Band
Tour Dates
Here are the known tour dates. More dates to come soon. See also our MySpace for latest dates.
Fall 2009 tour:
17 Sep 2009 20:00
The Canmore Hotel - Canmore, Alberta
18 Sep 2009 21:00
Habitat - Kelowna, British Columbia
19 Sep 2009 21:00
The Pit Pub University of British Columbia - Vancouver, British Columbia
21 Sep 2009 20:00
TBA - Golden, British Columbia
22 Sep 2009 20:00
Ottoman Lounge - Medicine Hat, Alberta
23 Sep 2009 20:00
The Slice - Lethbridge, Alberta
24 Sep 2009 21:00
The GAIT - SAIT - Calgary, Alberta
25 Sep 2009 21:00
Flow - Edmonton, Alberta
26 Sep 2009 21:00
Amigos - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
27 Sep 2009 21:00
LoPub - Winnipeg, Manitoba
7 Nov 2009 21:00
Absinthe - Hamilton, Ontario
24 Oct 2009 21:00
Fontanas CMJ green room music source showcase (W High Dials) New York, New York
13 Nov 2009 21:00
Sala Rosa - Montreal, Quebec
28 Nov 2009 21:00
Le Cercle - Quebec City, Quebec
Spring 2009 tour:
| Date | Time | Venue | City |
| 3-Apr-09 | 20:00 | Le Cercle | Quebec City, Quebec |
| 4-Apr-09 | 20:00 | Divan Orange (Album Launch !!) | Montreal, Quebec |
| 16-Apr-09 | 20:00 | The Living Room | Kingston, Ontario |
| 17-Apr-09 | 20:00 | Phog Lounge | Windsor, Ontario |
| 18-Apr-09 | 20:00 | Jimmy Jazz | Guelph, Ontario |
| 29-Apr-09 | 20:00 | The Legendary Rooster | Burlington, Ontario |
| 30-Apr-09 | 20:00 | The Montreal House | Peterborough, Ontario |
| 1-May-09 | 20:00 | Sneaky Dees | Toronto, Ontario |
| 29-May-09 | 20:00 | SUGAR W The Dears | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 30-May-09 | 20:00 | Richards W The Dears | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 31-May-09 | 20:00 | Habitat W The Dears | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| 2-Jun-09 | 20:00 | Grand Theater W The Dears | Calgary, Alberta |
| 3-Jun-09 | 20:00 | Starlite Room W The Dears | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 4-Jun-09 | 20:00 | Amigos W The Dears | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 5-Jun-09 | 20:00 | Distrikt W The Dears | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 6-Jun-09 | 20:00 | WECC W The Dears | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 8-Jul-09 | 21:00 | Hunter’s Ale House | Charlottetown, Prince Edward |
| 9-Jul-09 | 20:00 | Gus' Pub | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 10-Jul-09 | 21:00 | Blue Olive | St John, New Brunswick |
| 11-Jul-09 | 20:00 | Capital Bar | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Bio
In August 2007 I put out a seven song EP (Take It Or Leave) with Sunny Lane Records under the name Krief. To play these songs live I called upon my cousin Andre Bendahan (Bass), George Donoso III (Drums) and Roberto Piccioni (Keys). The shape the songs were taking live was so much bigger than that of the recordings that we couldn’t justify not having a name for that sound. So Black Diamond Bay was born. After over a hundred shows together we started to put together what is now our debut album “Calm Awaits”. The album was tracked at home and in various studios only to be put together by the one and only David Schiffman. After hearing the first drafts of the mixes, he opted to come up to Montreal from LA and “refocus” the record and bring it to the next level sonically. With the aid of Canada’s FACTOR grant system, we rented out one of Montreal’s finest mixing facilities (Studio Mixart) and finished the record. It was finally topped off with a mastering from Howie Weinberg (Who has mastered some of our favorite records of all time.)
Calm Awaits is all that we wanted it to be and more, we feel blessed by it and all that surrounded it (everyone who helped us make it, the moments that inspired it etc). It’s warm, vulnerable and honest, and something we’ll hold close to our hearts forever. We hope to see you somewhere along the way as we plan on touring this album heavily.
The release date is March 31st. Calm Awaits will be available in Stores across Canada, on Itunes Canada via Fontana North (Universal) and available for order or download through maplemusic.com for the rest of the world.
Enjoy the music!