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Current Swell On Tour

Current Swell On Tour

We are happy to be back on tour down the west coast of the USA. The first two shows in Oregon were great! In Portland we spent some time in the Hawthorne district. After checking out shops, food carts and taking some pictures in the photobooth we decided to check out some vintage instruments. First was the guitar shop where Scott and Dave fell in love with a 60's acoustic Gibson. After that...

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Fall Tour Eastern Canada / NY and West Coast USA

Fall Tour Eastern Canada / NY and West Coast USA

We are excited to announce some tour dates in Canada and the U.S. in support of Long Time Ago. We are heading out to Ontario and Quebec and making two special US east coast stops in New York City (Monday, November 19th) and Rochester, NY (Tuesday, November 20th) before heading back to the west coast for a US December run of dates starting in Portland, OR on the 7th. Full tour details can be fou...

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Dispatch Tour

Dispatch Tour

We have finally recovered from a great tour with Dispatch in September. We started out in Vancouver with a sold out show at the Commodore and kept the momentum going in Seattle and Portland. The energy was fierce and it was a great to rock out with our great friends in Dispatch. We continued on down the west coast to Santa Cruz, where Scotty & Davers hit the waves with their boards as the weat...

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Current Swell on NoiseTrade

Current Swell on NoiseTrade

We are excited to announce that Current Swell is on Noise Trade. Check out our Noise Trade page (http://noisetrade.com/current swell) to download or listen to some songs from "Long Time Ago", which is coming out in the United States through Nettwerk Records on October 16th. Noise Trade helps musicians connect with more fans and allows our fans to help spread the music of Current Swell.

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Long Time Ago US Release

Long Time Ago US Release

We are getting really excited to release our album in the United States with our new friends at Nettwerk records. Scotty made a video blog about the release which you can check out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =F21W0h-F7u0

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Victoria, B.C.-based roots rock outfit Current Swell have joined Nettwerk’s label roster to release their new album, Long Time Ago, on October 16, 2012 in the United States. To celebrate, the band is currently offering the bonus track, “Young and Able,” as a free download. Grab it here: http://bit.ly/N7D3lQ.

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Brazil was a whirlwind tour! It was short but sweet and for most of us it was our first time in South America. We arrived in Sao Paulo to perfect weather so we decided to rent some bikes to see more of the town and after some mild co-ersion, we convinced our driver to join in on the fun.Our first show to our Brazilian fans was amazing, we played to almost 2500 people (pictured above) and the ene...

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New Shirts / Sweet Festivals

New Shirts / Sweet Festivals

Spring is in the air! What better way to get ready for summer then with a new Current Swell shirt. The new design is available in our online store: http://currentswell.com/store This new design combines the elements and is also printed on a high quality American Apparel shirt. We have also just released "Long Time Ago" on Vinyl and will be available at record stores across Canada on Record Sto...

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West Coast USA, SXSW & CMW

West Coast USA, SXSW & CMW

Spring in Victoria is just around the corner. We've been patiently waiting for mr. golden sun to come out and play. On our west coast tour the sun was shinning bright. We were lucky to be rolling alongside our buddies The True Spokes. They took us some cool places like Cozmic Pizza and the Applegate lodge. Further south I could finally put on some shorts while Scotty and Davers were able to get in...

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Help us find SXSW / Sea Now

Help us find SXSW / Sea Now

We got a little lost on our West Coast US tour and are currently trying to find our way to the Sea Now SXSW show case. Check us out lost in San Fran looking for "Awesome, Texas". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =yFMG65EEjgs Our first SXSW showcase is part of the Sea Now showcase at the Brew Exchange (706 West 6TH St) on Thursday March 15th @ 3PM. We are also playing Friday March 16th @ 9PM at th...

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West Coast USA/ SXSW / CMW Tour

West Coast USA/ SXSW / CMW Tour

We are heading down the West Coast US with our new friends The True Spokes starting March 1st and end with our gigs at South By South West in Austin, TX. We have heard nothing but amazing things about SXSW and Austin and can't wait for some good BBQ and tunes. After SXSW we will be heading to Toronto for Canadian Music Week. One of our CMW showcases is on Friday March 23rd at the Rivoli for Music ...

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Official Video for \

Official Video for "Too Cold"

We finished our video for 'Too Cold' from Long Time Ago and can't wait to share it with our fans. The video was directed by John Poliquin who also rocked our 'Young and Able' video. We shot the video in Toronto last fall and are really excited on how it all turned out. We hope you guys dig it and please feel free to post it on your Twitter, Facebook and pass along to friends .http://www.youtube.c...

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Winston Tour is Amazing!

Winston Tour is Amazing!

We are half way through our tour with Charlie Winston, right now, sitting in a Montreal hotel. After a great couple shows in Sherbrooke in a theatre from the 1920's, and a fun show in Seguenay we made it for a couple days off Quebec city. It was our first visit to the city, and we fell in love with the fortified older part of town, and some of the cafe's, pubs, and most of all the Palais Montcalm....

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Swell to tour with Charlie Winston

Swell to tour with Charlie Winston

Current Swell is extremely excited to Tour with the fantastic Charlie Winston across Canada this winter. The tour finds Swell in Ontario, Quebec then back to the West Coast playing some of Canada's premiere venues. *****Tour Dates***** Toronto, ON | The Phoenix | 21/01/12 Sherbrooke, QC| Theatre Granada | 22/01/12 Chicoutimi, QC | Cabaret La Sagueneenne | 23/01/12 Quebec City, QC | Palais Mon...

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NEW YEARS!!!!

NEW YEARS!!!!

Come join Current Swell and friends ring in 2012 at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre. Swell are joined by PEAK performance friends The Boom Booms & Mother Mother's lead singer Ryan Guldemond for a fantastic night of Music. The Vogue is a fantastic venue which is ALL AGES but for those of legal age you can still bring alcoholic drinks to your seats! For sure to be the most rockin' party in Vancouver fo...

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