To support the 7-inch release, Bad Tits will join Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry on a run of tour dates through Ontario and Quebec (tour dates below).

TOUR DATES
(all tour dates with Indian Jewelry and Holy Fuck)
Sept. 27 @ London Music Hall, LONDON
Sept. 28 @ Studio at Hamilton Place, HAMILTON
Sept. 29 @ The Phoenix, TORONTO
Sept. 30 @ Espace Reunion, MONTREAL (**Pop Montreal)
Oct. 1 @ Red Dog Tavern, PETERBOROUGH
Oct. 2 @ Capital Music Hall, OTTAWA
Oct. 3 @ Little Montreal, SUDBURY

LINKS
http://handdrawndracula.com/hdd-badtits.html
http://myspace.com/badtits
http://facebook.com/badtits
 http://alexjones.ca

Get ready Canada - Portland, Oregon’s hidden gem, Emma Hill, is ready to engage Canadian audiences with her sophomore album Clumsy Seduction. The album has charted on several indie radio stations across the US, including hitting number 12 on Acoustic Pie Radio in early 2010.

Accompanied now by her Gentlemen Callers, Emma Hill has really hit her stride. Hill’s sultry folk music has been compared to the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Joni Mitchell, and Joah Baez. “Well-crafted, sweetly flavored folk tunes aren’t the only aspect that puts Hill at the front of the pack in her genre. From what I can tell, she’s also a hell of a hard worker, ” described The Source Weekly. “Emma Hill is not afraid to sing. In fact, her voice’s countrified richness, delicate inflections and fear-no-range transitions make it easy to imagine that’s all she ever does,” wrote the Willamette Weekly.

Not only a talented musician and songwriter, Hill has a compelling story to share. She began crafting her personal flavor of folk in Sleetmute, the small Alaskan village she grew up in. After moving to Palmer for High School, Hill quickly became a staple of the budding Alaskan music scene, bringing her rurally influenced stylings to Anchorage. Emma sang with the group Blackbird Productions and as half of the folk duo Pennies and Patches - garnering a large local recognition. In 2006 Pennies and Patches went on hiatus, and Emma found herself in Portland, Oregon and began writing more personal solo material.

Gearing up for the release of her follow-up to Clumsy Seduction, Hill figured it was time to properly service the album in Canada. After a successful visit to Toronto for North by Northeast Festival, the band found their twang-filled folk was very at home amongst Canadian music fans. Hill has shared stages in the past with Matt Hopper and the Roman Candles, The Old Believers, and more.

Canadian tour dates to be announced soon. Video links and bio below.

VIEW a new unreleased track performed on City Park TV “Meet Me on the Moon”:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvPbXnawTSQ

VIEW a new unreleased track performed on City Park TV “The Keeper”:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kt1VsyIxrQ

BIO
Emma Hill is a 22 year old singer songwriter living in Portland Oregon. Emma began crafting her personal flavor of folk in Sleetmute, the small Alaskan village she grew up in. After moving to Palmer for High School, Emma quickly became a staple of the budding Alaskan music scene, bringing her rurally influenced stylings to Anchorage. Emma sang with the group Blackbird Productions and as half of the folk duo Pennies and Patches - garnering a large local recognition. In 2006 Pennies and Patches went on hiatus, and Emma found herself in Portland, Oregon and began writing more personal solo material. In 2007 Emma recorded and released her first full length album Just Me on Kuskokwim records. Just Me showcased her wide vocal range as well as her eclectic musical taste while staying in the realm of folk/Americana. Emma toured extensively to support the album throughout the west coast as well as a national tour. The album also received regular radio play on college and independent radio stations. Just Mereached 8 on the KRUA Anchorage album charts.

In 2008 Emma recorded her second album Clumsy Seduction, which was released in March 2009 on Kuskokwim. With the addition of her backing band, The Gentlemen Callers, Emma maintains her strong folk/Americana roots while telling beautiful stories and unbelievably catchy melodies. The band adds a delightful dynamic including sexy pedal steel licks and haunting harmonies. They’ve toured extensively in support of her sophomore album including a 6-week national tour in summer of 2009. Since then, Clumsy Seduction has charted on several indie radio stations, including hitting number 12 on Acoustic Pie Radio in early 2010. Emma Hill and Her Gentlemen Callers are currently working on her third release, Meet Me at the Moon, expected out in early 2011.

LINKS
 http://www.myspace.com/emmamariehill

Boats, Clothes Make the Man, Leif Vollebekk, Bad Tits, and more will commit to the road for some hefty touring! Don’t miss the Audio Blood artists when they’re in a town near you!

