>
<p>I'm also thinking of my friends and family on the front lines working hard to keep everyone safe.</p>
<p>So positive vibes all around this NYE, wherever you find yourself.</p>
<p>I'll be here on the couch.</p>
<p>And let's hope 2022 brings light at the end of this long tunnel.</p>
<p>Wishing you all a happy, safe and healthy new year.</p>
<p>Oh and yes, there's a recorded version of this song which you can find on streaming platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=905311204/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/238PKvgqXwJdA8TtErexKd?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>Thanks as always for listening.</p>
<p>See you on the other side!</p>
<p>C.</p>
<p>xo</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68508732021-12-24T12:38:01-05:002021-12-24T12:38:01-05:00'Tis the Season 3: I Saw Santa Sliding on a Cafeteria Tray<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N617glXpO3U" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>This one is an outtake from the previous vid I posted, but thought I'd post it anyway (head cold be damned) since my Mom is now on record saying this is her favourite Christmas song! lol</p>
<p>It's not as good as the version on YouTube with The Special Joyous Festive Drinky Singers, because it's not easy standing alone without such talent. </p>
<p>You can see that one here:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zVp5KzYilb0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Miraculously, you can also find this silly number on Bandcamp, Spotify, etc.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=546909483/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/0Rlva6fOBQCbDUEwwSHucM?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Merry Christmas everyone.</p>
<p>Keep safe.</p>
<p>Hope Santa is good to you!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68499552021-12-23T07:53:58-05:002021-12-23T07:55:36-05:00'Tis the Season 2: The Minor Crime at Christmastime<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rM5fOVVKQ_M" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Strumming a seasonal number I wrote a few years back called 'The Minor Crime at Christmastime'.</p>
<p>You can hear, purchase and download this track on Bandcamp here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=346615428/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>You can also find this song on Spotify and other streaming platforms.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/4My0xOvMfg5yuzRxwuuCVy?utm_source=generator" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone.</p>
<p>Here's to a bright, happy and safe 2022.</p>
<p>Hang in there and keep looking out for each other.</p>
<p>C. xo<br> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68484312021-12-21T19:16:58-05:002021-12-21T19:47:03-05:00'Tis the Season: The Stand GT's 'Stocking Stuffer'<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1553829469/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;"></iframe></p>
<p>For posterity, here's an original Christmas song by The Stand GT, released only on 7" vinyl by En Guard Records in Montreal. </p>
<p>Sometime around 1993, <a contents="Paul from the Ripcordz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ripcordz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Paul from the Ripcordz</a> reached out to ask if we were interested in putting together a 7" Christmas EP. We'd just come off a national tour with them and we were planning our next projects. Over the telephone and fax machine, we tossed around ideas for a compilation and invited other bands we'd met on the road to participate. Two takers were our friends in Down (Charlottetown) and the Naked and the Dead (Edmonton). When we asked our Edmonton pals to be on this, we had no idea they were Jewish, but they jumped at the chance to contribute a new song with a nod to Hanukkah. Ornament is a brilliant track, but I'm not sure where you can find a copy of this song online. Incidentally, Colin and I covered it a few years ago for another Christmas comp. You can hear that one here: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/ornament" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/ornament" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/ornament</a></p>
<p>Our contribution, Stocking Stuffer, was a lo-fi power pop blaster, which I remember being influenced by our new <a contents="Seattle buddies Sicko" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sicko.com/" target="_blank">Seattle buddies Sicko</a>. The opening riff of the track is a direct result of watching and listening to them during a US tour. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/310c3d37ec2c218f5ed2644c76949b14e13332c4/original/front.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>So I thought it was worth posting here, close to 30 year later, as this 7" is long out of print. Sure, I might have a copy or two in the vault. </p>
<p>For those wondering, Down and The Naked and the Dead are no longer with us, but the Ripcordz are going strong and you can find their stuff here: <a contents="https://ripcordz.bandcamp.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ripcordz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">https://ripcordz.bandcamp.com/</a></p>
<p>Hopefully this brings back memories for some, and is a new exciting discovery for others. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/f19d615865e7c6bdb53420d2fe53d0e20abaff98/original/inside.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em>The inside sleeve of the original 7". Tons of good reading here! </em></span></p>
<p>Thanks for supporting indie music and keep safe. </p>
<p>Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and all the best for whatever you choose to celebrate this time of year. </p>
<p>C. xo</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/cd4c56d4cf2708ceb3e9c8bc47add8481c96c48c/original/back.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68424612021-12-15T19:38:09-05:002021-12-15T19:38:49-05:00Live strums: We'll Have Our Day in the Sun<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KV2CH630nGA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Sitting around the studio, strumming for my favourite sleepy audience of one.</p>
<p>This is my newest release as part of my '<a contents="Saturday Night / Sunday Morning" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Saturday Night / Sunday Morning</a>' series where I record two different versions of the same song (see previous posts).</p>
<p>This version is much more in line with the Sunday morning recording.</p>
<p>You can hear both of them <a contents="over here on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/well-have-our-day-in-the-sun-ep" target="_blank">over here on Bandcamp</a>.</p>
<p>Both will be released to Spotify, Apple, Google Music, Deezer, etc in the coming days so follow me on your favourite platform.</p>
<p>And if you'e enjoying these, by all means, please follow, share and help me spread the word.</p>
<p>Cheers pals.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68284582021-12-02T20:48:19-05:002021-12-02T20:56:09-05:00New song, two versions: "Saturday night/Sunday morning" series continues <p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4000351623/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>Another new song for <a contents="another Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021" target="_blank">another Bandcamp Friday</a>, maybe the last? </p>
<p>Bandcamp waives its fees for artists, so today (Friday Dec 3) is a great day to support your fave artists, <a contents="by buying downloads" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">by buying downloads</a> and <a contents="merch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://meltingplastic.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">merch</a>. More of that dough goes directly to them, but today only. </p>
<p>In the meantime, I'm wondering if this 'Saturday Night/Sunday Morning' experiment I toyed with last month might become a thing. </p>
<p>Who knows. </p>
<p>Here's another shot at 'choose your own destiny' with two very different versions of the same song. </p>
<p>The <a contents="A Side is shoegaze-light indie noise-pop" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/well-have-our-day-in-the-sun-saturday-night" target="_blank">A Side is shoegaze-light indie noise-pop</a> while the <a contents="B side is a much more mellow acoustic experience" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/well-have-our-day-in-the-sun-sunday-morning" target="_blank">B side is a much more mellow acoustic experience</a>, for gazing into campfires. </p>
<p>To quote the <a contents="Hot Snakes:" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRRCUb4IOmo" target="_blank">Hot Snakes:</a> "Nothing to work with, nothing to lose. Take it or leave it. Do both. Do both if you choose". </p>
<p>Enjoy. </p>
<p>And get out there and support your favourite artists with some Bandcamp bucks!</p>
<p>I know I will.</p>
<p>CP</p>
<p>PS:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZgfvRmQ5f4Q" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/68215952021-11-25T22:11:59-05:002021-11-25T22:11:59-05:00On Vacuuming <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1nKNjGIR4Z8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>It doesn't matter how many times I type the word vacuum, it always looks wrong. And it makes me pause.</p>
<p>For those keeping score, this is the second song I've written with vacuum in the title. I may never learn.</p>
<p>So here's a little evening strumming of that new song 'A Vacuum Void of Fun'.</p>
<p>There may have been a ghost in the room with us, not sure, but they are always welcome.</p>
<p>I released two versions of Vacuum recently (right, that post is below) one for Saturday night and the other for Sunday morning.</p>
<p>They are both up on Bandcamp, natch, and releasing to other streaming platforms aka Spotify in the next week or so. The followers will know.</p>
<p>As always, thanks for singing along. It's always a bit easier for me when there are extra voices.</p>
<p>🤘😷</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2145834459/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>
<p>#ghostsintheroom #indiemusic #indiesongs #singersongwriter #diy #acousticmusic #frenchieaudience #onthecouch #gibsonguitars</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/67992352021-11-05T07:44:18-04:002021-11-05T07:44:18-04:00Two versions of a new song for Bandcamp Friday<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2145834459/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">A Vacuum Void Of Fun EP by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Hey everyone, it's <a contents="Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a> once again! <em>(That means if you purchase something from me on Bandcamp, I pay zero fees to Bandcamp...today only though).</em></p>
<p>This time around I recorded two versions of a new song, one for <a contents="Saturday evenings (cranked up electric)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/a-vacuum-void-of-fun-saturday-night" target="_blank">Saturday evenings (cranked up electric)</a> and the other for <a contents="Sunday mornings (dead-string acoustic chill, accompanied by a Roland Funny Cat)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/a-vacuum-void-of-fun-sunday-morning" target="_blank">Sunday mornings (dead-string acoustic chill, accompanied by a Roland Funny Cat)</a>. </p>
<p>As the preacher apparently said to Sam Cooke: "You can only sing on Saturday night or Sunday morning. You can't do both". </p>
<p>I think of this song as comfort food for coping with self doubt. If you're a lyrics person, you can do with that what you will. </p>
<p>Speaking of lyrics, there are a few easter eggs in there too, for those who enjoy that type of thing: 2 album titles and 1 line borrowed from the great Loudon Wainwright III. </p>
<p>Pick them out and challenge your friends, but also feel free to ask me for specifics. I enjoy talking about this stuff with others, not only with myself. </p>
<p>Thanks for listening and supporting.</p>
<p>C.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/67888502021-10-27T20:50:31-04:002021-10-27T22:32:13-04:00Black Dog - An Arlo Parks cover<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hVMrGjFNCSg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Sitting around with the puppy audience (<em>the big sigh at 0:28 is pretty funny</em>), I thought I'd strum a cover song. </p>
<p>This is from one of my favourite LPs this year, <a contents="Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://arloparks.bandcamp.com/album/collapsed-in-sunbeams" target="_blank">Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks</a>. </p>
<p>It's rare (for me anyway) to have a song stop me in my tracks. That happened when I first heard <a contents="Black Dog" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://arloparks.bandcamp.com/track/black-dog" target="_blank">Black Dog</a> on the radio earlier this year. I was completely mesmerized. As I dug deeper, I fell for the entire record of soulful beats, but this is the song that has really stuck with me. </p>
<p>It's heavy, yet beautiful subject matter, and I encourage you to check out her stuff if you haven't already.</p>
<p>Arlo Parks version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=192467371/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/track=2997722684/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks</iframe></p>
<p>Bonfire and sunset! This live version is so great as well:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xOtX_CWOlUo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/67822292021-10-20T20:36:19-04:002021-10-20T20:36:19-04:00A long awaited backyard set<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cu3BEJRkjIQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em>The Disaster Drop from Decide To Stay And Swim Again</em></span></p>
<p>After years and years and YEARS of us talking about playing live together, <a contents="Susan O" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://susano.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Susan O</a> and I finally did just that.</p>
<p>We had planned to share a bill to launch my last LP '<a contents="Decide To Stay And Swim Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">Decide To Stay And Swim Again</a>' in April of 2020, just as the pandemic was kicking in.</p>
<p>With that show obviously cancelled, it was fitting my first show in 20 months was with Sue.</p>
<p>This is the first song of our backyard set on Thanksgiving weekend here in Ottawa, Canada.</p>
<p>And this is the very first song we ever performed live together.</p>
<p>I thought it was most certainly worth documenting here.</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p><em>You can purchase my records and follow me on Bandcamp here: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/ </a></em></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/67546072021-09-22T19:39:05-04:002021-09-23T07:37:11-04:00Sad Bunch of People<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DoM7eMPHChs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>My latest isolation session video is a song with which I have a long history, to the point where it feels like an old pal. <a contents="Sad Bunch Of People" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/sad-bunch-of-people-2" target="_blank">Sad Bunch Of People</a> is a very early song by <a contents="The Stand GT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> that evokes all kinds of memories for me...and maybe even for some of you. </p>
<p>I remember writing it in my late teens as I used to scribble song ideas on the back of blank credit card receipts when I was bored at my job pumping gas. Which was often. Here is an example of one, likely a later version because these lyrics are pretty much what ended up on the recording. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e209df10357151cb091025c3843a5e2438dbabbf/original/sadbunch-lyrics.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em>"Let me just finish this one last bit of coffee" clearly did not make the final cut. I have no idea why.</em></span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/201483f64f393b37d1a9720ae5260ed2ed85735c/original/sadbunch-cc.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p><a contents="Sad Bunch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sad-bunch-of-people-b-w-into-downs" target="_blank">Sad Bunch</a> was a milestone for me as a songwriter as I felt I was finally starting to figure out how to write a decent song. The track was part of a one-two punch on the band's very first vinyl 7" release on En Guard records.</p>
<p>Doug's <a contents="Into Downs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sad-bunch-of-people-b-w-into-downs" target="_blank">Into Downs</a> was the other one and both of them started to showcase us, along with Wally's input and arranging, as blossoming songwriters. Wally always had a lot of input into our songs and the drum-pause-in-the-verses idea was us discussing <a contents="Dinosaur Jr's 'They Always Come'" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjF_EoqEhZc" target="_blank">Dinosaur Jr's 'They Always Come'</a> from their album Bug and lifting the idea from there. We were listening to a lot of Dino at the time. </p>
<p>I also have vivid memories of recording this with Andrew Frank at studio DNA in Montreal in '92. Nirvana was exploding and the world of indie music was about to be shaken beyond anyone's wildest dreams. I remember reading about this bizarre and surreal music industry turn of events in a magazine in the studio and dreaming about the possibilities starting to unfold for 'alternative' bands like ours. </p>
<p>When the record came out, it was well received on college radio and charted on many stations back in the summer of '92. It was also the first time I heard myself on the radio. I remember waking up, somewhat hungover, in a campground in Banff while we were on tour the <a contents="Ripcordz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ripcordz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Ripcordz</a>, and starting up the van. We had the radio tuned to <a contents="Calgary's CJSW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://cjsw.com/" target="_blank">Calgary's CJSW</a> when Sad Bunch came blaring through the stereo. I'll never forget the thrill of hearing our song on the radio for the first time. </p>
<p>A footnote to this is it only took 30 years, but we can finally say the Sad Bunch Of People 7" EP on En Guard is sold out. <a contents="Waterslide records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://watersliderecords.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Waterslide records</a> in Japan bought the remaining 10 copies last month.</p>
<p>That's of course, if <a contents="Paul" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/paul.ripcordz" target="_blank">Paul</a> doesn't find more copies of them in his basement. ;) </p>
<p>CP</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em>Enjoying my latest music/videos and would like to contribute? My Paypal tip jar is here and I most sincerely thank you: <a contents="paypal.me/ChrisPage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.paypal.me/ChrisPage" target="_blank">paypal.me/ChrisPage</a></em></span></p>
<p>Hear the original here:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=568142627/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Sad Bunch of People b/w Into Downs by The Stand GT</iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/f0f55abe0d3010f622e7e6b56a8ea4e4ddaca68c/original/sadbunch-cover2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em>The cover of the original 7" on En Guard records</em></span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/00d88178fc87c5e324cd48b6fb6063f1d9631f91/original/sadbunch-inside.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7381cf0502a5fba90a79c2bfd8ffa9b81dab36b4/original/sadbunch-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/67390032021-09-07T17:55:37-04:002021-09-08T13:09:17-04:00New song: Way Out On Your Wavelength<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vQVWzEdK7Ys" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><span class="font_small"><em>Enjoying my latest music/videos and would like to contribute? My Paypal tip jar is here and I most sincerely thank you: <a contents="paypal.me/ChrisPage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ChrisPage" target="_blank">paypal.me/ChrisPage</a></em></span></p>
<p>My latest single is called 'Way Out On Your Wavelength' so I thought I'd strum a live version for the ongoing 'Isolation Sessions' series.</p>
<p>The cute factor of the 'audience of one' is just bonus material. ;)</p>
<p>You can stream/download the studio version on Bandcamp here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3221097735/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Way Out On Your Wavelength by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Be sure to follow me on Bandcamp, Spotify and/or your favourite streaming platforms to be notified of new releases.</p>
<p>Cheers everyone. Keep safe!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/66638972021-06-18T20:49:55-04:002021-06-18T20:52:58-04:00Summer is ready when you are<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2679893674/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Saints (Breeders cover) by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>At some point this winter I was sitting in my studio, pining for summer when the line 'summer is ready when you are' started looping in my head. </p>
<p>I decided to cover <a contents="The Breeders" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breeders" target="_blank">The Breeders</a> song <a contents="Saints" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29DKkmZMTlk" target="_blank">Saints</a> as a sort of personal therapeutic exercise, 'live off the floor', if you will. The snow was swirling outside and I was riding out the time warp we're all currently living in. </p>
<p>I had no intention of releasing this. But with Bandcamp announcing all their proceeds going to the <a contents="NAACP Legal Defense Fund" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.naacpldf.org/" target="_blank">NAACP Legal Defense Fund</a> today (Friday June 18), and with <a contents="National Indigineous Peoples Day" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.indigenousdaylive.ca/" target="_blank">National Indigineous Peoples Day</a> on June 21, I decided I would, and any money I raised for this cover song will go to the "<a contents="Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.irsss.ca/donate" target="_blank">Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society</a>" here in Canada. </p>
<p>You can find out more about this organization and also donate directly here: <a contents="https://www.irsss.ca/donate" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.irsss.ca/donate" target="_blank">https://www.irsss.ca/donate</a>. </p>
<p>And if you <a contents="purchase this cover song here on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/saints-breeders-cover" target="_blank">purchase this cover song here on Bandcamp</a>, I will donate the funds directly myself. </p>
<p>Keep safe, everyone. And I hope we can see each other out there in real life soon.</p>
<p>And, of course, the magnificent Breeders version:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/29DKkmZMTlk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/66409972021-05-26T19:38:22-04:002021-05-26T19:38:22-04:00Isolation sessions: A Love Song For Some<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ooks-inMXSE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>The studio version of my newest single 'A Love Song For Some' was uploaded to <a contents="Bandcamp last week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/a-love-song-for-some" target="_blank">Bandcamp last week</a>, and here's a 'live' acoustic version.</p>
<p>You can also find it on your fave streaming platforms like <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0QWKEViwIZtjbwV3hLAt1p?si=1SZ_kcOyQeCx0IjTciOwXA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>.</p>
<p>Keep safe and hang in there, everyone. </p>
<p>Brighter days are just ahead. </p>
<p>#originalsongs #indiemusic #acoustic #isolationsessions #GLG</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/66252442021-05-08T13:37:10-04:002021-05-11T18:43:32-04:00Isolation sessions: Hello, Danger Bay<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cmFpjRWfRZc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Sending positive vibes to everyone out there, and a huge thanks to all the front line workers keeping our communities safe during this relentless pandemic.</p>
<p>This one is a request from my brother Leigh who is out there on the front lines, like I know many of you are. </p>
<p>Hello, Danger Bay is a song I wrote for The Stand GT, but it also appeared on my solo LP "A Date With A Smoke Machine". </p>
<p>The Stand GT version is here: <a contents="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/good-on-the-river " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/good-on-the-river" target="_blank">https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/good-on-the-river </a></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1185115094/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4069038223/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Good On The River by The Stand GT</iframe></p>
<p>My solo recording of it is here: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine</a></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1863005391/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=130030690/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">A Date With A Smoke Machine by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Take care, keep safe, keep strong. </p>
<p>#acousticsongs #isolationsessions #originalsongs #americana #folkpunk #garagerock #punk #gibsonguitars #singersongwriter</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/66237272021-05-06T21:08:59-04:002021-05-06T21:08:59-04:00Bandcamp Friday new song(s)<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=171985381/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">A Love Song For Some by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Hey everyone, </p>
<p>I hope you're all doing well and hanging in there. </p>
<p>I'm hoping to keep sending some positivity out into the world from here in my isolated little corner. </p>
<p>And in the meantime, Bandcamp Friday means more new music, so here's my new song called "A Love Song For Some". </p>
<p>I also collabed on a sweet track my friend Susan O wrote and released this week.</p>
<p>Be sure to check that one out...it's a gorgeous little number:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2497398200/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Third Time Around by susan o</iframe></p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and having a listen. And keep safe everyone.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/66172482021-04-29T13:16:47-04:002021-04-29T13:18:16-04:00New single: "Soul Correcting" (plus bonus song, "The Crackle Fan")<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/24TYwGMClj0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Next up for the Isolation Sessions is my latest single, "Soul Correcting".</p>
<p>It's the latest addition to my <a contents="ongoing playlist over on YouTube here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzYyndcw38_aRXSVRM96MBJuD1t44_ajz" target="_blank">ongoing playlist over on YouTube here</a>.</p>
<p>I recently released the recorded version on Bandcamp here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=4185564558/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Soul Correcting by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>If you don't already, follow me on Bandcamp as well, as I release new music there first!</p>
<p>You can also find "Soul Correcting" on Spotify, and other streaming services.</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/3eeONvM9ZFnkLV1m8GMUW7" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>BONUS:</p>
<p>By request, I covered a classic (imho!) by The Stand GT.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hAyWAGSBCiY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>"The Crackle Fan" has always been a favourite of mine.</p>
<p>This one includes a bit of commentary as I chat about what inspired me to write it.</p>
<p>It was originally recorded by <a contents="Kurt Bloch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Bloch" target="_blank">Kurt Bloch</a> at Egg Studios in Seattle, in 1994.</p>
<p>We released it on <a contents="Mint Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mintrecs.com/" target="_blank">Mint Records</a> as a 7" and that was the only appearance out in the world.</p>
<p>You can hear the original over on Bandcamp here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2749042330/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">The Crackle Fan 7&quot; by The Stand GT</iframe></p>
<p>There are rumours of a few of those Mint 7"s floating around, but I rarely see one!</p>
<p>As always, thanks for listening.</p>
<p>Keep safe and look out for each other.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/66019082021-04-12T16:18:33-04:002021-04-12T16:18:33-04:00Interview and performance for Parkland's Cross Canada Journals<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/bb2e67f0ae021ac7b7a57fc45de5cc739acb1888/original/canadajournals-site.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Late last fall I had a chat with my west coast pal Rob Malowany as part of his <a contents="Cross Canada Journals" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8NVGXkXgMeMYRsUg0BynXA" target="_blank">Cross Canada Journals</a>. We talked about my latest record '<a contents="Decide To Stay And Swim Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">Decide To Stay And Swim Again</a>', being creative during the pandemic and how fun and honoured I was to collaborate with <a contents="Spark Beer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spark.beer/" target="_blank">Spark Beer</a> for their fine Pale Ale that carried the album's name. </p>
<p>I also play two songs at the end of the interview which you can <a contents="watch here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAKtl_HS0PY" target="_blank">watch here</a>.</p>
<p>Rob was promoting a new Parkland Music Project LP '<a contents="Eminent Ghosts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://parklandmusicproject.bandcamp.com/album/eminent-ghosts" target="_blank">Eminent Ghosts</a>' as the pandemic hit, so he decided to drive across Canada and visit his musician pals to both hand out copies of his new album and interview them for this series. </p>
<p>I think it was a fun way to connect during a difficult time for independent artists, so I enjoyed looking back on this. Hope you will too. </p>
<p>Of course all social distancing measures were taken during this chat and off camera we wore masks, in case you were wondering. 🤘😷</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BAKtl_HS0PY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65920142021-04-02T09:37:16-04:002021-04-02T09:37:16-04:00Bandcamp Friday new song: Soul Correcting<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=4185564558/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Soul Correcting by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>The thing I like about <a contents="Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isitbandcampfriday.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a> is it gives me an artificial target date I can work toward, putting out new stuff for whoever is listening. </p>
<p>And hopefully the 'stuff' will project some comfort out there into the world during these nutbar times we're existing in. </p>
<p>But this month, I struggled. </p>
<p>The songs I was working on, with BF in mind, were not coming together and I was painfully falling into the overthinking-it trap. </p>
<p>Something I battle often. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>So last night I scrolled through the folders marked 'new songs' and stumbled on one that was like an old friend waving from across the street. </p>
<p>'Soul Correcting' is a song I've played live for years, but never released. </p>
<p>(And almost every time I've played this song, John Higney strummed a tenor guitar beside me. And it was always so good.) </p>
<p>This version is one I recorded alone recently (and by recently, I mean WELL before pandemic times) and it's just the right amount of raw. </p>
<p>There are no plugins on this. No EQ. I barely set levels. This is how the recording came up. Waving at me. </p>
<p>Alright, I thought. </p>
<p>Just put THIS up on Bandcamp. </p>
<p>Don't overthink it. </p>
<p>This is a new song and this is how it exists right now. </p>
<p>It's how it is. At this moment. </p>
<p>So thanks for listening. </p>
<p>I hope these strummable poems that come to me out of nowhere bring some comfort to all of you. </p>
<p>As always, keep safe my friends. We are all in this together. </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Lyrics:</em></p>
<p>When I woke up with your danger </p>
<p>Motion senseless, new found stranger </p>
<p>Skip a heartbeat momentarily </p>
<p>Is pretty much hard to absorb </p>
<p>Promises endured unfairly </p>
<p>It pains me hard to ignore this anymore. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Contemplating skirt or apron </p>
<p>To hide ink jobs you had no say in </p>
<p>You ask me if I heard the revelry </p>
<p>Of your friend's bar downstairs </p>
<p>Or if I remember singing Dolly </p>
<p>When we fell into your bed </p>
<p>It hurts my head. </p>
<p>It's a fortunate lie we perform. </p>
<p>It's a fortunate lie we all perform.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65888162021-03-30T07:54:59-04:002021-03-30T07:54:59-04:00Isolation sessions: Covering Billy Bragg's 'Strange Things Happen'<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/54H7jtkvIpA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>I recently read a kind and thoughtful post from <a contents="Billy Bragg" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.billybragg.co.uk/" target="_blank">Billy Bragg</a> that got me thinking about his great song, Strange Things Happen. </p>
<p>In his ever-empathetic tone to those reading and possibly going through similar hardships, Billy relayed that his partner was diagnosed with and is battling cancer. Thankfully the prognosis is positive: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/billybraggofficial" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/billybraggofficial" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/billybraggofficial</a></p>
<p>I thought I'd send some long-distance positive vibes to Billy and his family by covering Strange Things Happen. Billy's music has given me comfort for over 30 years and many of you know this wouldn't be the first time I've played this song, which is a special one to me. The little riff at the beginning of the song was something Doug came up with when <a contents="The Stand GT " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> covered the song in the mid-90s for our 'Toasting Gears' EP. And I could never match the energy of the first time I attempted to play/sing this song, which is probably our best cover. You can hear that one on Bandcamp: <a contents="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/toasting-gears " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/toasting-gears" target="_blank">https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/toasting-gears </a></p>
<p>"All winter long when I was locked in my room", is more poignant now than it's ever been. </p>
<p>Join me in sending good vibes to Billy, his partner Juliet and their family. </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MEio3iJW3d0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65799462021-03-20T11:44:52-04:002021-03-20T11:44:52-04:00Isolation sessions: Blank The All-Stars<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/woaPiIW30Kw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Another song for the Isolation Sessions and another song by The Stand GT.</p>
<p>This one is from our last LP, "Good On The River" and is a favourite of mine from that album.</p>
<p>You can hear the original here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1185115094/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/track=910370569/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">Good On The River by The Stand GT</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65721852021-03-12T16:27:51-05:002021-03-12T16:27:51-05:00Isolation sessions: When Sorry Takes The Wheel<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmNjXRPjZKE" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Another request for the <a contents="Isolation Sessions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmNjXRPjZKE&list=PLzYyndcw38_aRXSVRM96MBJuD1t44_ajz" target="_blank">Isolation Sessions</a> and another song by <a contents="The Stand GT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a>.</p>
<p>I always really liked this song and it was a bit of a therapeutic thing for me at the time. It was only ever released as a B-side on the Sugarbuzz 7" EP which came out on <a contents="Seattle's Top Drawer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://tdrecs.com/" target="_blank">Seattle's Top Drawer</a> around '94.</p>
<p>There's also a nod to Superchunk in the lyrics, as I like to hide Easter Eggs in many of my songs for the amusement of those listening closely. </p>
<p>You can hear the original song here: <a contents="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sugarbuzz-ep" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sugarbuzz-ep" target="_blank">https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sugarbuzz-ep</a></p>
<p>You can support me by buying merch and downloading my music on Bandcamp under the Meltingplastic record label here: <a contents="https://meltingplastic.bandcamp.com/artists" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://meltingplastic.bandcamp.com/artists" target="_blank">https://meltingplastic.bandcamp.com/artists</a></p>
<p>Thank you, enjoy, keep safe and keep looking out for each other.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65660362021-03-05T14:24:24-05:002021-03-05T14:24:24-05:00Jenny<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2874480054/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Jenny by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Here's another new song that I've been tinkering with forever. </p>
<p>The wonderful and talented <a contents="Susan O" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://susano.bandcamp.com/album/20-years-2" target="_blank">Susan O</a> collaborated with me on this recording, adding her beautiful voice and sweet piano/organ parts.</p>
<p>I'm super happy with the results.</p>
<p>And during these times of isolation, it feels amazing to collaborate once again, even though it was digitally, over the internet. </p>
<p>I hope you're all keeping safe and looking out for each other. </p>
<p>Better days are just ahead.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65632572021-03-02T19:44:29-05:002021-03-03T08:58:04-05:00Sneak peek at a new song: Jenny<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/88aj27-jrPs" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Next up for the Isolation Sessions and ahead of another Bandcamp Friday, here's a sneak peek at a song I'll be releasing this week. </p>
<p>Simply called "Jenny", this is a new song I've been dabbling with for some time now.</p>
<p>My friend <a contents="Susan Odle" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://susano.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Susan Odle</a> collaborated with me on the recorded version. </p>
<p>Follow me on <a contents="Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp here</a> and you'll be notified when it's released. ( <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/ ) </a></p>
<p>Cheers friends. Keep safe and be kind to each other.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> You can also 'pre-save' this track on Spotify here: <a contents="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/jenny" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/jenny" target="_blank">https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/jenny</a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65601152021-02-26T22:45:32-05:002021-02-26T22:47:13-05:00The Stand GT, by request: Crank Down The Window<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ELxNvu6SvZw" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>For this chapter in the Isolation Sessions series I was, I'll call it, "encouraged" to play a classic song by The Stand GT: "Crank Down The Window".</p>
<p>When playing songs by The Stand on acoustic guitar I tend to struggle without Wally keeping my rhythm in check and throughout this, I could clearly hear Colin's backing vocals. And as with all great songs by this band, I always hear Doug's guitar-magic, floating above it all: The chemistry that made these songs soar in the first place.</p>
<p>I do find it funny that I wrote a song with the opening line, "By the way...". Shouldn't all songs start that way... because really, if you think about it? Okay, maybe I'm overthinking it. </p>
<p>The sip of beer at the start of this was intentional for those wondering.</p>
<p>Because, The Stand. </p>
<p>For those who know this song, enjoy. For those who don't, I hope you enjoy it as well. </p>
<p>If you'd like to hear the original, it's here on the great <a contents="Apocalypse Cow LP here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypse-co" target="_blank">Apocalypse Cow LP</a>.</p>
<p>If you look closely on Bandcamp, you can even score an original vinyl pressing of that LP, "NOS". I know, right? Grab one before its too late.</p>
<p>I'll never tire of saying it: Be kind to each other. And be sure to thank these front-line super heroes walking among us.</p>
<p>I hope music like this gives you comfort of some sort.</p>
<p>Hugs, friends.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65497162021-02-15T04:00:00-05:002021-02-16T09:03:52-05:00Song for a Valentine's Day Hangover<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gq-E-zBOUAo" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><em>If you haven't already, please subscribe to my <a contents="YouTube channel here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/chrispager" target="_blank">YouTube channel here</a>: <a contents="SUBSCRIBE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/chrispager" target="_blank">SUBSCRIBE</a>.</em></p>
<p>My "isolation sessions" continue with another song I haven't played here before. It's also a pretty good one for a Valentine's Day hangover. ;)</p>
<p>This song was officially released awhile back as an exclusive track for a Cups N Cakes Network compilation.</p>
<p>You can find the original recording on your streaming platform of choice, including <a contents="Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/this-heart-knows-something-we-dont" target="_blank">Bandcamp here</a>.</p>
<p>Keep looking out for each other.</p>
<p>Check in on one another.</p>
<p>Support your favourite small businesses.</p>
<p>Thank our front line workers.</p>
<p>And contribute to your local food bank if you can.</p>
<p>We've still got a long way to go, but we will get through this.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65402612021-02-05T06:26:39-05:002021-02-05T06:26:39-05:00More of a... 'Journey'<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=468872079/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Journey to Lemon 17 by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>As promised, here is the recorded version of '<a contents="Journey To Lemon 17" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/journey-to-lemon-17" target="_blank">Journey To Lemon 17</a>' I posted a few days ago, in time for <a contents="Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021" target="_blank">Bandcamp Friday</a>. </p>
<p>Keep safe, friends.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65341122021-01-29T12:50:25-05:002021-01-29T12:50:25-05:00New song, played live: Journey to Lemon 17<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CThy6BchvkY" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>The isolation writing, recording and strumming continues, and here's another new-ish track that had an incarnation show up on an <a contents="Itty Little Bitty Ditty comp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ittybittylittleditty.bandcamp.com/album/itty-bitty-little-ditty-volume-4" target="_blank">Itty Little Bitty Ditty comp</a> last year.</p>
<p>I've recorded a new version of this song that will arrive on Bandcamp next week. Accidentally, it ended up with a total Velvet Underground vibe (!?). If you're interested in hearing that, follow me on Bandcamp here and you'll be notified when its released: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/. </a></p>
<p>I always release to Bandcamp first, and platforms like Spotify follow afterwards. Please follow me on your fave platform as well. </p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p>Keep looking out for each other. As always, donate to food banks if you can and remember to support your local businesses.</p>
<p>Take care everyone.</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65293572021-01-24T16:37:26-05:002021-01-24T16:38:14-05:00Murder On My Skin: now available to download/steam as well<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=113875596/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Murder On My Skin by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Thanks to everyone commenting/listening/streaming my live isolation session track '<a contents="Murder On My Skin" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/murder-on-my-skin" target="_blank">Murder On My Skin</a>'.</p>
<p>If you missed it, the YouTube video is below.</p>
<p>Please also subscribe to my <a contents="YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/chrispager" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.youtube.com/chrispager" target="_blank">YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/chrispager</a></p>
<p>I decided to record a version in the home studio as well, here in the Las Vanier Haus of Fuzz.</p>
<p>Thanks for checking it out!</p>
<p>Keep safe, take care and keep looking out for each other.</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65221812021-01-15T17:08:21-05:002021-01-15T17:08:21-05:00A Camp Radio cover to kick off the new year<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N4ILNhj7qV4" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>I thought I'd kick off my 2021 isolation sessions with a bit of a love song.</p>
<p>This is one of my favourite songs I wrote for Camp Radio, "Murder On My Skin".</p>
<p>The song first appeared on Camp Radio's "<a contents="Campista Socialista" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/campista-socialista" target="_blank">Campista Socialista</a>" LP and there's a video as well (embed below).</p>
<p>I may release an acoustic version of this soon, but in the meantime, here is the Camp Radio version on Bandcamp:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3875450784/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1585693731/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Campista Socialista by Camp Radio</iframe></p>
<p>And the original video is here:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ubO4GOiDbT4" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Keep looking out for each other.</p>
<p>Check in on one another.</p>
<p>Support your favourite small businesses.</p>
<p>Thank our front line workers.</p>
<p>And contribute to your local food bank if you can.</p>
<p>We've still got a long way to go, but we will get through this.</p>
<p>Peace.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65109422020-12-31T13:44:26-05:002020-12-31T13:45:19-05:00Happy New Year: It's New Year's Eve On The Couch<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQJkkAt-TsE" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>New Year's Eve On The Couch: a little NYE song I released last year on the brink of 2020.</p>
<p>Little did I know how ominous the line '<em>until this new year proves me wrong</em>' would become. </p>
<p>Happy New Year everyone. Keep safe and hang on. </p>
<p>I look forward to kicking out the jams with all of you in 2021!</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=905311204/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">New Year&#39;s Eve On The Couch by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/238PKvgqXwJdA8TtErexKd" width="300"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65104132020-12-30T16:01:19-05:002020-12-30T16:01:19-05:00Strumming Sweet Cessation<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lr5NVY2j6E4" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>As mentioned here yesterday, I <a contents="released this track" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-cessation" target="_blank">released this track</a> to streaming platforms on Dec 29 as a way of closing out 2020, so I thought I'd strum it for you as well.</p>
