The Guest Bedroom

FRI FEB 3RD: GOOD TIMES.

2012-01-30T09:40:00.005-05:00

This Friday February the 3rd @ The Garrison, let us assemble in the same room and listen to music together.

To all our pals who hate staying up late - we are playing EARLY! To all our pals who love music - there are lots of bands! To all our pals who love cold beverages - The Garrison has those! And to our future new pals we don't know yet - the pleasure will be all ours, I'm sure.

Prosimmi + The Guest Bedroom + The Mark Inside + Cursed Arrows + Crosss @ The Garrison $7 P-a-r-t-y

Hope to see you there.

FREE MUSIC! MUSIC FOR FREE!

2011-12-14T11:04:00.004-05:00

Hey guys! Have you heard bits and pieces of our album A Year's Supply Of Rabbit's Feet, but you're lacking the funds or record player for your very own copy? We understand! Times are tough. Hip artisan beers are expensive. And moody sorta-progish rock is not everyones cup of tea (even though it's our very favourite kind of tea, and we drink it constantly!). Either way, you can now download our album FOR FREE! That's right! ZERO DOLLARS. Stream it via our Facebook page, or download it from Bandcamp directly. Amazing! NXeW thinks you should download the album too. And if you don't take our advice, you should probably listen to them, right? What's old is new again!

What have we been up to? Well, we're in the process of recording 4 new songs and 4 new videos for those 4 new songs! Can't wait to unleash these to you. Working on a very limited super special package for these guys too! USB treasure chest? Secrets will soon be revealed....

In the meantime, you can hear these new songs LIVE in Toronto at The Garrison on Decemeber the 30th. The day before New Year's is the perfect night to party: it's all the fun of the weekend without any of those people that go weird and crazy when the clock strikes 12. And all the proceeds go to charity!

Boxing Day Special Festival & Food Drive Night 5 with White Suede / The Guest Bedroom / Cave Baby / The Lava & Ash / I.H.A.D. $5 or 3 non perishable food items. Proceeds go to the food bank. Hope to see you there!

FEASTING.

2011-09-13T10:08:00.002-04:00

Feast In The East 5 was an awesome time. And because the Dickens Street Theatre is two minutes from our practice lair, we left our van (Snowfist) at home and carted stuff over on a skid and a wagon like some kind of travelling family band. The bands were great, the sandwiches were great, the space was awesome, and there were freezies. Torontonians, this is definitely a series worth keeping up with! And at the end of the night Tim found these silky underthings draped over his bike handles. Just what he needed...

FEAST IN THE EAST V.

2011-08-23T09:39:00.008-04:00

Flyers by Tad Michalak.

We're dusting off our guitars, shining up our keyboards, and playing a show. This is a good one too! You should come. Not only do you get a smorgasboard of good music, you also get to check out projections and eat food with your ticket (pressed sandwiches and salad)! Fun fact: this venue is about 3 minutes from where we practice. Let's have fun on the East Side together.

Curious minds might also want to check out an article The Grid recently did about the series.

-------Info from the Facebook Event-------

FEAST IN THE EAST is a monthly east end music, food & installation series.

At Dickens Street Theatre

35 Dickens St. (Dundas & Carlaw)
Toronto, ON

 Friday, September 9 at 9:00pm

$7

Featuring:

THE GUEST BEDROOM (http://theguestbedroom.bandcamp.com/) A bit prog, a bit post-punk, a bit dark, a bit dance-y. Toronto avant rock quartet has been making music since 2004 (whoa it's almost 2012!). Rumbling synth lines, jump and bounce against angular guitar jabs, sharp notes quiver out from behind thick synth concoctions. Singer Sandi Falconer's voice soars over the blaring, driving drum beats & synth hums that fill your ears like an empty church. A fun chaos grown out of a frantic pace. Check this!

