8 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
FOLK ROAD SHOW international collective of songwriters forge lasting bond After two Canadian tours and one jaunt around Europe, Dominique Fricot, Benjamin James Caldwell, Pieter Van Vliet, and Olaf Caarls are finally referring to themselves as a band, although somewhat reluctantly. “When we started our first tour, we didn’t think it was going to be how it is,” explains Caldwell from his home in Australia. “Our original plan was to perform our songs individually and only play a few together. That got thrown right out the window pretty quick and we started playing every song together.” Ready to embark on their third Canadian tour this summer, Folk Road Show are legitimizing their band status as they release their first self titled studio album which will be available at every live show and digitally online as of <strong>August</strong> 23. “The album happened organically during our last Canadian tour,” shared Caldwell. “My friend John Paul Smith is a producer with a studio in Lethbridge. We stayed with him and his family for three days, recording 15-16 hours a day, taking breaks to walk across the street and The spirit of the true Folk show is alive and well with these four strumming souls with dirt on their boots. play baseball in the park and then head back in and record some more. It was intense, but also magical.” The album is as close to their live show as you can get, although it was not recorded live off the floor. It is a testament to Smith’s ability to hone their individual strengths and showcase their talents in the studio to produce songs that resemble the true connection the four of them have on stage. There are no drums, no bass, only some electric guitar added by Smith after the by Heather Adamson fact, but on the whole the album is a reflection of their acoustic harmonies and unplugged folk songs. “We wanted to make something true to what we sounded like at the time,” shared Caldwell. The track list is compiled of songs selected from each of their own personal anthologies, along with a co-write between Caldwell and Fricot called “Helena.” It is their mutual respect for each other’s music that fused them instantly and led to their own songs being re-interpreted with one another’s input. “Lyrics and melody structures get changed,” explains Caldwell. “It is the collaboration that I love the most. The outcome is always a surprise.” The evolution of their collaborative sound and live performance will include touring with drummer Nick Pertrowich (Bend Sinister) this summer and recording a second album with JP Maurice at Blue Light Studio in Vancouver. If history continues to repeat itself, we are sure to see more of these troubadours as they set their sights to tour on every continent. “We have two down,” muses Caldwell, “quite a few more to go.” Not bad for four respective songwriters and musicians, each from different countries with individual music careers, who decided to tour together a few years ago and have just kept going. The Folk Road Show perform at the Fox Cabaret on <strong>August</strong> 25, the self-titled album will be released through Classic Waxxx Records on <strong>August</strong> 23. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY AUGUST INTERNATIONAL LOVE AMATEURS: STAND UP + BAD JOKES BY NON- COMEDIANS CHEENA (NYC) PRESCRIPTIONS LAUGHING BOY ALL YOUR SISTERS (SAN FRANCISCO) GIRLFRIENDS AND BOYFRIENDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 ART ROCK? CURATED BY CASEY WEI 28 29 30 31 ULTRAQUEER FREE POOL KARAOKE + COOL TUNES SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT NOFX + BAD RELIGION COVERS AND THE NEW <strong>August</strong> <strong>2016</strong> MUSIC 9 CHURCH BURNING HEARTS SOUL CLUB ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY ASSIMILATION APPRENTICE TERRIFIER WAR BOAR SOUND + SALT PRESENTS: MANIC BLANKETFORT COME TO GRIEF TOYS THAT KILL MONDAY COMEDY MASS GRAVE NEEDLES//PINS SHOW HAGGATHA KARAOKE SHITBOYS NIGHTFUCKER 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 THE DARK MANIC ORION + RAP HOBBY TYROW JAMES MONDAY HAZMAT CREW KARAOKE APE YOLA 14 15 (M) 16 17 18 19 20 MADONNA BDAY DANCE PARTY DJ NIC HUGHES (GROUP VISION) METAL MONDAY HANK WOOD + THE HAMMERHEADS THE DRIPPIES TUNIC AND LYSOL TIM HOLEHOUSE (UK) PROPRIETRY MODULATION SCHEME VORT AHN (VIC) BURROW OWL PUPUPIPI MOLENA GIGANTIC! THE EAST VAN 90S PARTY RENT CHEQUE AMATEUR STRIP NIGHT EIGHTIES 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DJS NIKKI + VANESSA DAD ROCK RIOT TRAGICALLY HIP TRIBUTE NIGHT 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 METAL CYBER SPA NINE INCH NAILS APHELION MONDAY DJS WOBANGS AND MARILYN GOTH WITH DJ GABRIEL BABY BLUE MANSON TRIBUTE DEATHROCK BLACK JADE STATUES DARK ELECTRONIC THE ASTORIA PEARS (NEW ORLEANS) DIRECT HIT (FAT WRECK) NATO COLES + THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND ISOTOPES 769 E. HASTINGS ST INSTAGRAM: @theastoriaeastvan