<p>You can also subscribe to my <a contents="YouTube channel here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/chrispager" target="_blank">YouTube channel here</a> to get notified of all videos like this.</p>
<p>Thanks for listening and supporting.</p>
<p>Peace and all the best in 2021.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/65090272020-12-28T12:22:25-05:002020-12-29T07:50:28-05:00Ending 2020 on some notes from a new song: Sweet Cessation<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=4175416738/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Sweet Cessation by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>One more new song for 2020.</p>
<p>Sweet Cessation wasn't written this year, but it feels like a good one to put out into the world at this mile marker we call end of year.</p>
<p>There are some lines in this song I'm reflecting on as we optimistically press on, out of 2020 and into 2021.</p>
<p>And I keep reminding myself that music does help.</p>
<p>Keep looking out for each other.</p>
<p>Check in on one another.</p>
<p>Support your favourite small businesses.</p>
<p>Thank all our front line workers.</p>
<p>And contribute to your local food bank if you can.</p>
<p>We've still got a long way to go, but we will get through this.</p>
<p>Peace. xo</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64951462020-12-09T07:43:15-05:002020-12-09T07:43:16-05:00New song collaboration for CBC's Project Give<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/0d342f9f8f013af5378d43bef9a89aac1224c292/original/lyle.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Lyle and I social distancing, masked up and recording a new track we wrote together.</em></p>
<p>As part of <a contents="CBC's Project Give" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/community/project-give-2020-1.5810423" target="_blank">CBC's Project Give</a> this year, I've written a new song with local blues musician <a contents="Lyle Odjick" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://lyleodjick.com/" target="_blank">Lyle Odjick</a>.</p>
<p>The new track will help raise funds for <a contents="The Ottawa Food Bank" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">The Ottawa Food Bank</a> and will be revealed on <a contents="CBC Ottawa's All In A Day" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day" target="_blank">CBC Ottawa's All In A Day</a> on Friday Dec 11.</p>
<p><a contents="All In A Day" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day" target="_blank">All In A Day</a> runs from 3pm to 6pm eastern, locally on 91.5FM. Of course you can also listen in online or on the CBC Listen app.</p>
<p>Once revealed, the song will be available for download on <a contents="The Ottawa Food Bank's site" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">The Ottawa Food Bank's site</a> in exchange for a donation.</p>
<p>Tune in and donate if you can!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/community/project-give-2020-1.5810423" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/3eb256ab279c23843bd27372faf5822415c0f852/original/ig-stories-for-project-give.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64895512020-12-01T16:59:02-05:002020-12-01T16:59:02-05:00Rave & Drool: An indepth chat about the history of The Stand GT<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep28-the-stand-g-t-chris-page/id1481004891?i=1000500664111" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/5079cf5d6ad94a5c00c84edcff4fd749d65d2c15/original/rave.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><a contents="Rave &amp; Drool" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rave-drool-a-chronicle-of-90s-canrock/id1481004891" target="_blank">Rave & Drool</a> is a fantastic podcast that chronicles 90s CanRock.</p>
<p>I had <a contents="a great indepth chat" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rave-drool-a-chronicle-of-90s-canrock/id1481004891?i=1000500664111" target="_blank">a great, in-depth chat</a> with host Tyler and we covered a lot of ground discussing the history and legacy of <a contents="The Stand GT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a>.</p>
<p>It was fun to wax nostalgic about our band that, despite all odds, made it out of rural obscurity and launched from an abandoned chicken coop, out onto the world stage.</p>
<p>And managed to do that in an pre-internet era.</p>
<p>Have a <a contents="listen here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rave-drool-a-chronicle-of-90s-canrock/id1481004891?i=1000500664111" target="_blank">listen here</a>.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64707942020-11-05T21:51:18-05:002020-11-05T22:03:16-05:00Another Round for a Friend<p>Hey pals/friends of <strong><a contents="The Stand GT:" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT,</a></strong></p>
<p>This summer we lost one of our best friends. Rodney was our childhood pal and a brother to us. He was also an early champion and supporter of our band.</p>
<p>Doug, Glen, Colin and I have decided that on November 6, during <strong>Bandcamp Day</strong>, all funds raised from <a contents="The Stand GT's digital music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT's digital music</a> will be donated to <a contents="Beyond 21" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://beyond21.org/site/" target="_blank">Beyond 21</a>, an organization that helps adults with developmental disabilities. Rodney's family requested donations to this organization in his memory. </p>
<p>Also on November 6, we're releasing our first EP, <strong><a contents="Another Round" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/another-round" target="_blank">Another Round</a></strong>, available for the first time in the digital format. Rodney was around the band a lot during the time these songs were written and recorded, so we thought it was fitting to re-release this online, thinking of our pal. </p>
<p>Thank you for considering donating to this organization, in Rod's name, by <a contents="purchasing downloads of our back catalogue" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">purchasing downloads of our back catalogue</a> here.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/451926743935b04fb2b83e99e3518f77c0e33e12/original/rodguitar800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Our pal Rockin' Rodney Craig</em></p>
<p><strong>Another Round</strong> was cassette-only and our first release for a label, the fledgling <strong>En Guard</strong> records out of Montreal. It was the third release (ENG 003C) on that label and came out before the better known 7" EP, <a contents="Sad Bunch Of People" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sad-bunch-of-people-b-w-into-downs" target="_blank"><strong>Sad Bunch Of People</strong></a>. </p>
<p>It was recorded at CSDX studios, which was a basement studio in the <a contents="Bryan building at Concordia University" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.concordia.ca/offices/archives/buildings/loyola/bryan-building.html" target="_blank">Bryan building at Concordia University</a>. The building was home to Journalism and Communications studies, where I spent most of my time while at Con U. I had met Pierre Perrault who was a Comms student (I was J-school) and he was learning to be an engineer and in the process, keen to record our band. Pierre got access to the studio after hours for what became our first ever recording session. I honestly don't remember it, but I know we were pretty excited with the results. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/91a82d655862190a02529fe693cce7268af4d42a/original/anotherroundcover.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The songs on Another Round demo a bunch of young kids learning to write songs. Only 2 of these 5 ever got re-recorded: <a contents="Jamie's Mile for the Blur Your Cool " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">Jamie's Mile for the Blur Your Cool </a>cassette and Thursday, which became <a contents="The Trouble With Thursday Ann" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/sell-out-slow" target="_blank">The Trouble With Thursday Ann</a> on my solo record Sell Out Slow. It should also be noted that our pal Tom Foreman played bass and sang backup vocals on these tracks! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7e2f30af9617008634e33f61e19ccb21f9d658ea/original/anotherround2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We enjoyed hearing them all again and while the mix isn't where we wish it could be, the raw performances are exciting and careening just a little out of control; much like the band at the time. The digital versions were dubbed in real time directly from a cassette that has been sealed since 1990. There is a bit of tape hiss, but considering this music has lived in its cocoon for 30 years, it's not bad. There was a wee bit of EQ and compression tweaking to give it a bit of volume and sparkle for the digital world. </p>
<p>You can actually feel the excitable energy, raring to take flight onto bigger and better things, which we most certainly did. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/75735683d7a3d263551c076a931f3968289ae799/original/rodgears.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Rodney on the B-side of the Toasting Gears 7". "Effects of the essential 'G' chord on a true Rock God". He sure was.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/9683ba911863dc8b7679b4eb22e0484c7384bbaa/original/another-round-review.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Mark Legpage's review of Another Round in the Montreal Gazette. We were pretty excited to get this review for our indie cassette. And imagine being able to dial a phone number, enter a code and listen to some of the cassette. Talk about support for indie bands. </em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/24573e50010209404866af5bcb03d6b061f80472/original/dugrod.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Doug and Rod. Doug is wearing the very first Stand T-shirt. </em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e32fb37f984aeb7b5fdb4d46e6609d43a3f4c520/original/rodchris.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></em><em>Me and Rod around the time Another Round was coming together. You can see my Concordia shirt which helped me date this pic. </em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3904140416/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">Another Round by The Stand GT</iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64605772020-10-21T15:39:40-04:002020-10-22T08:09:43-04:00It's Marvest time in these parts<p>Who's up for some Marvesting?</p>
<p>There's a harvest of local (to Ottawa) music being served up by the <a contents="City Folk festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6C6biJfk4bpLDrP4oiJcNA" target="_blank">City Folk festival</a> in the form of online concerts being released this fall.</p>
<p>Shows are being released every Wednesday and Saturday until the end of November.</p>
<p>You can watch these sets in the comfort of your own home, all for free.</p>
<p>Today my set was released which you can watch below. Grab a bowl of popcorn, your fave drink (maybe a <a contents="Decide To Stay And Swim pale ale from Spark" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spark.beer/" target="_blank">Decide To Stay And Swim pale ale from Spark</a>!), and stream away.</p>
<p><em>Set list:</em></p>
<p>Chaise Lounge</p>
<p>Calling All Kids Reunion </p>
<p>The Disaster Drop </p>
<p>Summertime Out </p>
<p>Whisper Astrologics </p>
<p>My Focal Point </p>
<p>The Dead Weight Song </p>
<p>Keep Me On Your Radar</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XaQipcR3Wps" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64590242020-10-19T13:35:12-04:002020-10-19T13:35:12-04:00"Decide To Stay And Swim" - the pale ale!<p><a contents="Spark Beer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spark.beer/" target="_blank">Spark Beer</a> released their new hazy pale ale this past Friday called, "Decide To Stay And Swim".</p>
<p>As some of you know, I played a live-stream set from their parking lot to celebrate this fantastic new beer! For those who didn't catch the live stream, here is the Instagram video of the stream (below) which is much clearer that what was on Facebook for some reason.</p>
<p>Also: I was joking with some pals saying that its always been my dream to be in "Canadian Beer News"! Haha. They did a little bit on Spark, the new pale ale and my album here: <a contents="https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2020/10/15/spark-beer-releasing-decide-to-stay-and-swim-pale-ale/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2020/10/15/spark-beer-releasing-decide-to-stay-and-swim-pale-ale/" target="_blank">https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2020/10/15/spark-beer-releasing-decide-to-stay-and-swim-pale-ale/</a></p>
<p>So I've got that checked off my music career to-do list. Ha.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64548992020-10-13T17:13:57-04:002020-10-14T13:51:16-04:00Announcing the Decide To Stay And Swim Pale Ale from Spark Beer<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/dc3aba53dc64f536dd12883c9863507e16967c77/original/spark1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>This Friday (Oct 16) my friends at <a contents="Spark Beer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spark.beer/" target="_blank">Spark Beer</a> are releasing a new Pale Ale called Decide To Stay and Swim. </p>
<p>I'll be doing a little acoustic live stream from their patio, Friday around 7pm, to help launch this new Pale Ale. Tune in via <a contents="Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/chrispager" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and/or my Instagram feed: (<a contents="https://www.instagram.com/populardemonamalgamating/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/populardemonamalgamating/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/populardemonamalgamating/</a>) and watch us wing it!</p>
<p>I'm thrilled to support Spark Beer and help them get the word out about their fantastic craft beer. </p>
<p>While obviously in stage 2 lock-down here in Ottawa, Spark Beer is taking extreme care to keep their socially distanced patios open, and provide safe take-out of their excellent beer lineup. </p>
<p>So if you're able to drop by, have a socially distanced patio pint and/or grab some beers to go, maybe I'll see you there...from a distance. ;) </p>
<p>Let's support local businesses as much as we can. </p>
<p>We gotta keep helping each other while getting through this! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/b2d43d444a48b94c8d3effdf46e6d2021fb47302/original/spark2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64539782020-10-12T13:35:00-04:002020-10-12T13:35:00-04:00"The Disaster Drop" - Decide To Stay And Swim Again - Live from the couch <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yWvEsYBJmzM" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>As you know, I wasn't able to play a live show to launch 'Decide To Stay And Swim Again' (for obvious reasons), so I decided to play the entire record from the couch! </p>
<p>I'll be uploading each song to YouTube over the coming days and will also post them here on my site. </p>
<p>You can subscribe to my YT channel to see them all here: <a contents="youtube.com/chrispager" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://youtube.com/chrispager" target="_blank">youtube.com/chrispager</a>. </p>
<p>This is song #2 from the LP, "The Disaster Drop". </p>
<p>And I do have a few vinyl copies left for those interested: <a contents="Get the details here" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">Get the details here</a>. </p>
<p>Also, as times continue to be tough for many, instead of a personal 'tip jar', I'd ask that if you enjoy these videos, please consider making a donation to your local food bank. Tell them I sent you. For Ottawa, that's here: <a contents="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/</a> </p>
<p>Keep safe, my friends, and keep looking out for each other!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64528122020-10-09T20:10:06-04:002020-10-12T11:17:18-04:00"Mostly Stellar, Gunning Strong" - Decide To Stay And Swim Again - Live from the couch <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/40-Pqw05xzo" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>As you know, I wasn't able to play a live show to launch 'Decide To Stay And Swim Again' (for obvious reasons), so I decided to play the entire record from the couch!</p>
<p>I'll be uploading each song to <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/chrispageR/" target="_blank">YouTube</a> over the coming days and will also post them here on my site.</p>
<p>You can subscribe to my YT channel to see them all here: <a contents="youtube.com/chrispager" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/chrispageR/" target="_blank">youtube.com/chrispager</a>. </p>
<p>This is song #1 from the LP, "Mostly Stellar, Gunning Strong".</p>
<p>And I do have a few vinyl copies left for those interested: <a contents="Get the details here" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp" target="_blank">Get the details here</a>.</p>
<p>Also, as times continue to be tough for many, instead of a personal 'tip jar', I'd ask that if you enjoy these videos, please consider making a donation to your local food bank. Tell them I sent you. For Ottawa, that's here: <a contents="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/</a></p>
<p>Keep safe, my friends, and keep looking out for each other!</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64454932020-09-29T16:42:33-04:002020-09-29T16:44:00-04:00Video premiere for 'The Disaster Drop' via Cups N Cakes Network<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/b5895f14603e9503055b591774d4639052b46942/original/vid.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />New video! While tomorrow (Sept 30) is release day for my new LP '<a contents="Decide To Stay And Swim Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">Decide To Stay And Swim Again</a>', today my friends at <a contents="Cups N Cakes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2020/9/23/video-premiere-chris-page-" target="_blank">Cups N Cakes</a> are premiering the video we shot for The Disaster Drop.</p>
<p>Watch it here: <a contents="https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2020/9/23/video-premiere-chris-page-" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2020/9/23/video-premiere-chris-page-" target="_blank">https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2020/9/23/video-premiere-chris-page-</a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64435632020-09-26T14:16:20-04:002020-09-26T14:16:20-04:00Isolation sessions: "Hunker Down" in a field<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_JyiIJ9lh0" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>My new album 'Decide to Stay and Swim Again' is out this Wed. Sept 30.</p>
<p>In the meantime, here's a little number some of you might remember from my last album. </p>
<p>I hope you're all keeping well, staying safe and looking out for each other. I know these are incredibly difficult times for many, but I'm confident we'll get through this together.</p>
<p>And hopefully music is helping...I know it helps me. 🤘😷❤️</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64231842020-09-02T16:03:18-04:002020-09-29T20:21:35-04:00"Decide To Stay and Swim Again" gets a new release date<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/58a111915996a8b0c5572ac1d18f51a85d4687f4/original/lpcoverwithvinyl.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Yeah, I think we all agree it's a tough year on so many levels. In my heart of hearts, I wanted to wait to release this record until 'things got better'. But I honestly don't know when that will be. And I fear things might get worse before they do get better.</p>
<p>I know music is powerful and can heal and is generally good for our souls and well-being. It can be a form of support and it can also be a form of escape. For those reasons I've decided to press on with this record and kick-start this release once again. </p>
<p>Originally slated for April 2nd, 2020, I've chosen September 30 as the official date to let this one out into the world. I'll be rolling out more details between now and then.</p>
<p>If you'd like a vinyl copy, I have about 40 left and you can <a contents="secure one via Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">secure one via Bandcamp</a> or by emailing me here: chris@chrispagemusic.com. You can find out details about direct orders here: <a contents="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp" target="_blank">https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp</a></p>
<p>Otherwise please follow me on your favourite digital streaming platform to be notified when this record will be available. </p>
<p>Details about the LP, the amazing vinyl cover artwork can be found at these links below. </p>
<ul> <li>Bandcamp store and streaming: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again</a>
</li> <li>Direct purchase info: <a contents="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp" target="_blank">https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp</a>
</li> <li>Bio and one sheet: <a contents="https://chrispagemusic.com/one-sheet-for-swim-again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/one-sheet-for-swim-again" target="_blank">https://chrispagemusic.com/one-sheet-for-swim-again</a>
</li> <li>Spotify and other streaming platforms (releases Sept 30): <a contents="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again-2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again-2" target="_blank">https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again-2</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p>I hope you're all keeping well and staying safe. Keep looking out for each other.</p>
<p>Cheers, C.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/85000eeee791cbbeded9958d0e98498bbcd19e0c/original/chris-promo-bw.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/64063472020-08-10T12:01:35-04:002021-04-21T13:06:26-04:00My Focal Point - live, isolating with the birds<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zSZ0BVuEnog" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Thought I'd share some more of my isolation strumming out in the country.</p>
<p>And you'll hear a bird at the end that was perfectly timed too. (I didn't originally notice it because I was busy dealing with a bug biting my arm, as you'll see 😅)</p>
<p>I got a kick out of my bird audience because that is the one bird call I remember asking my grandfather about in that area when I was a kid. It felt like a bit of sweet cosmic energy. </p>
<p>This is 'My Focal Point' from my LP 'Volume Vs. Voice'. </p>
<p>You can hear the original here: <a contents="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice</a> </p>
<p>Of course all this stuff is also on <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSZ0BVuEnog" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and Spotify, so you can follow me on those platforms as well. </p>
<p>Hope you're all keeping safe and looking out for each other! 🤘😎❤️</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63883462020-07-21T08:29:09-04:002020-11-29T22:19:02-05:00Covering Tom Petty's Runnin' Down A Dream<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2413069717/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/track=678069077/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">Itty Bitty Little Dittie V3 (under cover) by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>I'm not sure what possessed me to cover Tom Petty for this. I actually did dream about it, so I decided to roll with it in the end. </p>
<p>This is an awfully fun cover song compilation from a bunch of indie artists riding out this pandemic like champs.</p>
<p>Have a listen and enjoy.</p>
<p>And keep running down your dream. </p>
<p>🤘😷 </p>
<p>Have a listen to the <a contents="entire compilation here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ittybittylittleditty.bandcamp.com/album/itty-bitty-little-dittie-v3-under-cover" target="_blank">entire compilation here</a>:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2413069717/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;">Itty Bitty Little Dittie V3 (under cover) by Itty Bitty Little Ditty</iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>And of course you know the original by now:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y1D3a5eDJIs" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63767632020-07-05T16:08:28-04:002020-12-21T02:03:59-05:00Isolation sessions, mountain view: Summertime Out<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OR9enSNe_M8" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>After a difficult and emotionally draining couple of weeks, I felt fortunate to decompress and take in some mountain air. And practice some social distancing in the country with some mellow strums. </p>
<p>This is <a contents="Summertime Out" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/summertime-out" target="_blank">Summertime Out</a>, from my album <a contents="A Date With A Smoke Machine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a>. </p>
<p>I hope you're all doing well, keeping safe and staying vigilant. </p>
<p>And keep looking out for each other. </p>
<p>You can follow me and <a contents="buy my music on Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">buy my music on Bandcamp here</a>. </p>
<p>And here's the video for this song, shot with the same river in the background, a few years back. </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NkGKBbCUpTY" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63579232020-06-18T14:06:51-04:002020-06-18T14:08:17-04:00Live stream - Please donate to Ovarian Cancer Canada for Beaus 5K<p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeausBrewery%2Fvideos%2F3097303216959356%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who tuned in, commented and donated to Ovarian Cancer Canada as part of Beau's All Natural Brewing Co. annual 5K run! </p>
<p>If you missed the live sets from Jim and I, you can watch below. And please consider donating! </p>
<p>You can still donate online, and even register for the virtual run, here: </p>
<p><a contents="http://noca.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1580&amp;pg=entry" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://noca.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1580&pg=entry" target="_blank">http://noca.convio.net/site/TR?fr_id=1580&pg=entry</a> </p>
<p>More details about the run and fundraiser here: </p>
<p><a contents="https://beaus.ca/ovarianrun/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://beaus.ca/ovarianrun/" target="_blank">https://beaus.ca/ovarianrun/ </a></p>
<p><strong>My set list from the embedded video above</strong> (the links below go to the recorded versions on Bandcamp).</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p><a contents="Disaster Drop" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-disaster-drop-2" target="_blank">Disaster Drop</a> <br><a contents="Undercoat " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/undercoat" target="_blank">Undercoat </a><br><a contents="Dreamed We Were Astronauts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://campradio.bandcamp.com/track/dreamed-we-were-astronauts" target="_blank">Dreamed We Were Astronauts</a> (Camp Radio) <br><a contents="When All The Bugs Are Contained" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/when-all-of-the-bugs-are-contained" target="_blank">When All The Bugs Are Contained</a> (The Stand GT) <br><a contents="Feel Like Caving In" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/feel-like-caving-in" target="_blank">Feel Like Caving In</a> <br><a contents="Guilt Trip Fashion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/guilt-trip-fashion" target="_blank">Guilt Trip Fashion</a> <br><a contents="Patio To Stereo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/patio-to-stereo" target="_blank">Patio To Stereo</a> <br><a contents="Whisper Astrologics" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/whisper-astrologics-2" target="_blank">Whisper Astrologics</a> <br><a contents="Chaise Lounge" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/chaise-lounge" target="_blank">Chaise Lounge</a> <br><a contents="The Dead Weight Song" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-dead-weight-song-2" target="_blank">The Dead Weight Song</a> <br><a contents="Keep Me On Your Radar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/keep-me-on-your-radar-2" target="_blank">Keep Me On Your Radar</a> <br><a contents="My Focal Point" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/my-focal-point" target="_blank">My Focal Point</a><br>🤘😎</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63537582020-06-15T08:45:49-04:002020-12-02T09:46:11-05:00Supporting Beau’s 5K for Ovarian Cancer Canada<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e32cd84e4a72e6aa049e8041d7a32e1de51159a2/original/104176126-3261592290547098-1653666762627436642-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I'll be playing a live stream set on Wednesday June 17 at 8pm to help my friends at Beaus raise money for Ovarian Cancer Canada.</p>
<p>You can tune in live on Wednesday evening as we'll be streaming from the Beaus FB page: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/BeausBrewery/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/BeausBrewery/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BeausBrewery/</a></p>
<p>I'm on just after 8 and Jim will follow me with a live stream about 8:45.</p>
<p>The 5K run goes on July 5th this year, albeit with a bit more social distancing and less post-race hugs. :)</p>
<p>To sign up for the run, or to donate to help raise funds, go here: <a contents="https://www.facebook.com/events/808124976330943/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/808124976330943/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/808124976330943/</a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63509492020-06-12T08:36:46-04:002020-06-12T08:36:46-04:00Isolation Sessions: (No, I won't) Quit While I'm Behind<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5rZEEU7XQk0" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Hey everyone, I hope you're all doing well. </p>
<p>I haven't posted much lately because I needed to (and still do) spend time listening, reflecting and learning. Listening to Black leaders. Listening to Indigenous leaders. Listening to marginalized people who've had enough. </p>
<p>Though I've got lots to learn, I do have hope things will get better for everyone. </p>
<p>I recognize music helps and heals, so here's an old song of mine centered around hope. It's about being empathetic and showing support when it's needed. </p>
<p>Let's keep doing that. </p>
<p>Let's all keep positive and keep looking out for each other. </p>
<p>Stay safe everyone.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63194262020-05-16T18:35:28-04:002020-05-16T18:35:28-04:00Isolation sessions: Brighter Days<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJNrLQk6wew" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>I love covering this song. I've played it live for many years now. I wanted to share it here because I think the lyrics are incredibly pertinent at the moment.</p>
<p>There's a line that says "All the birds will sing their songs inside my cell". If you listen carefully at the beginning and ending of the video, you can hear a robin outside the window singing along, which I thought was pretty sweet. </p>
<p>Brighter Days is written by a now defunct band called Parts & Labor, who were absolutely brilliant.</p>
<p>I love their album Mapmaker which is the LP this song came from.</p>
<p>Have a listen to the original here:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aGzOUgThXp0" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Check out Parts & Labor live:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vGOFjgyZaSE" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Here's me playing Brighter Days in 2011 in Halifax:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/giJQhR4MmPs" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Stay safe friends. Reach out to each other. Support your local businesses and food banks if you can.</p>
<p>Brighter days ahead.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63146562020-05-13T07:54:34-04:002020-05-14T07:03:18-04:00Isolation Sessions Series - Mini Set #1<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QrktOPafMv8" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>I put together a mini-set that folks can watch when they have time and feel up for a little acoustic comfort food.</p>
<p>Speaking of food, rather than a posting a 'tip jar', I'm asking if you'd please consider donating to a local food bank (if you can) to help folks in need in our communities. I worry about people losing their jobs and sources of income. We've gotta stick together while riding out this pandemic!</p>
<p>This first acoustic mini set has a couple of "covers" to mix it up, which I thought might be interesting to some of you listening in: </p>
<p>1. <a contents="Disaster Drop" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-disaster-drop-2" target="_blank">Disaster Drop</a> (From my latest LP Decide to Stay And Swim Again)</p>
<p>2. <a contents="Psychopaths In Lukewarm Baths" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/track/psychopaths-in-lukewarm-baths" target="_blank">Psychopaths In Lukewarm Baths</a> (Expanda Fuzz, from Bleuets - <em>click on song title to hear the original</em>)</p>
<p>3. <a contents="Sugarbuzz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/sugarbuzz" target="_blank">Sugarbuzz</a> (The Stand GT, from a 7" ep - <em>click on song title to hear the original</em>)</p>
<p>4. <a contents="Chaise Lounge" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/chaise-lounge" target="_blank">Chaise Lounge</a> (From my LP Volume Vs Voice)</p>
<p>I'll post more of these when I have time. If there are songs you'd like to hear in my next set, comment below and let me know. </p>
<p>Enjoy, friends. Take care, stay safe and reach out to each other.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/63089242020-05-08T08:19:17-04:002020-05-08T08:19:17-04:00Isolation sessions: The Space That Is Years<p>More strumming while isolating. </p>
<p>This is a new song I released on <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-space-that-is-years" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> last week called <a contents="The Space That Is Years" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-space-that-is-years" target="_blank">The Space That Is Years</a>.</p>
<p>You can also hear the recorded version on <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4Rqa1V3zw9U3dJBV0WNMIS?si=I1BIvzDTRhSjDkWzIJAOAA" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, Google Play, Apple Music, etc.</p>
<p>Enjoy friends...keep safe and reach out to each other. Support your fave local small businesses too.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JkRwFZKVGek" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62944782020-04-25T15:36:29-04:002020-10-06T11:05:40-04:00The Space That Is Years: More acoustic comfort food, for food bank donations <p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=3923474237/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">The Space That Is Years by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>This song has been around for as long as I've been writing songs. </p>
<p>I honestly can't tell you how old it is, but you'll notice there's a line about writing a letter. I think the genesis of the song was getting a letter to my mailbox in residence at University from a girlfriend. (Yeah, old friends used to write letters to each other, believe it or not). </p>
<p>This song is about not getting around to writing back. </p>
<p>I've done many versions for different records over the years that never made the cut, and Camp Radio even took a crack at this some years ago (that would be a fun recording to dig up). </p>
<p>Last summer I started what I thought was a new LP, in a cottage in Quebec. I only got the bed tracks finished and in some cases, vocals. So the guitars and main vocals for this one were done there. The slide and backing vocals were finished here in Las Vanier last week. </p>
<p>After all these years, I guess I've decided it was time The Space That Is Years got out into the world. </p>
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<p>Like the other demos I've been releasing, you can download or stream this one for FREE, I just ask that you please consider donating to your local food bank if you can. So many people are being laid off, losing their jobs and may be turning to our food banks for support during this crisis. </p>
<p>In Ottawa, here are a couple of food banks that are in dire need of financial support at this time. </p>
<p>The Ottawa Food Bank: <a contents="www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/" target="_blank">www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/</a> </p>
<p>The Parkdale Food Bank: <a contents="parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/" target="_blank">parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/ </a></p>
<p>Orleans Food Bank: <a contents="www.crcoc.ca/en/food-bank/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.crcoc.ca/en/food-bank/" target="_blank">www.crcoc.ca/en/food-bank/ </a></p>
<p>Thanks for considering donating and helping your community. </p>
<p>Cheers, stay safe... and reach out to each other.</p>
<p><a contents="Spotify, Apple, Google links here. " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/the-space-that-is-years" target="_blank"><em>Spotify, Apple, Google links here. </em></a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62871142020-04-19T12:04:44-04:002020-09-23T05:00:34-04:00Isolation sessions: Undercoat<p>More strumming while isolating.</p>
<p>This is a new song I released on Bandcamp last week called <a contents="Undercoat." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/undercoat" target="_blank">Undercoat.</a></p>
<p>Watch for it on Spotify, Apple, etc on Tuesday April 21st.</p>
<p>Enjoy friends...keep safe and reach out to each other. Support your fave local small businesses too.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d1Y2am95K6g" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Recorded version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1076887139/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Undercoat by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Follow me <a contents="on Spotify here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR?si=B1RCFJOCT8m_cNwJTzxhWQ" target="_blank">on Spotify here</a>.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62802272020-04-12T11:23:57-04:002020-04-12T11:28:02-04:00More acoustic comfort food, for food bank donations<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1076887139/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Undercoat by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>As you may know, my new solo LP <a contents="'Decide To Stay and Swim Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">'Decide To Stay and Swim Again</a>' was due to release early April. I've decided to put that on hold for now, as I had a few fun things planned that can't go forward given the current crisis. </p>
<p>In the meantime, I'm releasing some demos I've been working on.</p>
<p>"<a contents="Undercoat" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/undercoat" target="_blank">Undercoat</a>" is the second song from this bushel of tunes over here kicking around in the back shed. </p>
<p>This one is perfect for Sunday mornings, so maybe bookmark it for then and have a listen with your coffee/tea.</p>
<p>It's no <a contents="Kris Kristofferson Sunday morning song" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/vbqGWTxwZEA" target="_blank">Kris Kristofferson Sunday morning song</a>, but hopefully it's somewhere in the ballpark. :)</p>
<p><a contents="Download or stream it for FREE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/undercoat" target="_blank">Download or stream it for FREE</a>, I just ask that you please consider donating to your local food bank if you can.</p>
<p>So many people are being laid off, losing their jobs and may be turning to our food banks for support during this crisis. </p>
<p>In Ottawa, here are a couple of food banks that are in need of financial support at this time. </p>
<p><strong>The Ottawa Food Bank</strong>: <a contents="www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/" target="_blank">www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/</a> </p>
<p><strong>The Parkdale Food Bank</strong>: <a contents="parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/" target="_blank">parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/</a> </p>
<p><strong>Orleans Food Bank</strong>: <a contents="https://www.crcoc.ca/en/food-bank/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.crcoc.ca/en/food-bank/">https://www.crcoc.ca/en/food-bank/</a></p>
<p>Thanks for considering donating and helping your community.</p>
<p>Cheers, stay safe... and reach out to each other.</p>
<p>We WILL get through this together.</p>
<p><em><a contents="Link for Spotify, Google, Apple, etc is here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/undercoat" target="_blank">Link for Spotify, Google, Apple, etc is here</a>. </em></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62791512020-04-10T21:30:58-04:002020-04-10T21:30:58-04:00Isolation sessions: Keep Me On Your Radar<p>This seemed like a good song to play for those of you stopping by.</p>
<p>I feel very fortunate to be safe, healthy and hunkered down in relative comfort.</p>
<p>I wish the same for all of you reading this.</p>
<p>We're in this together, so let's stick together.</p>
<p>Reach out and stay on each other's radar.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w3-ULkf8Fjg" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62727742020-04-05T18:46:57-04:002020-04-05T18:46:57-04:00Isolation sessions: Interstellar Basement Dweller<p>I thought I'd strum a song for all of you isolating at home. </p>
<p>This is a newer one called '<a contents="Interstellar Basement Dweller" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/interstellar-basement-dweller" target="_blank">Interstellar Basement Dweller</a>'. You can find the recorded <a contents="version on Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/interstellar-basement-dweller" target="_blank">version on Bandcamp here</a>. </p>
<p>It will be on Spotify and the rest of the digital platforms this week. </p>
<p>I hope everyone is keeping safe out there.</p>
<p>Check in on each other and take care of each other.</p>
<p>And donate to your local food bank if you can. </p>
<p>We got this pals. </p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4WAa2QQjKw" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/55542292020-03-29T12:17:46-04:002020-03-29T12:17:46-04:00From the vault: Make hay (while the sun shines) - The Stand GT on tour with The Smugglers<p>In August 1994, The Stand GT toured Canada with Vancouver's <a contents="The Smugglers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thesmugglers.com/" target="_blank">The Smugglers</a>. We brought a video camera along, something that was pretty much unheard of for indie bands in the mid-90s. Needless to say, we captured a LOT of footage. Some of which I've started to digitize; some will stay forever in the VHS tape format, never to be seen again.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/6b4a30b86355fa38f95447ef90477bd498196e52/original/stand.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The Stand GT live in Penticton, BC, 1994. </em></p>
<p><a contents="Dirty Windshields" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/dirty-windshields" target="_blank">Dirty Windshields</a> is a terrific memoir by <a contents="Grant Lawrence" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://grantlawrence.ca/" target="_blank">Grant Lawrence</a> about the epic journeys and adventures our friends in The Smugglers experienced during their career in the indie rock underground. </p>
<p>If you're familiar with the book, there's a little story on pages 84 and 85 about touring with The Stand.</p>
<p>Well, here is that story come to life. </p>
<p>To set the scene:</p>
<p>This was the last night of the bands' cross country tour together; The Smugglers were heading home to Vancouver and The Stand GT were heading to the US to record their first LP with <a contents="Kurt Bloch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Bloch">Kurt Bloch</a> in Seattle. </p>
<p>We wore The Smugs pink tour shirts in tribute that night in Penticton, BC.</p>
<p>So here is The Stand GT live during that show, as captured on video by The Smugglers, who kindly offered to shoot our set.</p>
<p>The Stand GT songs in this footage (in order):</p>
<p>1. Into Downs</p>
<p>2. Near In Control</p>
<p>3. Paying The Piper</p>
<p>4. The Wait</p>
<p>But as you'll see, The Smugglers had other plans as well.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hf3y0ePfyuc" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/90dda9f24e2dfffd5be959443965d14425a53725/original/smugs800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The "sweet" thank you note they left on our van. I still have it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><br> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62637322020-03-27T11:57:53-04:002020-03-27T12:00:15-04:00Interstellar Basement Dweller for food bank donations<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7b1ee3697d38b5ff15b9cd5181cd59543e8f3f3a/original/interstellarcover-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>New song! </p>
<p>As many of you know, my new solo LP '<strong>Decide To Stay and Swim Again</strong>' was due to release early April. I've decided to put that on hold for now, as I had a few fun things planned that can't go forward given the current crisis. </p>
<p>We'll reschedule those, hopefully soon. </p>
<p>In the meantime, I'm going to start releasing some demos I've been working on. </p>
<p>"<a contents="Interstellar Basement Dweller" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/interstellar-basement-dweller" target="_blank"><strong>Interstellar Basement Dweller</strong></a>" is the first song from that list. You can download or stream it <strong>for FREE,</strong> I just ask that you please consider donating to your local food bank if you can. So many people are being laid off, losing their jobs and may be turning to our food banks for support during this crisis. </p>
<p>In Ottawa, here two key banks I know of that are in dire need of financial support at this time. </p>
<p>The Ottawa Food Bank: <a contents="www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/" target="_blank">www.ottawafoodbank.ca/donate/</a> </p>
<p>The Parkdale Food Centre: <a contents="parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/" target="_blank">parkdalefoodcentre.ca/donate-2/ </a></p>
<p><strong>Thanks for considering donating! </strong></p>
<p>Keep safe.</p>
<p>Keep "physical" distancing.</p>
<p>Reach out to your family and friends. </p>
<p>Cheers...enjoy the tune. ;) </p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=61286472/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Interstellar Basement Dweller by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Note: Spotify, etc releases April 7. Follow me on your fave streaming platform for more details.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62595832020-03-23T19:13:05-04:002020-03-23T19:30:22-04:00No, really. Hunker down. <p>Hope you're keeping safe everyone. </p>
<p>I've been in self isolation and practicing social distancing for almost 2 weeks now. Feels so weird.</p>
<p>I hope you're doing the same and most importantly, keeping that social distancing going. We'll get through this, but we need to work together and keep listening to our medical leaders. Seek out reputable authorities, don't rely on social media algorithms at a time like this. Timelines are quite possibly spreading misinformation. </p>
<p>In Ottawa, I recommend following <a contents="Dr. Vera Etchess here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/VeraEtches" target="_blank">Dr. Vera Etches here</a>, or checking out <a contents="Ottawa Public Health" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/index.aspx" target="_blank">Ottawa Public Health</a>.</p>
<p>As for me, I may do some Facebook/Instagram live stuff soon, but I've been struggling to wrap my head around the concept when there's so much misfortune out there.</p>
<p>On that note, I encourage everyone to think of their <strong>local food banks</strong> as I hear they are stretched and need funds. </p>
<p>Some links here in Ottawa are:</p>
<ul> <li><a contents="Ottawa Food Bank" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Food Bank</a></li> <li><a contents="Parkdale (Ottawa) Food Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/" target="_blank">Parkdale (Ottawa) Food Centre</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In the east end of Ottawa, you can also sign up here if you <strong>need help</strong> or if you want to volunteer. I've signed up to help out if and when the time comes: </p>
