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Past Transmissions:2010-04-10: Ottawa A-Go-Go The Reverb Syndicate are back, after two long years of top secret work at Syndicate HQ! Join us May 8th at the Elmdale Tavern for a night of spy-fi, surf-rock, go-go dancing, and maybe even a few new tunes! Joining us for this special evening will be Bloomistry. Hope to see you there! 2010-02-25: New Shows! This just in from Syndicate HQ: The Reverb Syndicate have booked two shows for 2010, with more to come. Details are: 2010-05-08: Ottawa: The Elmdale Tavern 2010-06-05: Toronto: Cadillac Lounge (Great Lakes Surf Battle) Stay tuned for more! 2010-01-10: Mission Return! This just in from Syndicate HQ: Following Agent Vic 20's recent stint overseas (which was followed by a brief mission by Agent Sovtek, who succesfully crossed the Iron Curtain in hot pursuit of one of Europe's most dreaded henchmen), The Reverb Syndicate have finally regrouped, and are preparing for their grand return. Hard at work in the lab, the four hardest-working spies in showbiz are currently working on new material and booking shows for 2010. Watch this space, and stay tuned for updates! We'll have some exciting news in the coming months! 2009-04-20: The Overseas Mission Continues... While Agent Vic 20 remains overseas on his secret reconnaissance mission, The Reverb Syndicate are hard at work in their top secret lab, preparing for his return later this year. Stay tuned... 2009-01-15: R.I.P., Number 6 The prisoner has finally escaped. Forever... As a tribute, here's a download of Escape From The Village. Be seeing you!
2008-10-04: UK Tour Photos Well, we did it. The Reverb Syndicate have returned from their overseas mission, successful. While we can't divulge the top secret findings of our trip, we can say that we had an amazing time travelling around the UK. We met incredible people, played with some incredible bands at some incredible venues, and all around, had an incredible time. We've declassified some photos, just to prove we were there (click on the slideshow to go to our photo album): Agent Vic 20, for the time being, remains overseas, keeping an eye on developments. So it's back to the lab for The Reverb Syndicate, where they'll be quietly plotting their next secret mission!!! 2008-09-15: UK Tour!!! Yes, you read that right. The Reverb Syndicate have gone global! HQ has intercepted some secret code emanating from somewhere in Great Britain. Unsure of what it all means, Commodore 64 has decided to take the unprecendented step of deploying The Reverb Syndicate overseas to investigate. Starting in Scotland and working their way down south, The Reverb Syndicate will be deployed on five top secret missions in the coming two weeks, in an attempt to decode these top secret messages. While normally such missions would remain top secret, HQ has declassified the following dates. Catch The Reverb Syndicate as they save the world from evil menaces here: 2008-09-19: Edinburgh: Henry's Cellar Bar with The Nukes 2008-09-20: Glasgow: Blackfriars (Shout Bamalama) 2008-09-21: Edinburgh: The Bongo Club (Scottish Hobo Society show with Live Burlesque Show) 2008-09-26: Brighton: The Hobgoblin with Los Fantasticos 2008-09-27: London: The 12 Bar Club with The Eyelids and Sinnerstar
2008-07-22: Beware the Warm Beer! Syndicate HQ has intercepted a disturbing message from the forces of evil. It appears that a nefarious plot has been hatched to spoil summer cottage weekends. Details of the plot are still fuzzy but it would appear that something will be added to local beer supplies that will prevent them from reaching a cool temperature no matter how long they are chilled. 2008-07-01: It's July, So Why Not Some Hockey! The Reverb Syndicate have entered Hockey Night In Canada's theme song contest with a track that might be familiar to some of you. Check out our entry, "Rumble At The Rink", and vote for us at this link! You can hear the track by clicking this video: 2008-05-02: Update from Syndicate HQ Things have been quiet in the Syndicate lab lately but we are pleased to provide you with the following updates: 2008-01-14: Saying Goodbye to a Good Man While Helping Some Good Women Commodore 64 has declassified the following information for consumption: After two years of service, over 30 exciting missions, and two successful albums, it is with a sad heart that I regret to inform you all that effective February 4th 2008, The Reverb Syndicate's Agent Vic 20 (AKA Victor Tremolo) will be temporarily re-assigned to the Syndicate's UK offices for an undisclosed period of time. But before we let him leave the country, The Reverb Syndicate will be deployed on a couple of worthy missions. We hope to see you in February! Signing off, 2008-01-08: iTunes A-Go-Go Sputnik A-Go-Go is now available via your local iTunes store. Check it out! (Canada link, USA link) 2008-01-02: Upcoming Shows Flash news alert from HQ! The 'Syndicate will be deployed on two missions in early February. Dates here. More info to come shortly! 