Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NOON
The Agora
University of Ottawa
UniversityCentre
Free All Ages Show
Ottawa ON
SET LIST | Poster
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
9:30 PM
The Cajun Attic
349 Dalhousie Street
Ottawa ON
613.262.5399
www.thecajunattic.com
19+
$5 Cover
SET LIST | Poster
Sunday, May 23, 2010
9:30 PM
@ The Manx Pub
370 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
613.231.2070
No Admission Charge
19+
$5 Cover
SET LIST | Poster
Past Shows
Friday, January 29, 2010
9:30 PM
The Rainbow
opening for Jane's Party
76 Murray St
Ottawa ON
613.241.5123
www.therainbow.ca
19+
$5 Cover
SET LIST | Poster
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
CANCELLED
9:30 PM
The Rainbow
with Oceans
76 Murray St
Ottawa ON
613.241.5123
www.therainbow.ca
19+
$5 Cover
SET LIST | Poster
Monday, December 21, 2009
9:00 PM
Zaphods
with James and Blackburn
27 York St
613.562.1010
http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com/
No Cover Charge
SET LIST
Saturday, December 12, 2009
CANCELLED
9:30 PM
Cafe Dekcuf
with 40 watt Monkey
221 Rideau St
Ottawa ON
613.244.5000
www.cafedekcuf.com
19+
$5 Cover
SET LIST | Poster
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
9:30 PM
The Live Lounge
Electric Frying Pan
128.5 York St
Ottawa ON
myspace.com/livelounge88
19+
No Cover
SET LIST
Monday, November 2, 2009
9:00 PM
Zaphods
with the Donna Litas
27 York St
613.562.1010
http://www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com/
No Cover Charge
SET LIST | Poster
Friday, October 23, 2009
9:30 PM
Kaffé 1870
w/Flecton Big Sky
715 Riverside Drive
Wakefield, QC
819.459.3943
http://kaffe1870.com/live-music/
SET LIST | Poster
Saturday, October 17, 2009
9:00 PM
Kaffé 1870
Opening for Chris Page
715 Riverside Drive
Wakefield, QC
819.459.3943
http://kaffe1870.com/live-music/
$5
SET LIST | Poster
Saturday, October 10, 2009
8:00 PM
The Raw Sugar Café
692 Somerset St W
613.216.2850
http://rawsugarcafe.com/
No Cover Charge
SET LIST | Poster
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
8:00 PM
The Cajun Attic
w/Flecton Big Sky
349 Dalhousie Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 7G1
613.262.5399
SET LIST | Poster
Thursday, September 10, 2009
9:00 PM
The Elmdale House Tavern
1084 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y5
613.728.2848
http://www.elmdaletavern.com/
$5 Cover Charge
SET LIST | Poster
Thursday, August 27, 2009
11:00 PM
Live on CKCU - 93.1 FM
Ottawa, ON
613.520.2528
SET LIST | Poster
Friday, August 7, 2009
9:00 PM
Kaffé 1870
715 Riverside Drive
Wakefield, QC
819.459.3943
http://kaffe1870.com/live-music/
SET LIST | Poster
Sunday, June 14, 2009
10:00 PM
@ The Manx Pub
370 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
613.231.2070
No Admission Charge
SET LIST | Poster [1.2MB PDF]
Monday, January 12, 2009
9:30 PM
@ The Manx Pub
370 Elgin Street
Saturday, November 22, 2008
9:30 PM
The Elmdale House Tavern
1084 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y5
613.728.2848
Opening for Flecton Big Sky
The Bright Side of Dying Kelp Records LP Release
[Click here to visit Flecton Big Sky on MySpace]
Cover Charge
http://elmdaletavern.com/
SET LIST [Adobe Reader PDF]
Saturday, October 11, 2008
9:00 PM
Kaffé 1870
715 Riverside Drive
Wakefield, QC
819.459.3943
Opening for Flecton
$5 cover
http://kaffe1870.com/live-music/
SET LIST [Adobe Reader PDF]
Poster [404kb JPEG]
Thursday, June 5, 2008
9:30 PM
The Elmdale House Tavern
1084 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y5
613.728.2848
No Cover Charge
http://elmdaletavern.com/
SET LIST [Adobe Reader PDF]
Poster [1MB PDF]
Monday, May 5, 2008
9:30 PM
@ The Manx Pub
370 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
613.231.2070
No Admission Charge
SET LIST [Adobe Reader PDF]
Monday, September 18, 2006
9:00 PM
@ The Manx Pub
370 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
613.231.2070
No Admission Charge
SET LIST | Poster
613.231.2070
No Admission Charge
SET LIST [Adobe Reader PDF]
9:00 PM
@ The Manx Pub
370 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
613.231.2070
No Admission Charge
SET LIST | Poster
Oceans and Tall Trees | 15.12.2009
News Advisory | 14.12.2009
Bloomistry on Facebook | 11.12.2009
You can find the Bloomistry Fan Facebook page here.
