I'D LIKE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU

RECORDING UPDATE

after spending the past month in the rehearsal space doing pre pro, we're hitting the studio again next week to finish up our recordings.

the wait for new material has been long but it's coming soon . we promise.

LYRIC SCRATCH PAD

indigo

now i know

i'm not believing you

that you're a little blue

i say

you're a shade of grey

LIVE PIC

here's a photo from our show at the hunter street festival in peterborough a few weeks ago.

thanks to elizabeth thipphawong for taking some cool shots.

Me to We

We recently played an acoustic set for 'me to we' in Bethany. played some old ones and new ones.

We're gonna post an audio track from the show shortly.

The setlist was:

Easter eyes
Ten thousand miles
This much
Love is an echo
Road to ruin
Anywhere else

'me to we' is a great organization, check it out here:

www.metowe.com

Backstage Waiting

Location:Sudbury Summerfest

SATURDAY'S SHOW

RIKERS set time is 2pm .

Festival is happening on Hunter Street downtown Peterborough.

other acts include / hollerado / wooden sky / ba johnston / bear trees / union city / levon + more

RECORD COLLECTIONS / COLIN

The Pretenders - The Pretenders . 1980

Probably the coolest album cover featuring a band, the Pretenders' self-titled 1980 release is one of my favourite debut albums... it starts off with no bullshit: four stick hits and then a killer balls-to-the-wall guitar riff; 'Precious' sets the tone well.

This album is full of gritty, garagey guitars, softened by Chrissie Hynde's sweet but savage vocals... kinda like if Kim Gordon sang for a grungier Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

The quiet lyrical desperation in songs like 'Up the Neck' ("a wish is a shot in the dark/when your coin’s down the well") creates a haunting dichotomy when they take place within energizingly catchy chord progressions.

And what can I say? 'Brass in Pocket' is fucking awesome... it's a sign of a great album when the most radio-friendly song is as cool as the rest.

Standout tracks: 'tattooed love boys', 'up the neck' & the instrumental 'space invaders'

HUNTER STREET FESTIVAL

HUNTER STREET FESTIVAL

Rikers will be playing a FREE festival called the Hunter Street Hootenanny on August 13.

set time TBA .

other acts include

Hollerado

The Wooden Sky

The Spades

Cuff The Duke

BA Johnston

Union City

Levon

Bear Trees

Express + Co.

Elvyn

+ more

RNR HEART

I'm always picking up old vinyl while I'm shopping for clothes for the store.

It's usually a chore sifting through the John Denver shit to find anything worth buying but this week I found some gems.

Lou reed - rock and roll heart

Leonard Cohen - best of

Roxy music - manifesto

Bruce Springsteen - the wild , the innocent and the e street shuffle

The doors - 13

maybe I'm a simple man but finding Lou Reed on vinyl for a buck is a good way to make my day.

check out www.sympathyforthefashionindustry.com to see the clothes I picked up.

Ryan







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TORONTO NXNE

Admission to tonight's show is $12 or free with NXNE wristband .

Set time is 1am.




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KILLING TIME BEFORE NXNE

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RIKERS @ NXNE

RIKERS @ NXNE

friday june 17

el mocambo ( upstairs )

1am

NXNE wristband gets you in

HOT IN THE CITY

Thanks for coming out last night Toronto. We love you this much .


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