Teenage Kicks

A band on the run, raised on their parents' record collections.

TK Singles Club Vol. 3 - A Tribute To Levon Helm

I’m happy to announce that Singles Club Vol. 3 is just about finished and ready to be sent out to all of you true believers. It’s been a great experience getting some old friends and some new friends into the basement to record their own versions of some of our favourite Levon fronted songs, in honour of my favourite voice in Rock and Roll.

The Dirty Nil, Juliana Riolino and The Sweet Mack joined us in our version of Jemima Surrender with their takes on When I Paint My Masterpiece, Uh Uh Uh, and Don’t Do It.

Single Club Vol. 3 will be out early next week along with a short video of the recording process. Sign up for the Singles Club at www.tksinglesclub.com

Can’t wait for you all to hear the finished product.

- Peter

ps, We’ll see you at NXNE this year - Friday June 15th, Elmo Downstairs, 1am

A photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. Dig it.

A photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968. Dig it.

UH UH UH.

Singles Club members, you may be wondering where your Volume 3 tunes are and here’s the answer: we’re still working on them.  We’ve got 3 great bands doing Levon Helm covers and here’s the gem we’re recording with Julianna Riolino today.  You’ll get your Volume 3 tunes before NXNE, we promise.


- Jeff

PS If you’re in Toronto go see Julianna at C’est What tonight with Mattie from the Sweet Mack doing an acoustic set beforehand. She’s my favorite voice right now, plus it’s only $5 and it’s done by 10.

This is a song that might be on our new record, we did this video a couple of months ago now I think. Poor CT didn’t get a monitor for vocals. He’s such a trooper.

Good guy

See that guy that isn’t Seth Rogen? His father was my art teach at Centennial Middle School in Georgetown. He’s come a long way from Mambo Italiano.

During the Oil Crisis over the summer of ‘79, cars with a license plate ending in an odd number were only allowed to buy gasoline on odd-numbered days, while even-numbered plate-holders could only purchase gasoline on even-numbered days. Pretty Nuts. (thats what we call cameron)

During the Oil Crisis over the summer of ‘79, cars with a license plate ending in an odd number were only allowed to buy gasoline on odd-numbered days, while even-numbered plate-holders could only purchase gasoline on even-numbered days. Pretty Nuts. (thats what we call cameron)

I’m 6 years late on this. 

FEAR FUN PT. 2.

Had the pleasure of seeing Father John Misty last Monday at the Horseshoe and picked up his record at the same time.  His voice was perfect all night and that was the best that we had heard the Horseshoe in quite a while.

The record’s full of complex arrangements, and some really cool songs, definitely worth a few listens.

The newest single:

- Jeff