<ul> <li><a contents="http://www.newedinburgh.ca/neds/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.newedinburgh.ca/neds/" target="_blank">http://www.newedinburgh.ca/neds/ </a></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>My album release for April 2 has been postponed for now, hopefully just until late May, but I have a feeling this crisis is going to go on for some time.</p>
<p>I do have new music I will start to float out there on Bandcamp for those who are interested. </p>
<p>Those of you who ordered the record, thank you. I will get the remaining Ottawa hand-offs out when it's safe to do so. I'm sorry I didn't get them to you before all of this exploded.</p>
<p>This will get worse before it gets better, but WE CAN make a difference by staying home (if we can) and keeping a safe social distance from one another. Most importantly, it will help protect everyone out there on the front lines.</p>
<p><strong>Keep safe everyone. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Stay connected. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Reach out. </strong></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eWf6LksSq9k" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62501162020-03-15T12:06:01-04:002020-03-15T12:29:39-04:00The Stand: 35 years <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/424fbf5a677252bdda5e8d02ee055d2ebb6a81e9/original/img-1581.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The Stand in the chicken coop, circa 1986.</em></p>
<p>It was March 15, 1985.</p>
<p>35 years ago today Glen and I got together to bang out some songs in his bedroom. I had a cheap electric guitar and an amp. Wally had his kit. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/ef5d3b890b300df3d23d7517135b034e21935774/original/img-1585.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Wally behind his original kit. This is circa 1985. </em></p>
<p>It's memorable for us, because the lady across the road burst into his house and bedroom to scream at us for making a god-awful racket, cutting our first rehearsal rather sort. Wally took the brunt of her verbal assault as I hid behind his bedroom door. </p>
<p>Doug joined our new band soon after. And eventually Todd came along on bass to round out the original line up. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/f636ecf23dafc2f7685efb16d1affa5d57986d1e/original/img-1577.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Doug circa 1985-ish. </em></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7e055d9b0046be1aaed7b5f6a769a5413199ab60/original/img-1586.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Todd hams it up at a band rehearsal. Note the Traynor stacks! I still have the head on the right, plus the 4x10 that Doug used. </em></p>
<p>While the first official practice of what would become <strong>The Stand</strong> was in the books, we now had the task of finding a decent rehearsal space.</p>
<p>We practiced, just once, in an old barn that stunk of cow crap.</p>
<p>Our pal Steph got us a stint in the <a contents="round church in Dalhousie Mills" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2165542/saint-andrews-round-church-cemetery" target="_blank">round church in Dalhousie Mills</a>, which was creepy but cool.</p>
<p>We eventually settled into an abandoned chicken coop on my parent's property at Curry Hill during the warm months.</p>
<p>For winter months, we had to travel to a local country school in Lancaster Township. The supportive Principal there allowed us to go in after hours, set up and make as much 'racket' as we wanted. For hours. We'll forever be grateful to Huntly McDonnell for being so good to us young punks. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/73ea213f21fb885d0518f63379b593b9819254ba/original/img-1582.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/c16787608d1d6e8b522bc54961eacf5115289ef9/original/img-1578.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/4e1e88071d567e65b2292ac11ad36c53dd05fe89/original/img-1583.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Many of these photos are by Stephanie Carpenter, who documented so much of our early years. </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62208952020-02-19T21:25:47-05:002020-02-19T21:27:53-05:00Keeping that smoke machine on your radar<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1361520709/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=f171a2/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">Keep Me On Your Radar by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>To celebrate the 10th anniversary of <a contents="A Date With A Smoke Machine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a>, this is an acoustic reworking of a track from that album. </p>
<p>I remember being incredibly sick just before I wrote this song. The 'on the ceiling' line comes from me literally being ill on the couch, staring at the ceiling. </p>
<p>I also wrote the song on mandolin which is not something I normally do. I decided to give a little spotlight to that very Harmony mandolin during the solo of this version. </p>
<p>It's a sad song, but a hopeful song. I'm happy to see it turn 10. </p>
<p>LYRICS: </p>
<p>On the ceiling <br>Is where I look to figure out <br>Which of these words I should shout <br>And which I should keep <br>Stirring in me <br>To let the ill will die. </p>
<p>Stop believing <br>You can hold my hand awhile <br>And you're the one who made me smile <br>Understanding's coming crashing home. </p>
<p>And if you're feeling <br>I should somehow learn to cope <br>And wash my mouth with laundry soap <br>Like a faint star <br>Keep me on your radar.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And you can hear the original here, loving crafted 10 years ago with quite a bit of Dave Draves magic:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1863005391/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1361328399/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">A Date With A Smoke Machine by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62174352020-02-16T19:44:28-05:002020-02-16T19:44:28-05:0010 years of A Date With A Smoke Machine<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/a303fb60f288f81b1793d359eafc8823cc1a6b69/original/smokemachine.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />HAPPY BIRTHDAY smoke machine! Hard to believe, but A Date With A Smoke Machine came out 10 years ago today.</p>
<p>To celebrate, I'm discounting both the LP and CD copies by 50% for a limited time. The digital files are 'pay what you can' as well, only for a limited time.</p>
<p>You can <a contents="contact me to etransfer," data-link-label="Contact" data-link-type="page" href="/contact">contact me to etransfer,</a> or simply use the <a contents="lovely services of Bandcamp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine">lovely services of Bandcamp here</a>.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/62044312020-02-05T11:23:13-05:002020-02-05T11:23:13-05:00Solos Going Steady #6: Live sets in support of the Ottawa Food Bank<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/0c4bf2024c085a1c73167d273980aa1bf1ad43c7/original/solos-2020-800.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Once again this year I'll be playing a short solo set as part of the annual Solos Going Steady show at Irene's.</p>
<p>Whether or not I cover a song from Singles Going Steady remains to be seen!</p>
<p><strong>Details:</strong></p>
<p>Spend your Leap Year Saturday night at Irene's with these fine singer-songwriters who will all play relatively short solo sets. </p>
<p>During those long post-holiday, winter months, folks in need are not alway top of mind, so we originally put this show together to help support the Ottawa Food Bank. We'll be collecting donations. Happy to accept none perishables, but cash is always best. Look for the big jar at the door, or on the bar! </p>
<p>Set times will be posted here closer to the show, but sets will start at 9pm!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/61976602020-01-30T19:45:59-05:002020-02-19T01:29:08-05:00The continuing story of deciding to stay and swim...again! <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/28200b59496d5d3d548dc805c88aae7ccdcc671f/original/hannah-back1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>The back cover of the original Decide To Stay And Swim CD</em></p>
<p>Who is the girl on the back cover? </p>
<p>I used to get this question back when the <a contents="Decide To Stay and Swim" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_blank">Decide To Stay and Swim</a> CD came out on Kelp in 2004 and started to get some traction.</p>
<p>Some 16 years later, I can tell you her name is <a contents="Hannah Poirier" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/hanpoirier/" target="_blank">Hannah Poirier</a> and she's become a wonderful photographer, studying her art in Halifax. When it came time to assemble the new record, I asked Hannah if she would be interested in having carte blanche to choose one of her pieces for the cover of Decide To Stay and Swim <em>Again</em>. </p>
<p>And I'm psyched with what she chose.</p>
<p>Those of you who've ordered the record will be the first to see Hannah's work for this 180g vinyl limited release. The LP ships in February, so the unveil of Hannah's work is coming soon!</p>
<p>And there's still time to order one. If you'd like to secure a copy, <a contents="details are here" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">details are here</a>.</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/60510512019-12-30T07:07:30-05:002019-12-30T13:15:14-05:00New song + Happy New Year! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/f33bfe939a69971d2ae8d9086e36fb649b6046cc/original/couch1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here's an acoustic love letter to all you non-ball droppers out there on NYE!</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=905311204/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">New Year&#39;s Eve On The Couch by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Happy New Year everyone!</p>
<p>All the very best for 2020.</p>
<p><em>Remember to order your copy of the limited edition vinyl LP 'Decide To Stay And Swim Again'. <a contents="Details here" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">Details here</a>.</em></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/60243292019-12-16T16:11:37-05:002019-12-19T19:04:48-05:00Latest newsletter and LP pre-order details <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/83781660d4ce358537b971e59ac2ea2ac0cd0f53/original/mysterycover800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The brand new mystery cover will be unveiled in the new year </em></p>
<p>The <strong><a contents="pre-order for the 180 gram vinyl version" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">pre-order for the 180 gram vinyl version</a></strong> of Decide To Stay And Swim Again is well underway!</p>
<p>If you want to secure a copy, <strong><a contents="please check out this page" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">please check out this page</a></strong> and pick how you'd like to receive it. I'm hoping we'll have them in hand sometime in February and will start delivering/mailing as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Be sure to include your email with your payment so I can keep in touch.</p>
<p>Also, if you're not on my mailing list, <strong><a contents="here's a link to the latest one" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mailchi.mp/cc864b42e30f/newvinylpreorder" target="_blank">here's a link to the latest newsletter.</a></strong></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again by Chris Page</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/60031862019-12-10T15:57:18-05:002019-12-10T15:57:18-05:00Santa on that cafeteria tray - now on all streaming platforms<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zVp5KzYilb0" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Though I've been releasing lots of acoustic material lately, sometimes I crave a dose of my garage-punk roots.</p>
<p>"I Saw Santa Sliding on a Cafeteria Tray" is a song I wrote and recorded awhile back with a bunch of friends who affectionately called themselves "The Special Joyous Drinky Festive Singers".</p>
<p>It's a quirky tale that has an even quirkier video, and has become a bit of a family tradition.</p>
<p>It was just remastered and released to all digital streaming platforms this week. </p>
<p>So whether or not you agree dark rum is good food, give it a spin.</p>
<p>Let 'er rip Santa.</p>
<p><em>(And if you're looking for new acoustic stuff, a song for your NYE couch listening will be released next week. Follow here on <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> and <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR?si=HtFuenOpT6Sw6fbVMxgMcw" target="_blank">Spotify</a> to be the first to hear it). </em></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=546909483/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">I Saw Santa Sliding On A Cafeteria Tray by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/0Rlva6fOBQCbDUEwwSHucM" width="300"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/59766732019-11-25T21:28:56-05:002019-11-25T21:28:56-05:00Decide To Stay And Swim Again - Song # 11 - The Dead Weight Song<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7419f9389dadd3ecd9b304a4a03a51a09fe373f8/original/swim-deadweight-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Well, it's been a fun and interesting journey!</p>
<p>Here's the final track for this project I started back in 2018, '<a contents="The Dead Weight Song" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-dead-weight-song-2" target="_blank">The Dead Weight Song</a>'.</p>
<p>This one was a bit of a challenge for me because I couldn't imagine how I would improve on the <a contents="haunting vibe of the original" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-dead-weight-song" target="_blank">haunting vibe of the original</a>. (Although I only realize now as I'm typing this that I had forgotten about that acoustic intro as well!).</p>
<p>In the end, I managed to coax a bit more magic here, I think, to finally wrap this project and set my sights on a batch of new songs, which are all patiently awaiting my attention.</p>
<p>All in all I feel like I've done justice to that spark of an idea back in the winter of 2018...and somehow I stuck with it and saw it through.</p>
<p>The <a contents="pre-order for the limited vinyl" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp" target="_blank">pre-order for the limited 180g vinyl</a> is now underway, so please help out with this little "<a contents="indie kick starter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp">indie kick starter</a>" I have going.</p>
<p>I expect I'll have the LPs in hand sometime in February.</p>
<p>Your advance support really helps.</p>
<p>All the details <a contents="to purchase the record are here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/pre-order-new-lp">to purchase the record are here</a>.</p>
<p>You can now hear the record in its entirety as well:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Please also follow me on Spotify, <a contents="by clicking here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR?si=SI0-eGlRRw-qS_W0sBP0EQ" target="_blank">by clicking here</a>.</p>
<p>You can also listen to Dead Weight over there on Spotify:</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/1WUrDWIPAt3ueVzaVpCsyE" width="300"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/59496672019-11-04T20:48:50-05:002019-11-04T20:54:23-05:00Decide to Stay And Swim AGAIN - Song #10 - Sleeves Cover Sores<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/9dd8d8f9150d18cacb448c787c47e33f87cec6a1/original/swim-sleeves-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Alright, so this project is in the home stretch!</p>
<p>Here's song number 10 from the <a contents="Decide To Stay and Swim Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">Decide To Stay and Swim Again</a> series.</p>
<p>And along with the release of Sleeves Cover Sores, I'm announcing an advanced <a contents="pre-order of this project " data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">pre-order of this project </a>on 180g vinyl, limited to 100 copies only.</p>
<p>You can find out how to <a contents="pre-order here" data-link-label="Pre-order NEW LP" data-link-type="page" href="/pre-order-new-lp">pre-order here</a>, using one of the options I've provided to save fees.</p>
<p>But you can also choose to pre-order via the <a contents="Bandcamp route here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again" target="_blank">Bandcamp route here</a>.</p>
<p>When you order, I'll send you a download code that includes The Dead Weight Song as well as two unreleased bonus tracks.</p>
<p>Shipping/delivery is planned for February.</p>
<p>Have a listen to Sleeves below.</p>
<p>And thanks as always for the support.</p>
<p>More to come!</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1971326902/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/72TYuENdvTiHwYmsIci8zN" width="300"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/59303902019-10-17T20:52:51-04:002020-12-21T02:04:07-05:00Yuri-G - A PJ Harvey cover<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/d414840f1bb643383a0b53086b1546bd0556c75e/original/yuri1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>A friend who recently beat several bouts of cancer threw a birthday party for himself and asked me to play. </p>
<p>Because it was a special day for him, I asked if there was a band or artist he'd like me to cover and he responded with several options. </p>
<p>One was <a contents="PJ Harvey" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://pjharvey.net/" target="_blank">PJ Harvey</a>. </p>
<p>I chose <a contents="Yuri-G" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_YLvXPQLbs" target="_blank">Yuri-G</a>, which is such a great and lyrically beautiful song. Soon after, I decided to record it as well, re-imagining it with a more laid back vibe. </p>
<p>I would love to know what Polly Jean thinks of this...hopefully one day she hears it. </p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2521738698/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Yuri-G (PJ Harvey cover) by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Spotify:</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7sCrJTGKnJUqkw99S4Gnu7" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p><a contents="Follow me on Spotify here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR?si=3zyKTTFDSUiDZSVgUYr2Fw" target="_blank">Follow me on Spotify here.</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>And be sure to check this out...PJ Harvey playing this song live in Chicago in 1993:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kxo0W_oXoK8" width="560"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/58887502019-09-12T11:32:34-04:002019-09-27T14:10:38-04:00Don't Change - An acoustic INXS cover<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/6c3a3ef4d8bc8da1ad95e0850ff9555639421640/original/dontchange1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>It's a great feeling when a song from your distant past pierces you like a cliched cupid arrow. </p>
<p>When it happens, I usually let the arrow stay there for as long as possible. It's a fluttery and fleeting time, when my mind runs in ecstatic loops, trying to keep up with how the rest of me is feeling. </p>
<p>I heard a song recently that I hadn't heard since I was a teenager and this happened.</p>
<p>It was by a band I don't even really like, but those random mixed tones triggered something sharp, deep in my subconscious.</p>
<p>I was reminded what a great song this is. </p>
<p>In an effort to keep the arrow in, I started playing the song on my guitar late that night. </p>
<p>Then I decided to hit record, in the off chance this version might send someone an arrow one day. </p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=167529821/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Don&#39;t Change by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Stream on Spotify:</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/1BALuG3wRIyqKZT3l5Klob" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>Steam on Apple music here: <a contents="https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-change-single/1479883946" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-change-single/1479883946" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-change-single/1479883946</a></p>
<p>The original by INXS, in all its 80s glory:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sLm3Khusq_8" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Even The Boss has covered this:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fAqcpc4e6hU" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/57352882019-04-28T13:23:13-04:002019-11-04T20:56:55-05:00Decide To Stay and Swim - Song #9: Killing Time In The Doubt Department<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e1f397f30b763db6c48cc30f2137f3b0b334a123/original/swim-killingtime-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim</em></p>
<p>I have a soft spot for this song as it takes me to a time and place. While music often has the power to do that for us, it's not always the songs you create that can work that kind of magic. </p>
<p>The lyrics start off with 'A cafeteria surprise, was a 4-track spitting lies', which is really the genesis of the song: The line recalls how excited I was to get my first 4-track cassette recorder.</p>
<p>One of the earliest songs I recorded on it, using an old Boss drum machine and the distortion from a Tom Schultz 'Rockman', was the Dead Kennedys 'Too Drunk Too F*ck'.</p>
<p>At the time, I shared it with some close friends in my high school's cafeteria. But in one of those awkward teen moments right out of <a contents="Freaks and Geeks" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaks_and_Geeks" target="_blank">Freaks and Geeks</a>, to my embarrassment, someone started sharing the headphones around the tables to anyone who would listen. It ended up getting passed around to a few older kids who had no idea what to make of the noise and mocked me for my strange and 'horrible music'. </p>
<p>The seed of 'Killing Time In The Doubt Department' was planted with that memory. Ultimately this is a song about high school and the struggles we all went through, finding a place to belong.</p>
<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=520278612/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again">Decide To Stay and Swim Again by Chris Page</a></iframe></p>
<p>Lyrics:</p>
<p>The cafeteria surprise </p>
<p>Was a 4-track spitting lies </p>
<p>Things were looking good </p>
<p>And only getter better. </p>
<p>I read her record buying guide </p>
<p>And welled up somewhere deep inside </p>
<p>A thought of her and rock n roll </p>
<p>And consummation </p>
<p>Now I feel like a stoned stun gun </p>
<p>And I know that's impossible </p>
<p>If the wait's still on </p>
<p>I swear, I'll get back you. </p>
<p>A sweetheart gesture coincides </p>
<p>With the springtime in her eyes </p>
<p>A dress-up custom built charade </p>
<p>Was almost waning </p>
<p>And if I get too close to you </p>
<p>With lightning rods and paper glue </p>
<p>I might find a simple plan for your attention. </p>
<p>Now I feel like a stoned stun gun </p>
<p>And I know that's impossible </p>
<p>If the wait's still on </p>
<p>I swear, I'll get back you. </p>
<p>So linger on </p>
<p>Your hopefuls half a million strong </p>
<p>Collide tonight. </p>
<p>So linger on </p>
<p>Your hairspray and sentimental songs </p>
<p>Dissolve tonight. </p>
<p>They'll dissolve tonight.</p>
<p><strong>Listen along and follow me on Spotify:</strong></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>And the original 'Killing Time', from 2003:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3421328428/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/57223192019-04-16T21:10:14-04:002019-05-13T20:51:26-04:00Acoustic show with Vancouver's PARKLAND and Ottawa's Flecton Big Sky<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/13c19927597fc4bfdb98077f64eca935ae832591/original/parkland-poster.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>After a long winter of hanging out with the humidifiers, my old acoustic guitar will be thrilled to be let out of hibernation to play some songs for you at this fun show at <a contents="Pressed" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://pressed-ottawa.com/" target="_blank">Pressed</a> in May. We'll be playing a few songs from the latest <a contents="Decide To Stay And Swim Again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim-again-2018-takes" target="_blank">Decide To Stay And Swim Again</a> project as well as some other new tracks I've been working on during these sleepy, and painfully lengthy, winter months. </p>
<p>My old friend <a contents="Flecton Big Sky" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://kelprecords.com/flecton-big-sky/" target="_blank">Flecton Big Sky</a> will be joining the bill along with Vancouver's amazing <a contents="Parkland" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://parklandmusicproject.bandcamp.com/album/bleeding-daylight" target="_blank">Parkland</a>, who are touring the LP and film 'Bleeding Daylight'.</p>
<p>As always with Pressed, this is an early show with music wrapping up by 11pm, so come and celebrate Little-Friday-before-the-long-weekend with us!</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/56801122019-03-14T12:06:58-04:002019-03-15T13:09:41-04:00Decide To Stay and Swim - Song #8: One Projectile From The Sun<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR&size=detail&theme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/5b15a5d52c63c10ffe3da503f118e40698d72aaf/original/swim-projectile-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim</em></p>
<p>A reflection on new year's resolutions as winter melts away and we wager words and wilt with blame.</p>
<p>Here's the new version of 'One Projectile From The Sun':</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><strong>Lyrics: </strong></p>
<p>I caught a cold for this new year </p>
<p>Can I park my car out here </p>
<p>And finish off this toast </p>
<p>That's meant to keep me home. </p>
<p>To wager words or wilt with blame </p>
<p>When gin and tonic makes some gains </p>
<p>To save the day but set me back </p>
<p>10,000 more. </p>
<p>And I'm only one per cent under the gun </p>
<p>That's only one projectile from the sun. </p>
<p>A trophy wins a trophy's charm </p>
<p>With catatonic false alarms </p>
<p>Focused on the past </p>
<p>And waiting here for you. </p>
<p>I caught a cold for this new year </p>
<p>So can I hang my jacket here </p>
<p>And finish off this toast </p>
<p>That's meant to keep me home.</p>
<p>And I'm only one per cent under the gun </p>
<p>That's only one projectile from the sun. </p>
<p><strong>Listen along and follow me on Spotify:</strong></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>And the original 'One Projectile':</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1064815396/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/56488412019-02-18T15:10:15-05:002020-01-23T07:41:43-05:00Solo set at Irene's in Ottawa on February 23<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR&size=detail&theme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/c86452d14a07d70708f993064c10baa27a35bf84/original/solos-2019-final.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Oh cool...a rare solo show!</p>
<p>It seems like its been ages since I've played a solo acoustic set, so I'm really looking forward to this Saturday February 23.</p>
<p>We're also raising money for the Ottawa Food Bank, so please bring a few extra bucks and/or a non-perishable food item or two. We'll ensure it all gets to the Food Bank post-show.</p>
<p>See you at Irene's!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/56485952019-02-18T12:09:23-05:002019-02-18T14:53:26-05:00Decide To Stay and Swim - Song #7: The Sympathetic Slur<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR&size=detail&theme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/a0acaf63ef3a8934625a94a076380e97a877226f/original/swim-sympathetic-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim</em></p>
<p>During the rollout of this 'Swim Redux' side project I've talked about how this idea came to me one cold winter night in 2018, but I upon hearing song #7, I realize that the seeds were planted much earlier.</p>
<p>Sometime around 2013 I was in the midst of recording my solo LP, "Volume Vs. Voice". I had isolated myself in a cottage in Quebec for a few days to see what it would be like to record an album in a fairly secluded location. The fact cell phones didn't work and there was no internet connection really helped me to focus in a way that was incredibly therapeutic.</p>
<p>During that session, I warmed up with a few covers including 'The Sympathetic Slur'. At the time I even considered putting this track on VVV.</p>
<p>I don't recall much about the inspiration for this song, but I do remember playing it live whenever I had the opportunity to play a quiet room.</p>
<p>So I'll let the lyrics speak for themselves.</p>
<p>Have a listen to the new version here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=478882905/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Lyrics:</p>
<p>A 16 hour drive <br>For 15 minutes live <br>14 years of slow, eroding ties <br>13 circus acts unload their gear and then purport to read my mind <br>All lit up.</p>
<p>Listen along and follow me on Spotify:</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>Hear the original version of 'The Sympathetic Slur' here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=403364369/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/56188942019-01-29T20:41:46-05:002019-01-29T20:54:37-05:00Decide To Stay and Swim - Song #6: A Makeshift Marvel<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR&size=detail&theme=light" style="border:none; overflow:hidden;" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/f65ed00a77de3af62d7587d903b41159f020bce8/original/swim-makeshift-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim</em></p>
<p>As we roll into 2019, this technically marks the the halfway point through this revisiting process I started last year, reworking songs from <a contents="Decide to Stay and Swim" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_blank"><strong>Decide to Stay and Swim</strong></a>. It's kind of fitting, because while the original CD was out in 2003, it wasn't actually launched until 2004. </p>
<p>I didn't know how far I'd get with this little side project, but I must admit I've been pleasantly surprised by the reaction online to these new versions.</p>
<p>I always think of <a contents="A Makeshift Marvel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/a-makeshift-marvel" target="_blank"><strong>A Makeshift Marvel</strong></a> as a theme song for the proverbial fork in the road. In my head it's about those times in our lives when a big chapter closes and we're faced with stepping into a new one, all while battling feelings of self-doubt. That said, I don't remember the context of how or why I wrote this song, so whatever.</p>
<p>I do remember this song being a standout from the album for some folks who heard it back then.</p>
<p>So as this version finds its place in the word, maybe it will be a pleasant reminder of the original song for some of you:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=500874050/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">A Makeshift Marvel by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><em>Lyrics:</em></p>
<p><br>The minute the moment takes over the road </p>
<p>Isn't it weird then, to be so in control? </p>
<p>I tried not to wake her, while digging through clothes </p>
<p>I'm stalled in a moment she'll never know. </p>
<p>The caption will read earth-shattering demise </p>
<p>On a lonelier dirt road than we had in mind </p>
<p>And its not the song, its that long distance girl in my head </p>
<p>That I can't explain away. </p>
<p>You may not have noticed, but I've headed out west. </p>
<p>We'll communicate better with that off my chest.</p>
<p><em>Listen and follow on Spotify:</em></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>Hear the original '<em>A Makeshift Marvel</em>' here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/track=4213910814/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/55956132019-01-21T21:24:13-05:002021-04-21T13:06:48-04:00Covering hippie powers<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/2097f0f77661fb9ff60d682f531379eb576a9169/original/hippypowers-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Artwork by meltingplastic</em></p>
<p>Hey there, and happy 2019! </p>
<p>I have lots of new songs coming down the musical conveyor belt, so keep checking back often and be sure to follow along on social media, <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> and <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. </p>
<p>First up is a cover of <strong><a contents="Car Seat Headrest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://carseatheadrest.com/" target="_blank">Car Seat Headrest</a></strong>'s brilliant song, <strong><a contents="Destroyed By Hippie Powers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mouHs3aH6k" target="_blank">Destroyed By Hippie Powers</a></strong> from their 2016 LP, <strong><a contents="Teens of Denial" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teens_of_Denial" target="_blank">Teens of Denial</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Teens is a great record and topped many year-end lists in 2016, including mine. I love the production quality overall; the guitar sounds are vintage <a contents="Steve Fisk" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Fisk" target="_blank">Steve Fisk</a> (who produced the record) and <strong>Will Toledo</strong>'s vocal delivery is absolutely masterful. </p>
<p>Lyrically, Toledo is a songwriter who finds power in exposing personal vulnerabilities, which I think is a difficult thing to do. And that was another quality that drew me in to this LP. </p>
<p>I read a quote from him that said he really strives to make records that people will want to come back to, time and again. That's a pretty hard feat in this current, all-access-music landscape, but I think he achieved his goal with Teens of Denial.</p>
<p>I started playing Destroyed By Hippie Powers on acoustic guitar not long after I heard it. I realize it's risky business covering songs you really admire, but I liked where it went in the studio, so I decided it would be a good one to kick off my releases this year. </p>
<p>And ironically its now 50 years since, they say, the hippie movement peaked and died in that fateful year of 1969. That point isn't lost on me here either.</p>
<p><em>Listen on Bandcamp here:</em></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2352711051/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Destroyed By Hippie Powers by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><em>Follow <a contents="on Spotify here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6WZIc3dkWhTVI0u5DJKKID" target="_blank">on Spotify here</a>. </em></p>
<p><em><a contents="Apple Music is here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/lu/album/destroyed-by-hippie-powers-single/1448332928" target="_blank">Apple Music is here</a>.</em></p>
<p><em>Search out my cover of Destroyed By Hippie Powers on your fave digital streaming service. </em></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/55956702019-01-16T18:13:52-05:002019-02-21T09:16:52-05:00Flying Vs and The Stand GTs: A quick trip to Seattle<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8e1d99f0e07906ea943767c53b536bcedba4609b/original/band-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The Stand GT live at El Corazon/Funhouse, Seattle - January 12, 2019</em></p>
<p>Last weekend I had the honour of joining a bunch of old friends to make some pretty great music and play Seattle's Pop Punk Festival. This was year two of the fest, and it was such a blast.</p>
<p>There were so many amazing bands, including old friends <a contents="The Smugglers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thesmugglers.com/" target="_blank">The Smugglers</a>, <a contents="The Tranzmitors" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thetranzmitors.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Tranzmitors</a>, <a contents="Lisa Marr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://exclaim.ca/music/article/cubs_lisa_marr_teams_up_with_the_tranzmitors_for_new_covers_7-inch" target="_blank">Lisa Marr</a>, <a contents="The Subjunctives" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thesubjunctives.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Subjunctives</a> and <a contents="The Young Fresh Fellows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.youngfreshfellows.net/" target="_blank">The Young Fresh Fellows</a>.</p>
<p>Our set was a hearty blast of Stand classics, that we whipped together two days before the show! Our old buddy Ean Hernandez (Sicko, Subjuctives) was kind enough to get us practice time in their killer space in Ballard, which we took full advantage of since the band hadn't been together since <a contents="Beaus Oktoberfest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.beausoktoberfest.ca/" target="_blank">Beaus Oktoberfest</a> in the fall. The dank and dirty punk rock hang reminded us so much of our days in our very own chicken coop, that we enjoyed our practice time in Seattle just about as much as the show!</p>
<p>While the Smugs and Tranzmitors always deliver a mind-blowing set, it was the legendary Young Fresh Fellows who took us all back and really dialed in and put on a rock and roll, power pop clinic!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i9SMQvm6oko" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Here is a clip of the end of the Smugs set...will this be their last song live ever?! Sure hope not!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vnyl7qhEleM" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Finally, a clip of our set, playing Into Downs:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TDj_yz9inlA" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>UPDATED! Here's our entire set! Thanks to Chris Force and Ean Hernandez for hooking us up with this great footage. As Aerosmith says, STREAM ON:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ZHzI7jMqiQ" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/55415212018-12-10T16:22:56-05:002021-04-21T13:06:48-04:00The Minor Crime at Christmastime<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/ec1caaed85bd42c9b86f6b4252834ac7176c6d0a/original/minorcrime-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Christmas songs. Love them or hate them, it seems like every artist has taken a crack at one, or one too many. And so, year after year, this interesting pile of musical tripe grows and grows.</p>
<p>But it's tough, I think, to write a song on such an artistically rigid theme and still land in the ballpark without being downright annoying. When I hear of bands and artists covering Christmas songs, I can't help but think its a money grab. Then again, why not? Though we can't all be Mariah Carey (who, <a contents="as of 2017, has reported to have made $60 million on her 1994 song about wanting stuff for Christmas" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_I_Want_for_Christmas_Is_You" target="_blank">as of 2017, has reported to have made $60 million on her 1994 song about wanting stuff for Christmas</a>), give the people what they want. Right? </p>
<p>I'm not sure what ignited my desire for dabbling in this space, though I can confirm it was not about the money. About 10 years ago I challenged myself to write an original song for The Season' and the result was '<a contents="The Minor Crime At Christmastime" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-minor-crime-at-christmastime-7-version-on-51f-records" target="_blank">The Minor Crime At Christmastime</a>'. After cranking out some humorous-only-to-me lyrics, I recorded a few home demos (cheekily calling one '<a contents="Breaking TVs at the dump version" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-minor-crime-at-christmastime-breaking-tvs-at-the-dump-version" target="_blank">Breaking TVs at the dump version</a>'), and one demo even landed on a split <a contents='7" on the 51F label' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://werbo.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">7" on the 51F label</a>.</p>
<p>I went on a run in the ensuing years, writing a few original Christmas songs and <a contents="even shooting a early-iphone video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVp5KzYilb0" target="_blank">even shooting a early-iphone video</a> for a song loosely about mooching an ex's meal plan at University. If you're wondering what audience I was shooting for, well, there wasn't one. Well, maybe outside of my family and friends who incidentally make ridiculous appearances in the video and still (I think) look it up on YouTube every year. It was fun. </p>
<p>So this year, with my increased interest in the evil beasts that are streaming sites, I took another crack at my Christmas track that got me started messing around in this nutty genre...when I have a whack of better original songs I should probably be spending time on instead. </p>
<p>I wonder if that's what Mariah thought at the time too? Probably not.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=346615428/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">The Minor Crime At Christmastime by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><em>Lyrics: </em></p>
<p>I heard you slurring Christmas songs <br>To plastic reindeer on the lawn <br>But you make angels sing <br>With Winter hopes of Spring <br>And spirits lifting </p>
<p>Snowflakes sting inside my eyes <br>And I can't sing to save my life <br>When its Good King Wenceslas <br>And the crime is senseless <br>Then I'm not dreaming </p>
<p>They illuminate my street <br>And throw an empty stare at me <br>So you say <br>Let it slide, let it snow, let it die <br>This Christmastime</p>
<p><em>And while we're at it</em>, here's "I Saw Santa Sliding On A Cafeteria Tray", 1 minute and 33 seconds of pure Christmas magic:</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zVp5KzYilb0" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/55245922018-11-22T19:19:46-05:002018-11-22T19:21:31-05:00Decide to Stay and Swim - Song #5: Whisper Astrologics<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/dfab747109c828d791d89a866829a530825dc1e3/original/swim-astrologics-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim</em></p>
<p>I have a very clear memory of this song coming together and playing that part on acoustic guitar in my apartment. I remember wanting to keep the song simple, but slowly build as it went on. </p>
<p>The lyrics are about a single song during a high school dance. It's an imagined take on the thoughts of two teenagers, struggling to understand the point of holding someone close during those fleeting moments and what it all means; would the dance lead to something more, or simply be a moment, lost in time. </p>
<p>For the record, the song was 'Drive' by The Cars. </p>
<p><strong>Lyrics: </strong></p>
<p>Hold on: I think this song is ending </p>
<p>So will you drive me home the next 10 years? </p>
<p>And I wait as we lay down in traffic </p>
<p>For the sounds with the meanings insincere. </p>
<p>As you plan for your thoughts with astrologics </p>
<p>To be sure of the paintings on the moon </p>
<p>And the smell of your hair these last three minutes </p>
<p>Spent our eternity too soon.</p>
<p><em>Here is the original version:</em></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1703061127/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><em>And here is the new acoustic version:</em></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 400px; height: 307px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7vYORA7GvH3UbDMbMWw4dR?si=ZeOt7ApQSjGtGwyPF2JV-w" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/fd910fa43d904f7250be4917865bd08adace7997/original/spotifybutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/she-floats-like-dizzy-sunshine-2018-takes-single/1437719174" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8913ebc4510ab00422add1354c0834d0185d53a1/original/applebutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/55119882018-11-13T20:13:40-05:002018-11-13T20:30:33-05:00Decide to Stay and Swim - Song #4: She Floats Like Dizzy Sunshine<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/1d23827024308db0771132cea1c72122c4ae9e2d/original/swim-dizzysunshine-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim </em></p>
<p>When I write songs, I usually have a few anchor stories in my head to propel me along. I can honestly say I have no recollection of any anecdotes in my life that relate to this song. Almost all of the imagery is made up in this case, which I think is rare for me. </p>
<p>For the new acoustic version, I've decided to leave out the bridge, as I was never a fan in hindsight. </p>
<p>For this one, I'll let the lyrics stand on their own: </p>
<p><strong>Lyrics: </strong></p>
<p>She floats like dizzy </p>
<p>Sunshine and empty </p>
<p>Aerosol containers on the moon. </p>
<p>Save for wicked sisters </p>
<p>Vaseline on blisters </p>
<p>I can't hold a candle to her bloom. </p>
<p>She's autumn leaves </p>
<p>And almost drown </p>
<p>But I know how sweet landlocked sounds </p>
<p>She's campy queen </p>
<p>And never wrong </p>
<p>I guess I'll miss her when she's gone. </p>
<p>She destroyed the notion </p>
<p>That caked on suntan lotion's </p>
<p>The only way to beat the Summertime </p>
<p>Now she's open pastures </p>
<p>Silent film disasters </p>
<p>Getting every word exactly right. </p>
<p>She's autumn leaves </p>
<p>And almost drown </p>
<p>But I know how sweet landlocked sounds </p>
<p>She's campy queen </p>
<p>And never wrong </p>
<p>I guess I'll miss her when she's gone.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here is the original version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3788673654/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>And here is the new, stripped down, acoustic version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 400px; height: 274px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4ML9EiehKeeg3uM6rIQjhL?si=4LJndY_XQCew7CBh7kC8Kg" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/fd910fa43d904f7250be4917865bd08adace7997/original/spotifybutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/she-floats-like-dizzy-sunshine-2018-takes-single/1437719174" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8913ebc4510ab00422add1354c0834d0185d53a1/original/applebutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Follow my Spotify playlist here:</p>
<p> </p>
<iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/53972422018-08-22T13:27:27-04:002018-08-22T13:34:28-04:00Decide To Stay And Swim - Song #3: AV In The Sunshine, Man<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/2f3d84ba695dd59be9f4bc9905017d75d9f928a3/original/swim-av-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim </em></p>
<p>It has been a long time since I've had this song in the set list, though I used to love playing it live. It was always a treat to dig into that opening riff on an electric guitar and really blast it out, Billy Bragg style.</p>
<p>When I was writing this song, I had just met <a contents="Andrew Vincent" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://andrewvincent.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Andrew Vincent</a> and was starting to get into his music; especially his two brilliant LPs from around this time: "A Short Trip With the Pirates" and "<a contents="Love The Modern Way" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://andrewvincent.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-the-modern-way" target="_blank">Love The Modern Way</a>" (I wrote about <a contents="Modern Way for Ottawa Showbox" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/2017/12/rewind-andrew-vincent-i-love-modern-way/" target="_blank">Modern Way for Ottawa Showbox</a> recently). </p>
<p>As I continued to write it, this song took on a Summer theme and "AV" ended up in the title as both a nod to Andrew, but also as a goofy play on "KC and the Sunshine Band", for whatever reason. Maybe it was the Summer thing propagating in my brain.</p>
<p>I love the instrumental ending of this song. I remember I had a riff idea, similar to the one at the beginning of this track. I envisioned singing a 'la-la-la' to that outro melody. I'm sure I sang it for Dave Draves as you can hear parts of that vocal under the mix. But Draves went above and beyond and built all those counter melodies and harmonies over the line. I love the way it builds and resolves out of a gorgeous climax of sounds. A pretty sweet and hooky moment on this record, I think, and one of my favourites. </p>
