THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCE THE LOWEST OF THE LOW FOR THE 2008 HALL OF FAME Performances By The New Pornographers, Tokyo Police Club, Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, Attack in Black and The Cliks - Saturday, March 8th at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto CMW Release Legendary Canadian rock group, Lowest of the Low will be inducted into the Indies Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 8th as part of the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. Presented by inDiscover.net, “The Indies” celebrate outstanding achievement in sound recording and live performance.
Lowest of the Low, recognized by hits such as "Motel 30", "Eternal Fatalist", "Salesmen, Cheats & Liars" and "Bleed A Little While Tonight", are identified as one of the groups responsible for Toronto’s independent music explosion of the early ’90s. They quickly established themselves as one of Canada’s finest bands, blending literate, astute lyrics with a sound that effortlessly ranged from folk to punk.
All too soon it came to an end as the band called it quits shortly after the release of their sophomore album Hallucigenia. For six years, between 1994 and 2000, the Low was gone but definitely not forgotten. CD sales continued at a steady pace as a new generation of music fans discovered the band and the landmark 1991 debut album, Shakespeare My Butt landed solidly at No. 6 on Chart Magazine’s list of the Top Canadian Albums of All Time. Voted from coast to coast by various musicians and music industry professionals throughout the nation, the album ranked 84th in Bob Mersereau’s “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”, published in 2007.
As time passed, the band came together again to play some reunion shows with an absolutely enormous audience waiting for them. The success of these few shows led to two cross-Canada tours and a live album called Nothing Short of a Bullet (2002). Further accolades included the 102.1 The Edge/Now Magazine Hall of Fame award and Ron Hawkins being voted Toronto’s Favourite Songwriter in the Now Magazine readers’ poll.
In 2004, the Low was signed to MapleMusic Recordings in Canada where they created their first studio album, Sordid Fiction (2004), in 10 years. The compilation was produced by Canadian rock legend Ian Blurton (The Weakerthans, From Fiction, C’mon) and mixed by Seattle uber-producer, Adam Kasper (Nirvana, The Tragically Hip, Foo Fighters). For two years, the band toured extensively across Canada and throughout the U.K., with frequent U.S. spots.
In 2007, the group played the Grey Cup Festival, followed by a performance at the Horseshoe Tavern’s 60th Anniversary celebration in Toronto. Finally, in December the band assembled in Buffalo to play a final, sold-out performance together at Club Infinity. Marking over a decade of making music together, The Lowest of the Low will reunite for an encore performance of fan favourites at The Indies to commemorate their induction into the Indies Hall of Fame.
Celebrating the best in Canadian and international independent music, the 2008 Indies will include performances by the New Pornographers, Tokyo Police Club, Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, Attack in Black and The Cliks.
Tickets are $30 and may be purchased online at the Rogers MusicStore Canadian Music Week website at www.cmw.net or by calling 905-858-4747. Tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster & TicketBreak outlets - www.ticketmaster.ca, www.ticketbreak.com or 416.870.8000, 416.640.0966 to charge by phone. |