And just a reminder that we will be at Cafe Dekcuf tomorrow night
(Saturday December 12) with 40 watt Monkey. Doors open at 8 o'clock and
the show starts at 9. More details are in the Show section. Cheers!
Bloomistry on CHUO FM "Hop the Fence" | 05.12.2009
Live at Raw Sugar | 30.11.2009
New Dates Announced | 18.11.2009
Bloomistry Live at the Raw Sugar Cafe: 30.11 | 02.11.2009
Bloomistry on CKCU FM | 26.10.2009
On
Wednesday, October 8, Wayne was invited to be a guest on the CHUO FM
program, Do You Hear What I Hear?, hosted by Doug Ralph and Nebraska
Penny. Wayne talked about the new album, To Be, and told a story
involving Twitter, Jen Traplin (a DJ at Live 88.5 FM), and a pepperoni
pizza. The broadcast also features two songs from the new record,
High Beam and Four Leaf Clover. Listen to the show here.
(Link opens in new window.)
Shows, Photos, and Fall Magic | 22.10.2009
This
week, on Friday, October 17, Bloomistry returns to Kaffe 1870 in
Wakefield, Quebec to put on a show with Kelp Records artist Flecton Big
Sky and his band the Dreamcatchers. Last week's show with Chris Page
was a great success, and the band is looking forward to another
exciting night of music, friends, and the Fall magic of Wakefield. Just
before last week's show, the boys went to Mackenzie King Estate in
Gatineau for a late-afternoon photoshoot with band photographer, Yulia
Teryaeva. To see the pictures, head over to the band's Flickr site. Friday night's show begins at 9:30.
See you there!
Happenings | 13.10.2009
On
Saturday October 10, Bloomistry played a show at the very lovely Raw
Sugar Cafe in Ottawa. Thanks to Nadia, Rolf, and Craig, and to all who
came out to the show, for a memorable evening. Photos of the
performance can be found here. More pictures are on the way! Thanks to Tim
Kelly, who recorded the show. Looking ahead ... Bloomistry will open up
for Ottawa
music veteran Chris Page (The Stand GT, Camp Radio) Saturday, October
17 at Kaffe 1870 in Wakefield, Quebec. We'll return Friday, October 23
to put on a full show. Hope to see you. In other news, Bloomistry was
featured recently on CBC. Thanks to Amanda Putz for playing the new
record and mentioning the Raw Sugar show. High Fives also to the folks
at Live 88.5 and CHUO FM. It was great meeting you - hope to see you
again real soon. Lots of exciting stuff on the horizon, including
some new music and shows. Stay tuned!
Bloomistry on Indie Launchpad Podcast #123 | 04.10.2009
Bloomistry at the Cajun Attic Sept 23rd| 01.10.2009
Artwork for New Album, To Be | 30.09.2009
Thanks! | 21.09.2009
Thanks
to everyone who came to the Cajun Attic "Indie Attic" show last night.
Special thanks to Indie Buzz Works, Heather Farmer, Flecton
Big Sky, and Kelp
Records. Reminder: the next show will be at the Raw Sugar Cafe on
Somerset in Ottawa.
Dyscultured #49 Podcast | 21.09.2009
Bloomistry is featured on this week's Dyscultured podcast, recorded in Hamilton, Ontario and Victoria, B.C.. You can listen to the entire podcast (just over 1 hour in length) or download the Bloomistry clip, containing the single Never Gonna Nadia, here.