YOUNG MOTHER (http://youngmother.bandcamp.com/) Jesse Laderoute's every changing krautrock ensemble Solidifies it's line up & becomes a band! A serious undiscovered gem in Toronto's ever evolving music nebulous. Mini synth & guitar drones lead into to ominous beats & guitar whispers that shake and creep. With an almost hopeful pop sensibility buried under the deep compositions, Jesse's voice reaches out of the eerie environment he's constructed. Guitar wizardry and electronic bleeps & bloops grow under layers of rhythmic synth & drum patterns locking you in. Like a dream you can't escape, stuck in the nether world just below the surface. Krautrock lives!

DANIEL FRANCIS DOYLE (http://danielfrancisdoyle.com/) One man band from Austin, TX plays it all guitar, drums, bass, and puts it together in a loop station math equation. Live drums along with looped everything, DFD powers through spazz rock compositions. His voice buzzes over noodle-y guitar guitar work. Pop hums juxtapose with speed punk drums & guitar thrashing. This guy rules big. He will also be joined by a band for some of his set!

JOHN MILNER YOU'RE SO BOSS (http://jmysb.tumblr.com/) Everyone's favourite weirdo-punk keeps it real. Spazz punk for the modern scumbag. Lightning fast speed, thrashed guitar cords, screeched out bleeps & bloops gloop out of circuit bent toys & electronics. Danielle's vocals yelps & spasms rupture in a choatic volcano of pure hecticity. Former east end coffee jobber becomes current east end resident & cool guy. Cred!

Projections & Environs by Cameron Lee!

FREE pressed sandwich & salad with advance ticket from Circus Books & Music, The Film Buff and Soundscapes.

All Ages.

WHAT'S UP.

2011-07-11T12:28:00.001-04:00

Hello dudes. What have we been up to lately? Well, we're currently recording a couple new songs: Magical Thinking & Fine Lines! We've enjoyed Tim's whiskey cocktails in the control room while recording vocals. We've tuned our guitars and used delay. Jim's worn all available hats: musician, engineer, and mixoligist. Any kind, rich strangers want to put out a 7inch?!

We've also got a new practice space on the East side. No more Drake platinum records to taunt our lack of commerical success - just concrete walls, forest murals, and spooky doll lamps! The lamp holds the power, and sometimes she gives some of her power to us.

And lastly, not one to wuss out on trying new things, Tim recently tackled the McGangBang. Rating: 6/10. Though a bit cumbersome, he said: "it tasted pretty good." The next McMashup will be the Quarter Flounder, brainchild of Rob Castle. Review to come...

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.

2011-06-07T22:51:00.004-04:00

Thanks for coming out to The Garrison for The Rival Boys release show! Pre show dinner and beers at The Lakeview, Rival Boys album themed cake for dessert, more drinks at The Garrison, magical power crystals courtesy of Wax Mannequin, and bands making noise. GOOD TIMES.

SOUTHERN SOULS

2011-04-26T20:14:00.005-04:00

THE GUEST BEDROOM - Curses from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo.

We recently shot a couple live videos with Mitch (AKA Southern Souls) in our super secret East side clubhouse and this is one of them - Curses. Beers were drank, ivories were tickled, and good times were had. One more (new) song to come...

Make sure to check out the Southern Souls website for an impressive collection of A+ video and music.

COME SAIL AWAY.

2011-02-24T10:26:00.009-05:00

All photos by Melodie Kwan.

Eleven was a total blast.

After consuming food and drinks at the home of ultimate fighting (Toby's), and taking a spill on the black ice (still feeling that one!) we played what was to be one of our most totally panicked sets in a while. Relaxing is definitely not what we're about! Also? Bruised Knees are the greatest.

WAVELENGTH ELEVEN

2011-02-03T16:51:00.006-05:00

It's that special time of the year again - Wavelength Anniversary time! 5 shows, 5 venues, a smorgasbord of awesome bands, and guaranteed good times. Details on the night we're playing, from the WL site:

Wednesday February 16th @ The Boat 160 Augusta Ave

Anagram (Oshawa/Parkdale - post-punk bruisers)

The Guest Bedroom (Toronto’s masters of panic pop)

Bruised Knees (ex-Creeping Nobodies - sonic noisy goodness)

The Jim Storie Juniors (Doc Pickles sings the blues and greiges)

9pm • PWYC

Though our show is PWYC (deals!) you can also buy festival passes to all 5 shows for the very reasonable price of $33. Available at Rotate & Soundscapes.

