Tag Archive for the term: erik virtanen

If you are out west, check out Erik Virtanen and Tasha Cyr of Montreal pop-noir group The Darling DeMaes ending a westcoast tour back in Canada on Vancouver Island. First on Sept 25th at The Dancing Bean in Chemainus, BC, and on the 26th in Victoria with Kaya Fraser at Torquay Village. They’ll [...]

here is my first blog. If I’m lucky you won’t think I’m an emo pre-teen sneaking access to her big brother’s new imac, while he’s off doing what older brother’s do. (masturbate, watch wrestling or play wii) 
I will be writing about music.  My 2nd favorite thing. Ah music. Such a divine earthly pleasure.  Capable of making tears stream from eyes, [...]

Be sure to check out the Montreal Mirror’s band to watch in 2009,The Darling DeMaes, with South Georgia/Sandwich Islands outfit, The Rodeo this Friday at L’Escogriffe (4467 St-Denis, near Mont Royal). the demaes blend male-female-male harmonies and refreshing melodies with a healthy dose of schizophrenia. The Rodeo brings sweet sweet music from a [...]

The scene was set in a Montreal park on St-Jean Baptiste weekend, Quebec’s national holiday, June 2007. We were hanging out in the park, hiding our beers from the cops, eating grapes and nacho chips. Enter Erik Virtanen with guitar case in hand. He joined us on the picnic blanket that had become rumpled over [...]

Montreal’s the Darling DeMaes posted a couple pre-mastered sound-bytes from their upcoming album on their myspace (www.myspace.com/thedarlingdemaes).
The F.A.C.T.O.R-supported album was recorded and mixed across the train tracks at Mountain City by Joseph Donovan (The Dears, Sam Roberts) and Adrian Popovich (Tricky Woo, Mongrels).
In late August, the demaes head down to Toronto to master the record [...]

someone put a demaes song to a ballroom dance. we thought it was kind of cool – the second half, especially – and posted it in the indyish video section.

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For Immediate Release
MINI TOUR ENDS WITH A PAIR OF MTL SHOWS
Montreal, November 12th 2007 – Building on the success of their critically acclaimed introductory acoustic EP Winter Keep Us Warm, Montreal’s acoustic indie rock band The Darling DeMaes gets set to make a final splash in Montreal to finish this busy year on a good [...]

In the spirit of October, each Monday this month has seen a new section of Erik Virtanen’s four part short story ‘The Cursed Song’. This is the last.
Death Imitates Art.
Buddy was lookin’ for his ticket outta here. He heard the rumours surroundin’ this cursed song and drove on down to Mary’s old [...]