The Golden Hands Before God

Live at The Marquee Club, Halifax, NS (Photo: Scott Blackburn)THE GOLDEN HANDS BEFORE GOD CONDUCTS INCREDIBLE MAGIC BAND & THE SPIRITS

Pop Echo Recording Artists The Golden Hands Before God Conducts Incredible Magic Band & The Spirits is a band that is hard to define - on one hand, they are a throwback to the 60's psychedelia and garage rock band scenes, but on the others, they are also early 90's shoegazer with a hint of modern approach.



But live they are an entirely different beast, combining pure rock and roll savagery with the beautiful melody of song.



Live at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON (Photo: Pete Nema)



Their debut album, "Here", was recorded in Montreal at Breakglass Studios (The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, Malajube, Patrick Watson, Wolf Parade, etc.). "Here" was produced, mixed and engineered by Jace Lasek (The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, Patrick Watson) and David Wm. Smith and was mastered by Harris Newman (A Silver Mt. Zion, We Are Wolves, Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes) at Grey Market Mastering. It's available on CD and 12" Vinyl in Canada NOW on September 16th in the U.S



They spent the first year honing their sound and live performance, landing opening slots with such bands as The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, The High Dials, The High Strung, Bionic, Mahogany Frog, The Mark Inside, The Ride Theory, Twilight Hotel and Wax Mannequin in their hometown of Windsor, Ontario, as well as playing critically acclaimed shows in Toronto and Montreal. They've also taken part in the first two P.A. Music Festivals in Windsor, Ontario and opened the outdoor stage at the University of Windsor's Harvesting The FAM Festival.



2008 has proven to be a great year for The Golden Hands Before God. After spending much of the year recording in Montreal, this Windsor, Ontario bred outfit decided to make the move and relocated to Montreal in the end of summer. 2008 has also been kind on festival exposure as they were selected to play North By Northeast (NXNE) in Toronto, Ontario, Pop Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Halifax Pop Explosion (HPX) in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the NCRC Convention in Windsor, Ontario.



Live at Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, ON (Photo: Jenny Charlton)



Songs from "Here" have been in heavy rotation on stations like CBC Radio 3 and on Nardwuar The Human Serviette's radio show on CITR 101.9 in Vancouver, not to mention college radio stations across Canada and the U.S.



Here is getting great airplay across Canada and beyond on many Campus & Community Radio Stations.

Highest Chart Positions for Here

"Here" has been doing extremely well across the board on Canadian Campus & Community Radio - here's a look at where it's charted.keep those requests a coming and thanks to all who has helped!



Highest Chart Positions for Here

34 - Earshot! National Campus & Community Charts (Canada) (debuted at 34, July 29, 2008)

38 - Chart Magazine (Canada) National College Radio Charts (debuted at 38, August 1, 2008)

1 - CJAM 91.5 - Windsor, ON (debuted at 1, July 22, 2008)

1 - CKXU 88.3 - Lethbridge, AB (debuted at 1, July 15, 2008)

3 - CFBX 92.5 - Kamloops, BC (debuted at 3, September 2, 2008)

4 - CJSR 88.5 - Edmonton, AB (debuted at 17, July 29, 2008)

4 - CJLY 93.5 - Nelson, BC (debuted at 4, September 23, 2008)

5 - CFBU 103.7 - St. Catharines, ON (debuted at 13, July 15, 2008)

5 - CFMH 107.3 - Saint John, NB (debuted at 8, October 28, 2008)

10 - CFCR 90.5 - Saskatoon, SK (debuted at 25, July 8, 2008)

19 - CHUO 89.1 - Ottawa, ON (debuted at 19, September 16, 2008)

20 - CJUM 101.5 - Winnipeg, MB (debuted at 25, August 5, 2008)

23 - CHSR 97.9 - Fredericton, NB (debuted at 23, August 1, 2008)

25 - CITR 101.9 - Vancouver, BC (debuted at 25, July 22, 2008)

29 - CJSW 90.9 - Calgary, AB (debuted at 32, July 8, 2008)



FOR BOOKING INFO

Contact Jamie Greer at greerkind (at) yahoo.ca



"Communist Party", Live at HALIFAX POP EXPLOSION 2008, The Marquee Club, October 22, 2008 (courtesy HeroHill.com)



"Interlude" (snippet), Live at THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, Toronto, ON, November 11, 2008 (courtesy Tim McCready)



"Girl Half My Age", Live at THE AVALON FRONT, Windsor, ON, July 4, 2007 (Courtesy Jen Dinchik)



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COVER FEATURE in AUGUST 2008 ISSUE OF WAMM MAGAZINE (Windsor, ON)