OLD UGLY

Mikey Maybe – Honey+ Bread

OLDUGLYCO — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:47 +0000

The day has finally arrived. Honey+Bread is out. Michael Hamm has laboured over this masterpiece for five years, investing his vibrant character into his intuitive writing voice and self-honed production profile. This album could double as an anthropology thesis (method: participant-observation) on contemporary North American courting rites and the experience thereof. That this ethnography is transmitted through a rap album is an additional comment unto itself. Dig deeply into this hilarious but nevertheless sincere and heart-felt report on coming-of-age in Edmonton, AB.

The release show is June 6th at Wunderbar with Mitchmatic, The Joe, and Big Ben. Facebook event here.

To Be A River: May 28th & June 15th

OLDUGLYCO — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:08:34 +0000

Doug Hoyer is one of Old Ugly’s most celebrated artists. After Walks With The Tender and Growing Night appeared in 2011, the attention our homey little cadre was getting began to snowball. In the time since then, Doug has toured tirelessly while pecking away at this new gem. To Be A River contains two years’ fruits of pop experimentation and inward gazing. It’s a veritable triumph, friends! The album will be available online on May 28th and on vinyl and plastic on June 15th at a dual release show with Cantoo (Aaron Parker). Spread the word. Augment your summer! Singles and show info below.

Honey+Bread: May 21st & June 6th!

OLDUGLYCO — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:38:22 +0000

Mikey Maybe’s long awaited debut full length has arrived. This pop rap masterpiece is an artifact of early 21st century courting rituals. Don’t sleep! The album appears online on May 21st. Pre-orders are available now. The release show on June 6th with Mitchmatic, The Joe, and Big Ben, will see the arrival of the plastic spinnerz. It’s at Wunderbar, Old Ugly’s artistic cradle, and will be cheap and dirty. See you then, friendos. Scroll down for show info and streaming singles!

OLD UGLY’s Christmas With Friends!

OLDUGLYCO — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:25:01 +0000

OLD UGLY is proud to present you with another Christmas album, just in the nick of time. Very few of our official roster were able to pull something together but plenty of our talented friends had songs ready for a mix which they were happy to contribute, most notably our new bedroom folk imprint led by Tyler Butler, Cabin Songs. Check that out asap. Enjoy the eggnog vibrations! Here’s it is.

A VIPER IN THE MIND

OLDUGLYCO — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:13:29 +0000

Joe Gurba’s newest recordings in two and a half years have finally arrived. In the person of Help, Gurba explores the ideational manifestations of an individual untethered from society by an impenetrable mental repression amounting to a violent schizophrenia. A Viper In The Mind is composed over some of the most forward thinking instrumentals out there right now whose ambiance and weight mirror the subject matter. Dive in. The release show is tonight, October 2nd.

Two New Albums, Out Now!

OLDUGLYCO — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:52:11 +0000

OLD UGLY feels great satisfaction. Not one but two mind boggling albums are now available from our humble label courtesy Jon Mick and Renny Wilson. Prepare for an enjoyment akin to procreation. Get yr wallets out for SUGARGLIDER and BEARD MILK!

Help – A VIPER IN THE MIND

OLDUGLYCO — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:09:25 +0000

Help is the new project from Joe Gurba, a brief and disturbing study in philosophy, psychology, and science of self & consciousness. This mixtape is set to beats from some of the most forward thinking producers going right now. Two songs are available for now. The release is on October 2nd at Wunderbar and your ten dollar cover will get you your own balaclava, surgical gloves, and download code, so you can join Help in the experience of untethered singularity. Singles streaming below, pre-orders are available now:

THE SPECIAL

OLDUGLYCO — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:22:11 +0000

OLD UGLY is happy to announce that the long awaited Renny Wilson record, Sugarglider, has finally arrived. We also welcome aboard long time friend and OU’s first comedian, Jon Mick, will be releasing his debut recording, Beardmilk, with us! The release show is called THE SPECIAL and it also features the release of Field+Stream‘s long awaited debut full-length! Local legends Whitey Houston join this cadre making this the must-see show of the year. The Special is presented together with CJSR 88.5 FM and Metro Cinema (on their anniversary weekend at Garneau Theatre). The event will be hosted by Craig Martell and will also feature several local music video screenings, some of which will be debuts. Tickets are available now. More information here. Jon Mick & Renny Wilson pre-orders will be up very soon. Poster and album covers below. Dig it! ♥OU

Fightpicker

OLDUGLYCO — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:56:13 +0000

The all new Catgut record has arrived. Stream it or buy it or tell your people! Here you go. There’s a great review on Argue Job if you would like to enjoy it with a healthy serving of flowery prose. Catgut are on tour for the next few days. Calgary on the 5th (tonight) and Vancouver on the 7th and 8th. If you’re out there, be sure to check them out. They’re live show is to die for.

Night of the living Holtbys!

OLDUGLYCO — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:42:59 +0000

Phil Holtby’s newly imagined Catgut releases Fightpicker this Saturday August 4th before heading out on a great big tour with Banshee. Two singles, ‘Truce’ and ‘Taken Back’, dropped today! They are streaming below. Pre-sales are also available. Come get your hands on a copy of Fightpicker this Saturday at Elevation Room! It’s going to be everything you could have ever hoped or imagined. More info here.

Teddy Holtby, our prodigal Old Uglian, one of the founding Fathers of OU, returns from Brooklyn for one night only at Wunderbar this Thursday, August 2nd. More info here.

Mitch Holtby aka Mitchmatic is headlining his first show since his Sonic band of the month showcase and CD release. He has won the Lieutenant Governor’s award for the arts, played festivals all over Canada including the Winnipeg Jazz Fest, and now he returns to our comfy little Wunderbar flanked by faithful cohorts Mikey Maybe and The Joe on August 9th. More info here.