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Biography
Band Members
Distribution
Upcoming Shows
Past Shows
Pieces of Evidence
Production Details
Track Listing
Lyrics
Discography
Virtual
Profiles
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Publicity & Promotion
Theresa Micallef
Director of Media
The MuseBox
212-231-7427 | theresa@themusebox.net
Jessica Shilvi
Manager of Lifestyle Marketing
The MuseBox
646-237-0023 | jessica@themusebox.net
44-1385 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6H 1B8
CANADA
General - spygirl [at] spygirlmusic [dot] com
Bookings - koralee [at] spygirlmusic [dot] com
Website/mailing list - jane [at] spygirlmusic [dot] com
Administration - james [at] spygirlmusic [dot] com
Spygirl One-sheet PDF
Press
Spygirl
Review, Indiehere - June, 2008
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Spygirl: Lightning Strike
Love
Review, A Limerick Ox - May, 2008
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Spygirl, Pieces
of Evidence
Review, Mojophenia - May, 2008
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When is it over,
I'm praying for clover
Review / Profile, Sheena Beaston - April,
2008
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"Last Seen
Here"
Feature Interview, New Town Crier - April,
2008
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Spygirl's
sound evokes glamour, mystery
Feature article, The Vancouver Sun - April 10, 2008
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BC band have hip
new album
Album Review in The Chronicle, University of Ontario - Feb 19, 2008
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Spygirl on Project Opus
An Exclusive Interview for Project Opus music website - Feb 19, 2008
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"Singer Koralee
Tonack’s sweet sounds are easy on the ears..."
Album Review in Metro News - Nationwide, Nov 16, 2007
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"...a pop fix that's got heart
and soul..."
Album Review in The Strand, University of Toronto - Nov 15, 2007
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B.C. band spies
success
Feature Article in The McGill Tribune - Nov 13, 2007
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B.C.’s Spygirl
to unleash album and national tour
Feature Article in The Charlatan - Nov 8, 2007
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"…you should be awed by the beauty of singer Koralee Tonack's, voice,
the orchestral instrumental interplay between multi-instrumentalist whiz Jane
Gowan, guitarist Jon Roper and keyboardist James Ong, and the driving rhythm
section of bassist Al MacInnes and drummer Eduardo Ottoni. Highly recommended
for fans of everything from Coldplay and Eisley to classic Canadiana like Sarah
MacLachlan...this band has grown leaps and bounds since its accomplished debut.
This group deserves to be playing bigger venues to larger, adoring
audiences."
- Stuart Derdeyn, The Vancouver Province
read the complete review
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"…beautiful, ambitious and accessible music"
- Mark Bignell, Radio Bandcouver
read the complete review
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"This Vancouver band kicks out the jams with more style than a drag queen in
Prada."
- Raymond Bastedo, Offbeat Magazine
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"Confident slinky vocals (courtesy of Koralee Tonack), sweeping ringing
guitar and a strong funky bassline seem to be their hallmarks…very
accomplished musicians with a style of their own."
- Gig Reviews, www.kirmie.co.uk
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"…a sophisticated drive through relationships, full of emotional red
lights and the urge to burn rubber."
- David Kenney, The Gauntlet, University of Calgary
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"For those introspective moments, those rainy winter days or those intimate
gatherings, this could be the CD you're looking for."
- Adam Khediri, The Loop
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"…a new and highly melodic blend of sound that's matched with
insightful, imagistic lyrics."
- Jennifer Van Evra, The Vancouver Courier
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"…sometimes sexy, often peppy…the biggest delight here lies in
the encyclopedic talents of this experienced crew."
- Mary Francis Hill, The Westender
Biography
Spygirl plays lush, melodic, elegant, and dark pop/rock. If Spygirl were a martini, they'd be equal parts sonic assault, naked duets and lush harmonies with a dash of drum & bass, and garnished with a twist of Canadiana - shaken vigorously, of course. If Spygirl were an outfit, you'd look geek-slick, full in all the right places and your ass would look hot.
Spygirl recently completed their second full-length album, pieces of evidence, slated for national release March 2008.
Spygirl was overjoyed to work once again with favourite musical wizard Tom Rothrock, who mixed a few songs on their 2000 self-titled debut. This time he came on board as Producer in full. Mr. Rothrock (who has also created records with some of popular music's great recent innovators such as Beck, Elliott Smith, Elbow, Sloan, Badly Drawn Boy and James Blunt) helped the band create a spontaneous, relaxed and raw recording, due in part to his laid back mix of confidence, spontaneity, knowledge and love of music, and in part to recording much of the album live off the floor. The result is a group of songs that belong together, sharing a landscape that is lush, melodic, elegant and dark.
