The Barr Brothers http://thebarrbrothers.com The Barr Brothers official site Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:44:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Riverbend! TURF! High Sierra Music Fest! http://thebarrbrothers.com/riverbend-turf-high-sierra-music-fest/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/riverbend-turf-high-sierra-music-fest/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:44:06 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=813 Nothing like a North American summer! Happy to be playing some great festivals this summer in the US & Canada. On June 8th we’ll be taking part in the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN – first at the Hunter Museum of American Art at 2pm(ish) for an acoustic set and then]]>

Nothing like a North American summer! Happy to be playing some great festivals this summer in the US & Canada. On June 8th we’ll be taking part in the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN – first at the Hunter Museum of American Art at 2pm(ish) for an acoustic set and then off to the Unum Stage to play a full set starting at 7:30pm. We’ll be at TURF in Toronto on July 4th at 6pm on the West Stage. Then off to High Sierra Music Fest in Quincy, CA – we’ll be performing on July 6 at 7:55pm and again on the 7th at 8pm. Sweet, sweet summer.

 

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]]> Looking forward to heading to Denmark for the first time (Aug 23-25) to play the wonderful Tonder Festival – great line-up! Then we will make our way to the UK to play the fabled End of the Road Festival (Aug 30-Sept 1). Before and after this we will play shows in London, Middlesborough, Leeds, Leicester, York and Glasgow. Get your tickets and details here. See you soon ladies and gentlemen.

]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/denmark-uk-bound/feed/ 0 Montreal! Opening for The National! http://thebarrbrothers.com/montreal-opening-for-the-national/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/montreal-opening-for-the-national/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:23:31 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=782 The National on June 13th 2013 outdoors at the Lachine Canal. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/YvtTYv]]> Montreal ! We are very excited to announce we are opening up for The National on June 13th 2013 outdoors at the Lachine Canal. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/YvtTYv ]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/montreal-opening-for-the-national/feed/ 0 Thank you Canada! http://thebarrbrothers.com/thank-you-canada/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/thank-you-canada/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:44:48 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=752 JUNO for Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Tickled to be standing next to Bahamas, Kathleen Edwards, Serena Ryder and Royal Wood. Thank you Canada!]]> We are so honoured to be nominated for a JUNO for Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Tickled to be standing next to Bahamas, Kathleen Edwards, Serena Ryder and Royal Wood.

Thank you Canada!

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]]> It’s a bit of a dream-come-true for us to be playing our first show in Iceland, a place we’ve revered for years not just for the natural beauty and fermented shark, but for the amazing Icelandic musicians and people that we’ve had the joy of encountering over the years. This show is part of the Iceland Airwaves festival which features some truly sublime artists this year such as Sigur Ros and Nico Muhly.  We’ll play at Harpa Norourljos in Reykjavik on November 3rd, or “the fancy hall” as one friend told us.

]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/iceland-airwaves/feed/ 0 REVIVAL! http://thebarrbrothers.com/revival/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/revival/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:23:50 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=693 The Low Anthem. The Low Anthem have been working together with the historic Columbus Theatre to reopen the doors of this beautiful concert hall. Come celebrate the grand reopening with us and several of RI’s

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]]> On November 17, 2012 we will be playing a special show in Providence, RI with our dear friends The Low Anthem. The Low Anthem have been working together with the historic Columbus Theatre to reopen the doors of this beautiful concert hall. Come celebrate the grand reopening with us and several of RI’s best. What Cheer, Netop!

]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/revival/feed/ 0 Welcome http://thebarrbrothers.com/welcome/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/welcome/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:35:17 +0000 seb http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=677 Hello Friends and welcome to our newly refurbished webpage. We’re gonna do our best to keep it updated and fresh. We hope you have yourselves a good time looking around. Looking forward to seeing you out there in the real world soon

]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/welcome/feed/ 0 Happy Anniversary to us!! http://thebarrbrothers.com/happy-anniversary-to-us-4/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/happy-anniversary-to-us-4/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:00:04 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=353

Our album is 1 year old today!  It’s been an incredible adventure that’s brought us to some truly wonderful places and people.  Big and small, near and far.  Bustling city streets and wide, windswept landscapes.  The only constant has been moving and music.  We’ve made some serious tracks and played 127 shows!  Thanks to all who have shared a moment or two with us in the last year.  To celebrate we’d like to offer 127 of (mostly) Sarah’s pics from our life on the road.  Enjoy!