Bloomistry Featured Artist | 08.09.2009
Bloomistry + Twitter | 31.08.2009
New Album, New Singles | 18.08.2009
Bloomistry Is Now On Flickr | 10.08.2009
Show Time | 07.08.2009
Tonight, Bloomistry will perform for the first time in public with the new line-up featuring Simon Meilleur (drummer), Terry Calder (lead guitar), Dmitri Koev (bass guitar), and Wayne K. Spear (rhythm guitar, voice). The show is at Kaffé 1870 in Wakefield, Quebec at 9 pm. Come out to this show and receive as a special gift a download coupon for the new album To Be! See you there.
Thank-you Artists! | 30.07.2009
A sincere Thank-You to all the artists who have sent in designs! The band will be going through the submissions over the next two weeks to (we hope) arrive at a consensus. With a new website, shows, and an album on the way, we're eager to have some exciting new visuals. Stay tuned! There's great stuff on the way .....
Show Update | 24.07.2009
Several songs from the unreleased Bloomistry album To Be are on the set lists for upcoming live performances. The next Bloomistry show will take place in Wakefield, Quebec at Kaffé 1870, on Friday, August 7. See you there. Reminder: The first single from the new record, Feet On The Mountain, is coming on September 7, 2009.
Bloomistry Artist Search | 14.07.2009
Bloomistry is looking at a number of graphic designs sent in by artists. In August the band will be choosing a designer to work with the band. Don't miss out – send your art today!
We Need You! | 29.06.2009
Bloomistry is looking for a creative, fun, and funky artistic individual with an interest in arts/design to help us create a compelling and memorable public image for our band and music. What You Get: Full artistic licence; an opportunity to see your work displayed around town - at shows, on the web, and elsewhere; an opportunity to collaborate with a new, energetic band; experience, exposure, and a creative outlet; gratification, and remuneration (we can discuss the details). What We Get: Great artwork for our posters, website, albums etc.; a unique image; creative collaboration; inspiration. If you are interested, please contact us!
New Bloomistry Drummer | 15.06.2009
NMC/Radio 3 | 07.06.2009
Bloomistry is featured today (June 7, 2009) on
CBC Radio 3's New Music Canada website. Click here
to listen to the single "The All About A Girl" from 2008's All I
Know Is The Skin Of The Earth (link opens in new window). You can
also check out the NMC Bloomistry profile for more music.
New
Album Update | 27.05.2009
Wikipedia | 25.05.2009
Read about Bloomistry on Wikipedia. Find out the background story and even add or edit content. Wikipedia is a collaborative, web-based online encyclopedia. Anyone with internet access can make changes to Wikipedia articles.
Free Album Download | 11.05.2009
As a special promotion,
the fourth Bloomistry studio album, All I Know Is The Skin Of The
Earth (2008), is being made available as a free download. Track listing: The Found Cause, Via Maria, Another Other
Life, The All About A Girl, Winter's Summer Song, On The Western Trail,
Sand And Sea, Mosquito, Bitter Sense Of Melody, A City Like Me, Higher
Cloud, Beatrice, With The Violins, The Undertaker. [Please note this is
now a Members-only promotion.]
Bloomistry Live at the Elmdale | 06.05.2009
Videos from the Bloomistry solo performance
at the Elmdale House Tavern have
been posted on YouTube. Five songs from the show are featured: Come Down Easy, Interstate, Fountain Of Light, I Guess I'll Need A Miracle, and Unlucky At Luck. [Links open
new window in YouTube.]
Bloomistry on Ottawa Live Music | 28.04.2009
New Single | 28.11.2008
From the forthcoming album At The End Of A Difficult Day:
A-Side: My Meija | B-Side: Ragged Doll
Bloomistry Filming Video | 25.11.2008
Bloomistry will be finishing the filming of a music video this week for the single "Higher Cloud."
New Bloomistry Single | 20.11.2008
Mixing of New Album | 10.10.2008
New Bloomistry Website | 23.09.2008
Work has begun on a new, Flash-based Bloomistry website. More details and publication date will be posted soon!
New Album finalized | 27.08.2008
Shows, Songs, Sessions | 07.07.2008
Studio Work Resumes | 13.05.2008
In Rehearsal | 29.04.2008
Mixing of New Album | 24.03.2008
Bloomistry on Facebook | 05.12.2007
Studio Update | 03.12.2007
New Album Details | 28.08.2007
Studio Update | 20.08.2007
New Bloomistry MP3s | 30.05.2007
Tracks from the third Bloomistry album, Late Bloom, are now available at Bloomistry's MySpace page – www.myspace.com/bloomistry.
