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Press
"Street Signs" which starts this CD is about or, was inspired by Vancouver's homeless, so right away you know this band is sensitive. Smart, too... Chiming guitars, ringing piano, great vocals, (lead and background) make The February March a cut above the average,"
The Province 2006
“The February March does its hometown proud with a blend of guitar-based anthemic rock ("Pins and Needles") and piano-driven art-pop ("The Animals"). There's even a skinny-tie-'80s throwback in the form of "Charlie", which boasts a knockout chorus that the Killers would, well, kill for…when the energy is high, the February March definitely knows what a hook is and how to use one.”
The Georgia Straight 2007
"Listening to the title track of their latest album, City of Glass, kick ass describes every aspect of their music."
The Pique 2007
Bio
The February March has taken another big step forward with their new album "City of Glass". With backing from the Swiss label B&C Entertainment, the Vancouver four-piece, previously named "Formula" recorded the album in February and March 2006 with producer Mark Henning. "City of Glass" is a collection of 11 songs ranging from the gritty, Springsteen-esque Street Signs, to the organ-drenched epic Something Easy.
The album is the product of six months of hard work holed up in an attic in the Vancouver suburbs where the band wrote 50 songs, only selecting the best for recording.
When it came to the lyrics, Joel, a devout but modest Christian, tackled some difficult personal experiences such as the despair of seeing friends, family members, and fellow down-town east side Vancouverites succumb to drug addiction.
"City of Glass is about people and relationships. A lot of the songs deal with the fallout of addictions. But they're definitely not depressing or angry songs. They're about hope, change, and learning from mistakes." Joel says.
The February March has over the years hit the stage at the Telus World Ski and Snowboarding Festival in Whistler, New Music West, The Western Canadian Music Awards, and opening for the succesful Canadian band "Hedley". Also, under the name "Formula", the band received regular rotation on local radio station 99.3 The Fox, making the top 5 with their song "Race of the rozier" a track from their first EP "Terror and Romanticism" The track also made appearances on Torontos 104.9 The Edge , and Vancouver islands "The Q"
"City Of Glass" has recieved rotation from CFox, CBC1 & 2 , The Q live performances on TV Show and has Seven songs from the album featured on the CTV Series "Whistler".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/08/2005
Band Website: www.thefebruarymarch.com
Band Members:
JOEL BATTLE: Vox, Guitar, Keys
KEVIN JONES: Drums
NICK JONES: Bass, BG Vox, Keys, Accordian
PHIL BELL: Lead Guitar
Influences: U2,Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Police, Radiohead, Interpol, Arcade Fire, Boston, The Rolling stones, Fleetwood Mac, SnowPatrol, Hot Hot heat, Bloc Party, Tom Petty, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, Broken Social Scene, Beach Boys

Sounds Like: U2, Bruce Springsteen, Trail of Dead, Hot hot heat, Snow Patrol.
Record Label: B&C Entertainment
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Joel's New Band

Hey everyone, Just thought I'd let ya know that The February March is officially taking a break to persue other endevours for the time being.We all still hang out with eachother and we're all still gr...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:48:00 GMT

The Pique Whistler Review

Here is a copy of an article written about the March Boys on their trip to Whistler. You can see the article written by By Nicole Fitzgerald.Thanks you Whistler.Tfm."There are very few things you can ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:52:00 GMT

Heading South

Hey All, We will be heading south for a whirl wind tour of  6 states with shows in 10 Cities. Some shows are finalized and others are in the negotiation stage. If you have any ideas on other venu...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:16:00 GMT

DTES part III

Hey, so my bi weekly blog has been more bi weekly'ish, than actually bi weekly, but that's ok.    So yeah, the DTES, I'm getting used to it. I'm hardened to a lot of the shittiness.But I'm ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:34:00 GMT

Georgia Straight Review (march 8-15 issue)

Recordings The February March Recordings By John Lucas Publish Date: March 8, 2007 ..paging_filter--> City of Glass (B&C Entertainment) From the first track ("Street Signs", which deals with s...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:32:00 GMT

URBAN RUSH VIDEO!

FEB MAR ON URBAN RUSH
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:49:00 GMT

The February March on TV talk show Urban Rush!

..> ..> Name: The February March on TV talk show Urban Rush! When & Where:   Wed Feb. 21st @ 5:00PM on Channel 4: Shaw TV Host:   Michael Eckford & Fiona Forbes..>..> Urban Ru...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:02:00 GMT

Realize Music Video

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Posted by on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:08:00 GMT

DTES part II

I've decided to do a bi weekly blog about my surroundings which are the DTES. You can read the original DTES blog on our MySpace. In my original blog I described the DTES as being a tense, dramatic, ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:28:00 GMT

New Website!

Hey all, you can check out our brand new website at www.thefebruarymarch.com Currently on the site, there are cd's available through "cd baby". As well, you can join our mailing list for all your Feb...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:30:00 GMT