2007-12-20: Happy Holidays from TRS! The Reverb Syndicate wish everyone a spy-tacular Christmas holiday! We'll be back in the new year with a couple of shows in early February, so check back in early 2008 for details! Our new record Sputnik A-Go-Go is out now, and is available in fine Ottawa music stores, online at CDBaby.com, and directly from the band via good old fashioned mail. Follow the links for more details! Here are some videos from our CD release show in November: (more videos here) Thanks again to everyone who's supported us throughout 2007. We've had a blast. Be seeing you... 2007-12-01: It's Time to Turn Around when the Yellow Line Vanishes Well, we've dog-sledded across the Arctic, and watched a Trans-Siberian Sunset, but unfortunately The Reverb Syndicate just couldn't compete with the great Canadian shield's winter weather last night. After about 150km of driving from Ottawa to Sudbury, the band decided that road conditions just weren't good enough to continue (and get to the gig on time). Our deepest apologies to those who came out to see us - we'll hopefully make it back sometime soon! 2007-11-25: Wow! The Reverb Syndicate would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who came out to our filled-to-capacity CD release show last night. The show was a great success, and we hope that you all had as much fun as we did! Sincere apologies to those who couldn't get in... Our new album Sputnik A-Go-Go is now available for $10 at our shows, this website, and from our good friends at Compact Music (both downtown Ottawa and The Glebe stores) and Sounds Unlikely. Agent Ampeg will be deployed to CFRA 580AM this evening to interview the Middle Aged Bald Guys (Talkin' Rock'n'Roll) (that's the show name). Tune in between 7 and 9pm tonight to listen. Finally, we have one last show left the year: we'll be in Sudbury at The Townehouse on Friday Nov 30 playing with our good pals The Havocs! 2007-11-20: This Saturday... Sputnik has Landed. It was long, hard, road to get where we are today, involving evil secret agents from the West, clandestine money transfers, frozen accounts, flaming restaurants, and a case of mistaken identity. But even all that could not stop us. The Reverb Syndicate and The Mighty 91.3 CKCU are proud to present our new album, Sputnik A-Go-Go! 2007-11-07: Ontario A-Go-Go! When we last left our heroes, they were relaxing on a beach, martini in hand, fresh from a gruelling victory over the dreaded enemy force known as Top 40 music. But just as the victorious agents begin to enjoy some well-earned relaxation, there comes a new mission and with it a new album from The Reverb Syndicate. 2007-10-20: Stay Tuned... The Reverb Syndicate has been busy at work in the lab, and we've got some exciting news coming in the next few weeks... In the meantime, check out some upcoming tour dates across Ontario. 2007-10-09: Blacksheep Update Syndicate Headquarters understands that when a challenge is issued, you have to
respond. When the forces of evil, terrified of our message of musical
liberation, conspire to have three very successful bands compete for your
attention on the same night as a Syndicate show, you've got to bring out the
big guns! 2007-10-02: Busses to Wakefield? As you may or may not know, the long awaited match up of My Dad vs Yours against
The Reverb Syndicate takes place in Wakefield on October 13 at the Blacksheep
Inn. This is a show a long time in the making, it's free, and already, we have some
requests for a ride share program. 2007-09-12: Rock and Roll Sandwiches! Syndicate HQ has just declassified the following information: It turns out that
our heroes are going to be the Reverb-laced meat in a garage rock sandwich this
Friday night (Sep 14) at Zaphod Beeblebrox. The
Reverb Syndicate will be playing a set between our good friends from Sudbury,
The Havocs (garage and soul with a little MC5 for good measure) and Ottawa's
rock and roll masters, The Setbacks (vintage amps fuelled by Labatt 50 and set
