23 Oct. 2010 with Mess Folk, Meat Curtains, Fuck Montreal, etc. at the Scotch Tapes Halifax Pop Explosion Showcase, Gus' Pub, Halifax, NS
25 Oct. 2010 with Ellen Bolthe at tba, Sarnia, ON
26 Oct. 2010 at the Coach & Horses, Windsor, ON
27 Oct. 2010 at tba, Guelph, ON
28 Oct. 2010 at Moon Over Marin, London, ON
29 Oct. 2010 with the Speaking Tongues and Black Devil's Brigade at Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, ON
30 Oct. 2010 with Mighty Atom at tba, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
31 Oct. 2010 with Sequin Kit and Fast Reacter at Che, Hamilton, ON
1 Nov. 2010 at tba
2 Nov. 2010 at tba
3 Nov. 2010 at the Spill, Peterborough, ON
4 Nov. 2010 at tba, Kingston, ON
5 Nov. 2010 at Casa del Popolo, Montreal, ON
6 Nov. 2010 at tba
8 Nov. 2010 at P572 House, Quebec City, QC
9 Nov. 2010 at tba
10 Nov. 2010 at Gus' Pub, Halifax, NS
11 Nov. 2010 at Baba's, Charlottetown, PEI
12 Nov. 2010 at George's Roadhouse, Sackville, NB
13 Nov. 2010 at Plan B, Moncton, NB
Bloodstains Across Alberta
7" compilation
on Mammoth Cave Records
released 1 May 2010
P.L.C.A (0:38)
Syllables 7"
on Mammoth Cave Records
released 1 May 2010
(click
here to listen)
Syllables (2:11)
Got Lies if You
Want Them (3:13)
Free Love 7"
on Reluctant Recordings
released 14 July 2009
(click
here to listen)
Free Love is a Sales
Technique (2:02)
the First World War (3:03)
14 July 2008
live cassette and 268 p. book
by the Belgravian Press
released 28 April 2009
(click
here to listen)
I Like Some of the
Things You Do (2:25)
Gimme Some
Numbers (3:44)
Hi Hi Hi (3:53)
Faux Famous (2:16)
TWA Flight 553 (4:58)
Got Lies if You
Want Them (3:46)
the Rumour Mill (5:54)
2x7"
released 15 July 2008
(click
here to listen)
I Like Some of the
Things You Do (2:30)
TWA Flight 553 (4:21)
Gimme Some
Numbers (3:34)
Faux Wealthy (2:34)
Buy songs via iTunes in Canada, US, Japan, the UK and Europe, or buy real copies of all Famines records and books online right here. Find Famines records in Edmonton via Blackbyrd Myoosic and Listen Records, and elsewhere through shops with Scratch Distribution.
The Famines are a guitar, Raymond E. Biesinger, a drum kit, and Garrett Heath Kruger. They are based half in Montreal, QC, and half in Edmonton, AB, Canada, and are currently putting together an ON/QC/Maritimes tour. Find them at info@thefamines.ca or 1-514-526-4936. You can befriend the Famines at thier fledgling MySpace.com and Facebook pages, too, if you wanted.
"I Like Some of the Things You Do" as documented by Vue Weekly at Famines Studios, 14 July, 2008
"TWA Flight 553" as documented by Vue Weekly at Famines Studios, 14 July, 2008
"the Famines on Mammoth Cave" by Jason Brooklyn, 7 Inches Every Day, 30 July 2010
"Listen: the Famines Syllables/Got Lies if You Want Them" by Fish Griwkowsky, See Magazine, 8 July 2009
"Review: the Famines Syllables" by Aaron Levin, Weirdcanada.com, 23 June 2010
"Demos: the Famines" by Dan Goetz, Maximum Rock'N'Roll, Aug. 2009
"the Famines: in Your Garage. If You're Lucky" by Riva, Syphon, Nov. 2009
"Wyrd Fest Band Bios" by Kevin Boyer, Beatroute, April 2010
"Listen: the Famines" by Fish Griwkowsky, See Magazine, 16 July 2009
"Another Seven Inches: Duo Presses Forward With a New Sales Techniques" by Mike Angus, Vue Weekly, 23 July 2009
"Famines Satiated with Originality" by Dustin Blumhagen, the Gateway, 7 Oct., 2009
"Album Review: the Famines' 14 July 2008" by Beth Storheim, the Gateway, 7 May 2009
" The Famines Bring Back the Art of Cassette Tapes and Liner Notes" by Sue Carter Flynn, the Coast, 13 May 2009
"CD Reviews: the Famines 14 July 2008" by Bill Stuart, Monday Magazine, 30 April 2009
"the Famines: On the Cutting Edge" by Eden Munro, Vue Weekly, 30 April 2009
"A Cassette, a Booklet, a Work of Art" by Mike Deane, See Magazine, 30 April 2009
"CD Reviews: the Famines 14 July 2008" by Jesse Locke, FFWD Weekly, 30 April 2009
"The Famines at Broken City, Calgary" by Brian Banks, Musicvice.com, 27 May 2009
"News: the Famines Prep a Feast With Deluxe Cassette" by Josiah Hughes, Exclaim.ca, 28 April 2009
"Concert Reviews: AIDS Wolf, Shearing Pinx & the Famines at Broken City, Calgary" by Josiah Hughes, Exclaim!, April 2009
"Recently Reviewed: the Famines at the Hi Fi Club, Calgary" by Josiah Hughes, Exclaim!, March 2009
"CanCon on the Rise: Top Canadian Bands to Watch Out for This Year" by Sebastian Buzzalino & Dave Friesen, Beatroute, March 2009
"No Future: the Famines 2x7" by Sam Sutherland, Exclaim!, Feb. 2009
"Pop Rocks: the Famines 2x7" by Josiah Hughes, Exclaim!, Feb. 2009
"Diary of a Gig Fiend: the Famines" by Gravy, Vue Weekly, 26 Feb. 2009
"Feast on the Future" by Josiah Hughes, FFWD Weekly, 19 Feb. 2009
"the Famines: Duo Works in Analog Pairs" by Devin Friesen, Beatroute, Feb. 2009
"Full Review: the Famines" by Scott Bryson, CHARTattack, 21 Oct., 2008
"Empty Hearts, Full Minds" by Jennifer Laidlaw, the SFU Peak, 6 Oct., 2008
"Spun: the Famines" by Jordan Fritz, the Gauntlet, 2 Oct., 2008
"Review: the Famines 2x7" by Alex Hudson, the Ubyssey, 5 Sept., 2008
"Mini CD Reviews: the Famines" by Johnson Cummins, the Montreal Mirror, 4 Sept., 2008
"Time to Feast" by Christopher Charles Morin, Planet S Magazine, 31 July, 2008
"Review: the Famines' 2x7" by Travis Sargent, See Magazine, 24 July, 2008
CJSR FM 88.5 Edmonton's
Top 30 Chart Has 2x7" Debuting at Number One, 22 July, 2008
"Revue: the Famines' 2x7" by Bryan Saunders, Vue Weekly, 17 July, 2008
"the Famines: Ample With Ambition" by Carolyn Nikodym, Vue Weekly, 17 July, 2008
"the Famines Hungry to Play" by Sandra Sperounes, the Edmonton Journal, 17 July, 2008
Live at Sled Island 2010, Broken City, Calgary, AB, by Doug Callow, 4 July, 2010
