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About Me

"(the exchanges are) the hardest rocking band in the city." -Noah Mintz (Mastering Engineer Feist, Broken Social Scene, Hayden) "(the exchanges) would probably make the hardest-core Republican score pity junk for Keith Richards." - Chris Rolfe (Eye Magazine Toronto)the exchanges are a three piece rock outfit hailing from Toronto, Canada formed in the spring of 2004.Consisting of Andrew DeVillers (vocals, guitar), Rob Balon (drums), and Jeff Dowdall (bass) The combo have quickly been gaining a reputation for their authentic and gutsy approach. The music of the exchanges brings the spirit of visceral rock like The Clash, Springsteen, and Nirvana into a modern translation. Lyrically, DeVillers draws from a landscape of urban poverty, injustice, hope, doubt, disillusionment, tradition and make believe. Exploring depths often ignored in current rock music, is the thunderous rhythm section of Dowdall and Balon. Combined, this dynamic makes for an intense pulse plagued with emotion. Perenial NXNE favorites, this hungry rock act have cut their teeth on a touring circuit throughout Ontario and Quebec, performing with such luminaries as; Priestess, The Bellrays, The Mark Inside, C'mon, Elevator, Heartless Bastards, Kill the Lights, The Besnard Lakes, Cuff the Duke, The Republic Of Safety and the Marble Index to name a few. The trio also made a suprise guest appearance during last year's NXNE to join the likes of Hayden, Julie Fader (sarah harmer) and Brendan Canning (broken social scene) in helping Noah Mintz (hHead) pull off the return of his Noah's ARk Weld project. After touring throughout 2005 in support of their debut E.P. (self-titled, two piece of Balon and DeVillers, released March 2005 on the bands own imprint sans records) the focus returned to completing the construction of drummer Rob Balon's brain-child, Highland Park Studios. Over the winter and into the spring '06 the trio finished up production on their first full-length album 'How Far Down'. The album was released to the anticipation of a capacity crowd at Toronto's historic El Mocambo October 13th 2006. Those in attendance were treated to the kind of electrifying stage show the trio has become known for. A tour of Ontario and Quebec followed and was met with great response. The album will soon be available through 250 online retailers, as an international licensing deal has been inked with the L.A. based Cobraside distribution.

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Member Since: 3/21/2005
Band Website: theexchanges.ca
Band Members: Andrew DeVillers (Guitar, Vocals) Rob Balon (Drums) Jeff Dowdall (Bass)
Influences: How Far Down is available at these fine retailers for $11.99 or less:Toronto ON: Rotate This (Queen/W of Bathurst) Soundscapes (College St.) Sunrise Records (Yonge St./N of Dundas) Zoinks Music & Books (1019 Bloor St.W) Sam The Record Man (Yonge/N of Dundas) Montreal PQ:Atom Heart (364 Rue Sherbrooke E.)Windsor ON: Dr.Disc (659 Oulett Ave.)London ON: Grooves Records (363 Clarence St.)Huntsville ON: Cripple Creek Music
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hacked!

Hey eberybody - some jackass appears to have hijacked our site and is sending out spam - we're looking into it. Sorry for any inconvienience Web Douche  
Posted by the exchanges on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:59:00 PST

Tandem Reveiw for 'How Far Down'

Tandem News Review by Kerry Doole 11/12/06   The best local rock 'n roll record to come this way in a while is How Far Down, the full-length debut from THE EXCHANGES. Led by the fiery vocals and ...
Posted by the exchanges on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:15:00 PST

Exclaim! review for 'How Far Down'

ExchangesHow Far Down(Independent)By Keith CarmanFebruary 01, 2007 The world of trashy two-piece soul rock has always been on the cusp of a breakthrough thanks to acts such as Black Keys and Canada's ...
Posted by the exchanges on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:40:00 PST

New Tunes

Hey y'all: I just updated the songs per the guys request - they may take up to 24 hours to work so be patient... cheers, exchanges web lackey guy  
Posted by the exchanges on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:55:00 PST

Wavelength Interview

http://www.wavelengthtoronto.com/article.php?p=390 read it enjoy see you real soon. 
Posted by the exchanges on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:26:00 PST

JAN 24th 2006 Update? Wow umm yeah... update and SHOWS!!

Hey all you fine people: the guys have been holed up at highland park studios for the better part of two months rocking away, recording their debut full length.  i've heard tiny bits here an...
Posted by the exchanges on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:53:00 PST

November Shows & News

hey everybody: It's gonna be a quiet month with only a couple ridiculous "rockstravaganza's" to keep you entertained. Nov. 8th we're heading to Barrie (ON) to play with our buddies in The Mark Inside ...
Posted by the exchanges on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:50:00 PST

Lee's Palace Guestlist Passes

Hey everybody: For our show Thursday Oct. 20th @ Lee's Palace in Toronto we've got a big fat guestlist and to celebrate going over 4000 friends we're giving our myspace friends first dibs - send your ...
Posted by the exchanges on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:42:00 PST