to "rock"). 2007-09-01: Upcoming Shows and a Little Whisy Fun! We have just been given permission to declassify the following information: The Reverb Syndicate has been dispatched to play two shows in September. Intelligence from Reverb HQ indicates a September 14th show at Zaphod Bebblebrox in Ottawa (with The Setbacks & The Havocs), and another show at Le Quai des Brumes in Montreal on September 22nd (with Suferigno). More info here. In addition, it seems that spies working for a foreign whisky firm have infiltrated Reverb HQ! They obtained top-secret information on the non-vodka drinking habits of Agents Ampeg and Tremolo at the recent Dancing in the Streets Festival. More information can be found here. 2007-08-14: Breaking Radio Silence... At last! The Reverb Syndicate will be donating their time and twang to the Max Keeping-hosted Dancing in the Streets
festival for cancer survivors. Bank Street in the Glebe (between
1st and 5th Ave) will be closed all day Saturday August 18th for
celebration and music. The Reverb Syndicate will be performing on
the main stage at 3:30 PM (with the Soviet Sisters elite Go-Go
Squad), but there will be music all day long, including some amazing
bands like the Fifty Men, The Sadies and Ashley McIsaac. Best of
all, it's all-ages and is completely free! We're sure there will
be some people on hand to take donations, but other than that, it's all
free. 2007-07-22: Bluesfest Footage Declassified Agent Ampeg has been busy in the lab putting together some spy footage of our recent Bluesfest show! The Reverb Syndicate has decided to declassify portions of this footage, including: A video diary of the day's events Just a reminder that The Reverb Syndicate will be deployed to the Dancing in the Streets festival on Bank St in the Glebe on August 18th. Show time is 3:30pm, and there will be loads of other bands and activities going on all day, including Ashley MacIsaac, The Sadies, and The Fiftymen! 2007-07-07: Whoah!!! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at Bluesfest - we can't even begin to describe how much fun we had! We'll be putting video, photos, etc, up on line shortly, so check back soon! For those of you who couldn't get ahold of our CD on Friday, we've now taken some more down to the CD tent at Bluesfest. In other news, The Reverb Syndicate will be deployed to the "Dancing in the Street with Cancer Survivors" event on Bank St in the Glebe on August 18th. Show time is 3:30pm, and there will be loads of other bands and activities going on all day! 2007-05-30: Two Important Messages from Reverb HQ! First, the Reverb Syndicate plan to make good on their promises to the GTA and make up for their only canceled show in Syndicate history. TRS will be taking part in the "Great Lakes Surf Battle" this Saturday night (Jun 2) at the infamous Cadillac Lounge (1296 Queen St. West). We promise there will be no crippling winter storms closing the 401 or evil hit-and-run specialists putting band members' vehicles in the ditch. We will show up. Liquor will flow. And surf rock will be dispensed in liberal doses throughout the night by an outstanding cast of musicians. The 'Syndicate hit the stage around 9:00pm. Cover is $5 or so. Second, it's time for a pop quiz! Which one of these names does not belong with the others: Bob Dylan, The White Stripes, Kanye West, The Reverb Syndicate, George Clinton, INXS, The Joel Plaskett Emergency If you said Kanye West, you're sort of correct - he doesn't play guitar. However, if you said "hey that's a trick question - they all belong together, since they're all playing the Ottawa Bluesfest", you're even more correct! That's right, The Reverb Syndicate have been added to this year's legendary Ottawa music festival. Come see The Reverb Syndicate hold their own with international superstars through the power of surf music (and go-go dancers) at 6pm, Friday July 6th on the Rogers Stage. Get your tickets for the Ottawa Bluesfest today!!!! 2007-05-13: The Reverb Syndicate Take Manhattan The Reverb Syndicate have just arrived back from their first proper international outing to save the world! That's right, with the Soviet Sisters in hand, The Reverb Syndicate succesfully defended the great New York City against the evils of BF-6 and his contaminated vodka! A video montage, put together by Reginald Goodthrust, can be found here, and pictures of the gang in action can be found here. Enjoy! 2007-04-18: Bluesfest & Other Shows Exciting news! The Reverb Syndicate will be playing this year's Ottawa Bluesfest on Fri, July 6th, at 6pm. Before that, however, we have two great shows lined up: New York City (May 5) and the Great Lakes Surf Battle in Toronto (June 2). Check out the Missions page for details! 2007-03-04: Some Down-Time The Reverb Syndicate are heading back to the lab for the next couple of months to work on some new gadgetry... We've got some shows coming up in May & June, though, so check out the Missions page for details. Thanks to everyone who made it out to our Ottawa and Oshawa shows, and to the bands we shared the stage with. We hope you all had as much fun as we did! 2007-02-24: Putting an end to tainted vodka! Attention citizens of Ottawa, Toronto, and Oshawa. To put a final end to