<p>Here is the original where you can hear that intro and outro:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=823514927/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>This is the new 2018 take, which is a much more stripped down version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/artwork=small/track=3179614813/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 400px; height: 250px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p><em>Spotify and other streaming services start August 28th. In the meantime you can follow me at the links below:</em></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/dCe4" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/fd910fa43d904f7250be4917865bd08adace7997/original/spotifybutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_none border_" /></a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/dCe4" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8913ebc4510ab00422add1354c0834d0185d53a1/original/applebutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_none border_" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Lyrics: </strong></p>
<p>I'd trust my instincts too </p>
<p>If I stared that long at my shoes </p>
<p>But I’ve got these acres plowed</p>
<p>So we can hang around </p>
<p>With Summer bleached-hair fads </p>
<p>And turntables from our Dads </p>
<p>Well I’ve got my Kelp Records on </p>
<p>And we’ll engrave a song </p>
<p>If I ever forget her </p>
<p>In tank-top sunset blurs </p>
<p>Will you neglect to call me Tom </p>
<p>And we’re defusing bombs</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/53605142018-07-25T21:42:55-04:002018-07-25T21:44:24-04:00New cover song: No More And No Less<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8704fd1b2cde41cfc27640a8d31a83d09ddf4314/original/cpnomore-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"<em>Lambs to the Slaughter</em>" artwork by <a contents="meltingplastic" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">meltingplastic</a></p>
<p>I've been a fan of <a contents="Rational Youth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://rationalyouth.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Rational Youth</a> since I was a teen and <a contents="No More And No Less" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgcjiHq3ds" target="_blank">No More And No Less</a> has always been a favourite of mine. The song was originally on their 1985 LP 'Heredity'.</p>
<p>I recorded this cover just after I finished the <a contents="Volume Vs. Voice" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice</a> sessions, so if you're a fan of that record, you'll hear the similarities. It's taken me awhile to put this out, mostly because up until recently, it hasn't been easy to do digital licensing in Canada for an indie artist. I was in touch with Tracy Howe, who wrote the song, and wanted to be sure he got his share of any nickels that roll in as a result of me releasing this. Ha.</p>
<p>Though I chose to do a mellow version of this song, I must admit this track has ALWAYS made me want to sing at the top of my lungs.</p>
<p>I guess it's timely too, because Rational Youth are currently on a cross-Canada tour and play Ottawa this Friday July 27th at <a contents="House Of Targ" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/concert-listings-events/sosfest-psyche-rational-youth-brusque-twins-raas" target="_blank">House Of Targ</a>! </p>
<p>Here's a video of the original song you'd see on Much Music back in the day:</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KmgcjiHq3ds" width="560"></iframe></p>
<p>Here's a new Rational Youth version of the song, released in 2014:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1979219251/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3290456395/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">To The Goddess Electricity by Rational Youth</iframe></p>
<p><strong>You can hear my cover version on Bandcamp here: </strong></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=177734517/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;">No More And No Less by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The track will be up on streaming services soon and I'll be sure to add it to my Spotify playlist here:</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/53394792018-07-10T17:13:59-04:002018-07-10T20:50:25-04:00Decide To Stay And Swim - Song #2: The Disaster Drop<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e646edb58364adbb4225fa8defd2e379da62cdce/original/swim-disaster-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><em>Part of an ongoing series where I revisit 2003's record, Decide To Stay And Swim. <a contents="Post #1 is over here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/home-blog/blog/a-mostly-stellar-moment-in-2018" target="_self">Post #1 is over here</a>. </em></p>
<p>The fake-false start of this song works well for me as it feels like the song is ready to burst out of the gate, especially after the laid-back vibe of the opening track, <a contents="Mostly Stellar, Gunning Strong" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispagemusic.com/home-blog/blog/a-mostly-stellar-moment-in-2018" target="_self">Mostly Stellar, Gunning Strong</a>. </p>
<p>The title of the song is in reference to a drunken game I was playing with a friend in a bar in Montreal where I was getting him to ash a cigarette on my hand, just to see how long I could tolerate my burning skin. I was in a bad frame of mind and while I didn't last long, the booze dulled the pain and it wasn't until the scarring of the next day that I realized how dumb the whole thing was. </p>
<p>I like the cheap headphones line which was commentary on a point someone made to me that it didn't matter how well a song was recorded, a good song is a good song and folks will enjoy regardless. </p>
<p>The Wurlitzer piano popping throughout this song is so Dave Draves for those of you who know him. That solo is awfully magical and really makes the song...I can just picture an animated Draves as he lovingly recorded this track. </p>
<p>One final point on this I had forgotten about, at the end of the song, you can actually hear me sing 'Every 'ash' disaster drop is mine'. I guess I thought I was being funny...to myself.</p>
<p>Here's that original from 2003:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2565280828/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Here's my new 2018 version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1545823833/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>You can also find this on your fave streaming services like:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1SwCXtDiSROYCS8QpOzbi2" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/fd910fa43d904f7250be4917865bd08adace7997/original/spotifybutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-disaster-drop-single/1409825190?app=apple%20music&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8913ebc4510ab00422add1354c0834d0185d53a1/original/applebutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em><strong>Lyrics: </strong></em></p>
<p>Take my number and hold this lighter </p>
<p>An exercise to toughen skin </p>
<p>These cheap headphones are making you sound </p>
<p>Better than I think you've ever been. </p>
<p>Promise me you'll let your conscience shine here </p>
<p>Full tilt and peak before your time. </p>
<p>You'll need my cigarettes to count your blessings </p>
<p>When every last disaster drop is mine.</p>
<p><em><strong>Spotify playlist of this and other songs:</strong></em></p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/53241062018-06-29T10:52:27-04:002018-06-29T11:11:54-04:00This heart knows something...<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/947d4525074dddd4f51277ba3e7ac432909a0cad/original/chris-page-this-heart-800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Last year the fine folks at <a contents="Cups N Cakes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cupsncakespod.com/" target="_blank">Cups N Cakes</a> asked if I would be interested in contributing a song for a comp they were putting together.</p>
<p>They requested that I write one exclusively for the comp, so that it would not be available anywhere else. While I've been on a few compilations over the years, I've never written something exclusive for such a project, so this past winter I took up the challenge and this is the result. </p>
<p>I've added '<a contents="This Heart Knows Something We Don't" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/this-heart-knows-something-we-dont" target="_blank">This Heart Knows Something We Don't</a>' to my ongoing 'Spotify Setlist' thing here:</p>
<p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/user/campradio/playlist/43yaHM7URNG4z9M9BWW2A1" width="300"></iframe></p>
<p>...And of course you can grab it off Bandcamp here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=991430920/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">This Heart Knows Something We Don&#39;t by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p> </p>
<p>There are also <a contents="beautiful, limited cassettes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/merch/compilation-cassette-cups-n-cakes" target="_blank">beautiful, limited cassettes</a> of this compilation on <a contents="Double Lunch Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.doublelunch.com/" target="_blank">Double Lunch Records</a> and I have a few for those interested.</p>
<p><a contents="Find the cassettes over here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/merch/compilation-cassette-cups-n-cakes" target="_blank">Find the cassettes over here</a>, if you'd like one.</p>
<p>As mentioned, super limited...and super DIY beautiful!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/28a29f61f2303eabf96beb8374c05974af9b7b4e/original/cassette.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The entire comp can be heard here and it's a great mix of amazing bands from across the country. </p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1887568341/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Cups N Cakes Compilation Vol.1 by Cups N Cakes Network</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/52842842018-06-08T12:14:06-04:002018-06-08T14:39:26-04:00A Mostly Stellar Moment in 2018<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/ceadd035e5b396bdfd68a7c4f8d08428a99aab57/original/swim-mostlystellar-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><strong>A Mostly Stellar Moment in 2018 </strong></p>
<p>I had a moment this past winter looking back on a solo record I put out on <a contents="Kelp Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://kelprecords.com/chrispage/" target="_blank">Kelp Records</a> in 2003 and realized it had been 15 years since I released <a contents="Decide To Stay And Swim" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_self">Decide To Stay And Swim</a>. </p>
<p>The record only ever came out on CD (which I hope to change one day) so I popped a copy in a player and had a focused listen. I'd forgotten how much I liked the songs on this record and how much of an amazing sonic stamp Dave Draves put all over it. </p>
<p>During those past cold and dark months, I decided to revisit these songs and will release these new, acoustic, demo-like versions over the course of 2018.</p>
<p>So this will be part of an ongoing series. </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Decide To Stay And Swim - Song #1: Mostly Stellar, Gunning Strong </strong></p>
<p>The lead-off track starts with ambient studio sounds from <a contents="Little Bullhorn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.littlebullhorn.com/" target="_blank">Little Bullhorn</a>, which gives the opener a raw and realistic feel. You can hear one of the isolation room doors closing and either Dave or myself walking and coughing around the live mics. </p>
<p>The odd title refers to a state of being cautiously optimistic, and was an attempt at a unique answer one might give to the ubiquitous and often rhetorical question "Hi, how's it going?" (Any <a contents="Daniel Johnston" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston" target="_blank">Daniel Johnston</a> fans out there?). Answer: "Mostly stellar, gunning strong" I know, no one ever replied that, ever, which was the point. </p>
<p>The 'her' in 'I've had these feelings about her all along' is a character that sometimes makes appearances in my songs (she's also in <a contents="Slideshows" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/slideshows" target="_blank">Slideshows</a>, for instance). 'Jackie' is an actor and in this case, I'm part of a vignette in her scene observing the goings on with her publicist and immediate surroundings. </p>
<p>I remember liking the riff and the mini-story randomness to the song and thought it would be a nice album kick-off. I like the way Draves really used the room sounds of the guitar to help personalize the story as it unfolds and builds to a quick climax. </p>
<p>You can hear <strong>the original</strong> here on Bandcamp:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4058200004/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>The <strong>new, acoustic version</strong> is here: </p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3127342879/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Decide To Stay and Swim Again - 2018 Takes by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>Find this on your fave streaming services like:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chrispage/dCe4" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/fd910fa43d904f7250be4917865bd08adace7997/original/spotifybutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_none border_" /></a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mostly-stellar-gunning-strong-2018-takes-single/1395759454?uo=4&app=music&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8913ebc4510ab00422add1354c0834d0185d53a1/original/applebutton-220.png" class="size_orig justify_none border_" /></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Lyrics: </strong></p>
<p><em>Mostly stellar, gunning strong </em></p>
<p><em>I've had these feelings about her all along </em></p>
<p><em>And the wrath of her neighbour's son </em></p>
<p><em>Spilled out the back door and worried everyone </em></p>
<p><em>Jackie knew she could not call home </em></p>
<p><em>Her publicist had escaped to work the phones </em></p>
<p><em>Watched in envy, in the sun </em></p>
<p><em>It's undivided attention, modest one.</em></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/52646082018-05-29T22:05:56-04:002018-05-29T22:05:56-04:00Next up for Expanda Fuzz: Ottawa Explosion & Sled Island<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/fa4fdc9ad79005d77845911083a98b01c43f0c95/original/expandafuzz-bypetrmaur-1000.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Expanda Fuzz: by <a contents="Petr Maur" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/petrmaur/" target="_blank">Petr Maur</a> </p>
<p>Ottawa Explosion is just around the corner and we kick of the fest this year on June 13th playing the 27 Club. </p>
<p><strong>DETAILS: </strong></p>
<p>The 27 Club Ottawa - 27 York St, Ottawa </p>
<p>8:30pm / $10 or wristband </p>
<p>Expanda Fuzz </p>
<p>Fruit and Flowers </p>
<p>Foam </p>
<p>The Heavy Medicine Band </p>
<p><a contents="Facebook details here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/805747976285507/" target="_blank">Facebook details here</a>.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/cce1ea40154da4fcd94f68b819cff2c6899905e7/original/oxw1000.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Right after OXW winds down, we're off to Calgary to play <a contents="Sled Island" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.sledisland.com/2018/expanda-fuzz" target="_blank">Sled Island</a>! </p>
<p><strong>We've got two shows: </strong></p>
<p>Thursday, June 21st </p>
<p><strong>SLOTH RECORDS PRESENTS </strong></p>
<p>Slow Tide - 1pm </p>
<p>Bad Buddy - 2pm </p>
<p>Expanda Fuzz - 3pm </p>
<p>The Garrys - 4pm </p>
<p>Friday, June 22nd </p>
<p><strong>PALOMINO (upstairs) </strong></p>
<p>Expanda Fuzz - 11:30 pm</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/f6989a883d4361dc46db9c5b4cf28ddfda189a05/original/sled-web-poster.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/52427582018-05-18T15:20:26-04:002018-05-18T15:20:26-04:00Expanda Fuzz at Irene's in Ottawa May 19<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/01f0b31f12770c36b24d9f136d874dbe352b41aa/original/andrewcarver-800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><em>Photo by Andrew Carver</em></p>
<p>Hey friends of <a contents="Expanda Fuzz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.expandafuzz.com" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a>!</p>
<p>On Saturday May 19th we return to the stage, raging full of new fuzz-up freak-outs from our new LP (which we'll be announcing soon...be sure to sign up to our newsletter to get details first!) </p>
<p>We join <a contents="Chris Landry and the Seasick Mommas" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theseasickmommas.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">Chris Landry and the Seasick Mommas</a> for a fun show that also includes legendary lounge lizard and lover of hot dogs, <a contents="THE Remi Royale" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/remi.royale" target="_blank">THE Remi Royale</a>! </p>
<p>It's Chris Landry's big 4-0, so come out and celebrate with us at Irene's, 9pm. </p>
<p>Facebook <a contents="details are here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/953988738100727/" target="_blank">details are here</a>.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/974b1773faa533ae246b48370406132242831bd1/original/laundry.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/52427212018-05-18T15:12:46-04:002018-05-18T15:12:46-04:00Cups N Cakes: A DIY labour of love comp! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/3944677f303d39c3c79cb3908b82a4cf3a935f99/original/cupsncakes.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We're thrilled to be a part of this - our first compilation! </p>
<p><a contents="Cups N Cakes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2018/4/9/cups-n-cakes-compilation-cassette" target="_blank">Cups N Cakes</a> have been such great supporters during the early days of the Expanda Fuzz journey, so we're excited to contribute an unreleased track to this sexy, cool looking cassette! </p>
<p>In fact, the track is one of the very first songs we ever wrote and recorded. Expanda Fuzz history, folks! </p>
<p><a contents="Find out more about the comp here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2018/4/9/cups-n-cakes-compilation-cassette" target="_blank">Find out more about the comp here</a>. </p>
<p>You can pre-order it from Cups N Cakes now. And we'll also have a very limited handful for sale at our <a contents="Ottawa Explosion show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion show</a> on June 13 at the 27 Club...more details on that show coming soon. ;)</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943052018-02-05T10:57:48-05:002018-04-25T19:02:53-04:00Expanda Fuzz at this year’s MEGAPHONO<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/d7dea33945e741f03a89b229eee8027c954887dd/original/mp-expandafuzz-1-1024x1024.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_none border_" /></p>
<p>Sign up for the Expanda Fuzz newsletter on the official site here: <a href="http://www.expandafuzz.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.expandafuzz.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.expandafuzz.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> play #MEGAPHONO2018!</p>
<p>If you haven’t been before, this is a great indie festival that showcases incredible underground artists from near and far, while showing off our thriving-sometimes-frozen Ottawa music scene hotbed to international delegates.</p>
<p>We play Friday, <strong>February 9th</strong> at <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">House Of Targ</a>!</p>
<p>LINE UP:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/2018/michael-rault" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Michael Rault</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>EXPANDA FUZZ</strong><br>That’s us, natch!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/2018/sunshine-and-the-blue-moon" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>SUNSHINE & THE BLUE MOON</strong> </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/2018/queen-of-swords" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Queen Of Swords</strong></a></p>
<p>at House of Targ<br>1077 Bank Street</p>
<p>$10 advance / $12 doors<br>Free with MEGA PASS or FO’SHOWS wristband.<br>Advance tickets available in stores at The Record Centre, Vertigo Records, both locations of Compact Music, and online here.</p>
<p>Doors at 9:00 pm<br>19+ / licensed</p>
<p>Get your passes here: <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TICKETS</a>!</p>
<p>Here are the artists: <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ARTISTS AT MEGAPHONO 2018</a></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943062018-01-23T09:55:34-05:002018-04-25T19:03:44-04:00Shanks At McCranks!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/bc7c7aa65a154fb6f1f513874c9ef3bf39be5139/original/mccranks-500.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_none border_" /></p>
<p>A reminder about this fun little singer-songwriter showcase-y set we have going on in the Glebe on Saturday at 6pm.</p>
<p>John Higney will join me for an acoustic set of my tunes as we share the bill with my ol’ pal Patrick Shanks.</p>
<p>We’re accepting donations on behalf of the Ottawa Food Bank as well.</p>
<p>And hey, this is ALL AGES! Join us at McCrank’s Cycles!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/207615979800948/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook link here</a>.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943072017-08-04T12:19:24-04:002018-04-25T19:03:57-04:00Expanda Fuzz play House of Targ August 5<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8199d997518e0858ea3cee4d6626e59b1d21ae17/original/expanda-fuzz-800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_none border_" /></p>
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<p>After amazing shows out west at Calgary’s <a href="https://www.sledisland.com/" target="_blank">Sled Island</a>, <a href="https://www.expandafuzz.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> return to play Ottawa’s <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/concert-listings-events/2017/8/5/psych-nite-orange-alabaster-mushroom-more" target="_blank">House of Targ</a> on Saturday, August 5th.</p>
<p>On the bill will be legendary psych outfit <a href="https://orangealabastermushroom.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Orange Alabaster Mushroom</a> as well as local psych rockers <a href="https://blvehills.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Blve Hills</a>.</p>
<p>Doors at 9, show starts at 10pm!</p>
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<p>(Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tianafeng/" target="_blank">Tiana Feng</a>)</p>
<p>Playing a house show is a rare thing for me, but I’m excited to be invited to play a couple of acoustic sets at <a href="http://mailchi.mp/999b4d959e5b/next-bobcat-ottawas-own-chris-page-may-13?e=%5BUNIQID%5D" target="_blank">BobCat House Concerts</a> here in Ottawa on Saturday May 13th.</p>
<p>I’ve been to one of these before (playing guitar for <a href="https://jillzmud.com/" target="_blank">Jill Zmud</a>) and had a super time. Bob & Cat generously open their cozy home for the love of music and community, while supporting indie artists and collecting donations for the <a href="http://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/" target="_blank">Parkdale Food Cupboard</a>.</p>
<p>Check the details below…I’ll be playing numbers from <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice</a>, <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a> and will likely dig up some others from the old tune vault.</p>
<p>Spread the word, but space is limited.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/259831604480303/" target="_blank">Facebook details here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://mailchi.mp/999b4d959e5b/next-bobcat-ottawas-own-chris-page-may-13?e=%5BUNIQID%5D" target="_blank">Click here for more specifics</a> of the show!</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943092017-03-25T10:44:04-04:002018-04-25T19:04:15-04:00Expanda Fuzz play #JUNOfest, launch new video<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e2870064bdec5f260a7e62e23740c6d12311b6f0/original/sonic-halo-e1490452598264.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_none border_" /></p>
<p>First look!</p>
<p>Watch the new <a href="https://www.expandafuzz.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> video for the single ‘Sonic Halo’, released as part of our upcoming showcase at #Junofest!</p>
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<p>Expanda Fuzz will join <a href="https://nofuss.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">No Fuss</a>, <a href="https://thedirtynil.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Dirty Nil</a> and <a href="http://www.dillydallyband.com/" target="_blank">Dilly Dally</a> at <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/" target="_blank">House of Targ</a> for a JUNOfest showcase on Friday March 31st.</p>
<p>We’re on at 10:15pm sharp!</p>
<p><a href="http://junoawards.ca/event/junofest/" target="_blank">JUNOfest</a> is over 100 acts playing multiple venues over two days. Get a wristband and bounce around to as many shows as you want.</p>
<p>You can find more details about our show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/791703747637371/" target="_blank">at the FB event here</a>.</p>
<p>Friday Mar 31, 2017<br>Doors: 9:00 PM<br>Show: 10:00 PM</p>
<p>19 and over<br>$12</p>
<p>9:30pm No Fuss<br>10:15pm Expanda Fuzz<br>11pm The Dirty Nil<br>12am Dilly Dally</p>
<p>Download ‘Sonic Halo’ and ‘September’ here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2586888382/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Sonic Halo – September by Expanda Fuzz</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943102017-01-30T09:46:33-05:002018-04-25T19:04:25-04:00Expanda Fuzz plays Megaphono music conference<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/31d54514a22257f91829faf0a1be7937bd3b0779/original/expandafuzz5001.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_none border_" />This week, Expanda Fuzz plays <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/about" target="_blank">Megaphono</a>, a music conference and festival in Ottawa that welcomes music industry professionals from the US, Canada and abroad for a festival celebrating Ottawa-Gatineau music.</p>
<p>Our set is slated for Thursday evening at 9pm sharp at the Dominion Tavern.<br>We open for Montreal’s excellent <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ghostvines.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">Ghost Vines</a> and Ottawa’s pop punk king, <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.steveadamykband.com" target="_blank">Steve Adamyk</a>!</p>
<p>Lots of great shows in Ottawa-Gatineau this week, <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/passes-2/" target="_blank">so get your Megaphono pass</a> and let’s show the visiting delegates what an amazing scene we have here in Ottawa-Gatineau!</p>
<p><strong>Details:</strong><br>Presented by <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion</a> and Megaphono:</p>
<p><strong>21:00 EXPANDA FUZZ</strong><br><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.megaphono.tv/artists2017/expanda-fuzz" target="_blank">www.megaphono.tv/artists2017/expanda-fuzz</a><br><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.expandafuzz.com" target="_blank">www.expandafuzz.com</a></p>
<p><strong>22:00 GHOST VINES</strong><br><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.megaphono.tv/artists2017/ghost-vines" target="_blank">www.megaphono.tv/artists2017/ghost-vines</a><br><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ghostvines.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">ghostvines.bandcamp.com/releases</a></p>
<p><strong>23:00 STEVE ADAMYK BAND</strong><br><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.megaphono.tv/artists2017/steve-adamyk-band" target="_blank">www.megaphono.tv/artists2017/steve-adamyk-band</a><br><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.steveadamykband.com" target="_blank">steveadamykband.com</a></p>
<p>at Dominion Tavern<br>33 York St</p>
<p>$10 at the door<br>Doors at 8:00 pm<br>Free with a festival or delegate pass</p>
<p>Facebook show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/245189819242612/" target="_blank">details are here</a>.</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943112016-12-29T14:03:22-05:002018-04-25T19:04:37-04:002016 wrap up!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/c83809fe035235561a9e10b4164e13c7d388d929/original/instaexpanda-600.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_none border_" /></p>
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<p><br><strong>Expanda Fuzz news</strong></p>
<p>For those following along, my noise post-punk project <a href="http://www.expandafuzz.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> launched this year and we’ve had a pretty sweet 6 months! From releasing our first EP ‘<a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/album/bleuets" target="_blank">Bleuets</a>‘ on limited vinyl to playing festivals such as <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion</a> and <a href="http://updt.ca/" target="_blank">Edmonton’s Up+DT fest</a>, it’s been a whirlwind of fuzz to say the least.</p>
<p>Next up, we play Ottawa’s <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/" target="_blank">Megaphono Festival</a> in February and plan to release something special as part of that show.</p>
<p>If you want to stay in the loop with this project, <a href="http://www.expandafuzz.com/" target="_blank">sign up for our mailing list on our site here</a>.</p>
<p>You can also follow Expanda Fuzz on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/expandafuzz/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/expandafuzz/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/expandafuzz" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Chris solo</strong></p>
<p>My next show will be <a href="http://irenespub.ca/events/2017-01/" target="_blank">Saturday, January 14th at Irene’s in Ottawa</a> playing with my friend <a href="http://thesusano.com/" target="_blank">Susan O</a> for her record release party. I’m looking forward to getting back to playing some solo material from <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice and Smoke Machine, among others</a>.</p>
<p>I’m currently working on new material, so be sure to sign up for my mailing list to hear about release dates first! You can sign up on the top right of this page.</p>
<p><br><strong>Camp Radio too</strong></p>
<p>With the demos for our new LP finished, it’s time to get this record going in 2017! It’s been 10 years since our <a href="https://campradio.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">first LP and 5 since Campista Socialista</a> came out. I’d say it’s time for a new one, you?</p>
<p><br><strong>Finally, thank you!</strong></p>
<p>As always, thank you for your continued support whether it’s downloading, listening, buying or simply reaching out on one of my social media networks to say you enjoy my music. Your kind actions keep me going and make me think it may be worth sharing more music in 2017.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br>Chris</p>
<p>SUPPORT MY LATEST PROJECTS HERE:</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943122016-10-04T17:09:07-04:002018-04-24T19:26:12-04:00Edmonton bound for Up + DT… plus, two new tracks!<center>
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<p>I’ll be playing two sets for Alberta pals this coming Saturday, October 8th in Edmonton as part of the <a href="http://updt.ca/" target="_blank">Up + DT festival</a> happening there from Friday to Sunday.</p>
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<p>I’m at the <a href="http://www.thecaskandbarrel.ca/" target="_blank">Cask and Barrel</a> for a solo set with <a href="http://updt.ca/artists/craig-schram/" target="_blank">Craig Schram</a>. This one is an afternoon show, starting at 4pm sharp.</p>
<p>It’s been awhile since I’ve played a solo set so I’m looking forwarding to revisiting some songs from <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice</a> and <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">Smoke Machine</a>!</p>
<p>Plus, it’s also been awhile since I’ve spent a Saturday afternoon in a pub. Hello, Danger Bay.</p>
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<p>You can find the details for this show on the <a href="http://updt.ca/schedule/#1475121619898-cfa50023-60b2" target="_blank">Up + DT site</a> here. The official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/109250549528618/" target="_blank">Facebook event is here</a> too.</p>
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<p>On Saturday evening we’ll turn to our multiple fuzz pedals as <a href="http://www.expandafuzz.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> plays its first ever road show at 9:30pm at the <a href="http://www.decl.org/" target="_blank">Downtown Edmonton Community League</a> with <a href="http://updt.ca/artists/clinton-st-john/" target="_blank">Clinton St. John</a> and <a href="http://updt.ca/artists/slow-down-molasses/" target="_blank">Slow Down, Molasses</a>.</p>
<p>We’re currently picking which pedals to pack for the trip, so come along and see where the fuzz takes us!</p>
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<p>You can find the details for this show on the <a href="http://updt.ca/schedule/#1475121619898-cfa50023-60b2" target="_blank">Up + DT site</a> here. The official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/318592938531853/" target="_blank">Facebook event is here</a> too.</p>
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<p>Expanda Fuzz also released two new tracks recently! One is in tribute to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_White" target="_blank">Maurice White</a>, singer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" target="_blank">Earth, Wind & Fire</a>.</p>
<p>You can listen in and read the details on both our <a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/expanda-fuzz" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> pages!</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943132016-07-15T17:26:40-04:002018-04-24T19:27:15-04:00Expanda Fuzz covers Rough Trade’s High School Confidential<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/c18dcac6921921ae31ba364de04e638801914aeb/original/highschoolconfidential-800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>Covers are always fun and this one was a blast.</p>
<p><a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Expanda Fuzz</a> was recently asked to contribute a Canadian cover song to a great collective of musicians here in Ottawa called ‘<a href="https://centretownrecords.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Centretown Recording Alliance</a>‘ to celebrate Canada Day.</p>
<p>We chose the iconic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Trade_(band)" target="_blank">Rough Trade</a> song <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Confidential_(Rough_Trade_song)" target="_blank">High School Confidential</a> and thought that it was the perfect track as Canada Day also coincided with the Pride celebrations going on in Toronto that weekend.</p>
<p><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PFwom4D3i4g" width="420"></iframe></p>
<p>Meltingplastic’s artwork for the track pays tribute to <a href="http://www.carolepope.com/" target="_blank">Carole Pope</a>‘s lyrics during the song when she compares her fixation to 50s bombshells, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Van_Doren" target="_blank">Mamie Van Doren</a>!</p>
<p>And just the mention of that name will put Ms. Pope’s iconic, sultry lyrics bouncing around your head.</p>
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<p>We’re liking this cover and hope you think we did it justice:</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/273871491&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>Follow us on Soundcloud and see more of meltingplastic’s artwork for the growing Expanda Fuzz song catalogue!</p>
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<p>Be sure to check out all the wicked Canuck covers on this comp:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4153748204/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Canada Day Challenge 2016 by Centretown Records</iframe></p>
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<p>Pre-order our first record here from Bandcamp (If you’re in Ottawa, email us for free shipping: expandafuzz(at)gmail(dot)com!</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1349329610/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Bleuets by Expanda Fuzz</iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943142016-07-04T09:54:02-04:002018-04-24T19:30:28-04:00Chris plays Ottawa Bluesfest Saturday July 9th at 1pm!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/9faaa09dfe99a68ea1654ce553be8d9a93253ddb/original/page-ming-800.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<br><br><em>Here’s me playing a solo set at Ottawa Bluesfest in 2010! Photo by Ming Wu</em>
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<p>Hey all,<br>Just a quick note to let you know I’ll be on the <a href="http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/lineup/artists/#!programmation=artist%24chris-page/540" target="_blank">Claridge Homes Stage this coming Saturday July 9th at 1pm</a>.</p>
<p>I’ll have some friends joining me on stage and we’ll be playing most of the <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice record</a>, though I will have a few oldie treats for you as well!</p>
<p>I’m looking forward to being a part of this great festival once again and playing some of my songs for you.</p>
<p>Hope to see you out there in field…</p>
<p>Cheers,<br>Chris</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1506590797/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Volume Vs. Voice by Chris Page</iframe></p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943152016-06-03T22:10:39-04:002018-04-24T19:31:45-04:00Hello, Expanda Fuzz<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/c86a173629f2a42e258905c2638dd67fd6d101f6/original/expanda-jacket-standard-finalartwork-800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<br><br><em>The cover of the first LP, “Bleuets”. Designed by <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">Meltingplastic</a></em>.</center>
<p><br><br>I’ve been collaborating on a new rock ‘n’ roll, garage-fuzz, muddy-pop project that we’ve affectionately called ‘<strong>Expanda Fuzz</strong>‘.</p>
<p>I’m super proud of what we’ve recorded so far and excited that we’re finally releasing a chunk of it into the world.</p>
<p>We just – <strong><em>this moment</em></strong> – released our first album ‘Bleuets’ and you’re the first to know!</p>
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<p><a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Check it out here on Bandcamp</a>.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1349329610/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Bleuets by Expanda Fuzz</iframe></p>
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<p>We’re pressing a straight-up, DIY, limited run of <strong><a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">100 copies on vinyl</a></strong>, and you can preorder it on <a href="https://expandafuzz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> as well.</p>
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<p>Our <strong>FIRST SHOW EVER</strong> is at this year’s edition of <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion Weekend</a>!</p>
<p>We kick off the Fest on Wednesday June 15th at 7pm. We think it’s a pretty good event for a coming out party, don’t you think?</p>
<p>Check the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1190644054297171/" target="_blank">Facebook event here</a>.</p>
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<p>We’ve got a bunch more stuff recorded, so follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/expandafuzz/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/expanda-fuzz" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> as there will be much more to come.</p>
<p>Finally, here is the first video for the creepizoid, lead-off track “Flavour : Zombie”.</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ox3a0rtQuL0" width="800"></iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943162016-04-20T10:01:02-04:002018-04-24T19:33:20-04:00New music! Bakelite In The Moonlight<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/27f325ed636aeebd767b565d458c5ffa60e154e0/original/bakelite-mastercover-800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><strong>Bakelite In The Moonlight</strong></p>
<p>This recording started its life as an acoustic demo I wrote awhile ago. Recently it really started thumping in my brain’s jukebox. When that happens, I usually decide it’s time to let it outside to do its thing, always hoping that I don’t have to clean up after it.</p>
<p>The root of the chorus is how I think we all sometimes daydream about cutting all ties and silently slipping away. You know, that running away fantasy that may or may not involve a pickup truck. Apparently <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jNj130ka1I" target="_blank">Neil Young had it</a>. Maybe that’s where the fantasy comes from? Maybe it’s just me.</p>
<p>Revealing trade secrets, the original idea for the song was based on a <a href="http://www.tenorguitar.com/what.html" target="_blank">tenor guitar</a> riff which gives it that high, jangley bit off the top. It feels like this song could sub-into a kitchen party rave up. Maybe I’ll find a one of those sometime soon and try the theory out.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I’m content to just let this one out into the yard:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3467782402/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3512952116/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Bakelite In The Moonlight by Chris Page</iframe></p>
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<p><strong>Cons At The New Moon</strong></p>
<p>This is a track from <a href="https://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/camp-radio" target="_blank">Camp Radio’s first LP</a>. I thought doing an acoustic version of this power poppy number would be a fun experiment. It’s always been one of my favourite Camp Radio songs to play. The riff off the top is a jammer and <a href="http://www.theknack.com/" target="_blank">The Knack</a> style break down as the song builds from the bridge has always been a rock and roll manoeuvre I’m proud of.</p>
<p>The backstory stuff: the <a href="http://www.montrealplus.ca/montreal/venues/new-moon-restaurant?set_language=en" target="_blank">New Moon</a> was a restaurant in NDG (Montreal) that served as part of the backdrop to my time living there. I remember my friend Leesie finding a cockroach in a salad there too, and though that gave us pause, it didn’t stop us going for poutine when we were bringing empties back to the Dep across the street.</p>
<p>The part about getting shin splints running down that street in my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_All-Stars" target="_blank">Chuck Taylors</a> is absolutely true and the ‘sweet breath offers’ and ‘hack poets, fumbling on’ is meant as a private tribute to another old friend who went on to do some pretty cool things. She still does.</p>
<p>Those are just some of the little moments that came together to make this song, which is selfishly meant as a vehicle to keep those memories alive for me.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3467782402/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=127742019/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Bakelite In The Moonlight by Chris Page</iframe></p>
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<p>Follow me on Soundcloud!</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943172016-03-17T18:51:44-04:002021-04-21T13:06:26-04:00Covering The Pogues<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/0d39ae6fa3aa1798745c7546ec5d4c206f92c2d3/original/sugar1.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<br><em>My beat up copy. The front cover of the 7″ “Sugarbuzz”</em>
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<p><br>In 1993, just after The Stand GT signed to Seattle’s Top Drawer records, we released a 7″ EP called Sugarbuzz.</p>
<p>Recorded in Montreal, the record included a ripping version of <a href="http://www.pogues.com/" target="_blank">The Pogue’s</a> “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Should_Fall_from_Grace_with_God_(song)" target="_blank">If I Should Fall From Grace With God</a>“.</p>
<p>I remember wanting to see how fast we could play that killer accordion riff on guitar. Once we figured that out, the tempo was set. Having just got into <a href="http://www.rftc.com/#home" target="_blank">Rocket From The Crypt</a>, we also decided to add a sax part, which has since always struck me as kinda comical.</p>
<p>And in case you ever wondered, that sardonic comment off the top, “Drummers”, was by our coach and mentor, the legendary Montreal-by-way-of-Australia producer, Rod Shearer.</p>
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<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/4f0f56beb690a01d6851f293da5d0ef0a4615677/original/sugar2.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><em>The back cover</em>
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<p>I really love this song.</p>
<p>It is such a great example of Shane’s exquisite, thoughtful and intelligent lyrics, married with an anthemic melody, all while keeping the street punk cred firmly intact. Simply brilliant.</p>
<p>Here is our version, fun and zerofucksgiven as it is. I hope Shane would be proud.</p>
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<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/191515803&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
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<p><em><a href="https://soundcloud.com/chrispager" target="_blank">Follow me on Soundcloud here!</a></em></p>
<p>You can also listen to, stream and support us by downloading <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sugarbuzz-7" target="_blank">the other songs on Bandcamp here</a>!</p>
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<p>And of course, the glorious original below.</p>
<p>Happy St. Patricks Day and long live Shane MacGowan and The Pogues.</p>
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<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4v6aNjGFFk" width="420"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943182016-03-02T16:39:23-05:002020-10-20T05:43:50-04:00Breaking Out The Bass For Doughboys Covers…And Good Causes<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/efffb23ea383eed94ed18694fb8c1c28d3589baf/original/whatever.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<br><em>My original vinyl copy of Whatever. You can see the boxing sale mark down from 8.99 to 6.99. Score.</em>
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<p><br>I have a long history of fandom with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughboys_(Canadian_band)" target="_blank">legendary Montreal band The Doughboys</a> that started when I was in high school.</p>
<p>I remember going to Phantasmagoria in Montreal one Boxing Day and buying ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaEdZ1Oe5g0" target="_blank">Whatever</a>‘ on a whim because the cover looked cool. I don’t remember knowing much about the band, though I was really getting into the Montreal scene by way of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Og_Music" target="_blank">Og Records</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gruesomes" target="_blank">Gruesomes</a>, Deja Voodoo, etc) in those days.</p>
<p>‘Whatever’ instantly struck me. From the opening salvo of ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9WNjXA_ldQ" target="_blank">Tradition</a>‘, through to instant classics-for-my-brain like ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOw344z84pI" target="_blank">No Holiday (From Living)</a>‘, I was hooked.</p>
<p>As we did in those days, the record was quickly dubbed to cassette and crammed into heavy rotation in my parents’ Pontiac Acadian for cruising around. As a result, I rarely think about my last year in high school without having those songs play in my head.</p>
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<p><strong>The Doughboys live</strong></p>
<p>I remember going to see them live for the first time in the late 80s at the old <a href="http://www.foufouneselectriques.com/" target="_blank">Foufounes</a> ‘layout’.</p>
