Hittin’ the big top, which is the Seahorse, which is in a basement, at the ECMAs 2018. We’re on a BIG BILL that will make it a BIG NIGHT, and we’re pleased as peaches.
Motherhood @ ECMAs
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
The Seahorse Tavern
Halifax, NS
Mums are on at 10 pm. Tickets are $25, but holy shit, you get to see SLOAN!!!!! And WALRUS!! and a bunch of other dope bands. See you then xo
Thanks to Impose Magazine for premiering our new lyric video for Twosies. Big ups to Cameron Crain for making this dope vid, and for being a general visionary.
Hop on over to this link to check it out: <IMPOSE>
We’re very very very very pleased to announce our inaugural US tour from March 7th to April 6th 2018. This announcement also heralds our official alignment with Forward Music Group. Kyle & co have been there to support us since preeeeetty much the very start, and we’re overjoyed to have them lend us a more official hand.
Check this article from Grid City Magazine with the gory details, and reach out if you’re able to help fill any gaps with shows! Denver? Reno? Santa Cruz? What u got?
http://www.gridcitymagazine.com/motherhood-announce-major-tour/
xo
Penny & the mums
We can’t resist playing one more show in Fredericton in 2017. The community here has supported us so much over the years, we just love playing to the crew, ya know? We’ve been testing out some new material, and will probably continue doing that at this show.
In our continuing effort to get students out to see live music, we’re offering $6 tickets with a student ID (regular $10). Tell yer young buds to come on out and see their mums.
We’re joined by two pretty special acts:
RADIUM DOXY (Moncton)
Moncton has been faithfully churning out strong femme musicians for years now (sup Julie D!), and is home to talented folks like Les Hay Babies, The Galpines, Julie Aube, Tampa, Bit Lip, and so on. Radium Doxy is no exception – a classic punk trio that shred. We first got to see them when they ***took time off from their jobs and drove to Fredericton in the middle of the day to play for NB Girl’s Rock Camp***, so they’re already in our good books. They play hard and loud and give zero fucks.
They’re definitely operating in the underground scene, and we could only find one pixely video of them, but check out their bandcamp here and get ready: https://radiumdoxy.bandcamp.com/
BOXERS (Fredericton via Sackville via ???)
If you’ve played in Sackville in the last forever, chances are good that Chris Meaney was a part of the show somehow. Running the soundboard, setting up the shed, playing his sax, or just showing up and smiling? He’s good for that. He’s played with a ton of great bands over the years (Kappa Chow, Weird Lines, , but you’ll have to ask him about that at the show. Chris recently moved to Fredericton, which is really great. We’re really excited to hear a solo rendition of his project, Boxers, and just generally excited to have him living in Fredericton. Get him in your band yall ~ ~ ~ dude can rip!
Here’s Boxers: https://boxers.bandcamp.com/
See you on Friday, buds.
xo pen
Ontourio s06 e06 (Season Finale) is our last bout of shows for 2017, before we hunker down in the studio to write more music. We’re playing with some longtime buds and some hopefully future buds, and bringing a brand new human road pup with us – Noah! Please tell yr buds in: TORONTO, OTTAWA, OAKVILLE, LONDON, MONTREAL and MONCTON.
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Oh, did we say that we get to open for the Sadies in Montreal? wowwwwwwwww.
It’s been a very busy year fer yer mums. By my estimation, we played about 80 shows from Alberta to Newfoundland, recorded a full-length album, made some collaborative tunes with Owen, were nominated for a Music NB award, bought a new van and a ton of new gear. Phew. Maybe we’ll do a year-end recap at the actual year-end, but for now, just phew.
Yer mums were honoured to play the Music New Brunswick Awards Gala this past Thursday. Here are some top quality pics from a top quality dude (LP Chiasson). We didn’t win the award for Rock Artist of the Year, but we won a couple hearts and almost certainly Best Dressed. Thanks for having us, MNB.
Up next fer yer mums:
– Oct 17th at the Capital w/ WHOOP-Szo & Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
– Oct 20th at Gus’ Pub w/ Bad Pop, FRIGS, & The Courtneys
– November 2nd at Boyce Farmer’s Market (Capital Project’s “Wow! I Shot that!”)
