CARAVAN IS **NO MORE** BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD STOP JUMPING ON TABLES, CHASING WOMEN, PUNCHING MEN, DRINKING WINE AND DANCING. IF YOU STOP DOING DOING THOSE THINGS, WE HAVEN!T TAUGHT YOU A DAMN THING.
WE MADE OUR MILLIONS, WE HUGGED OUR FRIENDS, WE SANG OUR HEARTS OUT. THANKS FOR ALL THE CARP.
SEE YOU AT THAT BIG AFTERPARTY IN THE SKY.
XO FOREVER
CARAVAN
LOVE AMANDA, ADI, ADRIAN, WILL, OLI, ELISHA, JAY & BABY TOM.
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Born in the back of a VW Westphalia on a remote highway in the Eastern Bloc, Caravan came to Canada in the late 1970s and looked back.
Aside from playing your regular shows, we busk at liquor stores, parks, on skytrain, on the street, and parties. invitation not needed.
We love The Plastic People of the Universe, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Andy Kaufman, Eugene Hutz, Vaclav Havel, Vaclav Cerny, Osip Mandelstam, punks worldwide, Ramones, X, Shaban, Esma Rezdepova, Boyash Gypsies of Hungary, Bengas, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Lucier, Lech Walesa, John Cage, Crass, Geoff Berner, Sonic Youth, Eric's Trip, the Germs, Daniel Johnston, chanting, travel, accordians, violins, acoustic basses, nylon-string guitars, under table parties, mallets, trash cans, trumpets, rock power, torn vocal chords, flowers, Shanghai alley, interestng venues, Kastelet wine, horse blood, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lake Baikal, dancing, sweating, singing, spectacles, eating, drinking, Poland, Polish landlords, transvestites, trains, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, late nights, explosions, characters.
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"Caravan celebrated their CD release and reaffirmed that they're the most crazy, energetic and exciting band in Vancouver. Every performance is a joyous celebration. This was a happy rampage of fun, wine, accordions and a dancing mosh pit." Chart Magazine.
CHECK OUT A LIVE SHOW RECORDED BY TOM on his 4-track!
http://noiseandsound.blogspot.com/
WE WERE ALSO PUT ON A PEE-POD CAST? THIS TECHNOLOGY IS CRAZY! THANKS DEREK K MILLER! http://swimmingupstream.libsyn.com/
NARDWUAR PLAYED CARAVAN ON HIS RECENT RADIO SHOW! RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, BEFORE THE ARCADE FIRE INTERVIEW! THANKS, NARD! DOWNLOAD IT HERE:
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20070525-153500-to-20070525-163908.mp3
** HERE'S A REVIEW OF OUR CD RELEASE PARTY SHOW! WHO NEEDS CRITICS WHEN YOU'VE GOT WINE? **
http://www.streethawkmagazine.com/readArticle.php?article=0521
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INTERNATIONAL CARAVAN LOVERS! DIRTY SHIRTS ON THE LAUNDRY LINE FOR SALE!
Hand designed by Devil May Wear (http://devil-may-wear.com/) and hand embroidered by children with tiny fingers at a sweatshop here in Vancouver. FOUR LEFT! If you live outside the country and would like a shirt, e-mail us! $20 CAD (shipping included!)
Remember: a horse with a wheel for a leg can still make it to the pub on time and in style.
ADI & WILL, ACCORDION GURUS/HOMEBREW AFICIONADOS, TAKE TO THE AIRWAVES, CITR (MIDDLE OF PROGRAM)
http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20070615-180036-to-20070615-192854.mp3