FOLLOWING ORDERS.

2011-01-01T20:02:00.007-05:00

Thank you to everyone that came out the The Rivoli the other night! Good times. The Rivoli has some pretty good stage warnings/signs. I guess it's a good thing that we didn't bring our confetti cannons or Courtney Love costumes. Happy New Year!

THE FUTURE IS NOW.

2010-11-16T19:29:00.012-05:00

The time has come! 19 boxes of records have been successfully weaned off their mothers, individually branded with their own unique numeric identities, and pumped full of the powerful spirits of a dozen or so rabbits. They're now looking for good new homes - maybe you would like to take one in? Pump up the jams!

If you're in Toronto, you can already find our album at Soundscapes and Rotate! If you don't have a record player or use for such a large, gorgeous piece of packaging, the album will also be available on Itunes, Amazon, etc on the 19th. If you don't live in Toronto, don't like digital downloads, and love receiving mail - you can buy a travelling copy here.

For those of you who might stop by our release show on Friday at The Garrison (party time!) the first 70 copies of the record will include a screen printed poster as seen above - each one a little bit different as far as their bright colours are concerned. And should you want a rabbit's foot to keep yourself in good luck for the rest of your days, well we might have a few of those too.

Reviews:

NOW MAGAZINE
EYE WEEKLY
REASON CITY

EMJ

2010-11-06T10:47:00.009-04:00

Check out this review for our new record by New Zealand's Einstein Music Journal. Visit their site, where you can also download a new track from our record called KINGDOM!

PASTEL WITCHES KNOW THINGS.

2010-10-30T00:25:00.006-04:00

GOOD TIMES AHEAD.

MORE PEEKS

2010-09-20T21:55:00.008-04:00

So we FINALLY sent our album out to get pressed. In honour of this long overdue occasion, we've posted two more new songs on our myspace page.

CURSES & DEAD ENDS!!!

COVER IT UP!

2010-09-07T19:55:00.011-04:00

11 SONGS. 12 INCHES. COMING SOON.

GOODBYE OLD FRIEND

2010-09-01T20:02:00.000-04:00

We recently said goodbye to our old practice space of the past 5 years.
We honoured the occasion with a spontaneous backyard pizza party.
Thanks for the memories, 78. Onwards to our new secret lair....

PLAYING WITH FIRE.

2010-07-20T21:02:00.008-04:00

This weekend we were amateur video makers, small time fire starters, portable BBQ lovers, neighbourhood party crashers, creative shotglass testers, crude landscapers, and midnight fog manipulators. Experiments are good.

Stay tuned to see how Tim shapes this little visual experiment of ours into something mysterious and magical.

Album Progress Update:
The songs are on their way to get mastered and album art is being finished!

SNEAKING AROUND.

2010-07-01T09:31:00.007-04:00

A couple pics from our nxne show by The Untold City.

PEEKS.

2010-06-09T14:37:00.012-04:00

CLICK HERE!
NEW MUSIC!
TOUGH LUCK!

THE END IS NEAR.

2010-04-25T15:30:00.011-04:00

A night in the studio.
Popcorn, beer and big feet were consumed. We are health masters.
Lee came in and played violin on a few songs. Violin guys.
We are finally nearing the finish line!

WEEKDAY MAGIC.

2010-04-14T22:20:00.012-04:00

Best Coast (above) were awesome last night! We had a great time playing this show, met lots of nice people, and then ended the night at The Lakeview for pints and various food items. It was basically a perfect Tuesday night. Spring fever.

GOOD NIGHT.

2010-03-28T19:38:00.005-04:00

MAGIK MAKERS.