Live at Irene's Pub, Ottawa, ON, by David Forcier, 7 Aug. 2009
Live at the ARTery on Raymond's Birthday, Edmonton, AB by Gravy, 20 Feb. 2009
17 July 2008 with the Wicked Awesomes, NRMLS WLCM DJs Nik 7 & Jaycie Jayce, at the Pawn Shop, Edmonton, AB
18 July 2008 with the Mitts, the Facehitters, Railtown Park, at the Edmonton Room at Stanley Milner Library (a Push Pins all ages event), Edmonton, AB
24 July 2008 with Mark Birtles Project and the Dirty Dirty North, at the Tubby Dog, Calgary, AB
25 July 2008 with Lord Beginner, Run Chico Run, at Pat's Pub, Vancouver, BC
1 Aug. 2008 with Pearson at Amigos, Saskatoon, SK
2 Aug. 2008 with the Angry Dragons and the Ex-Girlfriends, at Ragpickers Anti-Fashion Emporium, Winnipeg, MB
22 Sept. 2008 with We Are Wolves and Tigerrr Beat at the Royal Albert, Winnipeg, MB
23 Sept. 2008 with We Are Wolves at Amigos, Saskatoon, SK
24 Sept. 2008 with We Are Wolves at the Pawn Shop (presented by NRMLS WLCM), Edmonton, AB
25 Sept. 2008 with We Are Wolves at the Marquee Room, Calgary, AB
3 Oct. 2008 with Plus Perfect and Geronimo DJs at the Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
4 Oct. 2008 with the Bash Brothers at Logan's Pub, Victoria, BC
9 Oct. 2008 at the Club as part of the New West Concert Series, Regina, SK
10 Oct. 2008 with the Angry Dragons, Not Animals and the Lonely Vulcans at the Lo Pub, Winnipeg, MB
17 Oct. 2008 with Boats, Elizabeth, DVAS (DJ set), Tim Gilbertson at Halo (WCMA Pop Echo Showcase), Edmonton, AB
25 Oct. 2008 at the Hydeaway (Push Pins all ages show) with Red Hot Daggers, Bayonets!, Coffin Ships, Edmonton, AB
12 Dec. 2008 with the Whitsundays, Kosmische (Nik from Shout Out Out Out Out and Blackbyrd Chris) at the ARTery, Edmonton, AB
16 Jan. 2009 with Women and Sharp Ends at the Palomino, Calgary, AB
17 Jan. 2009 with Molten Lava (CD release), This Machine is a Fountain at the Club as part of the New West Concert Series, Regina, SK
20 Feb. 2009 is Raymond's birthday show with Bayonets!!! and Sharp Ends at the ARTery, Edmonton, AB
21 Feb. 2009 with Audio Rocketry and Sharp Ends at the Hi-Fi Club, Calgary, AB
4 April 2009 with Endangered Ape and Tetraktyls at GCBC Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
5 April 2009 with AIDS Wolf and Shearing Pinx at Broken City, Calgary, AB
6 April 2009 with AIDS Wolf and Shearing Pinx at the Pawn Shop, Edmonton, AB
30 April 2009 with Church of the Very Bright Lights, and Deathbed Baby at the Palomino, Calgary, AB
1 May 2009 with Thee Manipulators, Los Malos, Timecopz, at the Cobalt, Vancouver, BC
2 May 2009 with the B-Lines Logan's Pub, Victoria, BC
3 May 2009 with the B-Lines at Camas (all ages), Victoria, BC
7 May 2009 is the Famines' album release show with the Wicked Awesomes and Michael Rault at the Pawn Shop, Edmonton, AB
8 May 2009 with Rebel Spell, Static Thought, Leper, Mutiny, West Port Murders, Amour Fou, Gonna Break and Invasion at the Exchange, Regina, SK
9 May 2009 with the War Brides (CD release!) at Amigos, Saskatoon, SK
10 May 2009 with Angry Dragons at the Lo Pub, Winnipeg, MB
12 May 2009 with No Pussyfooting and Sun Ra Ra Ra at the Spill, Peterborough, ON
13 May 2009 with the Battleship, Ethyl, at the Pepperjack Cafe, Hamilton, ON
