Right on!
I wasn't gonna write anything till next tuesday, maintaining a routine and all but I just got soem sweet news via my Okanagan valley local newspaper.
Yukon Blonde, A flippin fantastic rock band from my home town(and personal friends), have just been nominated for ROCK RECORDING of the YEAR! by the Western Canadian Music Awards.
You will know why if you stop by their myspace. A bit retro with harmonies and a touch of surrealism they have just finished a North American tour and believe me they deserve this accolade.
Why do i care this much? Because with out the bands founder and frontman, Jeff Innes there would be no D.Soul the Soulsamurai.
I met Jeff in highschool through an ex girlfriend of mine, at a time I knew I wanted too make music but wasn't sure how.
I would hang out at Jeffs house for days or weeks even, watching him produce on fruity loops, than Id take what Id seen and mimic it on my than demo version of fruity loops. Did that for a year before I got my full program and spread my own wings. In that time we discussed all aspects of life and love, and we philosophized about time travel and string theory.
Jeff has always been an amazing musician in all aspects but his desire for perfection was preventing him from stepping out of the studio. So shortly before I moved east to find work in film, I recall sitting with Jeff in my car and explaining to him in depth how I felt about him and his music and how the world deserved to hear it and share in it.
Iv always hoped that hoped that started a fire under him, becuse shortly after he and our friend Graham Jones, realy started jammin it out. They did a stint as a 5 peice group called Alpha Baby which I loved, and have now settled down to a 3 peice act Yukon Blonde and are writing some KILLER music. You don't even know.
So thats it, check them out. Get some Western Canadian in ya. Do it.
Congrats Jeff Innes, Graham Jones and Brandon Scott.
http://www.myspace.com/yukonblondeband
www.breakoutwest.ca - Western Canadian Music Awards
Stoked
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Yukon Blond has just finished a small European tour through Germany and France, and are now off on a national tour across Canada.
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