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HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN

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About Me

HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN is a Toronto based punk rock Label / Venue / Artist Collective / All Round Nice People. since 2005 we have hosted a ton of shows for touring bands from across north america in our little (entirely illegal) venue located in the HA4TLD clubhouse. we throw All Ages shows, where we don't sell booze, and the bands get most, if not all, money from the door. bands rock out, sleep on our floor, practice, and record here. it's a punk rock utopia right downtown in the city. get in touch with us if your band is coming thru T.O. and you need a place to play, crash, or you're playing somewhere else in the city and think we might like your band (we live for live music). 2008, look out for upcoming HA4TLD releases by ENDPROGRAM and WORST CASE, ONTARIO. as well as our first compilation, 23 punk/thrash/metal/weneednofuckinlabel bands from all over the continent. SEE YA IN THE PIT!******************************************************** *************the Burnitdowns live at the HA4TLD Clubhouse!****** ..Springloaded live at Studio BLR

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/15/2006
Band Website: ha4tld.com
Band Members: HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN Compilation 1. you can purchase it here

for $12.99/cd or you can order it thru the mail from us for only $10.00! contact [email protected] for details. HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN Compilation 1. featuring: SPRINGLOADED / 68PORNOMAGS / TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM / ENDPROGRAM / BUKKAKE KATHOLIK / THE KETTLE BLACK / A.N.S. / ...AND THE SAGA CONTINUES / RAMMER / TUGNUT / PANTS AND TIE / WORST CASE, ONTARIO / HOLD UP YOUR END / HELL OR HIGHWATER / KANKER FACE / SINGLE FILE TO FREEDOM / SONS & LOVERS / THE CLUSTERBOMBS / FINGERBANGER / HUNDRED HAND SLAP / THE BURNITDOWNS / HOOSIER POET / BASEMENT ARMS.
Influences: want to play a high art show? contact [email protected]
Sounds Like:we wake up sunday morning to survey the damage, the band from the night before is asleep on the stage carpet. they drove hundreds of miles to get here, it's their first tour, in a strange city where any given night there's a hundred different shows, so who cares right? but something happened last night, you couldn't move in here, not a goddamn muscle. some guy's heckling the band as they set up and everyones laughing, they all seem to know him. the band doesn't say much. who would? the crowd looks like a bunch of crazies, half gutterpunk, half eccentric artist type, a bunch of small town kids taking back the city. the p.a. is humming something fierce, maybe tonights the night it all goes up in flames. a couple of snare shots, the band is ready, feedback is piercing the thickness of the air. One...Two...Three...Four.....BAM! and then it happens. the crowd surges as one, the entire room is the pit. the band and the crowd are indistinguishable from each other. it's chaos. and it's beautiful.This is High Art for the Low Down. this is 3 years of smokey lofts, sweaty pits and frenetic performances. the bands and fans face to face, check your ego at the door.see ya in the pit!
Record Label: YES!!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

HA4TLD Comp review: Exlaim!

High Art for the Low Down By Sam SutherlandIt's hard to run an underground music venue in any city, but in a city like Toronto, where rent is like, a blagillion dollars, it can be next to impossible. ...
Posted by HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:46:00 PST

RAMMERS LAST STAND IN REVIEW!

rammer's last show was a truly mid-blowing event, at least 2 times our capacity, but the positive attitude and comraderie of the toronto metal scene never ceases to amaze me and the show wen...
Posted by HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

FACEBOOK GROUP

join the HA4TLD Facebook Group. keep up to date on shows, bands and releases. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24898829912...
Posted by HIGH ART FOR THE LOW DOWN on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:16:00 PST