Late Bloom Mixing | 15.05.2007
The new Bloomistry album, Late Bloom, has been mixed and is now ready for mastering and a Summer 2007 release.
Kanata band Tall Trees will fill in for us this Wednesday night at the Rainbow in Ottawa. They will join Oceans in what promises to be a fun night of music. Please check them out and support hard-working, local, independent musicians.
News Advisory | 14.12.2009
Greetings
everyone. The band is sorry to inform you that, due to an accident
suffered by our drummer on the night of Friday December 11, we have had to cancel our December 12 and 16 shows
at Cafe Dekcuf and the Rainbow, respectively. We apologize for the
inconvenience. Please note however that Oceans will perform with
another band on the 16th. The show will go on, and we encourage you to
see this exciting new group. We also want you to know that it is our
hope and intention to reschedule these shows and share a stage with
both 40 watt Monkey and Oceans in the very near future. At this time,
we believe we will be able to play the December 21 show at Zaphod's. We
thank-you for your understanding. Please visit our website for updates.
Bloomistry on Facebook | 11.12.2009
You can find the Bloomistry Fan Facebook page here.
And just a reminder that we will be at Cafe Dekcuf tomorrow night
(Saturday December 12) with 40 watt Monkey. Doors open at 8 o'clock and
the show starts at 9. More details are in the Show section. Cheers!Bloomistry on CHUO FM "Hop the Fence" | 05.12.2009
The band had a short break in November but has returned refreshed. Our very own two-time Genie winner, Simon, has finished work on Steven Silver's latest film, The Bang Bang Club, and was back in the studio this week. Friday, December 4, Wayne was a guest on the CHUO FM radio program "Hop the Fence."
He talked with host Anne-Marie about the history of Bloomistry, the
making of the album To Be, live music in Ottawa, and future plans of
the band. And speaking of live music in Ottawa ... Bloomistry will be
back on stage in one week from today. Saturday, December 12, you can
see the band at Cafe Dekcuf, with 40 watt Monkey. On Wednesday, December 16, Bloomistry will share the Rainbow stage with Ottawa band Oceans.
There will be some never-before-performed Bloomistry songs in these
sets, as well as the usual songs from the six Bloomistry albums, so
don't miss it. Details for these performances can be found in the
Shows section."
Live at Raw Sugar | 30.11.2009
On October 10, 2009, Bloomistry performed at the Raw Sugar
Cafe, in Ottawa. The downloadable zip file contains a selection of
eighteen songs from that evening. Pictures from the show can be found here. Enjoy! We look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming shows.
New Dates Announced | 18.11.2009
This week Bloomistry is pleased to confirm some new dates for Ottawa shows: December 16 at the Rainbow and December 21 at Zaphod's with James and Blackburn. On January 29, 2010 Bloomistry will return to the Rainbow with Toronto band Jane's Party. Announcements for additional shows are on the way. Hope to see you all soon. Reminder: We'll be at the Live Lounge on York Street tonight. Cheers!
Bloomistry Live at the Raw Sugar Cafe: 30.11 | 02.11.2009
November
30, Bloomistry will release a collection of live recordings from an
October 10, 2009 performance at the Raw Sugar Cafe. The Raw Sugar is a
unique and intimate space which has quickly become one of Ottawa's most
prized live music venues, attracting numerous performers from across
Canada and beyond. Photos of the concert can be found at the Bloomistry
Flickr site. More details about this download will be made available within the next two weeks. Stay tuned!
Bloomistry on CKCU FM | 26.10.2009
On
Wednesday, October 8, Wayne was invited to be a guest on the CHUO FM
program, Do You Hear What I Hear?, hosted by Doug Ralph and Nebraska
Penny. Wayne talked about the new album, To Be, and told a story
involving Twitter, Jen Traplin (a DJ at Live 88.5 FM), and a pepperoni
pizza. The broadcast also features two songs from the new record,
High Beam and Four Leaf Clover. Listen to the show here.
