where it's going , where the hell it's been

So we went and played a few show s the other week in Toronto , Sudbury and here in Montreal. Big fuckin' deal right? More regional shows , whatdogever. These were different though. It was a 3 night triple bill with 2 of the bands in Canada that excite us most right now and neither of them are no-wave ,
Brutal Knights and CPC Gangbangs. It was so perfect that I wanna make sure ALL our shows/tours are ALWAYS powerhouse bills of bands we're fans of/friends with.



The way I see things is like this. Most people dislike our band , often times it seems even our fans dislike us. But we're not planning to stop anytime soon SO what better reason to tour than to always set ourselves up with bands we dig?
that way no matter WHAT happens we get to see a great show. And I get to dance and buy /be gifted records and shirts.

Myself and the Dre are working with Michelle , our booker on just that for our us tour and the prospect of FINALLY getting to see certain bands that NEVER come up to Canada is the part i'm most stoked about.

We really ARE a bummer.


ANYWAYS , that set of shows did rule my face. We pulled up late in Toronto after being stuck behind a car wreck . Nerded it up with my t.o silkscreen boy crew - Jesjit, Deforge and Pierre and then tramped up the stairs to have a religious experience seeing some sweet an' dirty garage punk band from Minneapolis called The Retainers. My only regret was not get their 7"s . Played our set , Myles' monoblock died 1st song in (2 dead Traynors so far - thank God BK had a monoblock ) and it sounded like mud. Despite servicing we seem to have a lot of gear dying on us onstage lately. Last time we played T.O both Myles' fender and The Dre's gallien-kruger died , very embarasing!

Totally hackey sack.

We got off the stage dejected and feelin' like dirt , fretting over our suckitude but everyone was falling all over me with compliments so either sucking doesn't matter or we gotz palz in Toronto. Or maybe CPC gave E to everyone , and not just Dan Burke who sweetly drooled on my hand while kissing it. Danced my ass off the Brutal Nights but midway through CPC's set the pit started getting a lil' too shovey and alot too full of broken glass for the likes of me so I took a break outside and made some new friends.

Groped Lindsay (pretty rack) , crashed with Uncle Mark , had an intense time with a very drunk Eugene ,you know , Toronto.


Woke up visited our pal Steve's store , got free shoes and some food. Bumped into the Gangbangs and realized just how SEXY Paul is at a fruit stand.GET IN THE FUCKIN' VAN.

We were the first to arrive in Sudbury and i guess it made sense to go next door and eat free pizza till the Varge! guys showed up. Danced my ass off more, swapped records and some kids made my day by buying a pile of posters (Yannick and I are BROKE!). It was all fun except for this kid Josh who dropped his glasses onstage and they ended up STOMPED by Nick. Oh wellz. Shitty luck duder.

Got back to Jeff and Mitch's place , broed down with Varge! and BK , CPC drove to North Bay and cheap motels. In the morning we realized that all the members of BK ESPECIALLY Nick are sadists who like to use terrible music to torture their enemies. Ate bananas and got the fuck out. Enjoyed our stop in Sturgeon Falls to eat fries , and back in the van. Or wan.

8 or so hours latter we pull into Montreal , first again. Cops are EVERYWHERE and all the streets are blocked . Danny tells me there was a cop shooting and i believe him asking really in shock. He tells me he hopes so. St Laurent is half under construction so after circling the 'hood a few doz times we finally pull up on the sidewalk to unload. By this point i'm feelin' fluish. Swollen glands , sore throat. Cursing having to play.

Y and I run home to check on the cats and plants and arrive back 1/2 through Brutal Knights' set. As we enter the venue crusties are loudly yelling that the show is almost done cause the only good band is 15 mins into their set.

That sets the tone for the entire night where I latter meet two friendly kids outside start chatting only to have em tell me they came outside cause the second band was so shitty. I tell em I'm in the second band and awkwardness reigns. I don't give a shit though. I'm fulla advil and bad vibes of my own and all i wanna do is crash. I don't watch the Gangsbangs for more than 2 songs , i'm too flushed and woozy to chill inside.

The Next day we're all up at 9am to head to a recording session at Hotel 2 Tango , for our split 12" with Night Wounds. I sleep pretty much all day and leaf through a copy of Vanity Fair the last band left while the dudes make noise. I manage all the vocals in one take , not cause i'm satisfied (too outta of it to tell) but because I'm SORE. Radwan seems to think I sound awesome though. I guess I'll find out when we get the mixes.
One thing we recorded that i feel VERY confident about were 3 short improvs. I think they are the best and most creative "'jams" this band has ever managed.

Review of the Montreal show here.




If yr in Montreal and are savy , rush out to see Andre's side project , Les Enfants Sauvage (w/ members of les georges , cpc , fly pan am) tonight at the DGC.

xo,
Chloeeee

On the canadian shield

Here are some videos of us at a very recent show in Sudbury, Ontario.