14 May 2009 with the Orphan Choir and High Mother at Phog Lounge, Windsor, ON
15 May 2009 with Pants & Tie and Golden Girls at Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, ON
16 May 2009 with Skip Jensen and the O Voids at L'escogriffe, Montreal, QC
18 May 2009 at Reflections' Rockin' For Dollars night, Halifax, NS
19 May 2009 with York Redoubt at Gus', Halifax, NS
20 May 2009 at Struts Gallery (all ages), Sackville, NB
21 May 2009 at Squalor House, Montreal, QC
22 May 2009 with Nervous System at Matt's Place, Ottawa, ON
23 May 2009 at Wally's Tavern, Guelph, ON
24 May 2009 with False Face at the AKA Autonomous Social Centre, Kingston, ON
26 May 2009 with Brothers and the Regressives at the Royal Albert, Winnipeg, MB
27 May 2009 with Fox Opera at Broken City, Calgary, AB
20 June 2009 two very short sets at Improvaganza at the Varscona Theatre, Edmonton, AB
25 June 2009 with the King Khan & BBQ Show at the Legion Upstairs (a Sled Island show), Calgary, AB
27 June 2009 with Nardwuar & Thee Evaporators and Andrew W. K. (6 PM all ages in-store) at Megatunes, Edmonton, AB
17 July 2009 is the Famines new 7" release show with the Laundronauts at Logan's Pub, Victoria, BC
18 July 2009 with the B-Lines and the New Values at the Astoria, Vancouver, BC
24 July 2009 with the Mitts and the Wicked Awesomes at the Hydeaway, Edmonton, AB
25 July 2009 with Miesha & the Sparks, Myelin Sheaths, Puberty at the Palomino, Calgary, AB
26 July 2009 at the Lo Pub, Winnipeg, MB
28 July 2009 with Sun Ra Ra Ra, Slim Twig, at the Spill, Peterborough, ON
29 July 2009 with Buck Starball, Your Pretend Boyfriend at Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, ON
30 July 2009 with False Face at Modern Fuel, Kingston, ON
31 July 2009 with Sewing With Nancie, Orphan Choir, Explode When They Bloom, the Rowley Estate at the Chubby Pickle, Windsor, ON
1 August 2009 with Mercury Mouths and the Dielectrics at L'escogriffe, Montreal, QC
3 August 2009 at Reflections' Rockin' For Dollars, Halifax, NS
4 August 2009 at Baba's Lounge, Charlottetown, PEI
5 August 2009 with the Bad Arts at the Paragon Theatre, Halifax, NS
7 August 2009 with Wrist Pain at Irene's Pub, Ottawa, ON
8 August 2009 with Henry Svec at Wally's Tavern, Guelph, ON
9 August 2009 matinee show, the Casbah, Hamilton, ON
9 August 2009 with Boars, Actual Water, at Wavelength Sneeky Dees, Toronto, ON
10 August 2009 at Call the Office, London, ON
11 August 2009 at 73 St. Paul, St. Catharines, ON
13 August 2009 with Violent Kin at the Royal Albert, Winnipeg, MB
14 August 2009 with the Czar the Kaiser the King, John Daly, the Jumpoff, at the Club, Regina, SK
15 August 2009 with Endangered Ape at GCBC, Lethbridge, AB
17 August 2009 is a free homecoming show at the Black Dog Freehouse, Edmonton, AB
8 Oct. 2009 with the Angry Dragons and the Myelin Sheaths at GCBC, Lethbridge, AB
9 Oct. 2009 with the Angry Dragons and Hang Loose at New City, Edmonton, AB
10 Oct. 2009 with the Angry Dragons and Solid Gold at the Palomino, Calgary, AB
14 Nov. 2009 is Wyrd Fest with 18 bands including Peace, Shearing Pinx, Ahna, Gobble Gobble, Myelin Sheaths, the Moby Dicks, Ex-Boyfriends, Feral Children, Grown-ups, Jazz, Krang, the Wicked Awesomes and the Outdoor Miners at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, Edmonton, AB