(Link opens in new window.) Shows, Photos, and Fall Magic | 22.10.2009
This
week, on Friday, October 17, Bloomistry returns to Kaffe 1870 in
Wakefield, Quebec to put on a show with Kelp Records artist Flecton Big
Sky and his band the Dreamcatchers. Last week's show with Chris Page
was a great success, and the band is looking forward to another
exciting night of music, friends, and the Fall magic of Wakefield. Just
before last week's show, the boys went to Mackenzie King Estate in
Gatineau for a late-afternoon photoshoot with band photographer, Yulia
Teryaeva. To see the pictures, head over to the band's Flickr site. Friday night's show begins at 9:30.
See you there! Happenings | 13.10.2009
On
Saturday October 10, Bloomistry played a show at the very lovely Raw
Sugar Cafe in Ottawa. Thanks to Nadia, Rolf, and Craig, and to all who
came out to the show, for a memorable evening. Photos of the
performance can be found here. More pictures are on the way! Thanks to Tim
Kelly, who recorded the show. Looking ahead ... Bloomistry will open up
for Ottawa
music veteran Chris Page (The Stand GT, Camp Radio) Saturday, October
17 at Kaffe 1870 in Wakefield, Quebec. We'll return Friday, October 23
to put on a full show. Hope to see you. In other news, Bloomistry was
featured recently on CBC. Thanks to Amanda Putz for playing the new
record and mentioning the Raw Sugar show. High Fives also to the folks
at Live 88.5 and CHUO FM. It was great meeting you - hope to see you
again real soon. Lots of exciting stuff on the horizon, including
some new music and shows. Stay tuned! Bloomistry on Indie Launchpad Podcast #123 | 04.10.2009
Sault
Ste Marie, from the 2007 album Late Bloom, is featured in Colin Meek's
latest Indie Launchpad podcast. To download, go here.
Bloomistry at the Cajun Attic Sept 23rd| 01.10.2009
Artwork for New Album, To Be | 30.09.2009
Bloomistry
is thrilled to give the public a preview of the album artwork today for
the sixth CD, To Be, scheduled for release October 10, 2009. For this
album, the band collaborated with Gatineau-based Dee Graphics, a
talented artist who has worked with a good many area bands. To see the
artwork (PDF format), click here.
Thanks! | 21.09.2009
Thanks
to everyone who came to the Cajun Attic "Indie Attic" show last night.
Special thanks to Indie Buzz Works, Heather Farmer, Flecton
Big Sky, and Kelp
Records. Reminder: the next show will be at the Raw Sugar Cafe on
Somerset in Ottawa.Dyscultured #49 Podcast | 21.09.2009
Bloomistry is featured on this week's Dyscultured podcast, recorded in Hamilton, Ontario and Victoria, B.C.. You can listen to the entire podcast (just over 1 hour in length) or download the Bloomistry clip, containing the single Never Gonna Nadia, here.
Bloomistry Featured Artist | 08.09.2009
Bloomistry
will be the featured artist on Mike FM's "Emerging Artists" series in
Montreal, Quebec. An interview taped today will be broadcast in
Montreal on 105.1 FM and on the Internet at this address.
The broadcast dates are Wednesday, September 16 at 9:50 am and Friday,
September 18 at 9:45 am. For more details, please visit:
http://www.michaudmedia.com/joomla/.
Bloomistry @ Little Bullhorn Studios | 08.09.2009
Bloomistry @ Little Bullhorn Studios | 08.09.2009
Bloomistry
today mixed six new songs from the August 21-23 "Laketown" sessions for
inclusion on the forthcoming album "To Be." Previews from the day's
work with Ottawa producer Dave Draves will be posted tomorrow in the
Members section of the band's website. To receive a free Member password, giving you
access to this and other Members-only content, please email the band:
bloomistry@gmail.com.
Bloomistry + Twitter | 31.08.2009
New Album, New Singles | 18.08.2009
On
Thursday, September 10, Bloomistry will release a new single, "Feet On
The Mountain,"
in advance of the album To Be, scheduled for release on October 10,
2009. The single will be posted here and on the Bloomistry MySpace page
(www.myspace.com/bloomistry. A second single, "Never Gonna Nadia," will
be released on October 23. Please visit Bloomistry.com for updates,
show announcements, and more.
Bloomistry Is Now On Flickr | 10.08.2009
Please visit the Bloomistry
Flickr site at www.flickr.com/photos/bloomistry for photo shoots,
concert photos, and show posters. The site will be
updated regularly.
