Dirty Beaches’ latest album, Horror came out just last month and already it’s getting some nice reviews. In a recent interview with us, this is how Alex aka Dirty Beaches described making Horror:
The whole album was an experience of horror. Like therapy.
I wanted to record it.
At the time I was really into the idea of [...]
This Friday is the Fixture Records Showcase at Pop Montreal. Click here to listen to a podcast of brand new, unreleased songs from the bands playing the show.
If you can’t be in Montreal for the festival, we’ve set things up so you can watch from home. When the first band steps on stage, we’ll be [...]
Fixture Records is a young record label and we’re very lucky to be a part of Pop Montreal this year. We programmed a showcase, with 6 of our bands, taking place on Friday, October 3rd at Trois Minots, 3812 St. Laurent [map].
We’re also selling our music at the first ever Puces Pop Record Sale and [...]
Fixture Records will have a table at the Puces Pop Record Sale and Gear Swap the weekend after next (October 4th and 5th) as part of Pop Montreal. We’ll have copies of all our releases, plus 2 brand new albums (Horror by Dirty Beaches and a Brave Radar EP) and a comp we made over [...]
For those of you who spent the long weekend at Osheaga or SappyFest, today is probably a day of sleeping in and going for easy walks. If you’re in Montreal, you should pass by Phonopolis for a free basement show with the Bicycles and Hank Pine & Lily Fawn. While you’re there, check out the [...]
The Halls of Medicine CD by Omon Ra (Fixture Records) Release date: September 9th 2008.
Omon Ra are a prolific Halifax-based duo comprised of Dan Miller and Zachary Fairbrother. The pair have previously self-released two albums.
On their earlier recordings, Omon Ra have taken detours through many eras of psychedelic pop. The Halls of Medicine sees [...]
Ok, we’ve got a few nice things to point you to today. We’re a hard-working duo here at the Montreal-based independent label Fixture Records and we really appreciate when other hard-working folks put their energy into our projects.
First off, Brave Radar drummer and excellent solo electronic artist Gabriel Ng has been recording new songs [...]
After a year of playing together in venues around Montreal, friends and Fixture Records labelmates Brave Radar and Dirty Beaches are embarking on their first tour of Ontario.
We invite you to join us at their shows:
Monday June 30th – Toronto – at Rancho Relaxo with The Miles [Fresh out of highschool, The Miles mash [...]
Our friends Alex and Andrew had a show on their Parc Ave rooftop for St. Jean. The high skyline was a beautiful setting to sit with glittering string lights and watch Dirty Beaches, Brenden Orange, Unreliable Narrator, Ramona Cordova, Hi, Lonely Oak, and Brave Radar.
Listen to a few of the bands who played:
Hi, Lonely [...]
As we mentioned before we had a show at our apartment a few weeks ago. Conor made some bristol board cutouts for a backdrop…he also designed a really tacky mid-nineties rave flyer.
Here are Marilis’ photos, which she took using her brand new camera lenses!! That’s Freelove Fenner, Dirty Beaches, Brave Radar and Coulees. More photos [...]