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Close Talker is an indie rock band from Saskatoon, Canada. The band has toured throughout North America and Europe, and has gained the attention and praise of notable publications such as NPR, Billboard, Clash, Spin, Q Magazine, COS etc. Having recently won Alternative Artist of The Year at the Saskatchewan Music Awards, the band is poised for a breakthrough 2019. Beyond Close Talker’s recordings and videos, the music comes alive with the band’s iconic live show, leaving audiences around the world satisfied, having left all inhibitions behind. The band works tirelessly on evolving every aspect of their craft, which has led to their strongest and most confident album to date: How Do We Stay Here?  

In so many ways How Do We Stay Here? marks a new chapter for the band. The three members leaned into the trust and foundation built over countless years of friendship to pursue a record that would be sustainable and timeless for them. Choosing to self-produce allowed the band to hold this album close to their chest while it developed organically over the course of 2018 at RMS Labs in Regina, SK. At its core, the album is laced with a quiet confidence that invites the listener to dig in, finding new appreciation with each spin. Close Talker, now more than ever, is interested in music that is timeless - music that won’t force the listener into feeling a certain way. To achieve this, the band approached each song following a code of instincts and honesty, including a list of 10 commandments by which all decisions were filtered through. Some were practical like: “Start with what you know” while others were more attitude checks or wholistic like: “No ego” All catering to the music coming first. How Do We Stay Here? is a testament to the band’s integrity and a desire to produce music that is original and pure. It is an album the band wrote for themselves, in hopes that the songs would carry the same meaning in 10 years, as they do today.

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Lee Dodington was previously a DJ (Indie Love Radio in Toronto) playing and promoting Canadian music and doing interviews and live in studio sessions. Lee picked up where he left off launching, The Singer Songwriter Show (2016 - 2021) with a weekly hour long show (Peterborough's Trent Radio, 92.7 FM) 

Some of the artists and bands Lee has interviewed include..

Bif Naked, The Box (Jean-Marc Pisapia), Foreign Diplomats(Élie Raymond), Krief (Patrick Krief), David Francey, The Franklin Electric (Jon Matte), The Kents (Warren Frank), The Lifers (Liv & Anita), Gold City Ashes (Chris Colepaugh), Civil Wray (Andrea De Boer),  Paper Shakers (Micheal & Whitney Hall), Taylor Angus (Taylor & Logan Brown) Catherine Maclellan, Leeroy Stagger, Manitoba Hal, Peter Katz, Sarah Macdougall, Emily Burgess, Jay Pollmann, The Ramblin' Valley Band, Micah Barnes, Mark Zubek, Braeden Gibb. 

Lee started playing guitar in his early teens which led him to playing drums, singing and songwriting.  He performed in the bands Helium, Degenerates, The Ol’ 55’s, Sannyasin and as Lee Dodington.  He worked with Zedd Records producer Mark Zubek recording his latest album "My Train Left Yesterday" under his own name and was awarded a factor grant.  

Through his music years Lee also acted, studying in Toronto at Humber College for Theater and training his voice further at the National Institute of Broadcasting. He appeared in film and television for several years landing parts in Docudramas Outlaw Bikers (National Geographic, History Channel, Netflix) Ghostly Encounters (A&E’s The Biography Channel, Destination America) Sherlock Holmes - The True Story (History Channel) and Commercials (Tylenol, MTV, Kokanee, Leaf’s TV, Danone) Cash Cab.

In a lakeside town, Gentlemen Husbands grew to be friends long before they picked up instruments together. They learned work ethic before song structure, commitment before ability, and quickly realized the great Americana anthems they were raised on were written about life and love in small towns no different than their own.
 
Lead singer, Derrick Ballard, would pen lyrics in his father’s motorcycle shop nestled between old bikes and scrap parts. Countless songs were written, with no particular purpose, other than to sing and tell stories of old friends or new lovers.
 
“It was obvious that he was extremely talented, and even the earliest songs really connected with all of us” says guitarist, Ryan Hutcheson. Hutcheson, along with bassist Jed Atkinson, and drummer Dan Farrell, spent their high school years playing basements and underground clubs in various bands together, but knew they would one day end up collaborating with Ballard.  After many years of friendship, Gentlemen Husbands was formed.
 
