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The Rain and the Sidewalk

About Me


The newest release is a double CD called Weakness.

It has 28 songs.

You can buy it here:
Compact Music (Ottawa)
Rotate This! (Toronto)
Ciel-Rouge (EU/Dijon)
Red Cat Records (Vancouver)
Zulu Records (Vancouver)

or from the band website .

The Rain and the Sidewalk appears on this cd compliation/magazine.

for more info
see http://www.therainandthesidewalk.com
or http://trats.sevcom.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/09/2006
Band Website: http://www.therainandthesidewalk.com
Band Members: Trevor Thompson - vocals, guitar, bass, electronics | Shannon E. Hallett - vocals, metal | Wayde Compton - vocals, bass, guitar | Desert Rose - vocals on the CD
Influences: Joy Division, Severed Heads, Kate Bush, The Smiths, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Thelonious Monk, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, New Years Resolution, They Shoot Horses Don't They, Cabaret Voltaire, Gang of Four, Simple Minds, Submission Hold, Transylvanian Polka, Velvet Underground, Bob Marley, Buzzcocks,
Sounds Like: ...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Show tonight! 9/22 w/ Nothofagus, Andorra at Nyala, Vancovuer

TRATS is playing tonight (Wed., Sep. 22) at Nyala, 4148 Main with Nothofagus, who are releasing their new CD and Andorra. Shannon will be singing with the band tonight and on Saturday, Sept. 25 at the...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:26:00 GMT

Weakness now available in Ottawa

The new double CD Weakness is now available at both locations of Compact Music in Ottawa! The CD is charting @ #2 on CHUO's electronic charts.http://www.compactmusic.caYou can also buy it at Rota...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:49:00 GMT

Please rate our entry for a movie soundtrack competition!

The band has uploaded an entry for The Rain and the Sidewalk into a soundtrack competition for the independent feature film DAY FOUR (http://dayfourmovie.com) Mike form grrrabbit productions put it to...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:27:00 GMT

Back on the charts (two stations)

The newest release is backon the charts (10/27):#5 - CKBU Electronic Top 10#30 - CiTR Top 30Thanks to all of the stations that are playing The Rain and the Sidewalk!Also, there are reviews c...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:35:00 GMT

Charting - #8 on CKXU Electronic Top 10!

#8 on the Electronic Top 10 Sept. 29 charts for college station CKXU in Lethbridge!Thanks for playing The Rain and the Sidewalk.There's some reviews coming soon, too.
Posted by on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:09:00 GMT

Charting - #6 on CiTR Radio Top 30!

WEAKNESS has just entered the CITR radio charts Top 30!
Posted by on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:43:00 GMT

we contributed a track to One Cool Word Magazine!

Hey, I keep forgetting to mention, the winter issue of One Cool Word magazine's CD includes a new recording of I Came Across No One On My Journey... This one's a bit more like the slightly more raw li...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:45:00 GMT

Sorry Folks, Aug. 15 show canceled

Just got word from the venue that the Lamplighter is changing hands a day earlier than anticipated. Our show will not go on.Mike McLean - Grrrabbit Productions
Posted by on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:58:00 GMT

Tio Madre Added to Aug. 15th Show

Tio Madre is a last minute add to the bill for the August 15th show. They will be going on second after What's Wrong, Tohei? And about the rumours:August 15th is definitely the last show, with (last t...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

We contributed a track to Spoox issue 2!

Hey, we contributed a track to the latest issue of Spoox! (Also features tracks by Collapsing Opposites, They Shoot Horses, Tony Whitlock, and many others) Check out Spoox here or here
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:13:00 GMT