Broken Social Scene
Spotlight On
Written by QRO
Sunday, 26 October 2008
 QRO widens its spotlight to take in the biggest thing out Canada since bacon, alt-all-stars Broken Social Scene.

Name: Broken Social Scene

Associated act(s): Apostle of Hustle, By Divine Right, Jason Collett, Do Make Say Think, Feist, Hawaii, hHead, Land of Talk, Metric, Priddle Concern, Stars, Valley of Giants

Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada

Members: Ohad Benchetrit (former), Brendan Canning, John Crossingham (former), Jason Collett (former), Evan Cranley, Kevin Drew, Leslie Feist (former), Sam Goldberg, Emily Haines (former), Lisa Lobsinger (former), Amy Millan, Dave Newfeld, Julie Penner (former), Justin Peroff, Elizabeth Powell, Bill Priddle (former), James Shaw (former), Charles Spearin, Brodie West (former), Andrew Whiteman

Albums: Feel Good Lost (2001), You Forgot It In People (2002), Beehives (2003), Broken Social Scene (2005), Broken Social Scene Presents: Spirit If... (2007), Broken Social Scene Presents: Something For All of Us... (2008)

TV shows appeared on: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)

If the band was an animal, they'd be: the massive schools of cod and salmon that first drew Europeans to the Great White North

Broken Social SceneRelated Articles:

Review of Spirit If...

Live review from Mercury Lounge in New York on July 17th, 2008

Photo gallery from Mercury Lounge

Review of Broken Social Scene as part of the Siren Music Festival on Coney Island, Brooklyn on July 19th, 2008

Photo gallery from Siren Music Festival

Interview with Brendan Canning 

Review of Something For All of Us...

Review of Broken Social Scene as part of CMJ Day Four at Brooklyn Masonic Temple in Brooklyn, NY on October 24th, 2008

Photo gallery from Brooklyn Masonic Temple

Featured in "Top 40 Albums of 2008"

Featured in Langerado Festival 2009 Preview

Tour dates:

1/30/09 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
1/31/09 - Austin, TX - Bass Concerts Hall @ University of Texas
2/2/09 - Houston, TX - Numbers
2/4/09 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
2/5/09 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
2/6/09 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Orpheum
3/6/09 - Miami, FL - Langerado Festival

 

MP3 Stream: "Broke Me Up"

 

MP3 Stream: "Love Is New"

 

Broken Social Scene playing Fire Eyed Boy live at Mercury Lounge, NY:

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Broken Social Scene playing K.C. Accidental live at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, NY:

 


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