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| september 25, 2009 |
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| DEFINITELY NOT THE OPERA | |
The Hidden Cameras appear on CBC Radio 1's "Definitely Not The Opera" tomorrow, Saturday, September 26 for a chat and a live performance of "Walk On". CBC Radio 1 Saturday 2 pm (2:30 NT)
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| september 22, 2009 |
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| ORIGIN:ORPHAN RECORD RELEASE PARTY | |
The Hidden Cameras will be celebrating the release of the new album Origin:Orphan at Goodhandy's in Toronto next Tuesday, September 29. The only way to get a ticket to this show is to purchase a copy of the album at GalleryAC or at Rotate This, Soundscapes or Criminal Records. The Hidden Cameras will be performing, followed by a DJ set.
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| september 22, 2009 |
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| ORIGIN:ORPHAN IN STORES TODAY | |
Our new album Origin:Orphan is available today at GalleryAC as well as at your local record store and favourite digital retailers. We are getting set to embark on a six week North American tour to support the record, we hope to see you our at the shows. Check here for the tour dates.
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| september 16, 2009 |
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| THE HIDDEN CAMERAS ON MTV LIVE! | |
The Hidden Cameras will be playing MTV Live September 23. If you are in the Toronto area, show up by 5:30pm at the Masonic Temple at 888 Yonge St. For free tickets: hope to see you all there!
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| september 15, 2009 |
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| KEXP SONG OF THE DAY | |
The Hidden Cameras "In The NA" is today's Song Of The Day on KEXP!
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| august 24, 2009 |
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| ORIGIN:ORPHAN NORTH AMERICAN TOUR + PRE-SALE | |
The Hidden Cameras have just announced a massive North American tour in support of their fourth full-length, Origin:Orphan, kicking off October 21 in Peterborough, ON and wrapping December 3 in Chicago, IL. Beginning today (August 24), fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for all of the newly announced shows except in Brooklyn and San Francisco, before they go on sale to the general public, exclusively at galleryac.com. As a bonus and in anticipation of the new album and tour, fans will immediately receive a free digital download of the newly released 5-track EP In The NA with any The Hidden Cameras pre-sale ticket purchase. 10/21/09 – Peterborough, ON @ Montreal House# * all dates with Gentleman Reg
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| july 28, 2009 |
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| ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED | |
The Hidden Cameras are set for a triumphant return to the road in support of Origin:Orphan, as we announce the first run of tour dates beginning in Peterborough, Ontario on October 21 and continuing into Quebec with a performance in Montreal, October 31. Further dates throughout Canada and the U.S. will be announced shortly. Beginning today (July 28), fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for any of the newly announced shows, before they go on sale to the general public, exclusively at www.galleryac.com. As a bonus and in anticipation of the new album and tour, fans will immediately receive a free digital download of the newly released “In The NA” EP with any The Hidden Cameras pre-sale ticket purchase. Tour Dates: |
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| july 23, 2009 |
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| IN THE NA PITCHFORK PREMIERE | |
MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE: The Toronto indiepop army set up their own office space in the middle of a vast field and proceed to lose their minds in this outlandish fantasy video.
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| july 21, 2009 |
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| IN THE NA EP AVAILABLE TODAY | |
| The In The NA EP is just a hint of what fans can expect from The Hidden Camera's fifth full-length album, Origin:Orphan, due for release on September 22 in North America. The EP features an extended version of the first single from the forthcoming album, along with two b-sides, and two remixes of "In The NA", including the "Crystal Pepsi" remix by French electronic music producer Stuart Price (a.k.a Thin White Duke) and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters.
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| july 2, 2009 |
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| ORIGIN:ORPHAN | |
The Hidden Cameras are set for a mighty return with Origin:Orphan available September 22 on Arts & Crafts. With the utmost flare and charm, Joel Gibb & Co. have created their most spirited sounding record to date. Recorded in Toronto, Ontario and Berlin, Germany, where Gibb calls home most of the year, Origin:Orphan delves into new territory for The Hidden Cameras, including dark synths of the title track and dominant orchestration of Walk On. First single, In The NA, will be released digitally July 21 to whet the palates of fans with two b-sides and a remix by Dolby Anol. A free download of the song Walk On is available here.
Origin:Orphan track listing:
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| may 31, 2009 |
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| IN THE NA AIRING ON BRAVO! THIS SUNDAY! | |
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Another quick note - this time to let you know that IN THE NA will be airing on "Bravo!FACT Presents" at 8:30 PM ET on Sunday, May 31.