<p><em>(Do you remember when the stage was a few inches off the floor and facing east? I also saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_69" target="_blank">Sham 69</a> in that configuration… but that’s a whole other story. That was also the layout that existed when <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> opened for the Gruesomes when they launched ‘Gruesomemania’ on Hallowe’en night in 1987! But I digress…) </em></p>
<p>Thankfully, I got to see <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#!/bands/Brock-Pytel" target="_blank">Brock Pytel</a> perform before he left the band. I remember standing there watching him in his bare feet, doing yoga stretches on the stage as the anticipation of the band’s set began to build in earnest.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.ca/search?q=jonathan+cummins&espv=2&biw=1402&bih=678&site=webhp&tbm=isch&imgil=IrMK5211nIHYoM%253A%253Bhujk8QcVvPvY9M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fexclaim.ca%25252Fmusic%25252Farticle%25252Fjonathan_cummins-bionic&source=iu&pf=m&fir=IrMK5211nIHYoM%253A%252Chujk8QcVvPvY9M%252C_&usg=__iNFNGXRHyUXhl4G128PrekCNHO8%3D&ved=0ahUKEwiMuvL4x6LLAhVsv4MKHVm3ABwQyjcILA&ei=iifXVozNLOz-jgTZ7oLgAQ#imgrc=IrMK5211nIHYoM%3A" target="_blank">Jonathan Cummins</a> was the first to pick up an instrument and taunted the audience as he broke into a verse of the KISS ballad ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHkojuUSDO8" target="_blank">Beth</a>‘. <em>(Unfortunately, I never got to see <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Scott-McCullough" target="_blank">Scott McCullough</a> perform as Jonathan had already joined the band at this point.) </em></p>
<p>A few seconds after that, the band congealed into a sonic wave of pop-punk euphoria for this wide-eyed kid: The first song was an explosive rendition of ‘Tradition’.</p>
<p>Okay, this is starting to feel like a review of a show that happened 25+ years ago, so you get the picture. If not, this will help:</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qjOOegneE9w" width="560"></iframe></p>
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<p>That show was a mind expander for me. The explosive energy of their live set was off the dial, and nothing like I’d seen before. That bouncing energy became a trademark for the band as they went on to influence so many jumping-while-singing young bands right across North America.</p>
<p>For instance, I remember being in Seattle with <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> and being surprised friends there knew of the Doughboys. “Are you kidding?”, one guy said to me. “They clean up when they come here”.</p>
<p>The Doughboys were real trail blazers for indie bands in those days.</p>
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<p><br><strong>Benefit this Saturday at House Of Targ</strong></p>
<p>So the long and short of all this is, I will be joining my pals <a href="http://www.jimbryson.org/" target="_blank">Jim Bryson</a>, <a href="https://worldwar4.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Blake Jacobs and Leigh Newton</a> (Blake and Leigh of the wicked thrash metal act <a href="https://worldwar4.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">World War 4</a>!) to play a bunch of Doughboys songs as part of the benefit ‘Punk Rock Cover Nights’ at <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/" target="_blank">House of Targ.</a></p>
<p>I’m stepping out of my comfort zone for this one, as I’m taking on the role of Jon Bondhead and playing bass. I still plan to take on a few jumps while I sing back up, but I guarantee I won’t be sporting dreads or wearing shorts.</p>
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<p>The details of the show are:</p>
<p><strong>All money raised will be going to the <a href="http://www.ysb.ca/index.php?page=young-women-s-shelter&hl=eng" target="_blank">Evelyn Horne Young Women’s Emergency</a> Shelter and <a href="http://www.thedooryouthcentre.com/" target="_blank">The Door Youth Centre</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Saturday, March 5th</strong><br>90s Punk Rock Cover Night #6<br>House Of Targ<br>1077 Bank St., Ottawa</p>
<p>FACE TO FACE performing ‘Face To Face’ (Radiodazed)<br>MXPX performing ‘Life In General’ (Sidelines)<br>DOUGHBOYS (Jim Bryson, Chris Page, World War 4, Metal Patrol)<br>OSKER (Cool Kids Not You)</p>
<p>9pm. 19+. $5.</p>
<p>9:30-10:00 OSKER<br>10:15-10:45 THE DOUGHBOYS<br>11:00-11:40 MXPX<br>11:55-12:35 FACE TO FACE</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/446785628845791/" target="_blank">FB link is here</a>.</p>
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<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/753eb61e14fe50c3e5e85b34bee9d110aed0884c/original/dough800.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><em>The fellas rehearsin’. Photo courtesy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BCegDFvQb3I/?taken-by=jimbryson" target="_blank">Jim’s Instagram account</a></em>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943192016-02-08T21:45:15-05:002019-06-11T15:06:13-04:003rd Annual “Solos Going Steady” + Support For Ottawa Food Bank<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/6476d221245c7b03e8b48ae4fea820eddf4c2460/original/solos-steady-2016.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The 3rd annual edition of the Solos Going Steady show!</p>
<p>Spend a wintery Friday night at <a href="http://irenespub.ca/" target="_blank">Irene’s in Ottawa</a> with these fine folks who who will play solo sets, singer-songwriter style.</p>
<p>The evening will also be in support of the <a href="http://www.ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Food Bank</a>, so please bring a non-perishable food item… we’ll be collecting at the door.</p>
<p>Show details:</p>
<p>Friday February 12th<br>Irene’s – 885 Bank St.<br><strong>9:15pm – Patrick Shanks<br>10 – Jon Hynes<br>10:45 – Elizabeth McDermott<br>11:30 – Chris Page</strong></p>
<p><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1711646225737931/" target="_blank">Facebook event</a></em></p>
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<p><strong>Supporting the Ottawa Food Bank</strong></p>
<p>This year we’ll be once again be accepting donations for the Ottawa Food Bank. After Christmas can be a tough time for charitable causes, so we are hoping to give a little support here in mid-winter.</p>
<p>There are a few ways you can contribute at the show:</p>
<p>1 – Bring a non-perishable food item that we’ll collect at the door…and if you do, we’ll reduce the admission!</p>
<p>2 – Signed posters by each artist: Once again this year, <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">meltingplastic</a> has created a beautiful poster that we will all sign. You can have a signed poster with a ‘pay what you can’ donation to the Ottawa Food Bank. We’ll have jar at the bar.</p>
<p>3 – A straight up $$ donation in the jar!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943202016-02-01T20:43:53-05:002018-04-24T19:40:00-04:00Shows, Panels, Skating, Bonfires: Megaphono is upon us, Ottawa<center>
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<p>If you’re in Ottawa this week, there are great shows happening as part of the music industry conference <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/" target="_blank">MEGAPHONO</a>, which goes down right here in the nation’s capital.</p>
<p>There is a tonne of cool stuff starting with the <a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/schedule/" target="_blank">keynote on Tuesday at 4pm</a>, right through to a close-out bash over in Gatineau late Friday night.</p>
<p>My show is slated for Friday evening at 7:45pm. I’ll be playing with <a href="https://jackpinefire.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Jack Pine</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cheriemusic" target="_blank">Chérie</a> at the <a href="http://www.bridgehead.ca/pages/130-anderson-st-at-preston-st" target="_blank">Bridgehead Coffeehouse</a> near little Italy, just off Preston: 130 Anderson St. The doors for this show are at 6:30, it’s all ages and admission is ‘pay what you can’.</p>
<p>The set times:</p>
<p><a href="https://jackpinefire.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Jack Pine</a>: 7pm<br>Chris Page: 7:45pm<br><a href="https://soundcloud.com/cheriemusic" target="_blank">Chérie</a>: 8:30pm</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1948532962038558/" target="_blank">Facebook event is here</a>.</p>
<p>Here are links to all the key details for the week:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/passes/" target="_blank">Get your passes</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/artists/" target="_blank">Artists performing</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/schedule/" target="_blank">Shows</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.megaphono.tv/panels/" target="_blank">Panels</a></p>
<p>Have a listen to the artists throwing down for this year’s event on Megaphono’s Bandcamp site:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=615827938/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">MEGAPHONO Volume Eight by Various Artists</iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943212016-01-15T12:42:19-05:002018-04-24T19:40:56-04:00The ‘Volume Vs. Voice’ Yearend Lists<center>
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<p>For posterity, here is a fine bunch of 2015 yearend lists that were kind enough to include <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice</a>!</p>
<p>It’s been a fun year promoting this record and I really appreciate all the continued support.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://cod.ckcufm.com/charts/2015.html" target="_blank">#8 On CKCU’s Top 50</a></strong></p>
<p>It’s amazing to me that it’s been 20 years since I first penned <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sugarbuzz-7" target="_blank">The Stand GT’s ‘Sugarbuzz’</a>, a song that pays homage to landscaping, eating candy and the mighty CKCU! This community radio station has been such a great supporter of my music over the years.</p>
<p><br><strong><a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/2015/12/top-local-albums-of-2015/" target="_blank">Ottawa Showbox Top Albums for 2015</a></strong></p>
<p>The hardworking folks at Ottawa Showbox continue to cheerlead, support and generally be an integral part helping grow and cement the scene. As a result, they are quickly becoming an institution in these parts. They were a great support to me this year and also presented the Volume Vs Voice record release show at <a href="http://campradio.org/saturday-night-was-alright-volume-vs-voice-launches-in-ottawa/#.Vpkf9MArK8U" target="_blank">Raw Sugar, here in Ottawa</a>.</p>
<p><br><strong><a href="http://photogmusic.com/?p=33489" target="_blank">PHOTOGMUSIC’s Top 50 – #24</a></strong></p>
<p>Those of you who follow my work or are involved with the Ottawa music scene in any way, will certainly know the name Ming Wu. His amazing photos and his tireless show-going energy is stuff of local legend. Ming is always so good to let me use his terrific photos as well. Plus, I owe him a vinyl copy of Volume Vs. Voice (<em>I’m on it, Ming!</em>)</p>
<p><br><strong><a href="https://soundcloud.com/cupsncakes-podcast" target="_blank">Cups N Cakes Podcast – Best of 2015</a></strong></p>
<p>I met the good folks behind this podcast when I was out west in Edmonton this summer. Subscribe and have a listen. They’ve been terrific champions of VVV this year.</p>
<p><br><strong><a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/best-ottawa-music-2015-the-acorn-tops-the-list" target="_blank">Ottawa Citizen’s The Big Beat – #6</a></strong></p>
<p>When veteran and well respected Ottawa music lover and critic Peter Simpson compared me to Paul Westerberg, I was beyond flattered. I was also honoured to be listed along side these great records.</p>
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<p><strong>MORE REVIEWS AND LOVE FOR THE VVV!</strong></p>
<p>“This is a clever honest album, true to its title, worth taking the trouble with the journey of understanding.” – <strong><a href="http://www.americana-uk.com/cd-reviews/item/chris-page-volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Americana UK</a></strong><br><br>“PICK OF THE WEEK: The interplay between acoustic and electric guitars is masterful with the electric never overpowering, only enhancing. Chris’ voice also really stands out as it seems to teeter on the edge without ever stepping off. Lyrical content is rich and personal. All in all, this record is a win.” – <strong><a href="http://cupsncakespod.tumblr.com/post/117685194583/pick-of-the-week-chris-page-volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Cups N Cakes Podcast</a></strong><br><br>“…one of the best discs of the year.” – <strong><a href="http://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.ca/2015/04/chris-page-volume-vs-voice-2015-cd.html" target="_blank">Michael Doherty’s Music Log</a></strong><br><br>“…while each song is its own unique entity, Page’s earnest vocals, honest lyrics and steadfast guitar work are the unwavering strings that weave the whole record together.” – <strong><a href="http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/chris_page-volume_vs_voice_album_stream" target="_blank">Exclaim!</a></strong></p>
<p>“…if gruff-voiced and heartfelt gritty songs are up your alley, check out Volume Vs. Voice.” – <strong>New Canadian Music</strong><br><br>“A troubadour that sounds as at home penning introspective acoustic songs, like those heard on his new album, as he is indulging in punk-inspired rock and roll.” – <strong><a href="http://musicnerd.ca/chris-page-hitting-stride-with-age/" target="_blank">The Music Nerd</a></strong><br><br>“…a slowed-down, finger-picking-laden, emotionally-charged acoustic album…The album is beautiful, a reflection of the scenery in which it was recorded.” – <strong><a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/2015/04/new-music-volume-vs-voice-by-chris-page/" target="_blank">Ottawa Showbox</a></strong></p>
<p>“The combination of Page’s earnest vocals and acoustic guitar blend well to create catchy folk-punk tunes.” – <strong><a href="http://apt613.ca/premiere-my-focal-point-by-chris-page/" target="_blank">Apt 613</a></strong><br><br>“…while he’s turned down the volume the songs are still distinctly in his own voice.” – <strong><a href="http://grayowlpoint.com/2015/04/06/chris-page-announces-tour-dates-premieres-hunker-down-with-grayowl-point/" target="_blank">Gray Owl Point</a></strong></p>
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<p>Stream Volume Vs. Voice:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1506590797/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Volume Vs. Voice by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943222015-12-23T16:18:29-05:002020-10-12T03:12:45-04:00Raw Sugar: A cornerstone of the Ottawa arts scene closes<center>
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<p>I’m so bummed to hear the news of <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/raw-sugar-cafe-shuts-down-in-chinatown-1.3375220" target="_blank">Raw Sugar closing and shutting down its cozy environs for good</a>.</p>
<p>While I wish Nadia the very best and expect she’ll go on to even cooler and more magical things, I also can’t thank her enough for the support she’s given me over the years.</p>
<p>I’ve played the Sugs countless times and I’ve seen so many incredible shows in that place.</p>
<p>Nadia took pride in making it a welcoming room for the arts community and over the years, Raw Sugar has really been a cornerstone of the scene.</p>
<p>Whether it was for my own acoustic solo performances or attempting to rip the roof off the place with Camp Radio (one time featuring three guitars…see below), I’m grateful for all of the experiences there and for Nadia letting them happen.</p>
<p>…And hopefully Camp Radio has contributed a small part to immortalize Raw Sugar by putting Andrew Carver’s pics on the inside gatefold of our <a href="https://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/campista-socialista" target="_blank">Campista Socialista LP</a>.</p>
<p>I still love these pics and the moment in time they captured:</p>
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<p>I’ve assembled a few pics by some great Ottawa photographers below, highlighting some of my memories at Raw Sugar.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="http://natcaprock.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Andrew</a> and <a href="http://photogmusic.com/" target="_blank">Ming</a> especially, for always being there to document and share their amazing work.</p>
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<p>…And of course, a big thank you to you, Nadia. xo</p>
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<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7687ca802e91519e990dc900f8d56bb96af284ae/original/mw-cp1-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p><strong>Oct 16, 2010. </strong>This is one of my very favourite solo shots of me from The Sug. I love the popping colour of the background. That area was essentially a raised cubby hole at the back of the room which often doubled as a small stage. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ming2046/5093516549/in/photolist-8L9FxA-8L9F5m-8L6B1R-8L6Bax-8L9FFU-dXtu2W-dXttGY-dXttaG-dXtouL-dXtq11-dXtppJ-dXnNja-dXtsTy-dXtqj5-dXtqU9-6CkmUQ-6CgcJg-6CkgZu-6Cgapk-78zG9d-dXtsi3-dXnJqg-dXnMrz-dXnKV2-dXnHL2-dXnHre-dXtqyY-dXnLwM-dXnLet-78vNBT-78zFEY-78zFM9-78vN7K-78zFU5-78vMTp-78zF7U-78vN2i-6Ckaej-6CkcrL-6Ckez3-6Ck7ww" target="_blank">Photo by Ming Wu</a></p>
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<p><strong>July 2, 2009.</strong> This is one of my earliest recollections of a show at Raw Sugar. My pal <a href="http://www.lorriematheson.com/" target="_blank">Lorrie Matheson</a> was in town and played a few shows in the area. While Lorrie still often plays, he’s now also a hot shot producer out of Calgary. Note the sweaty Sleepercar shit. Lorrie gives it when he plays. Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbhildebrand/3692923322/in/photolist-6CkgZu-6Ckaej-6Ckez3-6CkcrL-6Ck7ww-6CgcJg-6CkmUQ-6Cgapk" target="_blank">Jesse Hildebrand</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>May 15, 2010.</strong> Two of Ottawa’s great live music photographers, <a href="http://photogmusic.com/" target="_blank">Ming Wu</a> and <a href="http://natcaprock.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Andrew Carver</a> tag teamed this show. It was Kelp’s 16th anniversary and Camp Radio played one of my favourite sets to date. Jim Bryson and Jeff Kainz joined the band during the set as we ripped through new songs from Campista Socialista. Having three cranked guitars made me a bit nervous as I wasn’t sure Raw Sugar could handle it. But it did. It was incredibly loud, but as so many people who were at that show have said to me: “It was a GOOD loud”. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/4611999759/in/photolist-82xGRe-82AyFq-82AV55-82AJg7-82xMW4-82xLaF-82Ay4E-82B2Ud-82Bm7W-82AGtS-82AvDw-82B4Gw-82y7kP-82y4qk-82BpYm-82ACho-82xoyc-82AQi7-82xRMR-82ABEs-82ARPu-82BesA-82B5nJ-82AZFs-82BnF5-82xE5g-82ACQE-82BqAq-82xsax-82BoSf-82xxyk-82xr1p-82B6vq-82yyjR-82yxJ2-82yyHP-82yytK-82BGsG-82BGbj-82BHbA-82yy3B-82yxrg-82BGMA-82ywZ6-82BKZw-82BKS9-82BKtw-82yBtn-82ywFP-82BFpU" target="_blank">Photo by Andrew Carver</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>October 17, 2009</strong>. When I think of Raw Sugar, one of the bands that will always come to mind is <a href="https://winchesterwarm.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Winchester Warm</a>. One of my Ottawa faves. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ming2046/4023171153/in/photolist-8L9FxA-8L9F5m-8L6B1R-8L6Bax-8L9FFU-dXtu2W-dXttGY-dXttaG-dXtouL-dXtq11-dXtppJ-dXnNja-dXtqj5-dXtqU9-6CkmUQ-6CgcJg-6CkgZu-6Cgapk-78zG9d-dXtsi3-dXnJqg-dXnMrz-dXnKV2-dXtsTy-dXnHL2-dXnHre-dXtqyY-dXnLwM-dXnLet-78vNBT-78zFEY-78zFM9-78vN7K-78zFU5-78vMTp-78zF7U-78vN2i-6Ckaej-6CkcrL-6Ckez3-6Ck7ww" target="_blank">Photo by Ming Wu</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Oct 17, 2009</strong>. I rarely play this guitar live! I don’t know the details of this show, but I believe it had something to do with a folk event going on in town. I’m pretty sure Jon Bartlett organized this show. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ming2046/4023929812/in/photolist-8L9FxA-8L9F5m-8L6B1R-8L6Bax-8L9FFU-dXtu2W-dXttGY-dXttaG-dXtouL-dXtq11-dXtppJ-dXnNja-dXtsTy-dXtqj5-dXtqU9-6CkmUQ-6CgcJg-6CkgZu-6Cgapk-78zG9d-dXtsi3-dXnJqg-dXnMrz-dXnKV2-dXnHL2-dXnHre-dXtqyY-dXnLwM-dXnLet-78vNBT-78zFEY-78zFM9-78vN7K-78zFU5-78vMTp-78zF7U-78vN2i-6Ckaej-6CkcrL-6Ckez3-6Ck7ww" target="_blank">Photo by Ming Wu</a></p>
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<p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbhildebrand/3692955168/in/photolist-8L9FxA-8L9F5m-8L6B1R-8L6Bax-8L9FFU-dXtu2W-dXttGY-dXttaG-dXtouL-dXtq11-dXtppJ-dXnNja-dXtsTy-dXtqj5-dXtqU9-6CkmUQ-6CgcJg-6CkgZu-6Cgapk-78zG9d-dXtsi3-dXnJqg-dXnMrz-dXnKV2-dXnHL2-dXnHre-dXtqyY-dXnLwM-dXnLet-78vNBT-78zFEY-78zFM9-78vN7K-78zFU5-78vMTp-78zF7U-78vN2i-6Ckaej-6CkcrL-6Ckez3-6Ck7ww/" title="Chris Page @ Raw Sugar"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2531/3692955168_53de4c8295_b.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Chris Page @ Raw Sugar" height="1024" width="683" /></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p><strong>July 2009</strong>. My Dead Moon shirt. Photo by Jesse Hildebrand</p>
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<p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/4612068959/in/photolist-82y4qk-82BpYm-82ACho-82xoyc-82AQi7-82xRMR-82ABEs-82ARPu-82BesA-82B5nJ-82AZFs-82BnF5-82xE5g-82ACQE-82BqAq-82xsax-82BoSf-82xxyk-82xr1p-82B6vq-82yyjR-82yxJ2-82yyHP-82yytK-82BGsG-82BGbj-82BHbA-82yy3B-82yxrg-82BGMA-82ywZ6-82BKZw-82BKS9-82BKtw-82yBtn-82ywFP-82BFpU-82yBBx-82yyRM-82yz24-82BJQ3-82BEQj-82BKJy-82yzie-82yzZV-82BJf5-82BHLY-82ywwn-82BJ6S-82yx9k" title="Camp Radio at Raw Sugar"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3588/4612068959_7d0c80e989_z.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Camp Radio at Raw Sugar" height="425" width="640" /></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p><strong>May 15, 2010</strong>. Camp Radio (feat. Jim Bryson and Jeff Kainz). There are <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=camp%20radio%20raw%20sugar" target="_blank">many great shots of this show on Flickr</a> courtesy Ming Wu and Andrew Carver. This particular one is by Andrew. You can see Ming to my right taking a picture of Dave and Jeff!</p>
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<p><strong>May, 2015.</strong> <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice</a> record launch with Jon Higney, Sarah Wotherspoon and Colin Majid. Jon from Winchester Warm played a solo set as well. Another one of my very favourite nights at Raw Sugar. So many folks came out to help me celebrate the release of VVV after a cross Canada tour. What better place to hold a bit of a homecoming.</p>
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<p><strong>November, 2015</strong>. Edmonton’s <a href="http://markdavismusic.ca/" target="_blank">Mark Davis</a> has played Raw Sugar several times, but this was the first time his new band <a href="https://concealermusic.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Concealer</a> played there. I wish more people experienced this show. It was incredible and one of my faves this year. Sadly I had no idea this would be the last time I would play The Sug. But supporting good friends from out of town? I wouldn’t have it any other way.<br><em>Photo courtesy my iPhone.</em></p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943232015-12-16T11:14:47-05:002020-11-14T03:46:47-05:00The Wrong Way to Celebrate Christmas<center><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/3aabf0e3139dd004207bf75732aef3400e1dbad3/original/clayborn.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></center>
<p><br>As many of you know, for the last few years I’ve been adding festive songs, mostly original, to an ongoing compilation called ‘<a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-minor-crime-at-christmastime" target="_blank">The Minor Crime At Christmastime</a>‘.</p>
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<p>This years addition <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/the-wrong-way-to-celebrate-christmas-by-reverend-edward-w-clayborn" target="_blank">is a cover of a creepy song</a> from the 1920s by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_W._Clayborn" target="_blank">Reverend Edward W. Clayborn</a> called ‘The Wrong Way To Celebrate Christmas’.</p>
<p>I first heard this song on the amazing compilation ‘<a href="https://www.dust-digital.com/christmas/" target="_blank">Where Will You Be This Christmas</a>‘ put out in 2004 by the wonderful <a href="http://www.dust-digital.com/" target="_blank">Dust To Digital</a> imprint.</p>
<p>Though the ‘Where Will You Be…’ comp is loaded with rare, vintage, old-timey greats, the dark lyrics and drone-y, bluesy melody of this song in particular became an obsession of mine over the years.</p>
<p>The lyrics preach the evils of vices and the commercialization of Christmas…in the 1920s!</p>
<p>I would love to know what Reverend Clayborn would think of Christmas here in 2015, almost 100 years later.</p>
<p>Here is my cover which you can download for free with the rest of the compilation over at Bandcamp:<br><br><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3308245108/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3892807024/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">The Minor Crime at Christmastime by Chris Page</iframe><br><br>You can hear the original here, and be sure to watch the incredibly creepy posters that make up the video. They are an accidental mash-up of Halloween and Christmas…almost Nightmare before Christmas!<br> </p>
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<p>Lyrics:</p>
<p>“On the twenty-fifth of December, 1928 it’s a national issue of heaven to the world that it’s Jesus’s birthday.<br>Some people use the wrong way to celebrate Christmas day.<br>Some people who work every day and draws good money every pay and here is what the same people said I wanna spend my money and have my way.<br>Some people use the wrong way to celebrate Christmas day.<br>While the church is praying on Christmas Day other people are roaming the streets and drinking their soul away.<br>Some people use the wrong way to celebrate Christmas day. ”</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943242015-12-11T16:06:19-05:002018-04-24T19:56:50-04:00Volume Vs Voice on ‘best of Ottawa 2015′ list<center>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/d393292408cde2fb3fb6135d6e87172170081095/original/cottage.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p><em>Recording Volume Vs. Voice, secluded in Quebec.</em></p>
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<p><br>Thanks to <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/author/citizenbigbeat" target="_blank">Peter Simpson</a> and the <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Citizen</a> for adding <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice</a> to <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/best-ottawa-music-2015-the-acorn-tops-the-list" target="_blank">this ‘best of’ list</a>!</p>
<p>Making a record is sometimes a long and personal journey. Though I’ve always made music to satisfy myself, first and foremost, it’s cool when someone acknowledges the work and tells me they enjoy the songs.</p>
<p>It’s even better when I’m listed among my incredibly talented pals and peers here in this Ottawa music scene I now call home.</p>
<p>I can tell you for sure there’s an exciting cross-section of terrific music being made around here, so if you like Peter’s list, be sure to keep digging around locally.</p>
<p>Your support is what drives independent music and keeps it flourishing.</p>
<p><a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/best-ottawa-music-2015-the-acorn-tops-the-list" target="_blank">Read Peter’s entire Top 10 (and more!) here</a>.</p>
<p>If you haven’t yet, you can check out all my records, including Volume Vs. Voice here:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1506590797/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Volume Vs. Voice by Chris Page</iframe></p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943252015-11-24T21:27:26-05:002018-04-24T19:59:06-04:00Cash for Nash: Camp Radio plays benefit in Ottawa this Saturday<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/4ebcb40553f369293476b604f9ee346c4375a45b/original/cr.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<br>Camp Radio Live at Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa – <a href="https://flic.kr/p/cf1WZJ" target="_blank">Photo by Andrew Carver</a>
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<p>I’m really psyched to riff-up with Camp Radio again this weekend for a great cause!</p>
<p>Our good friend Johnny Nash has been battling illness and hasn’t been able to work for the past while. Great friends and bands will come together in a rock n’ roll celebration this Saturday night at the Dom to help out Johnny and Rosa.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/552565628226431/" target="_blank">The Facebook details are here</a>.</p>
<p>If you don’t do the FB, here is the scoop:</p>
<p>Set times:<br>10:15 – CAMP RADIO<br>10:45 – BANDITAS<br>11:15 – GARAGA<br>11:45 – ANDREW V<br>12:15 – HILOTRONS<br>Co-hosted with SLO TOM!!<br>Doors open at 9pm</p>
<p>And if you are not able to make the show, but would like to contribute, there is a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/d4aex74k" target="_blank">Go Fund Me page set up here</a>.</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943262015-11-09T09:23:34-05:002018-04-24T19:59:20-04:00Upcoming tour with Concealer!<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>To celebrate the release of <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice">Volume Vs. Voice</a> on vinyl (<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/campradio.org/pre-order-volume-vs-voice-on-vinyl-limited-package-vvvv" target="_blank">see post below for ordering details</a>!), we’re going out on the road for a few shows with Edmonton’s Concealer who have just released their first CD: <a href="https://concealermusic.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">fêted:fetid</a>.</p>
<p>Here are the cities we’ll be playing this week!</p>
<p>Wed. Nov 11: Montreal, <a href="http://lavitrola.ca/shows/concealer-heavy-wave-duo-edm-chris-page-folk-punk-solo-ott-double-album-release-show/" target="_blank">La Vitrola</a><br>Thurs. Nov 12: Ottawa, <a href="http://rawsugarcafe.com/" target="_blank">Raw Sugar</a><br>Fri. Nov 13: Wakefield, <a href="http://kaffe1870.com/" target="_blank">Kaffe 1870</a> (with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BirdieWhyte/" target="_blank">Frank & Birdie</a>!)<br>Sat. Nov 14: Kingston, <a href="http://www.the-artel.ca/wp/home" target="_blank">The Artel</a> (with <a href="https://thevoidstaresback.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">VOID</a>)<br>Sun. Nov 15: Toronto, <a href="http://www.thehandlebar.ca/HandleBar/HOME.html" target="_blank">Handlebar</a> (with <a href="http://waxmannequin.com/" target="_blank">Wax Mannequin</a>)</p>
<p>Hope to see you this week!</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943272015-10-14T20:56:29-04:002018-04-24T20:01:24-04:00Order Volume Vs. Voice on vinyl – Limited package! #VVVv<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/642d8594687adce3f516d87d5e26687adfdf4c67/original/vvv.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><em>The test pressings are in and they sound really awesome!</em></p>
<p><br><br>I’m so excited about this!</p>
<p><strong>Volume Vs. Voice</strong> is a record that I’m really proud of and it is finally coming out on vinyl.</p>
<p>I’m putting this out 100% independently, D.I.Y. style, and I could really use your support to help pay for it!</p>
<p><br><em>Here is what is in the limited package:</em></p>
<p>Limited, independent <strong>vinyl</strong> release of Volume Vs. Voice:</p>
<p>1. Limited to <strong>250</strong> copies</p>
<p>2. Each copy hand-<strong>numbered and signed</strong></p>
<p>3. The first <strong>75 copies</strong> receive a very limited embroidered 3″ VOLUME VS. VOICE circle patch (your jean jacket will love you for it! See pic below)</p>
<p>4. <strong>Lyric sheet</strong> with liner notes</p>
<p>5. The first 75 copies will have a limited edition album artwork insert that is a <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">meltingplastic.com</a> <strong>original design</strong>, also hand numbered (<em>a sketch of this is on my fridge but you can’t see it…it’s a surprise and really cool</em>).</p>
<p>6. Each order gets a <strong>digital download</strong> code of the record (I can email you one right away if you like. Let me know: campradio(at)gmail(dot)com)</p>
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<p>SHIPPING NOW!</p>
<p>Ottawa orders will be delivered to your door. And <strong>if you’ve already been so supportive</strong> and purchased a digital DL or CD of the record and would like a vinyl copy, please contact me directly at <strong>campradio (at) gmail (dot) com</strong> and we can work out a special rate FOR BEING AWESOME.</p>
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<p><em>If you’d like to order <strong>multiple copies</strong> and save on shipping, please use <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">BandCamp over here</a>! </em></p>
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<p><strong>Why give me money for my music?</strong></p>
<ol> <li>Your hard earned cash goes directly toward paying for my expenses to put this record out on vinyl.</li> <li>It will also go toward future music projects (I’ve got a few exciting things in the works!)</li> <li>I’m 100% independent, so when you buy the CD, digital download, vinyl LP, T-shirt, etc, it directly goes to me and supports me to continue making music!</li>
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<p>Please also help me spread the word by sending out this link on your social networks!</p>
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<p><strong>Some kind reviews of Volume Vs. Voice</strong>:</p>
<p>“This is a clever honest album, true to its title, worth taking the trouble with the journey of understanding.” – <strong><a href="http://www.americana-uk.com/cd-reviews/item/chris-page-volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Americana UK</a></strong><br><br>“PICK OF THE WEEK: The interplay between acoustic and electric guitars is masterful with the electric never overpowering, only enhancing. Chris’ voice also really stands out as it seems to teeter on the edge without ever stepping off. Lyrical content is rich and personal. All in all, this record is a win.” – <strong><a href="http://cupsncakespod.tumblr.com/post/117685194583/pick-of-the-week-chris-page-volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Cups N Cakes Podcast</a></strong><br><br>“…one of the best discs of the year.” – <strong><a href="http://michaelsmusiclog.blogspot.ca/2015/04/chris-page-volume-vs-voice-2015-cd.html" target="_blank">Michael Doherty’s Music Log</a></strong><br><br>“…while each song is its own unique entity, Page’s earnest vocals, honest lyrics and steadfast guitar work are the unwavering strings that weave the whole record together.” – <strong><a href="http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/chris_page-volume_vs_voice_album_stream" target="_blank">Exclaim!</a></strong></p>
<p>“…if gruff-voiced and heartfelt gritty songs are up your alley, check out Volume Vs. Voice.” – <strong>New Canadian Music</strong><br><br>“A troubadour that sounds as at home penning introspective acoustic songs, like those heard on his new album, as he is indulging in punk-inspired rock and roll.” – <strong><a href="http://musicnerd.ca/chris-page-hitting-stride-with-age/" target="_blank">The Music Nerd</a></strong><br><br>“…a slowed-down, finger-picking-laden, emotionally-charged acoustic album…The album is beautiful, a reflection of the scenery in which it was recorded.” – <strong><a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/2015/04/new-music-volume-vs-voice-by-chris-page/" target="_blank">Ottawa Showbox</a></strong></p>
<p>“The combination of Page’s earnest vocals and acoustic guitar blend well to create catchy folk-punk tunes.” – <strong><a href="http://apt613.ca/premiere-my-focal-point-by-chris-page/" target="_blank">Apt 613</a></strong><br><br>“…while he’s turned down the volume the songs are still distinctly in his own voice.” – <strong><a href="http://grayowlpoint.com/2015/04/06/chris-page-announces-tour-dates-premieres-hunker-down-with-grayowl-point/" target="_blank">Gray Owl Point</a></strong></p>
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<p>Stream Volume Vs. Voice:</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943282015-09-24T19:40:19-04:002018-04-24T20:04:01-04:00#tbt – ‘Resemblance’ and the first full day of fall<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/6a96791d9e308a2a563f9c28570fc68012cc1c88/original/resemblance.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<br><br><em>Original picture taken in Little Bullhorn Studios…from the back cover of “<a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/sell-out-slow" target="_blank">Sell Out Slow</a>“. It says “Now You May Rock”</em>
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<p>This song came up randomly the other day and its been bouncing around in my head ever since.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s because I originally wrote it thinking about this time of year, but it will always remind me of the fall. I was at Concordia U at the time and there are a few friends and characters from my time there who appear in the song. It’s about longing for sure, but is centred around the concept of change and what we go through when dealing with changing places and time…and seasons.</p>
<p>Specifically, “Another line of long forgotten faces” is in reference to boarding the shuttle buses that run between campuses at Concordia. “Standing speechless underneath your billboard” is actually a literal line, not a metaphor, about when I returned to Montreal and saw a friend of mine on a giant billboard. Not something you experience everyday…</p>
<p>I’ve often thought about re-recording it, but I don’t think I could ever match the magic of Janice Hall’s voice or Dave Draves nonchalant piano playing. The subtle Simon and Garfunkel-esque ending of the song fading into reverb was completely intentional and still makes me grin.</p>
<p>Happy first full day of fall everyone…</p>
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<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1313369075/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=3040349684/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Sell Out Slow by Chris Page</iframe></p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943292015-09-03T12:44:55-04:002018-04-24T20:05:33-04:00#TBT – The time I was in Daniel Johnston’s backing band<center>
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<p><em>A pic of the Rhume gang hanging with Daniel after our show in Ottawa together. Though he looks a bit sad in this pic, I think he was truly overwhelmed by the enthusiastic, sold out crowd!</em></p>
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<p><br><strong>Throwing back to the time I played guitar with Rhume, backing up Daniel Johnston! </strong></p>
<p>Plus, a fun little story…</p>
<p>Though we knew we’d be playing many of his classics, I was determined to get Daniel to play the song he co-wrote with Jad Fair, ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV6LPx1ezYs" target="_blank">Some Things Last A Long Time</a>‘.</p>
<p>The song is so haunting and beautiful and I was obsessed with it at the time. Sadly I had heard he didn’t want to play it anymore.</p>
<p>I seem to remember the song surviving soundcheck, and I thought it was good to go for the show setlist.</p>
<p>(As I recall, in all honesty, Daniel was much more interested in making sure he had time to hit comic book shops than sound checking with us!)</p>
<p>And sure enough, when it came time to play the song during the show, Daniel leaned over to Jon Bartlett and whispered in his ear. Jon looked over at me and shook his head…it was official…<em>Some Things</em> was struck from the list.</p>
<p>I was so curious as to why he was so against playing it!</p>
<p>Afterwards, Daniel’s brother told us that he had recently taken a dislike to the song after seeing an Axe Body Spray commercial.</p>
<p>The tagline in the ad was ‘Some things last a long time’.</p>
<p>Despite not getting to play <em>Some Things</em>, it was still such a thrill to play guitar while backing up this legend and getting to perform so many of his incredible songs with him that night!</p>
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<p><br>If you’ve never seen it, check out the incredible, moving and powerful documentary “<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436231/" target="_blank">The Devil and Daniel Johnston</a>“:</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943302015-08-13T19:56:29-04:002018-04-24T20:07:03-04:00The Volume Vs. Voice tour continues in Newfoundland!<center>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/31a7f392b067e9a602aeed81b9c8ce3a9876dbd2/original/chris-horseshoe-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p><em>Chris at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto – <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tianafeng/14315717784/in/photolist-nP2N9q-5EnRF5-5EnRum-5Eiz3X-9gmEkL-boiraV-9n1gdN-5EnRqq-ikPU13-read6L-cJEnXo-8QzPX8-ikPRDE-9SvKm3-5EiyPk-5Eix32-eivvsh-eipM6p-nNMSZT-5EnRQq-52yEhr-7JJnu1-eivuHy-9DJxLu-fbbK3x-52yEpP-gCUmgz-mQtE5j-pnv2zP-5Eix38-aiDFmi-5Eix3i-qd6ktm-aw8Ckf-o1Rj7J-5EnRRu-fbr1dQ-gCUG1K-o5ERdg-nkdwEw-efwJMC-eipMN4-eipMyP-cCkA4u-pngrqy-gCUMQ2-5Ftd6F-d51aeU-gCTF37-8Xi4wp" target="_blank">Photo by Tiana Feng</a></em></p>
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<p>After all these years of touring and playing music, I’m really psyched to announce I’ll <em>finally</em> be playing a couple of shows in St. John’s, Newfoundland!</p>
<p>As part of the continued cross Canada ‘Volume Vs. Voice’ tour, we’ll be playing the shows with pals <a href="https://yumacounty.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Yuma County</a> and hooking up with some other very fine acts. Here are the show details:</p>
<p><strong>Friday September 11th</strong><br><strong>The Ship</strong> – 265 Duckworth St., St. John’s, Newfoundland<br>Chris Page<br><a href="https://yumacounty.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Yuma County</a><br><a href="https://scottroyle.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Scott Royle and the Flush</a><br><a href="http://greenandgold.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Green and Gold</a></p>
<p><strong>Saturday September 12th</strong><br><strong>CBTG’s</strong> – 338A Water St., St. John’s, Newfoundland<br>Chris Page<br><a href="https://yumacounty.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Yuma County</a><br>40Rock<br>Texas Chainsaw</p>
<p>It’s always seemed so bizarre to me that despite the fact I have family heritage there, I’ve never been to Newfoundland.</p>
<p>So I can sure tell you I’m THRILLED and really looking forward to be finally rocking on the rock…Come out and party with us!</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943312015-08-07T22:19:07-04:002018-04-24T20:07:55-04:00For Immediate Release: 90s Garage Pop Punksters The Stand GT Announce Two Shows<center>
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<p>Garage Pop Punk band <strong>The Stand GT</strong> have announced back-to-back shows in both Montreal and Ottawa this September.</p>
<p>After recent appearances highlighted by a barn-burning comeback of a set at <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">2014′s Ottawa Explosion</a>, the band will appear at Montreal’s <a href="http://popmontreal.com/" target="_blank">Pop Montreal Festival</a> on Friday September 18th at <a href="http://opatrovys.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">O Patros Vy</a>.</p>
<p>The group follows up the two-night stand as part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skreedlemania/1012681672115627?fref=nf" target="_blank">Skreedlemania</a> at <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/" target="_blank">House of Targ</a> in Ottawa on Saturday September 19th.</p>
<p>The Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/506453716186141/" target="_blank">details are here</a>.</p>
<p>The Stand GT toured relentlessly during the 1990s and released tons of records on multiple independent labels worldwide including the USA’s ‘<a href="http://www.gethip.com/site/" target="_blank">Get Hip Records</a>‘, Spain’s ‘<a href="http://munster-records.com//" target="_blank">Munster Records</a>‘, Germany’s ‘Radio Blast’ and Canada’s ‘<a href="http://www.mintrecs.com/" target="_blank">Mint Records</a>‘.</p>
<p>The Stand GT recently released a remastered version of their classic En Guard Records cassette ‘Blur Your Cool’ which you can purchase here to help them pay for gas:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1449718588/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Blur Your Cool by The Stand GT</iframe></p>
<p>For more on The Stand GT, <a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/" target="_blank">visit their site here</a>.</p>
<p>You can always support the band by downloading their other records <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">here on Bandcamp</a>!</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943322015-07-30T16:39:48-04:002020-11-12T02:51:53-05:00From the road: Inside Satan’s Cabaret – And The Musical History Of Page<center><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/8fa8591b60d93b2ebd3c7c4fad2eb0f9265494ba/original/satanscab-site.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></center>
<p>Here’s a <a href="http://satanscabaret.com/chris-page/#sthash.A68dQJvs.dpuf" target="_blank">fun interview</a> I did in Vancouver when I set out on my recent cross Canada tour. While it’s a lengthy listen, it was truly one of my favourite interviews I’ve done.</p>
<p>But first, the backstory:</p>
<p>I heard about <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rob.malowany?fref=ts" target="_blank">Rob</a> from an old friend of mine, a great musician named <a href="https://shuylerjansen.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Shuyler Jansen</a> (buy his records…you’ll LOVE them…trust me). When I planned to start my recent cross Canada tour in Vancouver, Shuyler suggested I stop by and record a session for Rob’s podcast, ‘<a href="http://satanscabaret.com/" target="_blank">Satan’s Cabaret</a>‘.</p>
<p>I had never met Rob before and the Cabaret was new to me, so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect.</p>
<p>With my old guitar in hand, a Vancouver friend dropped me off at the apartment address I was provided and up the stairs I went.</p>
<p>The apartment studio was a super, cool, inviting and creative space. Rob is a talented and prolific musician in the Vancouver scene and I was struck by seriously warm vibe that greeted me right away.</p>
<p>A few mics were set up and there were two cold ones on the coffee table near the mic stands, ready to be cracked… <a href="https://lagunitas.com/beers/ipa/" target="_blank">Lagunitas amazing IPA</a> to be exact. A touch that a craft beer IPA lover like me appreciates!<br> </p>
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<p><br>Though we were both suffering from oncoming colds, Rob and I jumped right into our chat and I even managed to coax my voice into a couple of live songs. My crackly version of ‘<a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/patio-to-stereo" target="_blank">Patio To Stereo</a>‘ made the final interview cut and our chat that followed ended up spanning my entire music career.</p>
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<p>The result? This is probably the most interesting interview I have ever done. Rob is a terrific interviewer and conversationalist and it was a pleasure to experience Satan’s Cabaret!</p>
<p>So if you’re at all interested in the Epic Musical History Of Page, my influences, my song-writing process, guitars or the background on The Stand GT, Camp Radio, etc, I think you’ll find this to be a fun listen.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to stop by Satan’s Cabaret to find so many other great interviews Mr. Malowany has done.</p>
<p>Thanks Rob!</p>
<p><a href="http://satanscabaret.com/chris-page/#sthash.A68dQJvs.dpuf" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a></p>
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<p>“This week on Satan’s Cabaret Rob has a <a href="http://satanscabaret.com/chris-page/#sthash.A68dQJvs.dpuf" target="_blank">visit from Chris Page</a>. Chris is a singer/songwriter from Ottawa, Canada. Known for touring relentlessly and being a prolific songwriter, Chris has many stories to tell. Chris explains the multiple project that he has on the go and how they all tie together. Rob was honoured to have Satan’s Cabaret be the first stop on Chris Page’s Canadian Tour in support of his new record Volume Vs. Voice. This shows features a live performance from Chris Page and a new track off the brand new record.<br>Enjoy!”</p>
