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van A primer

Open Mike every Thursday (Bordellos on Queen)

About Me

Blah Blah Blah...... we are a Rock band!
Previously, we had a very heady bio trying to look all important and cool, but what's the point? We are basically five guys, originally from around London, Ontario. We have all been playing music for a really long time. In fact, four of us have been playing together for over ten years, in one incarnation or another. We are all trained in various aspects of the music world from a variety of universities and colleges in North America.
Are current CD "Apoptosis," which you can hear a few selections of above, and at our website www.vanaprimer.com is a strong foot forward for us, but it is only the beginning. We have only been together in this new skin for about two years, and much of that time was spent dealing with getting material together for the first album.
We are currently feeling out (not up) new material....who knows what direction we are going to go next. We all have broad musical interests, so we are constantly changing. We are starting to experiment with some electronic elements, and other instrumentation. We have a lot of shit brewing in our heads at the moment, so don't be surprised if you hear some craziness spewing out of us in the future.
Please come see us live....we channel energy from the cosmic strata (or something).....so it has to be good......we throw ourselves all over the place, and make funny rock faces. We have a great time up there, and we have yet to receive any complaints from our parents....hee hee
Enjoy the tunes

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/28/2004
Band Website: vanaprimer.com/
Band Members: Nate Kreiswirth - guitar
Nick Richard - percussion
Dustin Harris - electric gadgets
Matthew Pearn - vocals

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Influences: Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Jimmy Eats World, Postal Service, At the Drive in, , Arcade Fire, Coheed and Cambria, The Mars Volta, Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, Tool, Broken Social Scene, Fellow Nameless (a.k.a Slipnaught), Death Cab for Cutie, Turin Brakes, nacho cheese, Led Zeppelin, Astor Piazzolla, The Beatles, fire proof jammies, Beck........and that's it we hate all other music.....or I'm tired of thinking of cool bands......ummm except for Those Who Wait, Sally, Seeking Dawn, J's Basement, Seconds to Go, Transit War, Delson Drive, Pacer......and other bands we haven't heard of yet.
Sounds Like: Everyone ever, only different.
Record Label: Please sign us!!!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Song

Hey Everyone. Since van A primer is no more, we thought we'd add a new song we are working on. This is a totally new sound and we'd love to hear what you think. Send us a message and keep in conta...
Posted by van A primer on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 04:37:00 PST

OPEN MiKE NIGHT THIS THURSDAY @ BORDELLO'S

Hey All, Matt here. I'm running an Open Mike night at a great joint on Queen St west called BORDELLO's this Thursday. Bring your guitars and don't be nervous. This is gonna be a really relaxed, g...
Posted by van A primer on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:31:00 PST

van A primer is no more!!!!!......but never fear it will be reborn

So, after much delibaration, we have decided to bring van A to a close, and start something new.  Graeme, the guy on the right in the picture will be leaving the group, to pursue other musical en...
Posted by van A primer on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:36:00 PST

Show Cancellations

Hey there all...for reasons beyond our control we have to cancel the next two shows......ie The 2nd Floor Lounge show, and the Degrassi Battle of the Bands.....sorry for any of you folks who wanted to...
Posted by van A primer on Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:47:00 PST

vanA primer LIVE @ the Vatikan

Hey all, Just got back from Buffalo. It's 5am. I'm tired. We had a great time rockin' out with 'Back To Blonde' and 'the Audience' and the show went really well too. We're playing tonight at t...
Posted by van A primer on Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:58:00 PST

NEW TRACK!!! Check out Adding It Up

Hey all, holeeeee sheeeiiiittttt. Just added a new track to the Myspace Player. So make sure to check it out, and let us know what you think. We've also made all the tunes downloadable so that ...
Posted by van A primer on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 04:19:00 PST

Being Lame

Let's see....we just had our first real practice in eons, and it felt fuzzy, warm and manditory.  We have some fun shows coming up that will blow your brains out of their brain holders.....we jus...
Posted by van A primer on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:34:00 PST

Going on Tour!!!

Hey Everybody out there in Myspace world. We're leaving today for our very first tour! so, get all your friends together, and get your asses out to one of our shows. We're really looking forward to ...
Posted by van A primer on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Song clips from "Apoptosis" available @ www.vanaprimer.com

Hello there friends. We just posted clips of all 9 songs from our upcoming debut "Apoptosis," on our website www.vanaprimer.com Just got ot the Media page, and click the little musical notes. ...
Posted by van A primer on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

MAY 25th @ the Rivoli vanA primer LIVE

Hey Everyone, We finally nailed down a venue and date for the Toronto CD release party. We're playing the Rivoli on the 25th of May. it's going to be a kickass party. so come shake your rump and ...
Posted by van A primer on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST