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we are the take

We'll make you shake. We innovate. We are the take

About Me

We don’t believe in fashion. We do believe in style. We don’t believe in taste. We do believe in flavour. We don’t believe in rules. We do believe in science. We don’t eat every day. We do make music every day. We sing about love. We sing about hate. We Don’t Look for attention, But do we have yours? We don’t believe in commercialism. We do believe in Success. We don’t believe in sleeping. We do believe in dreams. “We are the take.”Wait It Out-Jamspace April 3/08
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Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Website: wearethetakemusic.com
Band Members: Erik "Rooster" Alcock - Guitar/Piano/Vocals
Craig Stickland - Guitar/Vocals
Andrew Hobbs - Bass/Vocals
Stephan Szczesniak - Drums
Influences: Beatles. Neil Young. Kasabian. Artic Monkeys. Elvis Costello. Arcade Fire. Ben Harper. Fiest. Sly and the family stone. Regina Spektor. John Lennon. Elton John, James Brown. Blur. Nirvana. Emille Zola. Radiohead. Pink Floyd. Honore de Balzac. Soundgarden. All of our friends. The Guess Who. Portishead. The Who. Van Morrison. The Allman Brothers. Ernest Hemingway. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Chin Injeti. Charles Dickens. Bob Marley. Orson Wells. Leonard Cohen. Humphrey Bogart. Oscar Wilde. The Band. Bob Dylan. Led Zeppelin. Broken Social Scene. Eric Clapton. John Mayer. James Mckenty and The Spades. Jimmy Hendrix. Nick Drake. Coldplay. Joy Division. Hot hot heat. Jeff Buckley. The Buzzcocks. Much much more, but for the sake of brevity we'll say pretty much anything we've heard that was honest.
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Art Direction & Design by: Gigo Elmoselhi (foundblue.net)

For booking information, please contact: Jack Ross at the Agency Group (416)368-5599 or email [email protected]
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NXNE

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for our nxne set last friday at the mod club! We had a blast thanks to you and the nice folks at the venue. We're looking forward to our next gig which is Wedne...
Posted by we are the take on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:59:00 PST

NEW MUSIC POSTED

Hey everyone,well the long wait is over, and we are very proud to say we have finished our first record! It was recorded by David Bottrill. We have yet to master it, but seeing as we finished the mixi...
Posted by we are the take on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:51:00 PST

Thanks to all!

Hey everyone! We had a great time playing saturday night, and we just want to thank everyone who made it out on the long weekend to come see us!We're playing this thursday at the supermarket (In kensi...
Posted by we are the take on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:52:00 PST

Party this Saturday!

Hello friends,We Are The Take are playing this Saturday May 17th with Two Hours Traffic at Lee's Palace! We'll be hitting the stage around 11pm and we think you'll have a really good time. Honest. If ...
Posted by we are the take on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:12:00 PST

New Video-Wait It Out

With the weather slowly getting nicer, the anticipation is building to get outside into fresh air, and onto patios in the sun. In the We Are The Take camp, we are also waiting anxi...
Posted by we are the take on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:59:00 PST

Review!!!!

Hey!So Craig here writing you with a bit of a wrap up to a CMW showcase! Thanks to everyone who managed to make it out so early, and in that super heavy snowfall!I’m pretty stoked on this review...
Posted by we are the take on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:31:00 PST

Canadian Music Week Tonight

Just a reminder that tonight we're playing CMW at 9 sharp at Lee's Palace. We're all looking forward to it!Also, our apologies to anyone who is confused about our set time. You see, we actually reques...
Posted by we are the take on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:23:00 PST

New Stuff?

Now I know some of you are probably wondering why we have had the same myspace recordings for about a year now without any updates, and for that I appologize.      The reason for t...
Posted by we are the take on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:55:00 PST

The Pursuit of Happiness

The holidays are now gone and an update seems appropriate, as the new year brings oppurtunity and ambition to the table. On the 7th, we are getting back into the studio to continue working on our ini...
Posted by we are the take on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:47:00 PST

Last minute Rivoli show

So guys and gals, we just got offered a last minute show at the rivoli tonight! we hit the stage at 10Pm, so come on down and soak up the holiday beer, and feel that holiday cheer!!   hope to see...
Posted by we are the take on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:42:00 PST