And lest you think to yourself, ‘yeah, well, an snd show, so what?’, we have extra news: a one-night-only (sort of half) reunion of Sleeping Nine will close the night, giving you a double dosage of Chris, Jon, Trevor and temporary Tony (who will also kick ass, even though he’s only on loan and helping us out in the spirit of rock and/or roll).

So roll on over to the downloads section and take a listen, or visit our myspace and take a listen. While you’re on myspace, slide on over to /sleepingnine and listen some more. Then, Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star, prepare yourself for some pre-shopping season rockage. November 27, $10 at the door or $8 from us ahead of time, with Capital H and Affinity, the El Mocambo. The noise starts at 9, and if all goes well, we’ll have some cd/dvd combos for cheap. See y’all there.

-Jon

Anyways, just wanted to post a quick note to let our tens of fans know that the recording process is now well underway. At the rate we’re currently working, we should have a triple album finished by late summer. Seriously, there’s that many songs. In the meantime, make sure to go out and check out lots of local bands. Supporting live music is always a worthwhile investment. And if they’re good, tell them they should play shows with us in the fall. And that they should invite Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star to those shows.

Stay tuned, I’ll be posting a limited-time gift in the downloads section in the next couple weeks. Until then, enjoy life, spring weather and remember, life’s too short to drink bad beer.

-Jon

-Jon

Edited to add: I can’t believe I didn’t remember to mention this, but Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star, I’m sure you know some good bass players - send one our way. We’ll be up and running in no time, don’t worry, you’ll still be able to write a story about us this year.

But that’s not the main point of this post. No, I have ulterior motives here. Time to vent for a minute. And Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star, if you could take it upon yourself to encourage one of your co-workers (maybe the Fixer?) to address this issue in the pages of your fine publication, it would be much appreciated. Anyways, on with the rant. Well, more of a suggestion, a general guideline to consider for helping with quality of life in the Big Smoke.

If your stroller is worth more than my mountain bike (which is pretty nice, somewhere in the mid-level of ‘real’ hardtail/dirt jumper mountain bikes), and if your stroller has better and more extensive suspension than my mountain bike, and if your stroller has large inflatable tires with thick off-road-worthy knobbies, and if your stroller has better disc brakes than my mountain bike, you don’t need to take the bus. Trust me on this one, nobody wants you and your Monster Jam toddler conveyance blocking four seats and almost the entire aisle of the #64 bus, while they’re trying to get themselves and their bags safely to a seat while the driver plays dodge-the-illegally-parked-cars on a snowy side street and those of us already sitting are having a hard enough time staying in our seats, never mind the poor old lady your kid’s superstroller just forced to fold up her walker to get pinballed all over the front half of the bus while trying to get her ass in a seat. Get a smaller stroller or get off the bus. Period.

So, see you tomorrow night at the El Mo. Maybe you can buy me a drink. I might need one. Or maybe you can buy one for Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star.

-Jon

But anyways, the saddle - we’re back in it. At the El Mo again, next Thursday (that being January 22, 2009). No word yet on with whom we will be playing, but we’ll be there, so what more incentive do you need? There’ll be rock, there’ll be roll, there’ll be a bar, and we’re still offering our e.p. for free here, so let’s face it, you owe us, verymuchbigtime. If that’s not enough incentive, guitar players will have the chance to sneak a look over the edge of the stage to try and figure out what pedals we’re all using, fans of whatever band we’re opening for will be conveniently gathered in the front entranceway for your easy scoping out, the sound will likely kick ass again, we still have some free earplugs left, Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star might be there (at least if he’s googled himself lately), and if my parents don’t come out, I might even use a cuss word or two. CRTC permitting, of course.

So there you have it. Motive and no alibi. See you on Thursday, Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star.

-Jon

p.s. - bring $5

Speaking of tonight, here’s some details about the show: Jeff Pinto (from My Shakey Jane) will be opening up the evening with a solo acoustic set at about 9:30. Following Jeff will be rock monster duo Little Foot Long Foot, who dressed up as AC/DC for halloween, so you just know they’re going to kick ass. Finally, us (slow news day. You know, the band whose website you’re currently reading?) will take the stage and attempt to coax effects pedals into playing themselves. Barring that, we’ll do our best to bring the ruckus. Tonight will feature a one-time-only holiday song as well, so bring your bells and we’ll see what we can do about getting them jingled.

Dec. 18, 9 p.m., 961 College Street (just west of Dovercourt, south side - next to the Jehovah’s Witness church), $5, 3 bands, 1 newly married rocker (you have to guess which one). See you tonight.

-Jon

-Jon

ps - nothing against the Trews, I don’t even really know who they are, just wanted to encourage Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star to come check us out and maybe write something up for the paper.

Little Foot Long Foot will be playing with us, as well as a couple other bands that I’ll edit in here once they’re confirmed, so mark yer calendars, download the e.p. and learn the words, and we’ll see you next Thursday.

Postscript addendum: Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star, I’m still waiting for you to google yourself (or for someone that knows Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star to google him and pass on the link to this site).

In unrelated news: Ben Rayner, if you happen to google yourself and come across this post mentioning your name (Ben Rayner), you, Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star, should really write a story about us in the Toronto Star. Sianspheric and Swervedriver are two of my favourite bands, too, Ben Rayner. Plus it’s thanks to you, Ben Rayner, that I first heard about McLusky, although I wish I had been a bit quicker on the uptake with that one, as they went and broke up right after I found out they existed. But I suppose that’s okay, Ben Rayner, all good things must come to an end sooner or later. Ben Rayner, you should really write a story in the Toronto Star about the newest shoegazergrungespacealternarock band on the block - us, Slow News Day - and our free e.p., Tomorrow Will Be Better, available through the download link above. I look forward to speaking with you, Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star.

-Jon