Show Time | 07.08.2009
Tonight, Bloomistry will perform for the first time in public with the new line-up featuring Simon Meilleur (drummer), Terry Calder (lead guitar), Dmitri Koev (bass guitar), and Wayne K. Spear (rhythm guitar, voice). The show is at Kaffé 1870 in Wakefield, Quebec at 9 pm. Come out to this show and receive as a special gift a download coupon for the new album To Be! See you there.
Thank-you Artists! | 30.07.2009
A sincere Thank-You to all the artists who have sent in designs! The band will be going through the submissions over the next two weeks to (we hope) arrive at a consensus. With a new website, shows, and an album on the way, we're eager to have some exciting new visuals. Stay tuned! There's great stuff on the way .....
Show Update | 24.07.2009
Several songs from the unreleased Bloomistry album To Be are on the set lists for upcoming live performances. The next Bloomistry show will take place in Wakefield, Quebec at Kaffé 1870, on Friday, August 7. See you there. Reminder: The first single from the new record, Feet On The Mountain, is coming on September 7, 2009.
Bloomistry Artist Search | 14.07.2009
Bloomistry is looking at a number of graphic designs sent in by artists. In August the band will be choosing a designer to work with the band. Don't miss out – send your art today!
We Need You! | 29.06.2009
Bloomistry is looking for a creative, fun, and funky artistic individual with an interest in arts/design to help us create a compelling and memorable public image for our band and music. What You Get: Full artistic licence; an opportunity to see your work displayed around town - at shows, on the web, and elsewhere; an opportunity to collaborate with a new, energetic band; experience, exposure, and a creative outlet; gratification, and remuneration (we can discuss the details). What We Get: Great artwork for our posters, website, albums etc.; a unique image; creative collaboration; inspiration. If you are interested, please contact us!
New Bloomistry Drummer | 15.06.2009
Bloomistry is very pleased to
announce that Simon Meilleur joins the band as drummer. Simon
is an experienced and skillful musician who has played with numerous
bands in the Ottawa-Montreal region over the past 20 years. Look for
him behind the kit at upcoming Bloomistry shows in July 2009.
NMC/Radio 3 | 07.06.2009
Bloomistry is featured today (June 7, 2009) on
CBC Radio 3's New Music Canada website. Click here
to listen to the single "The All About A Girl" from 2008's All I
Know Is The Skin Of The Earth (link opens in new window). You can
also check out the NMC Bloomistry profile for more music. Bloomistry is nearing
completion of its sixth studio album. Mixing will take place in August
at Bova Sound and a new single from the album, "Feet On The Mountain,"
will be released in September 2009.
Wikipedia | 25.05.2009
Read about Bloomistry on Wikipedia. Find out the background story and even add or edit content. Wikipedia is a collaborative, web-based online encyclopedia. Anyone with internet access can make changes to Wikipedia articles.
Free Album Download | 11.05.2009
As a special promotion,
the fourth Bloomistry studio album, All I Know Is The Skin Of The
Earth (2008), is being made available as a free download. Track listing: The Found Cause, Via Maria, Another Other
Life, The All About A Girl, Winter's Summer Song, On The Western Trail,
Sand And Sea, Mosquito, Bitter Sense Of Melody, A City Like Me, Higher
Cloud, Beatrice, With The Violins, The Undertaker. [Please note this is
now a Members-only promotion.]Bloomistry Live at the Elmdale | 06.05.2009
Videos from the Bloomistry solo performance
at the Elmdale House Tavern have
been posted on YouTube. Five songs from the show are featured: Come Down Easy, Interstate, Fountain Of Light, I Guess I'll Need A Miracle, and Unlucky At Luck. [Links open
new window in YouTube.]Bloomistry on Ottawa Live Music | 28.04.2009
On
Thursday August 27, 2009, Bloomistry
will perform live in-studio on CKCU's radio program, Ottawa Live Music,
hosted by Charles Anthony. For more details, please visit the Ottawa
Live Music website, here.
At the end of March 2009,
Bloomistry will begin studio work on the sixth album. The album is
tentatively named "Broken" and will feature ten to twelve songs built
around acoustic guitar, piano, and percussion. The sessions will
feature guest musicians to be announced later.
