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INDIE WEEK – Toronto – October 11 – The Rabid Whole @ Bovine Sex Club (Recently Nominated for TIMA Award)

  • September 25, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · The Rabid Whole

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INDIE WEEK – Toronto – October 11 – The Rabid Whole @ Bovine Sex Club (Recently Nominated for TIMA Award)

From Left to Right:  JJ Tartaglia: Drums | Andreas Weiss: Vocals, Guitar | Oscar Anesetti: Bass Guitar | Chalsey Noelle: Keyboards, Vocals | George Radutu: Guitar (Photo Credit: Darko – www.darkophoto.com) [ DOWNLOAD – HIGH-RES PRESS PHOTO ]

     It’s that time of year again when Indie Week Canada takes over Toronto, turning the city into one big music festival. Moving into some of the best venues for five days with more bands than anyone can count, Indie Week presents the best in Canadian talent and electro alt rockers The Rabid Whole  are pumped to have been selected as one of the event’s performers. Come watch and support TRW as they kick Indie Week‘s ass when they play the Bovine Sex Club on Thursday, October 11.

“Once again we are extremely excited and honored to take part in the Indie Week festival alongside such an amazing roster of talent! This festival has been gaining an unbelievable amount of momentum over the past few years and it’s great to be a part of it! Get ready to have your faces ROCKED!” comments TRW vocalist / guitarist Andreas Weiss.

Show Details:

DATE: Thursday Oct 11
VENUE: Bovine Sex Club
DOORS: 9.00pm
09:30 – 10:00 Kodessa (Toronto)
10:15 – 10:45 Breached (Toronto)
11:00 – 11:30 Sumo Cyco (Toronto)
11:50 – 12:30 RED
12:50 – 01:30 The Rabid Whole (Toronto)
01:50 – 02:30 TBA

In additional news, TRW has just been nominated for a 2012 Toronto Independent Music Award in the ‘Best Electronic’ category.

Check out the full nominee list published here: http://torontoima.com/new/awards/nominees/

Best Electronic:
Eli T
Amber Long
Hawri ‘n’ Mandy
abstract random
The Rabid Whole
FRAZER

When: October 6,2012, Doors at 6:30PM
Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne St.)
Tickets: $15 Advance, all proceeds going to Music Counts (www.musicounts.ca)

About: Toronto Independent Music Awards (“TIMAs”) is a bi-annual music award ceremony and showcase series for musicians in the Province of Ontario. Now on its eighth season and sixth award ceremony, TIMA has become the platform for independent musicians to network, attain tools for success and be discovered.

FREE DOWNLOAD – ‘Delusion’ – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rabid-whole-delusion-free-download

FREE DOWNLOAD – ‘Future’ – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rabid-whole-future-free-download

“Refuge”

1. Future
2. Metro
3. Corporate
4. New System
5. Serenity Falls
6. Solution
7. Rhythmic Reflection
8. Stargazer
9. Delusion
10. Refuge

Music Video –  “All The Same” from the album Autraumaton (2009) (Synthetic Sounds) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKgx7u9Piqg

About:

There’s something to be said for fate in the music world. One moment you’re left with the skeleton of a band, unsure when you’ll be able to follow your calling again, the next you’ve got a whole new line-up, a brand new home, a stronger, more defined sound and are recording with some of the biggest names in the industry. This is the tale of The Rabid Whole.

Disenchanted with playing in bands whose music was unchallenging and run of the mill, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Andreas Weiss set out to remedy his predicament. Purchasing an arsenal of music and noise-making gadgets, he began writing songs for his own band’s 2009 debut album, Autramaton.

Recruiting musicians along the way, the first incarnation of The Rabid Whole was solidified, releasing their first album and touring Canada, sharing the stage with the likes of The Birthday Massacre, Econoline Crush, Hinder, Apoptygma Berzerk, and 16Volt.

But that’s when things began to take a turn. Following the departure of several band members, Weiss decided to leave his hometown of Regina, SK behind, taking a leap of faith and moving to Toronto, ON along with guitarist and founding member George Radutu.

Through some lucky online ads, he discovered drummer JJ Tartaglia and bass guitarist Oscar Anesetti while a Christmas trip back home to Regina put him face-to-face with Chalsey Noelle, a friend of a friend looking for a new career path after quitting her job. Wouldn’t you know it – Noelle was a talented keyboardist and vocalist.

Now, the new and improved Rabid Whole is set to release their second album, Refuge, on May 1, 2012. A direct reflection of the emotional and external changes of Weiss’ journey, the album deals with relatable themes.

“I sold my house, quit my engineering consultant job and moved…We were starting from square one again, but with more uncertainties than ever and weren’t sure when we would even have a full band again. Part of the writing had begun randomly scattered over the past couple of years, but the majority came right after the move. I set up the studio in the basement of my house and got to work. I didn’t leave the house for two months and wrote from the moment I’d wake up until I’d fall asleep,” says Weiss.

Recorded and produced by Karl Schubach (Misery Signals, Solace), mixed by Dave Ogilvie (Jakalope, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) and mastered by Noah Mintz (Broken Social Scene, Death From Above 1979), the finished product delivers rock and electronic elements pushed to the max, a male and female vocal showdown and, as Weiss puts it, showcases “a 21st century, high-energy, electro alternative, orgasmic-punch-in-the-face-rock band.”

Isn’t it time you fell down the rabid whole?

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