8 Jan. 2010 with Myelin Sheaths (7" release), the Wicked Awesomes, at Broken City, Calgary, AB
9 Jan. 2010 with the Myelin Sheaths, the Wicked Awesomes, at GCBC Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
12 March 2010 at Factory Party #8 with Warpaint,Double Fuzz, the Poly Shores, etc., at the Uptown Theatre, Calgary, AB
1 May 2010 is Wyrd Fest II with Women, Cosmetics, Shearing Pinx, the Wicked Awesomes, Dead Ghosts, Outdoor Miners, Nu Sensae, Sharp Ends, Grand Trine, Omon Ra II, and a few more delightful acts at the ARTery, Edmonton, AB
2 May 2010 is Mammoth Cave Fest with a very similar lineup as the above, but at GCBC/Henotic, Lethbridge, AB
12 May 2010 is the Famines Syllables national tour kickoff and the Poly Shores cassingle release at Broken City, Calgary, AB
13 May 2010 with Modern Lakes, AC Garage, at Honey, Vancouver, BC
14 May 2010 with High Arctic at Logan's Pub, Victoria, BC
15 May 2010 is a special 4 PM in-store performance at Neptoon Records, Vancouver, BC
15 May 2010 with Plus Perfect, Hermetic, at Andrew's on Main St., Vancouver, BC
20 May 2010 with Feral Children at Amigo's Cantina, Saskatoon, SK
21 May 2010 with the Czar the Kaiser the King, the Divorce Gun and Data Cave at the Club, Regina, SK
22 May 2010 with the Angry Dragons, Mystics, at the Lo Pub, Winnipeg, MB
25 May 2010 at Call the Office, London, ON
26 May 2010 with Man Your Horse, This City Defects, at the Casbash, Hamilton, ON
27 May 2010 with Whaletooth, Cigarettes, at Marcello's (Pitter Patter Fest) in Streetsville, ON
28 May 2010 with Terror Lake, Pkew Pkew Pkew, You Yourselves at Rancho Relaxo (Pitter Patter Fest) in Toronto, ON
29 May 2010 with Drunk Dial and Futensil at Barfly, Montreal, QC
30 May 2010 is an Oromocto Diamond house show with Creme Boston, Quebec City, QC
1 June 2010 with Meat Tree, Mean Mug and DJ Josh at Gus', Halifax, NS
2 June 2010 with the Wham Bam Jam Band at Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
3 June 2010 with Get a Life Loser at Rock N' Roll Pizza Party, at IX Nightclub, Ottawa, ON
4 June 2010 with False Face Captain Lavender at the Whine Cellar, Kingston, ON
5 June 2010 with the Diplomats, Rumsfeld, Sun Ra Ra Ra, Pauper Action, Meater Empire, the Charming Ruins, etc. at the Spill's first ever Fuzz Fest, Peterborough, ON
6 June 2010 with the Bulletproof Tiger and Frontiers at the Coach & Horses, Windsor, ON
9 June 2010 is an early show with Gobble Gobble, Fist City, BRAIDS, Radians, at the NAAG, Lethbridge, AB
11 June 2010 with Grown-ups, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? at Broken City, Calgary, AB
3 July 2010 is an earlier show with Dropping Out, Fist City, Mount Analog, Feral Children, JAZZ, Sans AIDS, Puberty, Gobble Gobble at Tubby Dog's the Shred Island BBQ, Calgary, AB
3 July 2010 is a later show with Melissa auf der Maur, Mon Legs, Outdoor Miners, Krang, Box Elders at the Mammoth Cave Records Sled Island showcase, Broken City, Calgary, AB
26 July 2010 is Raymond's going away show (and it's a free one) at the Black Dog Freehouse, Edmonton, AB
