Moutique presents the latest in their arsenal of top quality shows with this truly mouth-watering prospect celebrating 10 years of The Hidden Cameras, presented by www.blitzgigs.de.
Toronto’s Hidden Cameras have laid claim to perhaps one of the more bizarre sub-genres with their self-proclaimed gay church folk music, however, that was once upon a time and since then Joel Gibb’s entourage has assimilated, shed and sprouted more than it’s fair share of band members to become yet another ensemble/family band like their Arts & Crafts labelmates and Toronto neighbours Broken Social Scene.
The Hidden Cameras play a special show at Heimathafen in Neuklln to conclude and celebrate the end of the Origin:Orphan tour. Then the band hit the studio to complete work on their new album scheduled for release next year. Renowned for their unique shows, this will be no exception, featuring the debut screening of a new video for the stunning Pet Shop Boys remix of “Colour of a Man”. The audience will also be treated to an exclusive preview of material from the new album, as well as favourites from the band’s much-loved back catalogue.
With O:O their fourth studio record proper, Toronto’s self-proclaimed “mild-mannered army” have sunk their roots deeper, branched wider, and gained a new musical maturity – simultaneously finding inspiration from more unexpected sources and creating some of their catchiest songs to date. “This album is finger-play into new territory,” says Joel Gibb, the Cameras’ founder and front man, “exploring genre as a theme in itself while retaining classic Hidden Cameras moments.”
Special guest on the night is Chinawoman, also from the Moutique stable of quality acts gracing stages throughout Berlin and Europe. Based in Berlin this elusive, Toronto raised, daughter of a russian ballerina has begun to make a name for herself round these parts, appearing at Fusion Festival and Down By The River Festival aswell as finally making it to Russia for the first time in her life recently with appearances in St.Petersburg and Moscow. Expect to hear more from mysterious Michelle aka Chinawoman and her band in the future.
Here’s The Hidden Cameras with Do I Belong?, a classic tune which your kids are going to pull out of your record collection and start to dance to before they can walk and below that Chinawoman’s Russian Ballerina with which they will learn to destroy the living room by attempting those quadruple pirouettes:
