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’s song “You Coming Down” was chosen by Music BC to represent British Columbia artists on a compilation CD, which will be available at MIDEM 2008 in Cannes, France, and at various Canadian Consulates. Other artists selected for the compilation include TV Heart Attack, Immaculate Machine, and John Mann (of Spirit of the West).
ambientARCTIC has just released its first full-length CD: Explorer, an instrumental album from Marcus Martin and Kirsten Starcher of ARCTIC. The album is available both on CD and as digital downloads through Amie Street, and can be heard in its entirety at www.ambientarctic.com.
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…
On Saturday, September 22, 2007 Punchface Propaganda Machine presents Make the Lion, ARCTIC, and Orchid Highway at Hoko’s (362 Powell Street, Vancouver). Doors open at 8pm, cover is $5. All ages! Make the Lion: “Make the Lion’s versatile and engaging mix of post Radiohead prog-psychadelia and the raw energy of bands such as nirvana and…