Read the full bio.
Band Members
(from L to R)
Eduardo Ottoni - drums, vocals
Jane Gowan - fender rhodes, wurlitzer, trumpet, piano, vocals
James Ong - piano, korg MS 2000, fender rhodes, wurlitzer, vocals
Al MacInnes - bass, vocals
Jon Roper - guitar, vocals
Koralee Tonack - lead vocals, guitar
Distribution
Pieces of Evidence now available online from Maple Music and iTunes!
Purchase by mail order or digitally download. Support Canadian music!
Upcoming Shows
International Pop Overthrow Festival - Portland 2009
Aug 12, 8:30pm
East End
203 SE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR
1-503-232-0056
$8
For schedule info visit: IPO Portland 2009
Spygirl in-store performance
Aug 13, 6:00pm
Music Millennium
3158 E Burnside
Portland, Oregon
FREE
Check out Music Millennium
International Pop Overthrow Festival - Seattle 2009
Aug 22, 8:00pm
Mars Bar
609 Eastlake Avenue E
Seattle, WA
1-206-624-4516
$8
For schedule info visit: IPO Seattle 2009
Spygirl in-store performance
Aug 25, 5:30pm
Neptoon Records
3561 Main Street
Vancouver, BC
FREE
Check out Neptoon Records
International Pop Overthrow Festival - Vancouver 2009
Aug 25, 11:00pm
The Railway Club
579 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC
1-604-681-1625
$10
For schedule info visit: IPO Vancouver 2009
More to come...
Past Shows
AIDS WALK for LIFE 2007, Vancouver, BC
AMPED: Concert for Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Vancouver, BC
ANZA Club, Vancouver, BC
Aunt Leah's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Vancouver, BC
Backstage Lounge, Vancouver, BC
Blue Note, Winnipeg, MB
Canada House, London, UK
Canadian Images Gala, VIFF 2007, Vancouver, BC
Eldorado, Fernie, BC
Firehall #9, Vancouver, BC
Logan's Pub, Victoria, BC
Jazz Cellar, Vancouver, BC
Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, Port Angeles, WA
Moles Club, Bath, UK
Morgan's, Calgary, AB
O Patro Vys, Montreal, QC
Purple Onion, Vancouver, BC
Richards On Richards, Vancouver, BC
Rime, Vancouver, BC
South Hill Candy Shop, Vancouver, BC
St. James Community Square, Vancouver, BC
Starfish Room, Vancouver, BC
Talking Stick, Vancouver, BC
The Blacksheep Inn, Wakefield, QC
The Borderline, London, UK
The Cellar, Oxford, UK
The Dirty Jersey, Kamloops, BC
The Drake, Canmore, AB
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
The Living Room, New York, NY
The Owl 'n Thistle, Seattle, WA
The Railway Club, Vancouver, BC
The Rose and Crown, Banff, AB
The Royal, Nelson, BC
Vancouver International Jazz Fest, David Lam Park, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver International Jazz Fest, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver International Jazz Fest, Performance Works, Vancouver, BC
Wild Bill's Legendary Saloon, Banff, AB
Winterruption, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Women in View Festival, WISE Hall, Vancouver, BC
Pieces of Evidence Production Details
Produced and Mixed by Tom Rothrock
Recorded by Sheldon Zaharko
Mix Engineer: Mike Tarantino
Executive Producer: Tim Kerr
Executive Assistant: Helga Ghiradello
Recorded at The Factory Studios,
Vancouver, BC
Mixed at Embassy Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Don Taylor at Precision
Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
All songs by spygirl
Band photo by Janet Baxter
Cover photography by spygirl
Cover design by Agent 5 Design
Track Listing
1. Come Out to Play 3:40
2. Awake Asleep 3:54
3. Today (single) 5:08
4. Where did those stars come from 5:16
5. Beautiful 3:07
6. Feeling Fine 3:44
7. In a Garden 5:04
8. Be Lost 4:10
9. Weight of the World 3:23
10. Dust 4:55
Lyrics
1. Come Out to
Play 3:40
2. Awake
Asleep 3:54
3. Today
(single) 5:08
4. Where did those
stars come from 5:16
5. Beautiful 3:07
6. Feeling
Fine 3:44
7. In a
Garden 5:04
8. Be Lost
4:10
9. Weight of the
World 3:23
10. Dust
4:55
Discography
2008
pieces of evidence - National release March 2008
2007
pieces of evidence - Vancouver release September 21 @ Richards On Richards
Today (single) - released June 26
2005
5 New Songs (ep) - released August 19 @ The Railway Club
2000
The Yellow Album (self-titled) - released November 30 @ WISE Hall
Virtual Profiles