RAT TAIL.

GOOD SHOW. THANKS FOR COMING!

WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN.

2010-03-25T11:28:00.009-04:00

You can now purchase our Treading Water / Blowing Smoke EP on Insound.
Until April 24th enter coupon code theguest10 at checkout to get 10 percent off!

SPRING FEVER.

2010-03-22T11:59:00.008-04:00

Poster by Ryan.

This show is going to be good times! Rat Tail will eat all the finest pickled vegetables, cold cuts, and cheeses to prepare. They will dazzle you. Magic Markers are bound to knock your socks off. We're on first! If Tim has a weird look in his eye please walk away from him quickly - there is no cure for spring fever.

TAKING OUR TIME.

2010-03-13T22:02:00.009-05:00

We took a break in the studio to watch the end of the Canada / USA game. We also ate a dozen donuts. Jim ate the Canada donut, so he's obviously the most patriotic.

LIGHT IT UP.

2010-02-26T12:37:00.010-05:00

Thanks for coming out to Teranga's Lazer Party Lounge on Friday!
More shows in the future. More recording right now.

A MOMENT IN TIME.

2010-01-13T10:15:00.018-05:00

Pictures and video from The Untold City. Thanks guys!

http://vimeo.com/8687255 from untold city on Vimeo.

ALL HANDS ON DECK.

2010-01-10T14:57:00.004-05:00

Saturday January 23rd at Teranga

159 Augusta Ave. (at Dundas St. W.)
The Guest Bedroom
Terror Lake
The Meat
Wild Bore
$6

ZUNIOR.

2010-01-08T10:06:00.001-05:00

All 3 of our EP's are now available for download on Zunior!

BOXING DAY SPECIAL FEST.

2009-12-15T10:53:00.010-05:00

Check out this guy. He wants to drink pints at The Garrison with his pals, listen to some music, and donate some canned goods to the food bank. Cause he's a snowman, not a snowwussy.

Details:

Wednesday December 30th at The Garrison
Boxing Day Special Fest!
w/ Pony Da Look, Rattail, The I Love You Too's
2.99 + 2 food items

Boxing Day Special Fest runs from December 26th - 30th.
Check out The Garrison's website for more info!

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.

2009-09-21T22:32:00.006-04:00

The masters of wind tubing.

HAGGARD FEAST.

2009-08-04T10:09:00.015-04:00

PTV
RAT TAIL
BAG TAG

FREE FUN IN THE SUMMER SUN

2009-07-24T14:15:00.012-04:00

Do you like music, sunshine, and car free roads?
It's time for a summer street party!

Sunday July 26th
WAVELENGTH @ P.S. KENSINGTON
Neighbourhood bands throw down for Pedestrian Sunday in the Market!
LULLABYE ARKESTRA
CLOAK'ED CLAW
MINDBENDER
THE GUEST BEDROOM
DANGER BAY
ISLA CRAIG
+ mural art by Benjamin Oakley
3 to 7pm at College and Augusta
FREE!!!

LET'S DO THIS.

MONDAY! DISSONANT MELODIES!

2009-06-27T18:11:00.014-04:00

Our next show is MONDAY JUNE 29TH at The Drake Underground.

It's nice and early for all you weekday workhorses!
Doors at 8:30PM.
The Guest Bedroom at 9PM.
The Paper Chase (Texas / Kill Rock Stars) at 10PM
$11 advance / $13 door

WALKING THE PLANK

2009-06-20T20:32:00.012-04:00

Good show at The Boat the other night! Thanks so much to everyone that came out and sacrificed a good nights sleep with us. Real Cops (pizza lovers and makers of great shirts) were awesome, BA kicked off his set with a full venue crawl amidst a flurry of sparklers, and our favourite east coast road warriors The Stolen Minks (as seen below) played all our favourite jams! A+ TIMES.

