introducing ganeshan will

come to cyber city saturday december 9th to see the green line, old phoebe, the tycoons, ganeshan will, and the paper boxes. five local bands for five little dollars! who are all these bands you ask? surely you are already good friends with the green line and old phoebe, and if not, just scroll down this page. and naturally you are familiar with the famed tycoons, nanaimo's own surf-rock band, featuring nate and tanner, formerly of the bike's mine and 123 red light, chris, formerly of the bike's mine, and brent, formerly of the cum-alongs. perhaps you have also heard word of the paper boxes, featuring marcus hastings, formerly of the cum-alongs, who I hear were pretty damn good. they sound a little black keysish, a little white stripesish, certainly a nice mess. and maybe you haven't got a clue who ganeshan will is, because they have never ever played a show before, this will be their very first one, so lucky I am here to tell you about them because I am very excited about it. here are a few somewhat related facts:

my four favourite guitar players:
1. jack white (the white stripes)
2. tanner matt (the tycoons)
3. todd o'brien (ganeshan will)
4. carey mercer (frog eyes/swan lake)

my two favourite keyboard players:
1. spencer krug (wolf parade/sunset rubdown/swan lake/frog eyes)
2. adam gold (ganeshan will)

ok? get it?
also, todd is my little brother, and just like me in all the right ways, and just unlike me in all the right ways. we used to play in a little band in our garage that we sometimes called white magnetic world-bridger. it consisted of me, todd, ryan hollett (also in ganeshan will), nathan hollett, and bryan hamre (also in ganeshan will). we never played any shows, except a few times at the cambie jam night. fraser johnson said we were good. nobody else said anything.

BAND PROFILE: GANESHAN WILL
together since: Shiva cut off our head. Mother got upset. Father found us an elephant head.
members: todd, ryan, jada, adam, bryan
bands they've played shows with: a picture of the beatles
bands they've been compared to: pixies playing glam-folk with an accordian, whatever band was playing in beethoven's garage, the velvet underground & nico, white magnetic world-bridger, a bunch of running scared buddhist monks, guru nanak's followers, pavement, the muppet babies, neutral milk hotel, a gabriel cover-band, portishead, sonic death monkey, and the beatles (all by todd)

meet the bash brothers

the bash brothers played a rad show tonight at fascinating rhythm with nardwuar and the evaporators, and head tomorrow to vic to play with david p. smith. here's a little bit about those crazy girls.

BAND PROFILE: THE BASH BROTHERS
myspace: www.myspace.com/bashbashbash
together since: 2002 or 2003
members: Kristjanne Vosper & Lindsay Coulton
cd: in the works
bands they've played shows with: David P. Smith, The Tycoons, Old Pheobe, Brat Attack, New World on Fire, Alpha Baby, Hot Birds & Bees
bands they've been compared to: Kaaarrraaaaazzzzzyyyyy

MEET LINDSAY COULTON
band/role in scene: 50% Of Bash, Newest member of the Tycoons, Member of Burlaimo, Party Thrower Extrodinaire, Hater of all Pay Parking
instruments: Keys, Bass, Guitar, Accordion, Drums, Sawblade, Axe.
previous bands: Comrade Kelly and The Superstar Jamborie, The Blues Factor
day job: Server, Art student
aspirations: stir the pot.
most recent cd/musical instrument purchase: DevotchKa - Curse my little heart, I bought a new amp instead of having a phone for a couple of months
favourite bands: DevotchKa, Sleater Kinney, James Brown, The Black Keys, Edith Piaf
favourite writers: Jeanette Winterson, Dickens
years in nanaimo: 4
first rad person met in nanaimo: So many rad people in nanaimo
local heroes: Bob & Rose
aesthetic values: North America is a shit box full of corrupt, money grubbing, heartless, evil doers. We're all grubbing around in it and we all smell pretty bad so it's easy to ignore. We can scratch shitty old sand over new shit and pretend like it doesn't exist or we can point it out. Pointing it out or digging it up is what art is. I try and do my digging with a sense of humour, it makes it a little easier to stomach.

MEET KRISTJANNE VOSPER
bands: bash brothers
instruments: drums, mandolin (brand new!), sing-song
previous bands: we've been had, apricot rock, + comrade kelly and the superstar jamboree
radio show: enthusiasm radio (thursdays 5-6pm on chly)
website/blog: http://deoxy.org/ct/index.htm + i have a livejournal, too
day job: studying english, clerk, sub at a daycare
aspirations: i just wish i knew everything i dont already, first of all, + marlaina and i are planning a month-long visit to the louvre sometime. id like to be a deckhand on a fishboat. i want to grow up strong and get things done and always stand up for myself. i want to make things happen and really inspire people and be inspired by them. and to smash the state!
most recent cd/musical instrument purchase: introspection by the end + a mandolin
favourite bands: i really like the weakerthans + cat power + julie doiron + old phoebe
favourite writers: francesca lia block + lucy maude montgomery for old times sake. jack kerouac + robert jordan for new.
hero: alistair cook (not the guy from masterpiece theatre)
years in nanaimo: three
first rad people met in nanaimo: isaac flagg, lauren smith, + ken mcleod
local heroes: mike thibodeau, lindsay shemming, curtis aguirre, chelsee damen, mel mundell, becky johnson + tim lander qualify
aesthetic values: love train, sous les paves la plage, every effort is absolutely important