For Immediate Release
April 14, 2011
**GENTLY SLIDING ‘THE ROCK’ BACK INTO ROCK & ROLL**
Indie Dance-Pop quartet holds curling bonspiel
to self-finance UK tour
TORONTO, ON – If you ever held hope that you would see naturopathy, Grandma’s baking, curling and Indie-Pop in one place, the stars have begun to align. In an effort to raise money for their upcoming UK tour, Toronto’s These Electric Lives will host a bonspiel and silent auction on April 30th at the High Park Curling Club.
Dubbed a curling ‘FUNdraiser’, the evening will include “Curling for Dummies”, a learn-as-you-play bonspiel directed by senior members of the curling club, as well as a silent auction and a performance by These Electric Lives. Prizes for the auction include a pie a month for one year, baked by a 77-year-old rural Ontario grandmother, as well a free consultation and assessment at the Dandelion Naturopathic Clinic. The event will also feature a DJ, pool, foosball tournament and a bake sale.
These Electric Live’s infectious songs and high energy live sets have earned them praise and the opportunity to share the stage with the likes of Boxer Rebellion (UK), Mystery Jets (UK), Asobi Seksu (NYC), Bang Lime (members of Metric), The Skydiggers and Beast (Montreal). The band has performed on MTV Live and was recently featured on AUX TV’s “Band Foto”.
Following the success of their recently-released EP We See Light…, the band is gearing up to take their indie-rock/electro-pop blend overseas on their first ever tour of the United Kingdom. Embarking in May and completely self-financed, the tour will be making stops in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester and London, as well as headlining Indie Week Ireland and a Canadian Blast showcase at Liverpool Sound City.
**These Electric Lives FUNdraiser**
High Park Curling Club, 100 Indian Road
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 @9:30PM
Tickets are $10 or $15 with curling
Silent auction prizes include:
*A pie a month for one year (baked by a grandmother). Value- $144.
*Initial consultation and assessment with Mahalia Freed ND of Dandelion Naturopathic Clinic- http://dandelionnaturopathic.ca. Value- $200
*Headshot photo session (including two final edited images) with photographer Heather Pollock- www.heatherpollock.com. Value - $150
*Gift certificate to Come As You Are - www.comeasyouare.com. Value- $100
*Half-day (4 hr) recording session in Studio B @ João Carvalho Mastering, www.joaocarvalhomastering.com - Value - $295
Resources:
Official: http://www.theseelectriclives.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6774427910
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/TELTELTEL
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/TheseElectricLives
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For music, high-res photos & interview requests, contact Theresa Micallef
tenfourcommunications@yahoo.ca, 416-805-6714