Pssst . . . we've got brand new t-shirts! Men's S/M/L. If you'd like to add one of these beauties to your ever expanding summer t-shirt collection they are $10 + shipping. Send us an email: theguestbedroom@gmail.com

SHOW IN TORONTO WITH OUR FRIENDS

2009-06-05T09:19:00.004-04:00

Very happy to have the Stolen Minks back in town... even if it's only for 1 day.

minksminksminks

Should be a good show! BA is always awesome and Real Cops are new!

JUNE 17
THE BOAT
9PM
$5$

THE GUEST BEDROOM
www.myspace.com/theguestbedroom
THE STOLEN MINKS (HALIFAX)
www.myspace.com/stolenminks
B.A. JOHNSTON
www.myspace.com/bajohnston
REAL COPS
www.myspace.com/therealrealcops

Pitter Patter Fest

2009-05-30T22:47:00.018-04:00

Day 1. Brantford / Ford Plant

2 of the 4 bands listed on the bill didn't play/show up which is usually a bit of a bad omen. Good thing we shared the night with our pals and practice space cohorts Pants and Tie, who besides being an awesome band are also really snappy dressers with good senses of humor! Rob and I ate at KFC while Tim and Al made far more sensible dining decisions. Beers were drank in our van and someone told Tim and I about all the free burgers he managed to consume in one day and all the burger pals he made along the way doing it. We decided to play in the dark on the floor. It was a good decision.

Day 2. Peterborough / Montreal House

The easiest way to work out the kinks after a stint on the highway is to hit up the local amusement area (conviently located behind an East Side Marios/Swiss Chalet dining complex), hit the batting cages and make some stuffed animals.

We arrived at The Montreal House to more surprise last minute lineup changes. When rolling with the punches beer can be a pretty good place to start, because sometimes you gotta make the good times happen! Be advised: The guys in Great Bloomers may play great country dipped rock songs, but they can also dance. To anything!

Over The Top

2009-05-30T22:23:00.010-04:00

Our Over The Top Fest show at Sneaky Dee's was fun times and we got to play with lots of A+ peoples!

FUN FACT: number of times we've played at Sneaky Dee's = 23!

SO IT BEGINS!

2009-05-19T20:25:00.020-04:00

We started recording our first full length album this weekend!
Rob had his way with a grand piano and many pistachios were consumed.

BRING IT ON.

2009-05-18T21:28:00.009-04:00

We haven't played any shows in the past couple months and we've got a bunch of new songs to show for it! Check 'em out at the following exciting live music events.

Summer is here - let's party!

Saturday May 23rd @ Sneaky Dee's (Toronto)
Over The Top Fest w/ Green Go, Shellshag (NY), Fiasco (NY), Bayonets.

Thursday May 28th @ The Ford Plant (Brantford)
Pitter Patter Fest w/ Raccoon Wedding, Archipelagos, Pants and Tie.

Friday May 29th @ The Montreal House (Peterborough)
Pitter Patter Fest w/ Great Bloomers, Wax Mannequin.

Friday June12th @ The Matty Eckler CRC (Toronto)
All Ages Show w/ Place Hands, The Rescue, Fall Of Heros.

Wednesday June 17th @ The Boat (Toronto)
w/ The Stolen Minks, B.A. Johnston.

Monday June 29th @ The Drake (Toronto)
w/ The Paper Chase (TX).

SHOW HISTORY

2009-05-15T15:39:00.003-04:00

2010

01/23/2010 - Teranga, Toronto w/ Terror Lake, The Meat, Wild Boar.
03/26/2010 - The Garrison, Toronto w/ Magic Markers, Rat Tail.
04/13/2010 - The Garrison, Toronto w/ Best Coast.
07/20/2010 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto NXNE w/ Ancestors, Invasions.

2009

01/15/2009 - El Mocambo, Toronto w/ Pace the Stairs, Dance Electric.

02/13/2009 - The Atria, Oshawa w/ Ancestors, Micronite Filters.

03/05/2009 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ We Take Lovers, Buckets Of.

