The Balconies summer is off to a strong start. Playing last weekend at WestFest in Ottawa with Sloan and this week at North By Northeast’s CN Tower Gala alongside the Meligrove Band. After releasing their debut album in September 2009, they’ve hit the ground running and the media has taken note. The National Post named The Balconies a band to watch in 2010 and Ottawa’s street weekly VOIR was quick to feature them as the cover story. Their live set has been described as a must-see by bloggers across the country. Expect to hear much more from this incredibly promising young outfit.

You can see the video here: http://www.aux.tv/video/The-Balconies-Serious-Bedtime/. Shot in Montreal, the music video captures the band’s live and dynamic energy.

MINI BIO
While training in classical music at Ottawa University, future couple Jacquie Neville and Liam Jaeger met in between concert etudes and ensemble practice. Though their passion for post-tonal theory and Brahms is a common thread, something else bound them together, and that something was their need to let loose on stage in the form of an incredibly high-energy pop band, taking their classically-trained backgrounds and throwing it all aside in exchange for soaked t-shirts, frantically dancing fans, and beer-stained van seats. Even worse for Papa Neville, the two lovers roped in kid brother Stephen Neville to play bass and hold his own beside sister Jacquie as co-lead-vocalist. The Balconies released their debut self titled album in September 2009 and embarked on a cross-Canada tour early 2010.

TOUR DATES
June 16 @ CN Tower, TORONTO (*Audio Blood Presents NXNE Gala at the CN Tower - VIP event)
June 17 @ Rooftop AB, TORONTO (*Hollerado Nacho House, 2-7pm)
June 19 @ Disterllery District Patio, TORONTO (*Toronto Wine & Spirits Festival)
June 25 @ The Shadow, GUELPH
June 27 @ Merchant Ale House, ST. CATHARINES (*SCENE Music Festival w/ Still Life Still, Sweet Thing)
June 27 @ Courthouse Steps Acoustic, ST. CATHARINES (*St. Catharines Busking for Change)
July 3 @ Five Points Outdoor Stage, BARRIE (*Barrie Busking for Change, Promenade Days)
July 9 @ Living Arts Centre Outdoor Stage, MISSISSAUGA (*Rock the Coliseum)
July 18 @ SummerFest Outdoor Stage, BELLEVILLE (*Belleville Busking for Change)

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Posted by Shannon Neeley

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