<p>See more at: <a href="http://satanscabaret.com/chris-page/#sthash.A68dQJvs.dpuf" target="_blank">http://satanscabaret.com/chris-page/#sthash.A68dQJvs.dpuf</a></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943332015-06-15T18:14:37-04:002018-04-24T20:10:44-04:00Targ, touring and vintage tables<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/dfa1c8f48fb6600236a46278f0fa7d61310df05f/original/paragon1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>In this month’s always-hotly anticipated <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/scene-report/2015/6/3/issue-15-the-june-targ-zine" target="_blank">issue of the House of Targ zine</a>, I get all introspective, retrospective and down-right teary-eyed when I discover a table in Moncton that I used to play as a kid.</p>
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<p>Cue <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/scene-report/2015/6/3/issue-15-the-june-targ-zine" target="_blank">my dusty, nostalgic blurb about ‘Paragon’</a>.</p>
<p>And oh…one of those <a href="https://www.facebook.com/necroburger?fref=ts" target="_blank">crafty Wizards at Targ</a> convinced me to send a pic of my now-ancient and much <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/scene-report/2015/6/3/issue-15-the-june-targ-zine" target="_blank">coveted official 70s KISS Army card</a>.</p>
<p>See all the details in <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/scene-report/2015/6/3/issue-15-the-june-targ-zine" target="_blank">my piece here</a>.</p>
<p>As always, be sure to pick up a hard copy of the ‘zine when you drop into <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/" target="_blank">House of Targ</a> for flippers and perogies.</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943342015-06-04T20:39:08-04:002018-04-24T20:12:02-04:00Reflecting on the one that didn’t get away<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/2892e9657a622348e5020df5ad76787366824216/original/rod-ida2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>No one ever wants to hear about the show that got away.</p>
<p>I’m always suspicious when people claim ‘show of the year’ and ‘best performance ever’ when I wasn’t there to validate these sweeping statements for myself. After all, music is so incredibly subjective. And I get that people are just trying to share their enthusiasm for the moment in time that they experienced.</p>
<p>I had one of those last night. I know that if you’re reading this you probably weren’t there because the audience was beyond sparse. But the few of us that saw <a href="https://rodneydecroo.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Rodney Decroo</a> and <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Great-Aunt-Ida" target="_blank">Great Aunt Ida</a> (With Mark Haney on stand up bass) perform their sets, walked away knowing we witnessed something special.</p>
<p>So bear with me.</p>
<p>If you enjoy a true listening live music experience, one that allows you to soak in the melodies and the harmonies while pausing on almost every turn of phrase, you would have loved this show.</p>
<p>And the reason why I’m spelling it out here is because those of us in the Ottawa/Gatineau area get the opportunity to witness it again Friday night in <a href="http://kaffe1870.com/" target="_blank">Wakefield at Kaffe 1870</a> when Rodney, Ida and Mark do it again.</p>
<p>I’ll let you do your own math, but this is one to consider and not let slip away.</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943352015-06-02T19:29:56-04:002018-04-24T20:13:10-04:00Ottawa show with Rodney Decroo and Great Aunt Ida<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/7ea82aa0e280488f46d788af6c48c0e12c5d817e/original/chrisrs.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>Rodney Decroo, Great Aunt Ida and Chris Page<br>Wednesday, June 3rd<br>Raw Sugar<br>692 Somerset St W<br><strong>Music starts at 8pm sharp</strong><br>$10</p>
<p>I’m really looking forward to playing another show with fellow folksters <a href="http://rodneydecroo.com/" target="_blank">Rodney Decroo</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Aunt-Ida/251002627162" target="_blank">Great Aunt Ida</a> this Wednesday here in <a href="http://rawsugarcafe.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa at Raw Sugar</a>.</p>
<p>This will be a great evening for local singer-songwriter fans. If you haven’t seen them before, Rodney and Ida have such strong releases in their catalogues and are both terrific performers.</p>
<p>Last month on my cross-Canada tour I played a couple of memorable shows with them in Calgary and Edmonton. Rodney has a new great record out called ‘Campfires on the Moon’ and has been traveling the country promoting it.</p>
<p>Ida is supporting Rodney on this tour and also playing keyboard for his set along with Mark Haney on standup bass.</p>
<p>Both of their sets will be amazing and it’s a treat to have them both stopping here in Ottawa.</p>
<p>We’ll get the music started at 8pm sharp. Please come out and support these touring independent musicians!</p>
<p>And of course I’ll have copies of my own new record ‘Volume Vs. Voice’ (and you can also download here):</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1506590797/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">Volume Vs. Voice by Chris Page</iframe></p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/390524167799971/" target="_blank">FB event is here</a>…and here are details for those not on FB:</p>
<p>Rodney Decroo, Great Aunt Ida and Chris Page<br>Raw Sugar<br>692 Somerset St W<br>Music starts at 8pm sharp<br>$10</p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943362015-05-11T17:43:11-04:002018-04-24T20:14:24-04:00Saturday night was alright! Volume Vs. Voice launches in Ottawa<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/d17e1970c897b13145f52bbb7cc1c7d95230a1e3/original/sliders800.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo by <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com">meltingplastic</a>. Left to right: Chris, Sarah, John and Colin cooking up some VVV live magic</em></p>
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<p><br>Man, it was a hot one!</p>
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<p>Thanks to everyone for enduring the sweltering summer-like-July evening in May and for coming out to the <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume vs. Voice</a> record release on Saturday night.</p>
<p>It was such a fun show and it was awesome to share and celebrate the launch of this new record with so many family and friends.</p>
<p>Special thanks to <a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa ShowBox</a> for presenting the show and to <a href="http://rawsugarcafe.com/" target="_blank">Raw Sugar</a> for hosting…and to my pal Jon Pearce from <a href="http://winchesterwarm.ca/" target="_blank">Winchester Warm</a> for playing a great set to get the evening rolling.</p>
<p>Thanks as well, to my pals in ‘<em>The Sliders</em>‘, Sarah, Colin and John for lending their talents and making my songs even more awesome for our hometown crowd.</p>
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<p>In other news, we’ve just released a video for ‘<strong>Treatment Burns</strong>‘. Be among the first to have a sneak peek here!</p>
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<p><br>As always, there is lots more on the way, so I’ll keep you posted.</p>
<p>We’ve had some terrific reviews of the record which I will share here soon.</p>
<p>And if you haven’t had time to stream/buy <strong>VVV</strong>, do it here…thanks for the support!</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943372015-04-21T07:24:51-04:002020-12-30T20:59:12-05:00“Volume Vs. Voice” releases today + cross Canada tour underway<p> </p>
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<p>Thank you to everyone who took the time to pre-order <strong>Volume Vs. Voice</strong>!</p>
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<p>You should now have the link to download your copy.</p>
<p>You can purchase <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">directly from me here on Bandcamp</a> and get immediate access to download the album.</p>
<p>You download it here in Canada on <a href="http://zunior.com/collections/last-seven-days/products/chris-page-volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Zunior.com</a> as well.</p>
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<p>As many of you know, this project ended up being very DIY. I recorded the entire album on my own and I’m releasing it without a label or distribution company. While it’s a bit more challenging this way, it is also rewarding in many ways.</p>
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<p>And if it wasn’t for key support of some very good friends, this would be very difficult to pull off!</p>
<p>As I set out today on this cross Canada tour, I want to thank all of you for your continued support. You’re giving me another opportunity to share my music, and that’s a pretty cool thing.</p>
<p>Hope to see you on one of the tour stops:</p>
<p>Wed. April 22nd – <strong>Vancouver – Skinny Fat Jacks</strong> with Meredith Bates & Chris Gestrin and Skye Brooks & Paul Rigby<br>Thurs. April 23rd – <strong>Calgary – Ironwood</strong> with Rodney Decroo and Great Aunt Ida<br>Fri. April 24th – <strong>Saskatoon – Vangeli’s</strong> with The Whiskey Jerks and David Simard<br>Sat. April 25th – <strong>Edmonton – Brixx</strong> with Rodney Decroo and Great Aunt Ida<br>Thurs. April 30th – <strong>Charlottetown – Baba’s</strong> with Josh Carter<br>Fri. May 1st – <strong>Moncton – Spin-It Records</strong> (7pm)<br>Sat. May 2nd – <strong>Halifax – The Carleton</strong> – Opening for The Carletones<br>Sat. May 9th – <strong>Ottawa Record Release – Raw Sugar</strong> with Sarah Wotherspoon, Colin Majid, John Higney and Jon Pearce!</p>
<p>And if you’re enjoying <strong>Volume Vs. Voice</strong>, please share with friends and help me spread the word.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br>Chris</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943382015-03-24T11:27:41-04:002020-11-09T23:56:45-05:00Announcing “Volume Vs. Voice” + Apt 613 Exclusive Sneak Peek<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/feec400ce05258c2df0ec8f6b4bf1c798a45f59e/original/vvv700.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Admittedly I’ve always wanted to make an acoustic record.</p>
<p>And for a long time now I’ve toyed with that cliched artist dream of isolating myself in a secluded cabin surrounded by bottles, pens, guitars, paper, Christmas lights doing summer duty. I could feel the river beach sand in my old Vans. I could hear the welcoming cricket chorus. There would be no internet, TV or phone, though there would be a radio to keep some loose tabs on the outside world.</p>
<p>And there would be a recording device hooked up to a microphone or two.</p>
<p>As the vision goes, I slowly take a breath, a sip, then reach across the acoustic guitar cradled in my lap to hit record. From there, I let the fates, the muses, the local ghosts take over.</p>
<p>The result of living out that little fantasy over 5 days is my new LP “Volume Vs. Voice”. These numbers all came to life in the crisp mountain air, on a few summer evenings in a dimly lit cabin in rural Quebec, Canada.</p>
<p>The songs and the way they are recorded here are meant to be as cozy as that old coveted cheap guitar and as fragrant as the warming tubes of your parent’s old gramophone.</p>
<p>Companions for quietly contented, lonely evenings.</p>
<p>It was a soul satisfying thrill to get this out of my system.</p>
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<p><strong>Volume Vs. Voice</strong> arrives April 21st.</p>
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<p>Our pals at <a href="http://apt613.ca/" target="_blank">Apartment 613</a> here in Ottawa have <a href="http://apt613.ca/premiere-my-focal-point-by-chris-page/" target="_blank">an exclusive first listen to the track “My Focal Point”</a>.</p>
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<p>The complete track listing:</p>
<p>1. Rocket + Savings<br>2. Calling All Kids Reunion<br>3. Hunker Down<br>4. Chaise Lounge<br>5. Treatment Burns<br>6. <a href="http://apt613.ca/premiere-my-focal-point-by-chris-page/" target="_blank">My Focal Point</a><br>7. SOS For Sonny Rey<br>8. The Persuasive Injury<br>9. Disappointed A Few People<br>10. Time To Dispel</p>
<p>Pre-order <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/volume-vs-voice" target="_blank">Volume Vs. Voice here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>This record is 100% independent, so thank you for your early support!</strong></p>
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<p>To celebrate the release, I’ll be playing these fine cities as well:</p>
<p>Wed. April 22nd – Vancouver – Skinny Fat Jacks with Meredith Bates & Chris Gestrin and Skye Brooks & Paul Rigby<br>Thurs. April 23rd – Calgary – Ironwood with Rodney Decroo and Great Aunt Ida<br>Fri. April 24th – Saskatoon – Vangeli’s with The Whiskey Jerks and David Simard<br>Sat. April 25th – Edmonton – Brixx with Rodney Decroo and Great Aunt Ida<br>Thurs. April 30th – Charlottetown – Baba’s with Josh Carter<br>Fri. May 1st – Moncton – Spin-It Records (7pm)<br>Sat. May 2nd – Halifax – The Carleton – Opening for The Carletones<br>Sat. May 9th – Ottawa Record Release – Raw Sugar with Sarah Wotherspoon, Colin Majid and Jon Pearce</p>
<p>More dates, more exclusive songs, videos and details coming soon!</p>
<p>Be sure to <strong>sign up for my mailing list</strong> to keep up to date.</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943392015-03-20T10:28:55-04:002018-04-24T20:18:07-04:00Chris plays House of Targ for Both Kinds of Music 10th Anni!<p> </p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.ckcufm.com/" target="_blank">Mighty CKCU</a>‘s <a href="http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/87/info.html" target="_blank">Both Kinds of Music</a> celebrates 10 years on the air with a couple of live shows next week.</p>
<p>Sarah and Bandeeto Colin will join me on stage this Thursday March 26th to raise a rock and roll toast and celebrate Dick Altavista and his great show ‘Both Kinds Of Music’.</p>
<p>Also on the bill are G. Rogers & The Capital Dominion Radiators and Lone Pig & the Rhythm Sucklers.</p>
<p>Doors at 9, show rolls at 10, …just $5!</p>
<p>Join us for tunes, pinball and perogies as we celebrate Both Kinds of Music… which is like other shows on CKCU and college radio who support local, independent artists year in and year out!</p>
<p>Where: House of Targ, 1077 Bank St. Ottawa<br>Date: Thursday, March 26th<br>Presented by: CKCU, Pretty Bad Records, Dave’s Drum Shop<br>Doors: 9pm / Show at 10pm<br>Cover: $5</p>
<p>Details on the <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/concert-listings-events/2015/3/26/chris-page-g-rogers-the-capital-dominion-radiators-more" target="_blank">House of Targ site are here</a>.</p>
<p>Facebooker? <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/422308731268522/" target="_blank">Find the ‘event’ here</a>.</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943402015-02-21T14:14:02-05:002018-04-24T20:19:33-04:002nd Annual ‘Solos Going Steady’ show in Ottawa March 7th<center>
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<p><br>Last year was such a blast, we’re doing it again!</p>
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<p>I’ll be joining my pals <a href="http://www.jonhynesmusic.com/" target="_blank">Jon Hynes</a>, <a href="http://catrionasturton.com/" target="_blank">Catriona Sturton</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/shocktheshanker" target="_blank">Patrick Shanks</a> for another evening of singer-songwriter sounds, this time in the confines of Ottawa’s <a href="http://celtic-cross.ca/" target="_blank">Celtic Cross</a>.</p>
<p>It was during the planning of last year’s show that we came up with the name ‘Solos Going Steady’ in a loose <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singles_Going_Steady" target="_blank">ode to The Buzzcocks</a> and it was Patrick who thought we should make it a yearly shindig.</p>
<p>And once again, <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">meltingplastic</a> has provided us with a knock out poster!</p>
<p>Admission is ‘pay what you can’ and the show gets underway at 9pm sharp.</p>
<p>UPSTAIRS! The Celtic Cross, 343 Somerset St. W, Ottawa</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/701535453298921/" target="_blank">FB event is here</a></p>
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<p><br>Thanks to everyone who came out to Irene’s and made that fun rock and roll blow-out a sell out!</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/shocktheshanker" target="_blank">Patrick Shanks</a> was on fire and <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Fuad-and-the-Feztones" target="_blank">Fuad and the Feztones</a> got the place absolutely hopping.</p>
<p>I won’t tell you when it was The Stand GT last shared a stage with Bobby Beaton and John Davis…I’ll save that for another post!</p>
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<p><br>Considering it’s been awhile since we hit the stage, I thought The Stand GT ripped it up pretty good! We played a rock solid set of songs that span all our releases, with a heavy tilt in favour of the newly remastered (and classic IMHO!) <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">Blur Your Cool</a>.</p>
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<p>If you haven’t downloaded it yet, <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">get on it here</a>! It’s a blistering classic and our pal Rob Seaton has done a great job reviving this cassette-only release from back in the day.</p>
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<p><strong>THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ORDERED SHIRTS!</strong></p>
<p>The screen is now retired…</p>
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<p><br><br> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943422014-12-30T12:54:53-05:002018-04-24T20:21:20-04:00Rare show by The Stand GT in Ottawa January 10th<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/e66cef5539e82b5a25843ae868ebd6d3adf74c80/original/scallenstand.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>As many of you know, The Stand GT rarely plays live these days.</p>
<p>That’s why we’re psyched to announce we’ll be playing a one-off show in Ottawa on Saturday January 10th at <a href="http://irenespub.ca/" target="_blank">Irene’s in Ottawa</a>! This will be just the second show the band has done in the last 10 years.</p>
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<p>After a blistering comeback set at this past summer’s <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion Weekend</a>, the band has decided to play once again for those who may have missed that show last June.</p>
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<p><br>The Stand GT also re-released a <strong>remastered</strong> version of its classic release ‘<a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">Blur Your Cool</a>‘.</p>
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<p>You can purchase and <strong>support the band</strong> by downloading a copy of <a href="https://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">‘Blur Your Cool’ here</a>.</p>
<p><em>Also: Read more about the release in an <a href="http://campradio.org/12-facts-about-the-stand-gts-most-celebrated-release-the-cassette-only-blur-your-cool/" target="_blank">earlier post here</a>. </em></p>
<p>Stream it!</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943432014-12-08T22:00:46-05:002018-04-24T20:22:05-04:00Kaffe 1870 with Coastal Pigs! New shows for festive times<p>Hi all,<br>A few updates to share!</p>
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<p>My annual Christmas songs are back up and streaming <a href="https://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">over here at BandCamp</a>. We’ve recorded a new one for 2014 which should be finished up this week. Check back soon…and don’t let me off the holiday hook! <img src="https://campradio.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt=";)" /></p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3308245108/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">The Minor Crime at Christmastime by Chris Page</iframe></p>
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<p>I’m still buzzing over the vid we did for ‘Cafeteria Tray’. Check it here if you missed it last year. Low budget, low expectations, high impact!</p>
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<p><br><br>On the topic of upcoming shows, I’m playing Wakefield at the wonderfully and festively cozy Kaffe 1870 on Friday December 19th with my pals <a href="https://coastalpigs.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Coastal Pigs</a>. You all know these guys as members of the legendary Werbo. New original music from Jeff Kainz!? Yes, folks, it promises to be legendary and incendiary.<br> </p>
<p>Also, there’s another The Stand GT show just on the horizon. Mark your calendars, Ottawa peeps: January 10th, 2015. The Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=622809801174143" target="_blank">event thing is here</a>. But more on that one later…</p>
<p>‘Tis the season! Keep it festively real out there…</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943442014-11-06T09:23:44-05:002018-04-24T20:23:57-04:00#TBT: Saves The Day, the 15th anniversary of ‘Through Being Cool’ and Suzi<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/3a8261f032f86b848f1925c02776daa973ee5aae/original/std.png/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>These guys were one of the few <em>Suzi Bands</em> that I honestly liked (<em>Suzi Bands</em> was a term I affectionately coined for those MOR emo bands she loved so much). I fondly remember our last-minute-road-trip-friend-date to Montreal to see Saves The Day, blasting that record along the way.</p>
<p>At the time I remember being worried I would feel ‘too old’ at the show and she was sure to tease me about that, being a few years my junior. We shotgunned two cans of beer on a side street outside the club, flying in the face of those silly feelings.</p>
<p>Beyond that, I barely remember the show, let alone what must’ve been the long drive back to Ottawa from Montreal. But I have fond memories of my travelling companion on that little road trip, some late autumn night, to see a band that in the grand scheme of things is barely a blip on my radar.</p>
<p>Though something about this LP struck a right chord with me and I’m grateful for the memories it stirs up.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/11/oral-history-through-being-cool/" target="_blank">Check out the Wired story here</a>.</p>
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<p>This is the <a href="http://themissingvoice.com/" target="_blank">4th year ‘Voices’ has been presented</a> and is an intimate evening of songs and stories with the goal to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental illness.</p>
<p>It’s been awhile since I’ve played the National Arts Centre’s 4th Stage and I’m looking forward to being a part of this event for a <a href="http://themissingvoice.com/" target="_blank">terrific cause</a>.</p>
<p>Alan Neal from CBC’s <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/allinaday/" target="_blank">All in a Day</a> hosts!</p>
<p>For ticket information and more details about the show, <a href="http://themissingvoice.com/" target="_blank">visit the Voices site</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/714222365334799/" target="_blank">Facebook event is here</a>.</p>
<p><br><br>Next up: <strong>My maiden voyage at House of Targ!</strong></p>
<p>On <strong>Friday November 28th</strong>, I’m psyched to open for one of my favourite new Ottawa bands <a href="https://yumacounty.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Yuma County</a> at <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/" target="_blank">House of Targ</a>. With pinball, party goers and perogies in full swing, I’ll probably leave the acoustic guitar at home for this one.</p>
<p><a href="https://chopsandtheholics.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Chops and the Holics</a> round out the bill which promises to be a fun rave up, only the Targ Wizards know how to throw.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/791020287607797/" target="_blank">Facebook event and details are here</a>.</p>
<p>Be sure to pick up your copy of the latest issue of <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/scene-report/2014/11/2/gentlemen-start-your-moustaches-issue-8-of-targ-zine" target="_blank">Targ magazine</a> (or <a href="http://www.houseoftarg.com/scene-report/2014/11/2/gentlemen-start-your-moustaches-issue-8-of-targ-zine" target="_blank">download it here</a>).</p>
<p>And get a load of that <em>pin up</em>!</p>
<p>I was hoping it would turn out more like a <a href="http://www.leifgarrett.net/" target="_blank">Leif Garrett</a>-on-the-cover-of-a-<a href="http://www.loverboyband.com/?js_albums=get-lucky-1981" target="_blank">Loverboy-album</a> vibe… but thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/necroburger?fref=ts" target="_blank">Necro Burger</a> anyway.</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943462014-10-17T12:49:26-04:002018-05-31T22:07:31-04:00Video Hits turns 30!<p><em>Alan Neal from <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/" target="_blank">CBC Radio One</a>‘s <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/allinaday/" target="_blank">All In A Day</a> in Ottawa is celebrating the fact its been 30 years since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Hits_(Canadian_TV_series)" target="_blank">Video Hits</a> hit the air. Who remembers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Taylor" target="_blank">Samantha Taylor</a>? We sure do! Alan asked my thoughts on Scandal’s ‘The Warrior’ which is my pick from <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/allinaday/2014/10/15/celebrating-the-30th-anniversary-of-video-hits/" target="_blank">the first videos that aired in that first month, October 1984</a>.</em></p>
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<p>I have a love/hate relationship with 80s videos mostly because they rarely made sense. Directors hadn’t grasped the art of the medium yet, nor did they understand how to manage a ‘story’ in 3 minutes (some would argue most still can’t, but that’s for another discussion).</p>
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<p><br>Most importantly though, you also have to understand: it didn’t matter in those days. People were so enamoured with watching their favourite bands perform hit songs – actually SEEING these people in action – no one cared how bad the video or story or dancing was (and that is probably why we eventually got <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl9KQ1Mub6Q" target="_blank">backlash videos like this</a>, arguably one of the greatest of all time, 5 years later).</p>
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<p>This particular 80s ‘classic’ always makes me itchy because my earliest memory of it is walking through a huge cornfield, picking corn as a summer job when I was 14. The leaves from the 8 foot high corn stalks would brush against my bare shins and leave huge welts on my skin. The soundtrack to this sweaty, miserable existence was, among other classics of the era, Scandal’s ‘The Warrior’:</p>
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<p><br>Yikes. That’s one seriously exaggerated evil claw scratch to start this video. The drama!</p>
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<p>I love how the singer’s ‘Whoooooooa’ as a result of that scratch goes on for about 9 seconds. By 18 seconds in, we’re finally off and running with this video. That’s the equivalent of <a href="https://vine.co/" target="_blank">3 whole Vine videos</a>. Also, an eternity compared to the length of today’s attention spans.</p>
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<p><br>Though the song plays in my jukebox brain often, I have to admit I didn’t remember this video.</p>
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<p>As such, I immediately had to ask myself if it was a coincidence that <a href="http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/home/shows.aspx" target="_blank">Cirque Du Soleil</a> started around this time. This dancing is what I would imagine an early concept for the now illustrious circus enterprise might have looked like in demo form.</p>
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<p><br>So if the singer, Patty Smyth (please don’t confuse with <a href="http://www.pattismith.net/" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>) is ‘The Warrior’, it takes forever before this seemingly bizarre scratched bystander actually does anything besides stand there and lip synch. And even then, when she does, she turns into a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_Sane" target="_blank">David Bowie-esque character</a> which only lasts for a minute or so. So random.</p>
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<p>Then, just like that, the David Bowie make up is gone and we’re off into that incredibly awkward bridge/solo part that comes completely out of left field in the song structure. Forced bridges, I call them. But who am I to argue with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gilder" target="_blank">Nick Gilder</a>?</p>
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<p>Soon after she joins the dance troupe for their loose rendition of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(musical)" target="_blank">Cats</a>-with-ropes meets interpretive break dancing (did you catch the guy doing ‘<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_worm_(dance_move)" target="_blank">the Worm</a>‘?). Also, I have no idea why Stripe-y Suit Guy is keeping score on that clothesline. Keeping score of what?! It’s almost like the director forgot to leave this part on the cutting room floor: “Not enough time to evolve that character into the storyline? No problem, we paid him, he looks cool, leave him in for a bit. No one will notice.”</p>
<p>One of my favourite parts is the last shot of the Creepy Claw Man who is kind of an important character. What is up with that unceremoniously dull exit? Oh right. Get back to focusing on The Warrior as she’s got a song to end.</p>
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<p><br>I have no idea what this video means. But in all truthfulness (and corn stalk irritations aside) I can’t hold it against the song which I think is a fantastically executed pop number that really stands the test of time and I often find looping in my head. I’m almost afraid to admit my 30 year relationship with Patty Smyth’s voice and Nick Gilder’s hooks (credit also to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Knight" target="_blank">Holly Knight</a> who co-wrote and incidentally also wrote Pat Benatar’s ‘Love Is A Battlefield’. Wait a minute…!).</p>
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<p>What are your thoughts? How would you interpret the Warrior? Love it? Hate it? Let me know.</p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943472014-09-26T10:54:02-04:002018-05-31T22:10:18-04:00Covering Hello, Danger Bay<p>I’ve always been a big fan of covering songs that mean something to me…songs that have touched me in some way or left some kind of indelible mark. That’s why I’m always flattered and spring to attention when someone takes the time to learn and perform one of mine.</p>
<p>I’ve spoken before about the great version of ‘Hello Danger Bay’ <a href="http://www.lorriematheson.com/2010/chris-page/" target="_blank">my good pal Lorrie Matheson did a few years ago</a>.</p>
<p>Well, <a href="http://www.translucid.ca/site/about/" target="_blank">Bob LeDrew</a>, host of <a href="http://bobcathouseconcerts.com/" target="_blank">BobCat House Concerts here in Ottawa</a>, recently performed a fine version of the song. And on a uke no less!</p>
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<p><br><br>Not only did I enjoy it, but I also got a kick out of Bob’s interpretation of some of the lyrics…another one of the interesting nuances when someone puts their own spin to a cover.</p>
<p>All of this got me thinking it might be interesting to document a bit about the history of the song and share it here for those interested.</p>
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<p>I’m not going to lie to you.</p>
<p>Hello, Danger Bay started out as feeble attempt at a love song. But as with many (most?) songs I write, the vignettes in the song twist and turn in the hopes of challenging the listener to formulate their own thoughts and ideas of what is happening in the story.</p>
<p>The title is an indirect reference to the classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Bay" target="_blank">CBC TV show ‘Danger Bay’</a>. I say indirect because the song was inspired by a girl I was crushing on at the time who used the term as an expression to describe ‘trouble’.</p>
<p>For example, I might say ‘Let’s go out tonight’ and with a smirk she’d reply, ‘That’s Danger Bay’.</p>
<p>She used it so much you may have noticed it stuck with me.</p>
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<p>As for some of the key lines in the song,”<em>I wonder who’ll invent the true free ride upon the captain’s chairs, hell bent</em>” is a reference to the amount of touring I did with <a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a>. Of course the ‘true free ride’ part is quite sarcastic and the ‘hell bent’ reference is a reflection on our collective state of mind in those days: tour and play music, non-stop, at any cost. Hell bent was almost an understatement.</p>
<p>I got a kick out of Bob’s slight alteration here, singing ‘heaven sent’ instead of ‘hell bent’. I’m going to suggest that may have been a subconscious insert, though, being the nice guy he is. ;)</p>
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<p>“<em>No one thinks to save your back or leave the window open just a crack…until the hurt becomes fresh air</em>” is probably one of my favourite lines in the song, though it really contains more than one of those vignettes I mentioned earlier. I was always proud of the line and I thought it set up the introduction to the chorus well while intriguing the listener, coaxing them out of that first verse.</p>
<p>During the climax of the song, the main character is expecting an apology, yet is already firm in the idea that all will never be forgiven. So sad!</p>
<p>The chorus has a melancholy resolution (and minor chord for effect) as the first person compares the likelihood of forgiveness to their own space travel (which of course is a ridiculous notion): “<em>You want to explain, I know, and try to save your face / Well that might fly when I log time in space</em>“.</p>
<p>Personally, I really like Bob’s interpretation of this line which is also melancholy in its delivery and sums up the sentiment in a less dramatic fashion, but with equal potency: “<em>That might fly in your own time and space</em>“. Awesome.</p>
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<p>All in all, I remember being pretty excited when HDB first came together. It was a track ultimately destined for <a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> LP ‘<a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/good-on-the-river" target="_blank">Good On The River</a>‘ and was recorded in 1999, one of the first of many sessions I’ve done with <a href="http://www.littlebullhorn.com/" target="_blank">Dave Draves</a>.</p>
<p>Dave came up with the beautiful piano hook in that version which starts mellow and explodes for the second half. I remember being nervous about having to sing that high when it really kicks in:</p>
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<p><br><br>I honestly felt at the time like the song took me to a different level of songwriting and I’ve been fortunate the reaction to it has been very positive. That was one of the reasons why I decided to re-record it for my 2010 solo LP ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a>‘. It ended up being a <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/hello-danger-bay" target="_blank">much mellower take</a>, and again, with great support from Draves on guitar and backing vocals. Though I almost regret not including that amazing piano line from the previous version:</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1863005391/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=130030690/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">A Date With A Smoke Machine by Chris Page</iframe><br><br><br><br>Thanks for covering the song, Bob!</p>
<p>If any of you are interested in more details about the song or others, <a href="mailto:campradio@gmail.com?subject=What%20the%20heck%20is%20that%20lyric%20about?">hit me up and let me know here</a>.</p>
<p>I promise I’ll try not to respond by stringing together random vignettes.</p>
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<p><br> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943482014-09-11T12:13:39-04:002018-05-31T22:11:31-04:00My guest post for Ottawa Showbox – The Stand GT play Ottawa in 1988<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/296595/752e718ada10a7e98a4185e8e5e867a2d49cc6db/original/osb-live.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Chris and Wally live at One Step Beyond, Ottawa – The Summer of ’88</p>
<p>The Stand GT didn’t play Ottawa much in our early days.</p>
<p>It wasn’t that we weren’t shown any love in the nation’s capital. It had more to do with our proximity to Montreal, being from the rural county of Glengarry. We were very connected with that scene and were fortunate to be playing shows with legendary Montreal bands like <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/The-Gruesomes" target="_blank">The Gruesomes</a>, Deja Voodoo, <a href="http://www.jerryjerry.ca/" target="_blank">Jerry Jerry</a> and of course our touring pals, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsq4tMl3nXE" target="_blank">Ripcordz</a>.</p>
<p>Our first show in Ottawa was at the “Downstairs Club”, which became “Lucky Ron’s”, then “The Hi-Fi” and is now a beer store on Rideau St. We opened for scene vets Fluid Waffle (who later became Furnanceface) and I would have met Dave Dudley (<a href="http://davesdrumshop.com/" target="_blank">Dave’s Drum Shop</a>), Slo’ Tom Stewart (<a href="http://www.spacemanmusic.com/" target="_blank">Spaceman Music</a>) and Patrick Banister for the first time that night – great guys who I’ve been friends with ever since.</p>
<p>But my memory of that evening is pretty hazy over 25 years on… (<a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/2014/09/throwback-thursday-summer-88-stand-gt-played-one-step-beyond-ottawa/" target="_blank"><strong><em>continued</em></strong></a>)</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/2014/09/throwback-thursday-summer-88-stand-gt-played-one-step-beyond-ottawa/" target="_blank">To continue reading the rest of the story, check out Ottawa Showbox here</a>. </em></p>
<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943492014-09-09T14:17:05-04:002018-05-31T22:13:32-04:00The Songwriter – Portraits by Jamie Kronick<p>There’s a fantastic exhibit going on here in Ottawa by local photography/drummer <a href="http://www.jamiekronick.com/" target="_blank">Jamie Kronick</a> which captures many of Ottawa’s songwriter types in their creative spaces.</p>
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<p><br><br>Unfortunately I missed the opening night party (or <em>vernissage</em>, if you’re so inclined), but caught up with the show on the weekend. I went during a very quiet time at City Hall and pretty much had the room to myself to absorb the work.</p>
<p>What struck me right away is Jamie’s knack for capturing these intimate moments. The lighting of each portrait reveals the layered elements contained within and you feel drawn into each creative space. If that elusive songwriting magic is really going on, you kinda feel like you’re getting a peek at it.</p>
<p>I was also taken aback by just how much Ottawa talent is hanging in that show and wondered if the <a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/life/style/our-ottawa/an-art-exhibit-that-rocks" target="_blank">city at large has any clue</a>.</p>
<p>Besides, I’m sure Jamie will be the first to tell you this is only a sampling of the many songwriters that call Ottawa home.</p>
<p>Anyway, I encourage you to check out the exhibit which runs until October 12th at the <a href="http://www.ottawaartgallery.ca/content/oag-annex-city-hall-gallery-0" target="_blank">Ottawa Art Gallery Annex at City Hall</a>.</p>
<p>It is a really good show and quite immediately evident that a true labour of love is on display.</p>
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<p> </p>Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943502014-09-05T11:42:52-04:002020-12-30T21:09:38-05:00Saying Goodbye to our Sweet Charlie<p><a href="http://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bluechair2.png"><img src="https://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bluechair2.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="bluechair2" height="600" width="800" /></a></p>
<p>It’s been a week now since our beloved Charlie passed away. </p>
<p>And what a sad, empty and lonely week it’s been. </p>
<p>As many of you know, he was truly one of the sweetest, most loveable cats we’ve ever known. </p>
<p>He has been a constant little rock since he first arrived in our lives as a rescued kitten during the great 1998 ice storm. </p>
<p>Charlie has been diabetic since he was 9, so it’s a great story to share knowing we were able to manage that with him through to almost 17 years old. Despite the 2 needles of insulin daily, he never once kitty-complained and remained ever stoic, content, cuddly and a real entertaining character. </p>
<p>I’m going to miss his meow-speak, his constant purrs and his unconditional love terribly. </p>
<p>Safe travels, our little old soul. </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943512014-07-17T10:34:29-04:002018-04-21T11:22:03-04:00Why I covered Superchunk’s Cool for our Ottawa tribute to Merge’s 25th<p><em><a href="http://merge25tribute.com/" target="_blank">Merge 25 Ottawa tribute</a> is a compilation put together by a bunch of friends and <a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/" target="_blank">Merge Records</a> enthusiasts from Canada’s capital to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the iconic label. Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ben.wilson.96930013?fref=ts" target="_blank">Ben Wilson</a> for the great idea and for lovingly pulling it all together. I chose Superchunk’s Cool because it was the first Merge song I ever heard. Here’s my personal story: </em></p>
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It was the winter of ’91 or ’92. I remember it was winter because I chose to spend my evening playing hockey. I was living in Montreal attending Concordia University and hockey seemed pretty much like the only thing to do on a cold Tuesday night.
<p>Like me, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bandeeto.colin" target="_blank">my pal Colin</a> was living at the university residence and approached me about going downtown to <a href="http://foufounes.qc.ca/" target="_blank">Les Foufounes</a> to see a new band he read about called <a href="http://www.superchunk.com/" target="_blank">Superchunk</a>. </p>
<p>I’ll be honest, it took some convincing. But I had recently turned down seeing pre-Nevermind Nirvana at the same venue, so you might say I was a bit skittish about repeating that life-regretting move. In those days, the cover at Foufs on Tuesdays was a dollar and they affectionately called it ‘Loonie Tuesdays’. So for a starving student, the price was right for the gamble. More on that later.</p>
<p>I put down my hockey stick and hockey bag and followed Colin downtown, into that dark, Montreal winter evening. </p>
<p>(Oh! I should remind you and provide some context here: Remember, there was no internet in those days. No ‘Let’s stream some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZAfYB8Hio4" target="_blank">Superchunk on YouTube</a> before the show’. These decisions were truly a leap of faith based on word of mouth from someone who read a magazine article or heard a track on a local college station. It’s the way we rolled back then, Dear Reader. But of course if we could have, Superchunk would’ve looked and sounded like this:)<br>
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<strong>Ah, those life changing shows</strong></p>
<p>What followed was nothing short of what you could call an epiphany. Superchunk were touring ‘<a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/no-pocky-for-kitty-remastered" target="_blank">No Pocky</a>‘ and I watched their entire set with my mouth agape. Their pogoing energy, their volume, <a href="http://blog.wknc.org/post/63350793409/photo-blog-our-noise-the-story-of-merge-records" target="_blank">their corduroys</a>, their clever catchy songs all hooked me almost immediately. And oh, that <em>feedback</em>. It was an elixir for my young senses. </p>
<p>Not only did Superchunk strike a chord that would last a lifetime that night, they injected a sort of confidence in me because they were doing exactly what I believed <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">my own young band</a> was trying to do at the time. It was a justification of sorts and my excitement and enthusiasm for making music was taken to a brand new high.</p>
<p>I bought two records that night. <a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/no-pocky-for-kitty-remastered" target="_blank">No Pocky For Kitty</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superchunk_discography" target="_blank">45 of Cool b/w Fishing</a>. When I got back to residence I put on the 7″ first (I had a turntable in my dorm room, natch!). I was in awe. What I saw that evening translated SO well to vinyl. I practically wore out that record in the days, weeks, months and years to come. I officially became Superchunk obsessed and pined to know more…and to see them perform again.<br>
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<em>I got Laura, Jim and Mac to sign No Pocky. Nerd, I know.</em><br>
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<strong>Discovering Merge the label</strong></p>
<p>In those pre-internet days it was comparatively difficult to connect with people and it was even harder to research your favourite bands. Over time I learned about Merge, the label that Mac and Laura ran together to primarily release their own records. As <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT (the aforementioned young band)</a> began to tour in earnest, we started to hear more about the label and the band and also began to realize just how much people admired this e’merging’ imprint. </p>
<p>(I remember meeting a band from Halifax called Merge who were worried about the conflict of their chosen name. They swore they were in touch with Laura who gave them permission to keep using it. How cool! They said she was really nice and even offered to release a 7″ for them! Wow, was I envious! Or gullible. Not sure which applies in this case.)</p>
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<strong>On The Mouth</strong></p>
<p>When Superchunk came back to Montreal for the <a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/on-the-mouth-remastered" target="_blank">On The Mouth</a> tour, I approached Laura and gave her The Stand GT’s <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">‘Blur Your Cool’ cassette</a> (*a-hem* a record that I think stands up to this day). Nothing ever came of that, though soon after I did start a nice little collection of official Merge rejection postcards. Despite them being actual ‘rejections’ it felt like the Merge folks always took the time to acknowledge our recordings. And for a young band with an artist finding his way, that meant an awful lot to me and I wore those acknowledgements as a badge of honour.<br>
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<em>Kind (though form letter) words from Merge HQ</em><br>
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Merge, of course, continued to grow and release amazing records across a wide spectrum of genres. My early faves were singles from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Reis" target="_blank">John Reis</a> camp like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPlvGUBfY6Q" target="_blank">Rocket From the Crypt’s Pigeon Eater</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=197aYZfd2_Y" target="_blank">Drive Like Jehu’s Bullet Train to Vegas</a>. It wasn’t all loud rock though and gorgeous records from the likes of <a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/richard-buckner" target="_blank">Richard Buckner</a>, <a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/lambchop" target="_blank">Lambchop</a>, <a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/m-ward" target="_blank">M. Ward</a> and the <a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/radar-brothers" target="_blank">Radar Brothers</a> began to appear as well.
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<strong>A peek behind the curtain</strong></p>
<p>In 2004 some friends and I attended the 15th anniversary party the label put together down in North Carolina. The trip was an incredible peek into the world in which Merge existed and was operating. Not only did we get to see all of our fave artists perform in intimate venues like the <a href="http://www.catscradle.com/" target="_blank">Cat’s Cradle</a> in Carrboro, we got a first hand glimpse at the small and vibrant community that was Merge. </p>
<p>What struck me then and has stuck with me was that very real sense of community we all strive for. It also made me realize community starts at home. Merge wasn’t doing anything different than any of my friends with local labels were doing. It was all DIY and all about good people, shared experiences and of course, great music. </p>
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<strong>Indie rock in the global village</strong></p>
<p>Since then, the world has gotten even smaller. We now have friends from Ottawa who releases records on Merge. The label has become a global music force without ever ‘selling out’ and staying as true to their roots and vision as possible. They continue to be a huge inspiration for many independent artists and I feel lucky to have been able to follow their example for many years during my own winding indie music career. </p>
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<p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/merge25tribute/04-chris-page-cool-superchunk" target="_blank">My cover of Cool</a> is a tribute of sorts to Mac, Laura, Jon and Jim. I enjoyed reworking it into something I thought would be an interesting take on such a raucous classic. My pals Kaiser and Morgan did a great job on the vocal accompaniment and I think the result sits quite nicely along my Ottawa pals and their own heartfelt tributes. </p>
<p>Never have I felt such a heavy weight while putting together a cover song, though. It was powerful to pause and acknowledge the influence, the passage of time, the nostalgia and the renewed realization of what this music has meant to me. </p>
<p>Plus, it was damn fun:</p>
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Finally, a word to my pal, longtime collaborator and brother <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bandeeto.colin?fref=ts" target="_blank">Bandeeto Colin</a>: </p>
<p>I guess you were on to something that night when you made me put down my hockey bag and follow you downtown Montreal and onto a journey that continues today. </p>
<p>I thank you for that, pal. The ‘Superchunk for a buck’ story never gets old. </p>
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<em>Spin (or was it Alternative Press?!) article that told Colin to tell me to ‘follow the light……….’</em><br>
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<p>UPDATE: After writing this post <a href="https://medium.com/p/f526763dfe13" target="_blank">I came across a wonderful piece</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/laurasnapes" target="_blank">Laura Snapes</a> written for NME. It’s a terrific read and I feel really synchs nicely with my thoughts above. Cheers!<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943522014-06-02T20:23:09-04:002018-04-21T11:22:03-04:0012 facts about The Stand GT’s most celebrated release, the cassette-only Blur Your Cool<p><em>Thanks to our good pal <strong><a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Statues" target="_blank">Rob Seaton</a></strong>, the infamous and long lost ‘Blur Your Cool’ has been lovingly resurrected, tweaked, mastered and beaten into submission. It is <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">now available for digital download</a> for the first time since its release 22 years ago.</em></p>
<p><strong>Blur Your Cool</strong> was <strong>The Stand GT</strong>‘s message in a bottle. It was a release that blew open doors for us and provided the opportunity for the band to travel far and wide, put out records around the world and meet friends we still keep in touch with today. There was magic in that tape. </p>
<p><strong>We’ve compiled 12 fun facts you can read <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">while you download it here</a>.</strong></p>
<p><strong>#1</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool" target="_blank">Blur Your Cool</a> was released on <strong>En Guard</strong> records in Montreal, Canada, cat number ENG 014. It was only ever released on a limited run cassette. </p>
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3 copies of Blur Your Cool remain unopened in the band’s vault. </p>
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<strong>#2</strong></p>
<p>A video was shot for <strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/the-wait-2" target="_blank">The Wait</a></strong> at <strong>Concordia University</strong> on 16mm film. Sadly it was never edited or released. Yet, anyway. </p>
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<strong>#3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Kurt Bloch</strong> from the legendary <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqkqxRd9_pk" target="_blank">Fastbacks</a></strong> heard Blur Your Cool and liked it so much he offered to record the band. Our first LP, <strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/theyre-magically-delicious" target="_blank">They’re Magically Delicious</a></strong> was recorded by Kurt at <strong>Egg Studios</strong> in Seattle as a result. </p>
<p>He also recorded the <strong><a href="http://www.mintrecs.com/" target="_blank">Mint Records</a></strong> 7″ EP, <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/the-crackle-fan-7" target="_blank"><strong>The Crackle Fan</strong></a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kurt.jpg"><img src="https://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kurt.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Outside Egg Studios, Seattle" height="600" width="800" /></a><br>
Outside Egg Studios (l to r): Chris, Wally, Colin, Kurt, Doug, Zimmy</p>
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<strong>#4</strong></p>
<p><strong>Colin</strong> from The Stand GT bought Blur at <strong>Sam The Record Man</strong> in Toronto. He was soon playing the songs live.</p>
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Colin catches air on tour in ’94.</p>
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<strong>#5</strong></p>
<p>The tape was recorded, for the most part, at <strong>Studio 365</strong> by Rob Martin. <a href="http://www.studio-365.ca/" target="_blank">Studio 365</a> is located at 365 Beaubien St in Montreal and still exists as a practice space today. Listen carefully to the start of <strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/cut-my-hand-2" target="_blank">Cut My Hand</a></strong> and you’ll hear the band in the next room rehearsing. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsq4tMl3nXE" target="_blank">Paul Gott from the Ripcordz</a> sang backing vocals. (You guess which songs).</p>
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The doorway to Studio 365. And some random running dude. </p>
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<strong>#6</strong> </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/away-from-your-sway-3" target="_blank">Away From Your Sway</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/into-downs-2" target="_blank">Into Downs</a></strong> were recorded at an earlier session by <strong>Pierre Perrault</strong> and <strong>Andrew Frank</strong> at <strong>Studio DNA</strong> in Montreal. <strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/sad-bunch-of-people-2" target="_blank">Sad Bunch of People</a></strong> is also from that session. </p>
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Sad Bunch of People 7″ released by En Guard 1992, Cat number ENG 008.</p>
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<strong>#7</strong> </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/id-tell-you" target="_blank">I’d Tell You</a></strong> was a retake of an earlier version that appeared on a demo cassette called ‘Out Standing In The Field’. It was eventually covered by Ottawa’s <strong>Dead City Rebels</strong>. </p>
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The Dead City Rebels 10″ ‘Rock and Roll Enemy #1′. I’d Tell You was not on this. </p>
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<strong>#8</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/choke-2" target="_blank">Choke</a></strong> also appeared on an Australian compilation on <strong>AuGoGo records</strong> called ‘<strong>On Guard For Thee</strong>‘. It featured ‘<em>A Collection of Canada’s Youth Gone Bad</em>‘ including <strong>BUM</strong>, <strong>Chixdiggit</strong>, <strong>Von Zippers</strong>, <strong>Huevos Rancheros</strong>, <strong>Cub</strong>, <strong>Punchbuggy</strong>, <strong>The Smugglers</strong>, <strong>Crash 13</strong> and more! </p>
<p><a href="http://www.davegraphics.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Dave Cooper</strong></a> and <strong>Pat McEown</strong>, the crack creative team responsible for the cover of <strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypse-cow" target="_blank">Apocalypse Cow</a></strong>, also did this cover.</p>
<p><a href="http://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/onguard.jpg"><img src="https://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/onguard.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="On Guard For Thee" height="800" width="800" /></a></p>
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<strong>#9</strong></p>
<p><strong>Away From Your Sway</strong> also appeared on a early En Guard comp called ‘<strong>2 Solitudes</strong>‘ which featured 50% Franco bands and 50% Anglo bands. It featured artists such as <strong>Ripcordz</strong>, <strong>Banlieue Rouge</strong>, <strong>Bliss</strong>, <strong>Velcro Soul</strong>, <strong>American Devices</strong> and <strong>Les Bons A Rien</strong>. </p>
<p><a href="http://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2solitudes.jpg"><img src="https://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2solitudes.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="2 Solitudes" height="780" width="800" /></a><br>
One of En Guard’s first releases, the compilation ’2 Solitudes’ cat number ENG 006CD. Look! You can see Wally on the cover. </p>
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<strong>#10</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/jamies-mile" target="_blank">Jamie’s Mile</a></strong> was rerecorded and originally appeared on the band’s first label release, a cassette EP called ‘<strong>Another Round</strong>‘. </p>
<p><a href="http://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/anotherround.jpg"><img src="https://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/anotherround.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Another Round" height="500" width="800" /></a><br>
Another Round, En Guard records cat number ENG 003C.</p>
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<strong>#11</strong></p>
<p>Many of the songs from Blur Your Cool remain in The Stand GT set today and some of them will definitely be a part of our <strong><a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion 2014</a></strong> show.</p>
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<strong>#12</strong></p>
<p>As a bonus track, we’ve included ‘Sad Bunch Of People’ for the digital download! </p>
<p>As we’ve stated, it only ever came out on cassette on a limited release. <em>Wanna release Blur Your Cool on vinyl? Get in touch with us here: campradio(at)gmail(dot)com.</em></p>
<p>So here it is, for the first time ever offered as a digital download. Stream and download Blur Your Cool! </p>
<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1449718588/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/blur-your-cool">Blur Your Cool by The Stand GT</a></iframe></p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943532014-05-15T11:55:42-04:002018-04-21T11:22:03-04:00The Stand GT announce a one-off show at Ottawa Explosion, June 12th 2014<p><br><br>
The good folks at <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Explosion</a> asked us and we said yes. </p>
<p>Since we’re big fans of OXW and their DIY spirit, we’re excited to announce we’ll be joining <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">their colossal indie rock party</a> this year…marking our first show since October 2001.</p>
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<p>For those who don’t know, <a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> was born out of and thrived on the same DIY, community ethic that is reflected in the values of the OXW. From our relationships with Montreal labels like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Og_Music" target="_blank"><strong>OG Music</strong></a> and <strong>En Guard</strong> to Vancouver’s <a href="http://www.mintrecs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Mint</strong></a>, the pre-internet, indie rock days were all about community first. </p>
<p>This is the main reason we’ve chosen OXW as the venue to get back together, <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/track/always-a-laugh" target="_blank">share a few laughs</a>, drink a few beers and crank out some of <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypse-cow" target="_blank">the old songs</a>. </p>
<p>We’re looking forward to it. Hope to see you there.</p>
<p><strong>To celebrate in the coming weeks leading up to OXW, we’ll be announcing a few more surprises. Check back here, or on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheStandGT" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, or follow <a href="https://twitter.com/chrispager" target="_blank">Chris on Twitter</a> for more details.</strong></p>
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<strong><a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/">THE STAND GT BIO</a>:</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Stand GT</strong> have a storied underground history. The band’s legacy is etched into the wood bar railings throughout North America, their numerous record releases on many record labels are lovingly tucked into record collections throughout the world. In the pre-internet, pre-cell phone DIY indie rock world, the band held a solid, hard-touring road warrior reputation.</p>
<p>The Stand GT’s humble beginnings started in an abandoned chicken coop in rural eastern Ontario in the late 80s. Their first taste of wax came when they snuck a track onto the legendary “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Canada" target="_blank"><strong>It Came From Canada series, Vol. 5</strong></a>″ on the iconic <strong>OG Records</strong>. It was at one of their famous ‘<strong>Voodoo BBQs</strong>’ where the band met <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripcordz" target="_blank"><strong>Ripcordz</strong> leader <strong>Paul Gott</strong></a> and it wasn’t long before The Stand GT began cranking out 7s for his thriving Montreal label, <strong>En Guard Records</strong>….<a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/"><em>more >></em></a> </p>
<p><a href="http://campradio.org/the-stand-gt/"><strong>READ MORE OF THE STAND GT’s BIO HERE</strong></a>. >>><br>
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<p><strong>Classic jam: Away From Your Sway</strong></p>
<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2022405297/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1117145248/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypse-cow">Apocalypse Cow by The Stand GT</a></iframe></p>
<p>Into Facebook? <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheStandGT" target="_blank">The Stand GT page is here</a> for your unadulterated love and liking.<br>
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<em>Backs against the wall, early: Inside the infamous ‘Stand Chicken Coop’. Photo by Stephanie Carpenter</em><br>
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<p><em>Ottawa Explosion Weekend (#OXW) goes down in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from June 12th to the 15th.<br>
Follow the <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">OXW web site here</a> for all the details, including last minute show announcements.</em></p>
<p>Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1423083437962110/" target="_blank">the OXW Facebook event for updates here</a>.</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943542014-05-09T10:05:18-04:002018-04-21T11:22:03-04:0020 years of Kelp Records: My Journey on an Indie<p><em>Kelp Records from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada celebrates 20 years of making records this Spring and is celebrating with two blow-out bashes in Toronto and Ottawa at the end of May. Check the bottom of this post for show details.</em><br>
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<p><em>Yours truly on stage with Rhume, desperately waiting for the red light to go off: At Barrymore’s in Ottawa, circa 2005.</em><br>
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I first joined the <a href="http://kelprecords.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Kelp</strong> crew</a> around 2003 when I was trying to find a home for my 3rd solo record ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_blank"><strong>Decide to Stay and Swim</strong></a>‘. </p>
<p>After several releases with <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><strong>The Stand GT</strong></a> on indie labels throughout the world, I was looking for something that was part of my local community, closer to home. </p>
<p>That’s when I heard about a nutty little label called <strong><a href="http://kelprecords.com/" target="_blank">Kelp Records</a></strong>. </p>
<p>My first introduction to <strong><a href="http://jonbartlett.com/" target="_blank">Jon Bartlett</a></strong> and his antics was when I heard about a ‘parade’ he was throwing for one of Kelp’s early anniversaries. Sadly, I was not around for the event, but the wacky idea stuck with me. A local indie label throwing an actual parade in downtown Ottawa? Intrigue ensued and I set out to see if this could be that elusive home I was looking for. </p>
<p>I felt like I had put together a great record to follow up my independently released ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/sell-out-slow" target="_blank"><strong>Sell Out Slow</strong></a>‘. I was really into the DIY spirit of the local-Ottawa-via-New Brunswick label, so I approached the head cheese with my newly minted masterpiece. </p>
<p>My pitch was simple: I asked Jon if he was interested in having my record fly the Kelp banner. </p>
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<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</a></iframe></p>
<p><em>Check out <a href="http://crossfader.ca/music/chris-page-decide-to-stay-and-swim/" target="_blank">Winnipeg’s <strong>Crossfader</strong>‘s in-depth review of Decide to Stay and Swim here</a></em>.</p>
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After a spin, Jon said he liked the record. I still clearly remember his response to my inquiry: He didn’t have any financial support to offer, but “could definitely be a cheerleader for the LP.”</p>
<p>A cheerleader was all I really needed. </p>
<p>‘Swim’ came out and I promptly hit the road with Andrew Vincent who was also promoting a new Kelp release, ‘<a href="http://andrewvincent.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-the-modern-way" target="_blank">I Love The Modern Way</a>‘. </p>
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<em>AV and me on tour celebrating the release of both ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_blank">Decide to Stay and Swim</a>‘ and his classic, perennial Kelp fave ‘<a href="http://andrewvincent.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-the-modern-way" target="_blank">I Love the Modern Way</a>‘. These were taken in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.<br>
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Since then, as many of you know, I have been fortunate enough to release another solo record <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank"><strong>‘A Date With A Smoke Machine’</strong></a>, which has garnered some very kind reviews and allowed me to further explore the more mellow side of my musical output.
<p>As for <em>that other</em> side, the two <strong><a href="http://campradio.org/camp-radio/" target="_blank">Camp Radio</a></strong> records in the Kelp canon (<a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/camp-radio" target="_blank">Camp Radio</a> and <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/campista-socialista" target="_blank">Campista Socialista</a>) I would argue are some damn fine rock and roll records. I’m pretty proud of them and the fact <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">both LPs are available on heavy vinyl</a> with gorgeous, full-colour, gatefold covers make them that much more <em>awesome</em>: </p>
<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2818828196/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/camp-radio">Camp Radio by Camp Radio</a></iframe></p>
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<em>Jon reveals the spot where the photo for the cover of ‘Camp Radio’ was taken</em><br>
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<em><strong>Scott Terry</strong>, the Godfather and sole Beard of Camp Radio. I took this pic in 2005 while rehearsing in the basement of ‘Arthur St.’, prepping the debut LP. </em>
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<em><strong>Dave Draves</strong> searching for those magical Camp Radio bass soundz. Evil bearded one holds court and “supervises”</em><br>
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<p>Over these 10+ years as a part of the Kelp Zoo I’ve also had the pleasure of participating in many <a href="http://kelprecords.bandcamp.com/album/kelp-12-will-the-bytown-be-unbroken" target="_blank">Kelp anniversary compilations</a>, Kelp circus-like shows and some wacky, wild Kelp shenanigans. </p>
<p>I have even ran roughshod all over 2nd guitar in Jon’s flamboyant, in-your-face and rip-roaring rock band, <a href="http://kelprecords.com/rhume/" target="_blank"><strong>Rhume</strong>.</a> </p>
<p>(If you don’t know the ‘Live Drinking from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Boot’, ‘Whiskey Nipples’ or ‘The Great Shaker Over Ste. Catherine St. Toss’ stories, ask me about them in person sometime. For a Guinness per tale, I’ll certainly regale).</p>
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<em>Jon and I salute you: Rhume at Barrymores in Ottawa, circa 2005</em><br>
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Over the years, many folks have asked me about my relationship with Kelp.
<p>To me, it has simply been a friendly collective of like-minded folks, supporting each other while building a community built on the passion and the love for what we do. It’s a community that has grown and flourished as a significant part of Ottawa’s rich, ever-expanding arts scene. </p>
<p>Putting out records independently for 20 years is no easy task. These days, most people put more value in a soft drink than a well crafted song. But when you honestly and faithfully pour your heart and soul into this stuff, it still rarely ever feels like a task at all. I know from experience. </p>
<p>So congrats, JB, on 20 years of crazy fun, full of crazy good times and some crazy good releases. </p>
<p>And thanks for offering to be my cheerleader. </p>
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<strong>So what’s your fave Kelp release? Leave comment below or <a href="https://twitter.com/chrispager" target="_blank">tell me on Twitter here</a>! </strong><br>
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<p>I’ll be joining the <a href="http://kelprecords.com/kelp20/" target="_blank">Kelp 20 festivities</a> in both Toronto (Thursday May 29th at the Horseshoe) and Ottawa (Saturday May 31st at St. Alban’s Church). <a href="http://kelprecords.com/kelp20/" target="_blank">All the details are on the Kelp site</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/286889148144517/" target="_blank">Facebook event for Toronto</a><br>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/276257329221957/" target="_blank">Facebook event for Ottawa</a></p>
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<p><strong>My Kelp discography: </strong></p>
<p>2003 Chris Page – Decide to Stay And Swim<br>
<iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3850226526/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim">Decide to Stay and Swim by Chris Page</a></iframe></p>
<p>2006 Camp Radio – <em>Self-titled</em><br>
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<p>2010 Chris Page – A Date With a Smoke Machine<br>
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<p>2011 Camp Radio – Campista Socialista<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943552014-04-29T18:09:20-04:002018-04-21T11:22:04-04:00A Promise Is Still A Promise: Steve Adamyk Band, La-ti-da Records, The Stand GT and BUM!<p>It was many years ago when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punchbuggy_(band)" target="_blank">Adam from Punchbuggy</a> suggested I should listen to a band from Victoria, BC called <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/BUM" target="_blank">BUM</a>. He promptly handed me a cassette and that tape existed on heavy rotation in The Stand GT van through many tours, over many years. I remember listening now-classics like ‘Your Disciple’, ‘Wedding Day’ and ‘Debbiespeak’ over and over again and pining for the day I could find out more about this mystery band from way out on the west coast.<br>
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<strong>Fast forward to Summer 2013</strong></p>
<p>When <a href="http://steveadamykband.com/" target="_blank">The Steve Adamyk Band</a> were tracking their latest record last summer at <a href="http://www.yogismeatlocker.com/" target="_blank">Yogi’s Meatlocker</a>, Steve was kind enough to invite me over to sing on a track I’ve known intimately for almost 20 (!?) years now. I was psyched to hear he was planning to cover a BUM song, something I knew he and the boys would totally do justice to. ‘A Promise Is A Promise’ is certainly a staple of any BUM jam, whether it’s taken from the masterful ‘<a href="http://www.punknews.org/review/9957/bum-wanna-smash-sensation" target="_blank">Wanna Smash Sensation</a>’ LP, the Lance Rock 7” or the exciting live-in-Spain record ‘Shake Town’.<br>
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<em>My coveted ‘A Promise Is A Promise’ 7″ on Lance Rock Records</em><br>
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<strong>Spain Sure Got It</strong>
<p>The Shake Town LP version is stunning and it documented how Spain was all over our local heros, celebrating what few of us already knew back home. I can still remember <a href="http://grantlawrence.ca/" target="_blank">Grant Lawrence</a> exclaiming to me, “Just wait until you hear the Spanish crowd singing on the chorus of A Promise!”. When I finally got a hold of the LP, I couldn’t believe it. </p>
<p>Just watch this live clip synched to Promise…it still gives me chills to watch a band in their prime, getting a taste of what should have been a regular reaction to BUM here in North America:<br>
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<p>It’s well documented that the band just didn’t catch fire here in Canada and the US, despite releasing single after killer single. Spain was their stronghold and for some reason was one of the few countries to get it.</p>
<p>(Check out a pretty <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chrispager/posts/10152352262690280?comment_id=10152354196440280&offset=0&total_comments=24" target="_blank">good Facebook discussion I started on the topic</a>. I especially like Grant’s point about American record labels)</p>
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<p><strong>Covers Including ‘I Said Sometimes!’</strong></p>
<p>A Promise Is A Promise was covered by the great Japanese punk rock outfit, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teengenerate" target="_blank">Teengenerate</a> on a <a href="http://alliwantsevens.blogspot.ca/2012/04/various-artists-bum-vs-teengenerate.html" target="_blank">killer split 7″ with BUM</a> from the mid-90s. This one was also on Canada’s Lance Rock and came out in ’94. I would imagine this 2×7″ package is pretty rare now too: </p>
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<p>Lisa Marr of Cub also covered Promise in a slow, gorgeous and haunting way for the Magic Teeth compilation called ‘I Said Sometimes’. That tribute record consisted of 26 (!) covers in total from bands that spanned <em>the globe</em>.</p>
<p>The Stand GT’s contribution to the comp was another great track from Wanna Smash, “I Hardly Breathe”. (True story: At the time Kurt Bloch from Seattle legends <a href="https://www.subpop.com/artists/fastbacks" target="_blank">The Fastbacks</a> actually said: ‘We were gonna do that one!’. I think it’s great he chose ‘Your Disciple’ as an alternative as most would agree that number was hand-made for his guitar wizardry!) </p>
<p>Here’s The Stand GT, cold ones in hand, hardly taking a breath while belting out ‘I Hardly Breathe’:</p>
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<strong>Touring West</strong></p>
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<p>The Stand GT toured a lot in those days and it wasn’t long before we crossed paths with our distant Canuck cousins. We played a few West Coast shows with BUM, most notably with <a href="http://www.nardwuar.com/" target="_blank">Nardwuar</a>’s <a href="http://theevaporators.com/" target="_blank">Evaporators</a>, Teengenerate and The Fastbacks. My favourite show was probably the first one with BUM though, at the legendary <a href="http://www.thecrocodile.com/" target="_blank">Crocodile Cafe</a> in Seattle…that was the bill with the Fastbacks. </p>
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<p><strong>A Promise Is A Promise 2014</strong></p>
<p>It’s awesome that Steve Adamyk has taken up the torch and done such a great job of such an iconic track. It was a huge treat for me to sing on this with Steve and be a part of yet another amazing, power pop record from the mighty Steve Adamyk Band.</p>
<p>I think the orange ones are long gone now, but you can still order the 7″ from <a href="http://www.latidarecords.com/" target="_blank">La-ti-da Records</a> out in Van City. </p>
<p>Support a great ‘local’ indie, and <a href="http://www.latidarecords.com/catalogue/" target="_blank">buy some records from them here</a>.<br>
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<strong>So what’s your favourite BUM track? If you have a fave BUM memory, tell us about it in the comment section below!</strong>
<p>Oh! And finally… in case you need to hear it again (you KNOW you do!), here is the original version by BUM from the killer CLASSIC LP, Wanna Smash Sensation:<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943562014-04-09T12:41:20-04:002018-04-21T11:22:04-04:00Ottawa: We’re taking it to the ‘burbs this Saturday<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/4770671464/in/photolist-6CkmUQ-6CgcJg-6Cgapk-7iKzou-7iKzTA-7iFEZp-7iFEtK-7DEhAN-7DAz1n-4mcPXV-8gyYrE-8gyZr1-8gvEXH-8gyYLm-8gyZ7h-8gyWqh-8gyXKh-8gyWKN-4Upj1P-8gCMAo-8gyY7b-8gvFiH-6wLCFE-6wLCtY-6wGsTi-6wLD1C-dpUD6C-dpUCEy-dpUrTF-dpUDv3-dpUCR5-dpUsFB-8gzwne-8gzwjP-8gCMEw-8gzwge-8gySCA-8gyTJj-8gyUMJ-8gvAMX-8gvDje-8gvDCF-8gvCYX-8gvBa8-8gvA7c-8gvBTg-8gyUqU-8tGZ3o-8tGYLo-8tGYSw/" target="_blank"><img src="https://campradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/page.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Chris live at Ottawa Bluesfest" height="531" width="800" /></a><br>
<em>Chris live at Ottawa Bluesfest: Photo by Andrew Carver</em></p>
<p>Saturday night is always a great night for rock. Just ask the dudes from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBn2ux5vRHk&feature=kp" target="_blank">Bay City Rollers</a> and they will spell it out for you. </p>
<p>This Saturday night (April 12th) I’m doing a solo set, opening for pals in Micarza Camaro (have you experienced one of their raucous, pint-induced, party-rock lately? Well, it’s probably time you did). </p>
<p>This show is a bit off the beaten path at a venue called ‘<a href="http://www.brassmonkeybilliards.com/home/" target="_blank">The Brass Monkey</a>‘. It will mark my first time setting foot in the joint yet friends tell me this rock venue has a storied history! Legend has it even <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Camp Radio’s Scotty Terry</a> used to hang out there back in his youthful prime. I’ll leave out the gory details of what went on and save it for stage banter. Cool? </p>
<p>If you’re a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/262891963892480" target="_blank">Facebook kinda person, here is the event</a>.</p>
<p>If not, here are the details:<br>
<strong>Micarza Camaro</strong><br>
<strong>Chris Page</strong><br>
<strong>Cradles to Caskets</strong><br>
Show time: <strong>9pm</strong><br>
The Brass Monkey: <strong>250 Greenbank Rd., Ottawa ON</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Brass+Monkey/@45.3248778,-75.7781728,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cce075b9ae08c9d:0xb042a0793d4df33d" target="_blank">A map to the club is here</a>. </p>
<p>And on a related note: I know only Wally and I remember this show, but I’m sure by Sunday we’ll have our own Tales of the Brass Monkey:</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943572014-03-20T11:42:46-04:002018-04-21T11:22:04-04:00Throwback Thursday: The Stand GT live at Burlingtonitis: Burlington VT<p>Oh the buzz saw guitar of it all. </p>
<p>Here’s ‘<a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/sugarbuzz-7" target="_blank">Sugarbuzz</a>‘, the final song of The Stand GT’s set at Burlingtonitis, a legendary indie festival in Burlington Vermont in the early-to-mid 90s. (The ‘tinnitis’ part of the festival name seemed like a pretty funny thing at the time. Little did I know how foreboding it was). </p>
<p>Colin had recently joined the band at this point and Sugarbuzz only appeared on a 7″ out of Seattle Washington on Top Drawer Records. You can stream the 7″ version below, but I’m sure you want to experience the live wall of noise first. Just imagine if Doug had 6 strings for this:</p>
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<p><strong>For detailed images of the record and a nice write-up, check out</strong> ‘<a href="https://lookwhatwehavefound.wordpress.com/2011/02/" target="_blank">Look What We Found</a>‘. It’s worth the look alone for the classic Johnny McBean sticker that came with the 7″. </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943582014-03-18T11:06:09-04:002018-04-21T11:22:04-04:00Saturday show at Raw Sugar with Liz, Leslie and Sarah<p>For those of you interested in my solo stuff, I’m returning to <a href="http://rawsugarcafe.com/" target="_blank">Raw Sugar</a> for an acoustic show the evening of Saturday March 22nd. I plan to preview a bunch of tracks from my new album and my pal Sarah Wotherspoon will be joining on drums/percussion for a few of those new ones. I’m sure I’ll get to numbers from <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a> and if the mood strikes, maybe a few surprises of the vintage variety too. </p>
<p><a href="http://dishslayer.com/" target="_blank">Leslie Dishslayer</a> and <a href="http://elizabethmcdermott.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Elizabeth McDermott</a> (of the <a href="http://banditas.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Banditas</a>!) also join the bill. </p>
<p>The show is an earlier one and gets underway at 9pm or just after. It’s 8 bucks (that’s around $2 an artist, you art-lovers-on-a-budget) so come on out and enjoy some singer-songwriter singing and performing. </p>
<p>Approximate <strong>set times:</strong><br>
Elizabeth – 9pm<br>
Leslie – 9:45<br>
Chris and Sarah – 10:30</p>
<p><strong>***Also! We’re just up the street from the Average Times LP release show at Gabba Hey with Peach Kelli Pop. You can easily stop by both!</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1405142103081620" target="_blank">The Facebook event is here</a> if you’re into that kinda thing.</p>
<p>And stream a tune or two below.</p>
<p>Chris:<br>
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Elizabeth:<br>
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Leslie:<br>
Stream Leslie’s <a href="http://dishslayer.com/music.html" target="_blank">songs from her site here</a>.</p>
<p>(<em>And once again</em>: this gorgeous poster courtesy <a href="http://meltingplastic.com/" target="_blank">the art wielding talents of meltingplastic</a>): </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943592014-03-11T12:40:21-04:002018-04-21T11:22:05-04:00The return of Camp Radio @ Luneta in Ottawa w/ Swearin’, Dead Weights, Special Noise<p>It’s been awhile since <strong>Camp Radio</strong> played a show so we’re psyched to support Brooklyn’s <strong>Swearin’</strong> with Ottawa’s <strong>Dead Weights</strong> and Montreal’s <strong>Special Noise</strong>. </p>
<p>The show is an early one at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Luneta+Bar+%26+Dining/@45.4035574,-75.7027069,16z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1scafe+luneta+ottawa!3m1!1s0x4cce05ca12a60127:0x53292f404065a911" target="_blank">Luneta</a> this Thursday, March 13th. Music starts at 8pm and is over by 11pm:</p>
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9:00-9:30 Dead Weights<br>
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10:30-11:00 Swearin’
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<em>If you haven’t checked out Swearin’ yet, do it here:</em>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943602014-03-06T09:40:34-05:002018-04-21T11:22:05-04:00Breaking out the new songs among friends at Kaffe 1870<p></p><center>
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My pals Colin and Sarah joined me at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kaff%C3%A9-1870/169908423032507" target="_blank">Kaffe 1870</a> on Saturday, February 22nd to chug through a few of the numbers from my new upcoming LP, “Volume Vs. Voice”. Stepping up to the plate after you’ve been on deck for so long with new tracks in your back pocket feels surreal. Surreal, because I was finally putting these songs into a brand new context after having such a long, personal, intimate and cozy one-on-one relationship with them.
<p>We unveiled six and it felt like they were more than ready to soar. We’ll see what mysterious roads I’m taken down with this latest collection of folk punk tales. </p>
<p>For posterity, and thanks to Chris Cook, here’s our first ever live attempt at ‘The Focal Point’.<br>
To quote Les Savvy Fav, “Please go easy on me (us)”:<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943612014-03-03T14:14:59-05:002020-12-30T20:59:04-05:00Decide to Stay and Swim – Crossfader Review<p>It’s pretty rare (for me anyway) to have an in-depth review of an entire record. While you hear artists say all the time that they don’t listen to critics, I’ve always found it interesting to read what people have to say. And I suppose it goes without saying it’s somewhat easier to swallow when the critique is positive. Either way, it’s always appreciated when people take the time to listen and review in depth. </p>
<p>This review comes from the <a href="http://crossfader.ca/music/chris-page-decide-to-stay-and-swim/" target="_blank">Winnipeg-based Crossfader online blog</a> and is definitely of the glowing variety. I must admit after reading it, I needed to go back and listen to some of the songs to remember what they were all about.</p>
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Unfortunately this release didn’t come out on vinyl, but <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_blank">is still available on CD</a>. You can also <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/decide-to-stay-and-swim" target="_blank">stream and download the record</a> here.<br>
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I always interested to hear what people think about my songs so feel free to comment below.<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943622014-02-18T23:03:47-05:002018-04-21T11:22:05-04:00For the love of Route 105, Wakefield and Saturday’s bash with Yuma County at Kaffe 1870<p>I was in my late teens when I spent a summer driving <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Route_105" target="_blank">Route 105</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracefield,_Quebec" target="_blank">Gracefield, Quebec</a> as often as I could get my hands on the wheel of my parents’ car. I’m not sure how many trips I made that summer, but the 4 hour drive always felt like an anxious eternity filled with teenage daydreaming and cassette deck sing alongs. </p>
<p>Though I’m sure there was a formidable stack of tapes for each trip, it was the <a href="http://grapesofwrath.ca/" target="_blank">Grapes of Wrath</a>’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_(album)" target="_blank">Treehouse</a> that I remember playing to death. While I don’t even think I knew what I was chasing up and down the 105 in that Pontiac Acadian, I clearly remember belting out songs like A Very Special Day as effortlessly as if I had penned them.</p>
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<p>Many times those distant memories of the 105 have popped up in my songwriting and it’s kinda fun when I get to revisit them during shows. Songs such as <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/guilt-trip-fashion" target="_blank">Guilt Trip Fashion</a>, <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/coax-the-ending-day" target="_blank">Coax The Ending Day</a> and my ode to lost summers, <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/summertime-out" target="_blank">Summertime Out</a>, all have anecdotes from those trips. And when I travel back to Wakefield, those lyrical sequences always seem to get amplified. </p>
<p>Wakefield was a milestone to me back then, a mere mile marker. The little town was an indicator I was getting close, or still had a long way to go, depending on the direction I was traveling. </p>
<p>As I got older and eventually moved to Ottawa, Wakefield became much more than a pit stop on a road trip; it became a home for many of my friends. Known for its beautiful scenery and for those city-escape day trips, I discovered Wakefield was a gem of fab restaurants and quaint businesses. Its entire aesthetic, I would argue, is encapsulated by iconic music venues like the <a href="https://www.theblacksheepinn.com/" target="_blank">Black Sheep Inn</a> and <a href="http://kaffe1870.com/" target="_blank">Kaffe 1870</a>. And because of them, many traveling musicians have gushed it is their favourite place in Canada to play live music. </p>
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<p>This Saturday night I make the trip back to be among friends for a solo show at the Kaffe. It’s the first time since last summer, I feel guilty admitting. Yuma County rounds out the bill and we’ve got some special treats planned for our audience. Hopefully you can make it out.<br>
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<p>Maybe I’ll take the extra time on Saturday and forego the express Autoroute 5 to spend some time on the old road again. It feels a bit melancholy to me that the 105 now seems to be a bypassed trail. It was some time ago now I realized it was the journey on that road and not the destination that I fondly cherished on those warm summer solo trips so long ago. </p>
<p>Thanks to a few gifted songs, I’m thinking their effects will last a lifetime. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/458433897590457" target="_blank">If you’re on Facebook, the event is here</a>.<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943632014-02-14T11:26:04-05:002018-04-21T11:22:05-04:00Showdown at Kaffe 1870! Chris + Yuma County<p><strong>Saturday, February 22nd!</strong></p>
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<p>Save the date…many more SHOW-down details to follow soon…</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943642014-02-07T10:07:43-05:002018-04-21T11:22:06-04:00From the Vault: The Stand GT + The 14th Wray in Kingston<p>Though I live pretty close to Kingston, Ontario, I could certainly use the old cliche and count how many times I’ve played there on one hand: </p>
<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/thestandgt.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> has played twice and <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Camp Radio</a> has never played there at all! </p>
<p>My return to the <a href="http://www.thetoucan.ca/whatson/" target="_blank">Toucan</a> today will be just my third solo show within those city limits after all these years. </p>
<p>It’s a nostalgic treat, though, to return to the original venue where The Stand first played Kingston. I remember we were joined on stage by a young K-town band called ‘The 14th Wray’:</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/shocktheshanker" target="_blank">Pat ‘The Shanker’ Shanks</a> was on guitar, Alan Wright on drums with Gord Mylks on bass – and they played a ripping style of psych-garage. To quote Pat when I asked him about the memory recently, “We’d had like two practices and were pretty shitty. I remember we did the Gilligans Island Theme and maybe House of Doctor Stimuli by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_Voodoo_(Canadian_band)" target="_blank">Deja Voodoo</a>.” </p>
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<p>As previously mentioned on the blog here, I remember Pat breaking a string during the Wray’s set. I ran up to grab my black Les Paul copy and sling it over Pat’s shoulder, hoping to help him barely miss a strum. In fury of garage rock, The Shanker proceeded to bleed all over my guitar, acting out his best Pete Townshend adolescent garage rock attack! Doctor Stimuli indeed!</p>
<p>I remember him feeling pretty badly after the show as we both laughed, shrugged it off over pints and joked at becoming ‘blood brothers in rock’. </p>
<p>The bond between the two acts that was cemented that evening would live on for many years. </p>
<p>(I should also mention our pal <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gregmwatson" target="_blank">Greg Watson</a> would join the 14th Wray soon after!) </p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/203920433135545/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1" target="_blank">Join Pat and I at the Toucan tonight</a> when we play with Jon Hynes, the Huaraches and Teenage Frankenstein for a CFRC benefit. </p>
<p>Bleeding on guitars will be optional for this event. </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943652014-02-04T09:08:37-05:002018-04-21T11:22:06-04:00Broken string, electric guitars and the return of the Blood Brothers in Rock<p>I’m currently running through <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">my solo catalogue</a>, penciling in the set lists and looking forward to two great shows on tap for this week. </p>
<p>First up on Friday I’m making my return to Kingston to play the <a href="http://www.thetoucan.ca/whatson/" target="_blank">Toucan</a> for a <a href="http://cfrc.ca/blog/" target="_blank">CFRC benefit</a>. The bill is with <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Jon-Hynes" target="_blank">Jon Hynes</a>, <a href="http://thehuaraches.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Hauraches</a>, <a href="http://teenagefrankenstein.com/" target="_blank">Teenage Frankenstein</a> …and <a href="https://twitter.com/shocktheshanker" target="_blank">Patrick Shanks</a>. </p>
<p>This set will be a nostalgic rush for me. It’s been years since I last played there and it was on that very stage in the Toucan where I first met Pat ‘The Shanker’ Shanks. His band the <strong>14th Wray</strong> were on a bill with <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> and I distinctly remember Pat breaking a string, borrowing my guitar and bleeding all over it in a fury of adolescent garage rock splendour! </p>
<p>We’ve been blood brothers in rock ever since.</p>
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<p>In the Kingston area? Come out Friday! <a href="http://cfrc.ca/blog/huaraches-teenage-frankenstein-the-toucan-feb-7" target="_blank">Event details for Toucan/Kingston here</a>.<br>
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<p><a href="http://campradio.org/signed-show-posters-for-the-ottawa-food-bank/" title="Signed show posters for the Ottawa Food Bank">Next up is the show</a> I’ve been chatting a bunch about recently which goes down in <a href="http://irenespub.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa at Irene’s</a> on Saturday night. I share a songwriters circle type bill with Catriona, Jon and Patrick. We’re also raising funds for the <a href="http://ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Food Bank</a>…a donation of any size gets you a beautifully designed, full colour signed poster. <a href="http://campradio.org/signed-show-posters-for-the-ottawa-food-bank/" title="Signed show posters for the Ottawa Food Bank">Check out my previous blog post</a> for details. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/711303865561435/" target="_blank">Facebook event for Ottawa – Irene’s show.</a></p>
<p>Comments? Questions? Drop ‘em here!</p>
<p>Hope to see you this weekend in Kingston and/or Ottawa…</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943662014-01-30T09:21:30-05:002018-04-21T11:22:06-04:00Signed show posters for the Ottawa Food Bank<p>We’re pretty thrilled with the poster created by <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">www.meltingplastic.com</a> for our upcoming ‘<strong>Solos Going Steady</strong>‘ show Saturday February 8th at <a href="http://irenespub.ca/" target="_blank">Irene’s</a>. </p>
<p>We’ve decided to make signed copies available for purchase. The price? It will be “<strong>pay what you can</strong>” with all proceeds going to the <a href="http://ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Food Bank</a>. </p>
<p>* Each performer – <strong>Jon, Catriona, Patrick</strong> and <strong>I</strong> – will sign copies. </p>
<p>* Signed posters, which are <strong>full colour – 11 x 17</strong>, will be at the merch table during the show. </p>
<p>* To get one of these great, one of a kind mementos, simply ‘<strong>pay what you can</strong>‘: $2, $5, $10, it’s up to you!</p>
<p>* EVERY cent collected will go directly to the <a href="http://ottawafoodbank.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Food Bank</a>.</p>
<p>Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/711303865561435/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">Facebook event here</a>. </p>
<p>Can’t make the show? Let us know and we’ll put one aside for you!</p>
<p><em>Thank you to <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">meltingplastic</a> for donating time to design this great poster:</em></p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943672014-01-28T11:06:48-05:002018-04-21T11:22:06-04:00“Hunker Down” – Demo and Lyrics<p>I released this version of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/chrispager/chris-page-hunker-down" target="_blank">Hunker Down</a> sometime mid-2013 and thought it was worth reposting here as we enter the final days of production on my new solo record. </p>
<p>This was a demo version put together as a pre-production blueprint for where I felt I wanted to go with the new album.</p>
<p>I’ve always wanted to make a record that was much more stripped down and acoustic driven. Each time I’ve gone about writing a new solo record, loud electric guitars – my comfort zone crutches – have always seemed to creep back into the process. This time I was bound and determined to find a way to keep ‘the edge’, lyrically or otherwise, while still making an acoustic record and not betraying my roots in garage and punk rock.<br>
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The final version is actually pretty close to this one. We re-did the vocals using a Sennheiser 441 instead of the Rode K2 which I find a bit harsh for my voice. The K2 is on this version. There is also a new guitar track added for the version on the new album.