 

Upwards and Onwards. We hit the road. Saying goodbye to home Kita-Kamakura, JP Tea time Les Iles de la Madeleine IMG_0118 IMG_0230 IMG_0235 IMG_0241 Chai sipping stoop hang at Punjabi, NYC Sarah's teacher IMG_4893 2:30pm, downtown Toronto, promo day… Fox Theatre, Boulder CO, our first fortuitous meeting with both Kishi Bashi and Alexi Murdoch IMG_4946 IMG_4984 IMG_4993 parachuting IMG_5014 Halloween in Phoenix, AZ IMG_5043 IMG_5087 IMG_5128 IMG_5130 driving, driving, driving... October 31st. Joshua tree National Park. Guittars and Garage Band. Working on Mrs Claus. Our desert home in a ghoulish landscape on Halloween is a strange setting for writing a Christmas song… IMG_5206 IMG_5209 IMG_5225 IMG_5229 (1) IMG_0127 IMG_0129 IMG_0139 IMG_0144 Venice Beach driving, driving... The Marlboro Man smokes a Virginia Slim Big Sur IMG_0258 IMG_0262 Napa Valley Home sweet home. The winter seems even more impressive and imposing after 2 weeks in the California sun. I don't know if this is a dream or a nightmare. You mean I have to tune them all?!! IMG_5284 IMG_1558 Backstage at the Pearl Street Night Club in North Hampton. Everyone was a feeling a little overwhelmed by an obscene amount of penises, graffitied as far as the eye could reach in every direction and on every surface. Luckily we never travel without a full set of oil paints. What was a shrine to adolescent perversion is now a tranquil forest of mushrooms. Thanks to Blind Pilot for helping to combat visual pollution and eradicating the insidious spread of violent thought and generally bad vibes. Living the dream in Winnipeg The mighty redwoods IMG_5429 IMG_5447 No need to go chasing rabbits to shrink to the size of a caterpillar IMG_5491 IMG_5503 IMG_5573 Setting up in Vancouver Sakura Sarah Stanley Park IMG_5543 IMG_5546 IMG_5551 The beautiful Theatre Jacques Coeur in Bourges F. We had an incredible time working in this theatre on a tribute to our beloved and departed friend Lhasa DeSela. Spending a week with her incredibly talented sisters; Sky, Miriam and Ayin, brother Mischa and mother Alexandra, and her old friends Patrick Watson and Arthur H. Working with new friends Emily Loizeau, Alejandra Ribera, L, and Sonia Wieder-Atherton. Meeting an audience that held her so close to their hearts. We all felt blessed to be able to give each other just a little more time with her… Bourges, FR IMG_5639 IMG_5642 IMG_5644 IMG_5668 IMG_5669 Trying to commune with some residual molecules that may have shared some air with George Harrison. At his birthplace in Liverpool. Soundman extraordinaire and our knight in shining armour; Dave Lewis London IMG_1956 IMG_5807 IMG_1975 IMG_1996 IMG_2016 IMG_2030 IMG_2045 IMG_2094 feeding breadcrumbs to the humans on Sunday afternoon... fun with food In case we need reminding… IMG_2192 IMG_2198 IMG_2216 Inspiring us with his meticulous and wild musical landscape at night and our favourite rhyming game in the van during the day. We Missi Bashi Kishi Bashi IMG_2226 Tough choices at Wanderlust, VT IMG_2264 Our green room. Someone really dropped the ball on that one. IMG_2267 IMG_2271 IMG_2286 IMG_2295 Opening our chakras at the hoop circle then feeling the vibes in the gong tent. Our humble little home for the week in Crawford Bay, BC IMG_2504 the neighbour IMG_2420 IMG_2424 IMG_2430 IMG_2448 Rural robot IMG_2462 IMG_2473 IMG_2483 Backstage at Calgary Folk Fest Tellin' it like it is IMG_2594 IMG_2595 IMG_2597 Pickathon! IMG_2678 IMG_2780 IMG_2647 IMG_2659 IMG_2687 IMG_2719 IMG_2706 IMG_2741 IMG_2738 IMG_2773 IMG_5905 Not a bad spot to play. Thanks to our new friends, Brandi Carlile and her band for letting us tag along. IMG_0283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/happy-anniversary-to-us-4/feed/ 0 PICKATHON http://thebarrbrothers.com/pickathon/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/pickathon/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:54:52 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=719 ]]> Thanks to all of you who came out to our sets at Pickathon!  This picture was taken during our sunset show on the Wood Stage. It’s hard to imagine a better setting for a show.

]]> http://thebarrbrothers.com/pickathon/feed/ 0 Thank you Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Vancouver! http://thebarrbrothers.com/thank-you-montreal-quebec-city-winnipeg-and-vancouver-2/ http://thebarrbrothers.com/thank-you-montreal-quebec-city-winnipeg-and-vancouver-2/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:33:23 +0000 barr http://thebarrbrothers.com/?p=119 ]]> Big Thank You to the Montreal Jazz Festival for having us at Metropolis! Such a fun time, amazing audience and spectacular guests!
Also Thank You to Winnipeg Folk Festival, Festival d’été de Québec and Vancouver Folk Music Festival for the good times!

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