the threat of Commie-tainted vodka, the boys in the Syndicate labs have
developed a new sonic technology that dissolves the chemical composition
of any affected vodka. The Reverb Syndicate has embedded this technology
in the sonic fabric of a number of NEW SONGS! The Commodore has given us
permission to test these new songs and their powers in three cities this
week. If you live in any of the following cities, your attendance is
strongly encouraged at the identified venue: 2007-01-28: "I Am the New Number Two" Animated Video We've just put up the music video for "I Am the New Number Two", as seen on the limited Reverb Syndicate DVD given away at our Irene's show in December. The video was created by the uber-multi-talented Ben Stanford, who was also responsible for the animated intro to the site, as well as the overall site design itself. Enjoy! 2007-01-15: Videos Galore! Commodore 64 has posted top-secret video footage of The Reverb Syndicate's recent show at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield up on the internet for all to see. Head on over to the Visual Stimulation page to see The Reverb Syndicate perform two album tracks, a brand new song, and an energy-filled cover of Intoxica! Thanks to everyone who came up to Wakefield to see us - we hope you had as fun a time as we did! Things will be quiet for the next little while as we focus on writing new material, but keep an eye out on the Missions page for details of an Ottawa show and a few out-of-towners later this winter! 2006-12-29: Saving the World in Wakefield! The Reverb Syndicate have just received word that evil is lurking up in the Gatineau hills! Reports from our underground contacts suggest that the vodka-lacing Russians have infiltrated the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield! In order to free the town from evil, The Reverb Syndicate will be drenching the stage with reverb on Friday, January 12th. Also on the bill are Ottawa's Evil Farm Children. Be sure to come out for the band's Blacksheep Inn debut! 2006-12-18: Have a Syndicated New Year! Just a brief note from Syndicate HQ that The Reverb Syndicate will be playing Zaphod Beeblebrox's annual New Years Eve spectacular! The Reverb Syndicate hit the stage at 9pm sharp. Other bands that night include The Sick Fits, Travel By Owl, and Amos The Transparent. Tickets are $15 in advance at the club, $20 at the door. 2006-12-14: Reverb is the Reason for the Season Friendly Reminder! The Reverb Syndicate's special Xmas show is this Saturday Dec 16th, with special guests The Solid Senders and The Havocs!
Come early and move to the sounds! Or if you have an Xmas party
that night, come late and join your favourite group of Super-Spies as
they rock Irene's pub (885 Bank St) back to the stone-age! 2006-11-22: An Evening of Xmas Espionage! After some much needed R 'n' R, The Reverb Syndicate are back
to fight the forces of evil and bring hip swinging rock and roll to the
masses! Here are the most recent developments... 2006-10-26: More from Radioland Again breaking cover (why does he always do this?!?), Agent Ampeg will be talking to some "Middle Aged Bald Guys (Talkin' Rock 'n' Roll)" this coming weekend. Tune in to CFRA 580AM in Ottawa this Sunday (Oct 29) from 7pm to 9pm to hear what he has to say. 2006-10-14: Developments... Two small updates. First, our debut album, "Operation: Jet Set!" is now available from iTunes stores around the world and Amazon.com! Just search for us, and you'll find it. Second, we've uploaded a couple of videos to the Lab from our recent show at The Rainbow Bistro. Thanks again to everyone who came out! 2006-10-05: A Note from The Commodore Thank you to everyone who's come out in the past few months to
see The Reverb Syndicate. They've fought off droves of carnies, saved
the world in 72 hours, played live on the wireless, released their
debut LP, and duked it out with The Havocs in a monumental battle of
Ontario! Signed, 2006-09-27: Hippies & Mods Our hats are off to you. On behalf of the Commodore, the
boys in the lab, the Soviet Sisters, and everybody here at Syndicate
HQ, allow us to offer our deepest thanks for the warm reception you
gave the boys during the CD release party last Saturday night.