It airs again at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, June 5.
In addition, air times on 'A' channel are confirmed as follows:
on 'A' Victoria: Saturday 6 June at 11 o'clock pm
on 'A' in Barrie, London, Windsor, and Wingham, Ontario: Saturday 6 June at 6:30 pm
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| may 8, 2009 |
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| IN THE NA SCREENING AT INSIDE OUT IN TORONTO | |
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The new film screens in a program on May 20 in the Isabel Bader Theatre at 7:15pm. After a screening at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival in Germany last Sunday, In the NA will make its way back home to Toronto for a screening at the Inside Out Gay & Lesbian Film Festival later this month. |
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| may 3, 2009 |
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| CANADA'S CLUB SCENE SUCKS! | |
Joel Gibb is joining forces with PETA this Monday, May 4 to draw attention to Canada's annual seal slaughter, in front of Queen's Park in Toronto. Toronto friends and visitors please come to the Ontario Legislature Building at 12:30pm and participate in a sing-in and discussion featuring Hidden Cameras and friends alike. By friends we mean YOU!!!! For this occasion we invite you to sing along to a new song "Animals Belong Alone." Chorus: "We take and take, we know it's wrong The earth belongs to animals and Animals belong alone"
The Hidden Cameras are also pleased to announce that the forthcoming album, Origin:Orphan is finally mixed and being mastered in Toronto this week. More details to come... our facebook our myspace |
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| march 27, 2009 |
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| THE HIDDEN CAMERAS PLAY THE BALLADS | |
The Hidden Cameras are pleased to announce a special show in Berlin next week, April 4, 2009 at Uferstudios. The show is presented by Tanzfabrik and will see the band perform their ballads in an intimate and unplugged setting after the improvisational dance piece Freistil. Uferstudios Uferstr. 23 13357 |
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| may 6, 2008 |
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| EUROPE WAS TAKEN! | |
The short-lived yet grandiosely-executed tour of Europe with a 14 piece zombie choir made up of friendly Bavarians, has finally come to a triumphant end. The whole story, as told by fellow choir member Malte Göbel can be read in his online journal on jetzt.de. (photos: courtesy of Donaufestival, Krems) |
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| march 21, 2008 |
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| THE HIDDEN CAMERAS TOUR 2008 | |
The Hidden Cameras are pleased to announce a string of very special European dates in the spring. The band will be joined on tour by the same choir that performed in Munich last summer. The finest choir to accompany the band yet! The dates are as follows: apr 25 - A - Krems - Donaufestival apr 26 - DE - Schorndorf - Manufaktur apr 28 - DE - München - FreiheizHalle apr 29 - DE - Köln - Gloria may 1 - DE - Berlin - Maria may 2 - DK - Copenhagen - Loppen may 3 - SWE - Huskvarna - Popadelica Festival |
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| nov 16, 2007 |
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| FOUR SONGS BY ARTHUR RUSSELL RELEASED BY EVIL EVIL | |
Track listing: 1. Our Last Night Together - Vera November 2. A Little Lost - Jens Lekman 3. Make 1,2 - Taken by Trees 4. That's Us/Wid Combination - Joel Gibb featuring El Perro Del Mar Make sure everyone checks out the "Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell," a film by Matt Wolf, when it comes out next year. www.arthurrussellmovie.com |
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| nov 8, 2007 |
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| "MEET CUTE" IN NYC | |
Joel Gibb's artwork is included in an exhibition entitled "Meet Cute" at Heskin Contemporary in NYC. Centered around "the use of cuteness and pop iconography to cloak and confront the unspeakable." Other artists include names like Nancy Drew, Inka Essenhigh, Yoshitomo Nara, among others. MEET CUTE November 15 - December 15, 2007 HESKIN CONTEMPORARY SOHO 94 Prince Street, Second Floor, NYC www.heskincontemporary.com |
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| JOEL GIBB EXHIBITION AT ABC NO RIO | |
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Joel Gibb's felt banners will be on view at the
legendary ABC NO RIO in
NYC as a part of a neighborhood-wide series of
exhibitions and performances in the Lower East Side.
Coinciding with the opening of the New Museum on the
Bowery, the exhibition will be on view beginning
December 1st.
