Limblifter Still Following Through

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When did we first hear word that new Limblifter material might be coming out? All the way back in 2012, when they returned to the stage and hinted at music to come. They’ve kept going since then, and this year, we finally got to hear their new record.

Pacific Milk comes a full 11 years after their last album, 2004’s I/O. We’re also nearly two decades out from their very first, a self-titled album released in 1996. They cracked the Canadian Top 40 and Alternative Top 40 charts a few times over those years, while still releasing rock albums beloved by fans.

The new album shows that, while they’ve returned to the height of their performing powers, they’re still able to switch up their sound when need be. You might hear influences from modern rock and indie-rock groups that the members have been around or played with in the intervening years popping up on Pacific Milk. At the same time, the record stays essentially Limblifter.

Limblifter are in the Exchange on Wednesday, June 17 with Library Voices. Doors at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 plus service charges and are available at Vintage Vinyl and online at TicketEdge. Tickets available at the door barring a sell-out. All ages and licensed.

The Good in Everyone: Good Name, Good Band

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“The Good in Everyone” is the very first track from one of Canadian rock music’s most beloved albums, Sloan’s One Chord to Another. The track’s near perfect, catchy and raucous and full of youthful energy.

In other words, it’s the perfect name for a fresh-faced band from Vancouver, B.C. The group started in 2014 and has moved quickly since then, gigging around and recording with their good-nature indie-rock sound.

Take a listen to their debut EP, a quick self-titled number they released last year. It’s breezy. It’s catchy. It’s got rock guitars. In short, it’s doing its namesake proud.

The Good in Everyone are in the Club on Sunday, June 14 with Alea Rae, Nick Faye and the Deputies, and Dagan Harding. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8:30 p.m. $10 at the door. All ages and licensed.

Veil of Maya’s New Album a Tribute to Female Characters

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By the time Veil of Maya released their latest, Matriarch, in May 2015, the Chicago, IL deathcore had already put out four albums in their ten-plus years as a band. At that point, finding inspiration for the next record can be difficult. If you’re wondering where Veil of Maya found theirs, look no further than the title of the album.

Guitarist Marc Okubo told Loudwire that “this time around I was interested in writing for female characters that I liked in movies and TV shows or comics that I was reading. I decided to keep all of the song titles I came up with which were female names and I thought that Matriarch would be an appropriate title to sum up a powerful female figure.”

The record isn’t just thematically rich, though. It’s a departure for the group in more ways than one, the first being the introduction of new vocalist Lukas Magyar. It’s also a tweak on the genres they’ve worked in to date. The album’s a new chapter for the band, one sure to excite fans.

Veil of Maya are in the Exchange on Saturday, June 13 with Revocation, Gift Giver, and Entheos. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 plus service charges and are available at Vintage Vinyl, Madame Yes, and online at TicketEdge. V.I.P. tickets are available online through Sound Rink. Tickets available at the door barring a sell-out. All ages and licensed.

Library Voices Are Worth Keeping an Eye On

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When do we get to hear the new Library Voices album? It’s not that they’ve starved us for material; they just released their seven-song EP Dear John last year. If you listened to that record, and you were at all familiar with the output of the Regina group to date, you’d know how much of an exciting departure it was.

Previously, they were dealing in sweet, energetic indie-pop. They didn’t toss that aside completely for Dear John, but they did show they were willing to bring in even more influences, from psych to rock to surf. Dear John’s a step in a new direction for the band.

So the question is, what’s the new record sound like? We know it’s coming. The best way to get a taste is to come out and hear the stuff live.

Library Voices are in the Exchange on Wednesday, June 17 opening for Limblifter. Advance tickets are $20 plus service charges and are available at Vintage Vinyl and online at TicketEdge. Tickets available at the door barring a sell-out. All ages and licensed.

Gala Trio

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About Gala Trio

Three dynamic musicians in an unusual ensemble – French Horn, soprano and piano. Not much has actually been written for this particular combination of instruments, but the Trio has dug deep and hard to find some real gems – and much of what we play are, out of necessity, our own arrangements. We offer complete 1.5 hour free-standing concerts, and also entertainment for banquets, receptions, conventions, anniversary parties, family reunions and other events. Repertoire can be tailored to suit the event.

Contact: bayduza@sasktel.net
Website: www.galatrio.weebly.com
Genres: Varied – includes classical, Broadway show tunes, jazz classics and pop.

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Into Eternity Can’t Quit

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Into Eternity have keen observers the world over, but nowhere more so than in their home of Regina. From the outside, it can seem like their activity ebbs and flows. Live shows come up. New material and band members come out every so often.

What anyone watching can be sure of, though, is that this is a band that’s sticking around, in whatever form, in whatever way. These sure hands in the metal scene have been around the block, a journey that’s taken them around the world and led them to playing with such greats as Megadeth and Dream Theater. It’s also carried through a series of albums capturing their progressive death metal, such as 2008’s The Incurable Tragedy.

With new material on the way, this all means they’re back, and they’ll keep coming back again and again.

Into Eternity are in the Exchange on Friday, June 5 with Bloodline and Kelevra. Doors at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 plus service charges and are available at Vintage Vinyl, Madame Yes, and online at TicketEdge. Tickets available at the door barring a sell-out. All ages and licensed.