05/23/2009 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Shellshag, Fiasco, Green Go (Over the Top Fest).

05/28/2009 - The Ford Plant, Brantford w/ Pants and Tie.

05/29/2009 - The Montreal House, Peterborough w/ Great Bloomers.

06/12/2009 - Matt Eckler Community Center, Toronto w/ Place Hands.

06/17/2009 - The Boat, Toronto w/ The Stolen Minks, BA Johnston, Real Cops.

06/29/2009 - The Drake, Toronto w/ The Paper Chase.
07/06/2009 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Pacific Trash Vortex, Bagtag, Rattail.
12/30/2009 - The Garrison, Toronto Boxing Day Special Fest w/ Pony Da Look, Rat Tail, I Love You Too's.

2008

01/25/2008 - Pepperjack's Cafe, Hamilton. Joel Elliot's CD release show w/ Neil Haverty.
02/29/08 - Terranga, Toronto. Haggard Beast 12inch Release Party w/ Hot Monogamy, Lunchmeat.
04/03/2008 - The Savannah Room, Toronto. Wells' Birthday Show w/ Buckets Of, Hot Kid.
04/05/2008 - University Of Windsor. Smash The Glass Fundraiser w/ Buckets Of, Hot Monogamy, The Nice Device.
05/11/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. Wavelength w/ Orn.
06/14/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. NXNE w/ Monotonix
06/23/2008 - Gladstone Hotel, Toronto. GentlemenFest w/ Place Hands, Tradition.
07/17/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ We Take Lovers, Femme Generation.
08/30/2008 - L'Escogriffe, Montreal w/ The Stolen Minks, Greg Cocaine.
08/30/2008 - House Show, Ottawa w/ The Stolen Minks, The Weathermakers.
09/04/2008 - Jimmy Jazz, Guelph w/ The Stolen Minks, The MEAT.
09/05/2008 - Casbah Lounge, Hamilton w/ The Stolen Minks.
09/06/2008 - Call the Office, London w/ The Stolen Minks, The Can Too's.
09/07/2008 - The Merchant Ale House, St. Catherines w/ The Stolen Minks.
09/10/2008 - The Spill, Peterborough w/ The Stolen Minks, Fire Flower Review.
09/11/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. TW/BS EP Release w/ The Stolen Minks, Brides.
10/18/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ sBACH, Huckleberry Friends.

12/05/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Lunchmeat, Dead Messenger.

12/19/2008 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ We Take Lovers, Pants and Tie, Proof of Ghosts, CITUS, more (Covers for Cans)

2007

10/02/2007 - Salem's Loft, Toronto. Wavelength Anniversary w/ Think About Life, Animal Monster, The Winks, Drumheller, DJ Goinsteady.
08/03/2007 - Waterloo Campus Bar, Waterloo. Women's Week Fundraiser w/ Galaxy, Emm Gryner.
23/03/2007 - Concord Cafe, Toronto. ICE AGE + Movement EP release w/ The Creeping Nobodies, The Sharp Tongues, Huckleberry Friends, DJ Dan Vila.
06/04/2007 - Silver Dollar, Toronto. The Patients CD Release w/ Hot Monogamy.
10/05/2007 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ We Take Lovers, Pants and Tie, Wordburglar.
17/05/2007 - One World Cafe, Halifax NS. All ages w/ The Stance
18/05/2007 - Gus' Pub, Halifax NS w/ The Stance, The Stolen Minks.
19/05/2007 - The Reading Well Bookstore, Charlottetown PEI. All Ages With The Stolen Minks, Andrew Murray, The Barnkats.
19/05/2007 - Baba's, Charlottetown PEI w/ The Stolen Minks,Smothered in Hugs.
20/05/2007 - Vixen's, Fredericton, NB w/ The Stolen Minks.
03/06/2007 - Lee's Palace, Toronto w/ Loney Dear.
04/06/2007 - The Underground, Hamilton w/ The Patients, Ladyfingers.
15/06/2007 - Gladstone, Toronto. CIUT 20th Anniversary Party.
30/06/2007 - Schoolhouse Volume 2, Chatham w/ Ancestors, Lunchmeat.
21/07/2007 - Irenes Pub, Ottawa w/ The Stolen Minks, Play Guitar, Captain Foxy.
31/07/2007 - The Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto. Bizzare Celebration Event - The Office Christmas Party.
03/08/2007 - Duke of Marlborough, Missisauga. Beating Heart Festival After-Party w/ ARCS, False Heroics.
11/08/2007 - Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto. ALLCAPS! Outdoor Show w/ Germans, John Kameel Farah, Bruce Penninsula, more.
16/08/2007 - Call the Office, London w/ The Stolen Minks, Katie Stelmanis.
17/08/2007 - 130 King The Trepid House/Pirate Bordello, Waterloo w/ The Stolen Minks, Katie Stelmanis.
18/08/2007 - Velvet Elvis, Oshawa w/ The Stolen Minks.
25/08/2007 - Turple's Apartment, Brantford w/ Sailboats Are White, The Sharp Tongues, Dead Love Traingles, Pants and Tie.
12/09/2007 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Numbers, The Sharp Tongues.

