简介
You’ve had a few drinks. You bump into this guy at the bar- space is tight - so you give him an elbow. You turn around and find yourself toe to toe with a well muscled dude. Suddenly, you don’t want to be you. This guy looks tough. Your stomach feels like the ground’s dropped out. You start to apologize profusely out of a sense of self preservation then the guy holds up his hand - “it’s alright,” he says, “don’t worry about it.” He gives you an easygoing smile. Then he turns to the bartender and buys you a beer. That’s ‘The Speakeasies’. They’ve honed their sound into solid muscle. It seriously pounds. But then you hear the melody and you realize that this sonic muscle has soul and grace - style. ‘The Speakeasies’ are gentlemen. And they don’t lack for songs and hooks - the title track from their debut album ‘Better Side of Not So Good’ was featured on ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’. Their songs have been placed in OLN’s ‘Departures’. They’ve released a video for ‘Hope That Lives Today’ (a song featured on CBC Radio 3) and they’ve just released a 7″ single with two versions of the song 'He Thinks Calculus is Easy'. They’ve performed along side the ‘Arkells’ and the ‘Trews’ and have shared stages with many others at festivals and clubs here and stateside. You work this hard and it begins to pay off. People notice - you catch a few breaks.