*For all media inquiries please contact danielle@audioblood.com // 416.703.9703

Bad Tits
Sept. 27 @ London Music Hall, LONDON (w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)
Sept. 28 @ Studio at Hamilton Place, HAMILTON (w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)
Sept. 29 @ The Phoenix, TORONTO (w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)
Sept. 30 @ Espace Reunion, MONTREAL (**Pop Montreal w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)
Oct. 1 @ Red Dog Tavern, PETERBOROUGH (w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)
Oct. 2 @ Capital Music Hall, OTTAWA (w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)
Oct. 3 @ Little Montreal, SUDBURY (w. Holy Fuck and Indian Jewelry)

The Balconies
Sept. 3 @ Kenzington’s, BARRIE (w. Cactus’s)
Sept. 8 @ Clark Hall Pub, KINGSTON
Sept. 10 @ Fanshawe College OutBack Shack, LONDON
Sept. 16 @ Bovine Sex Club, TORONTO (*Sailor Jerry Film Fest party)
Oct. 2 @ 3 Minots, MONTREAL (**Pop Montreal w. Golden Dogs)

Boats
Sept. 9 @ University of Winnipeg - Portage Commons, WINNIPEG
Sept. 16 @ O’Hanlon’s, REGINA
Sept. 17 @ Broken City, CALGARY
Sept. 18 @ TBA, KAMLOOPS
Sept. 19 @ The Royal Bar and Grill, NELSON
Sept. 21 @ Sunset Tavern, SEATTLE
Sept. 24 @ Berbati’s Pan, PORTLAND
Sept. 25 @ Railway Club, VANCOUVER
Sept. 27 @ Voodoo’s, PENTCITON
Sept. 28 @ Higher Ground Cafe, CALGARY
Sept. 29 @ Haven Social Club, EDMONTON
Sept. 30 @ Amigos, SASKATOON
Oct. 2 @ Lo Pub, WINNIPEG
Oct. 9 @ Raw Sugar, OTTAWA
Oct. 10 @ Merchant Ale House, ST. CATHARINES
Oct. 13 @ Mansion, KINGSTON
Oct. 14 @ L’Agitee, QUEBEC
Oct. 15 @ Bar Le Campus, RIMOUSKI
Oct. 16 @ The Capitol, FREDERICTON
Oct. 17 @ Baba’s Lounge, CHARLOTTETOWN
Oct. 18 @ Paramount Lounge, MONCTON
Oct. 19 @ Bunkers, SYDNEY
Oct. 23 @ The Company House, HALIFAX (**Halifax Pop Explosion)
Oct. 26 @ Casa del Popolo, MONTREAL
Oct. 27 @ Goodbye Blue Monday, NEW YORK
Oct. 28 @ Piano’s, NEW YORK

Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose
Sept. 10 @ Silver Dollar, TORONTO (w. The Treasures)
Oct. 30 @ the Five, BARRIE (w. Yukon Blonde & Wooden Sky)

Cactus’s
Sept. 1 @ This Ain’t Hollywood, HAMILTON
Sept. 2 @ Sneaky Dee’s, TORONTO (w. The Archives)
Sept. 3 @ Kenzington’s, BARRIE (w. the Balconies)

Clothes Make the Man
Oct. 28 @ Whelans Gate, CORNER BROOK
Oct. 29 @ Distortion, ST. JOHN’S
Nov. 4 @ Paramount Lounge, MONCTON
Nov. 11 @ Horseshoe Tavern, TORONTO (**CD Release show)
Nov. 19 @ Jimmy Jazz, GUELPH

Dinosaur Bones
Sept. 9 @ the Casbah, HAMILTON
Sept. 11 @ Horseshoe Tavern, TORONTO (w. The Most Serene Republic)

Emma Hill & Her Gentlemen Callers
Sept. 15 @ The Central, TORONTO

Gentlemen Husbands
Sept. 10 @ Mikado’s, ST.CATHARINES
Sept. 11 @ Happy Gilmores, COBOURG
Sept. 18 @ KOI Music Fest, KITCHENER
Sept. 24 @ Merchant Tap House, KINGSTON
Sept. 30 @ The Green Bottle, OSHAWA
Oct. 1 @ Marcello’s, MISSISSAUGA
Oct. 7 @ Kelly’s, COBOURG
Oct. 15 @ Maxwell’s, WATERLOO
Oct. 23 @ Horseshoe Tavern, TORONTO (**CD Release show)
Oct. 30 @ Foxx Lounge, BARRIE

Ketch Harbour Wolves
Sept. 10 @ Steam Whistle Roundhouse, TORONTO
Sept. 17 @ Jimmy Jazz, GUELPH
Sept. 23 @ Midpoint Music Festival, CINCINNATI

Leif Vollebekk
Sept. 4 @ Agora des Arts, ROUYN-NORANDA (w. Karkwa)
Sept 8 @ Hideaway, LONDON, UK
Sept 9 @ Slamb, LONDON, UK (w. Emily Jane White)
Sept 11 @ Riley Park, MARLOW, UK (**Marlow FM Festival)
Sept 12 @ End Of The Road Festival, DORSET, UK
Sept 13 @ Buffalo Bar, CARDIFF, UK
Sept 14 @ Latest Bar, BRIGHTON, UK (w. Caitlin Rose)
Sept 15 @ Windmill, LONDON BRIXTON, UK
Sept 16 @ Luminaire, LONDON KILBURN, UK (w. Horse Feathers)
Sept 17 @ Cul De Sac - Incubate Festival, TILLBURG, NL
Sept 18 @ Houseconcert, GHENT, BELGIUM
Sept 20 @ Ko D’ooor, MIDDELBURG, NL
Sept 21 @ Bar de la Maroquinerie, PARIS, FR
Sept 23 @ La Loge, PARIS, FR (w. Thos Henley)
Sept. 30 @ Metropolis, MONTREAL (w. Karkwa)
Oct 1 @ Le Divan Orange, MONTREAL (**Pop Montreal Free Daytime Show)
Oct. 1 @ Casa del Popolo, MONTREAL (**Pop Montreal)
Oct 13 @ The Echo, LOS ANGELES, CA (w. The Acorn
Oct 14 @ Cafe Du Nord, SAN FRANCISCO, CA (w. The Acorn)
Oct 16 @ Doug Fir, PORTLAND, OR (w. The Acorn)
Oct 17 @ High Dive, SEATTLE, WA (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 20 @ Lucky Bar, VICTORIA, BC (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 21 @ The Biltmore Cabaret, VANCOUVER, BC (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 23 @ Starlite Room, EDMONTON, AB (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 24 @ Republik, CALGARY, AB (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 26 @ Amigo’s, SASKATOON, SK (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 27 @ Park Theatre, WINNIPEG, MB (w. The Acorn)
Oct. 29 @ Lop Lop’s Lounge, SAULT STE. MARIE, ON (w. The Acorn)

Make Your Exit
Sept. 17 @ El Mocambo, TORONTO (w. Teenage Kicks)

Sandman Viper Command
Sept. 11 @ Eclipse, BRADFORD
Sept. 12 @ AKIN Collective Open House, TORONTO (**Free, acoustic set!)
Sept. 24 @ the Casbah, HAMILTON (w. Young Rival, The Pack A.D.)
Oct. 1 @ Silver Dollar, TORONTO (w. The Hoa Hoas)

Teenage Kicks
Sept. 17 @ El Mocambo, TORONTO (w. Make Your Exit)

AB and NR are located in the beautiful Akin Collective which is showing off its artists in a couple weeks! Promises to be a great time with amazing art, great music and fantastic friends!

See you there!

Boats have shared stages with the likes of Art Brut, Holy Fuck, Fucked Up, Bedouin Soundclash, Cuff the Duke, Land of Talk, and more. They have graced the cover of Winnipeg street weekly Uptown Magazine and received a great deal of attention from college and CBC radio. Critics are equally as impressed with the band’s recorded work as their inspired live shows. In a CD review, ChartAttack wrote, “It’ll take a few spins before you’ll be able to pick specific parts out of the wash of glittering pop, but Cannonballs, Cannonballs is worth some investment” and Winnipeg Free Press scribed, “Bursting with influences too obscure to mention, this band careens around these 14 tracks, leaving no musical stone unturned or quirky passage unattended to. It’s pure new-era pop and it works even after you get used to leader Mat Klachefsky’s eccentric adenoidal articulations.”

Boats have a unique and unassuming way of asking for, better yet demanding, attention with their music. It’s just a matter of time before the playful toddler inside of us all finds comfort in these refreshing musicians’ output. Tour dates and bio below.

BIO
Boats play music songs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with lyrics about dismemberment (the good kind), excellent posture, and orthodontic surgery. A junky indie-pop band with high-end hopes but low-end equipment, Mat Klachefsky’s bizarre vocal chords mixed with his “infectiously catchy” pop songs and boundless energy have been freaking out audiences ever since they released their critically acclaimed first album Intercontinental Champion to local audiences in October 2007. Since then they have embarked on four Canadian tours, played packed houses at SXSW, NXNE, Pop Montreal, WCMA’s and Sled Island, and charted solidly all across Canada.

Boats released their pristine 2nd full length album Cannonballs, Cannonballs in May 2010.

Cannonballs, Cannonballs takes you to the bizarre world where; kids protect their summer camp from a fake mustache tree, TV shows are broadcast on the sides of buildings and Olympic ski jumpers dot the horizon. Cannonballs, Cannonballs also Includes a duet about a fictional performing team: Smokestack who has a hole in his body; and Lucy who thinks she will be the mother of a flock of birds. but won’t (“Smokestack & Lucy’s Magnificent Cabaret”). They are excited to take the rest of the universe to their world of complete nonsense again.

Boats is made up of a rotating cast of Winnipeg musicians, but the current version has a pack of Winnipeg all-stars surrounding singer- songwriter Mat Klachefsky. These can include, but are not limited to, members of The Western States, The Paperbacks, Half Court Prayer, The Details, The Paperbacks, Oldfolks Home, and Transistor Sound & Lighting Co.

TOUR DATES
Aug. 20 @ Outside of Winnipeg, WINNIPEG
Sept. 9 @ U of Winnipeg Portage Commons, WINNIPEG
Sept. 16 @ O’Hanlon’s, REGINA
Sept. 17 @ Broken City, CALGARY
Sept. 19 @ The Royal Bar & Grill, NELSON, BC (w/ Hot Panda)
Sept. 21 @ Sunset Tavern, SEATTLE
Sept. 24 @ Berbati’s Pan, PORTLAND
Sept. 25 @ Railway Club, VANCOUVER (**Olio Festival)
Sept. 26 @ Neptoon Records, VANCOUVER (*in-store performance 2:30pm)
Sept. 27 @ Voodoo’s, PENTICTON, BC
Sept. 29 @ Haven Social Club, EDMONTON
Sept. 30 @ Amigo’s, SASKATOON
Oct. 2 @ The Lo Pub, WINNIPEG
Oct. 9 @ Raw Sugar Cafe, OTTAWA (w/ Casiotone for the Painfully Alone)
Oct. 10 @ Merchant Ale House, ST. CATHARINES (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 12 @ Horseshoe Tavern, TORONTO (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 13 @ The Mansion, KINGSTON (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 14 @ L’Agitee, QUEBEC CITY (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 15 @ Le Campus, RIMOUSKI, QC (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 16 @ The Capitol, FREDERICTON (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 17 @ Babba’s Lounge, CHARLOTTETOWN (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 18 @ Paramount Lounge, MONCTON (w/ Hot Panda)
Oct. 23 @ Company House, HALIFAX (**Halifax Pop Explosion)
Oct. 26 @ Casa Del Popolo, MONTREAL
Oct. 27 @ Union Hall, BROOKLYN
Oct. 28 @ Piano’s, NEW YORK CITY (w/ Oh No Oh My)

LINKS
http://yeahboats.com
 http://myspace.com/boatthemusicband

Nashville’s Cactus’s are unlike most bands you’ve seen - possibly unlike all bands you’ve heard. This southern thrash threesome are pleased to announce the release of their debut full length - New Bones on August 31st, 2010. They will spend the remainder of the year touring the release extensively including a few stops through Ontario in early September.

After releasing their debut EP Tropical Terror in 2008, Cactus’s were handpicked to play festivals such as South by Southwest Music Festival, CMJ, and Canadian Music Week. Their lively and visceral way of writing songs and performing has provoked comments from critics comparing them to At the Drive-In, Converge, or The Black Lips. However, most people are just stunned and don’t really know where to place their spastic music. The band then made an interesting career choice and spent 3 months playing and living in South Korea.

This is the band that after grinding up against the singer of the Plain White T’s at a show, in an ironic twist, were invited to support the band on a lengthy US tour. Though not the most ideal fit… it’s just a matter of time before Cactus’s have converted the nation to their brand of organized chaos.

Comprised of members Jru Frazier, Will Hooper and Asher Rogers - the threesome is made up of members from Nashville’s punk and metal elite. Together they form Cactus’s, and as NeuFutur Magazine has written, “With a three man effort and enough on stage antics to blind God himself, Cactus’s self proclaimed style of tropical punk is taking Nashville and beyond by storm.”

MINI BIO
Three years ago a band was formed out of writers block, alcohol abuse, debt, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Within those three years Cactus’s has relentlessly toured the US and Canada, released their self recorded EP Tropical Terror, played SXSW, CMJ, and even been asked to play the Canadian Music Week festival in Toronto as one of only three American bands. Most recently, Cactus’s finished recording their new 13 song full length, New Bones and spent 3 months living and playing shows in South Korea, spreading their brand of rowdy thrash rock to Asia. Cactus’s was also recently featured as unsigned band of the month in Alternative Press magazine

UPCOMING CANADIAN SHOWS
Sept. 2 @ Sneaky Dees, TORONTO (w. Mad Ones, The Archives)
Sept. 3 @ Kenzington’s, BARRIE (w. The Balconies)

LINKS
 http://www.myspace.com/cactusshavewon