– November 4th – 11th – Ontario/QC Tour (TBA very soon)
– November 17th – The Caveau (Moncton) w/ The Gregories
Hi, it us! We’re making a new record and it’s almost done! Well, the recording is almost done ~ just a couple synth and guitar tracks left. We’ve been recording back near Tin Can Beach in Saint John, NB, at Corey Bonnevie’s studio, aka Monopolized. Same place we made Baby Teeth. We just love the dude and the weird industrial landscape around there. We mums are very fortunate to have Kyle Cunjak (Forward Music Group, Force Fields, Olympic Symphonium, David Myles, etc. etc. etc.) be our big-shot producer this time around. WOW. It’s the first time we’ve ever worked with a producer, and he was certainly the right person for the job. After POP Montreal, we’ll be headed to Jay Crocker’s studio (JOYFULTALK, Jon Mckiel) in Crousetown, NS, to mix it and make it tasty, then off to mastering. weeeee.
Diamonds & Gold, our first full-length, was heavily produced, almost like pop music (lol); there were like 15 guitar tracks and 45 vocal tracks in every song. After Diamonds & Gold, we simplified everything quite a bit, using Problems and Baby Teeth to perfect our songwriting and explore different themes and feelings, keeping production to a minimum (Problems was live off the floor). For this album, we’re going back to a Diamonds & Gold vibe, but a much more mature effort. Like, we’re much better songwriters now, and we take ourselves way less seriously. This album’s got some pretty obvious Beach Boys, Beatles and Zappa influences, and we think you’re really going to like it.
In other news: We’re playing two shows at POP Montreal this year (Thursday, Sept. 14 at Barfly [lol], and Friday, Sept. 15 at Casa Del Popolo [w/Graham Van Pelt, Valleys, Napster Vertigo, & a Super Secret Guest]). Then we mix our album, then we play at the Capital on October 17th (WHOOP-Szo & Yamantaka // Sonic Titan). Holy heck! Then we got to Halifax Pop Explosion to play at Gus’ Pub on Friday, October 20th, with The Courtneys, FRIGS, & Bad POP. Wowowowowowowowowow!
Here are a few pics for u. bye <3
Session – Live in the Oven @ CJLO (Montreal)
Yo dawgs, if you want to peep some new tracks we’ve been working on, follow this link: https://soundcloud.com/cjlo1690am/sets/live-sessions-from-the-oven
Big ups to Patrick McDowell and his team of volunteers for stuffing us in a near literal oven to play some tracks! It was hot and sweaty and hot, but they worked real hard to make this work, so thanks <3
2017 has been good to yer mums so far. Checked a few things off the to-do/bucket list, including:
We’re pretty lucky to get to have so much fun, but the fun certainly doesn’t stop there. Coming up next we’ll be:
Check our ‘shows’ page to see the other stuff we’re cooking up, lots of things to keep us busy and happy. Hope you can say the same!
xo Pen
ps: A few albums we’ve been listening to – Noli Timere (Construction & Destruction), Gaoler (FET.NAT), Dynasty House (Hooded Fang), Citizen’s Ban(ne)d Radio (WHOOP-Szo), John Prine (John Prine)
HOMETOWN HEROES & Student-Friendly Programming
Big show tonight, one for the buds. Sharing the stage with two of our favourite bands is a true honour, and we hope you’ll come check it out!
HOMETOWN HEROES at the Capital Complex, Fredericton
ft. The Hypochondriacs, Motherhood (hi!), & Cellarghost
$10 at the door / $6 with student ID
fb event: https://www.facebook.com/events/584682571719632/
It’s only $6 for students. We’re trying desperately to build bridges to campus, despite it becoming increasingly more difficult.
UNB is putting a cramp in the local scene’s style, and I think it’s important to share. Local community organizers are unable to poster or otherwise promote any events on campus that happen off campus, unless they’re considered a ‘cultural event’ (aka the Playhouse or the Beaverbrook Art Gallery [institutional art]). Because our shows often happen in a bar or DIY space, they’re not considered ‘cultural’.
I was told to my face that I couldn’t poster for Motherhood shows on campus*, because it encourages binge-drinking. Wait…..what? Binge drinking has literally nothing to do with our art – and art it is. I guess we do “still drink that Moosehead Dry”…
We’ve also had trouble, despite reaching out several times, getting media coverage on campus through print publication. There are hundreds of young people on campus, gaining new experiences and craving local culture, and we’d love to be a part of that; the local scene has a lot to offer them.
Tonight’s show is the official after-party location for a Canadian University Press journalism conference being presented by UNB and the Brunswickan, but we’re having trouble getting it covered on campus. Of course, CHSR did and continues to cover so many local events, and are tireless warriors for the local arts scene. Thank you, CHSR, you rule so hard!
So we need your help! If you’re a student, or you are pals with students, hook them into the local scene as much as you can. And bring them to the show tonight! It’s going to be a real gong show.
xo
P
*All of these experiences were at UNB/SUB, throwing no shade on NBCCD <3