New Single | 28.11.2008
From the forthcoming album At The End Of A Difficult Day:
A-Side: My Meija | B-Side: Ragged Doll
Bloomistry Filming Video | 25.11.2008
Bloomistry will be finishing the filming of a music video this week for the single "Higher Cloud."
New Bloomistry Single | 20.11.2008
On Friday, November 28,
Bloomistry will release the first single "My Meija" from the
forthcoming album, At The End Of A Difficult
Day. The record has been described as
"infectious and bluesy, one of the most accessible Bloomistry releases
to date." My Meija will be posted at
www.bloomistry.com and at www.myspace.com/bloomistry.
Mixing of New Album | 10.10.2008
Bloomistry will be in the
studio over the week of November 17-21 mixing the
fifth full-length release, At The End Of A Difficult Day. Songs from this album will be posted in the coming weeks and
will be included in live performances. For show dates, please click on
the Shows link to the left.
New Bloomistry Website | 23.09.2008
Work has begun on a new, Flash-based Bloomistry website. More details and publication date will be posted soon!
New Album finalized | 27.08.2008
Track listing for the next
Bloomistry album has been finalized. Material from the August 2008
sessions will be included. Songs from this album will be appearing soon
on MySpace and Bloomistry.com.
Shows, Songs, Sessions | 07.07.2008
Planning
for more Bloomistry
show dates is underway, the latest addition being the Manx Pub in
Ottawa, Ontario, on August 24, 2008. A new
album, The All American Five, is now in post-production.
Singles from this
release will be appearing soon on MySpace and Bloomistry.com. The
weekend of August
15-17 Bloomistry will be in studio for a marathon session. More
details to follow ...
Studio Work Resumes | 13.05.2008
Bloomistry
has resumed work on a collection of new songs, some of which will
likely be included on the forthcoming release The All American Five.
Two new songs, "I Guess I'll Need A Miracle" and "River Wide Road,"
were in the set list for a recent show. "There are some really exciting
things happening with this new material. A new sound is evolving out of
the sessions and there's a very positive energy."
In Rehearsal | 29.04.2008
Bloomistry
has been in rehearsal this week preparing for the first live
performance of material from the newest album, All I Know Is The
Skin Of The Earth. A full-length show will take place Monday May 5,
2008 at the Manx in Ottawa. See Shows section for more detail.
Mixing of New Album | 24.03.2008
March
24/25 Bloomistry will be in studio mixing a new album, All I Know
Is The Skin Of The Earth. This will be the fourth Bloomistry
release, following 2007's Late Bloom. Another album, The
All American Five, is due out later this year.
Bloomistry on Facebook | 05.12.2007
A
new site for songs, demos, works-in-progress, experiments, random
postings, and all musical things Bloomistry. Please visit: Bloomistry on
Facebook.
[Please note that as of June 8, 2009 this link is no longer active. A
new site is under development for Summer 2009.]
Studio Update | 03.12.2007
Work
is well underway on a fifth Bloomistry CD under the working title, "The
All American Five." This project will be an EP collaboration with
Flecton Big Sky and is scheduled for release in mid-2008.
New Album Details | 28.08.2007
Here
is the track listing for the fourth Bloomistry album, All I Know is
the Skin of the Earth:
1 A Convertible Blue 2 Via Maria 3 Another Other Life 4 The All About
Another Girl 5 The Found Cause 6 Sand and Sea 7 Finally to Your Dreams
8 Bitter Sense of Melody 9 Green Neon 10 Higher Cloud 11 With the
Violins 12 The Undertaker. A single, "Higher Cloud," will be released in
the Fall of 2007 at www.myspace.com/bloomistry
Studio Update | 20.08.2007
Bloomistry
has
spent the past week in a marathon studio session at The Undergound.
Twelve new songs for the follow-up to this year's "Late Bloom" CD are
now recorded! The fourth full-length Bloomistry album will be in
production through the Fall and will be released in 2008. Singles from
the new collection however should be available in late 2007.
New Bloomistry MP3s | 30.05.2007
Tracks from the third Bloomistry album, Late Bloom, are now available at Bloomistry's MySpace page – www.myspace.com/bloomistry.
Late Bloom Mixing | 15.05.2007
The new Bloomistry album, Late Bloom, has been mixed and is now ready for mastering and a Summer 2007 release.
