ARCTIC at North by Northeast 2005
ARCTIC performed a NXNE 2005 Showcase on Saturday, June 11 at the Art Bar in Toronto. See pictures of the event and a review.
ARCTIC performed a NXNE 2005 Showcase on Saturday, June 11 at the Art Bar in Toronto. See pictures of the event and a review.
Kirsten Starcher, ARCTIC’s bassist and keyboard player, recently accompanied Bird to Prey at Toronto’s annual North by Northeast music festival. The showcase was held at Cameron House, and was filled to capacity. Bird To Prey is singer/songwriter Sarah Turk from the remote town of Fremantle, Western Australia, who mixes “folk, a little bit of blues…
This May/June, ARCTIC will hit the road for a month-long cross-country Band Expedition. Confirmed dates are: May 10: Wired Monk, Vancouver, BC May 13: The Gaslight, Regina, SK May 14: Mondragon, Winnipeg, MB May 15: The Apollo, Thunder Bay, ON May 16: Loplop’s, Sault Ste Marie, ON May 17: Tranzac, Toronto, ON (Marcus Martin solo)…
ARCTIC performed at Paula Toledo‘’s CD release party at The Media Club (695 Cambie St, Vancouver) on Saturday, February 25. This was the first time that ARCTIC performed as a full band, with Kirsten Bole on bass and keyboards and Alex McKechnie on drums. ARCTIC was also featured on CITR 101.9’s “Live from Thunderbird Radio…
Here are some bits of selected buzz from ARCTIC’s recent May/June cross-Canada tour: “If there were a soundtrack to the Arctic, a set of sounds that properly represented desolately beautiful spaces, this would be it.” – Echo Weekly “Arctic Take Cool, Green Vibes On Tour” – ChartAttack “Actually, what Today Brought Me Here sounds like…
Punchface Propaganda Machine is pleased to present Waltz Darling, ARCTIC, Nixie (all the way from Kelowna!) and Pepper Sands on Saturday, March 13 at the Railway Club (579 Dunsmuir Street @ Seymour, Vancouver, BC). Doors at 9, show at 10, $10, 19+. Find out more at the Facebook page here.
Upcoming solo shows by ARCTIC members: Marcus Martin / ARCTIC Solo Expeditions: Tuesday, Nov 13 at Cafe Deux Soleils, 8:00 pm, $2. Also Hemant Rao and Nat Jay. Saturday, Nov 17 at Wired Monk, 8:30 pm, $5. With Adam Gibbs. http://www.projectarctic.com Kirsten Bole, solo bass: Friday, Nov 16 at Wired Monk, 8:30pm, $5. With Rob…