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Event

Title:: The Motorleague with the Dying Arts
When:: Fri, Nov 13
Where:: The Slice - Lethbridge
Category:: Metal

Description

Time: 9 p.m.
Cover:$8
https://soundcloud.com/sonicrecords/sets/the-motorleague-holding-patterns
https://thedyingartsmusic.bandcamp.com/

Holding Patterns is a rock record, and The Motorleague is a rock band.
That may not seem like news to those that know them, but really, it is. The Moncton, New Brunswick-based
foursome have been an East Coast scene staple for nearly a decade and, in recent years, have further
propelled their profile across the country.
It’s easy to tell why. The live show is notoriously intense and the sounds they send from the stage are nothing
but passionate and pure. But then, band photos from over the years are full of faces come and gone, and
the music itself has bounced between everything from skate punk to stoner metal and plenty in between.
Here’s where that changes, though. With Holding Patterns, The Motorleague – guitarist Nathan Jones, bassist
Shawn Chiasson, drummer Francis Landry, and vocalist/guitarist Don Levandier – have cemented their union
and, subsequently, their status as a straight-up rock band, raw and raucous.
“This is finally four guys with the same vision,” Levandier begins. “We embraced that we’re a full-on rock
band, and with this record, played up the writing to what we know we’re good at.”
What they’re good at is blasting out big riffs and big hooks while being mindful of melody and dynamics.
Rooted in the same overdriven single-string riffage and thundering rhythms that fans have come to expect,
Holding Patterns sheds the superfluous elements and focuses in on the band’s unbridled ferocity and fervour.
It’s also the most cohesive and focused of their output to date. “These were the only 10 songs we took into
the studio,” Levandier says. “I think they feel more reflective of each other and fit together really well
because of that.”
Recorded at Toronto’s Vespa Studios with producer Eric Ratz (Billy Talent, Big Wreck, Monster Truck), the
collection cascades from hard-hitting numbers like first single “The Boards” and “You Won’t Believe What
Happens Next,” welcomely reminiscent of the earlier years, to slower radio-ready sing-alongs like “Don’t Look
Away” and “Burn Everything.” Regardless of the tempo or intensity, though, there’s something magnetic in
every single one of these songs.
“We definitely wrote these with the live show in mind,” Levandier asserts, and that’s made clear just a few
seconds into the firfirst track. In fact, most were thoroughly road-tested before ever seeing the inside of the
studio. “Every night, we’d retool them based on what was working and what wasn’t,” Levandier says. “We
kept the ‘fuck-yeah’ moments and ditched the rest.”
The band’s energetic, immensely engaging live show has earned them a stellar reputation and spots
opening for the likes of Alexisonfire, Dropkick Murphys, Protest The Hero, and on major bills like Heavy MTL and
Pouzza Fest.
Every mile on the odometer, every sweat-soaked stage, and every ringing string is work towards the same
simple goal: becoming a stronger, better band. “I know that’s a bullshit answer that everybody says, but we
want to keep writing better songs and get better at everything we do,” Levandier says. “I’d love to be at a
point where, of the 365 days of a year, we’re on the road for 360 of them.”
Sometimes, it may seem like that’s already the case. After all, they’ve been at it for nearly 10 years and, at
times, success can feel like an impossibly steep climb. But this band isn’t about sour grapes. Instead, Holding
Patterns represents reinvigoration and reassurance: The Motorleague is a rock band. Nothing more… and
certainly nothing less.

Venue

Venue:: The Slice - Website
Street:: 314 - 8th Street South
ZIP:: T1J 2J6
City:: Lethbridge
State:: AB
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