“Curfew” was this year’s winner of the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short film. You wanna know what else? It features the song “Prophecy” by Adam & The Amethysts on its soundtrack. Neato mosquito!
Friday Sept 21, 5pm: Phonopolis 207 rue Bernard O. (INSTORE)
Friday Sept 21, 11:30pm: Le Divan Orange 4234 Boulevard Saint-Laurent (SAPPYFEST SUITCASE)
Saturday Sept 22, 11:30pm: La Plant 185 Van Horne (EXPLODED FOLK SHOWCASE)
http://popmontreal.com/artists/adam-the-amethysts/
BOOYA
Hey all,
We’re playing at Il Motore tonight in Montreal opening for Divine Fits, the brand-new band featuring Dan from Handsome Furs/Wolf Parade, Britt from Spoon, and Sam from New Bomb Turks! We’re on at 11 and Divine Fits are on at midnight… It’s an official Osheaga afterparty.
I think it’s sold out. If it makes you feel any better, check out this animated GIF:
sorry, i forgot to make a blog post about our last tour. so here’s one about our upcoming one.
May 10 – NEW YORK, NY (Googie’s Lounge) (above the Living Room) *
May 11 – NEW YORK, NY (Cake Shop) %
May 12 – NEW YORK, NY (Pianos Lounge) *
May 13 – LONG ISLAND, NY (The Church) *
June 23 – OTTAWA, ON (Ottawa Jazz Fest)
* w/ The Weather Station, JKutchma & the Five Fifths
% w/ Backwords, Hallelujah the Hills, Los Encontados
also you might as well check out our latest video!!!
and this cover of Bran Van 3000 that we did!
Heya,
Rebecca and I are hitting up the USA duo style. We’re trekking to SXSW and playing a few shows on the way there and back, with our triumphant return to Canada marked by 3 fun CMW shows in Toronto. Details are below:
03/07 – Brooklyn, NY – Littlefield (FB) w/ Gym Deer, The Building
03/08 – Philadelphia, PA – Green Line Cafe (FB) w/ UNIVOX
03/09 – Harrisonburg, VA – House Show
03/15 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Pop Montreal Day Party (FB) w/ Doldrums, Trust, TOPS, Cousins, Leif Vollebekk and more…
03/16 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Official Showcase at the Spill (FB) w/ Fanny Bloom, Canailles, Automelodi, Uncle Bad Touch, Wintersleep
03/16 – Austin, TX – SXSW – Annie Southworth Day Party (FB) w/ a shitload of bands
03/21 – Chicago, IL – Elbo Room
03/22 – Toronto, ON – CMW – Quebec Sirius CBCRadio3 live-to-air broadcast w/ The Dears, Martha Wainwright, Galaxie etc.
03/23 – Toronto, ON – CMW – Kelp Records / You’ve Changed day party at Saving Gigi, 1pm (FB) w/ The Weather Station, Marine Dreams, Pink Moth
03/24 – Toronto, ON – CMW – Pop Montreal Showcase at Drake Underground w/ Katie Moore, The Weather Station
MORE US DATES:
04/7 – BOSTON, MA (O’Brien’s) w/ Slowdim, the Sound of Growing Up
04/8 – NY, NY (Cake Shop) w/ Heyrocco, French Camp, Twigs, The Academics
04/9 – BROOKLYN, NY (Two Moon Cafe) w/ Gym, Deer
04/10 – RICHMOND, VA (Strange Matters) w/ The Soil and the Sun + Nick Coward and the Last Battle
04/11 – STAUNTON, VA (Gone Studios) w/ Lost Indian
04/12 – COLUMBUS, OH (The Tree) w/ Tigers in the Mirror
04/13 – BROOKLYN, NY (The Rock Shop) w/ The Secret History, Summer Fiction, The Smittens
04/14 – BURLINGTON, VT (Monkey House) w/ Parmaga, Wren & Mary
04/29 – MONTREAL, QC (Il Motore)
We’re proud to present “Prophecy,” track 2 from the upcoming record, Flickering Flashlight.
xo a
Hi all. A few items of business. Firstly, Adam & The Amethysts will be playing Pop Montreal this year, but the details are still being hashed out. I’ll keep you posted. I can say that one of the shows will be later in the evening on Sept 29th.