“We all listen to a ton of different music and aren’t afraid of blending genres or experimenting with those influences; at the end of the day, we’re just trying to write songs we would want to hear” says Atkinson. 

After writing nearly 100 songs, they went to work with acclaimed producer, Gavin Brown (Metric, Billy Talent, The Tragically Hip). Upon listening to their House of Cards EP, the above statements ring abundantly true. The record is loaded with hooks and tales of longing, from the up front, danceable “Wandering Eye”, through the bittersweet ballad “Do It In The Dark”, to the chiming, anthemic chorus of “Shelter Valley.” The songs lend a strong sense of place and give a universal narrative that hits home, while both nodding at tradition and taking the listener to uncharted territory.
 
“Our mentality is that the song is the nucleus for everything and the only thing that really matters, so our job is to not get in the way of the songs and let them be what they want to be” says Hutcheson. 

“I have a problem with the idea that ‘a band can’t be liked by too many people’ or that anybody isn’t cool enough to listen them.” proclaims Ballard, “We want our music heard and shared by as many people as possible, isn’t that the whole point?”

2020 STARTING JULY ONE SINGLE A MONTH. 
Tamara Williamson has been a mainstay in the Toronto music scene since the early 90’s. She released 3 albums with her band Mrs. Torrance on the major label BMG. Mrs. Torrance toured extensively in Canada opening for such acts as Oasis, The Beautiful South, Talk Talk, and Jewel. They toured with bands such as The Crash Test Dummies, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Waltons, The Rheostatics, Hayden and King Cobb Steelie.  Mrs. Torrance were pushed to radio with their single “Porn” and were on Much Music rotation. 
In 2000 Mrs. Torrance disbanded and Tamara started a solo career. Her music is ethereal and sensitive. Using many effects and layers she was one of the first artists to start live looping and was known for her experimentation using both vocal effects and looping. Tamara was featured in The New Music Show in 2000 and her first independent single went into rotation on MUCH Music. Her first recording “Nightmare on Queen Street” was very well received and Tamara played at many folk festivals such as Hillside, The Regina Folk Festival, and NXNE. She also went down the West Coast touring with Bob Wiseman and Matt Nathensen.
In 2003 Tamara was voted fourth best concert of the year by NOW magazine ahead of Greenday, and behind Bjork.
Tamara is the only voice until this year to be recorded on a Do Make Say Think album. She also fronted the trip hop band Microbunny, which won the CBC new band search in 2002. 
In 2006 Tamara signed to a French label and toured France extensively as part of “Le Femme S’en Mêlent” tour. She played alongside Feist and Shannon Wright. She was interviewed and recorded live to French National Radio. She also played shows in Spain and Italy.
From 2007 until 2016 Tamara has released four albums and toured in Canada and France. In 2015 Tamara started focusing on playing smaller more intimate festivals and venues such as house concerts. 
Tamara was recently featured in the Globe and Mail Broadsheet, an end of year collection of songs written about 2014. Tamara’s song “The Next One” is about women coming forward to speak out about their experiences of sexual harassment and violence and was recorded with the band Absolutely Free. This song was released on a compilation put out by the label Arts and Crafts. Her latest album “Sister Mother Daughter Wife” pays homage to women survivors from around the world. 
Tamara is a member of the Canadian Alternative Cover band AVRO,  and recently started a ukelele duo project, CROW, with the amazing songwriter Patty Ewaschuk.
Tamara lives in Uxbridge with her son Angus where she has a business creating music for dressage horses. She also paints and has recently commissioned her paintings to The True North Records/Gallery.
http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/Tamara-Williamson
https://www.facebook.com/tamarasingsloud/
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/tamara_williamson-victoria

Letters of Recommendation....

"In Toronto in the late 1990’s there was an intelligent, unassuming, earnest musical force that cut right to my heart. Tamara Williamson was no small influence on me and I am thrilled and relieved that she’s making music again.” Charles Spearin, Broken Social Scene. 


"I’ve admired Tamara for years; she cut a certain path of determination for me by having musical conviction long before I understood those stakes for myself." Feist

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