ABC NO RIO 156 Rivington Street, NYC www.abcnorio.org www.boundles.net |
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| oct 19, 2007 |
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| THE HIDDEN CAMERAS TAKE NEWFOUNDLAND | |
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The Hidden Cameras are very excited to announce a
special Canadian east coast tour that will take them
to Newfoundland for the first time! Spiral Beach play with the band in
Waterloo, Ottawa, Kingston and Sackville. Alexis
O'Hara
(myspace)
will open in Montreal. The dates are as follows: nov 29 - waterloo - starlight club nov 30 - ottawa - barrymore's nov 31 - kingston - the grad club dec 1 - montreal - sala rosa dec 3 - sackville - george's dec 5 - halifax - the attic dec 7 - cornerbrook - tba dec 8 - st. john's - the rock club |
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| oct 1, 2007 |
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| LIVE TRACKS MADE AVAILABLE | |
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| sept 20, 2007 |
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| VOTE OUT POVERTY! | |
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The Hidden Cameras perform at the Vote Out Poverty
benefit at Massey Hall on Monday, October 1, 2007,
7:30 PM. Please come out and support this cause.
www.masseyhall.com 416-872-4255 www.VoteOutPoverty.ca www.ocsj.ca | |
| sept 18, 2007 |
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| NEW AWOO VINYL | |
The second edition of AWOO on vinyl is now available. 211 new copies of the record with new sleeves designed and silkscreened by Daryl Vocat (http://www.darylvocat.com/) available now accross Canada on evil evil and available for web-purchase here. |
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| august 15, 2007 |
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| THE HIDDEN CAMERAS PLAY A SOCCER STADIUM | |
The Hidden Cameras open soccer game between Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena in Munich. German soccer star, Mehmet Scholl, invited the band to open the last game of his career as well as play his afterparty, check out all the action here. |
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| march 6, 2007 |
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| RISE UP THOU EARTH REVIEWED | |
| Check out this Timeout New York review of Joel Gibb's art show "Rise Up Thou Earth." The show has been extended until March 11th! | |
| february 13, 2007 | |
| AWOO RELEASED ON 12" VINYL | |
 On February 6th, 2007, Evil Evil in Canada released 200 copies of AWOO on 12" vinyl. The sleeves are designed and hand silkscreened by Will Munro. Look out for more designs in limited quanitiy from other artists thoughout the year. |
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| NEW VIDEO FOR "DEATH OF A TUNE" | |
| Check out our new animated video directed by Louis-Philippe
Eno |
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| february
1, 2007 |
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| "RISE UP THOU EARTH" IN NYC -- JOEL GIBB + G.B. JONES | |
The Good People of SUNDAY are pleased to present the first solo gallery exhibition of felt banners, collages, and watercolors by Joel Gibb. On view concurrently in the project space are recent drawings by artist, filmmaker, and musician G.B. Jones (Fifth Column). |
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| december
10, 2006 |
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| LAST THREE TOUR DATES CANCELLED | |
Due to problems at the
American border, the Minneapolis, Chicago, and Cleveland shows have
been cancelled. The band is sorry to disappoint all the fans in
those three cities. |
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| october
24, 2006 |
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| NORTH AMERICAN TOUR | |
The Hidden Cameras will
be home from their European tour on November 5, only to set out
a few days later to cover North America. The first date is Nov.
8 in Montreal. |
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| october
8, 2006 |
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| NEW ALBUM + NEW SINGLES! | |
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The band's third studio album, AWOO, is out now worldwide. Thanks to everyone who came out to the Toronto release party at The Beaver! |
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The title track is being released as a 7" single on Rough Trade on October 2nd. B-side is "Why I Understand". Digital download will also be available the same day. |
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Also taken from AWOO, the single "Death of a Tune" is out now on Arts & Crafts. This limited edition 7" includes an exclusive b-side, "Reaper in Mind". |
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| october
8, 2006 |
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"AWOO" VIDEO LINK |
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ECCE HOMO--LIMITED EDITION PICTURE
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| june
9, 2006 |
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"THE BOYS OF MELODY" IN NYC - - JOEL
GIBB + STEPHIN MERRITT + GENTLEMAN REG + MORE! |
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| june
8, 2006 |
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IN LINZ BEGINNTS, STIMMTS
The Hidden Cameras take Linz with the aid of some
great Viennese musicians. We inducted many Osterreichers into our
psychedelic rock fantasy cult, and we intend to induct many more
upon our return to Europe this fall. For a look at last weekend's
activities visit: |
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| june
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JOEL GIBB AND JENS LEKMAN PERFORM
AS A DUO |
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AWOO---NEW SINGLE + ALBUM + TOUR + VIDEO |
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UPCOMING SPECIAL EDITIONS |
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