now that we've had a little over a week to take it in, everything's finally hitting us now: that was the best weekend ever.
our sincere thanks goes out to everyone who came to see us at fest. it was beautiful playing to so many familiar faces, and even better to show the new ones how we do it in tkaronto. thanks to banjo ryan as always for the cello (<3 <3 <3) + jazz & willa for the much-needed vocal support. shouts to treehouse, terry & basque for helping us prove why our scene is worth paying attention to, we love y'all more than we can express. thank you to all the far-away friends that took time to catch us at 4:30 on a saturday. thanks to the merch buyers for dignifying our continued efforts to be a "real band". many, many thanks to the new friends staff, volunteers, sound techs, harm reduction team & bartenders for making the whole thing such a frictionless experience. molte grazie to radura, not only for being the sweetest people, but also for playing what was very arguably the best set of a weekend brimming with amazing bands. furthermore, getting to see/play the same night as raein was legitimately life-changing for us as a band and as people—truly a performance we'll forever hold dear to our hearts.
our deepest gratitudes are reserved for all those who help make what we do in this city so special. there's a reason tom schlatter told us that he thinks tkaronto is "the screamo capital of the world", and it's not just about the music itself. for 3 days it felt like we were at the centre of the universe, and that wouldn't have been possible without the love, drive & passion that we all put into this community year-round. thank you, thank you, thank you. we are indebted.
you can read about how much fun we all had in this handy exclaim! article. you should definitely read the whole thing, but here's what they had to say about us:
"Boxcutter started day two by playing a noisy, energetic and politically charged set that saw lead vocalist and guitarist Toast Wong step off the stage and play amongst the crowd. The inclusive pit saw bodies of all shapes, sizes and proclivities slamming and headbanging. When members of the thrashing attendees fell to the ground, they were instantly helped back up and checked in on, a punktastic practice that should be present at every show (I'm looking at you, meathead hardcore bros… you know who you are). Their set was raw and passionate, a group of young, talented musicians making some truly harrowing noise that whipped the crowd into an early frenzy. Near the end of their set, they were joined on stage by Jazz Cook of Keening and Willa Coward, who added a chaotic, confrontational energy to the proceedings. But it wasn't all crashing, tremolo'd guitars and pounding rhythms (although there was plenty of that, courtesy of drummer Kai Lumbang and bassist Starlight): a cello, courtesy of Ryan Greenlaw, added a droning, pulsating element, one that is often missing from screamo."
thanks marko! <3
the ruthless criticism of all that exists has been out for exactly 1 month & we finally have our 7"s in hand! locals can grab copies at emissions or sonic boom in addition to gigs; international folks, go here or here (sorry about the shipping prices, we're gonna try and work on some distro options). kai handles all the mail order by themselves, so please be patient.
here's some photos of us from the weekend taken by aidan & dove (<3):
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now, on to housekeeping... we're gonna be taking the rest of the summer pretty easy. most of us are still recovering from COVID and everyone needed the break anyway; please keep masking, testing & taking as much precaution as possible, utilize resources like donatemask.ca if you need to, and remember that we keep us safe when no one else will.
all that being said, we have recording dates coming up pretty quick & 2 gigs on the horizon before the season's out. those are as follows:
- august 18th @ doors pub (hamilton) w/ klunk, pavel stroke (NS) & bubble gun powder (7 p.m./$10 or p.w.y.c./19+)
- september 22nd @ church of saint stephen-in-the-fields w/ respire & sunnsetter ($20 or p.w.y.c./all ages)
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FREE PALESTINE.
FROM THE RIVER TO THE FUCKING SEA.
love,
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