<p>I’ll be curious to hear what people think of the differences when the new one is released.</p>
<p>Here are the lyrics for those interested. The embedded track via SoundCloud is below. </p>
<p><strong>Hunker Down:</strong><br>
Daylight<br>
Seemed so simple<br>
When it came back to me<br>
And the prospect<br>
Didn’t phase me<br>
So I fell back asleep<br>
And the whole wide world is here with me.</p>
<p>But I ache to have you closer<br>
Like a promise made to order</p>
<p>You looked rather smashing<br>
When you leaned in to kiss my cheek.<br>
I captured all those memories<br>
Though the vision’s incomplete.<br>
And the whole wide world agrees with me.</p>
<p>But I ache to have you closer<br>
Like a promise made to order<br>
As I shield myself from exposure. </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943682014-01-26T13:18:25-05:002020-12-30T21:09:46-05:00The Lofty Glory Of The Meat Puppets<p>Those who know me know I love great lyrics and this song has ‘em in spades. They are brilliant in their simplicity and hooky in their perfect timing. </p>
<p>From the <a href="http://themeatpuppets.com/index.php" target="_blank">Meat Puppets</a> 1994 record, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_High_to_Die" target="_blank">Too High To Die</a>: <strong>Comin’ Down</strong>. </p>
<p>So good to revisit the lofty glory of the Meat Puppets every now and then: </p>
<p>“I have seen their information<br>
On the lighter side of dumbness<br>
I have heard the new statistics<br>
And the stomping on the ground<br>
Picking slowly up the rockslide<br>
One thing always seems apparent<br>
If the climb becomes too much<br>
I can always turn around…”</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943692014-01-23T13:58:19-05:002018-04-21T11:22:07-04:00Throwback Thursday: The Acorn cover Guilt Trip Fashion<p>Yesterday <a href="http://www.ottawashowbox.com/" target="_blank">Ottawa Showbox</a> tweeted some love to pals <a href="http://www.theacorn.ca/" target="_blank">The Acorn</a> and their great record <a href="http://kelprecords.com/theacorn/the-pink-ghosts/" target="_blank">Pink Ghosts</a>.<br>
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It reminded me of the awesome cover The Acorn did of <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/guilt-trip-fashion" target="_blank">Guilt Trip Fashion</a>, one of my very early solo songs I wrote to support my burgeoning solo act ‘The Glen Nevous Retraction’. The cover originally appeared on the <a href="http://kelprecords.bandcamp.com/album/kelp-12-will-the-bytown-be-unbroken" target="_blank">Kelp 12 comp</a>, but later was included for the reissue of Pink Ghosts.
<p>Guilt Trip was penned in the late 90s and actually appeared on my first solo DIY record, ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/you-clean-up-pretty-good" target="_blank">You Clean Up Pretty Good</a>’. It was a staple of my early solo shows and I thought was the flagship song for what I was trying to do at the time. </p>
<p>It was conceived in the style of classic <a href="http://www.billybragg.co.uk/" target="_blank">Billy Bragg</a>: simple, stripped down, frantic and electric guitar driven. It’s a song about lost love and one of the lyrics is “Guilt trip fashion at 93 Mhz of truth”, a reference to <a href="http://www.ckcufm.com/" target="_blank">CKCU</a> a great university station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. </p>
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<p>When it came time to prep my first studio album, I knew I had to re-record it and the version that appeared on ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/sell-out-slow" target="_blank">Sell Out Slow</a>’ is the better known of the two:</p>
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<p>When <a href="http://kelprecords.com" target="_blank">Kelp Records</a> put out the call in 2006 for its community to cover each other’s songs for an anniversary compilation, The Acorn chose Guilt Trip. I still remember the first time I heard it, feeling completely captivated by the magical acoustic orchestration and beautiful singing that Rolf and co. have always been known for. </p>
<p>Check it and download for free here: </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943702014-01-20T20:55:47-05:002018-04-21T11:22:07-04:00Upcoming show: Chris Page with Catriona Sturton, Jon Hynes & Patrick Shanks<p><strong>When:</strong> Saturday, February 8th, 9pm sharp<br>
<strong>Where:</strong> <a href="http://irenespub.ca/" target="_blank">Irenes</a><br>
<strong>Who:</strong> Chris, Jon, Catriona and Pat…. <em>More details below</em><br>
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<em>Magical work once again by <a href="http://www.meltingplastic.com" target="_blank">meltingplastic</a>! </em>
<p><strong>On Facebook</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/711303865561435/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">Join the event here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>The Details: </strong></p>
<p>Spend a wintery Saturday night at Irene’s with these fine folks who each offer up a unique approach to that wacky craft known as singer-songwriter calisthenics. </p>
<p><strong>Jon Hynes:</strong> <a href="http://www.jonhynesmusic.com/" target="_blank">http://www.jonhynesmusic.com/</a></p>
<p>Ottawa-by-way-of-Newfoundland’s Jon Hynes, veteran of many well-loved Canadian indie-rock bands has just released his debut solo EP, “Intro/Outro”. Four songs, “The Later Ones”, “Forever, Kathleen”, a cover of, ex-Constantines front man Bry Webb’s song “Undertaker”, and “One More, California” make up Hynes’ strong debut release… Read more here: http://www.jonhynesmusic.com/</p>
<p><strong>Catriona Sturton: </strong><a href="http://catrionasturton.com/" target="_blank">http://catrionasturton.com/</a></p>
<p>Catriona Sturton is an Ottawa, Ontario based singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist. She has had a prolific career, performing in bands such as Plumtree and collaborating with artists like Joel Plaskett, Al Tuck, the late Dutchy Mason, the Mighty Popo and members of Sloan and Blue Rodeo. She is currently working on a solo project… Find out more: http://catrionasturton.com/</p>
<p><strong>Patrick Shanks: </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/shocktheshanker" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/shocktheshanker</a></p>
<p>Garage punk veteran Pat Shanks is a staple on the Ottawa scene and has fronted such legendary outfits as the Glads, The Knurlings and Shanker & Romps to name just a few. Pat is currently wrapping up his next LP which he tweets is off to the mastering plant. Ever the showman, this set will ROCK.</p>
<p><strong>Chris Page:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chrispagemusic" target="_blank">Follow Chris on Facebook here</a></p>
<p>When Chris Page isn’t bouncing around in front of a Marshall stack with his power pop outfit Camp Radio, he’s probably sitting alone strumming an acoustic guitar, penning the next mellow folk-punk number for his solo act which he has maintained for over 15 years. Page’s last LP ‘A Date With A Smoke Machine’ garnered serious critical acclaim and the follow up is due in 2014. Hear more: http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943712014-01-11T17:18:34-05:002018-04-21T11:22:07-04:00Camp Radio Records, CDs and T-shirts: now BUY online<p>BandCamp makes it sweet and easy to stream and listen to records online. So much so, we’ve decided to feature our current merch items there too!<br>
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Buy an LP and you get an instant download in the format of your choice including high end digital like FLAC, WAV, AIFF, etc. Of course mp3s are also an option!
<p>Most of our stuff is limited edition too!</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943722014-01-03T15:56:13-05:002018-04-21T11:22:07-04:00Yes, Aggravate “1″ Fan<p>I must admit it’s a bit bittersweet for me when I have to turn off my Christmas record for another year. </p>
<p>‘Bitter’, because it’s a significant about of love-labour working on the thing (hey, what isn’t in the indie music world) and ‘sweet’, because it’s a fun project that I do enjoy tucking away while daydreaming about what next year’s addition will be. </p>
<p>This year was a blast and I’m psyched to fire it up again later in 2014.</p>
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<p><i>(Thanks for being my 1 fan, <a href="http://www.lorriematheson.com/" target="_blank">Lorrie Matheson</a>. And it’s not the first time I’ve aggravated you, I’m sure.)</i><br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943732013-09-15T13:00:54-04:002018-04-21T11:22:07-04:00Our Little Gathering Called Arboretum Festival<p><a href="http://arboretumfestival.com/" target="_blank">Arboretum</a> is the amazing little festival that could. And I mean, man…it really could… and certainly did.</p>
<p>In year two, the magical little gathering of Ottawa’s arts community continued to really make me feel proud to be a part of this blossoming creative scene. </p>
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<p>Camp Radio played night #1 on the main stage and it was gorgeous summer evening to be cranking the amps and bouncing around like I was still in my teens. The intimate size of the stage and back stage area made me realize how lucky we were to be a part of an event still in its cozy and special infancy.<br>
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.chbooks.com/biographies/david-omeara" target="_blank">Dave O’Meara</a> for the kind words during his hosting introduction. I always love hearing feedback regarding my lyrics but it’s especially flattering coming from such a great and gifted writer as Dave.
<p>Already looking forward to next year, <a href="http://blog.ottawashowbox.com/2013/01/19/artist-feature-a-chat-with-rolf-klausener-of-the-acorn/" target="_blank">Arb</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/powerstef" target="_blank">kids</a>!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.herdmag.ca/arboretum-arts-festival-a-fest-to-call-our-own-day-1-highlights/" target="_blank">Some highlights via Herd Mag</a><br>
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<p>Luckily my old Junior hung in there and it ended up being a damn fine set with Dave and Scott. </p>
<p>Our backstage digs were super swank as always. For those who don’t know, Ottawa Bluesfest has an amazing track record of spoiling local/indie bands and truly treating them like gold. It’s rare in the biz, kids.<br>
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Despite the heat, thanks to all who hung around for the entire show! We look forward to bouncing around on Lebreton Flats again soon.<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943752013-06-25T13:22:48-04:002018-04-21T11:22:08-04:00How Do You Follow Up A Date With A Smoke Machine?<p>No blogging, no tweeting, no Instagramming (though collecting pics for said social nets was definitely in the offing!) </p>
<p>I went offline for a few days to finally hunker down and record my follow up to ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a>‘. </p>
<p>The goal? Isolate myself, alone, in a mountain cabin and track 12 songs for the new album.<br>
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And look. A new <a href="http://nervosas.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Nervosas</a> shirt!
<p>Thanks <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">OXE</a>.</p>
<p>Despite my Summer cold (I wasn’t able to track vocals so well), I managed to find the sound that will make up the material for my next solo album. I also found time for evening dips and cold ones at the beach during sunset. Inspiration for working well into the evening.<br>
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The working title is ‘A Different Kind Of Caper’. We’ll see if that sticks.
<p>All in all, the few days alone in the mountains of Quebec was a great success. </p>
<p>Looking forward to sharing the results with you soon. </p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943762013-04-02T20:03:00-04:002018-04-21T11:22:08-04:00Camp Radio Video, Festing, New LP update<p>Okay…so we’re plenty hunkered down recording the new Camp Radio LP. More on that later. But in the meantime, this video for ‘<a href="http://youtu.be/ubO4GOiDbT4" target="_new">Murder On My Skin</a>‘ from <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/campista-socialista">Campista Socialista</a> just sorta happened.</p>
<p>Some may call this retro-fitting…we simply call it DIY.<br>
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New show dates have been announced and a big one is <a href="http://ottawabluesfest.ca/" target="_new">Ottawa Bluesfest</a> with Camp Radio hitting the stage on July 6th. Those of you in and around Ottawa know what a stellar outdoor shindig that will be…
<p>There is also a show in the works at the infamous HOUSE OF TARG featuring the legendary <a href="http://werbo.bandcamp.com/album/pt-1-gold-medal-smile" target="_new">Werbo</a>. (Yep. You read that right). That one will most certainly rule so we recommend <a href="http://werbo.bandcamp.com/album/pt-1-gold-medal-smile" target="_new">educating yourselves</a>.</p>
<p>Finally, the CR date for <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.blogspot.ca/" target="_new">Ottawa Explosion</a> will be announced soon. But in the meantime, book your time off work and <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.blogspot.ca/" target="_new">get a pass before they sell out</a>. The line up this year is of epic proportions.</p>
<p>Pancakes are ready. Chat soon…</p>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943772013-02-12T20:56:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:08-04:00Sold Out show @ Ottawa U for the 2013 Cafe Alt Concert Series<p>Thanks to the folks at Cafe Alt for putting on a fantastic show Feb. 1st! This was the first of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/123722534461439/permalink/137206273113065/" target="_blank">Cafe Alt Concert Series</a>, and it was a rocking success.<br>
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<p>Thanks to pals Winchester Warm and Organ Eyes for bill-sharing at the this old out show.</p>
<p>Crowd-surfing? Yep, crowd-surfing.<br>
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Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943782013-01-07T18:23:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:08-04:00It’s 2013!? Camp Radio plays Ottawa U!<p><img src="https://campradio.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cr.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="cr" width="640" /></p>
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<p>To get the new year off and jumping, Camp Radio are sharing a bill with pals Winchester Warm and Organ Eyes at Cafe Alternatif on Friday February 1st.</p>
<p>Find the details on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/123722534461439/" target="_new">Facebook here</a>.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943792012-12-12T22:10:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:09-04:00The Minor Crime At Christmastime Epic EP Continues…<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/xmascover.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></p>
<p><a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-minor-crime-at-christmastime">The Minor Crime at Christmastime by Chris Page</a> </p><center><b>I Heard You Slurring Christmas Songs / To Plastic Reindeer<br> On The Lawn</b></center>
<p>Those who have been following me for awhile will know this line is from my song <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/the-minor-crime-at-christmastime" target="_blank">The Minor Crime at Christmastime</a> (…it kinda cracks me up every time I hum it in my head. I know. <a href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/2413627.jpg" target="_blank">I entertain myself</a>). </p>
<p> Over the last 5 years I’ve been adding one holiday themed song per year to a collection of the same name. I mostly bother with this festive creative tinkering solely to amuse myself, but feel free to share (In fact, sharing is pretty much encouraged).</p>
<p>This year’s addition is a quick little garage folk number called ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/left-of-the-christmas-dial" target="_blank">Left of the Christmas Dial</a>‘ and contains more colourful images about the season in which we all love to complain about and which we are so now deeply immersed: 2012 version, whatcha got?!</p>
<p>The seed for this thing all started with a phone call from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/paul.ripcordz?fref=ts" target="_blank">Paul Gott</a> of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/the-Ripcordz/24442132556" target="_blank">the Ripcordz</a> all those years ago challenging <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">The Stand GT</a> to write a Christmas song for an En Guard 7″ Paul affectionately called <a href="http://instagram.com/p/TH3iwdjFSa/" target="_blank">Merry Goddamned Christmas</a>. (That 7 is getting rare, find one if you can). What ensued is a whole story in itself, so for good measure, I’ve included ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/track/stocking-stuffer-the-stand-gt-version-hear-the-crackle-from-that-glorious-vinyl" target="_blank">Stocking Stuffer</a>‘ here too. (It’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwq9FaaQXg" target="_blank">also on YouTube</a> for those wanting to listen there).</p>
<p>The songs are all FREE to stream and download so check ‘em out, drop me line and send me stocking stuffer to make me feel guilty for writing ‘You’ll wonder why your stocking stuffer sucked’ all those years ago. But I’ll warn you it feels just as right now as it did then.</p>
<p>Happy Christmas everybody.</p>
<p>PS/UPDATE! Here is a live version of ‘Left of the Christmas Dial’ at the 2012 Centertown Holiday Office Party (Yep, it’s a rare treat to play this live…thanks to Chris Cook for capturing it…) </p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943802012-11-20T20:01:00-05:002019-11-20T11:23:11-05:00New records underway. Yep!<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodenshoephotography/8148466450/" title="Camp Radio at Halifax Pop Explosion by Geordie Mott, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8148466450_2fe3cb7102.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Camp Radio at HPX" height="265" width="400" /></a></p>
<p>.: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodenshoephotography/8148466450/" title="Camp Radio at Halifax Pop Explosion by Geordie Mott, on Flickr">Camp Radio at HPX 2012, by Geordie Mott</a> :.</p>
<p>So many great shows and so many good times. Thanks to all the good folks for making us welcome at Pop Montreal and Halifax Pop Explosion!</p>
<p>Here we are at HPX playing ‘Bleed The Real Estate Girls’: </p>
<p>Now it’s time to hunker down and get these new records wrapped up and ready to go for 2013. It’s going to be a busy year for both my solo project and Camp Radio… </p>
<p>In the meantime, <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-zen-repair" target="_new">here are some covers</a> I did recently…watch for more additions to the ‘<a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-zen-repair" target="_new">Zen Solitude Repair</a>‘ very soon. </p>
<p>If you don’t already follow on Facebook or Twitter…do it…all the secret tips will be revealed in due time: </p>
<p>FB: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/chrispager" target="_new">http://www.facebook.com/chrispager</a></p>
<p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/chrispager" target="_new">https://twitter.com/chrispager</a></p>
<p>More Christmas stockings for stuffers as well…all in the hopper. More soon!</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943812012-08-17T15:03:00-04:002018-04-21T11:22:09-04:00Camp Radio: Pop Montreal, Halifax Pop Explosion, Ontario tour and a new record!<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/dekcufcp.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></p>
<p>.: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/7378530538/" target="_blank">Chris at Dekuf, OXE June 2012 by Andrew Carver</a> :.</p>
<p>Hey that’s a swell summer so far.</p>
<p> From the killah local bash that is the <a href="http://www.ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_new">Ottawa Explosion</a> to being spoiled rotten with 3 amazing shows at Calgary’s <a href="http://www.sledisland.com/" target="_new">Sled Island</a>, Camp Radio has had a pretty good run spreading the <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/campista-socialista" target="_new">Socialista</a>. </p>
<p> We’ve played some amazing bills and shared the stage with killer bands such as our pals <a href="http://fetnat.bandcamp.com/" target="_new">Fet.Nat</a>,<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thalidomy-Kids/253696704662321" target="_new">Thalidomy Kids</a>,<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sheezer" target="_new">Sheezer</a>,<br><a href="http://yellow-teeth.bandcamp.com/" target="_new">Yellowteeth</a>,<br><a href="http://dogdaymusic.com/" target="_new">Dog Day</a>,<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/terrymalts" target="_new">Terry Malts</a>,<br><a href="http://archersofloaf.net/" target="_new">Archers of Loaf</a>,<br><a href="http://needlesxpins.tumblr.com/" target="_new">Needles//Pins</a>,<br><a href="http://steveadamykband.com/" target="_new">Steve Adamyk</a>,<br><a href="http://cousinscousins.bandcamp.com/" target="_new">Cousins</a>,<br><a href="http://jonmckiel.com/" target="_new">Jon McKiel</a>,<br><a href="http://nervosas.bandcamp.com/" target="_new">Nervosas</a>,<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mandthespanks" target="_new">Miesha and the Spanks</a>,<br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/concealer" target="_new">Concealer</a>,<br>…well…to name a few. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/dekcufcr.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></p>
<p>.: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/7378540396/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Camp Radio at Dekuf, OXE June 2012 by Andrew Carver</a> :.</p>
<p><b>Pop Montreal</b></p>
<p>Next on the agenda is a show in a town we rarely get to, despite being a stones throw down the highway: Montreal. I personally need to get my metro on and re-establish my roots: </p>
<p>Thursday Sept 20 @ O Patros Vys</p>
<p><b>Black Sheep Inn!</b></p>
<p>I’m playing a solo show with Marvin Etzioni (of Lone Justice!) and my pal Alice Kos. But much more on this later. In the meantime, save the date! </p>
<p>Thursday October 11 @ Black Sheep Inn<br>753 Riverside Dr.<br>Wakefield QC </p>
<p><b>Halifax</b></p>
<p>After a sensational tour this Spring with pals Sheezer, we’re back to play the legendary Seahorse in Halifax for the HPX. </p>
<p>Tuesday October 16 @ HALIFAX POP EXPLOSION<br>The Seahorse Tavern<br>1665 Argyle St<br> Halifax NS </p>
<p> Sadly, we can’t stick around as that week we’ll scurry out of the Maritimes… </p>
<p><b>Ontario</b></p>
<p> ….to join old pals in Bender and The Groucho Marxists (Ex – Doc Hopper and Sinkhole) for an Ontario mini tour hitting Ottawa, Toronto and Hamilton. Break out your old faded Pumas for this 90s power-pop inspired fest. It’s going to be a load of…well…something. Show details coming shortly…but keep the weekend of October 18th OPEN, k? </p>
<p><b>Really? A new Camp Radio record?</b></p>
<p>Yep. Pre-production has started. Set your watches/calendars/toasters.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943822012-06-11T20:14:00-04:002018-04-21T11:22:09-04:00Camp Radio at OXE and Sled Island<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/chris-saw.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/6490730747/in/photostream/" target="_blank">“What’s goin’ on back there? – <i>Chris at Saw Gallery by Andrew Carver</i></a> :.</p>
<p>Though Camp Radio didn’t “get in” to NXNE or our own back yard event, Bluesfest, we’re SUPER psyched to be revving the engines for both the <a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank"><b>Ottawa Explosion Weekend</b></a> AND Calgary’s <a href="http://www.sledisland.com/" target="_new"><b>Sled Island</b></a>! </p>
<p>First up, we join what is sure to be Ottawa’s coolest line up of the year this Friday as part of our hometown, 5-day bash known as Ottawa Explosion (#OXE, yo!). </p>
<p>Follow the links for details about ALL the shows and get your bracelet NOW: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/358521897543966/" target="_blank">Facebook event for Friday</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ottawaexplosion.com/" target="_blank">OXE central</a></p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/chris-saw2.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7218210@N02/6490723941/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Estee got marshmallows at Saw Gallery by Andrew Carver</a> :.</p>
<p>Then we’re off to Alberta to Sled Island for several shows again this year…including a barnburner of a bill with the legendary <b>Archers of Loaf</b>! (And hey…just ask Chris how long its been since he’s played the <b>Republik</b>. Yep.) </p>
<p><b>Chris</b> also joins pals <b>Concealer</b> and <b>Jon McKiel</b> for a solo set in Edmonton at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/375875709137719/" target="_blank"><b>Black Dog Freehouse</b> for a pre-Sled bash</a> next Wednesday. </p>
<p> See you by the side of the stage.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943832012-04-28T19:31:00-04:002018-04-21T11:22:09-04:00Camp Radio Recap: Austin SXSW – Junofest – Maritime Tour – New Record!<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/flexi.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: The new split flexy! Just out on Saved By Vinyl :.</p>
<p>It’s been a dizzying few weeks here at Camp Radio HQ! For those of you loyalists not following out there on the social media, it’s time for a bit of recap to let you know what we’ve been up to… </p>
<p>First off, be sure to get a copy of the new flexi single for ‘The Girl Who Stole My Motorbike’. It’s a new release from Calgary’s Saved By Vinyl records and is a split with our pals Cousins. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/austin6.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Cousins, who are not really our cousins but our pals, get ready to rip into a showcase set at SXSW :.</p>
<p>Our trip in March to Austin, Texas was a rocking, mind altering blast! We played a few shows and thanks to our Austin pal Kristen, were able to score some great showcase slots. Thanks to Paul from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/trashyandthekid" target="_new">Trashy and the Kid</a> and Michael Passman for helping us out too.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/austin2.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: K1, K2 and Tony…let’s go touring :.</p>
<p>Kristen took us on a whirlwind Austin tour and in no time, had us drinking with Wisconsin legends <a href="http://www.myspace.com/themightydeerlick" target="_new">The Mighty Deerlick</a>. Awesome. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/austin3.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: The Mighty Deerlick freakin’ rock :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/austin5.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: SBV’s Dawn and Scott show the SXSW love :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/austin1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Dave and Scott point to the party, Austin style :.</p>
<p>It was crazy surreal and I gotta tell you I was incredibly honoured to be asked to be a part of the Juno Cup. Each year, as part of the Juno festivities, a game between Canadian rockers and ex-NHLers takes place in support of the terrific charity, <a href="http://musicounts.ca/" target="_new">Musicounts</a>. </p>
<p> In case you missed it, the ‘rockers’ lost. But it was DAMN CLOSE. ;P </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/page21.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Game face for real :.</p>
<p>Camp Radio played Junofest which was a city wide event celebrating the Junos in Ottawa. We rocked the stage with pals Steve Adamyk, Adam and the Amethysts and Dearly Beloved. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/junofest.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Where are we again? :.</p>
<p>Next up was the Martimes for 4 shows with our good friends, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sheezer" target="_new">Sheezer</a>! We rocked Halifax, Sackville, Charlottetown and Moncton and got to play with great bands like <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thalidomy-Kids/253696704662321">Thalidomy Kids</a> and <a href="http://yellow-teeth.bandcamp.com/">Yellow Teeth</a>. Big thanks to our awesome tour pal, Kate, who took super great care of us. Visit us soon, Kate! </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/maritimes1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: CR in Moncton, rock capital of the Maritimes :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/maritimes2.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Soundchecking Sheezer, no tequila in sight on this night! :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/maritimes3.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Backstage in Charlottetown: Ram, Chris, Scott and Kate :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/maritimes4.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Dana from Sheezer rocks Sackville :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/maritimes5.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: The view from here: Camp Radio getting some love from the crowd in Halifax :.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943842012-02-14T20:35:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:10-04:00Camp Radio does Southern Souls<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/southernsouls.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: We’ll call it an early morning rehearsal :.</p>
<p>While in Toronto, Camp Radio set up for a session with awesome vid site ‘<a href="http://www.southernsouls.ca/camp-radio/" target="_new">Southern Souls</a>‘. Sure it was kinda early and sure we were kinda ‘unplugged’, but thanks to the magic of the <a href="http://www.southernsouls.ca/camp-radio/" target="_new">Southern Soulsters</a>, this thing is AWRITE. </p>
<p>We fired up mellow versions of ‘I’ve Got You Up My Sleeves’ and ‘The Girl Who Stole My Motorbike’ for the occasion. </p>
<p>Thanks to our shawesome pals on Shawsome street for a) getting us shawsome’d and b) letting us plug in for some camera prancing at such an early hour.</p>
<p>Check it all out <a href="http://www.southernsouls.ca/camp-radio/" target="_new">here</a>.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943852012-01-07T13:47:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:10-04:00Camp Radio: Ottawa & Toronto & Austin<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/irenesbear.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Poster by meltingplastic :.</p>
<p>CAMP RADIO<br>Saturday, January 28th<br><a href="http://irenespub.ca/" target="_blank">Irene’s</a><br>w/<a href="http://www.greatauntida.ca/" target="_blank">Great Aunt Ida</a><br>885 Bank Street <br>Ottawa ON<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/123569557762409/" target="_blank">Facebook Event</a></p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/horseshoe.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Photo by Kenneth Locke :.</p>
<p>CAMP RADIO<br>Tuesday, January 31st<br><a href="http://www.horseshoetavern.com/" target="_blank">The Horseshoe Tavern</a><br>370 Queen St. W.<br>Toronto ON</p>
<p>SXSW Details coming soon!</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943862012-01-01T20:25:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:10-04:002012 and then some<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/bathroom.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Checking out the new year in the mirror. Interesting :.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/scottguitar.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Estee shows me how it’s done :.</p>
<p><span>Happy New Year kids and cats and music lovers!</span></p>
<p>Next up for <span>CAMP RADIO</span> is an Irene’s show here in Ottawa with one of our faves, Great Aunt Ida (Saturday January 28th).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greatauntida.ca/" target="_blank">Ida’s new album is out now</a> and this will be her official Ottawa release. It’s a killer album and Draves was at the helm for much of it. Check it out before the show…</p>
<p>We’ll finally get to Toronto <a href="http://campradio.bandcamp.com/album/campista-socialista" target="_blank">to support Campista Socialista</a> at the end of this month…January 31st to be exact. It’s a Horseshoe show as part of Dave Bookman’s Nu Music Nite…it’s been years since I’ve done one of those! We’re on first at 9pm, so no ‘it’s a school night’ excuses, Toronto pals!</p>
<p>Early February we’re in Peterborough too…we’ll keep you posted.</p>
<p>We’ve also been accepted to showcase at SXSW this year. And I know by the time March rolls around I’ll be craving some of that amazing Texas sunshine. But alas…January only just crept in and I’m wearing a scarf religiously for real. </p>
<p>Later!</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/rabbit.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Too bad it’s not the year of the rabbit :.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943872011-12-08T18:29:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:10-04:00Donations to the Ottawa Food Bank please (and we’ll play you some awesome songs)<p>Alright! It’s festive Camp Radio time! Nah, you won’t hear any Silver Bells at this one, but I’m thinking you all need a break from that monotonous musak anyway. Our pals Winchester Warm are along for the ride, so this one will be a great mix of Saturday night music!</p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/dec10poster.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Camp Radio and Winchester Warm Festiving :.</p>
<p>I realize you can do all ages shows there, but sadly, this time around, we didn’t nail down the proper license…Yes, this place is serious DIY (Sorry folks under 19, but we promise to rectify soon…rain cheque??)</p>
<p>No advance tickets for this one either…. <span>It’s an early show…doors at 8, music at 9.</span> We’ll be out of there by 11ish. Cold pints, wine, etc will be served. </p>
<p>Most importantly, please bring a non perishable food item for the Ottawa Food Bank.</p>
<p>It’s also a bit of an ice breaker for some of us as the last time I played Saw I don’t think the internet existed.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943882011-11-26T19:01:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:10-04:00An Unappreciated Classic<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/standgt.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: The Stand GT, circa ’93 :.</p>
<p>I stumbled <a href="http://teenagedogsintrouble.blogspot.com/2011/11/stand-gt-theyre-magically-delicious.html" target="_blank">on this post</a> today about The Stand GT’s first record, <a href="http://thestandgt.bandcamp.com/album/theyre-magically-delicious" target="_blank">They’re Magically Delicious</a> and I gotta tell you, it kinda made my day.</p>
<p>The fact the review/reflection is positioned under a mini-series titled ‘Unappreciated Classics’ seems incredibly poignant and timely. (As an aside, one might argue The Stand GT’s entire career could fall under a similar heading…though some would rightly take the term ‘classic’ tongue firmly stuck in cheek).</p>
<p>You see, two recent publications have come to light in this country that reflect on the time period our band was extremely active. We were mounting long, cross country/continent tours at that time, releasing records in multiple countries and generally busting our young broke asses.</p>
<p>The first book, <a href="http://www.ecwpress.com/havenot" target="_blank">Have Not Been The Same (Redux)</a> is a colossal account (800 pages!) of all the incredible music this country produced from 1985 to 1995. Despite in depth accounts of so many pockets of great music scenes Canada produced in that time, there is not so much as a mention of The Stand GT. I remember feeling incredibly bummed to not be included in this extensive document when it originally surfaced 10 years ago. </p>
<p>But hey, I suppose it’s a big country and I wouldn’t exactly call ‘Glengarry’ a burgeoning indie music scene in the late 80s and early 90s. Can you say ‘off the radar’?</p>
<p>The second new publication is a celebration of <a href="http://www.mintrecs.com/index.php" target="_blank">Mint Records</a> called ‘<a href="http://www.kaitlinfontana.com/books/books" target="_blank">Fresh at Twenty</a>‘. I was interviewed for the book and – more hindsight – I get a huge kick out of how we were one quick power chord away from having a full length record on one of our favourite labels (though I’m super <a href="http://www.mintrecs.com/index.php?component=artists&action=profile&tag=stand_gt" target="_new">proud of the 7″ we did for Mint</a>). </p>
<p>I suppose we could point to misunderstandings, disorganization, lack of communication, alcohol and/or geography for the missed opportunity, but I guess ultimately things just plain ol’ happen, or don’t, for a reason.</p>
<p>After all, it certainly was another time, another place.</p>
<p>But indeed those were magic times. I don’t need to remind you we’re talking pre-cell phone, pre-internet, pre-email, pre-social everything, yet four rural Ontario kids found a way to crisscross the continent multiple times, release a pile of records internationally…all while staying put where we probably rightfully belonged…deep in the underground.</p>
<p>Maybe in this age of hyper communication it’s easier to get good records heard and let them have a chance to live on and be cherished in more than just a handful of indie music fans’ collections. </p>
<p>Or maybe the cream truly does rise to the top…regardless of day and age.</p>
<p>Either way, <a href="http://teenagedogsintrouble.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">thank you ‘binky’</a>. </p>
<p><span>Return to: </span><a href="http://www.campradio.org/" target="_blank">www.campradio.org</a></p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943892011-11-16T19:35:00-05:002018-04-21T11:22:11-04:00Thanks Halifax and more Camp Radio<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/citadel.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: An evening stroll, for evening souls :.</p>
<p>Holy cats! </p>
<p>It’s been a crazy busy few weeks so I’m late to getting to the ol’ blog and crowing about what an awesome time we had in Halifax! </p>
<p>The good, dear folks at <a href="http://www.savedbyvinyl.com/" target="_blank">Saved By Vinyl</a>, <a href="http://www.herohill.com/" target="_blank">Herohill</a> and Company House took amazing care of us and left me wondering the entire weekend what took me so long to get back to HPX. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/chriselectric.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Chris takes centre stage at the Company House, Halifax :. </p>
<p>Two great shows in two great days and as it always does, Nova Scotia left this landlocked kid craving so much more. </p>
<p>Guaranteed we’ll be steering the Camp Radio bus in those eastern directions very soon. </p>
<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/chrisacoustic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Both sides now: giving the acoustic guitar some Maritime spotlight :.</p>
<p>Speaking of, Camp Radio just played a sold out show in Ottawa at Zaphod’s with Toronto band ‘Sheezer’. For those of you not in the know (yet), Sheezer is a super fun bunch of gals doing all out Weezer covers! *A-hem*, and Uh-HUH! </p>
<p>The next Campista Socialista on deck is just around the corner too! We’re gearing up for a December show at the Saw Gallery here in Ottawa. It’s slated for Saturday the 10th…details on here super SOON.</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943902011-10-16T15:01:00-04:002018-04-21T11:22:11-04:00Halifax bound and a new video!<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/ming.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Photo of Chris by Ming Wu :.</p>
<p>This Friday and Saturday I have two shows in Halifax as part of the awesome Halifax Pop Explosion festival. </p>
<p>Egad, I think it’s been 10 years since I last played HPX, so I’m looking forward to getting some of my Atlantic time on!</p>
<p>Here are the deets:</p>
<p>CHRIS PAGE<br>Friday, October 21st<br>The Company House<br>Herohill Party at HPX<br>202 Gottingen Street,<br>Halifax NS</p>
<p>CHRIS PAGE<br>Saturday, October 22nd<br>The Company House<br>Herohill/SBV BBQ at HPX<br>202 Gottingen Street,<br>Halifax NS </p>
<p>Also, as the summer weather sadly slips from our collective grasps and we weave toward hibernation mode, here’s a new poignant video. It’s for ‘Summertime Out’ a track from my last solo record, ‘A Date With A Smoke Machine’:</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">buy the album here</a>. </p>
<p>See you on the east coast!</p>
Chris Pagetag:chrispagemusic.com,2005:Post/51943912011-09-22T09:49:00-04:002018-04-21T11:22:11-04:00A Date With A Smoke Machine – CBC Bandwidth<p><img src="https://www.campradio.org/blogpix/acoustic.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /><br>.: Photo by Stephanie Montreuil :.</p>
<p>Holy cats…I almost forgot about this one…</p>
<p>Amanda Putz just reminded me about my CBC Bandwidth recording from last summer at the Black Sheep Inn. Pals Dave Draves, Jill Zmud and Jake Bryce joined me onstage for that show, and if memory serves it was a good one!</p>
<p>Tune in to hear our versions of songs from <a href="http://chrispage.bandcamp.com/album/a-date-with-a-smoke-machine" target="_blank">A Date With A Smoke Machine</a> and others…It airs this Saturday 5pm EST on <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/bandwidth/" target="_blank">CBC Bandwidth</a>. </p>
<p>We’ll post a CBC permalink to the entire show here soon.</p>
Chris Page