February 3rd, 2010 posted by leeharveyosmond
LEE HARVEY OSMOND on NPR’s World Cafe
January 28, 2010 from WXPN – With a career that stretches back three decades, Tom Wilson remains one of Canada’s most prolific and talented songwriters. Since his days as a guitarist and vocalist for bands such as Florida Razors, Blackie & The Rodeo King and Junkhouse — and as a prolific songwriter for artists such as Billy Ray Cyrus and Mavis Staples — Wilson continues to make unexpected career moves. His most recent project, LeE HARVeY OsMOND, finds him concocting hazy acid-folk with members of Cowboy Junkies, The Skydiggers and The Sadies.
Although Wilson guides the band’s musical direction, its debut, A Quiet Evil, has the unmistakable soundhttp://latentrecordings.com/leeharveyosmond/wp-admin/post-new.php
of a collaborative effort. As the band conjures hypnotic arrangements — tinged with country and the sound of Spaghetti Westerns — Wilson’s hushed vocals float effortlessly alongside, rising just enough above the haze to
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LeE HARVeY OsMOND part of Hearts for Haiti fundraiser lineup
January 20th, 2010 posted by leeharveyosmond
The Hamilton Spectator and Vibewrangler Studio are presenting a fundraiser concert event for Haiti relief efforts on Sunday, January 31 at Hamilton Place’s Great Hall theatre. Doors open at 7 PM.
The show features Feist, Tom Wilson, The Arkells, Canadian Idol winner Brian Melo, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Luke Doucet, Lee Harvey Osmond, Melissa McClelland and Jacob Moon. All proceeds from the event will be distributed to three Registered Charities that are already on the ground and familiar to Hamilton/Oakville residents already supporting their ongoing work on the ground in Haiti.
Tickets are onsale now for $34.50 at Ticketmaster (fees included) and you can spread the word using the Facebook event page here.
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Tom Wilson featured on CBC’s Creative Block on Thursday, Jan 21
January 18th, 2010 posted by leeharveyosmond
Creative Block airs on bold tv, CBC’s premier digital station every Saturday at 6 p.m, on Channel 277 on Rogers Cable. Saturday, January 16 at 6:00 p.m., repeated Thursday January 21 at 1 and 4 p.m. Check local listings in your area.
- Musician/Singer Songwriter – Tom Wilson
- Actor/Comedian – Craig Lauzon from Air Farce
- Jim Thomson – Ceramic Artist
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Kevinchino Music Review of Lee Harvey Osmond
January 14th, 2010 posted by leeharveyosmond
Ever wonder what a lone, bad ass cowboy riding across the plain during a down poor in the pitch black of night would have playing on his iPod? Wonder no longer…
Read The Entire Review Here
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Lee Harvey Osmond live videos from the Hamilton Music Awards
January 13th, 2010 posted by leeharveyosmond
Lee Harvey Osmond performed live at the Hamilton Music Awards on December 5, 2009, and videos from the performance can now be found online.
For more videos from the awards, check out the “Related” links on the YouTube page.
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LHO Makes the List
January 4th, 2010 posted by leeharveyosmond
2009 was a great first year for Tom Wilson and Lee Harvey Osmond! Over 75 shows in Canada, the USA and France and lots of new friends. Thank you for being a part of it all – looking forward to more in 2010!
Lee Harvey Osmond’s first release, “A Quiet Evil”, popped up on a whole bunch of Best of 2009 lists, including:
No Depression
“It’s some of Wilson’s finest songwriting (and in David Wiffen’s “Lucifer’s Blues” and Velvet Underground’s “I Can’t Stand It,” his keenest cover judgment) set in the grooviest, funkiest, spookiest music he has yet achieved. Wilson calls it “acid folk,” I’ll just call it great and hope this isn’t a one-off.”
Metro News
“A collective effort that with representation from the Cowboy Junkies, the Skydiggers, Junkhouse that sprang from a Michael Timmins project to musically chronicle the assassination of JFK. The group accomplishes the task in brilliant form in the track, Parkland, named after the Dallas hospital in which the president was pronounced dead. Frontman Tom Wilson describes this deeply dark, sometimes frightening, music as acid folk. It fits.”
Ottawa Citizen
“There’s a sense of barely contained menace in these deceptively low-key songs, accentuated by Tom Wilson’s hushed-gruff vocals and the lush, layered music of guests including Michael and Margo Timmins, Colin Linden and other worthies from the Canadian scene.”
CBC Radio - The Story from Here
Lee Harvey Osmond is featured in the December 30 episode with Brent Nielsen’s Top 10 of 2009.
Waterloo Record
“Members of Junkhouse, Skydiggers and the Cowboy Junkies turn into creepy old men: spooky and stunning. Ideal for dark drives down Ontario back roads.”
Upcoming features
January 7: Lee Harvey Osmond will be featured on AOL Spinner’s Video of the Day (www.spinner.com)
January 28: LHO can be heard on NPR’s World Cafe on January 28. Find your local station at the following link by selecting a state from the pull-down menu on this page.
…Or, worldwide, fans can connect to the WXPN Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm EST.
Late in the day of broadcast, the audio will be available on the National Public Radio website.
Next shows
January 13: Ann Arbor, MI / The Ark
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15. Tickets Here
January 15: Wakefield, QC / Black Sheep Inn
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20.Tickets Here
January 16: Wakefield, QC / Black Sheep Inn
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20. Tickets Here
January 23: Caledonia, ON / The Barrelhouse Club
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Tickets available at The Barrelhouse Club, Caledonia Music Centre, and from the Corvairs Junior Hockey Club.
February 8: Montreal, PQ / L’Astral
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $28.50. Support for John Butler Trio. Tickets Here
February 14: Stony Brook, NY / University Cafe
Time: 8:00pm.Tickets Here
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World Cafe Session
December 26th, 2009 posted by leeharveyosmond
Thursday, January 28, 2010 Lee Harvey Osmond’s World Cafe Session will be airing.
Find it Below
National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station at the following link by selecting a state from the pull-down menu:
http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39
…or, worldwide, fans can connect to the WXPN Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm EST, here:
http://www.xpn.org/listen-live/listen-live
Late in the day of broadcast, the audio will be available on the National Public Radio website if permission has been granted for this session:
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=39&agg=1
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LeE HARVeY OsMOND’s “A Quiet Evil” makes #3 on No Depression’s Best of 2009 list
December 21st, 2009 posted by leeharveyosmond
What started as a busman’s holiday from Tom Wilson’s day gig with Blackie & The Rodeo Kings has become a standalone outlet for his restless creativity. It’s some of Wilson’s finest songwriting (and in David Wiffen’s “Lucifer’s Blues” and Velvet Underground’s “I Can’t Stand It,” his keenest cover judgment) set in the grooviest, funkiest, spookiest music he has yet achieved. Wilson calls it “acid folk,” I’ll just call it great and hope this isn’t a one-off.
Read the full article at No Depression.
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Lee Harvey Osmond Makes Tom Wilson Creator of the Year
December 15th, 2009 posted by madeline
The driving force behind the new collective Lee Harvey Osmond is Tom Wilson.
He has become the grand sage of the Hamilton Music Scene. This guy is really hard to pin down.
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