THE BLANKKET
(Tues 3rd / free / 18.30)
The Blankket is the name of a band with only one person in it - Steve Kado. Based in Toronto, Steve is in other bands like Ninja High School, The Barcelona Pavilion and Internet, with Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy. He is also the founder of the Blocks Recording Club, a worker's co-op that has issued over 40 recordings in Canada from artists such as Fucked Up, The Creeping Nobodies, Kids On TV, The Diskettes and of course Final Fantasy, The Barcelona Pavilion and NHS. Steve also co-curates and organizes, along with Jon McCurley, the Still Camera Video Festival in Toronto. Steve's latest release - the 'Be Your Own Boss' mini CD - features four covers of Springsteen classics.
http://www.myspace.com/theblankket
http://www.blocksblocksblocks.com