live: KIKIPAU (Garage/Rock - FIN)

live: KIKIPAU (Garage/Rock - FIN)

 

Kiki Pau is a lovable exception in today’s music scene. The band has been labeled an over-trendy indie group from Helsinki’s Punavuori, but Kiki Pau is in fact as organic as a rock group can be in today’s world.

Influenced by 1980s and ‘90s alternative rock and 1960s and ‘70s classic pop, Kiki Pau gathered a wealth of positive attention from both critics and music bloggers two years ago with their ironically named debut “Let’s Rock”. While the album focused on fast-paced three-minute pop songs, on their second album “White Mountain”, released last spring, the quartet could stretch their limits and linger in different moods.To say that they’ve grown up would be a bit much, but maybe they’re starting to hit puberty.

Kiki Pau differs from its competitive contemporary colleagues also in attitude. While many bands are focused on embracing social media, pleasing the press and achieving maximal air time, Kiki Pau is more interested in making new music – even over touring. Kiki Pau doesn’t long for fame or see the need to prove anything to anyone.

Regardless of this, Kiki Pau has received a lot of attention on music blogs over the world and even toured abroad on a low profile. However, they aren’t longing for world-wide fame, but rather enjoy what they have at hand – even if it’s just local dabbling.

+ COLIN MOORE (Acoustic - CAN)

Colin Moore is a Canadian singer / songwriter hailing from Montreal. His raspy voice began to gain him attention at an early age, and by his mid-teens, Colin was fronting his first band, Suburban Trash, later known as Road Bones.

Armed with a guitar and a strong urge to expand his musical horizons, Colin’s desire to write music has now taken him in a completely different direction: the more intimate bar-room folk. With his smokey, whiskey soaked voice and his ability to tell his stories through lyrics and melodies, Colin weaves a rich and inspiring musical tapestry on which it isn’t hard to hear the influence of greats like Springsteen, Petty and Dylan.

Although a new player to the folk-rock scene, he has quickly caught attention from both fans and industry alike. Following his debut showcase at CMW in March 2008, Moore has gone on to play a variety of festivals, including the Quebec city summer Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, SXSW, NXNE and opening sold-out shows for Joseph Arthur. He also received rave reviews following his tour opening for David Usher in fall 2009.

Colin has since toured relentlessly both nationally and internationally with over 250 dates in 2009-2010, including 20 in the U.S. and more than 50 in Europe.