Another thing, I posted a new song from the upcoming record on Myspace the other day that you can listen to. It’s called “Adam Called Me Over Christmas” and is kinda sad. Sorry to post a sad one.
carly waito
I’d say the record is about 95% finished. I really thought that it would be done before the end of August, but it’s not, and such is life. I always end up accidentally writing new songs while recording the other ones. It should be finished in the next two weeks or so, but who knows when or how it will be released. I guess that depends on a lot of things.
One thing you can count on, though, is that I will be posting more new songs soon for download. Another thing I can tell you about the record is that I will be collaborating with my amazing sister Carly on the artwork. Carly, if you’re reading this, we need to get on this 
Also, I think it is going to be called Primrose & Pinecones and will contain about 11 or 12 tracks. Excitement and uncertainty abounds!
Okay, so I don’t have diphtheria, but I’m sick and my throat is in a horrible state. I’ve been taking every crazy remedy that any random person tells me to try, with the hopes that one of them will make my voice healthy enough to sing like an angel this Tuesday night in Guelph, the first show of our mini-tour with Land of Talk. Mostly I’ve been drinking a lot of concentrated hot ginger and lemon brew. And no alcohol, even though this was the first real warm spring-like weekend of the year and all of my friends are drinking beer in the park, on patios, on my balcony… I’m so jealous.
Wish me luck.
Finally a new way to spend money on something pretty at the Adam & The Amethysts merchandise table. Extremely limited and only available at our concerts.
Click for a larger version to read more info.
You’ve Changed Records is celebrating their anniversary this month by putting all their records on sale for only $7.99 on iTunes. That includes 2008′s Amethyst Amulet by Adam & The Amethysts. The sale is running from March 8th to March 22nd. Get them while they’re cheap! And so many good records other than mine are on this lovely little label, like Baby Eagle, Attack in Black, Shotgun Jimmie, The Luyas…
And, if you have yet to hear the latest You’ve Changed release, Daniel, Fred, and Julie–featuring some of the leading lights of Canadian indie rock and of my heart–do so now. More info here. It’s really magical; you can hear it for yourself:
The Gambler and His Bride
Runner
Now buy it, silly!
k, that’s all for now.
xo a
I have to say, I was surprised this weekend with just how enjoyable and whimsical the ALL CAPS! Island Show was. Rebecca and I had a good set. The crowd was receptive and pleasant and there were a number of Thunder Bay ex-pats in the crowd which made it special for me.
The rest of the day was also really great. This was my first time on Toronto Island, and I didn’t realize how lovely the place was. We took a walk on the beach and I found a number of treasures, including bones, feathers, rocks, a bottle cap, shells, and fragments of old dishes.
The most exciting finds were the two shards of old ceramic plates that had been worn over time like smooth beach rocks, but still had their stamps on them. The one with the cross printed on it was from the children’s hospital. Click here to see my excavated loot up close.
The show itself took place inside the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, a 100-year-old natural sciences school that had been rescued from demolition by an urban development organization called Artscape and turned into artist residences and studios (this was a fundraiser for them). As a side note, my friend Yuula Benivolski was doing some rad stuff there up until just recently. Check out her site to see footage of her crazy fire rituals on the beach and other artful endeavors. To get a sense of how beautiful the island is, check out Yuula’s Flickr page.
The atmosphere was very summer-campy, which I loved. There was a big warm fireplace in the big cafeteria-like room in which we performed. Unfortunately I didn’t take any photos, so you’ll have to take my word for it. My sister was there and took some, so I’ll try to post them when I get my hands on them.
One highlight was seeing Snowblink perform. I had never heard them before and they were quite enjoyable. We picked up their record “Long Live,” and it’s quite nice.
Near the old school was a lighthouse. Here’s a video I took of noisy art band Ghostlight playing there.
Twas an all-around great event. Ryan, Jonny, and co. who put on this show should be very proud!
xo a
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Here is an image to prove that I can publish a photograph onto the interwebs:
Photograph of a Winged Monkey
That wasn’t so hard. Sweet.
xo a
