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CLOSER TO THE HEARTH

Back stage a couple of minutes before last Wednesday's show in Toronto.

SOCIAL MEDIA = SOCIAL ANXIETY

ryan is going solo on twitter . follow him .

DRESSING ROOM ART

Call the office might have the best backstage graffiti in Canada .

TONIGHT'S SET

Our last night at Call the Office. Great crowd. We'll be back soon, London.

XMAS IN JANUARY

The Christmas lights are on @ call the office . Join us tonight for our last night in London this month.

Doors @ 9

LAST NIGHT

Setlist from the Garrison . thx to all who came out . Was a great night .

ONE MORE NIGHT IN TORONTO

We're feeling much better and we're back at the Garrison in Toronto tonight to end our month long residency. Come out and hear some new tunes and grab one of the last limited edition free t shirts.

London - we're coming for you tomorrow .

CALL THE OFFICE BECOMES CALL THE DOCTOR

London we're sorry . Due to illness we won't be able to make our gig at Call The Office tonight.

We feel terrible both physically and emotionally for having to cancel but we'll be back next Thursday and we promise to make it up to you.

Thanks to everyone that's come out to our previous gigs in London this month , we'll end it with a bang next Thursday !

LAST NIGHTS SET

BETTE DAVIS EYES

On our way to day 2 of photoshoot.

Models by day and a gig at the Garrison tonight .

London tomorrow night at Call The Office.

Limited number of free promo shirts still available at all January shows.






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LAST NIGHT'S SET LIST

Jan 12 2012
Call the Office
London

HELLO LONDON

Tonight !

LAST NIGHT'S SET LIST

Jan 11 2012
The Garrison
Toronto

PROCESS MAKES PERFECT

Brainstorm.




Consider the options.




Execute.




Background vocals in the bank.

Form and Function

Rikers is excited to be back on the road this week for three more gigs in Southern Ontario. To family, friends, and fans in Toronto, London, and Guelph: Come out early to see the band this week and pick yourself up a FREE limited edition (limited supply) Rikers t-shirt! A few will be held on to for after the show, so stick around and say hi.


Wednesday, January 11 - Toronto



Thursday, January 12 - London




Friday, January 13 - Guelph



My baby is rock and roll.

RECORD COLLECTION / COLIN

The National - Boxer . 2007

What's initially striking about this album is the production. Every sound on this album is perfect. This is how a snare drum should bang, how violins should swell, how distorted bass should grind... Everything sounds as it should, as though this is the most aesthetically pleasing arrangement of instruments and sounds possible. and that would be enough for most bands...

But what truly sets The National apart from other bands are the vocals. Maybe i just have a soft-spot for haunting Springsteen-esque singers. and if Matt Berninger sang just gibberish, 'Boxer' would still be just as beautiful...

But instead he takes us on a poetic journey, exploring themes of cultural and political disillusionment ("we're half-awake in a fake empire" / 'Fake Empire'), alienation from friends and society ("another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults" / 'Mistaken for Strangers') and suicidal impotence ("we’re so disarming darling, everything we did believe is diving diving diving diving off the balcony" / Apartment Story).

There's a desperate confidence to 'Boxer' that bathes you in hope despite its despair.

Standout tracks: 'Squalor Victoria', 'Brainy' & 'Start a War'

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FASCINATION

LAST NIGHTS SETLIST

Jan 5 2012
Call The Office
London

FREE T SHIRTS TONIGHT IN LONDON

Free limited edition promo t's being given out at every show this month. Limited quantities so show up early .