2006

19/01/2006 - The Boat, Toronto w/ The Ghost is Dancing (CD release), Rock Plaza Central.
06/02/2006 - The Silver Dollar, Toronto w/ 100% Wool, The Patients, Broken Tree Fort.
05/03/2006 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. Wavelength w/ Books On Tape, The Airfields.
08/04/2006 - The Hooch, Toronto w/ Ca Va Mal, Bocce, Shapes and Sizes.
12/05/2006 - The Boat, Toronto. Ford Plant Fundraiser w/ Henri and The Adorables, The Miles.
22/06/2006 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. Kickball Fundraiser w/ The Ghost is Dancing.
08/07/2006 - The Drake, Toronto. ALL CAPS! w/ The Phonemes, Robocop.
21/07/2006 - Schoohouse, Chatham w/ Lunchmeat, Ancestors.
22/07/2006 - The Last Drop, London w/ Lunchmeat, Ancestors.
23/07/2006 - The Ford Plant, Brantford. Matinee w/ Sailboats Are White, Bronx Cheerleader.
18/08/2006 - Live on Daria's Radio Show CHRY 105.5 FM, Toronto.
23/09/2006 - House Party, Toronto. Bag-O-Dicks! AKA Ryan Mounseys CD Release.
01/10/2006 - Rancho Relaxo, Toronto w/ Facing New York, The Inflation Kills, Royal School Series.
19/10/2006 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. Galaxy EP release w/ Dads, Librarian's Touch.
03/11/2006 - Silver Dollar, Toronto w/ Ancestors, The Sharp Tongues, Lunchmeat.

