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| G7 Welcoming Committee Records Official Website: http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com About:
"G7 was started in early 1997 by Chris and Jord of Propagandhi (along with their friend Regal). The goal was to create a label that politically radical bands and speakers could unflinchingly support and call home; where the driving force behind the label's output was social change and radical thought; and where the structure of the organization didn't contradict itself by mimicking the structures of unbalanced power and hierarchy in the profit-driven corporate world.
The collective structure of G7 (presently Chris, Lorna and Derek) is inspired by a long history of anarchist tradition, and the contemporary vision of ParEcon (Participatory Economics). This proposed economic system holds solidarity, equity, diversity, and participatory self-management as its underlying values. As a rogue independent media outlet, our goal is to spread the word, as it were, on radical politics through music, words, and other weapons of mass sonic destruction, while maintaining the right to rock out to good tunes at the same time." excerpted from http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/collective/ Artists with releases on this label:
Propagandhi, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Weakerthans, Swallowing Shit, Randy, Mico, Noam Chomsky, Malefaction, Warsawpack, Clann Zú, Greg MacPherson, GFK, Submission Hold, I Spy, The Subhumans (Canada), John K. Samson Recent ReviewsRecent NewsPropagandhi recording in October Winnipeg's Propagandhi will hit the studio this fall to record the follow up to 2005's Potemkin City Limits. Todd Kowalski posted: The Propagandhi train is rolling like a ball of fire!! We are playing some shows at the end of July and the beginning of August in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Germany and good old Toronto! These will be the only dates because we are in the middle of making songs for a new record. We currently have about 14 songs on the go and they are all really exciting!! We will…Propagandhi (Toronto with Brutal Knights, Hostage Life / Europe) Propagandhi has announced a show in Toronto in July in support of the Sea Shepherd Society, an organization "committed to the eradication of pirate whaling, poaching, shark finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and violations of established laws in the World's oceans." The band will perform at the show with Brutal Knights and Hostage Life. The Winnipeg-based political punk act has also announced European tour dates this summer.…G7 Welcoming Committee shuts down G7 Welcoming Committee has shut down. The label made the announcement on April 1st, leading some to speculate about whether it was a joke, but some of the label collective has confirmed the shutdown to Punknews.org. The label issued the following statement: Instead of pretending that we’re actually still interested in the practice of accepting submissions and hunting for, then filtering and sorting, then negotiating and paying for, then promoting and distributing and accounting for music … instead of pretending that we like and are happy doing all THAT…Propagandhi / Comeback Kid (Japan) Winnepeg, MB's Propagandhi will be heading to Japan with fellow Winnipegians Comeback Kid. They will be playing five dates in April, not straying too far from Tokyo. Propagandhi last released Potemkin City Limits in 2005, while Comeback Kid will be…Propagandhi posts tentative 2008 roadmap Propagandhi have posted their tentative 2008 roadmap: welcome to the Chinese Year of the Rat! This is the first year in history that we are going to actually try to plan our year out rather than just do things randomly (don’t worry, we have adults helping us). So our tentative schedule so far includes: going to Japan in spring*, perhaps going to Scandinavia in summer* and finally, recording a new record in September. Last year, the band delivered Live from Occupied Territory: An Official Bootleg…The Rebel Spell salvages tour Vancouver's The Rebel Spell have announced that they'll still be on the road this month despite Leftover Crack's cancellation. The band commented: so obviously the LoC wont be at these shows, we might still be in town those dates for a show... some of the listings for shows are incorrect(ones that say LoC) because im to lazy to edit them, fuck myspace. fuck borders. sherbrooke went on and it was awsome, ottawa is listed, toronto show is listed, kingston is on...more to be announced and we will be adding some…The Rebel Spell / Leftover Crack Vancouver's The Rebel Spell will hit the road in November for a number of shows in the United States and Canada. The band will join squat punks Leftover Crack on their tour of Ontario and Quebec. G7 Welcoming Committee Records digitally released the band's 2005 full length Days of Rage and a new EP titled Four Songs About Freedom this past August.…GFK (Quebec) Quebec's GFK have a handful of upcoming dates in their home province. The band will tour alongside Wasted Sunday, Serenity In Silence and Never More Than Less. The band is supporting their latest EP, Thanatopolicy, released late last year via New Horizon…Propagandhi (South America) Next week Propagandhi will bring a little of that Winnipeg charm to South America. Confirmed dates for the tour are now online The only previously hinted at show that wasn't able to be pulled together was the date in Colombia. The band is supporting their 2005 full length Potemkin City…Greg MacPherson / Horses G7 troubadour Greg MacPherson is on the road now touring eastern Canada with Halifax based Horses. MacPherson is singing the praises of his tour mates, calling them "one of Nova Scotia's finest rock bands." He commented: We're all from the same city on Cape Breton Island and we aim to set the record straight on there being more than all that celtic garbage coming out of the east Maritimes. Horses will serve as my backing band, and we've been practicing new songs in my brother's dingy… |
