Great Lake Swimmers News

 
Swimmers brings its Canadian folk to Philly
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Singer-songwriter Tony Dekker is perfectly comfortable labeling the Great Lake Swimmers' music as 'Canadian.' / Photo provided • Great Lakes Swimmers plays 9 pm Monday at Johnny Brenda's, 1201 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia. Tickets are $13.


 
kudos & kvetches
Canada.com
Lock stocks in peril Lakes are a big deal in Canada. We're home to freshwater lakes, saltwater lakes, the Great (some would say greatest) Lakes, hip indie bands with names like the Besnard Lakes and Great Lake Swimmers, and even former LA Lakers star ...

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Great Lake Swimmers
Austin Chronicle
Ontarian Tony Dekker's roots-loving crew has carved out log cabin ambience downstairs on Stubb's inside stage for almost as long as GLS has spawned its crystalline, 4AD-like pop confessionals. April's fifth platter, New Wild Everywhere, ...

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Great Lake Swimmers Play Tonight at Stubb's Indoor Venue
KUT News
It's been four years since Toronto-based band Great Lake Swimmers released Lost Channels (2009), an album widely regarded as one of their best and most evocative. Critics and fans marveled at the vocal prowess and insightful lyricism of frontman and ...


 
Oregon Music News
Great Lake Swimmers and Cold Specks keep fans cool at Doug Fir
Oregon Music News
by Katie Atkins on May 18, 2012 This past Monday night, while the rest of Portland was out celebrating the uncommonly summery May weather, a crowd gathered in the cool underground of the Doug Fir to see indie folk rockers Great Lake Swimmers, ...


 
Cold Specks is a 'doom soul' sister
Vancouver Sun
I Predict a Graceful Expulsion is the name of her debut record and, reached in Los Angeles on tour with Great Lake Swimmers, she was experiencing a cross-country road trip for the first time. "I hadn't seen a mountain before, since we hit the Rockies, ...

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Weekend update: Beach Guide!
Washington Post (blog)
Also read record reviews of local singer Erik Deutsh, folk group Great Lake Swimmers, singer-songwriter Jess Klein, freak-folk singer Rocky Votolato and folk-pop singer Simone Felice. • For its 25th anniversary, DanceAfrica, DC will perform a dance ...