In other niche product news, we’re headed to Brooklyn on February 4th to knock out a pretty wild project via Leesta Vall Sound Recordings.We’ll spend the day recording a series of DIRECT-TO-VINYL LATHE CUT 7″s, each one different from the last.We’ve decided to record some classics from the Motherhood archives! Remember the Problems EP? ThatContinue reading “Direct-to-Vinyl Lathe Cut”
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“Live From Sedalia” VHS
If you didn’t think we were try-hards before this, it’s an indisputable truth now; we’re releasing a VHS! “Live From Sedalia” documents a beautiful day spent writing, recording & petting dogs in the beautiful mountain town of Sedalia, Colorado. It features live versions of 3 tracks from Dear Bongo, and has 1 completely new, neverContinue reading ““Live From Sedalia” VHS”
#224 ft. Freeda Whales
Check our new vid, featuring local drag superstar Freeda Whales. We’re so thankful for Freeda and the work she does around town – fighting for LGBTQPIA+ rights, fundraising for AIDS-NB, training her drag daughters, bringing ICONIC drag performers to town, and occasionally dancing to our instrumental songs! We really hope we can work more withContinue reading “#224 ft. Freeda Whales”
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MusicNB Award Noms
Yessssss yesss we got the noms. Motherhood, proud New Brunswickers that we are, have been nominated for 4 MusicNB Awards.They are:RECORDING OF THE YEAR (wow)GROUP RECORDING OF THE YEAR (same wow, different category)VISUAL IDENTITY OF THE YEAR (big bongo vibes)HARDEST WORKING OF THE YEAR (sweat)+ plus FAN’S CHOICE A few of our dear pals andContinue reading “MusicNB Award Noms”
New Video: Hard in the Paint
Check out this silly video we made with our good pal Giles >> We’re playing a few shows this summer, most notably:JUNE 22-23: SLED ISLAND (Calgary, AB)JULY 31: EMPIRE (Fredericton, NB) **AUGUST 1: WATER ST DINNER THEATRE (Saint John, NB) **AUGUST 2-4: SAPPYFEST (Sackville, NB)**AUGUST 29: TBA**AUGUST 30: L’ESCO (Montreal, QC)**AUGUST 31: TBA**SEPTEMBER 14: SUPERCRAWLContinue reading “New Video: Hard in the Paint”
New Single – Costanza
Have a listen via Cups n Cakes: https://www.cupsncakespod.com/news/2019/2/17/new-motherhood-track?fbclid=IwAR1bgUKihapcBb7NgnFdGGEcpcOIcsSj9Nma_M0zn07dYy54cPVbLv_fIvs
Dear Bongo, Release Tour (pt. 1)
Eyyyyyyy we’re going on tour again, this time in support of our hard-earned new album, “Dear Bongo,”. The album comes out March 1st via Forward Music Group, and we’re throwing a real banger of a release party/tour send-off/all-ages bonanza at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton (get tickets here: https://www.forwardmusicgroup.com/shows/ We’re so happy toContinue reading “Dear Bongo, Release Tour (pt. 1)”
DEAR BONGO, ARTWORK
Check out the most beautiful album cover of all time. This thing was many months of back & forth, confusing e-mails and FaceTime conversations with the artist, Gregory Pepper (Guelph, ON). We were initially attracted to his work because he draws Simpsons characters really well. Turns out he’s capable of much, much, much more thanContinue reading “DEAR BONGO, ARTWORK”
VIDEO: Bird Chirp
RIYL: cute dogs, summer days, ocean shorelines, red & blue… and crunchy guitars?Bird Chirp is the first song of our upcoming album “Dear Bongo,” out March 1st via Forward Music Group. It features some dear buds, Kyle Cunjak on upright bass, and The Hypochondriacs on the outro (singing their version of the traditional “Will theContinue reading “VIDEO: Bird Chirp”