Our Agents have been involved in 105mph car chases through the streets
of London and chased across the frozen arctic by evil foreign
agents, but they have never felt so energized as they did this past
Saturday. The show was a smashing success and to you we owe our
thanks. See the Lab for pictures of the show. 2006-09-21: Drawing the Lines Between Good & Evil You know it's out there. A select number of you even have them in your home hi-fi players already. We've tested samples in cities across the province, and have been met with many positive responses. In fact, it has already gone international (our American distribution sold out in the first five days and several copies have made it overseas). Now it is time to make it official for the hometown crowd. This Saturday Sept 23 at Zaphod's Beeblebrox, come celebrate the official release of "Operation: Jet Set!", the debut CD from The Reverb Syndicate. We've recruited The Solid Senders to open the show, a group of certified, bad to the bone, booty shakers. They'll be dropping some solid 60's R'n'B / garage, so be sure to get your dancing shoes warmed up. There will be dancing. Oh yes, there will be dancing. In other developments, check out The Reverb Syndicate's recent appearance on CBC Radio One's "Ottawa Morning" in the Lab, as well as some recent press articles from the Sun, Citizen, and Chart. Finally, we've updated the site with some photos from our show in Sudbury. Thanks to everyone who came out - we had a blast! 2006-09-13: Live on the Wireless... Again. Again breaking cover, Reginald Goodthrust (Agent Ampeg) spoke to Alan Neal from CBC Radio One to promote the new record and discuss The Reverb Syndicate's original radio drama that we performed live on CKCU last month (available as a download in the Lab). 2006-09-03: Announcing ... The Reverb Syndicate's CD Release Show! That's right folks. For just one night, The Reverb Syndicate will be stepping away from saving the world to present to you, our loyal fans, our brand new debut album, Operation: Jet Set! Mark your calendars for September 23rd, at Zaphod's Beeblebrox. Joining The Reverb Syndicate will be Ottawa rock'n'rollers The Solid Senders! One week prior to the show, we'll be warming up in Sudbury, playing at The Townehouse with The Havocs and John Dye and Johnny Wakeham. 2006-08-29: 72 Hours Later... Well, we think we might have pulled it off! Indeed, it appears that The Reverb Syndicate has managed, in just 72 short hours, to save the world (you're still sitting there, aren't you?). We're now back from an amazing whirlwind tour of Southern Ontario, and had the chance to play with some truly amazing bands over the past few days. We've put some pictures up for you all to check out in the Lab section. Thanks again to all the bands with whom we had the pleasure of sharing the stage; you guys rocked! 2006-08-25: Hour 0 of "72 Hours to Save the World" The Reverb Syndicate played CKCU Radio last night, performing a full set of music as well as an exclusive radio drama! Go to the Audio Stimulation page to download the play. And thanks to everyone who phoned in with questions! 2006-08-23 Going against protocol, Agent Ampeg broke cover last week to speak with Ottawa Sun reporter Allan Wigney about our upcoming radio performance. Get the inside scoop here. 2006-08-21: "72 Hours to Save the World!" Tour This Thursday at midnight, The Reverb Syndicate will be taking part in a unprecedented radio transmission from the CKCU studios to celebrate the release of their debut LP "Operation: Jet Set!" In honour of this, the Syndicate members will be performing their own live radio drama that tells the story of their latest adventure, and will feature music from Operation: Jet Set! performed live. The performance will air on Charles Anthony's Ottawa Live Music program at midnight Ottawa time but residents across the nation can pick up the show live via the CKCU website. The show also takes live phone calls, so call in and ask a variety of embarrassing questions to your favourite TRS agent! This show is the first in a series dubbed "72 hours to Save the World!" We will playing four shows in 72 hours, including stops in Toronto, Guelph and Kitchener, on top of our CKCU performance. So forward this information on to any friends / family members in those cities who may be interested! Also, be sure to check out the Lab section for an exclusive sneak peak of our debut LP "Operation: Jet Set!", as well as some recent photos! 2006-08-15 According to the Commodore, a number of evil secret agents are
posing as carnies at this year's Super Ex. Their evil goal is to
lure the unsuspecting visitors from Perth and Smith Falls into playing
their obviously-rigged midway games while reinforcing the stereotypical
preference for country music. 2006-07-27 Thanks to everyone who came out to the show on Saturday! We've updated the Lab, so go on over there to see some pictures of the Reverb Syndicate in action over the past few weeks. News on our album and t-shirts will come shortly... In the meantime, check out our Coordinates page to sign up for The Reverb Syndicate email list. 2006-07-09 The Reverb Syndicate will be deployed on a new mission July 22nd at Irene's Pub (885 Bank St). Also on the bill are J&E Grocery & Thick Hawk. 2006-06-22 We have nearly completed work in the lab. Check back soon for updates on the new LP! Oh, and we have a new website! All hail Commodore 64! 2006-06-13 Well, we warned you that we suspected double-agents from behind the Iron Curtain at our June 12th show, and sure enough, the Reds from the west (but not from the Iron Curtain, surprisingly enough) showed up to sabotage our mission. But we prevailed! A special extra thank you goes out to The Sleepless Nights from Halifax who flew in last minute to save the day! Check the Mission log for several more important updates. And thank you to everyone who came out for the June 12th show at Zaphod's Beeblebrox. You're all super-awesome! |
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