Oh, the lessening



another song with no title to be released soon, let's call it 22

Fall tour

AIDS WOLF TOUR:

10.12.07 FriBurlington, Vermont. 242 Main w/ Drive the Hour
10.14.07 SunMontreal, Quebec. Divan Orange w/ Old Time Relijun
10.15.07 MonQuebec City, Quebec. Bal du Lezard w/ Old Time Relijun
10.16.07 TueHalifax, Nova Scotia. The Seahorse w/ Old Time Relijun + Be Bad
10.17.07 WedSackville, New Brunswick. Mount Allison w/ Old Time Relijun
10.18.07 ThuPortland, Maine. Geno's
10.19.07 FriNew York, New York. Knitting Factory (Panache/Lovepump/Skin Graft/Blueghost) CMJ Showcase w/ RUINS, Old Time Relijun, PRE, Shellshag, Yip Yip, DMBQ, Final Flu, HEALTH, Monotonix
10.21.07 SunAnnandale-on-Hudson, New York. Bard College w/ Old Time Relijun
10.22.07 MonAlbany, New York. Valentines w/ Bunnybrains
10.23.07 TueMiddletown, Connecticut. Wesleyan College
10.24.07 WedHartford, Connecticut. Charter Oak Center w/ Old Time Relijun
10.25.07 ThuPoughkeepsie, New York. Vassar College w/ Old Time Relijun
10.26.07 FriJamaica Plains, Massachusetts. The Milky Way w/ Old Time Relijun
10.27.07 SatProvidence, Rhode Island. As220 w/ Old Time Relijun, Made In Mexico
10.28.07 SunPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. COPY Gallery w/ Old Time Relijun
10.30.07 TueWashington, DC. Velvet Lounge w/ Old Time Relijun
10.31.07 WedBrooklyn, New York. Todd P NYC w/ Old Time Relijun + USAISAMONSTER
11.01.07 ThuRichmond, Virginia. Nara Sushi
11.02.07 FriColumbia, South Carolina. House Party
11.03.07 SatTampa, Florida. Skatepark of Tampa w/ Yip Yip
11.04.07 SunOrlando, Florida. BackBooth w/ Yip Yip
11.06.07 TueAtlanta, Georgia. Lenny's Bar
11.07.07 WedBirmingham, Alabama. Bottletree
11.09.07 FriBaton Rouge, Louisiana. Spanish Moon
11.10.07 SatAustin, Texas. Emos w/ Monotonix, Young Widows
11.11.07 SunDallas, Texas. All Public Trust (the new art prostitute) w/ undoing of david wright, church of the snake, el paso hot button
11.12.07 MonLubbock, Texas. Jakes Backroom
11.13.07 TueLas Cruces, New Mexico. The Farm w/ Monotonix
11.14.07 WedPhoenix, Arizona. The Modified w/ Monotonix
11.16.07 FriLos Angeles, California. The Smell w/ HEALTH + XBXRX
11.17.07 SatSan Francisco, California. Bottom of The Hill w/ No Doctors
11.18.07 SunOakland, California. 21 Grand w/ Monotonix + XBXRX
11.20.07 TueDavis, California. Delta of Venus + XBXRX
11.21.07 WedEureka, California. Accident Gallery
11.23.07 FriPortland, Oregon. Satyricon w/ Night Wounds, Get Hustle
11.24.07 SatVancouver, British Columbia. La Casa Del Artista w/ Mutators + Shearing Pinx
11.25.07 SunSeattle, Washington. Comet Tavern
11.26.07 MonMissoula, Montana. Badlander
11.29.07 ThuSt. Paul, Minnesota. Turf Club
11.30.07 FriEast Moline, Illinois. Mixtapes
12.01.07 SatChicago, Illinois. Reggies Live

noise hair and noise glasses

Photos , mostly of me, from our Sherbrooke show by Manuel.

The show itself was fun and strange , the venue fancy. With the other band , Half Baked , being an electro party rock duo and our blurb overstating past connections with DFA79 and Les Georges Leningrad anyone who hadn't taken the time to listen to us in advance could have guessed with be a fun , catchy , high energy dance-punk band. You know trashy party tunes. Well the 50-odd guests figured out soon enough that AIDS Wolf's only role at the party is the bring the bad vibes. Halfway through our set only 10-15 people remained watching us , many with bizarre grimaces on their faces. After our set I signed autographs for 3 . (having people ask me to sign shit makes me feel soooo uncomfortable but I feel like they'd think i was a jerk if i said no. So I do it and feel like a tool.)

2 days latter people were still shellshocked from the loudness and general bummer vibes according to my pal Antonin from We Are Wolves Who played the festival on Saturday. I feel that leaving an impression is a triumph , even if everyone or almost everyone hated us.

Maybe when we return people will have built up antibodies and spread the virus a bit?

The thing i keep thinking of is that in the 50 months we've been actively playing shows , last Thursday was our FIRST show in our home province outside of Montreal. Past inquiries have always been met with indifference or warnings that there was no scene for the type of music we play in town x so it's a quiet victory to be FINALLY playing here.
I certainly never expected that we'd play in Croatia before being invited to play Quebec City.