2005

19/01/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Cougar Party, The Good Ideas, 9am Social, DJ Alan.
17/02/2005 - The Poor Alex, Toronto. Pitter Patter Nights w/ The Department of Foreign Affairs, Good People.
01/03/2005 - The 360, Toronto. Laundromat 6 w/ Royal Wood, The Sketchersons.
12/03/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ The Diableros, Grassy Knoll and The Magic Bullet Band.
01/04/2005 - Healy's, Toronto w/ And The Vinyl.
15/04/2005 - Rancho Relaxo, Toronto. We Like Accidents! EP Release.
12/05/2005 - The Silver Dollar, Toronto w/ Sweet Thing, Permafrown.
22/05/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Carol Pope.
16/06/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ The Ghost is Dancing, Henri and the Adorables, DJ Axewoundthegash.
25/06/2005 - The Riot House, Toronto w/ Sailboats Are White, Rock Lobster Tokyo, Lunchmeat, Nick Flanagan.
09/07/2005 - Lounge 88, Toronto w/ Millions Of Cats That Turned On Thier Masters, The Bicycles.
14/07/2005 - The Silver Dollar, Toronto w/ Spitfires and Mayflowers, The October Guard.
10/08/2005 - Rancho Relaxo, Toronto w/ Kickers, Galaxy.
20/08/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto. Interval House Fundraiser w/ Cougar Party, Scandalnavia, Dance Yourself To Death, Galaxy.
31/08/2005 - The Drake, Toronto w/ Dance Yourself To Death, Hunter Valentine.
07/09/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Moggs.
25/09/2005 - The Polish Legion Hall, Toronto. Video Fundraiser w/ Lenin I Shumov, Germans.
01/10/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ With Weird War, Republic of Safety.
02/11/2005 - The Embassy, Toronto w/ Henri & The Adorables, Spiral Beach.
11/11/2005 - O'Grady's, Toronto w/ Spitfires and Mayflowers, Immaculate Machine.
12/11/2005 - The Boat, Toronto. Honest Ed's Fashion Show w/ N!fty, Nick Flanagan.
08/12/2005 - Sneaky Dee's, Toronto w/ Kiss Me Deadly, 10000 Watt Head, Lipstick Machine.
20/12/2005 - Rancho Relaxo, Toronto. Bake Off w/ Henri and the Adorables, Laura Barrett, the Holiday Choir.

2004

03/11/2004 - Rancho Relaxo, Toronto w/ The Marauder, Galaxy, Boyfriend Material.
28/11/2004 Sneaky Dees, Toronto. Wavelength w/ The Diableros
03/12/2004 The 360, Toronto w/ The Spitfires and Mayflowers, The Bicycles, Honey Dear.
04/12/2004 - The Rivoli, Toronto. Pedal to the Metal 2 Craft Fair w/ The Pauls.

Skyscraper Magazine.

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Scanned from Skyscraper #25
Summer 2007

BIO

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The Guest Bedroom are a 4 piece rock band from Toronto. Urgent and dramatic in tone, their songs are prone to swift changes in direction, often simultaneously adorned by offbeat hooks and outbursts of nervous tension. “Though their music is fairly aggressive, it never stops being fun, and even though it’s fun, it’s always emotionally rewarding.” (Skyscraper Magazine)

Formed in 2004, they've retained 3 of their 4 founding members: Sandi Falconer (guitar/vocals), Rob Castle (keys), and Tim Smith (drums). Late last year they added James Allan Toth (guitar/bass), who had started working with the band in the studio recording their upcoming release, only later to join in full time.

Historically speaking, The Guest Bedrooms 2008 release Treading Water Blowing Smoke found them “adding an interestingly proggy element to their sound.” At just under 20 minutes the EP “veers wildly between abrasive to catchy and back again, but they do it in a way that never fails to be completely listenable.” (Chart Magazine) Their two releases prior to that (Movement and We Like Accidents!) both sold out of their limited runs, received enthusiastic reviews, and charted on Earshot’s campus top 50. TGB have shared the stage with such bands as Magic Markers, Best Coast, Weird War, The Paper Chase, Monotonix, Think About Life, Numbers, and more.

Their upcoming full length A Year’s Supply Of Rabbit’s Feet will be released by Popsick Records on November 19th, 2010. At 11 songs in length, the album is darker and more deliberate than previous releases, and sees the band further experimenting with dynamics. A Year's Supply Of Rabbit's Feet continues with the pummelling, angular tracks that are TGB’s signature (“Kingdom”, “Ugly Thoughts” and “Thread”), but this time around they’ve also experimented with some more subdued, melodic instrumentation (“Dead Ends” and “Pulling Teeth”).

Discography
2010 - A Year’s Supply Of Rabbit’s Feet / Popsick Records
2008 - Treading Water Blowing Smoke EP / Popsick Records
2007 - Movement EP / Self Release
2006 - Tight 3inch Single / Self Release
2005 - We Like Accidents! EP / Self Release

Compilations
2008 - “Sleepers” - Fuck You Toronto Compilation / Haggard Beast Records

Videography
2006 - “No Thief” - Directed by Scott Cudmore