Broken Social Scene

RVCA advocates BSS give us a date on the highly anticipated new record, over 5 years in the making. Kevin Drew did a cool interview with Pitchfork today shedding some light on what we can expect. Sounds pretty awesome. Click HERE to check out.

Charles Spearin - Exclaim's Best Records of 2009

RVCA advocate and founding Broken Social Scene member, Charles Spearin was recently awarded the honor of Best Records of 2009 by Exclaim!*'# Magazine for his release, The Happiness Project. The record is a collection of sounds in tandem with interviews with Charles's downtown Toronto neighbours who all speak on their ideas and thoughts on happiness. It is a truly touching and endearing record and as one review quite accurately put it... "It doesn't always take much to lose faith in humanity and its capacity for compassion and understanding. Likewise, it doesn't take much to renew that same faith.". Charles can also be seen sporting a handsome RVCA Spanky button up in the press photo for the Exclaim!*'# write up. The Happiness Project is being performed this weeked at the Enwave Theater in Toronto with Charles's other well known band Do Make Say Think. Click HERE for ticket info.

Click HERE to check out some more info on the Happiness Project as well as see aan amazingly put together video vignette that briefly sums up the project.

Broken Social Scene - Show of the Year!

If you weren't there then you've probably heard about it and probably know that you missed out BIG TIME! If you were there then you know how epic this show was. Over 6,000 Torontonians packed it in on the edge of Lake Ontario to see their hometown heroes and RVCA friends Broken Social Scene play what has already been touted by local music media as "one of the most significant Canadian concerts of the decade". The band played for nearly 3 hours and were joined on stage by friends Feist, Metric, the Stars, and Jason Collett playing all their classics as well as favourites from the previously mentioned bands. BSS frontman Kevin Drew was even overheard saying "...that was the best show we've ever played". The concert was also filmed my marquee Canadian filmmaker Bruce Macdonald for an upcoming feature film.

Click HERE to see BSS play the classic 'Anthems...' with guests Feist, Emily Haines (Metric), and Amy Millan (Stars). This was the highlight of the show.

Click HERE to see some amazing photos of the event.

Broken Social Scene + Feist + New Song = Awesome

A couple weeks ago at the staple Toronto music week NXNE, RVCA friends Broken Social Scene took to the stage for a special surprise show where they reunited with old friend and bandmate Leslie Feist to showcase some new tunes, which were seriously way too awesome. Check out the hot new RVCA duds some of em are sporting too!

Click HERE to hear and see a preview of what's to come on their forthcoming new record as well as to see a piece of the awesome show they played.

Arts & Crafts 2009 NXNE Showcase

Our good friends at the indie label of indie labels, Arts & Crafts are holding their NXNE 2009 showcase on June 17th and 18th. RVCA Advocates Broken Social Scene will be there in a few capacities with their side projects Apostle of Hustle, the Happiness Project, and Jason Collett all playing sets. This event will also mark the launch of the Broken Social Scene hardcover book release 'This Book is Broken". This event will also have a surprise guest headliners and I'm sure if you do the math you can probably figure it out!

Check the flyer for all the pertinent info.

Fashion Takes Action Launch Party

Open Bar + Earth Day (close enough) + RVCA Advocate Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene) DJ'ing = A No Brainer...

RVCA x Toronto Fashion Week

On Thursday March 20th, in celebration of LG's Toronto Fashion Week, RVCA teamed up with local promoters the Jons put together a party/showcase to help launch the brand's new line. Strangelove on College St. W played host to the party which consisted of a live photoshoot and some ripping tunes courtesy of DJ Medley. Big thanks to the guys in Cut Copy for rolling out, as well as their current tourmates Matt & Kim. Also no Toronto party would be complete without the Broken Social Scene posse rolling through as well to cut up a rug. Big thanks to the Jons for help making it all happen and to Pat and Matt Vardy for all the great photos.

Click HERE to see how everything went down!

Broken Social Scene pop in!

Brendan Canning and the Broken Social Scene posse rolled by the Toronto showroom to pick up some new RVCA duds, take a sneak peak at the RVCA FALL '09 line, and peruse through the new ANP Quarterly.

Click HERE to check out their latest record 'Something For All Of Us'. It's super rad!