Well , stuff is changing in Quebec if the guys Le Telephone Rouge AND Bal du Lezard (we'll be there in October with Old Time Relijun) in Quebec City have anything to do with it.

Kisses to everyone trying to make a music scene , especially one that embraces prickly music , in their home towns.

xo
cdeluxxx

rejected unkown

Tonight we'e playing in Sherbrooke , QC at le telephone rouge. We're never played Sherbrooke before and don't know anyone there .
It's an unknown landscape , we have no idea if anyone knows who we are in Sherbrooke or if anyone will show up.


AIDS wolf
Half Baked
part of the
OFF festival du lac
38 Well. Sud, Sherbrooke, Quebec
8$
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Aids Wolf
(Expérimental / Rock / Punk)

Les loups sidatiques sont des noise-rockers nomades et sauvages. Le quatuor montréalais a perfectionné l’art de la dissonance de guitares portées sur des rythmes taillés au couteau, le tout ornementé du délire vocal de la chanteuse Chloé. Avec un son comparable à une version hardcore de Sonic Youth, Aids Wolf a tourné avec pratiquement tout le monde, incluant Les Georges Leningrad et Death From Above 1979. Leur premier album The Lovvers Lp paru en 2006 sur l’étiquette new-yorkaise Lovepump United fut suivi de leur première tournée mondiale et nominé au dernier gala Gamiq dans la catégorie Meilleur Album Inclassable. En primeur au OFF, un des groupes les plus originaux et extrêmes de la province nous fait l’honneur de sa première visite en sol sherbrookois. Un spectacle dynamique et chaotique qui va mettre le feu à l'enfer comme dirait l'autre (couchez les enfants, il va y avoir de la sueur.
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The blurb about us mentions we toured with Les Georges and DFA79 . WE played 2 shows with Les Georges in 2004 and i think a grand total of 3-4 shows with DFA79 spread out in 2003/04.

I think in Canada people will always try to hype us by our "tours" and association with those bands (and any vauge association with ANY remotely popular band) rather than anything we've actually done. I guess the band we ACTUALLY tour with and do collabs with aren't hip enough or something . Oh and we're best pals with Animal Collective cause we were the local opener of their Montreal show in 2004. Don't forget THAT on the AIDS wolf list of achievements. I'm just waiting for a text msg from Panda Bear so we can do a drawing jam with our Crayola crayons .

Anyways , wish us luck . We're ridding a coattail to heaven tonight.


xo
chloeeee



aids wolf AIDS WOLF AIDSWOLF AIDS WOLF aids wolf

a taste of what's cooking

Our buddy Philippe tagged along with us for most of our euro tour. He was a star roadie and is now putting together the footage he shot to make a movie of sorts.

here's a trailer :



xo
deluxxx

bangin' the withdrawl....

You know, i've always said that weekenders are the worst. It's just a tease of touring , all the prep but as soon as you start feeling like you're in the swing of things -BAM! it's time to go home and nurse what my friend Craig refers too as post-partum depression. But with weekenders it's mixed with blue balls cause you just KNOW that if you had play another 2-3 shows you would really gave it.
Right?
So yeah , we played twice on the weekend and it , as usual wasn't enough. I got home Sunday wanting to play more and feeling jealous of every band that is on tour or getting ready to tour.

Knowing that WE aren't doing a full tour 'til October bums me out , even when I know we have plenty of work to do in the jamspace as we plan to record an album while on tour and still gotta work on the new line-up.

Both shows were fun but our sets were plagued by technical troubles.

In Ottawa , the PA had a meltdown and we put my vocals through a guitar head that was no match for the men's racket. Then in Toronto Andre's amp was wonky (right ater being serviced!) and then Myles' setup got really quiet. And according to Mclean , only the vocals were going through the pa and the drums were barely audible. Enought to make anyone feel paranoid right? It's like the spirits had other plans...

At least no brains were smashed. Some kid , most likely outta his mind on some illicit substance , took a nasty stage dive that no one caught. He landed flat on his face and started climbing on stage to dive AGAIN. He had been yelling for us to play "we multiply " and then when we did he started LOSING HIS SHIT. The bouncer ended up throwing him out , worried the guy would end up in an ambulance. It was pretty intense and awkward. I had no idea if we should stop playing or what. Anyway if you know him , tell him he's awesome and i'm sad he got thrown out and hope he's not hurt too bad.
It was probably for the best though.A brokenface is a bigger bummer than getting kicked out of a show.

Oh yeah , also tell him not to worry we'll never move to California.

So many of our fans seem to be weird , messed up misfits. It suits me fine cause those are the people i relate to the best. The only people who like our band who aren't messed up are other musicians. On reflecting on this Yannick and I both realized that to the bands we like , we are the weird fucked up fans.


The best part of both nights was watching Smoke Judo (check these guys out! they recal a more minimal, early royal trux- really fucking quality) and Fucked Up play head-bangin' sets and chilling with palz.
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Here's a pic i found of us in Zagbreb , probably one of my prefered shows of our last tour. I have no idea what's going on with my face and even less idea what people are saying in this review. Probably that we suck.



Bummer-core for life!

xo,
c.deluxxx