Red Shag Carpet With Matt Olah
February 20, 2010
This event is over.
Doors at 9:00 pm
Tickets $10 At The Door
Red Shag Carpet. Genre? Hmmmm…..Alt Rock. It’s alternative because it’s not the usual stuff. You could throw the word indie in there as well because they’re unsigned, released two albums, tour like nomads, write music that “smoulders with a ragged piano-pop, folk and punk spirit.” (Edmonton Journal) and have done it all independently. They’re from Edmonton. There’s a lot of good music there.
Red Shag recorded their debut album before doing anything else. CBC radio said they “had done what few bands have, created a fresh, cohesive sound right out of the box” and named them “Alberta’s band most likely to get hooked on in 2004”. Then the touring started. After 250 dates it’s too much fun to stop. This has become a major part of the creative process for the band, road-testing songs and constantly trying new things live and in the studio.